Tradable’s $1B Stellar deal adds to institutional tokenization boom
16.7.2026
Tradable will bring up to $1 billion in private credit assets to Stellar, extending the blockchain’s push into institutional finance and tokenized real-world assets
US Senate Unanimously Opposes Any Pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried After FTX Fraud
16.7.2026
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved S.Res. 772, a bipartisan resolution opposing any presidential pardon or commutation for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, reinforcing Senate support for financial accountability as his clemency petition remains pending. Senate Unanimously Opposes Clemency...
Keyrock acquires BlockFills trading assets to expand institutional crypto business
16.7.2026
The deal adds institutional trading clients, derivatives expertise and regulatory licenses as Keyrock looks to deepen its presence in crypto capital markets
The Clarity Act is the most important consumer protection effort in years
16.7.2026
Consumers should not have to wait for another crisis to get the protections they deserve, argues Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association
Crypto for Advisors: Strengthening defenses against AI fraud
16.7.2026
Strengthening defenses against AI fraud
Ripple’s Schwartz Says SEC Treated XRP Like a Security Despite Calling the Crypto ‘Just Code’
16.7.2026
Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz says the SEC effectively treated XRP as a security despite acknowledging the crypto token was not inherently one, challenging a former SEC attorney’s interpretation of the Ripple case. Schwartz Says SEC’s XRP Theory Extended Beyond Ripple’s Conduct...
Crypto brokerage firm Alpaca raises $135 million for tokenized stock infrastructure
16.7.2026
The company has previously cleared or held in custody roughly 94% of tokenized U.S. equities and now holds over $1.5 billion in underlying stocks
Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure
16.7.2026
The BNP-backed brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AI-native financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue onchain business
Gambling on random Pokémon cards: Onchain gagcha hits record high as crypto sinks
16.7.2026
Users spent a record $324 million on onchain gacha in June, even as Bitcoin hit a 21-month low. The thrill of scoring a top Pokemon card from a random pack is becoming big business
Bitcoin Clings Between $63.8K to $64K as Charts Flash High-Stakes Bull-Bear Showdown
16.7.2026
Bitcoin traded between $63,800 to $64,094 on July 16, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, holding within a $63,880 to $65,501 range after pulling back from recent highs. Technical charts across multiple timeframes show a mixed picture, with short-term momentum weakening even as the broader structure remains...
Prediction markets defy crypto downturn with record Q2 volume: CoinGecko
16.7.2026
Prediction markets reached a record $113.8 billion in notional volume in Q2 as spot CEX trading, derivatives volume and stablecoin market cap declined
Ledger wants AI agents to manage crypto without holding your keys
16.7.2026
AI agents can read wallet balances and analyze portfolios but requires every sensitive action to be approved on a Ledger hardware device before it can be executed