Arbitrum jumps 19% benefitting from Robinhood's $568 million onchain trading frenzy

The brokerage's new blockchain is off to a fast start, with memecoin trading boosting activity and revenue flowing back to the Arbitrum ecosystem.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/09/arbitrum-jumps-19-benefitting-from-robinhood-s-usd568-million-onchain-trading-frenzy

Newest version of crypto Clarity Act may drop as soon as next week, sources say

After a long stretch without breakthroughs in the crypto market structure bill, insiders say a new draft may emerge in a final push for late-July action — though it still lacks bipartisan buy-in.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/09/newest-version-of-crypto-clarity-act-may-drop-as-soon-as-next-week-sources-say

'CASHCAT' trader turns $800 into over $1 million on Robinhood's brand new blockchain

Robinhood's blockchain went live on July 1 to move stocks onchain. Its first breakout hit is a memecoin named after the mascot the company abandoned.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/09/cashcat-trader-turns-usd800-into-over-usd1-million-on-robinhood-s-brand-new-blockchain

Bitcoin, ether steady, gold slides as US-Iran tensions escalate again

Oil climbed for a third day and gold fell for a fourth while bitcoin is up 1.6% on the week.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/09/bitcoin-ether-steady-gold-slides-as-us-iran-tensions-escalate-again

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