Amazon Japan supplier AZ-Com Maruwa to adopt yen stablecoin JPYC for payments
The Japanese logistics firm plans to pay 2,300 partners, including truck drivers, using JPYC in Japan’s first large-scale corporate stablecoin rollout.
HIP-4 Upgrade: Hyperliquid Opens Door to Permissionless Prediction Markets
Hyperliquid announced on July 20 that its upcoming HIP-4 network upgrade will allow permissionless deployment of prediction markets. The feature, which will launch on testnet before hitting the mainnet, will expand who can create outcome markets while introducing validator-approved templates and a staking system meant to keep those markets clearly defined and properly settled. How…
How to Swap Zcash to Monero With No KYC, in One Step
Zcash’s Orchard implementation has increased interest in how users move between different privacy-focused assets, including swaps between Zcash and Monero. For those not familiar with Orchard, this is Zcash’s third-generation shielded pool, which is built to replace older privacy systems with stronger efficiency and more modern cryptography. It uses the Halo 2 proving system, Pallas-based…
Live markets: Oil bounce and lingering AI selloff pushes bitcoin under $64,000
War drives oil up, the Kimi selloff drags chips down, and bitcoin sits between them.
Moonshot AI IPO push follows Kimi, Alibaba AI releases that shook bitcoin
Days after Kimi K3 rattled chip stocks, Moonshot is moving toward a Hong Kong listing at a $30 billion-plus valuation while Alibaba’s Qwen goes open-weight.
Allbridge Pauses Protocol After $1.65M Exploit Drains Stablecoin Liquidity Pools
Cross-chain stablecoin bridge, Allbridge Core, suffered a security exploit that resulted in losses of approximately $1.65 million, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. The firm said the attacker has already bridged the stolen funds from Solana to Ethereum. Allbridge Responds Allbridge confirmed experiencing a security incident and that the protocol has been paused as a…
Bitcoin ETFs see new money again, but inflows remain ‘peanuts’ relative to the recent exodus
Bitcoin ETFs have attracted $273 million in new inflows in two weeks, but the total is barely enough to cover a single “slow” week of recent selling.
Bitcoin flat near $64,000 as oil hits a one-month high and Kimi AI selloff lingers
Brent jumped almost 4% on escalating U.S.-Iran strikes, while Asian chip stocks stayed under pressure from Friday’s Chinese AI shock.
3 Macro Events That Could Shake Crypto Markets This Week
Crypto markets remained relatively flat over the weekend with low volatility and total capitalization hovering around $2.3 trillion. Nevertheless, military action in the Middle East has continued with the US Central Command reporting on Sunday that it was conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the ninth consecutive night. “The strikes will continue…