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Blockchains
Circle Extends Native USDC to Sei and Hyperliquid in Cross-Chain Push
Circle Internet Financial has expanded the reach of USD Coin, its dollar-backed stablecoin, by deploying native USDC and the upgraded Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) v2 on the Sei Network

Regulation & Politics
Samourai Wallet Founders Plead Guilty, Agree to $237 Million Forfeiture
The two founders of Samourai Wallet, a Bitcoin mixing service, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to operating an unlicensed money-transmission business that laundered more than $100 million in proceeds from dark-web marketplaces and online fraud schemes

Regulation & Politics
Treasury Secretary Bessent Releases Roadmap to Make US ‘Crypto Superpower’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday released a policy paper titled “The Road Map to Making America a Crypto Superpower”

TradFi & Fintech
Robinhood Profit Doubles as Options, Crypto Trading Fuel 45% Revenue Jump
Robinhood Markets reported second-quarter revenue of $989 million, a 45% jump from a year earlier and ahead of the $908 million analysts expected

CeFi
Kraken Seeks $500 Million at $15 Billion Value, Eyes Possible IPO
Crypto exchange Kraken is in talks to raise about $500 million in fresh capital at a valuation close to $15 billion, The Information reported, citing people familiar with the matter

Regulation & Politics
Indonesia Doubles Crypto Levies and Targets Offshore Trades From 1 August
Indonesia will sharply increase taxes on cryptocurrency transactions from 1 August under a finance-ministry regulation published on 30 July

Blockchains
Ethereum Marks 10 Years, Securing 23 Million Blocks and $460 Billion Market Cap
Ethereum, the pioneering programmable blockchain network, celebrated its 10th anniversary on July 30, 2025

Regulation & Politics
SEC Approves In-Kind Creation and Redemption for Bitcoin, Ether ETFs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 29 July granted accelerated approval to rule changes from Nasdaq, Cboe and NYSE

TradFi & Fintech
MicroStrategy Deploys $2.52 Billion IPO Windfall to Buy 21,021 Bitcoin
MicroStrategy has closed the $2.52 billion initial public offering of its bitcoin-focused subsidiary, Strategy (ticker STRC)






