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Swift launched a blockchain-based ledger that 17 major banks will use to test cross-border payments with tokenised bank deposits.

US Senate negotiators are preparing a revised CLARITY Act that could reach the Senate floor during the week of July 20.

Pantera Capital said Hyperliquid (CRYPTO:HYPE) is helping drive the growth of onchain perpetual futures as trading expands beyond cryptocurrencies.

Revolut said it will stop supporting Tether USDt (CRYPTO:USDT) only for customers in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

Interpol said a crypto wallet linked to a suspected romance scam money launderer processed more than US$122.5 million over 10 months.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission ordered virtual asset trading platforms and online brokers to introduce phishing-resistant login systems within 12 months.

MARA Holdings shares climbed about 15% after the company announced plans to acquire a Texas site with access to up to 2 gigawatts of electricity.

The Bank of Korea said won-denominated stablecoins should first be issued through bank-led consortiums as lawmakers continue debating digital asset rules.

Sony Bank, part of Sony Financial Group, received preliminary approval to create a US trust bank that will issue US dollar stablecoins.

UK Labour lawmakers are considering a permanent ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties following Nigel Farage's resignation and scrutiny over crypto-linked contributions.

Phantom and the Hyperliquid Policy Center urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to update its rules for onchain derivatives and exempt blockchain developers and non-custodial wallet providers from certain registration requirements.

Blocksbridge Consulting said investors are paying closer attention to insider share sales at Bitcoin mining companies shifting into artificial intelligence infrastructure.

SK Hynix and Changxin Memory Technologies are launching major public offerings that are attracting billions of dollars from investors instead of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC).

Fidelity Digital Assets said pricing US homes in Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) shows the dollar has lost purchasing power even as home prices have risen.

The Ethereum Foundation said AI agents found a real vulnerability in software used by Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH), but human experts were still needed to confirm the results.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) rose above US$63,000 as easing oil prices and lower US Treasury yields lifted demand for higher-risk assets.

The White House said it has not received Democratic nominees for vacant positions at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission as both agencies operate with reduced leadership.

Bitdeer Technologies shares jumped 14.1% after the company announced a US$36 million factory in Nevada to build SEALMINER Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) mining machines.

XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) futures open interest fell to its lowest level in more than three months, with Binance data showing the figure declining towards 397 million XRP as the token's price slipped near US$1.09.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) fell back towards US$62,257 after failing to clear resistance near US$64,000, snapping a six-day rally as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East triggered a broad retreat from risk assets.

MoneyGram has launched a validator on Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) and joined the Solana Developer Platform to build blockchain infrastructure for future payment services.

Hashgraph Group and String Metaverse have launched BillsOnChain on Hedera (CRYPTO:HBAR), a platform that converts paper receipts into tokenised digital assets for storage, verification and tracking on the blockchain.

US spot Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a combined net inflow of US$70.5 million, extending their streak of positive daily flows to five consecutive trading sessions.

Shiba Inu (CRYPTO:SHIB) fell about 5% over the past week despite the community burning more than 110 million SHIB on July 8, marking the token's largest single-day burn in six months.