ECB says digital euro app will exceed EU accessibility standards
The European Central Bank proposed accessibility standards for its planned digital euro app, saying it would be one of several ways users could access basic digital euro services.
BIS Project Agorá settles $1 million in tokenized cross-border payment trials
Twenty-eight financial institutions and central banks completed real-value settlements across six currencies using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits.
Citadel buys bulk of Situational Awareness stock portfolio after AI rout: Reports
Situational Awareness retained about $10 billion in assets, including its Anthropic stake, after reportedly selling leveraged public stock positions to Ken Griffin’s Citadel.
New York sues Kalshi over alleged illegal gambling operation
The lawsuit adds to a growing clash between New York and the CFTC over whether federally regulated prediction markets are subject to state gambling laws.
RWA perpetual futures volume nears Bitcoin on Hyperliquid, Binance
RWA perpetual futures reached 99.2% of Bitcoin perpetual volume on Hyperliquid and Binance as tokenized equities led trading.
Aave weighs closing 6 V3 blockchain markets, offboarding 50 low-use reserves
DeFi risk management service LlamaRisk recommended that Aave wind down every reserve on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium and Aptos, but action against most of those instances was already taken.
Bitcoin ETFs post $233M inflows, pushing week back into the green
BlackRock’s IBIT led $233.1 million in daily inflows as US spot Bitcoin ETFs turned positive for the week and July stayed on track to end in the green.
Crypto’s next altseason may have fewer winners: Wintermute
Institutional investors accounted for 72% of Wintermute’s spot OTC flow in the first half of 2026 as capital clustered in fewer tokens and altcoin rallies became more selective.
Coldcard issues Mk3 warning as experts examine $38M Bitcoin wallet drain
Coinkite urged Coldcard Mk3 users to migrate funds after identifying a potential seed-generation risk, as Bitcoin security experts separately examine an unexplained $38 million wallet drain.
Bhutan’s Gelephu taps 3iQ to manage part of Bitcoin treasury
3iQ will manage an undisclosed portion of Gelephu Mindfulness City’s Bitcoin treasury as Bhutan develops a digital-asset investment hub.