Coinbase Head of Platform Rob Witoff says 95% to 100% of the exchange’s code is now written by or with artificial intelligence (AI), with agents doing the work of roughly 1,200 employees. The figure has more than doubled from 40% in February.

Top traders on Hyperliquid are running some of the most aggressive bitcoin long positioning ever recorded by Glassnode, exceeding levels seen during the last run toward $83,000.

Economist Peter Schiff admitted he regrets not buying bitcoin early but predicted the next wave of regret will belong to holders who fail to sell above $60,000. The warning landed as bitcoin reclaimed $65,000 earlier today.

Payments processor Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have offered to buy Paypal for more than $53 billion, a 28% premium to Tuesday’s close. A deal would unite two of the most aggressive stablecoin players in fintech.

Morgan Stanley has filed fresh amendments to its spot ether and solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications, naming Coinbase as custodian and staking facilitator. The updates mark the banking giant’s third round of revisions since its January debut filings.

Taiwanese legislator Dr. Ko Ju-chun says there is “roughly an 80% chance” Taiwan

Bitcoin climbed to $65,000 on Wednesday, reclaiming the level for the first time since renewed U.S.–Iran hostilities knocked the price below $62,000 earlier this week. The move caps a two-week recovery from a late-June low near $58,000.

Bitcoin has traded at a discount on Coinbase versus Binance for 50 straight days, with the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index still negative as of July 7-8, the longest streak on record. The latest reading of -0.0742% shows BTC slightly cheaper on the U.S. exchange, a sign of weaker American demand that has coincided with roughly eight weeks of spot Bitcoin ETF outflows and no sustained inflow run yet for BlackRock’s IBIT.

XRP is at the center of a new institutional finance initiative in Japan after SBI Digital Finance and Doppler Finance formed a strategic partnership, extending Doppler’s collaboration with SBI Group companies beyond an earlier XRP yield and tokenization initiative.

Michael Saylor’s description of BIP‑110 as dangerous has deepened rifts within the Bitcoin community, leading Arch co‑founder Himanshu Sahay to urge a measured, fact‑based review of the proposal.

XRP-related sentiment has reached a five-week high, according to Santiment’s analysis, as bullish commentary accelerates despite price weakness. Market participants are showing increased optimism while payments-related developments continue to shape discussions around XRP’s future opportunity.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected 36 payment service providers for a 12-month digital euro pilot due to begin in the second half of 2027. The project will test payments, account setup, merchant acceptance, and offline functionality using a beta version of the digital euro.

Ripple has joined the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member, placing XRP and RLUSD within an industry effort to develop internet-native payments for AI agents, APIs, and applications. The Linux Foundation-backed initiative launched with 40 members focused on creating an open payment standard for automated commerce.

The Czech Republic has become the latest European country to block Polymarket as unlicensed gambling, adding the crypto-based prediction market to its official blocklist and giving internet providers 15 days to cut access.

Team Liquid, Rune Eaters Esports, and LGD Gaming survived elimination Tuesday at the Esports World Cup 2026 Dota 2 tournament, while an integrity review postponed the remaining July 14 series.