Ledger unveils hardware-backed Agent Stack to prevent rogue AI transactions
With Ledger Agent Stack, users can deploy bots to read balances, suggest transactions, prepare swaps and draft operations.
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Dune research finds 85% of concentrated DeFi liquidity is underutilized, with $150M in annual fees foregone
Dune research commissioned by 1inch finds 85% of concentrated DeFi liquidity underutilized, with $150M in annual fees forgone.
The Block•Naga Avan-Nomayo16 Jul
Tether invests $20 million in Ualá as the fintech firm reaches $3.2 billion valuation
Tether invested $20 million in Argentine neobank Ualá, joining a $197 million funding round that valued the fintech at $3.2 billion.
The Block•Brian Danga16 Jul
Jeff Booth, Lyn Alden-backed ORANGE JUICE raises $40 million to launch permanent capital firm with bitcoin treasury strategy
ORANGE JUICE raised $40 million to acquire businesses, pursue a bitcoin treasury strategy, and implement a permanent capital ownership model.
The Block•Brian Danga16 Jul
Volvo Group tests proprietary cryptocurrency for supplier transactions in blockchain push
Volvo Group's proprietary cryptocurrency project remains in the ideation stage and is not yet industrialized.
The Block•Danny Park16 Jul
Lummis, Gallego secure unanimous Senate approval opposing Sam Bankman-Fried clemency
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution opposing a presidential pardon or commutation for convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
The Block•Brian Danga16 Jul
Visa says stablecoins will power micro-commerce in AI agentic economy
Visa said it expects agentic commerce to integrate a hybrid flow that combines both card and stablecoin rails at different stages of a task.
The Block•Danny Park16 Jul
Bitcoin whale moves $383 million in BTC after 8 years of dormancy: onchain data
A bitcoin OG wallet transferred 5,908 BTC to a new address on Wednesday, according to Lookonchain, citing Arkham data.
The Block•Timmy Shen16 Jul
California pair charged with laundering crypto proceeds from darknet fentanyl sales
The pair allegedly shipped over 500 drug parcels over a seven-month period and laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars through crypto.
The Block•Timmy Shen16 Jul
From Perpetual Swaps to Perpetual CFDs: The Regulated Evolution
The 24/7 Trading Imperative Fixed exchange sessions are a structural mismatch with the global retail base. The NYSE opens at 9:30 a.m. Eastern and closes at 4:00 p.m., a window designed for an era when the participant base was concentrated in a single geography and order flow was physically intermediated. That assumption has shifted as […]
The Block•The Block Research15 Jul
Stripe-PayPal deal could accelerate shift to blockchain-based money, Polygon exec says
"Within the next few years the majority of money will live and move on blockchain in one form or another," according to Polygon Labs.
The Block•RT Watson15 Jul
Public Hyperliquid treasury firm Hyperion enters into new 500k HYPE bond agreement with Skew
Hyperion will deploy 500,000 tokens to Skew through a HYPE Asset Use Service (HAUS) agreement in exchange for equity and revenue share.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn15 Jul
Strategy CEO says company isn’t going anywhere as bitcoin buyer, sees debt concerns only below $10,000 BTC
Strategy would begin considering risks associated with its debt only if bitcoin falls to around $8,000-$10,000, CEO Phong Le said.
The Block•Yogita Khatri15 Jul
‘Hugely positive’ meeting on Thursday with Trump to discuss ethics raises hopes for passage of sweeping crypto legislation
Ethics will be front and center Thursday at a meeting with President Donald Trump, a small group of lawmakers and White House staff.
The Block•Sarah Wynn15 Jul
Benchmark says Securitize investors should ‘strip out the noise’ after post-SPAC selloff
Separately, Securitize announced a partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald to support blockchain-based IPOs and secondary offerings.
The Block•Kyle Baird15 Jul
Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak hands Base app leadership to Cobie after admitting social bets fell short
Coinbase executive Jesse Pollak will focus on Base blockchain's infrastructure, prioritizing trading, stablecoin payments, and AI agents.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn15 Jul
BlackRock outlines vision for crypto-TradFi convergence as product pipeline grows
The firm seeks to offer tokenized long-term investments like "Treasury funds, iShares ETFs, and even private markets."
The Block•RT Watson15 Jul
Crypto clearinghouse Glacis Labs raises $6.8 million seed to expand ZeroDelta platform
Glacis aims to expand ZeroDelta, its multichain clearing platform for stablecoins, into tokenized securities and foreign exchange over time.
The Block•Yogita Khatri15 Jul
Kraken Institutional taps Upshift to build vaults that earn yield on idle bitcoin, ETH and stablecoins
Upshift will build dedicated vaults tailored to each client’s specific investment strategy and risk considerations.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn15 Jul
‘Bull markets everywhere’: Bitwise says crypto equities beat every major asset class but emerging markets in H1 2026
Crypto assets fell 36% while crypto equities gained 23% in the first half of the year, with tokenized RWAs hitting a record $33 billion in Q2.
The Block•Naga Avan-Nomayo15 Jul