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Anchorage Digital brings off-exchange settlement to Binance

Anchorage Digital has integrated its off-exchange settlement platform with Binance, allowing institutional clients to trade on the exchange while keeping their crypto and cash in qualified custody at the federally chartered US crypto bank rather than depositing assets directly onto Binance.　　Under the arrangement, institutions can use crypto assets or US dollar deposits held with Anchorage as collateral to meet Binances margin requirements without first transferring those assets onto the exchange. The companies said the model separates custody from trade execution, allowing assets to remain with an independent custodian until settlement.　　The service is initially available to select institutional clients and marks the first off-exchange settlement implementation for Anchorage Digitals Atlas platform, which the company said is designed to support institutional trading, settlement, lending and collateral management through custody-based infrastructure.　　The collaboration addresses one of the biggest obstacles keeping institutional capital on the sidelines of crypto markets: exchange counterparty risk. By eliminating the traditional requirement to pre-fund trades, this could bring crypto trading closer to the custody-and-execution model long used in traditional financial markets.　　Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.　　Related: ESMA MiCA warning puts Binance EU service changes under scrutiny　　Crypto exchanges expand off-exchange settlement offerings　　Off-exchange settlement has gained traction among institutional crypto

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Last-minute MiCA approvals mark end of EU transition period

A slew of last-minute licenses were issued to cryptocurrency companies in Europe as Wednesday marked the end of the transitional period under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).　　Four companies were authorized in Italy this week, including asset management platform Hodlie, crypto exchange Young Platform, trading platform CryptoSmart and crypto service provider Hercle, bringing Italys total to eight authorized crypto asset service providers (CASPs), according to a Tuesday announcement from the Bank of Italy. The central bank said the countrys financial regulator, Consob, approved the licenses in coordination with it.　　The French financial markets regulator, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), also added three new companies on Tuesday, including crypto investment platform Mereau Finance, blockchain infrastructure provider Iceblock and crypto service provider Aplo, bringing the total number of licensed CASPs to 31.　　In Malta, digital asset prime broker FalconX announced Monday that it had received a MiCA license, while Venga announced on Wednesday that it had received CASP authorization from Spain.　　The licenses were issued during the final stretch of MiCAs 18-month transitional period, which ended on Wednesday. By Friday, the European Securities and Markets Authoritys (ESMA) interim register showed 244 authorized CASPs across the European Union and European Economic Area.Frances whitelist includes newly licensed

07-02Industry

Bitcoin tops $60K amid Fed inflation talks: Is bull trap or $65K next？

Key takeaways:Persistent spot Bitcoin ETF outflows and US dollar strength reduce the odds of a quick bounce to $65,000.Strong AI sector earnings momentum and higher fixed-income returns pull capital from Bitcoin and gold.　　Bitcoin (BTC) reacted positively to US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warshs remarks on stubborn inflation. Despite the gains on Wednesday, traders fear that incentives for fixed-income investments and strong earnings momentum in tech stocks will continue to pressure non-yield-bearing assets like cryptocurrencies.US five-year Treasury yield (left) vs. Bitcoin/USD. Source: TradingView　　The US five-year Treasury yield jumped to 4.22%, meaning traders demanded higher returns to hold government bonds. Even as inflation eventually eases and WTI crude oil prices fell to a 4-month low, investors anticipate monetary expansion. Regardless of how the Fed manages interest rates and its balance sheet, the US Treasury dictates debt issuance trends.Implied odds of FED interest rates on Sept. 16. Source: CME FedWatch Tool　　US government bond futures implied 64% odds of interest rate hikes by September, up from 23% one month prior. The higher expected return on fixed-income investments came as the US dollar strengthened against other major global fiat currencies, which is especially concerning for alternative hedges such as gold and Bitcoin.Gold/USD (left) vs. US

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Bitcoin price returns to $60K as US dollar strength rejects weekly high

