Category: News
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Robinhood Taps Ethena to Bring 7% APY to Millions of Retail Users
Robinhood just gave tens of millions of retail investors access to on-chain yield. No crypto wallet required. No seed phrase. No protocol knowledge.
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Citigroup Slashes Ethereum Price Target 29% as ETF Flows Turn Negative
Citigroup cut its 12-month Ethereum price target from $3,175 to $2,240 on July 1, 2026, citing deteriorating ETF flows and stalled U.S. crypto legislation.
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Taiwan Passes Its Strictest Crypto Law Ever: VASA Explained
Taiwan passed its first comprehensive cryptocurrency law on July 1, 2026. The Virtual Asset Service Act mandates 100% reserve backing for stablecoin issuers.
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Circle Mints $1.25B+ USDC Across Solana and Ethereum
Circle minted at least $1.25 billion in USDC on June 16, 2026, across Solana and Ethereum in one session, flagged by on-chain trackers as a coordinated issuance event.
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Open USD Launches With 140+ Backers Including BlackRock and Visa
A new stablecoin just landed with serious institutional weight behind it. Open Standard launched Open USD (OUSD) on June 30, 2026, backed by 140+ firms.
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U.S. Ethereum ETFs Bleed $501M in June as Whales Make Moves
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs closed June 2026 with $501 million in total net outflows across seven consecutive weeks of redemptions.
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Loopring Shuts Down Its DEX: What the Collapse Looks Like
Loopring killed its decentralized exchange on June 28, 2026. The relayer went dark immediately, ending DEX and AMM operations for the zkRollup pioneer.
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Ethereum ETF Outflows Hit $273M as Institutions Go On-Chain
Ethereum spot ETFs bled $273 million in the week ending June 26, marking seven consecutive weeks of net outflows even as SharpLink Gaming bought 5,000 ETH on-chain.
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Base Network Went Dark for 33 Minutes: What Broke
Coinbase’s Base network halted block production on August 5, 2025. The outage lasted 33 minutes and was caused by a sequencer failure.
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BitGo Cuts 15% of Staff, Bets Hard on Stablecoins and AI
BitGo cut roughly 15% of its workforce on June 25, 2026. It’s a deliberate pivot — not a distress signal — anchored to a hard bet on stablecoins and AI.