Trust Wallet has integrated Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum-compatible Layer-2 network, into its mobile app and browser extension.

Europe’s top securities regulator has clarified that many prediction-market event contracts already fall under the EU’s existing retail ban on binary options – meaning the restriction is live law, not a proposed rule – while contracts issued as blockchain tokens may instead be caught by the bloc’s crypto framework. The statement leaves platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket a narrow and demanding path to European retail users.

The United States has lost 10,763 crypto automated teller machines (ATMs) since the network stood at 38,708 machines 68 days ago on May 1, and coinatmradar.com data shows the decline accelerated once state regulators started shutting kiosks down for good.

Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows stayed positive on Tuesday, July 7, as bitcoin ETFs recorded a third straight day of inflows and ether ETFs stretched their winning run to four sessions.

A sudden escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions and military exchanges halted bitcoin’s July rally, triggering a 3.5% drop below $62,000.

The 2026 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship represents the pinnacle of the professional Black Ops 7 competitive season, set to take place July 16–19 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. As the season’s final high-stakes event, the tournament features a $2 million prize pool and determines which of the top eight teams will be crowned world champions.

Combined trading volume across the two largest prediction-market platforms surged 75% in June to $44.8 billion, a record for the sector, as the FIFA World Cup pulled a wave of event-contract activity onto Kalshi and Polymarket. The month tested whether prediction-market infrastructure could sustain trading around a single global event – and, by the volume figures, it did just that.

Strike CEO Jack Mallers rolled out a new bitcoin-backed loan product on July 7 that removes price-triggered liquidations from the loan term entirely.

Paradigm has closed a $1.2 billion fund built to chase artificial intelligence and robotics deals outside its crypto roots.

Crypto policy advocates are urging constituents to contact U.S. senators before Aug. 7, warning that the CLARITY Act has little time to advance once lawmakers return from recess July 13.

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Bitcoin fell to $62,103 early Wednesday, down $1,208, or 1.91%, after sellers rejected a run at $64,169 during the prior 24 hours and after President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is on shaky ground. The pullback has left the daily chart cautious, the shorter timeframes thin on volume, and the indicator board split between a lone bullish signal and a wall of longer-term bearish readings.

Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI and code editor Cursor plan to release their first jointly built AI model as soon as Wednesday, according to an internal memo.

Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, has enabled instant bitcoin deposits over the Lightning Network, with new rails powered by the Spark protocol crediting funds in under one second.

Vaneck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel says the roughly $135 million in bitcoin Strategy sold last week did not draw down the company’s $1.25 billion BTC Monetization Program, leaving that capacity fully intact.