Crypto Wallet MetaMask Launches Yield-Paying Money Account on Monad
MetaMask is packaging stablecoin yield, payments, and trading into a single self-custody account as crypto firms compete to make digital dollars more useful.
Lumo, Proton’s privacy-focused AI chatbot, gets an upgrade
Proton’s Lumo 2.0 is dropping this week, giving users a broader variety of capabilities.
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MetaMask launches stablecoin yield account with card spending
MetaMask launches Money Account it says offers up to 4% variable APY on mUSD stablecoin balances and card spending, with DeFi-powered yield via vaults, excluding the UK and EU.
MetaMask launches Money Account with stablecoin yield and spending in one wallet
The launch reflects a broader push to make stablecoins more useful beyond trading and transfers.
iPhone 18 Pro ‘drop test’ leaks get yanked from X
Videos purporting to show the iPhone 18 Pro undergoing a drop test were removed from X shortly after they surfaced, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. An account imitating leaker EvLeaks was suspended from X after sharing the clips, while the post was removed as well, with X saying it “violated” the platform’s rules. Another leaker, … Read more
OKX launches AI marketplace for autonomous agent economy
OKX launched a beta marketplace for the agentic economy, enabling AI agents to autonomously find work and collaborate with other agents.
Tokenized securities need competition, not gatekeepers
Innovation thrives when investors have choices. For tokenized securities, Washington shouldn’t pick winners before the market has a chance to learn what works, argues Patrick McHenry, vice chairman at Ondo Finance and former Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
Strategy’s new plan divides industry observers even as MSTR, STRC climb
Strategy’s new Bitcoin capital framework draws Wall Street backing from Benchmark with a $570 per share target even as traders question long-term demand risk.
Theo becomes first crypto-native investor in Fidelity tokenized fund
The onchain capital markets platform allocated $20 million to Fidelity International’s tokenized liquidity fund as tokenized Treasury products continue to attract institutional capital.
Nasdaq expands distribution of its market data into blockchain infrastructure
The exchange operator will offer its TotalView data feed through Pyth’s marketplace as financial firms increasingly build applications on blockchain rails.
Swan’s Cory Klippsten sees record Bitcoin holder supply revealing early bottom
The record Bitcoin supply held by long-term holders may suggest that the crypto market bottom will come early, according to Swan’s Cory Klippsten.
StarkWare unveils Starknet quantum roadmap, says industry has no excuse
“The crypto industry shouldn’t need wake-up calls from the White House or anyone else,” said StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson.
Spiko links EU regulated T-bill funds to Coinbase stablecoin rails
Spiko integrated Coinbase Payments into two EU regulated UCITS Treasury funds, enabling USDC and EURC subscriptions and redemption payments through Base.
Morning Minute: A Change of Strategy
Michael Saylor’s Strategy is rolling out some major changes to how it handles Bitcoin going forward. And so far, the market likes it.
Meet the lawyer who beat Elon Musk — twice
“After college, my plan was to come to New York and get a record deal.” | Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Watching Elon Musk fulminate at Bill Savitt during Musk v. Altman – the case in which Musk sued Sam Altman and OpenAI instead of seeing a therapist about his AI failures – … Read more
Bitcoin’s quiet $59,000-$60,000 range is starting to look dangerous
The token has traded in a tight band near $59,000 to $60,000 all week. The pattern echoes a calm stretch from 2024, but this one is forming below support in a falling market, and a break could open the way toward $40,000.
New York Life makes tokenization debut with onchain high-yield bond fund with Centrifuge
The $807 billion asset manager is bringing a high-yield corporate bond strategy onto blockchain with Centrifuge as Wall Street expands beyond tokenized Treasury funds.
Bitcoin $4.4 billion supply overhang emerges as institutional demand wilts
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Solana Company to back Kazakhstan’s $6B crypto megacity ambition
Nasdaq-listed Solana Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan’s Alatau City, which seeks to become a key crypto hub in Central Asia.
FCA Finalizes Landmark Crypto Rules to Make UK a ‘Global Hub’
The UK regulator has published its final rulebook for crypto firms ahead of a mandatory regime coming into force in late 2027.
Bitcoin nears 2024 lows as options traders pay up for downside protection
Bitcoin and ether slid toward key support price levels. DeFi tokens were hit hardest, even as XLM and LIT bucked the broader market weakness.
Strategy heads for eleventh losing month in twelve as bitcoin weakness continues
Strategy (MSTR) shares have lost around 41% of their value in June.
This motor could be the future of e-bikes
The Avinox MG Concept MGU coming next year. | Image: Avinox Imagine an e-bike motor that lets you select your preferred pedaling cadence and then automatically adjusts the gears to keep your legs spinning at that exact speed, no matter how steep the hill gets – all without a fragile derailleur or heavy multi-speed cassette … Read more
ESMA MiCA warning puts Binance EU service changes under scrutiny
ESMA said EU crypto clients must be served through a MiCA-authorized entity as Binance faces questions over its servicing model in the region after the MiCA deadline.
UK to lower stablecoin capital buffers, undercutting EU’s MiCA requirements
The Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal follows the Bank of England’s backtracking on the limit to the value of stablecoins an individual could hold.