Thursday, July 2, 2026

Bitcoin Traders Brace for $62K Test After Rebound From $57,735 Low

Bitcoin chart daily on July 2, 2026.Bitcoin climbed to $61,211 early Thursday, a rebound of more than 5% off its 24-hour low. The move puts price back near the top of its daily range as short-term momentum indicators turn bullish while longer-term averages keep sellers in control. Bitcoin Fights Back After the June Selloff The bounce follows a pullback that traders […]

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Crypto Lending Drops to $23.3 Billion as Tether Holds 68% of CeFi Loan Market in Q1

bag of coins with lending written on itCentralized crypto lending loan books fell 6% in Q1 2026 to $23.3 billion, marking the sector’s first quarterly contraction since Q3 2024. Tether remains dominant, but Maple, Nexo and Coinbase gained share as Galaxy and Ledn saw the steepest pullbacks. CeFi Crypto Lending Falls 6% as Maple, Nexo and Coinbase Gain Market Share Centralized finance […]

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Crypto ETFs Split as Ether, HYPE and Solana Gain While Bitcoin Loses $295 Million

Crypto ETF flows remained uneven on Wednesday, July 1, as bitcoin funds posted a $294.62 million outflow, extending their redemption streak to 10 trading days. Ether, HYPE and solana ETFs drew fresh inflows, while XRP products slipped into the red. Ether ETFs Add $14.9 Million as Bitcoin Funds Extend 10 Straight Days of Outflows The […]

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French Police Expand Crypto Security After 77 Kidnapping Cases Drive New Protection Push

Crypto kidnapping mastermind arrestedFrench Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez announced a new security plan to protect cryptocurrency professionals following a sharp rise in violent crimes targeting the sector. French Minister Seeks to Reassure Industry French authorities are rolling out an expanded security initiative to counter a sharp rise in violent crimes targeting cryptocurrency professionals. Interior Minister Laurent […]

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Tron Hits Record Highs in June, Topping 385 Million Transactions and 26.9 Million Active Accounts

Tron logo on two seperate coins against a white backdrop.The Tron network set fresh usage records in June, with Lookonchain reporting that the ecosystem recently surpassed 385 million total transactions and 26.9 million wallet addresses as its stablecoin-driven activity has accelerated. A Record Month for Network Activity Onchain data showed the network reaching new all-time highs in June 2026, with figures circulated by analytics […]

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Crypto Becomes America’s Top Corporate Political Donor With $189 Million Poured Into 2026 Midterms

Image of the American flag laid out on the floor.The cryptocurrency industry has spent $189 million influencing the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, making it the single largest source of corporate political money in the country. Crypto Outspends Its Entire 2024 War Chest The figure already exceeds the roughly $170 million the industry deployed across the entire 2024 election cycle, Public Citizen said. Crypto now […]

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Binance and CZ Sued for $200 Million in UK Over ‘Unauthorized’ Derivatives Sold to 1,700 Traders

Image of the UK flagNearly 1,700 UK investors have filed a £150 million (nearly $200 million) claim against Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao in London’s High Court, alleging the exchange sold them high-risk crypto derivatives it was never authorized to offer. A Decade-Old Marketing Push Under Scrutiny The claimants allege that Binance began marketing complex leveraged derivative products to […]

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