Bitcoin surged past $80,700 this week as the US Treasury’s doubling of its long-bond buyback programme reignited risk appetite and triggered more than $4 billion in short liquidations, while spot ETFs recorded their strongest six-session inflow of 2026.
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Bitcoin Tops $71,000 as Trump Endorses CLARITY Act at White House Crypto Event
Bitcoin surged more than 10% to $71,750 on August 20 after President Trump called on Congress to pass cryptocurrency legislation, triggering a record $2.7 billion short liquidation.
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Tokenized Stocks Hit $2.3 Billion All-Time High as DTCC Clears Its First Live Blockchain Trades
The global market cap of tokenized equities reached a record $2.3 billion in mid-July 2026, nearly doubling since March, as the DTCC completed its first live settlement of tokenized US securities on 15 July.
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Ionic Digital to List on Nasdaq July 28 at $2 Billion in Celsius Rebirth
Ionic Digital, born from Celsius Network’s bankruptcy, lists on Nasdaq on July 28 under IOND at a $2 billion valuation, backed by Oaktree, Citadel and Attestor.
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Japan Moves Bitcoin and 105 Other Cryptos Under Securities Law
Japan’s parliament passed amendments on July 15 reclassifying Bitcoin and over 105 cryptocurrencies as financial assets under securities law, opening the door to spot Bitcoin ETFs and a flat 20% tax rate.
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Circle wins federal bank charter, embedding USDC in the US banking system
The OCC on July 10 granted Circle Internet Group approval for a national trust bank charter — the first awarded to a stablecoin issuer — sending Circle shares up 13% and placing USDC reserves under direct federal oversight.
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Gemini launches commission-free stock trading in push toward financial super app
Crypto exchange Gemini expanded into US-listed equities on 7 July 2026, adding thousands of commission-free stocks and ETFs to a platform already spanning crypto spot, derivatives, and prediction markets.
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US crypto market structure bill stalls in Senate as August recess threatens passage
The CLARITY Act’s odds of Senate passage have fallen to 48% after ethics and law-enforcement talks collapsed, with only 31 session days left before the August recess.
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Coinbase lists Anthropic and OpenAI pre-IPO perpetuals as $1.8 trillion AI IPO wave looms
Coinbase launched Anthropic and OpenAI pre-IPO perpetuals on June 22, giving non-US traders a public route to bet on AI labs valued at a combined $1.817 trillion.
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Crypto platforms promised SpaceX IPO access. No shares were delivered.
Binance, Bybit, Bitget, and MEXC refunded hundreds of millions in customer funds after their SpaceX tokenized stock campaigns collapsed on IPO day, exposing the limits of blockchain equity access.