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The total stablecoin market cap fell to $311.311 billion as of July 5, 2026, declining 0.61% over the past seven days, a drop of $1.911 billion, according to Defillama data. Tether's USDT maintained a $184.112 billion market cap and 59.14% dominance share despite a 0.43% weekly decline, while

Bitcoin deposits to centralized exchanges spiked to nearly 50,000 BTC per day in the last week as Bitcoin fell below $60,000, according to a Thursday report from blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant. The surge marks the fourth time this year deposits have reached this level, a pattern that has

HYPE surged 258.84% from its accumulation zone, validating key Fibonacci and order block support levels. HYPE maintained gains above $67 despite profit-taking, indicating sustained buyer participation and liquidity. HYPE’s $17.11 billion market capitalization reflects growing market

HYPE surged 258.84% from its accumulation zone, validating key Fibonacci and order block support levels. HYPE maintained gains above $67 despite profit-taking, indicating sustained buyer participation and liquidity. HYPE’s $17.11 billion market capitalization reflects growing market

NEAR breakout confirmed above a long-term descending channel, with the weekly retest strengthening bullish market structure for coming weeks. Buyers defended the breakout zone successfully, while rising volume and higher lows supported sustained upside momentum across multiple

NEAR breakout confirmed above a long-term descending channel, with the weekly retest strengthening bullish market structure for coming weeks. Buyers defended the breakout zone successfully, while rising volume and higher lows supported sustained upside momentum across multiple

Perplexity AI co-founder Andy Konwinski published an essay this week arguing that AI power concentration creates safety risks rather than solutions. The essay cited Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 controversy and followed Open Frontier, a working meeting Konwinski convened at San Francisco's

Polymarket and Kalshi processed combined World Cup prediction market volumes exceeding $4.8 billion as of July 5, 2026, with France holding a 35.4% probability of winning the tournament on Polymarket's $3.9 billion market and 35.5% on Kalshi's $961.96 million market. The trading activity reflects co

South Africa's Revenue Service published draft guidelines on crypto asset taxation on Wednesday, clarifying how the country's Income Tax Act, 1962, and capital gains tax rules apply to digital assets. The guidance does not create a separate crypto tax regime but explains how existing tax law

Jamf Threat Labs identified a new Rust-based macOS infostealer called PamStealer that poses as the open-source clipboard manager Maccy. In a report published on Thursday, the cybersecurity firm said the campaign uses a fake website to distribute a malicious AppleScript file that can steal

The Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) suffered unauthorized access in a recent cyber incident that potentially exposed sensitive planning details for major events. The platform serves as a critical tool for federal, state, and local agencies to

Sono International filed a preliminary listing review application with the Korea Exchange on the 26th of last month for securities market listing. This marks the company's third IPO attempt after previous cancellations in 2019 and last year. The hotel and leisure operator's move draws attention as S

Cha Sang-hoon, CEO of April Bio, sold 1.77 million shares to IMM for approximately 58.2 billion won on the 24th of last month, according to Financial Supervisory Service disclosures on the 1st. The transaction reduced his stake in the Korean biotech stocks company from 18.96% to 11.34%. The sale

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he plans to hold his bitcoin position to zero despite sitting on millions of dollars in losses, after buying around $100,000. Portnoy made the comments during a recent interview on FOX Business' Varney & Co, stating he would rather go down with the ship

NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service will be profitable in Q2, media chairman Matt Strauss said in an interview with TheStreet Roundtable publisher James Heckman at the Cannes Lions festival. The announcement follows Peacock ending Q1 2026 with 46 million paid subscribers, up from 41 million a

Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted an orange dot bitcoin chart on July 5 as investors monitored the company's next bitcoin purchase. The chart maps Strategy's bitcoin acquisitions against price movements, displaying 113 purchase events and total holdings of 847,363

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has processed nearly 1 million AI agent transactions through its x402 facilitator, according to t54.ai, a company building trusted infrastructure for AI agents. The milestone follows an integration last month that enabled AI agents to use XRP or RLUSD to pay for APIs, AI

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of approximately $527 million during the holiday-shortened week ending Thursday, July 2, marking the eighth consecutive week of redemptions and the longest negative streak in the category's history. The drawdown occurred across only 4 trading sessions,

XRP is approaching a critical technical juncture as the cryptocurrency trades at $1.13 and consolidates within a tightening symmetrical triangle pattern, according to on-chain metrics provider XRP Update and price data from CoinCodex. The compression follows months of price action squeezed between d