Morning Edition · Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Crypto
Ethereum Researchers Detail "Lean" Rebuild, Betting Throughput and Quantum Resistance Can Coexist
A cluster of new research posts fills in Vitalik Buterin's plan to rebuild consensus, data, and execution around simpler, provable components.
Crypto
Attacker Drains About $20 Million From BonkDAO by Buying a Governance Majority
A capital-rich actor spent roughly $4.4 million to acquire the votes needed to pass a proposal that emptied the treasury.
Crypto
Strategy Sells 3,588 Bitcoin to Cover Preferred Dividends, Straining Its Accumulation Model
The largest corporate bitcoin holder became a seller to meet cash obligations, a shift its defenders call prudent and its critics call the point.
Crypto
USDC Overtakes Tether Where Money Actually Moves, Visa Data Shows
Circle's token now carries the majority of adjusted stablecoin transaction volume even as Tether keeps a large lead in total supply.
Crypto
Privacy Chains Reframe Confidential Execution as a Requirement, Not a Feature
Miden and Aztec publish design arguments that treat on-chain privacy as a precondition for institutional use.
Crypto
US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Stalls as Agencies Contest Legal Authority
The White House says it is still deciding how to structure the fund as the Treasury and Commerce departments dispute who runs it.
Crypto
Security Roundup: Summer.fi Vault Loses About $6 Million to Share-Price Inflation
A net-asset-value manipulation drained a lending vault as researchers recorded another week of recurring losses in decentralized finance (DeFi).
Crypto
Euro Stablecoins Jump 128% as MiCA Deadline Reshapes the EU Market
Compliant euro tokens grew to about $674 million before the European Union's rules take full effect, though dollar tokens still dominate.
Crypto
Coinbase Secures UK License to Offer Derivatives and Equities Alongside Crypto
A markets-in-financial-instruments authorization lets the exchange broaden beyond digital assets for British users.
Crypto
Tether-Backed Dollars Return to Bitcoin Through Client-Side Validation
A rollout using the RGB protocol and the Lightning network aims to move USDT natively on Bitcoin, bypassing the Tron and Ethereum networks.
Crypto
Trade Group Fights New York Suit Seeking Ownership of Dormant Bitcoin Wallets
The Digital Chamber opposes a claim over 39,069 addresses holding an estimated 3.7 million bitcoin, raising bearer-asset property questions.
Macro
Rising Japanese Yields Test Bitcoin's Footing as ETF Flows Stay Weak
Bitcoin held near $64,000 as higher global bond yields pressured risk assets and spot funds recorded an eighth week of net outflows.