Stablecoins have evolved far beyond their original role as settlement assets for cryptocurrency trading. With the total stablecoin market exceeding $310 billion, growing institutional participation, record on-chain payment activity, and regulatory progress in major jurisdictions, several financial institutions now project the market could expand well beyond its current size over the next decade.Forecasts vary considerably. While conservative estimates from JPMorgan place the market between $500–600 billion by 2028, to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that suggested stablecoins could reach $3 trillion by 2030. Although these projections differ, they are based on a common assumption: regulatory clarity will encourage broader institutional…
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A curious line item has been hitting corporate treasurers’ dashboards: tariff refunds. Not a trickle. A wave. For an automaker that lives and dies by cost per unit, that timing matters. General Motors is about to open the books. Q2 results drop early on July 21, with the call mid-morning. The question hanging over the tape is simple: do these refunds and any tariff relief meaningfully cushion margins right now, or do they just buy time? Meanwhile, GM’s U.S. sales slipped 4% in the quarter. Mix, pricing, input costs, and one-off policy flows are about to collide on a single…
A public Hyperliquid wallet valued at about $107 million on July 19 fully exited its 40x Bitcoin long on July 20 after briefly expanding to 1,897 BTC.Lookonchain had reported a 1,660 BTC position with a listed liquidation price near $63,123. Hyperliquid’s public account data show the wallet added another 235 BTC early on July 20.The wallet then sold 903.48 BTC at an average price near $64,666, leaving 994 BTC. BTC. It closed the remainder at 06:33 UTC at an average price of about $63,931, generating $63.56 million in closed trades and fully exiting the position.Across both phases, the wallet sold about…
Bitcoin’s return to positive exchange-traded fund flows is colliding with a deeper contraction in crypto-market liquidity, leaving its recovery vulnerable as oil prices climb and geopolitical tensions disrupt one of the world’s most important energy corridors.Data from CryptoSlate shows that the recent inflows have helped Bitcoin stabilize near $64,000 after an eight-week investor retreat.Yet stablecoin reserves continue to fall on major exchanges, limiting the capital available to sustain a breakout above the resistance that has capped the cryptocurrency for months.That divide has left Bitcoin caught between improving sentiment and a market structure that could expose leveraged traders to a sharper…
Key takeaways Solana (SOL) traded lower on Monday, extending its corrective trend from early July. Institutional demand remains subdued, with SOL ETFs recording less than $1 million in inflows for a second consecutive week. Futures Open Interest declined while trading volume surged 78%, pointing to increased market activity but weaker conviction. Solana (SOL) edged lower on Monday, continuing its recent correction as both institutional and retail market indicators pointed to weakening demand. Although trading activity has picked up sharply over the past 24 hours, declining futures positioning and muted exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows suggest investors remain cautious about the token’s…
Pi coin (Pi Network/PI) is making a recovery after its recent price crash to an all-time low of $0.07059 on July 14, 2026. PI’s price has surged 11.3% in the last 24 hours and 7.7% in the last week, according to CoinGecko’s PI data. Despite the upswing, PI is still down by 16.3% in the 14-day charts and more than 30% over the previous month. The coin has also fallen by nearly 97% from its all-time high of $2.99, which it reached in February of last year.Source: CoinGeckoWhat’s Behind Pi Coin’s Price Recovery?Source: Bankless TimesPi coin’s latest price upswing could…
USDT’s dominant position in crypto markets is entering its most uncertain regulatory window. A new timeline emerging from the original report on the GENIUS Act suggests that Tether and other foreign stablecoin issuers have until July 2028 to meet a set of US compliance standards—or risk becoming ineligible for listing on American centralized exchanges. The practical effect is a three‑year runway that redefines how the $110‑billion stablecoin approaches its relationship with US markets. The legislation, part of a larger push to bring stablecoins under federal oversight, forces a reckoning that many exchanges and market makers have quietly prepared for. While…
Leading fintech firm Ripple announced the partnerships with top financial institutions, global banks, and cryptocurrency exchanges in July. The collaboration includes MasterCard, JPMorgan, OKX, and OndoFinance, and Ripple will provide its services to bring finance onto the blockchain ledger. Market analysis firm Grayscale Research discussed Ripple’s institutional strategy and real-world adoption, which could help XRP strengthen in the charts.Charlie Perkins, the associate at Grayscale Investments spoke at length with Ripple’s SVP of Stablecoins, Jack McDonald about the company’s prospects for bringing the XRP Ledger to multinational corporations. “Everything we do around Ripple is built around serving institutions and building institutional-grade…
Cross-chain bridge protocol Allbridge Core has paused operations after suffering a security exploit that drained roughly $1.65 million from its Solana-based infrastructure.Allbridge said it paused the protocol as a precaution and urged liquidity providers in affected pools to withdraw their funds while the investigation continues. Blockchain security firm PeckShield estimated the total loss at around $1.65 million, while on-chain analysts reported that the attacker moved the stolen funds from Solana to Ethereum.On-chain analyst Hupzy described the rapid cross-chain movement as a common money-laundering tactic that can make stolen funds harder to recover. However, Hupzy said the direct impact on Solana’s…
All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. BIP 110 reached “Complete” status on June 25, 2026, proposing a one-year restriction on Bitcoin transaction data. Miner signaling for the proposal sits at 0.86%, far below the 55% threshold needed for early lock-in. Mandatory signaling begins at block 961,632, expected around August 7, with full enforcement targeted for September 1. Mining pool Foundry opened an internal vote that could shift the outcome before the deadline arrives. Bitcoin’s BIP 110 proposal, a one-year softfork that would reimpose strict limits on how much arbitrary data miners…
