Russia on track for digital ruble rollout on Sept. 1: Central bank governor July 2, 2026, 3:04 pm
EU authorities already preemptively sanctioned Russia’s digital ruble in 2025 as part of measures in response to the country’s war against Ukraine.
Bitcoin price taps new July high above $62K on weak US jobs data July 2, 2026, 1:41 pm
Bitcoin took daily gains to nearly 4% on the second day of "green July" as US labor-market signals supported an easing inflation policy from the Federal Reserve.
FBI director discloses Strategy holdings months after deadline: Report July 2, 2026, 1:04 pm
Strategy is a registered US government contractor, though Kash Patel claimed that “no current conflict exists” with his $100,001 and $250,000 worth of the company’s stock that he reported late.
Ondo expands tokenized equities with onchain shareholder voting July 2, 2026, 12:25 pm
Ondo's latest partnership adds shareholder governance to tokenized stocks as competition in blockchain-based equity offerings accelerates.
The biggest blockchain upgrades still to come in 2026 July 2, 2026, 9:30 am
From Ethereum’s Glamsterdam to Solana’s Alpenglow, 2026’s most important developments are protocol upgrades, not price charts.
UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosystem’ July 2, 2026, 9:04 am
UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new forms of digital money.
Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad July 2, 2026, 9:00 am
Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in first-year incentives to build liquidity and adoption.
Here’s what happened in crypto today July 2, 2026, 8:34 am
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails July 2, 2026, 7:41 am
Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion.
Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance July 2, 2026, 6:59 am
The Solana Foundation launched a framework for protocol-level governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000 delegated SOL to publish new proposals.