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Bitcoin slipped below $63,000 as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher, drove bond yields up, and revived concern that an extended disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could keep inflation elevated. Data from CryptoSlate shows the largest cryptocurrency traded near $62,940, down about 1.4% over 24 hours. Other leading […] The post Bitcoin falls below $63,000 as markets give Hormuz traffic just 3% chance to normalize by August appeared first on CryptoSlate.

SBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week term without deposit insurance. Tokyo-based SBI VC Trade will begin accepting applications Thursday for a Japanese yen-denominated stablecoin lending service offering an initial annualized rate of 3% on JPYSC lent for 12 weeks. Customers will lend JPYSC to the SBI Holdings subsidiary from Thursday and receive the tokens back with a lending fee at maturity, the company said in a Monday press release. At the advertised rate, the gross return over the 12-week term would be about 0.69%, before tax. The company said the product pays more than the 0.325% to 1% annual rate SBI cited for ordinary yen deposits. Still, it is not a bank deposit, is not covered by deposit insurance and generally cannot be canceled early. Read more

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams confirms $5.2M daily fees now fuel UNI buybacks and burns across 11 chains. Here's what the fee switch means for UNI token value and supply dynamics. The post UNISWAP To Activate UNI Crypto Buybacks And Burns as Protocol Fees Go Live, Founder Hayden Adams Confirmed appeared first on Cryptonews.

Structural change can create lasting opportunities, but explosive rallies in semiconductors, metals and bitcoin show how quickly strong narratives can become speculative excess.

The unaudited company split suggests Europe removed an unauthorized intermediary without moving most departing assets to supervised rivals. The post After MiCA deadline, majority of Binance users sent funds to self-custody not other compliant exchanges appeared first on CryptoSlate.

In contrast, BEAT and DEXE have marked big gains. PI, though, continues to dig new lows.

Lawson will test yen stablecoin payments in Tokyo as Netstars launches a merchant service supporting USDC, USDT and JPYC. Japanese convenience-store operator Lawson plans to test yen-denominated stablecoin payments at a Tokyo location in August, examining whether stablecoin payments can work inside a standard convenience store checkout flow. On Monday, blockchain company HashPort said it had signed an agreement with Lawson and telecom group KDDI to conduct the trial at the Lawson Takanawa Gateway City store. Participants will use HashPort's non-custodial wallet, while the store will process payments through the company's point-of-sale system without needing to open or manage crypto wallets.  The pilot aims to explore how stablecoin payments can be integrated into Japan’s existing retail infrastructure while shielding merchants from much of the operational complexity associated with accepting digital assets. Read more

Your look at what's coming in the week starting July 13.

BTC fell below $63,000 after new U.S. strikes as oil, the dollar and yields rose and equity futures retreated. The post Bitcoin’s $60K price floor is back in play as Hormuz oil shock returns appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The stablecoin market has lost more than $10 billion since May, but it might not be a warning sign. Instead, money is flowing into memecoins as investors chase higher returns on Robinhood chain. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the CLARITY Act are now driving price sentiment, with lawmakers expected to unveil an updated version of the bill […] The post Crypto News, July 13: Stablecoin Market Cap Drops Amid Memecoin Rotation as CLARITY Act Advances, Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Hold Firm appeared first on Cryptonews.

The stablecoin market has lost more than $10 billion since May, but it might not be a warning sign. Instead, money is flowing into memecoins as investors chase higher returns on Robinhood chain. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the CLARITY Act are now driving price sentiment, with lawmakers expected to unveil an updated version of the bill […] The post Crypto News, July 12: Stablecoin Market Cap Drops Amid Memecoin Rotation as CLARITY Act Advances, Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Hold Firm appeared first on Cryptonews.

Short-Term Holder Supply has dropped to its lowest point since 2016, while long-term investors continue expanding their dominance over BTC.

Is there any hope left for the PI token holders?

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The liquidations were minor, running at about a sixth of what the market saw at its worst over the past 30 days, per CoinGlass.

XRP needs a major bounce to the 50-MA at around $1.60 before it can restart its rally, said one analyst.

The AI-native cohort of the expanding gig economy could increasingly use stablecoins to avoid slow and expensive traditional payment rails, Australian crypto exchange Swyftx said. AI-enabled microbusinesses could provide a major boost for stablecoin transaction volumes as the global gig and freelance payment market grows, according to Australian crypto exchange Swyftx.  In a second-quarter industry report, Swyftx estimated the global gig and freelance payments market could reach $2.1 trillion by 2033, with AI-native workers accounting for $775 billion. Swyftx’s base-case model projected that $262 billion of the AI-native cohort’s payment volume could be settled in stablecoins, based on an assumed adoption rate of roughly 33%.  “We see the vibe-coding and AI economy as a significant potential tailwind for stablecoin use,” Pav Hundal, lead market analyst at Swyftx, told Cointelegraph. Read more

Gold, oil, stocks and bonds all moved sharply on the fourth round of U.S. strikes on Iran, but bitcoin is little-changed.

Thailand has been plagued by Chinese-affiliated scam centers, with illicit gains flowing through a “gray money” economy. Thailand’s central bank is stepping up stablecoin surveillance as part of a wider effort to crack down on money laundering, illicit finance and “gray money” in the country. The Bank of Thailand is working with the Kingdom’s Securities and Exchange Commission to audit high-volume stablecoin transactions, with a focus on USDt (USDT), cash transactions and currency exchanges, to identify and stop illicit financial flows. “The measures we are implementing are not short-term fixes; they require the continuous deployment of multiple parallel strategies,” Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn said, according to local media outlet The Nation on Saturday. Read more

A busy week lies ahead on the US economic calendar with a raft of inflation data, while tensions are mounting again in the Middle East.