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to $60,000 at Wednesdays Wall Street open as stocks moved higher and US dollar strength fell.　　Key points:Bitcoin catches an early tailwind at the start of Julys first US trading session, rising with stocks.US dollar strength cools as analysis sees an increasingly “crowded” USD long trade.Bitcoin traders maintain faith that July will form a relief-bounce monthly candle.　　BTC price eyes 3%+ daily gains　　Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD spiking to $60,475 on Bitstamp, taking daily gains to nearly 3%.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView　　The new monthly candle had started with a bump and a trip to new multiyear lows for the pair, and 24-hour crypto long liquidations totaled more than $200 million at the time of writing, per data from CoinGlass.BTC/USD vs. cryptocurrency liquidations (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass　　“$BTC showing a lovely pump this NY session,” trader Lennaert Snyder wrote in a response on X.　　Snyder expected a low-time frame reversal to kick in, with an accompanying chart showing “exhaustion” to hit before price reached $60,700.BTC/USDT one-hour chart. Source: Lennaert Snyder/X　　Fellow trader Daan Crypto Trades saw a potential breakout on the cards should price attack either end of its low-time-frame range.　　“Lets see if this turns this $58K-$61K area into a range for the time

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France to strengthen response as crypto wrench attacks hit 77

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has promised a “more ambitious” approach to tackling crypto ransom attacks after confirming there were 77 kidnapping, extortion or attempted extortion incidents linked to crypto in the first half of 2026.　　Nuñez said Tuesday that the 77 incidents recorded so far this year are up sharply from the 45 recorded in all of 2025, according to local outlet BFM Business.　　“These are serious matters, and your concern is legitimate,” he told the Association for the Development of Digital Assets (ADAN) as he promised more government support.　　France has become one of the biggest hot spots for crypto wrench attacks, where criminals use physical violence to coerce victims into handing over crypto. Approximately 11% of French people own cryptocurrencies, according to ADAN, which equates to about 7.3 million people.　　Frances rapid alert and protection system　　Earlier this year, French authorities launched a dedicated prevention platform and a rapid-alert and protection system for crypto holders and professionals, which has attracted 724 sign-ups so far, Nuñez said.　　Nuñez said that emergency measures have resulted in 200 arrests, with one recent attacker being arrested within eight hours on Friday, thanks in part to the victim using an emergency identification hotline.　　Related: StarkWare introduces Private KYC to

07-02Industry

Robinhood links with dYdX Labs to launch new DEX Arcus

The company behind the dYdX decentralized exchange (DEX) has partnered with Robinhood to rebrand and launch the protocol as Arcus on the Robinhood Chain.　　An X account for Arcus posted on Wednesday that “dYdX is now Arcus” and would launch on the Robinhood Chain, Robinhoods Arbitrum-based layer 2 blockchain that went live the same day.　　The dYdX Foundation said that dYdX Labs created Arcus “in partnership with Robinhood” and that the dYdX blockchain “is not affected by it in any way.” The platform is set to be blockchains “leading DEX” and will give users access to perpetual products and fee-free trading of 95 tokenized stocks.Source: Charles d’Haussy　　The DEX is part of Robinhoods expanded push into tokenized assets and perpetual trading, two areas of crypto that have recently exploded in popularity as US regulators have shown interest in allowing the products to more easily come to market.　　Robinhoods embrace of perpetual trading comes as it looks to entice traders who have flocked to the crypto perpetual futures platform Hyperliquid, whose token has climbed nearly 150% so far this year as it has captured market share.　　Arcus to offer tokenized stock, perps trading　　“Until now, traders have been shut out of the most valuable markets on earth

07-02Industry

Venice AI becomes a unicorn as AI privacy concerns grow

The Erik Voorhees-founded Venice AI has achieved unicorn status after raising $65 million in Series A funding at a $1 billion valuation.　　Led by Dragonfly and with backing from Coinbase Ventures, F-Prime, North Island Ventures, Morgan Creek and others, the funding round announced on Wednesday marks the companys first external capital raise since launching in 2024.　　The fundraising came in the same month Anthropic was forced to suddenly cut foreign access to two of its latest AI models, and comes just weeks after OpenAI was accused in a class-action lawsuit for sharing ChatGPT data with third parties, highlighting the potential appeal of privacy-focused AI platforms.　　“This capital will be used to uphold the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution as they relate to mankinds interaction with AI,” Voorhees said in an X post on Wednesday.　　The First Amendment is part of the United States Constitution protecting five essential freedoms including the freedom of speech. The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.　　Venice AI courts privacy-focused users　　Venice AI, which claims to have 3.5 million users, offers access to over 200 AI models but adds a proxy between the user and the models and allows users to choose the level

