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Today so far 2026-09-23 · 06:00 UTC

The crypto market is experiencing mixed signals, with BlackRock highlighting AI's underappreciated potential to drive crypto demand while broader adoption metrics show US crypto ownership falling to 11% amid widespread risk concerns. Major institutional moves are reshaping the stablecoin landscape, including Binance's $100 million investment in Circle to deepen its USDC alliance and SoFi moving a $25 billion Mastercard program onto stablecoin rails, suggesting growing mainstream integration despite regulatory scrutiny from bodies like the CFTC. Bitcoin and select altcoins are attracting attention with XRP topping $1.60 amid elevated whale activity and analysts projecting potential 3-5x returns this cycle.

Franklin Templeton Says Agentic AI Is Crypto's 'Killer Use Case'

The asset manager argues that AI software capable of paying for things autonomously will need blockchain rails to work—and that most investors aren't positioned for it.

2026-07-22 · 19:04 UTC
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Bitcoin Is Bouncing: Here’s the Bull and Bear Case for Its Next Move

2026-07-22 · 18:48

The good news: Bitcoin is holding onto key support, and rising.

Tokenized Treasuries Cool as Wall Street Giants Wage a $35 Billion RWA War

2026-07-22 · 18:46

The real-world asset (RWA) sector logged $34.67 billion in distributed value this week, down from the $35.2 billion peak…

US officials barred until 2029 from issuing or sponsoring tokens under CLARITY’s proposed ethics rules

2026-07-22 · 18:41

According to Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the bill’s advocates, the ethics language would apply to US presidents’…

Ethereum ETF Inflows Signal Fresh Institutional Demand

2026-07-22 · 18:30

Ethereum ETF inflows reached $105.44 million, surpassing Bitcoin ETF additions during the July 13–17 trading period.

KuCoin Elevates Tomorrowland Belgium 2026 With Celestia Stage

2026-07-22 · 18:28

The first weekend of Tomorrowland Belgium 2026 has come to a conclusion, marking the successful launch of the Celestia…

Pi Tacks On Stellar Vibes As Protocol v25 Lands

2026-07-22 · 18:25

Pi gets a fresh glow-up as Protocol v25 drops — can it spark a real comeback for Pi Coin? Continue reading at DailyCoin.

Senate Republicans Push CLARITY Act With 15 Days Left as Bitcoin Struggles Near $66K

2026-07-22 · 18:14

Bitcoin struggled to hold $66,000 on Wednesday, trading near $66,200 after bouncing between a low of $65,536 and a peak…

Tom Lee Says AI Capital Now Favors Ethereum Over Memory Chips

2026-07-22 · 18:05

Tom Lee, the head of research at Fundstrat, believes that AI-related capital is shifting towards Ethereum rather than…

Clarity Act Latest Draft Bars Trump From Crypto Ventures—But Only Until 2029

2026-07-22 · 17:51

The long-awaited market-structure bill would block officials and their spouses from issuing digital assets and shield…

Coinbase Scores Legal Victory as SEC Ends Long-Running Records Dispute

2026-07-22 · 17:42

The U.S.

SEC’s Peirce says crypto vaults and onchain lending may fall under securities laws

2026-07-22 · 17:39

The SEC commissioner said crypto vaults, onchain lending products and other asset management tools may trigger US…

Ethereum Institutional Adoption Drives Tokenized Finance

2026-07-22 · 17:30

Ethereum leads institutional tokenized asset markets with approximately $15.5 billion in live value across regulated…

AI Agents Will Dominate XRP Transactions in the Future

2026-07-22 · 16:54

A member of the XRP community on X, CharuSan XRP, believes XRP is one of the rare projects where the coin itself will be…

HBAR May Have Bottomed Locally, but $0.052 Still Looms

2026-07-22 · 16:52

HBAR may have formed a short-term bottom after oversold conditions, negative funding rates and signs of bullish…

Polymarket Pushes Back After France Orders Nationwide Website Block

2026-07-22 · 16:47

France’s decision to block access to Polymarket has opened a new chapter in the growing dispute over prediction markets…

Lawrence Lepard Says BTC Could Repeat 2020 Rally After Gold’s 67% Gain

2026-07-22 · 16:35

On 22 July 2026, crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe shared fund manager and author Lawrence Lepard’s view that…

More Americans choose Bitcoin Over Gold

2026-07-22 · 16:35

Bitcoin has just crossed a symbolic threshold in the United States.

Optimism Signals Potential Weekly Recovery Setup

2026-07-22 · 16:30

Optimism trades near cycle lows while weekly confirmation remains critical for its long-term market structure.

Digital Chamber sues Illinois officials over new state 0.2% crypto tax

2026-07-22 · 16:28

The group alleged that the tax signed into law in June “discriminates against people who transact in digital assets“ and…

Kraken Expands xStocks to Global Markets via GTN Partnership

2026-07-22 · 16:18

Payward, Kraken’s parent company, is teaming up with fintech firm GTN to give its xStocks tokenized shares a big boost.

Bitcoin Options Scream Bullish as Traders Pile Into $72K and $80K Calls

2026-07-22 · 16:15

Bitcoin traders piled $49.82 billion into open futures contracts this week, betting hard on where the world’s largest…

BitGo, OTC Markets plan tokenized securities access for broker-dealers

2026-07-22 · 16:10

The proposed alliance would enable more than 150 broker-dealers to trade and settle digital asset securities through OTC…

SEC’s Hester Peirce Signals Closer Review of Crypto Vaults and Onchain Lending

2026-07-22 · 16:07

The U.S.

Bitcoin price avoids major Iran jitters as S&P 500 ‘short squeeze’ on horizon

2026-07-22 · 15:55

Bitcoin and US stocks stayed strong in the face of US-Iran escalation as analysis predicted BTC price action…

How Illinois’ Crypto Tax Law Threatens Decentralized Finance

2026-07-22 · 15:44

A crypto advocacy group called Digital Chamber is taking Illinois to court over a new tax on digital asset transactions.

Top 3 Altcoins To Stack Before the Next Market Rally — LINK, SUI, HBAR

2026-07-22 · 15:35

Chainlink: Powers smart contracts with trusted data and benefits from growing institutional adoption.

SecondFi to Shut Down After Flaw Exposes Private Keys, 16.1M ADA Stolen

2026-07-22 · 15:17

SecondFi said it will not resume normal operations after its investigation identified a deterministic nonce derivation…

House Flip? Senate Hold? Prediction Markets Unleash Wild 2026 Midterm Election Bets

2026-07-22 · 15:15

Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing in a Democratic takeover of the U.S.

US Seizes More Than $25M in Crypto Tied to Investment and Romance Scams

2026-07-22 · 15:10

Prosecutors filed five forfeiture cases as Secret Service agents traced funds from thousands of victims to launderers in…

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