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The previously roughed-up shares have been on a tear in recent weeks, now sporting more than a 100% year-to-date advance.

Binance Pay and Lyzi team up to bring crypto payments to over 80 businesses across the French Riviera, spanning Cannes, Nice, Antibes and Monaco. Binance Pay has partnered with French fintech Lyzi to enable over 80 businesses across the French Riviera to embrace cryptocurrency payments, according to a Wednesday press release. The rollout, spanning cities including Cannes, Nice, Antibes and Monaco, would integrate digital assets into the region’s luxury tourism and retail economy. The French Riviera, also known as the Côte d’Azur, is a popular tourist destination. The partnership gives visitors and locals the ability to pay with stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies at a wide range of establishments, including hotels, restaurants, beach clubs, luxury retailers and service providers. Read more

Coinbase’s acquisition of Liquifi aims to address the complexity of token launches by onchain builders by making them faster and easier. Major US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase continued its 2025 buying spree, acquiring token management platform Liquifi. Coinbase on Wednesday announced a strategic acquisition of Liquifi, a token management platform focused on early-stage tokenization projects. “Acquiring Liquifi gives us best-in-class capabilities in token cap table management, vesting, and compliance, and positions Coinbase to support builders earlier in their journey,” Coinbase’s vice president of institutional product, Greg Tusar, said in the announcement. Read more

Multiple onchain Bitcoin metrics suggest that traders are holding back from making any risk moves. Key takeaways: Over $342.2 million in ETF outflows on Tuesday and weaker futures activity show traders becoming more defensive. Bitcoin traders are watching $106,500 support and significant resistance at $109,000. Read more

The European Central Bank will launch a blockchain settlement pilot by late 2026 under its new Pontes initiative, aiming to connect DLT platforms with the eurozone’s core payment systems. The European Central Bank (ECB) has approved a two-track plan to settle distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions using central bank money, which could pave the way to modernizing Europe’s financial system. The first track, dubbed Pontes, will focus on a short-term solution by linking blockchain-based DLT platforms with TARGET Services, a suite of financial services developed and operated by the Eurosystem designed to facilitate the flow of payments and securities within the eurozone. A pilot for Pontes is expected to launch by the end of the third quarter of 2026, the ECB said Tuesday. This pilot will use insights from the ECB’s exploratory DLT trials in 2024, which involved over 50 experiments and 64 participants, to test a unified settlement system with central bank money. Read more

With the Fed signaling it will maintain its restrictive monetary policy stance, investors are rethinking their exposure to Bitcoin ETFs.

Bybit and OKX have both launched MiCA-compliant crypto exchanges in the EU, marking a significant push into Europe’s newly unified regulatory landscape. Update (July 2, 2025, at 2:10 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by Erald Ghoos, OKX Europe CEO. Crypto exchanges Bybit and OKX both launched fully regulated platforms in Europe this week as regulatory clarity continues to attract major exchanges to the bloc. According to a Wednesday announcement, crypto exchange Bybit.eu launched to serve European Economic Area (EEA) users with a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. Under the rules, Bybit’s Austria-based operations, established in late May, are licensed in 29 EEA countries. Read more

The Bitcoin halving cycle is unlikely to hurt the BTC price in the second half of 2025 due to strong ETF and corporate buying, Standard Chartered forecasts. Global bank Standard Chartered is bullish on Bitcoin for the rest of the year, citing increasing corporate treasury buying and strong exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows. Standard Chartered expects Bitcoin (BTC) to print new highs of $135,000 by the end of the third quarter and then break $200,000 by the end of the year, the bank’s digital asset research head, Geoff Kendrick, said in a Wednesday report shared with Cointelegraph. “Thanks to increased investor flows, we believe BTC has moved beyond the previous dynamic whereby prices fell 18 months after a ‘halving’ cycle,” Kendrick said, adding that the common halving trend would have led to price declines in September or October 2025. Read more

The U.S. Treasury has targeted a Russian firm linked to ransomware, infostealers, and darknet drug markets involving crypto.

Bitcoin hit a record monthly close in June, but experts say on-chain data is missing the scale of institutional demand via ETFs and OTC desks.

Mounting crypto-related vetoes point to the state's cautious approach, but a future governor could hold an opposing view, Decrypt was told.

Figma’s $69.5 million Bitcoin ETF holding now accounts for 4.5% of its cash and securities portfolio, the company revealed Tuesday.

Peter Thiel is backing a new US bank, Erebor, launched by tech billionaires to serve start-ups and crypto firms left adrift after Silicon Valley Bank’s 2023 collapse. The post Peter Thiel, Tech Billionaires Back New Bank for Start-ups, Erebor, After SVB Collapse: Report appeared first on Cryptonews.

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) slammed an amendment proposed by fellow Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on June 30 that would ban elected officials from offering or promoting digital assets.Senator Cynthia Lummis Airs Crypto Amendment Concerns Speaking on Capitol Hill on Monday, Lummis claimed that Merkley’s proposed amendment “goes too far” when it comes to legislating the […] The post Senator Cynthia Lummis Slams Jeff Merkley’s Proposed Crypto Amendment appeared first on Cryptonews.

Creditors with claims under $50,000 have been paid fully, while larger claims await staged distributions to complete full recovery.

The SEC has issued new guidance to clarify filing requirements for crypto ETF issuers, aiming to streamline token-based product approvals. The post SEC Issues New Crypto ETF Guidance — Here’s What Issuers Must Disclose appeared first on Cryptonews.

A long-time Bitcoin holder has finally cracked open one of the rarest physical Bitcoin collectibles in existence—a Casascius bar loaded with 100 BTC. The collector, who goes by the name John Galt on the Bitcoin Talk forum, originally bought the bar in 2012 for just $500. 13 years later, he redeemed it when the top […] The post Bitcoin holder unlocks $10 million from rare Casascius bar bought for $500 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BTC is in a waiting game, with reduced profit-taking and cooling signs seen in overall on-chain and exchange activity following a flush in the futures market.

In head-to-head tests, Microsoft’s virtual medical council diagnosed correctly four times more often than human doctors, and at a lower cost.

Russian police have shut down an illegal crypto mining farm found operating in an industrial zone in St. Petersburg, as the internal affairs ministry has warned of a new crypto trading-themed scam. The post Underground Crypto Mining Farm Raided in St. Petersburg as ‘Crypto Trading Scam’ Sweeps Russia appeared first on Cryptonews.