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Polygon's Open Money Stack now supports PayPal's PYUSD, enabling businesses to move funds globally without managing multiple payment providers separately.

KOSA and Chat Control both retreated on their most-criticized measures this week, but both kept mandatory age verification, the quiet mechanism that turns anonymous browsing into identified browsing for all of us, argues Billions CEO Evin McMullen.

Hong Kong’s regulator has ordered crypto platforms and online brokers to meet newly issued phishing-resistant login requirements within the next 12 months. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on Thursday issued new requirements for phishing-resistant authentication methods for virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) and online brokers in the special administrative region. The new standards require stronger phishing-resistant authentication methods and device binding while prohibiting the use of one-time passwords through SMS, email or app-based logins. Platforms must implement the changes within the next 12 months. The requirements outlined stronger alternatives such as passkeys, registered devices with cryptographic verification and hardware security keys, which the SFC described as phishing-resistant solutions. Read more

Hyperliquid Strategies has built its treasury around HYPE, but its first SEC filings show the strategy already faces a fundamental challenge. The company wants to accumulate more tokens for shareholders while warning investors it may need to sell HYPE into future capital raises, placing long-term accumulation goals alongside the practical limits of market liquidity. Hyperliquid […] The post A $1 billion HYPE treasury trade is hitting public markets before liquidity has been tested appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BNB Chain rebuilds itself for a world run by AI agents. BTC ETFs flows flip negative. And prediction markets face a new hurdle.

Trump's embrace of stablecoins is pushing Brussels to expand its crypto law to non-EU issuers and tokenized payments, EU diplomats say.

Schiff's warning centers on market psychology, arguing Strategy's sale could change how investors view BTC's long-term support.

Migrations to Chainlink CCIP so far include Kelp and Lombard, both of which brought over $1 billion, as well as Solv Protocol, Virtuals, Re and Kraken’s tokenized assets.

AscendEX ceased operations on July 1, 2026, citing MiCA non-compliance and a collapsed financing deal, with user fund recovery far from guaranteed. The post AscendEX Collapse: MiCA Deadline, Failed Financing, and Empty Hot Wallets appeared first on Cryptonews.

"ETH to $2,500 before September," one analyst predicted.

Bitcoin price held above $62,000 after renewed fighting between the United States and Iran slowed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and sent oil prices higher, reviving inflation concerns across global markets. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest digital asset traded near $63,000 on Thursday, holding above the $60,000 level that traders have watched […] The post Bitcoin price shows resilience above $60,000 amid renewed US-Iran hostilities appeared first on CryptoSlate.

CashCat turned $86 into $2 million on Robinhood Chain — but a $105M market cap against $6.6M liquidity raises serious exit risk. Full price analysis plus early-stage alternatives. The post CASHCAT Turns $86 to $2 Million: Best Life-Changing Crypto to Buy? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Your day-ahead look for July 9, 2026

XRP trades at $1.08–$1.09 as Ripple lands a multi-year Kansas Athletics jersey patch deal. Here's what the technical setup and mainstream momentum mean for XRP price targets. The post XRP Price Prediction: Going Mainstream as Kansas Athletics Announces Strategic Jersey Patch appeared first on Cryptonews.

Sony Bank received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a US stablecoin issuance business, with $40 million in starting capital. Sony Bank, a subsidiary of Sony Financial Group, said it's received preliminary approval to establish a new US national trust bank subsidiary that will issue US dollar-denominated stablecoins. The new unit, Connectia Trust, National Association, gained preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on July 2. It will be fully owned by Sony Bank and will support the issuance and management of US dollar-denominated stablecoins, according to a Monday announcement by Sony Financial Group. Read more

Interpol said a suspect's crypto wallet processed over $122.5 million in 10 months as authorities uncovered the scheme during a global anti-fraud operation that led to 5,811 arrests. A crypto wallet linked to a suspected romance-scam money launderer processed more than $122.5 million in 10 months, according to Interpol, as authorities expanded a global crackdown on online fraud. Interpol said Thursday that Thai authorities arrested two suspects and uncovered a money-laundering network that funneled proceeds from romance scams into cryptocurrencies, using cross-chain token swaps to obscure the trail. The Thai investigation was part of Operation First Light 2026, an Interpol-coordinated campaign targeting social engineering scams and the financial infrastructure used to launder their proceeds. Read more

HSBC, UBS, Wells Fargo and Citi are among the 17 banks now preparing to pilot live transactions using tokenized digital assets on Swift’s new blockchain payments platform.

The lender's new US subsidiary, Connectia Trust, would issue a dollar-pegged stablecoin once it clears the regulator's final conditions.

Robinhood, before its chain, made its name by bringing commission-free stock trading to everyday investors. Founded in 2013 by Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, the company launched a mobile-first brokerage app inspired by the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Its mission was simple: “make investing accessible to everyone.”The platform exploded in popularity during the […] The post Robinhood Chain: From Wall Street Roots to Onchain Memecoins – How to Bridge Safely appeared first on Cryptonews.

These options settle into underlying futures contracts rather than spot cryptoassets, involving no custody, transfer, or administration of tokens.