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DEX Spot Volume Hit a Record 24% of CEX Volume in July
DeFi

DEX Spot Volume Hit a Record 24% of CEX Volume in July

Decentralized exchanges took their largest share of spot trading since tracking began in 2019 — in a month when overall volumes sank to a two-year low.
RWAs Topped Half of Hyperliquid's Volume for Two Straight Weeks in July
Markets

RWAs Topped Half of Hyperliquid's Volume for Two Straight Weeks in July

Perpetual futures tied to stocks, indexes and commodities out-traded crypto pairs on the largest perps DEX for the first time, less than a year after builder-deployed markets went live.
Crypto Card Volume Hits $748.7M in July, a Fifth Straight Monthly Gain: Paymentscan
TradFi & Fintech

Crypto Card Volume Hits $748.7M in July, a Fifth Straight Monthly Gain: Paymentscan

Spending on crypto payment cards jumped 19% to a monthly record, with RedotPay handling more than half the volume as flows into stablecoin neobanks crossed $1 billion for the first time.
Strategy Sells 1,638 Bitcoin for $105M, Splits Proceeds Between Dividends and STRC Buyback
CeFi

Strategy Sells 1,638 Bitcoin for $105M, Splits Proceeds Between Dividends and STRC Buyback

The company raised its USD Reserve to $4.0 billion from $3.0 billion three weeks earlier, funding the increase with $250 million from the sale of 3,011,361 MSTR shares.
Coldcard Thefts Near $114 Million as Fourth Attack Wave Hits
Security

Coldcard Thefts Near $114 Million as Fourth Attack Wave Hits

A firmware bug that shipped in 2021 made Coldcard seeds guessable, and attackers have drained more than 1,800 BTC since Thursday. The latest sweep can still be outbid in the mempool, giving some victims a window to rescue their coins.
Coinbase Says Revenue From Its Base Layer 2 Fell Despite Record Volume
CeFi

Coinbase Says Revenue From Its Base Layer 2 Fell Despite Record Volume

Coinbase's Q2 filings show sequencer revenue from Base declined even as stablecoin transaction volume on the network grew sevenfold year-over-year.
Polygon Turns Kansai Electric Loyalty Points Into JPYC Spending
Tokens

Polygon Turns Kansai Electric Loyalty Points Into JPYC Spending

Rewards earned in the utility giant's MOACT app now convert into Japan's regulated yen stablecoin, usable across DeFi through HashPort Wallet.
Ready Shuts Card Program After Issuer Kulipa's Sudden Wind-Down
CeFi

Ready Shuts Card Program After Issuer Kulipa's Sudden Wind-Down

Self-custodial wallet says user funds are untouched as the collapse of a shared card issuer knocks out Ready, Solflare and other crypto card programs overnight.
Banco Santander Discloses Spot Bitcoin ETF Stake in 13F Filing
TradFi & Fintech

Banco Santander Discloses Spot Bitcoin ETF Stake in 13F Filing

The Spanish lender's Q2 2026 filing lists a position in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust, the largest spot Bitcoin ETF.
US Sanctions Iranian Marine Insurers Taking Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz Passage
Regulation & Politics

US Sanctions Iranian Marine Insurers Taking Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz Passage

Treasury says HormuzSafe, developed by Iran's Ministry of Economy, accepted digital assets to fund an IRGC-backed 'extortion' scheme targeting commercial shipping.