Kraken secures MiCA license in Ireland

Kraken has obtained a MiCA license in Ireland, allowing it to offer regulated crypto services across all 30 EEA countries.

This adds to its existing MiFID and EMI licenses in Europe. Competitors with similar licenses include Coinbase, OKX, and Bybit.

Galaxy closes $175M crypto venture fund, beating target

Galaxy has raised $175 million for a new crypto venture fund, exceeding its initial goal.

The fund will back early-stage startups focused on DeFi, stablecoins, and the convergence of traditional and crypto finance.

Coinbase to launch futures trading in the U.S. on July 21

The largest U.S. crypto exchange will roll out futures trading domestically starting July 21.

SharpLink Gaming, who bought 188,478 $ETH($473.6M) at an average price of $2,513, deposited 2,993 $ETH($7.28M) into CoinbasePrime 1 hour ago.

Memecoin season is coming to an end.

Pump Fun's weekly trading volume is at the lowest point in the past 9 months.

If you're into memecoins, pivot to utility coins.

UAE fund invests $100M in Trump-linked company

Aqua 1, a UAE-based fund focused on Web3 and DeFi, announced a $100 million strategic purchase of World Liberty Financial (WLFI) governance tokens.

The investment aims to accelerate DeFi adoption and build new Web3-based financial infrastructure.

Whale AguilaTrades finally seems to have learned his lesson and started taking profits.

He took profits in his last 2 long trades with gains of $1.37M and $1.6M.

Still, his total losses stand at $32.39M.

Bitcoin vs Cash Deposit: $1M Home Mortgage Example

A $200K deposit held in Bitcoin for 5 years could grow to nearly match the $1M value of the home you purchased.

In 10 years, that Bitcoin could be worth nearly 5x more than the house itself.

The argument: instead of using your deposit for a mortgage upfront, hold it in BTC — and let it work for you.