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Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) may be showing signs of stronger risk-adjusted performance after an analyst highlighted a positive signal from the cryptocurrency's Sharpe ratio.

Pendle (CRYPTO:PENDLE) has launched an artificial intelligence-powered trading agent that is designed to assist users with market analysis and trading strategies across decentralised finance.

The United States Senate has released updated draft text for the Clarity Act, marking another step in efforts to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets.

Bitget has registered as a financial service provider in New Zealand, allowing the cryptocurrency exchange to expand its regulated operations in the country.

Japan's Financial Services Agency is reviewing the country's cryptocurrency regulations, but officials indicated that approval of spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) exchange-traded funds is likely to take more time.

Kazakhstan is considering creating a national cryptocurrency reserve using confiscated digital assets and cryptocurrency mined through state-backed operations.

Binance (private) has expanded its partnership with anti-trafficking charity Stop The Traffik to strengthen efforts to identify and disrupt human trafficking networks that use cryptocurrency.

Coinbase Global has launched Coinbase Payments, allowing businesses to accept USD Coin (CRYPTO:USDC) payments from AI agents through an integrated checkout system.

Robinhood Markets confirmed that Chief Executive Officer Vlad Tenev's X account was hacked and used to promote a fake Robinhood token on the Base blockchain.

Gemini (private) donated more than US$10 million in Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) to MAGA Inc., a political action committee supporting US President Donald Trump.

Bitdeer (NASDAQ:BTDR) mined 990 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) in June, up 7.5% from May, while its AI Cloud annualised revenue run rate rose to US$76 million.

Sygnum, a Swiss-regulated digital asset bank, said it has integrated its cryptocurrency trading services with Avaloq's banking platform to expand regulated digital asset access for financial institutions.