DeFi hasn’t ever needed to outcompete TradFi to win: it has just needed to cooperate with it, and that reckoning is here to stay.

DeFi must prepare for its next stage: The convergence of smart money and blockchains | Opinion

TRM Labs says North Korean IT workers have laundered millions in USDC and USDT 
while secretly working for blockchain startups. North Korea continues to rely 
on crypto to quietly fund its weapons programs and the U.S. government is 
stepping up…

Here’s how North Korean hackers are still getting paid in crypto despite sanctions

As the race for scalable, compliant tokenization heats up, Midas is betting 
big on Etherlink’s sub-500ms finality. The latest additions, mMEV and 
mRe7YIELD, could redefine how institutions access structured yield without 
intermediaries. According to a press release shared with crypto.news…

Midas taps Etherlink to Redefine tokenized yield infrastructure

After funneling 40,000 BTC to Galaxy Digital, the elusive whale behind the 
massive Fourth of July 80,000 BTC shuffle moved yet another 10,000 BTC. As of 
now, three wallets are still untouched, holding a hefty 30,000 BTC—roughly 
$3.5 billion—sitting idle. Another 10,000 BTC Shifted as Whale’s Trail Grows 
Colder At block height 905705, the original […]

Fourth of July OG Whale Strikes Again: Another 10,000 BTC Moved as 30,000 Still Sit Idle

The EU has sanctioned multiple entities for using cryptocurrencies to evade 
restrictions, channel funds, and propagate pro‑Russian disinformation and 
election interference.

EU Sanctions crypto entities for election interference, disinformation

Bitcoin price has more room to run, with big overhead resistance between 
$124,000-$126,000 in place and several key support levels below.