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T. Rowe Price manages roughly $1.89 trillion, with about 66% of that money tied to retirement accounts, advisers, and institutional relationships that the crypto industry has spent years trying to reach. Its first crypto product, a spot ETP called TKNZ that began trading on NYSE Arca on July 16, walked straight into the diversified multi-token […] The post Investors rejected crypto basket ETFs and now this $1.9 trillion manager is putting the reason to the test appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Rotterdam court said bankruptcy was necessary to ensure an orderly settlement because the company lacked enough assets to fully repay users. A Dutch court has declared cryptocurrency platform Knaken Cryptohandel BV and its affiliated foundation bankrupt after prosecutors said 7 million euros ($8 million) in customer assets were missing. The Rotterdam court issued the ruling on Thursday, saying the bankruptcy was needed to ensure an orderly settlement after Knaken blocked access to its platform and accounts. According to the court, the company has insufficient assets to fully repay users. The court also said customers lacked sufficient information to determine their legal position. Read more

Institutional demand for Ethereum took a hit yet again as spot ETFs posted $28 million in outflows.

Wall Street and crypto's convergence snapped into focus, while crypto majors gave back most of the week's gains as broader markets sold off.

ECB’s Piero Cipollone said stablecoin adoption could erode bank deposits, but the digital euro will keep banks at the center of payments. European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said wider stablecoin adoption could erode commercial banks’ retail deposit base. He made the remarks Friday in a speech to Italy’s Federation of Cooperative Credit Banks in Rome, where he argued that digital payments are reshaping banking and increasing Europe’s reliance on non-European payment infrastructure.  Cipollone said banks are already losing payment fees and transaction data to mobile payment providers. He added that the digital euro would help preserve banks’ role in the payments system. Read more

Maestro is live on Robinhood Chain, the new Ethereum layer-2 built on Arbitrum that has quickly become one of the busiest spots in crypto for memecoins and new launches. Attention around the chain continues to rise, led by CASHCAT and the new tokens launching in its wake. The market moves fast, and Maestro keeps you […]

Your day-ahead look for July 17, 2026

Glassnode has identified Bitcoin's short-term holder cost basis near $69,000 as the market's next major recovery test, potentially affecting the outcome for altcoins such as XRP. Reclaiming that level would give the current rebound real room to run, and the firm's own July 15 report frames it as the point where recent buyers move back […] The post Bitcoin reclaiming its $69,000 holder cost basis could open XRP’s path to $1.26 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The pair pleaded guilty after investigators linked them to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group, which US prosecutors say extorted dozens of companies. The United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of London Police said two men associated with the “Scattered Spider” hacking group were sentenced to five years and six months in prison. The two pleaded guilty during their first court appearance at Woolwich Crown Court on June 22 and were sentenced on Thursday, according to a press release from the NCA. British authorities said the pair were part of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group, which investigators have linked to high-profile ransomware and cryptocurrency extortion attacks targeting companies in the UK and the US. Read more

Some two-thirds of the coins moving onto exchanges are long-term holders taking losses, as a macro risk-off drags on Bitcoin’s price.

A detailed breakdown of the performance of ADA, SOL, and ETH and some of the latest forecasts.

The CLARITY Act faces its last realistic Senate votes in July. With passage odds near 48%, here's what a failed crypto market structure bill means for U.S. firms. The post Two July Windows Left: The CLARITY Act’s Senate Fight and What Failure Means appeared first on Cryptonews.

A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 it reached on this week's soft inflation print.

SpaceX's record-setting market debut has completed a sharp reversal just over a month after the rocket and satellite company raised $85.7 billion in the largest initial public offering in history. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that SPCX shares fell to a post-listing low of $132.28 Wednesday, slipping below their $135 offering price for the first […] The post SpaceX hype collapses with $600 million still carrying leveraged bets before a massive share unlock appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294. European authorities added 14 crypto companies to the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework register in the second post-deadline update, signaling a slower licensing pace after an initial surge. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its interim MiCA register on Thursday, bringing the total number of licensed crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to 294. The new entries include Ripple Payments Europe, the European payments arm of blockchain company Ripple, as well as Portugal-based Bison Bank and Croatia’s state-owned bank, Hrvatska poštanska banka (HPB). Read more

Crypto fell as AI stock fatigue and U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment, though a technical measure hints at oversold conditions heading into the weekend.

Prediction markets have become one of the fastest-growing trading sectors, and they attract everyone from institutions to retail crypto traders.

The market maker's stake marks Crypto.com's first institutional funding round, as Wall Street deepens its push into crypto.

Bitcoin supply in loss hit 50% nearly 50 days ago, mimicking the countdown to BTC price bear-market bottoms. Bitcoin (BTC) has been counting down to its next bottom for nearly two months, a classic onchain metric suggests. Key points: Read more

Larry Fink is bullish on Bitcoin price after one of the year's sharpest leverage flushes in a bearish prediction environment. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Larry Fink Turns Bullish on BTC, Blames Leverage Trading appeared first on Cryptonews.