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An address believed to belong to the U.S. government has transferred 296,710 USDT seized from a Bitfinex hacker to Coinbase Prime, a move suspected to be in preparation for an over-the-counter (OTC) sale, according to Onchain Lens. This follows a deposit of BTC and ETH worth a combined $297 million from the same address to Coinbase Prime on July 14.

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has launched a staking service for Tron (TRX) targeted at institutional investors, Cointelegraph reported. This allows institutions to stake their TRX held in custody at Anchorage and earn rewards without having to move the assets.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media on July 14 that he will implement a full blockade on vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports or carrying Iran-related cargo. The Strait of Hormuz will remain open to all other ships. Trump criticized Iran's leadership, stating it is full of lies, violence, and malice and is leading the country to complete ruin. He also announced the withdrawal of a demand for a 20% U.S. compensation fee, which will be replaced by a trade and investment agreement with Gulf nations, emphasizing that the investment would be massive. He added that the era of Iran causing hundreds of thousands of deaths is over and that Iran will never possess nuclear weapons.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Walsh said at a Senate hearing that he does not want to be involved in bailout programs, including for cryptocurrency. He added that he wants a situation where no one needs to apply for a bailout.

As of March 2026, decentralized derivatives exchanges (Perp DEXs) accounted for 10% of the total trading volume for perpetual contracts, Unfolded reported. This marks a significant increase from just 2% in early 2023. The market share for these exchanges grew steadily throughout last year, reaching a high of approximately 25% in late 2025 before stabilizing at the current 10% level.

Researchers from the Ethereum Foundation (EF) have launched EthSystems, a new for-profit company aimed at building confidentiality infrastructure for financial institutions on Ethereum. According to CoinDesk, the founders are institutional privacy researchers from the EF who are now commercializing technology developed within the foundation. They noted that confidentiality has been a major barrier preventing banks and asset managers from moving real-world financial transactions onto the Ethereum blockchain. The new firm plans to target the banking sector with its blockchain-based privacy solutions. EthSystems is one of several recent spin-offs from the EF following a reorganization, which also saw the creation of EthLabs and Ethereum Institutional.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said his goal is to block political intervention within the central bank.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh said there have been significant and noteworthy changes to the central bank's balance sheet framework.

Mizuho Securities has lowered its price target for Circle Internet Group to $50 from $85 and downgraded its rating from Neutral to Underperform, The Block reported. The firm attributed the downgrade to what it described as "Looming pricing pressure," citing concerns that upcoming U.S. stablecoin legislation, such as the GENIUS bill, could intensify competition.

Coinbase has begun accepting registrations from users in China, BlockBeats reported. According to Wu Blockchain, the platform now allows identity verification with a Chinese ID card and a mainland China address. Previously, verification was limited to those with a Chinese passport and a Hong Kong address.

Giselle Lai, Director of Digital Assets Strategy for Asia Pacific at Fidelity International, has stated that the true role of tokenization for pension funds is balance-sheet management, rather than providing investment opportunities or liquidity. According to CoinDesk, she said the most compelling long-term use case for fund tokens is not 24-hour liquidity but the management of balance sheets for large global institutions. Lai explained that tokenized money market funds and other on-chain products could help pension funds, insurers, and corporations use cash more efficiently across distributed accounts and jurisdictions. However, she noted that despite this demand, the development of comprehensive balance-sheet management tools is expected to take time, comparing it to the nearly 20 years it took for the ETF industry to build a complete ecosystem.

Bitcoin mining firm Canaan announced it mined 64 BTC in June. The company holds 1,915 BTC and 3,952 ETH.

Tokenized capital market infrastructure firm Doppler Finance has announced a strategic partnership with SBI Digital Finance to develop XRP-based financial infrastructure for institutional investors in Japan. The two companies plan to develop solutions for XRP and other tokenized assets and promote the expansion of tokenized financial infrastructure in the Japanese market.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened mixed today. - S&P 500: +0.19% - Nasdaq: +0.53% - Dow Jones: -0.26%

Tether has announced that it led a $7 million Series A funding round for stablecoin infrastructure company Pact Labs. Blockchange Ventures and Lasagna also participated in the round. Pact Labs intends to build infrastructure to utilize its stablecoin, USAT, for payroll, earned wage access, credit, and daily payments. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said that while USDT has already been filling payroll gaps in emerging markets, the company now aims to provide the same function in the U.S. through USAT.

EtherSystems has officially launched after securing initial investment from Bitmine and SharpLink. The company is developing privacy technology that allows regulated financial institutions, such as banks and asset managers, to process financial transactions on Ethereum without disclosing transaction details or customer information. EtherSystems was founded by the team that previously led the Ethereum Foundation's institutional privacy task force. The new venture builds on a year of open-source development and a collaborative network established with central banks, regulatory bodies, and global financial institutions. EtherSystems plans to work alongside EtherLabs and Ethereum Institutional, two other recent spinoffs from the Ethereum Foundation, to build out an Ethereum ecosystem for institutional use.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $64,000. BTC is trading at $64,002.9 on the Binance USDT market.

Humanity Protocol founder Terence Kwok stated that the project is significantly strengthening its operational security following a $36 million hack, according to an interview with Cointelegraph. Kwok explained that the root cause of the incident was an operational mistake made during last year's mainnet launch. He said several production keys, including an admin hot wallet key and a quorum of multisig owner keys, were accidentally backed up on a hacked employee's laptop. Kwok noted that the biggest lesson learned from the incident is that operational security is as important as smart transaction security, adding that the team is now completely rebuilding its system.

Whale Alert reported that 268,000,000 USDC has been transferred from Coinbase Institutional to Coinbase. The transaction is valued at about $268 million.

Major exchanges have seen $109 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $385 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

An anonymous whale address beginning with 0x4553 has swapped its entire holdings of 30,139 ETH for 859 BTC, valued at approximately $54.09 million, according to a report from EmberCN. The swap occurred as the ETH/BTC ratio stands at 0.0285. EmberCN suggested the move indicates the whale anticipates ETH will underperform BTC, with plans to repurchase a larger amount of ETH if the ratio declines further.

California-based fintech company Flex has secured $70 million in a Series B1 funding round led by Halo Fund, Forbes reported. The company operates Flex Global, a stablecoin-based cross-border financial platform that offers multi-currency accounts supporting 32 currencies across 170 countries.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $63,000. BTC is trading at $63,002 on the Binance USDT market.

Rezaie, a military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said on July 14 that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Iran and the U.S. no longer exists and that the U.S. has formally entered a state of war, according to Iranian media.

Onchain Lens reported, citing Arkham data, that BlackRock transferred 2,990 BTC, worth $187.3 million, to Coinbase Prime about an hour ago. The deposit is likely part of the operational process for its spot Bitcoin ETF, possibly to settle redemptions following fund outflows. This follows approximately $185.5 million in outflows from BlackRock's IBIT on July 13.