Galaxy lands 15-year Texas Tech stadium naming rights deal
Galaxy Digital will rename Texas Tech’s football stadium under a 15-year agreement, expanding its West Texas presence as the state attracts growing crypto investment.
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Consensys unknowingly outsourced developer work to North Korean
Through an introduction with a “reputable third-party service provider,“ the company took on a developer who, as part of an investigation, was revealed to be tied to North Korea.
Crypto Biz: When dollars disappear, stablecoins step in
Bolivia moves to recognize USDT amid a dollar shortage, while Bitcoin miners’ AI ambitions face fresh investor scrutiny.
Cardano Pumps as Network Moves to Further Decentralize Development
Input Output is handing its core infrastructure to outside teams as ADA gets a lift from an imminent protocol upgrade.
Polymarket traders cut Clarity Act passage odds to record low as Senate delay drags on
Polymarket bettors have cut the odds of the CLARITY Act passing this year to a record low as Senate negotiations over ethics provisions remain unresolved.
Kimi K3 Just Triggered DeepSeek Flashbacks for the Stock Market
Moonshot AI’s 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model sent chip stocks tumbling and gave Wall Street a Friday it would rather forget.
China’s Kimi K3 Is Out—And Beats Claude Fable and GPT 5.6 Sol on Key Benchmarks
Moonshot AI’s 2.8-trillion-parameter model tops Fable 5 on a creative writing benchmark and leads Arena AI’s frontend code leaderboard—at Claude Sonnet pricing.
Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructure
Crypto and blockchain experts say this week’s moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly competing for control of the infrastructure behind digital payments.
Galaxy Puts Its Name on Texas Tech’s Stadium in a 15-Year, Crypto-Native Deal
The Nasdaq-listed digital-asset firm will rebrand the Red Raiders’ home as “Galaxy Stadium.” The bigger bet is on the cheap power and open land of West Texas.
OKX Europe lets users convert USDT to MiCA-compliant USDC
The feature offers European customers a voluntary path away from Tether’s USDT as MiCA rules reshape the region’s stablecoin market.
Senator Warren requests 2026 reporting for Trump’s crypto earnings after $1.4B disclosure
With the Senate likely voting on a crypto bill within days, Elizabeth Warren asked for information on Donald Trump’s earnings between January and July ahead of a 2027 deadline.
Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push
Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskinson says the network must change and start growing again.
Inside Robinhood’s high-stakes bet to onboard 10 million casual users onto decentralized finance
The company says its advantage lies in bringing retail customers onchain, but early activity remains dominated by memecoins, while its original tokenization vision remains small.
Bitcoin price sags under $62.5K as Iran strikes add to US stocks pressure
Bitcoin saw a key rejection at local highs before reversing lower, moving with stocks for a second day as US-Iran war downside took its toll.
HSBC wins Bank of England approval to enter Digital Securities Sandbox
The Bank of England approved HSBC Orion to go live in its Digital Securities Sandbox, with the first Digital Gilt Instrument transaction expected in the first quarter of 2027.
Three Men Jailed for Posing as Police in $5.3M UK Crypto Fraud
The gang built fake police websites to fool victims, then spent the stolen crypto on Rolexes and luxury holidays, the Met said.
Japan’s SBI Group is building Asia’s first cross-border digital asset empire
The securities giant announced today the consolidation of Singapore-based Coinhako as part of a rapid regional expansion that includes a tokenization partnership with Ondo Finance.
SBI acquires Singaporean crypto platform Coinhako after MAS approval
SBI Holdings received regulatory approval to acquire a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto exchange Coinhako as it expands into stablecoins, onchain finance and tokenized assets.
The British Virgin Islands are a top crypto hub no one ever talks about: Here’s why
Kraken, Bitstamp, 1inch and Bitfinex have all set up shop in the British Virgin Islands — but you might find it tricky to book an on-site meeting with one of their executives.
Bitcoin faces fresh headwinds as China’s Kimi beats Claude, GPT in coding benchmark
Moonshot’s Kimi K3 took the top spot in frontend coding away from Claude and OpenAI, and it’s free. Semiconductor stocks fell, and crypto fell with them.
Dutch court declares crypto platform Knaken bankrupt over missing funds
The Rotterdam court said bankruptcy was necessary to ensure an orderly settlement because the company lacked enough assets to fully repay users.
Morning Minute: Citadel Securities Invests $400M in Crypto.com
Wall Street and crypto’s convergence snapped into focus, while crypto majors gave back most of the week’s gains as broader markets sold off.
Stablecoin growth will erode bank deposits, says ECB’s Cipollone
ECB’s Piero Cipollone said stablecoin adoption could erode bank deposits, but the digital euro will keep banks at the center of payments.
AI frenzy losing steam leaves bitcoin less volatile than South Korean stocks
Your day-ahead look for July 17, 2026
UK sentences 2 hackers tied to $115M crypto ransom scheme
The pair pleaded guilty after investigators linked them to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group, which US prosecutors say extorted dozens of companies.
Bitcoin Tests $63K as Long-Term Holders Keep Selling at a Loss
Some two-thirds of the coins moving onto exchanges are long-term holders taking losses, as a macro risk-off drags on Bitcoin’s price.
Live markets: Bitcoin slips to $63,000 as the chip rout goes global
A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 it reached on this week’s soft inflation print.
ESMA Adds 14 New CASPs to MiCA Register as Licensing Slows
ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294.
Risk-off wave drags bitcoin below $63,000 as AI selloff spreads from stocks to crypto
Crypto fell as AI stock fatigue and U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment, though a technical measure hints at oversold conditions heading into the weekend.
Crypto.com Hits $20B Valuation After $400M Citadel Securities Investment
The market maker’s stake marks Crypto.com’s first institutional funding round, as Wall Street deepens its push into crypto.