SPCX briefly fell below its $135 IPO price before rebounding, leaving shares about 41% below their peak. Posts also highlight scheduled post-IPO unlocks that could substantially expand the float through October.
President Trump is reportedly set to meet senators Thursday to advance the CLARITY Act. Ethics restrictions on public officials’ crypto profits remain a key hurdle to securing Democratic support and the bill’s required 60 votes.
Ostium paused all trading while investigating an issue with its OLP vault on Arbitrum. Reports estimate more than $20 million, potentially around $23.7 million, was drained through oracle manipulation that enabled fabricated profitable trades.
Jesse Pollak said Base’s social-app strategy fell short and is refocusing on trading, payments and AI agents. The Base app is returning to Coinbase under Cobie’s leadership.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said he is unhappy with current inflation measures and wants inflation returned sustainably to 2%. He also suggested AI could lift measured prices over the next 12 months without necessarily creating persistent inflation.
DTCC processed live production trades using DTC-custodied tokenized securities with more than 30 institutions ahead of its tokenization service launch. Transactions included JPMorgan using tokenized assets as CME collateral and converting Invesco’s QQQ Trust through DTCC’s system
IBM fell roughly 25% on July 15 and tested multi-year lows, with posts describing the move as its worst decline in decades. Traders are debating whether to buy after the sharp breakdown.
Lighter and Trade.xyz listed leveraged CXMT pre-IPO perpetuals, widening crypto-based access ahead of the anticipated Chinese listing. Posts said the contracts traded near $7.50 and implied a roughly $500 billion valuation, though that estimate remains unverified.
JTX’s Solana trading platform reportedly expanded to about 3,000 accounts after launching spot markets for memes, tokenized equities and other assets. Posts say 80% of JTX fees will fund token buybacks and burns, while the remaining 20% supports platform development.
Stripe and Advent International reportedly offered $60.50 per share for PayPal, valuing it above $53 billion at a roughly 28% premium and sending PayPal shares up about 17%. PayPal had not responded, and an agreement remains uncertain.
U.S. strikes and threats against Iran alternated with claims that Tehran wanted a deal, driving sharp reactions across stocks and crypto while keeping Hormuz-related risks elevated.
Japan’s parliament reportedly passed amendments classifying cryptocurrencies as financial products. Posts say the change could reduce the top tax rate on crypto gains from 55% to 20% and clear a regulatory path for potential spot bitcoin ETFs.
Cashcat reportedly corrected about 66%, drawing bids below a $100 million valuation. Traders are debating whether the sharp selloff marks a bottom and could produce a strong bounce.
U.S. government-linked wallets moved substantial seized crypto to Coinbase Prime across July 13–15, including a reported $9.28 million in ETH from an emptied FTX/Alameda seizure wallet. The intended use remains unclear, and claims that the assets were sold are unsubstantiated.
BlackRock reported record assets under management of $15.3 trillion and $192 billion in quarterly inflows, while weaker crypto prices weighed on its digital-asset AUM.
Micron fell about 10% as the selloff in memory and semiconductor stocks accelerated, while Goldman’s memory momentum basket dropped 6.5% for the day and 24% month to date. Traders cited stretched valuations and concerns that cheaper models and more efficient chips could temper AI
Ethereum rallied to a one-month high near $1,900-$2,000, strengthening bullish sentiment around ETH and its performance against Bitcoin.
South Korea plans to modernize a 76-year-old law to bring cryptocurrencies under its national asset framework. The government also plans to test tokenized government bonds in 2027 and explore tokenizing state-owned real estate.
Anthropic reportedly plans to meet prospective IPO investors in the coming weeks, fueling speculation that it could list this year.
BitMine reported $45.7 million in Ethereum staking and validation revenue for the quarter ended May 31, representing 98% of its $46.5 million total revenue. It projects annualized rewards of $284 million once all of its ETH is staked.
ASML raised its 2026 sales guidance to €43 billion–€45 billion and plans to expand EUV and DUV immersion capacity by 30% for 2027. Its shares reportedly reversed an opening gain of 8% and turned negative.
Reports say OFAC sanctioned crypto wallets tied to Iran’s central bank, freezing more than $130 million in assets.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $181.07 million in net inflows on July 14, rebounding from $424.63 million in outflows on July 13. BlackRock’s IBIT led with $138.9 million, followed by Fidelity’s FBTC at $21.07 million.
Zakura launched a new scalable Zcash full-node client with faster synchronization, pruning, snapshots and support for Zcashd wallets.
The x402 Foundation launched with initial support from 40 organizations to develop open payment standards for AI agents and apps. MoonPay joined its board, Circle became a premier member and the Solana Foundation joined as a founding member.