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Leveraged Cup Awards $20,000 Grand Prize in Global Trading Competition

9 hours ago 2 mins read

LEVERAGED, a proprietary trading firm empowering anyone to become a trader, announced the conclusion of the 2026 Leveraged Cup, a worldwide trading competition where participants competed to secure the highest percentage return regardless of account size. Sebastian, known in the competition as Cassius, won the $20,000 grand prize after securing first place in the live Final Four finale. He advanced to the final stage shortly before qualification closed and went on

Bitcoin Is Holding $63,000. The Companies That Just Went Public on Crypto Are Down as Much as 89%

July 10, 2026 4 mins read

Bitcoin traded near $63,000 on July 9, 2026, holding up despite fresh US-Iran airstrikes and a halt to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s the headline price move. The more interesting story is underneath it: the wave of crypto companies that went public over the past year are trading nowhere close to where they debuted, and one of them has lost 89 percent of its value. BTC Price (July

Plume Brings Institutional Real-World Asset Yield to Binance Wallet Through nBasis Vault on Nest

July 9, 2026 2 mins read

The launch expands access to Plume’s flagship RWA yield vault, giving Binance Wallet users onchain exposure to institutional-grade strategies from Bitwise and Superstate.  Plume, the Open Finance platform for institutional assets, today announced its flagship institutional yield vault, nBASIS, is now accessible through Binance Wallet, bringing real-world asset yield to Binance Wallet users. Through nBASIS, users can access onchain yield exposure via two institutional-grade funds: the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund

The Newest IPOs Are Landing on Mantle: Bending Spoons (BSPx) as the Network’s Third Tokenized Equity in Under a Month

July 8, 2026 2 mins read

Mantle, the premier distribution layer connecting traditional finance and on-chain liquidity, today announced that BSPx, the tokenized representation of Bending Spoons, the company behind WeTransfer, Vimeo, Evernote and AOL, is now live on Mantle. In collaboration with xStocks as the primary issuer, BSPx is tradable on Fluxion through both Atomic RFQ and AMM execution, marking Mantle’s third tokenized asset onboarded in under a month, following SPCXx on June 19 and

The Company That Never Sells Bitcoin Just Sold Bitcoin. Twice. In One Week

July 8, 2026 4 mins read

Strategy built its entire identity on one rule: buy bitcoin, never sell it. This week, it broke that rule twice. It bought thousands of coins at higher prices. Days later, it sold thousands more at lower ones. The math on what’s left over is the part worth paying attention to. What Actually Happened, in Order Strategy bought 3,657 BTC at prices considerably higher than where bitcoin trades today. That was

KuCoin Becomes Official Partner of UAE Team Emirates – XRG, Debuts at the Tour de France

July 7, 2026 2 mins read

KuCoin, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, today announced its official partnership with UAE Team Emirates – XRG, one of the world’s premier professional cycling teams. This landmark collaboration will make its grand public debut at the 2026 Tour de France, with KuCoin’s branding prominently featured across all team buses, support vehicles, and fleet cars throughout the prestigious three-week race. Under this exclusive agreement, KuCoin will serve as the team’s sole

Bitcoin Just Rebounded Above $63,000. One Analyst Says the Next Real Rally Needs $1 Trillion More

July 6, 2026 5 mins read

Bitcoin closed out a losing first half of 2026, its worst start to a year since 2022. Then it bounced. Twice in one week, it pushed back above $63,000. The rebound is real. But the numbers underneath it, from CryptoQuant’s own founder, suggest the easy gains are behind bitcoin for good, and the next big move needs a kind of institutional capital that hasn’t shown up yet. What Actually Happened

America’s Biggest Crypto Law Was Supposed to Be Signed on Its 250th Birthday. It Wasn’t

July 6, 2026 5 mins read

The White House wanted the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act signed into law on July 4, 2026. That date came and went. No ceremony. No signature. The bill is stuck at Calendar No. 423 in the Senate, and the reason has less to do with crypto policy than with one president’s own $1.4 billion in crypto income. Here’s exactly where things stand, and why the next three weeks decide the

Bybit Card Launches in Peru: Seamless Spending with Up to 120 USDT in Rewards

July 4, 2026 3 mins read

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has officially launched the Bybit Card in Peru, marking a significant step in bridging the country’s growing digital asset ecosystem with the practicalities of everyday spending. Over 3 million users globally use the Bybit Card to pay at merchants. Offering year-round rewards on everyday spending, the Bybit Card also unlocks up to 10% cashback and 100% rebates on eligible digital subscriptions including popular services essential to

Mantle H1 2026: Building the Financial System in Full Force for Real-World Assets

July 3, 2026 3 mins read

Mantle, the premier distribution layer connecting traditional finance and on-chain liquidity, today shared its H1 2026 milestones, capping a defining half-year for real-world assets, institutional liquidity, and agentic finance. Tokenized capital markets entered a new phase as institutional participation accelerated and on-chain liquidity matured into infrastructure capable of supporting markets at scale. Against this backdrop, Mantle spent H1 building the financial system required for this next phase. From issuance and trading

0x to Power Swap Liquidity and Cross-Chain Access on Robinhood Chain at Launch

July 2, 2026 3 mins read

0x, a software infrastructure company whose APIs power payments, trading, and tokenized asset products across the onchain financial system, today announced Day 1 support for Robinhood Chain, Robinhood’s new blockchain built for financial services and tokenized real-world assets. At launch, 0x will provide two core infrastructure layers for Robinhood Chain: RFQ-based liquidity for Stock Tokens and cross-chain swap access through the 0x Cross-Chain API. As across-chain swap provider for the Robinhood

VALR Launches 200+ Hyperliquid Perps Markets

July 2, 2026 3 mins read

VALR has announced the imminent launch of ‘Perps’, a new cross-asset class perpetuals product that introduces more than 200 markets to the platform. This expansion enables users to express directional views by going long or short with leverage across a comprehensive selection of global equities, commodities, precious metals, stock indices, forex pairs, and crypto assets. The launch adds to VALR’s established derivatives infrastructure, which pioneered the exchange’s initial perpetuals offering