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Injective Files Form TA-1 With SEC to Become a Transfer Agent for Tokenized Securities
Injective has filed Form TA-1 with the SEC to register as a transfer agent, proposing blockchain tokens as the official record of securities ownership.
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Marcus Feld is CoinScoop's DeFi and on-chain analyst. He digs into L2 activity, stablecoin flows and protocol revenue, translating raw chain data into plain-English calls.
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US and UK Publish 10-Point Stablecoin and Tokenization Roadmap — No Binding Rules Yet
The US and UK jointly published a 10-point roadmap to harmonize stablecoin and tokenized-asset rules — covering a $257B market — but no binding law yet.
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Circle Wins OCC Federal Trust Bank Charter as Standard Chartered Warns Stablecoins Could Drain $500B From US Bank Deposits
Circle secured an OCC federal trust bank charter on July 10, giving USDC federal oversight — as Standard Chartered warns stablecoins could drain $500B from US deposits by 2028.
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OKX Europe Launches One-Way USDT-to-USDC Converter as MiCA Stablecoin Deadline Looms
OKX Europe has launched a one-way USDT-to-USDC conversion tool for EEA users, offering an 8% yield incentive as a July 2026 MiCA enforcement deadline approaches.
DeFi
Bitcoin Treasury Firm Can’t Sell Half Its Preferred Shares Despite 10% Yield as Investor Appetite Cools
A Swedish Bitcoin treasury company couldn't sell nearly half its preferred shares despite a 10% annual yield, raising questions about the Bitcoin treasury model.
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TrustedVolumes Hacker Returns 1,122 ETH in Partial Repayment of May’s $5.8M DeFi Exploit
The attacker behind May's $5.87M TrustedVolumes DeFi exploit sent back 1,122.12 ETH (~$2.07M) on July 17 — roughly 35% of stolen funds — with no official statement from the protocol.
DeFi
Input Output Hands Core Cardano Infrastructure to Outside Teams as ADA Catches a Bid on Upgrade Hopes
Input Output is transferring stewardship of Cardano's core infrastructure to external teams via the Proof of Provenance framework as a protocol upgrade lifts ADA.
DeFi
JustLend DAO’s Fourth JST Burn Destroys 355M Tokens Worth $34.59M — Biggest Single Round by Value Yet
JustLend DAO's fourth JST buyback-and-burn destroyed 355M+ tokens worth $34.59M on July 17, 2026 — the highest-value single round in the program's history.
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Visa’s Sheffield Puts Adjusted x402 Volume at $19M — But 4,000 Wallets Drive 90% of Spending
Visa's Cuy Sheffield pegs adjusted x402 volume at $19M across 134M transactions, but a Visa-Artemis analysis shows just 4,000 wallets account for 90% of spending.
DeFi
Coinbase CEO Armstrong Admits Base ‘Messed Up’ on Content Coins, Defends AI Agent Pivot
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly admitted Base's content coin strategy failed, saying the network 'messed up,' while defending its new focus on AI agents, trading, and payments.
