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Bitcoin threatens $62K in risk-asset rout as Donald Trump says US will 'run' closed Hormuz Strait

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Bitcoin bulls faced an uphill struggle to preserve $62,000 as stocks opened down on Strait of Hormuz rhetoric between the US and Iran.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 15:05:45
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Coinbase Ventures tops crypto VC list for H1 2026

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Coinbase’s venture capital arm leads 2026 crypto investing even as funding withered and unique investors shied away amid the bear market.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 13:26:50
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Strategy sells $467M in MSTR shares, leaves 843,775 BTC stack untouched

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Strategy boosted its US dollar reserve to $3 billion after selling $466.7 million in MSTR shares, while keeping its 843,775 Bitcoin holdings unchanged.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 13:08:49
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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UK tokenization push could add as much as $44B to annual output by 2035: Report

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The government-backed roadmap calls for the UK’s first digital gilt by early 2027 and seeks to make tokenized bonds usable for trading and borrowing.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 11:50:04
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Bitcoin whale moves $188M for first time in 7 years

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A dormant whale transferred BTC worth $188 million after seven years of holding, adding to the growing ratio of whale transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 11:36:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Binance June futures volume at $1.6T defies crypto spot trading slump

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Binance futures volume jumped 80% in June, to $1.61 trillion, outpacing rivals while broader crypto trading activity remained weak.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 11:20:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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BTC price bull market to begin in September? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

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Bitcoin price analysis called for the end of the bear market within three months as the US-Iran war sent BTC lower from strengthening $64,000 resistance.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 10:45:22
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Japan’s SBI to launch yen stablecoin lending with 3% yield

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SBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week term without deposit insurance.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 10:27:50
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Japan stablecoin payments advance with Lawson trial, Netstars launch

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Lawson will test yen stablecoin payments in Tokyo as Netstars launches a merchant service supporting USDC, USDT and JPYC.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 08:58:51
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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AI microbusinesses could drive $262B in stablecoin volume by 2033: Swyftx

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The AI-native cohort of the expanding gig economy could increasingly use stablecoins to avoid slow and expensive traditional payment rails, Australian crypto exchange Swyftx said.

Published Date: 2026-07-13 05:24:22
Creator: Cointelegraph by Martin Young
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