Crypto for Thursday, July 2, 2026

• Why Bitwise’s Matt Hougan Thinks Strategy’s Bitcoin Era Is Fading
• Is Bitcoin heading for $65K? Sharplink buys $16M ETH: Market Moves
• Ripple co-founder backs venture launched by US senator's son: Report
• OpenAI Offers US Government a $42 Billion Slice of Itself: Report
• Russia Is Ready for 'Widespread Use' of Digital Ruble by September, Says Bank Governor
• Treasury Department Sanctions Over 130 ISIS-Affiliated Crypto Wallets on Tron
• Viral Meme Coin Challenges Shiba Inu (SHIB) After Exploding 80% Daily: Details
• AI Researchers Got Chatbots to Share Cocaine Recipes Using This One Wild Trick
• BTC USD Recovering: Why is The Crypto Market Going Up Today, July 2nd?
• IMF says tokenization could transform settlement and financial stability
• Russia on track for digital ruble rollout on Sept. 1: Central bank governor
• Securitize tokenizes $295 million of its own stock on Solana and Avalanche amid NYSE debut
• Securitize Begins Trading on NYSE as Tokenized Shares Land on Solana, Avalanche
• How tokenized stocks fail as collateral even when the stock price does not move
• Japanese Financial Giant SBI to Shut Down Bitcoin Mining Pool
• Bitcoin price taps new July high above $62K on weak US jobs data
• Crypto Shorts Get Rekt as Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Rise to Weekly High Prices
• France’s crypto kidnapping surge exposes the personal data trail behind wrench attacks
• FBI director discloses Strategy holdings months after deadline: Report
• Standard Chartered Becomes First Major Bank to Offer Direct Stablecoin Services
• EToro invests in onchain derivatives platform Extended as brokers race into DeFi
• Bitwise says STRC selloff signals crypto cycle nearing a bottom, not Strategy’s breaking point
• Ondo expands tokenized equities with onchain shareholder voting
• Tether freezes 134 ISIS terror wallets as stablecoins now sit inside the sanctions machine
• Mystery owner challenges the $200B ‘lost’ Satoshi Bitcoin claim in New York court
• Pi Network (PI) News Today: July 2
• FBI Director Kash Patel's Undisclosed Stock Buy in Bitcoin Giant Strategy Is Down 44%
• US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses that moved over $1.4 million
• SBI Crypto to shut down mining pool that holds roughly 2% of Bitcoin's hashrate
• XRP Ledger Lending Amendments Face 80% Validator Hurdle as Institutional Credit Layer Takes Shape
• Ondo Finance debuts SEC-aligned tokenized stock model with BlackRock ETF, Micron shares
• FBI Director Kash Patel Undisclosed Strategy Investment Raises Conflict-of-Interest Questions
• Ripple Price Analysis: Bullish Divergence Emerges as XRP Defends $1 Support Zone
• Standard Chartered Becomes First Global Bank to Offer Direct USDC Access to Institutions
• Ethereum Eyes Relief Rally as Double Bottom Forms Near $1.5K (ETH Price Analysis)
• SEC’s Peirce Expects CLARITY Act Senate Vote Before August Recess
• BTCC Exchange Sees Trading Volume Surge Ahead of Argentina Match Days as World Cup Showdown Campaign Heats Up
• Can Circle Defend Its Stablecoin Lead Against OpenUSD? Experts Weigh In
• Wall Street is selling Bitcoin but the old holders are now buying it back
• The biggest blockchain upgrades still to come in 2026
• JPMorgan says Strategy's bitcoin sales policy adds 'two-way risk' to crypto markets
• Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin in Q2 as Buying Pace Cools
• Every Setup Says Dogecoin Is Due a Big Rally: One Barrier Could Trigger the Next Leg Higher
• UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosystem’
• Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad
• XRP Price Prediction: 1 Billion Unlock Fails to Suppress Rally as Ripple Pushes Above Key Resistance
• U.S. payroll growth slowed sharply in June, with only 57,000 jobs added
