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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

NinjaTrader Creates AI Role as Kraken-Owned Broker Bets on Prediction Markets

NinjaTraderGroup has created a new C-suite role built around artificial intelligence (AI)and prediction markets, the futures broker said today (Tuesday). The companyhanded the job to Brian Weis, who until now served as its chief productofficer.Weis takesthe title of chief innovation and AI officer, a seat the firm said did notexist before. His remit covers AI agent development, work on the Model ContextProtocol (MCP), and prediction markets, according to the company.A New Title That Doublesas a

Grid Alerts Threaten Crypto: How 100-Degree Temps Impacted Bitcoin Mining

Triple-digit temperatures and soaring wholesale electricity prices reportedly squeezed U.S. bitcoin mining operations. High Prices Trigger Miner Curtailments A record-setting heat dome that recently blanketed the eastern United States and forced the U.S. Department of Energy to issue emergency orders put the heat on bitcoin miners operating within or drawing power from the regions affected […]

Bitcoin price rebounds to $63K as leverage returns creating short term volatility risk

Bitcoin's rebound has cleared the first test: price recovered. The harder one starts now: proving buyers remain after the squeeze. #1 Bitcoin BTC $63,541.02 +2.33% (24H)1D7D1M1YALLMarket Cap $1.27T 24h Volume $35.85B All-Time High $126,198.07 Sectors Layer 1 PoW

Taming the Agent: Singapore Sets the Direction for AI Regulation

Asartificial intelligence evolves from predictive and generative models intoautonomous, goal-driven agents, financial regulators are beginning to developnew governance frameworks. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), togetherwith a consortium of financial institutions and fintech companies, has launchedan initiative to establish governance standards for the use of AI agents infinancial services.ABlueprint for Future RegulationRather thanfocusing solely on pre-deployment testing or post-eve

CFD Broker BP Prime Operator Reports £570K Revenue in 2026 as Annual Loss Narrows

Black PearlSecurities, a contracts for difference brokeroperating under the BP Prime brand, reported a sharp declinein revenue for the financial year ended 31 March 2026, while reducing its netloss, according to its latest annual accounts.The company generated turnoverof £570,722, down from £3.52 million in the previous financial year. After costof sales of £175,286, it recorded a gross profit of £395,436, comparedwith £229,248 a year earlier.BP Prime Operator Cuts Loss, FlagsLiquidityDespite th

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Attract $286 Million as Blackrock Funds Spark Broad Recovery

Crypto ETF flows opened the new week on a stronger footing, with bitcoin ETFs adding $265.69 million and ether ETFs bringing in $20.66 million. HYPE and solana products also attracted fresh capital, while XRP ETFs saw no trading activity. Bitcoin, Ether, HYPE and Solana ETFs All Gain as Crypto Flows Turn Positive The crypto exchange-traded […]

New SummerFi DeFi exploit shows AI automation now sits above smart contract risk

Summer.fi's automated vault incident has put delegated DeFi yield back under pressure after Blockaid said on July 6 that its exploit detection system had identified an ongoing exploit and estimated that about $6 million had been drained at the time of its alert.In a follow-up post, the security firm linked the exploit transaction, the exploiter address, the exploit contract, and the affected Summer.fi and Lazy Summer contracts.The Etherscan transaction shows a successful Ethereum transaction at

XRP Gets New Payment Flow as Ripple’s RLUSD Lands AI Banking Platform Nuvion Integration

Nuvion, an AI-powered global banking and cross-border payments platform, has integrated Ripple USD (RLUSD), extending the stablecoin’s enterprise reach just days after Ripple secured its full MiCA license in Europe. A New Rail for the ‘Compliant Digital Dollar’ Nuvion announced the integration in a press release saying RLUSD will power faster cross-border settlement, treasury and […]

AI Trading Doesn't Need New Rules. It Needs Better Governance.

