Markets
DeFi

Stablecoins are moving more money while crypto’s cash pile gets smaller

Adjusted stablecoin transaction volume reached a record $1.79 trillion in June, according to Visa Onchain Analytics, up 63% from May’s…
Jul 13, 2026
AI

Ethereum Foundation’s AI Agents Found a Real Validator Bug, but Humans Did the Hard Part

The Foundation’s security team used coordinated AI agents to uncover a remotely triggerable crash, then spent most of its effort…
Jul 13, 2026
Markets

Live markets: Bitcoin slips below $63,000 in an Asian-session leverage flush

The liquidations were minor, running at about a sixth of what the market saw at its worst over the past…
Jul 13, 2026
AI

AI microbusinesses could drive $262B in stablecoin volume by 2033: Swyftx

The AI-native cohort of the expanding gig economy could increasingly use stablecoins to avoid slow and expensive traditional payment rails,…
Jul 13, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin holds near $63,800 as war-driven selloff hits everything but crypto

Gold, oil, stocks and bonds all moved sharply on the fourth round of U.S. strikes on Iran, but bitcoin is…
Jul 13, 2026
Markets

One crypto wallet tied to a 20-year-old fraudster processed over $122M before Interpol closed in

The Thailand case shows how cross-chain token swaps can complicate tracing across services, assets and borders. The post One crypto…
Jul 12, 2026
Markets

Signs of life?: State of Crypto

Several sources told CoinDesk that a new draft of the Clarity Act may drop this week, but challenges remain. Read…
Jul 12, 2026
Markets

Convicted scammer’s “seized” crypto moves to unknown wallets while in prison as DOJ failed to secure funds

DOJ’s account separates a forfeiture order from the unresolved question of who could authorize a transfer. The post Convicted scammer’s…
Jul 12, 2026
Infrastructure

XRP loses $700 million in futures bets while XRPL builds a $4 billion institutional pipeline

Demand for XRP is weakening across several key market indicators, testing whether the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) growing institutional pipeline can…
Jul 12, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin’s $64,000 rebound is outrunning ETF demand despite a $197 million inflow

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their first weekly net inflow in more than two months, attracting $197 million…
Jul 12, 2026