Japan’s ‘invest locally’ plan likely to spur demand for assets like bitcoin, gold
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USDC issuer Circle wins final approval for US national trust bank charter
Circle announces it received final OCC approval for a national trust bank that will initially serve the company and affiliates, with possible future custody services for institutional clients.
Jailed Fraudster Charged With Moving $290K in Forfeited Crypto From Prison
A convicted launderer serving time for a $5 million scheme allegedly moved crypto that a court had ordered him to forfeit.
Japanese lender launches Bitcoin-backed loans of up to $6.2M
CRYL is offering Bitcoin-backed loans to individuals and businesses as Japanese firms explore broader uses for BTC in lending and credit markets.
Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US
Last month, Polestar shocked the auto industry when it announced that it was pulling out of the US. The EV company’s decision came after the federal government denied its authorization to continue selling its cars despite a rule banning vehicles with Chinese-made connected vehicle software. Polestar, which is headquartered in Sweden but majority owned by … Read more
Instagram and Facebook will likely require a redesign after EU rules they’re ‘addictive’
Meta is in breach of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a preliminary investigation has found, over the “addictive” design of Instagram and Facebook. It’s likely to be forced to redesign both apps and could face a fine of up to $12 billion. The European Commission said Meta “did not adequately assess the risks of … Read more
Crypto defies equity weakness as altcoin optimism builds into the weekend
The price of bitcoin hit $64,400, retesting a level it failed to penetrate on Monday, with a break higher opening the path toward the June 15 peak of $67,250.
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TeraWulf eyes $3.5B debt raise for Anthropic-linked data center: Report
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf is reportedly seeking $3.5 billion in debt financing led by Morgan Stanley for its Kentucky data center campus leased by AI company Anthropic.
North Carolina Bill Recognizes CFTC’s ‘Federal Regulatory Authority’ Over Prediction Markets
The state’s budget law leaves oversight of Kalshi and Polymarket to the CFTC and taxes them at 6%, far below what other states are pursuing.
Metaplanet explores Bitcoin-backed digital credit with JPYC in Japan
Metaplanet said it is studying Bitcoin-backed digital credit products in Japan with JPYC and Progmat, but no product has been launched.
Polymarket seeks approval to bring margin trading to U.S. customers
Polymarket’s application to allow users to take positions that are not fully collateralized follows authorization granted to rival Kalshi in March.
Bitcoin returns to $64.3K with new three-week BTC price highs imminent
Bitcoin bulls faced “crucial resistance” at $65,000 next as BTC price action diverged from oil and US dollar strength.
Bitcoin’s $60,000-$70,000 range becomes third longest consolidation in history
Bitcoin has spent 307 days in the $60,000-$70,000 range, the third longest consolidation in any $10,000 price band.
Metaplanet explores bringing bitcoin-backed digital credit to Japan
The bitcoin treasury company is working with JPYC and Progmat to explore tokenized credit products backed by bitcoin, aiming to create efficient, 24/7 credit markets in Japan.
Who inherits your bitcoin when you die? Kresus wants an answer built into the wallet
What happens to your bitcoin when you die? For an asset class built on the premise that no one else holds your keys, the honest answer has usually been: nothing good. Self-custody hands you complete control and, in the same motion, removes the safety net that a bank, a broker or a probate court would … Read more
AI Is Changing Schema Matching in Ways Rule-Based Systems Couldn’t
Every AI project assumes the data underneath it is already aligned. It almost never is. Before a model trains, before a dashboard loads, before a retrieval pipeline returns anything useful, someone has to answer a question that sounds trivial and is not: do these two columns actually mean the same thing? Right now a data … Read more
Bitcoin gets a green light from a reliable momentum gauge. Here are key levels to watch
A smoother long-term MACD just flipped bullish, pointing to more upside. Here are key levels that will decide if the ongoing bounce turns into a full blown uptrend.
Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs bleed again while ether funds snap a five-day inflow streak
Spot bitcoin funds lost about $95 million on Thursday and ether funds roughly $52 million, ending the one bright spot in crypto’s institutional flows even as prices rallied.
EU parliament passes ‘chat control,’ allowing private chat scans until 2028
EU lawmakers have again allowed tech firms to scan chats for abuse material, but exempted end-to-end encrypted messages.
Robinhood Chain sees over $70M in ETH bridged during first week
Robinhood’s choice to use Ethereum further solidifies its position as the “ultimate settlement layer and liquidity foundation for tokenized assets,” said HashKey Group’s Tim Sun.
UKey Unveils The Seed Ring: Bringing Hardware Signing Into Everyday Life
Hong Kong, July 10, 2026 – Ukey Limited, a self-custody hardware brand for crypto users, today revealed the Seed Ring, the most distinctive product in its Seed backup line: an NFC recovery ring you can wear every day. Unlike hardware wallets built to be locked away in a drawer, UKey set out to do something … Read more
XRP up 2% as buyers push through $1.10 resistance
A late-session volume surge carried XRP above its recent range, with traders now watching whether $1.10 can hold as support.
After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV
Vivo’s joint venture could become a template for Chinese smartphone makers in India.
Bitcoin’s quiet split: Strong in USD, lagging in JPY as Yen rises on intervention fears
A sharp rise in the yen has left bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies underperforming in yen terms compared with their dollar-based trading pairs.
Zcash targets July 28 launch for Ironwood network upgrade
Zcash’s next upgrade will replace the once-compromised Orchard pool and may offer clues about whether counterfeit tokens were created via a recent bug.
Bitcoin zips higher to nearly $64,000 as chip rally and yen strength drive gains
Bitcoin is up 4.2% over seven days that contained an oil shock, a bond selloff and two rounds of U.S. strikes on Iran.
Krea-2-Realism-LoRA Brings Candid Photorealism to Krea 2
Overview Krea-2-Realism-LoRA is a Low-Rank Adaptation module trained by gokaygokay that specializes in pushing Krea 2 toward natural, candid, photorealistic imagery of everyday subjects without requiring explicit style keywords like “photorealistic” or “8k DSLR.” The model was trained using the FAL Krea LoRA Trainer on krea/Krea-2-Raw and runs on krea/Krea-2-Turbo, following Krea’s recommended workflow of … Read more