Bitcoin (BTC) Metamask Launches Money Account With up to 4% APY and Mastercard Spending Access Jul 2, 2026 Metamask has launched Money Account, a self-custodial feature that lets users earn up to about 4% APY on mUSD while…
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Cryptocurrencies Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad Jul 2, 2026 Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in…
Cryptocurrencies Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails Jul 2, 2026 Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s…
Cryptocurrencies Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance Jul 2, 2026 The Solana Foundation launched a framework for protocol-level governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000…
Cryptocurrencies SBI Crypto shuts Bitcoin mining pool after 5-year run Jul 2, 2026 SBI Crypto will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31 after more than five years, ranking 12th globally with…
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Cryptocurrencies OFAC sanctions 134 ISIS-K crypto wallet addresses as Tether freezes funds Jul 2, 2026 OFAC added 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K to its sanctions list, including 131 Tron addresses that…
Cryptocurrencies Tradeweb executes real-time tokenized US Treasury transaction on Canton Network Jul 1, 2026 Franklin Templeton transferred a tokenized US Treasury to Virtu Financial in what Tradeweb said was the first…