Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP

Hedge funds have turned the most bearish on the yen since 2007, boosting bets on further losses to nearly 138,000 contracts as of June 30.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/08/live-markets-japan-s-collapsing-yen-is-pushing-companies-into-bitcoin-and-xrp

Bitcoin under pressure as U.S.-Iran escalation lifts oil

Major cryptocurrencies are trading in the red as renewed U.S.-Iran airstrikes push oil higher.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/08/bitcoin-under-pressure-as-u-s-iran-escalation-lifts-oil

BlackRock-backed Securitize slides 40% after SPAC debut despite tokenization boom

The decline fits into a pattern of recently-public digital asset companies sliding after debut, Arca's Jeff Dorman said.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/07/blackrock-backed-securitize-slides-40-after-spac-debut-despite-tokenization-boom

Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe

Kraken's focus is on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure the license, according to a person familiar with the plans.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/07/crypto-exchange-kraken-is-trying-to-become-a-bank-in-europe

Bitcoin drops after a run at $64,000, shrugging off Strategy's $213 million BTC sale

The token touched $64,400 overnight before easing back, still up about 6% on the week. A fresh missile strike on a Qatari gas ship in the Strait of Hormuz lifted oil and tested the late-June peace deal as Asian tech sold off again.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/07/bitcoin-drops-after-a-run-at-usd64-000-shrugging-off-strategy-s-usd213-million-btc-sale

Bitcoin miner TeraWulf soars on a $19 billion AI data-center lease with Anthropic

The onetime pure bitcoin miner signed a 20-year deal to host the AI firm at a Kentucky campus, the latest crypto-adjacent company to trade mining for the steadier money in artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/06/bitcoin-miner-terawulf-soars-on-a-usd19-billion-ai-data-center-lease-with-anthropic

Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out

The White House says it's still evaluating the "best structure" for the federal fund to hold bitcoin as a long-term reserve and a separate stockpile of other crypto assets.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/06/bitcoin-s-u-s-reserve-still-a-work-in-progress-as-federal-agencies-hash-it-out