DeFi
Japan’s CRYL Launches Regulated Bitcoin-Backed Loans Up to $6.2M at 3.5% APR
Japanese lender CRYL Inc. launches regulated Bitcoin-backed loans from $6,200 to $6.2M at 3.5% APR, letting BTC holders access yen liquidity without selling.
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Convicted Launderer Allegedly Drained $290K in Court-Seized Kraken Crypto From Prison, New DOJ Charges Reveal
DOJ charges convicted money launderer Rossen Iossifov with draining $290K in court-seized Kraken crypto from prison, exposing a US forfeiture custody gap.
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Goldman Sachs Prediction Market Ban Targets Insider Trading Risks as Wall Street Clamps Down on Polymarket and Kalshi
Goldman Sachs has banned employees from trading on Polymarket and Kalshi over insider trading fears. Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street banks are following suit.
Markets
Crypto Market Cap Holds $2.27T as BTC Dominance Hits 56.3% — Alts Bleed While Zcash Defies the Tape
Crypto market cap holds $2.27T with Fear & Greed at 26/100. BTC dominance hits a cycle-high 56.3% while SOL, XRP and DOGE slide. Zcash leads with a +9.83% weekly gain.
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Bonzo Lend Loses $9M on Hedera After Attacker Exploits Supra Oracle Verifier to Inflate SAUCE Collateral
Bonzo Lend lost ~$9M on July 11 after an attacker exploited a flaw in Supra's oracle verifier to inflate SAUCE token collateral prices on the Hedera network.
DeFi
Toss Signs OP Stack MOU to Pilot Korean Won Stablecoin for 30 Million Users
South Korean super-app Toss partners with Optimism on a 3-month KRW stablecoin proof of concept on the OP Stack, targeting 30 million users.
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Fed Taps a16z’s Marc Andreessen to Co-Lead AI Task Force Under Kevin Warsh — With Billions at Stake
The Federal Reserve has appointed a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen to co-lead an AI productivity task force under Kevin Warsh — raising sharp conflict-of-interest questions.
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Circle Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank — No Deposits, No Loans, But USDC Gets Federal Footing
Circle has received final OCC approval to charter Circle National Trust Bank — a federally regulated entity for USDC reserves and custody, barred from consumer deposits or loans.
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Hong Kong SFC Orders Crypto Platforms to Kill OTP Logins by July 2027 or Absorb Phishing Losses
Hong Kong's SFC gives licensed crypto platforms until July 8, 2027 to replace OTP logins with phishing-resistant authentication — or cover user phishing losses.
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Backpack Launches 24/7 Tokenized U.S. Stock Trading in 150+ Countries, Joining Bybit and Kraken in Equity Race
Backpack crypto exchange goes live with 24/7 tokenized U.S. equity trading in 150+ countries, joining Bybit and Kraken in the fast-growing tokenized stocks race.
