Robinhood’s memecoin-fuelled DEX volume drives Wall Street price target upgrades
Barclays and Morgan Stanley lifted targets by up to 50% after Robinhood Chain hit record DEX volume, but memecoin froth raises durability questions.
By Rajesh Patel —The latest
Bitcoin’s 307-day range holds as $4.06bn ETF outflows signal institutional pause
Bitcoin's third-longest $10,000 trading band coincides with heavy June ETF redemptions, raising questions over institutional conviction.
By Freya Macdonald —
Crypto short liquidations near $4.4m expose gaps in cross-exchange market data
Nearly 80% of $4.4m in leveraged wipeouts hit short bets, but diverging exchange readings highlight thin oversight of derivatives data.
By Rajesh Patel —
Robinhood’s fee-free gas strategy narrows Base’s lead, but subsidy exit looms
Binance’s $1.63tn futures month lands as US regulators probe derivatives margining
Standard Chartered keeps $500,000 Bitcoin target as Trump frames crypto as China risk
Hong Kong clearing house fraud alert underscores gaps in FPS-linked crypto scams
Binance’s $53bn stablecoin hoard deepens crypto liquidity concentration risk
News in brief
Bitmine’s 4.8% Ethereum stake underscores concentration risk in Lee’s TradFi thesis
Ethereum ·Bitcoin dominance climbs as derivatives cooling signals defensive institutional stance
Markets ·Ethics clause deadlock puts US Senate crypto bill’s July 20 vote in doubt
Regulation ·Morgan Stanley’s 1,000 BTC add exposes disclosure gap in on-chain fund tracking
Bitcoin ·Ethereum’s 31.6% US node share reopens finality-risk debate for regulators
Ethereum ·Momentum token’s Upbit ‘greed’ spike lays bare thin oversight of retail sentiment tools
Altcoins ·Bybit’s SK Hynix perpetual underscores crypto’s regulatory grey zone
Regulation ·Hedera exploit’s Tornado Cash funding trail renews bridge-security scrutiny
Altcoins ·Bitcoin’s 307-day range holds as $4.06bn ETF outflows signal institutional pause
By Freya Macdonald —
Standard Chartered keeps $500,000 Bitcoin target as Trump frames crypto as China risk
By Freya Macdonald —
Morgan Stanley’s 1,000 BTC add exposes disclosure gap in on-chain fund tracking
By Oliver Bennett —
Binance’s $1.63tn futures month lands as US regulators probe derivatives margining
By Oliver Bennett —
Hong Kong clearing house fraud alert underscores gaps in FPS-linked crypto scams
By Freya Macdonald —
Ethics clause deadlock puts US Senate crypto bill’s July 20 vote in doubt
By Oliver Bennett —
Rajesh Patel
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Regulation and business correspondent. Rajesh follows the FCA, MiCA, ETF filings and the corporate side of crypto —…
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Freya Macdonald
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Technology reporter covering Ethereum, DeFi and everything on-chain. Freya has written about smart contracts since the 2020 DeFi…