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Crypto Analysts Say Bitcoin Could Be Nearing a Bottom After Significantly Bearish Month

Bitcoin experienced a significant price decline in June, dropping from a monthly high of $73,984 to close the month at $58,526, according to data from TradingView. Incidentally, the cryptocurrency reached its monthly high on the first day of June, then lost value as the month progressed.　　Despite Bitcoin‘s negative price action in June, which saw the cryptocurrency reach its lowest level in about 21 months, multiple analysts consider the price action secondary to Bitcoin’s ongoing evolution. For the XWIN Japan Research Group, June should not be viewed simply as a collapse month for Bitcoin but a period marking a transition in market structure. Although selling pressure intensified for $BTC, long-term accumulation did as well.　　Underlying Bitcoin Metrics　　XWIN highlighted some key metrics that exposed Bitcoins intricate dynamics, including the Coinbase Premium Index, which remained negative throughout June. The research group noted that it indicates weak institutional spot demand for $BTC, while Apparent Demand stayed deeply negative, confirming that new buying did not absorb supply.　　Notably, Bitcoin‘s MVRV declined toward levels associated with undervaluation, as Bitcoin’s market price approached its Realized Price. These valuation metrics reflect a move toward historical bear-market territory, particularly when market cycles form bottoms. Nonetheless, long-term holders kept faith amid resilient

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Cloudflare opens waitlist for x402 stablecoin monetization gateway

Cloudflare has opened the waitlist for Monetization Gateway, a new product that lets developers charge for web pages, datasets, APIs, and MCP tools.　　The internet infrastructure company says the product will settle payments in stablecoins through x402, an open protocol built for web-based payments.　　Meanwhile, the Cloudflare Monetization Gateway is designed to place payment rules in front of digital resources protected by Cloudflare. Developers will be able to set access rules for specific pages, API routes, datasets, or tools. Cloudflare said the product will handle payment checks at the edge, before a request reaches the customers origin server.　　The company said the gateway will give customers one control panel for payment policies and access controls. It will also support usage-based pricing. Cloudflare gave examples such as charging per API request, setting variable prices for compute-heavy tasks, or charging only unauthenticated users.　　Cloudflare brings x402 payments into HTTP requests　　Payments will settle through x402, a protocol that uses the HTTP 402 “Payment Required” status code. A client requests a paid resource. The server returns a price and payment instructions. The client then pays and sends the request again with proof of payment.　　Were opening the waitlist for our Monetization Gateway, which will allow you to charge for

07-02Exchange

Forward Industries adds 500K SOL despite earlier crypto losses

Forward Industries has expanded its Solana treasury after buying more than 500,000 $SOL during fiscal Q3 2026.　　The Nasdaq-listed company said its total holdings reached 7.55 million $SOL as of June 30.　　The company bought the tokens at an average price of about $79 per $SOL. It also said $SOL per fully diluted share rose to 0.0729 from 0.0669 at the end of the prior quarter.　　Forward Industries stock recently traded at $4.70 on Nasdaq, up more than 10% in the past day, with an intraday high of $5.04 and volume above 3 million shares (per Google Finance data).　　Source: Google Finance　　Forward Industries said the increase represented 36% annualized $SOL-per-share growth. The update comes as the company continues to build its Solana treasury while earlier filings show how crypto price moves have shaped its reported results.　　Forward Industries expands Solana holdings　　In a July 1 company release, Forward Industries said it sold 93,642 common shares through its At The Market offering during fiscal Q3. The company said it used public market capital in a way that raised $SOL per share for existing shareholders.　　Forward Industries ( $FWDI ) Expands Solana Treasury by Over 500k $SOL in Fiscal Q3 2026; Now Holds Over 7.5M $SOL.https://t.co/ReYl5ipylo　　— Forward Ind. |

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