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Ethics in crypto market structure ‘really not our concern,’ says Blockchain Association CEO 2026-07-16 at 20:07 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright A former CFTC commissioner urged lawmakers not to “kill all the hard work that we put in the rest of the bill” by making ethics a make-or-break issue on crypto market structure. This article […]

Morgan Stanley’s E*TRADE launches spot crypto trading through Zero Hash 2026-07-16 at 19:32 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Eligible E*TRADE retail clients can now buy, sell and hold Bitcoin, Ether and Solana through a partnership with crypto infrastructure provider Zero Hash. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Tradable’s $1B Stellar deal adds to institutional tokenization boom 2026-07-16 at 19:19 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Tradable will bring up to $1 billion in private credit assets to Stellar, extending the blockchain’s push into institutional finance and tokenized real-world assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure 2026-07-16 at 16:34 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin The BNP-backed brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AI-native financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue onchain business. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Prediction markets defy crypto downturn with record Q2 volume: CoinGecko 2026-07-16 at 16:05 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Prediction markets reached a record $113.8 billion in notional volume in Q2 as spot CEX trading, derivatives volume and stablecoin market cap declined. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

FATF urges faster crypto AML enforcement as stablecoin crime increases 2026-07-16 at 15:05 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun The global task force said criminal networks are using stablecoins and developing proprietary tokens to evade asset freezes as countries struggle to enforce crypto AML rules. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

ARK pushes back against a16z’s ‘TradFi wants blockchain, not DeFi’ claim 2026-07-16 at 14:35 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun ARK Invest’s director of research disputed a16z crypto’s thesis that traditional finance will adopt permissioned blockchain infrastructure instead of decentralized finance, saying institutions will increasingly rely on DeFi rails. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

US Senate unanimously adopts resolution opposing clemency for SBF 2026-07-16 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The Senate approved a resolution opposing clemency for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried as prediction markets put the odds of a Trump pardon by July 31 below 1%. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Autonomous AI agent economy faces infrastructure gaps: Visa, Artemis 2026-07-16 at 13:33 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Visa and Artemis found that infrastructure bottlenecks are preventing broader commercial adoption of the autonomous AI agent economy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Tether invests $20M into Argentine neobank Ualá 2026-07-16 at 11:27 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Tether reportedly invested $20 million into Ualá, as part of the Argentine neobank’s $197 million funding round announced earlier in March. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Robinhood Chain memecoin launchpad Vlad.fun halts after ‘internal integrity’ issue 2026-07-16 at 10:43 By Cointelegraph Vlad.fun suspended its platform after discovering a “serious internal integrity issue” involving members of its team, without disclosing the nature of the alleged misconduct. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Hyperion DeFi to deploy 500K HYPE for Hyperliquid HIP-3 markets 2026-07-16 at 09:41 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun The deal gives Hyperion an equity stake in Skew and a share of listing-service revenue as it expands the utility of its HYPE treasury assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trump to meet with senators over CLARITY Act on Thursday: Politico 2026-07-16 at 07:18 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng US President Donald Trump is set to meet with several senators on Thursday as negotiators race to get the CLARITY Act across the line before the Senate’s August recess. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

Base’s social bet left it trailing in prediction markets and perps: Pollak 2026-07-16 at 04:14 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng Base creator Jesse Pollak is stepping back from leadership of the Base App after admitting he was “definitively wrong” to bet on social experiences driving crypto adoption. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

Revolut receives in-principle approval from UAE authorities for crypto services 2026-07-15 at 23:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority approved the London-headquartered fintech company for broker-dealer, management and investment, and exchange services in the UAE. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

US Senator blasts AG pick for ‘dismantling’ crypto unit, Trump’s CZ pardon 2026-07-15 at 20:56 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright President Donald Trump’s pick for US Attorney General faced criticism from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on his approach to crypto enforcement and the pardon of former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. This article is

Ostium pauses trading as security firms report multimillion-dollar oracle exploit 2026-07-15 at 20:14 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Ostium halted trading and advised revoking contract approvals after blockchain security firms reported an apparent oracle-related exploit of its OLP liquidity vault, with estimated losses ranging from $18 million to $22 million. This article is an excerpt

Aave launches V4 on Avalanche, laying groundwork for tokenized credit markets 2026-07-15 at 19:29 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The deployment marks Aave V4’s first expansion beyond Ethereum and introduces lending infrastructure designed to support future markets for tokenized real-world assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Securitize, Cantor target tokenized IPOs for public markets 2026-07-15 at 18:59 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald are developing infrastructure for tokenized IPOs and secondary equity offerings within the existing US securities framework. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Japan passes crypto overhaul to bring digital assets under financial rules 2026-07-15 at 14:05 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Japan’s revised Financial Instruments and Exchange Act introduces crypto insider trading rules, tougher penalties and new oversight requirements for crypto businesses. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source