Pump.fun completed its first major insider token unlock on July 15, 2026, distributing 57.279 billion PUMP tokens valued at approximately $86.49M across 121 wallets, the largest single Solana token unlock of the month. The unlock ended a 12-month vesting cliff for team and existing investor allocations, meaning insiders could access tokens for the first time
DTCC safeguards more than $114 trillion in securities, making it one of the most important pieces of financial market infrastructure. Every day, it records ownership and settles transactions involving stocks, bonds and other securities. Rather than creating new digital assets, DTCC’s system converts existing securities into blockchain-based “digital twins” that retain the same legal ownership,
VerifiedX today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BitGo to provide qualified custody support for vBTC, with immediate support for vBTC.b, the non-synthetic canonical Bitcoin asset issued through the VerifiedX Network and deployed on Base. The partnership represents a significant milestone in bringing institutional-grade custody, compliance, and security standards to programmable
Binance plans a super app combining crypto trading, payments, and investments. Stablecoin adoption is driving Binance’s expansion into payment services globally. Tokenized stocks strengthen Binance’s push beyond traditional crypto trading. Binance plans to expand beyond cryptocurrency trading by building a financial super app that combines payments, stablecoins, investment products, and tokenized assets. The strategy reflects
Bitfinex has received a Digital Asset Service Provider licence in El Salvador expanding the company’s regulated footprint in Latin America. Bitfinex now joins Bitfinex Securities and Bitfinex Derivatives as licensed entities in El Salvador, offering spot trading, derivatives, and tokenised securities. The announcement comes as El Salvador’s digital asset framework continues to develop, with CNAD
In crypto news today (July 15), Bitcoin has surged back to $65,000, with an impressive +3.5% move over the past 24 hours. At this time of writing, BTC USD is sitting just under $65K, but if it can close above on a 4-hour candle, a push toward $70,000 could be on the cards. This move
Coinbase, among others, filled that gap in May 2025. Under x402, a server that wants payment answers a request with a 402 and a price. The client signs a stablecoin transfer, usually USDC, resends the request with the payment attached, and gets the data. The exchange takes seconds and needs no account, no card, and
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has published a set of recommendations that would reshape how the country investigates and prosecutes cryptocurrency-related money laundering, including a proposal to treat the use of mixers and privacy coins as evidence of criminal intent. The article, released in the official Procuratorial Daily, was written by two prosecutors from Hunan Province’s
ABU DHABI, UAE, July 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Aurra Markets, a global multi-asset CFD brokerage, concluded its diamond sponsorship and participation at Money Expo Abu Dhabi 2026. Held at the ADNEC Centre from the 8th to the 9th of July, the financial exhibition served as a primary platform for the broker to connect directly with retail traders,
Galaxy’s GOFR gives institutions simplified access to DeFi credit through one managed lending platform. GOFR combines rates from Aave, Morpho, Spark, and Kamino into a single optimized borrowing rate. Galaxy backs GOFR with $100M capital protection and institutional risk management features. Galaxy has launched a new institutional lending program that gives professional investors access to
