Key Takeaways The ECB picked 36 providers for a 12-month digital euro pilot starting in H2 2027. Stripe joined the pilot as the ECB tests payments, merchants, and offline transactions. The pilot will test real-world use while privacy concerns remain central to adoption. ECB Advances Digital Euro With 12-Month Pilot Across 19 Countries The European…
Key Takeaways Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its List of Unauthorized Internet Games on July 13. Internet providers have 15 days to block access; the ministry’s blocklist already covers several thousand sites. The decision is days after Gibraltar launched the world’s first dedicated prediction-market regime. Another European door closes as Gibraltar’s opens The Czech…
Key Takeaways Team Liquid beat Xtreme Gaming 2-1 and faces Team Spirit on July 15. Rune Eaters upset Virtus.pro 2-1 and now meets Aurora Gaming. LGD swept MOUZ 2-0 as Vici Gaming’s series entered an integrity review. 3 Teams Keep Their Playoff Hopes Alive The Survival Stage at the Esports World Cup in Paris began…
Key Takeaways The U.S. government sent $12.36 million in ETH, USDC and USDT via six transactions on July 14. Coinbase Prime received the ETH and USDT legs, while USDC went to an unlabeled address Arkham hasn’t tagged. The transfer equals about 0.06% of the government’s $21.22 billion tracked crypto portfolio. The transfer follows Monday’s movement…
Key Takeaways Fed Chair Kevin Warsh told Congress on July 14, 2026 the Fed won’t bail out crypto or stablecoins. Rep. Brad Sherman pressed Warsh on a potential run in crypto markets during the House hearing. Warsh holds the Fed rate at 3.5% to 3.75% and will also appear before the Senate on Wednesday. Warsh…
Key Takeaways The S&P 500 fell 0.79% to 7,515.34 Monday after Trump reinstated a blockade on Iranian ports. June CPI fell to 3.5% year over year, below the 3.8% forecast, lifting bitcoin near $64,000. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh testifies before Congress today as the FOMC’s next meeting lands July 29. His statements may change market…
Key Takeaways A U.K. taskforce of 54 firms will pilot tokenized repo as its first live blockchain use case. Blackrock, JPMorgan and Circle joined a roadmap targeting UK wholesale tokenization. The UK sees tokenization adding up to £33B annually by 2035 through market upgrades. UK Treasury Backs Tokenization Plan That Could Add $44 Billion by…
Key Takeaways Cryptoquant’s 365-day PnL Index keeps trending lower, implying the BTC cycle top may still be ahead. Bitcoin trades near $62,656, down about 50% from its October 2025 record of roughly $126,000. Cryptoquant’s bull-bear gauge flipped green on May 12, 2026, its first bullish signal since March 2023. What the Signal Says Onchain analytics…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. he Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued voluntary governance principles on June 24, 2026, to guide supervised financial institutions in the adoption of artificial intelligence. The guidance, detailed in Memorandum No. M-2026-031, outlines the central…
Key Takeaways Binance.US CEO Stephen Gregory targets a return to 20% of the U.S. market after a 2-year regulatory freeze. The exchange cut fees to 0% for makers and 2 basis points for takers, close to a no-fee model. Gregory plans derivatives, perpetual futures and prediction markets if new U.S. licenses come through. From Hibernation…
