SAN FRANCISCO, July 9, 2025 – The Graph, the open, universal data layer for web3, announced today a strategic integration with the TRON blockchain network. This integration leverages Substreams, a powerful streaming product developed by StreamingFast, a core developer team for The Graph, and marks a significant expansion in blockchain data accessibility by offering developers instant streaming...
Kraken has announced the expansion of its xStocks product to Binance-backed BNB Chain, marking a significant step toward making tokenized US equities more accessible globally.
According to a July 9 statement, Kraken’s users outside the United States will soon be able to deposit and withdraw tokenized stocks, such as AAPLx, TSLAx, SPYx, and NVDAx, via BNB Chain. These assets, issued by Backed,...
A major security incident struck the decentralized exchange GMX, siphoning approximately $42 million from its Arbitrum-based v1 perpetual platform.
In response, GMX has sent an on-chain message to the hacker offering a 10% white-hat bounty.
The platform stated that no legal action will be pursued if the remaining funds are returned within 48 hours. This move mirrors common damage control tactics...
According to a July 9 announcement, Ripple has appointed BNY Mellon as the official reserve custodian for its enterprise-focused stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD).
According to a July 9 announcement, BNY Mellon was selected based on its extensive experience in digital asset infrastructure and its role as a trusted provider of transaction banking services in the US. The bank will now manage RLUSD’s...
Crypto.com has significantly expanded its presence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), striking multiple high-impact partnerships across aviation, real estate, and public sector services.
During the last three months, the crypto exchange has partnered with leading institutions, including Emirates Airlines, the Dubai Land Department, and the Dubai Department of Finance, positioning itself at the...
Polygon’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network will undergo a major consensus upgrade with the rollout of Heimdall v2 on July 10.
Sandeep Nailwal, Polygon’s co-founder, described it as the most technically advanced hard fork the chain has undertaken since its launch in 2020.
Following the announcement, the network’s native token, POL, gained nearly 10% within 24 hours, climbing to its highest level in a...
New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice is set to ban crypto ATMs as part of a sweeping overhaul of the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) framework.
The move forms part of a broader strategy to tighten regulations around financial crime while reducing compliance burdens for legitimate businesses.
In a statement released on July 9, Associate Justice Minister Hon....
A second-quarter survey of 18 mainstream news outlets logged 1,116 Bitcoin (BTC) stories and measured sentiment at 31% positive, 41% neutral, and 28% negative, according to Bitcoin analysis firm Perception.
The data reveal a significant gap between finance-focused media that cover the market extensively and legacy publications that rarely address it.
Sparse coverage
Perception counted two Bitcoin...
Ethereum and Consensys co-founder Joe Lubin said companies adopting ETH treasury strategies will play a critical role in communicating the second-largest digital asset’s value to Wall Street, as major financial institutions ramp up blockchain use and process around 24 million transactions daily.
Lubin made the statement during an interview with CNBC on July 8 in response to queries about the...
Four US-dollar stablecoin issuers hold roughly $182 billion in US Treasury bills, an amount that would slot them 17th on the Treasury Department’s country-by-country league table.
The amount in overnight Treasury-collateralized repos and Treasury-heavy money market funds would put the group between Norway’s $195.9 billion and Saudi Arabia’s $133.8 billion.
Tether’s USDT tops the cohort. Its first...