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New Hampshire governor to hold hearing on $100M Bitcoin-backed bond

Crypto July 8, 2026

The state could become the first in the US to issue a municipal bond collateralized by Bitcoin, with a public hearing set for July 8 New Hampshire is about to do something no US state has done before�...

OpenAI offers the US government a 5% stake worth $42.6 billion, and crypto markets are already feeling the ripple effects

Crypto July 8, 2026

Sam Altman's company is voluntarily inviting regulation and taxation in a move that could reshape how AI firms interact with Washington, while Solana-based proxy tokens take a beating. OpenAI is doin�...

Iran asserts authority over parts of Strait of Hormuz, raising crypto sanctions questions

Crypto July 8, 2026

Tehran's formal claim to the UN shipping agency over the world's most critical oil chokepoint has triggered a chain reaction touching everything from energy markets to Bitcoin sanctions enforcement. �...

Nscale secures $900M for data-center expansion backed by Nvidia

Crypto July 8, 2026

The UK-based AI infrastructure company, which spun out of a Bitcoin mining firm, continues its aggressive pivot from crypto to artificial intelligence A company that started life mining Bitcoin is no�...

FC Barcelona’s Cancelo deal highlights how soccer’s transfer market mirrors crypto’s value discovery problem

Crypto July 8, 2026

The Portuguese defender's plummeting price tag from 15M to under 10M offers a case study in how illiquid markets reprice assets, a dynamic crypto traders know all too well. João Cancelo is about to b...

Zelensky arrives in Ankara for NATO summit, set for talks with Trump on ending Russia-Ukraine war

Crypto July 8, 2026

The high-stakes diplomatic meeting could shift risk sentiment across crypto and traditional markets alike Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky touched down in Ankara on July 7 for the NATO summit, �...

Securitize’s tokenized stocks exceed $2B in onchain market cap

Crypto July 8, 2026

The tokenized equities market has grown roughly 100x since late 2024, with Securitize at the center of a sector that's quietly rewriting how stocks get traded. The combined onchain market cap of toke�...

Bank of England outlines plan to ease bank leverage rules, potentially unlocking £150 billion for gilt markets

Crypto July 8, 2026

The BoE's leverage ratio review could reshape how UK banks hold government debt, with massive implications for yields and taxpayer costs The Bank of England is moving to relax its leverage ratio fram�...

European Stability Mechanism warns of recession risks in euro area as GDP growth could flatline

Crypto July 8, 2026

The ESM's first-ever stability report projects just 0.1% average GDP growth under an adverse scenario, with potential ripple effects across crypto and digital asset markets. Europe’s financial firef...

Samsung Electronics reports 19-fold jump in Q2 operating profit, but investors aren’t celebrating

Crypto July 8, 2026

The world's largest memory chipmaker posted its third consecutive record quarter, yet shares dropped nearly 8% on fears the AI boom may be cooling Samsung Electronics just printed one of the most jaw�...