"Legal & Compliance, can we launch this?"It is probably one of the most common questions being askedinside brokerage boardrooms today.Trading Automation Is Moving from EAs to AIRobinhood has launched Agentic Accounts.eToro now allows clients to create AI-powered portfolios through a simpleconversation. ThinkMarkets has introduced ChelseaAI, enabling traders toexecute orders using natural language. AI is quickly becoming another interfacethrough which retail clients access financial markets.I

Volume profile indicators now available on Kraken Desktop

TL;DRFour native volume profile tools are now live on Kraken Desktop: Volume Profile Visible Range (VPVR), Volume Profile Fixed Range (VPFR), Anchored Volume Profile (AVP), and Session Volume Profile (SVP).VPVR is a chart-wide overlay that updates dynamically as you pan or zoom, showing volume distribution across your current view.AVP and SVP track developing structure from a chosen point in time or across trading sessions, with up to 90 days of session history available on demand.Analysis and

Citadel Securities Joins Susquehanna’s Insider Trading Lawsuit Over Alleged $137M Scheme

Two rival options market makers say anonymous traders profited from advance knowledge of China's action against Futu and Tiger Brokers.Susquehanna filed its complaint in the Southern District of New York on June 29. Citadel Securities moved to intervene three days later. Susquehanna estimates its losses at about $70 million; Citadel puts its own at roughly $28 million.Both firms allege they sold thousands of short-dated put options to traders acting on material non-public information, generating

Setting the record straight

TL;DRPayward, Kraken’s parent company, asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to enter final judgment against Mazars USA after winning a $22 million arbitration award. Kraken sued Mazars after it withdrew from Kraken’s nearly completed 2022 audit.Mazars’ resignation was part of a broader campaign of regulatory pressure and institutional pressure against lawful crypto companies, crypto founders, developers, and customers.Kraken’s fight is part of the industry’s larger purpose: financial freedom, s

Siada Brings Nvidia B200 GPUs Online as UAE Keeps Sensitive AI Data Inside Its Borders

United Arab Emirates tech enterprise Siada and Innovation City have launched the region’s first operational sovereign AI data center in Ras Al Khaimah. Bypassing Global Chip Shortages In a bid to bypass global tech supply bottlenecks and tighten data security, United Arab Emirates (UAE) tech enterprise Siada and Innovation City announced July 6 the launch […]

The Most Undervalued Crypto Assets of 2026

Crypto never stands still, and 2026 is no exception. While headlines often focus on the big names, some of the most undervalued crypto assets are hiding in plain sight. These are the projects building real products, attracting users, and shaping the future of DeFi—yet their market caps don’t tell the full story.Altcoins broadly have stayed depressed for months, but that’s exactly the context in whicha handful of undervalued crypto coins could offer outsized potential once the market

Strategy faces $8.3 billion Bitcoin Q2 loss as Saylor sells over $200M in BTC

Strategy’s largest Bitcoin sale in years has put new pressure on the corporate treasury model that made Michael Saylor one of the most closely watched figures in digital assets.On July 6, the company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, revealed that it sold 3,588 Bitcoin for about $216 million between June 29 and July 5.Per the filing, Strategy sold the coins in two batches. It first sold 1,363 Bitcoin between June 29 and June 30 at an average price of $59,256, followed by another 2,225 Bitcoin be

Best Long-Term Crypto Investments for 2026–2027

Bitcoin started at fractions of a cent and now trades above $60,000, while Ethereum climbed from under $3 at launch to nearly $5,000 at its August 2025 peak. Stories like these explain why investors keep searching for the best long-term crypto investments heading into 2026 and 2027.This guide focuses on coins with proven technology, large market capitalization, and real use cases so you can see which projects may be worth holding—while acknowledging that prices have pulled back sharply from 2025

Bloomberg: US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Stalls as Treasury and Commerce Battle for Control

President Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has hit a jurisdictional snag, with the Treasury and Commerce departments vying over who should manage the government’s more than 300,000 BTC. A Turf War Inside the Administration More than a year after President Donald Trump signed a March 2025 executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the project remains […]

Bitcoin Bottom Signal Last Seen at FTX Collapse Flashes as Saylor’s Strategy Dumps 3,588 BTC

Bitcoin’s realized profit and loss ratio has fallen to -0.35, a 43-month low last seen after FTX’s collapse, flashing what Cryptoquant calls a bottom signal just as Michael Saylor’s Strategy turns seller. A Loss Gauge at FTX-Era Depths Blockchain analytics platform Cryptoquant has spotted a signal that bitcoin bulls have been waiting months for. The […]

bitFlyer USA expands to West Virginia, nears full US coverage

bitFlyer USA has launched trading services in West Virginia, bringing the Japanese-owned crypto exchange closer to full coverage of the US market.The expansion takes bitFlyer’s availability to 49 US states and the District of Columbia. The company entered the US in 2018 with access to 40 states and has spent the past eight years working through the country’s state-by-state licensing regime.The West Virginia launch follows the receipt of a local Money Transmitter License in February 2026. It is b