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Adam Back's bitcoin treasury firm scraps SPAC merger, seeks new deal

BSTR and Cantor Equity Partners will not complete their merger under the original July 2025 agreement, with the shareholder meeting…
Jul 8, 2026
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India’s Central Bank Pushes to Bar Banks From All Crypto Exposure, Documents Show

Internal government documents reviewed by Reuters show the Reserve Bank of India renewing its call to keep banks out of…
Jul 8, 2026
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ESMA turns spotlight on crypto custody risks after MiCA transition

The EU securities regulator will assess custody providers’ key management, incident response and reliance on third-party technology providers. Read Full…
Jul 8, 2026
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Kraken Pursues a Full Banking License in Europe, With Lithuania as Its Target Jurisdiction

A full license, targeted in Lithuania, would make Kraken the only crypto exchange to operate as a bank, following Revolut’s…
Jul 8, 2026
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Vanguard is Hiring for Its First Head of Digital Assets, Signaling a Shift From Its Crypto-Skeptic Past

The roughly $10 trillion asset manager, once one of crypto’s loudest institutional skeptics, is building a digital assets team for…
Jul 8, 2026
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Reserve Bank of India still favors crypto prohibition to curtail tax evasion: Reuters

Indian regulators maintained a hawkish stance despite the growing embrace of digital assets and technology by governments worldwide. Read Full…
Jul 8, 2026
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Russia’s legal crypto on-ramp to arrive with a state-owned bank holding the keys

The reported December launch matters because Russia’s new rules may make custody, limits, and compliance the price of legal access.…
Jul 7, 2026
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BlackRock-backed Securitize slides 40% after SPAC debut despite tokenization boom

The decline fits into a pattern of recently-public digital asset companies sliding after debut, Arca’s Jeff Dorman said. Read Full…
Jul 7, 2026
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BlackRock put $209M behind Bitcoin’s rebound but can it last?

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $266 million on July 6, with IBIT supplying about $209 million, making the…
Jul 7, 2026
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Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe

Kraken’s focus is on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure the license, according to a person familiar with the plans.…
Jul 7, 2026