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07-29
Tokenized Stocks Reach $9.22 Billion in Monthly On-Chain Volume in 2026
Imagine buying a slice of Apple stock at 3 a.m. on a Sunday, settling in seconds, from a crypto wallet, with no broker involved. That is the promise of tokenized stocks, and it stopped being theoretical this year: on-chain transfer volume for tokenized equities reached $9.22 billion in a single mont
Bitcoin Policy Institute Hosts AI Foreign Influence Discussion on Capitol Hill
A think tank best known for advocating Bitcoin-friendly policy just held court in one of the most politically charged rooms on Capitol Hill, and the topic wasn’t crypto. It was China.The Bitcoin Policy Institute hosted a fireside chat on July 29 in the House Select Committee on the CCP’s hearing roo
Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Cash Out Amid $5.25B Inflows
Bitcoin [BTC] has yet to post a decisive move in either direction, and its performance continues to narrow as the market waits for a clearer signal. Much of that indecision traces back to the two groups now setting the tone—short-term and long-term holders – and the short-term crowd has shaped recen
Twenty One Capital CEO Warns Bitcoin Treasury Playbook Is Dying
Raphael Zagury, the newly appointed CEO of Bitcoin-focused public company Twenty One Capital, says the premium-funded model behind Bitcoin treasury firms cannot provide easy returns forever. His answer is to build cash-generating businesses around the company’s BTC balance sheet.In a July 22 firesid
Grayscale Report Suggests Onchain Vaults Could Compete with $1.5T CLO Market
Grayscale Research published a report on July 29 arguing that onchain vaults, a relatively quiet corner of DeFi, could eventually compete with one of traditional finance’s most important capital allocation machines: the collateralized loan obligation market.The pitch is straightforward. Onchain vaul
Fed Holds Rates Steady in July Amid Growing Dissent
Bloomberg News — On July 29, the Federal Reserve's FOMC voted 9 to 3 to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5%-3.75% for the fifth consecutive meeting. Three voting members—Beth Hammack, Neel Kashkari, and Lorie Logan—voted against the decision, advocating for a 25-basis-point
US Tariff Revenue Turns Negative for First Time in History
The US government collected negative tariff revenue last month. Net customs duties receipts came in at -$25.6B in June 2026, marking the first time in American history that the government paid out more in tariff refunds than it brought in from new collections.The culprit: a massive wave of refunds t
BNY Launches Onchain Transfer Agency for $8.6T Fund Business
BNY Mellon is launching a digital transfer agency that will record fund transactions and investor ownership onchain. Baillie Gifford, Blackrock and BNY’s Dreyfus unit are expected to be among its first users.Key TakeawaysBNY is launching an onchain transfer agency covering $8.6T across 7.6M investor
Tether USAT Launches on Celo, Expanding Beyond Ethereum
Tether is taking its GENIUS Act-compliant USAT stablecoin beyond Ethereum for the first time, and it has picked a network already seeing heavy stablecoin use. The launch on Celo could give USAT access to millions of users, easier fee payments and a faster route into everyday digital-dollar transacti
Galaxy Digital Inc. (GLXY) drops 10.02% to $18.86 on July 30.
ME News: On July 30 (UTC+8), according to CoinFound’s cryptocurrency-related stock data, Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GLXY) is currently trading at $18.86, down 10.02% from today’s opening price of $20.96. (Source: CoinFound)
Fed officials likely already track inflation before the PCE release
ME News reports that on July 30 (UTC+8), Federal Reserve Chair Powell stated that to achieve the 2% inflation target, the range of inflation data I refer to is broader than just PCE data.
PCE data remains our preferred indicator, and we will continue to rely on it. It’s important to note that the
xAI Launches Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0, Boosting Real-Time Voice AI Capabilities
xAI just dropped Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0, an upgraded real-time voice AI model that promises sharper transcription accuracy, improved intelligence, and smoother conversational flow. The announcement landed on July 29, less than three months after the original Think Fast 1.0 debuted in April 2026.W
81M in ZEC Migrates to Zcash's Ironwood Pool on Launch Day
TL;DRAbout 176,000 ZEC worth roughly $81 million entered Ironwood during its first day alone, representing approximately 5% of Orchard’s activation balance.Orchard can no longer receive deposits at all, while its turnstile limits total withdrawals to the amount of ZEC that was verifiably deposited.M
Trump’s Crypto Adviser Rejects CLARITY Act Developer Proposal
Law enforcement groups backed by key Democrats have suggested some changes to the CLARITY Act that would make it easier to prosecute some crypto software developers.However, White House officials still feel like the suggestions made fall short of what they want.Trump’s Crypto Adviser Rejects Proposa
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Says AI Investment Is Building Future Economic Growth
Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve Chair, told the Senate Banking Committee that the current wave of AI spending isn’t a bubble. It’s the economy doing something it hasn’t done well in years: actually building things.Testifying on July 15, Warsh pointed to high-tech spending that surged nearly 25% in