• Venice’s $65M raise makes VVV holders ask how much of Venice’s growth reaches the token
• A struggling Nasdaq-listed company that tried to copy Saylor's Bitcoin playbook is completely dumping crypto for AI
• Morning Minute: Robinhood Debuts 'Robinhood Chain'
• Three years after MiCA became law, Europe's crypto framework is undergoing a rethink
• Warsh's comments set the stage for U.S. jobs data to ignite bitcoin, gold rally
• Robinhood’s expanding crypto bet meets a faster-moving prediction market boom
• Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
• Smaller tokens lead as bitcoin, sol rally in 'first real bounce of the selloff'
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Price Recovering as Central Banks Tighten Liquidity
• Ethereum Price Prediction: Lubin, Bitmine, and Sharplink Launch Independent Non-Profit Institution to Bring Institutional Wealth Onchain
• Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance
• Ethereum is splitting into three power centers and ETH treasury firms are paying for two
• Staking Surge Tightens Supply, But Negative Sentiment Still Dominates Ethereum
• Is The Bottom Finally Here? BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL Flash Buy Signals
• SBI Crypto shuts Bitcoin mining pool after 5-year run
• Bitcoin rises 4% to above $61,000 as inflation fears soften
• Yield-bearing stablecoin slowdown ends 3-year run for crypto-native products
• OFAC sanctions 134 ISIS-K crypto wallet addresses as Tether freezes funds
• ChatGPT developer OpenAI said to discuss offering U.S. government a 5% stake: FT
• A US Bitcoin treasury company sold every BTC because debt and Nasdaq pressure just closed in
• Scattered Spider Suspect Extradited to US Over $8M Crypto Ransom Demand
• Crypto News, July 2: Circle USDC Hit by Blackrock and Ripple XRP Backed OUSD, Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Recovering
• Live updates: Bitcoin holds above $61,000 as momentum stocks plunge to start quarter
• Bitcoin Reclaims $60K as SOL, BCH Lead Alts Higher (Market Watch)
• Taiko reopens bridge after $1.7M exploit, says users made whole
• Metaplanet buys another $170 million of bitcoin expanding treasury to 43,000 BTC
• Lizex.io Launches Large-Scale B2B Partnership Program for Crypto Services
• Metaplanet buys 2,823 BTC, surpasses 43,000 in Bitcoin holdings
• Taiko fully restores cross-chain bridge just 10 days after a $1.7 million hack
• OpenAI weighs 5% stake for US government amid Trump talks: FT
• Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin, But Still Needs 57,000 BTC to Hit 2026 Target
• Coinbase helped build USDC – Why is it now backing the stablecoin trying to replace it, Open USD?
• VALR Launches 200+ Hyperliquid Perps Markets
• Solana launches onchain governance and sets entry fee at 100,000 SOL staked
• Valle Capital Token Launches RWA and Agribusiness Ecosystem
• XRP edges higher as whale activity rises while retail traders stay cautious
• Streamex is making digital gold accessible
• Ethereum Execs Launch Non-Profit to Accelerate Institutional Adoption
• Bitcoin's long-term holders have returned to accumulation
• Robinhood links with dYdX Labs to launch new DEX Arcus
• FBI Director Kash Patel caught sleeping on required disclosure of six-figure MSTR investment: Report
• Ether, solana, dogecoin in the green after Warsh comments push bitcoin above $60,000
• France to strengthen response as crypto wrench attacks hit 77
• Dubai crypto market hits 50 licensed firms after new VARA approval
• Analyst warns BTC could drop further after worst June since 2022
• Venice AI becomes unicorn after $65M Series A as AI privacy concerns grow
• Trumps’ American Bitcoin sinks 8.4% ahead of reverse stock split to stay listed
• UK Investors Sue Binance and Former CEO Changpeng Zhao for $200M