AI-focused NEAR token rose by 7.6% on Wednesday following an announcement from fund manager Bitwise on a NEAR staking exchange-traded product (ETP). NEAR climbed from $2.09 to $2.13 between July 1-2, with a decisive breakout reaching $2.18 on high trading volume. This performance comes on the back of the announcement… Listen ⇢

DigitalMint President Marc Grens confirmed in a statement to Cointelegraph that an employee is under investigation and has been fired from the firm. The US Justice Department has launched a probe into a former ransomware negotiator, accused of striking deals with hackers to take a cut of the crypto used… Listen ⇢

Swiss crypto-focused bank AMINA Bank started offering clients services with Ripple USD (RLUSD), Ripple’s recently launched stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar on Thursday. The firm has claimed the bragging rights of becoming the first globally operating bank to support RLUSD, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk. The… Listen ⇢

A finance industry trade group says tokenized stock offerings shouldn’t get a Securities and Exchange Commission exemption but instead go through the “notice and comment process.” An industry trade group is urging the US securities regulator to reject a wave of relief requests from crypto companies seeking to offer tokenized… Listen ⇢

Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP (XRP) has risen by over 3.5% in the past 24 hours, with volume in the Deribit-listed options market suggesting bullish expectations. Since July 1, higher-level July 25 call options at strikes of $3.00 and $4.00 and the Sept. 28 expiry call at the $2.80 strike have emerged… Listen ⇢

OpenAI said on July 2 that digital tokens trading under its name on Robinhood’s new blockchain platform do not represent OpenAI equity and were listed without the company’s consent. In a statement posted on X, the artificial intelligence developer wrote:  “These ‘OpenAI tokens’ are not OpenAI equity. We did not… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin (BTC) recently closed its June monthly candle above $100,000, raising hopes among bulls for continued upside throughout the summer. However, the digital asset has now flashed a rare signal that warns of a significant price pullback in the coming months. Bitcoin Flashes Rare Bearish Signal According to a recent… Listen ⇢

Zach Anderson Jul 02, 2025 20:11 As interest rates remain volatile, floating rate notes (FRNs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) emerge as attractive options for income while mitigating rate risk. In the face of persistent interest rate volatility and uncertain inflation dynamics, floating rate instruments are gaining attention as a… Listen ⇢

The crypto market buzzed with anticipation as the first Solana Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) with staking capabilities began trading on Wednesday, July 2. This Solana staking ETF, the first of its kind in the United States, closed its debut trading day with $12 million in inflows — a strong signal of… Listen ⇢