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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.

Bitcoin's climb from $58,300 to $64,400, then back to $62,700, over the past week is a bounce that still leaves the price below two important levels tracked by Glassnode: the True Market Mean near $76,600 and the short-term holder cost basis near $72,200. The firm places Bitcoin in the later stages of a bottoming process, […] The post Bitcoin’s bottom needs long-term holders to stop losing $280M a day appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum price has slipped, and it also brings its prediction down. Meanwhile, Hoskinson argued that it was borrowing ideas from Cardano The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Hoskinson Accuses ETH of Taking Cardano Ideas Without Credit appeared first on Cryptonews.

ETFs face record outflows

BTC rose 1.2% to $63,000 and Nasdaq futures jumped 2.6% with markets seemingly unconcerned by U.S. airstrikes on Iran. Bitcoin is now up 9% since the end of June.

Revolut said USDT support remains unchanged outside EEA and Switzerland as it winds down the stablecoin offering in selected European markets. Revolut, a crypto-friendly digital banking platform, said its Tether USDt (USDT) delisting will not affect all customers globally. The delisting will affect Revolut customers in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, while support for the stablecoin will continue in other markets, a spokesperson for the company told Cointelegraph. Revolut said the decision followed a review of its crypto services and risk considerations under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Read more

The $400 billion wealth fund plans to expand AI holdings to 15% of its portfolio by 2031 from the current 6%.

One of the critical metrics has been in the red for over 50 days now.

Perpetual futures and Hyperliquid’s blockchain infrastructure are expanding into traditional asset classes with around-the-clock trading, according to Pantera Capital. Perpetual futures are on track to become one of the dominant trading instruments in global finance, with decentralized exchange Hyperliquid demonstrating how blockchain-based infrastructure could challenge traditional markets, according to Pantera Capital. The blockchain-focused asset manager said in a Wednesday X post that perpetual futures offer structural advantages over traditional derivatives, including 24/7 trading, no contract expiries, simpler position management and continuous price discovery, making them increasingly attractive beyond crypto markets. Pantera, an investor in the Hyperliquid ecosystem, said Hyperliquid has become the leading example of that shift by expanding perpetual futures beyond cryptocurrencies into equities, commodities and stock indices as part of founder Jeff Yan's vision of “housing all of finance.” Read more

Bitcoin spot ETFs posted a fresh net outflow on Wednesday as analysis said that their "most overwhelming" outflow streak had ended without a clear demand recovery. Bitcoin (BTC) institutional demand is “not yet strong” despite positive inflows to the US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Key points: Read more

A trader on Ostium has held a $1.14 million long position in EUR/USD perpetual futures for 400 days, applying a bitcoin-style HODLing strategy to forex.

The New York-based subsidiary, fully owned by Sony Bank, will be capitalized with $40 million to support its upcoming stablecoin business operations.

Daily unlocks fall 43% on July 24 while nearly half the token’s total supply was already unlocked by April. The post Sam Altman’s Worldcoin cuts WLD unlocks by 43% but 4.9B tokens still need to prove demand appeared first on CryptoSlate.