✅ Upbit Clarifies Role in OUSD Initiative Upbit stated it only expressed interest in potentially joining the OpenStandard ecosystem in the future, according to Cointelegraph. The clarification came as several South Korean firms distanced themselves from the OUSD initiative.
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📡 Apple & SpaceX's Starlink are linking up for direct-to-satellite mobile service. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell told investors the company is preparing its own mobile carrier on Starlink, including a ground-based cellular network, with nearly $20B in spectrum purchased. The iPhone 18 Pro will feature Apple's C2 modem with NR-NTN support, enabling direct satellite connectivity bypassing traditional carriers, per leaked reports.
📋 Standard Chartered Added to ESMA's First Post-Deadline MiCA Register ESMA published its first MiCA register update after the deadline, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers, including Standard Chartered and FalconX, according to the regulator's latest listing.
📡 Zcash's Ironwood Upgrade Faces Potential Delay Shielded Labs reported that exchanges, mining pools, and wallets may require additional time to complete the Zcash Z3 software migration and safely prepare for the Ironwood upgrade, according to Cointelegraph.
📉 AI-chip stocks cool; $BTC rebounds as capital rotation begins Memory and semiconductor stocks tied to AI are losing momentum after leading markets in 2026, according to CoinDesk data. Bitcoin is rebounding during the same period, suggesting a shift in investor capital allocation away from chipmakers.
📊 IMF Warns Tokenization Increases Financial Shock Risk The International Monetary Fund stated that tokenization could make finance faster and cheaper, but also more vulnerable to sudden shocks, according to Coindesk.
🇮🇪 Irish Authorities Seize 500 Bitcoin in Criminal Proceeds Irish authorities recovered 500 Bitcoin ($BTC) in criminal proceeds, bringing the total seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in 2026 to approximately $92 million in BTC, according to a Cointelegraph report.
🕷️ Teen Scattered Spider Suspect Extradited to US Over $8M Crypto Ransom Peter Stokes, 19, has been charged in the US for his alleged involvement in a hacking group's failed $8 million cryptocurrency ransom scheme, according to Cointelegraph.
📈 Securitize gibt tokenisierte Aktien auf Solana und Avalanche aus Securitize hat tokenisierte Versionen seiner Aktien auf den Blockchains Solana und Avalanche ausgegeben, wie Cointelegraph berichtet. Dies ist der erste Fall, dass ein neu an die Börse gegangenes Unternehmen tokenisierte Aktien zum NYSE-Debüt anbietet.
🇺🇸 NOW: Major Law Enforcement Group Endorses Clarity Act National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives becomes first major law enforcement group to publicly endorse the Clarity Act, per Eleanor Terrett.
🇺🇸 Treasury Sanctions Over 130 Tron Wallets Tied to ISIS The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned more than 130 Tron wallets linked to a Central Asian ISIS affiliate, according to Decrypt. Tether has frozen the associated funds.
🇷🇺 Russia’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Set for Mass Rollout by September Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina confirmed that major banks and retailers are prepared to begin accepting the digital ruble for widespread use starting September 1, according to Decrypt.
✅ IMF: Tokenization Could Reshape Financial Settlement The International Monetary Fund stated that tokenization could transform settlement processes and financial stability. Blockchain-based finance may streamline markets, but the IMF warns that fragmented standards and regulations could introduce new systemic risks, according to Cointelegraph.
📈 Bitcoin erreicht neuen Juli-Höchststand über 62.000 $ Bitcoin stieg am 2. Juli um knapp 4% und erreichte laut Daten von Cointelegraph einen neuen monatlichen Höchststand über 62.000 $. Der Anstieg folgte auf die Veröffentlichung schwächer als erwartet ausgefallener US-Jobdaten, die die Markterwartungen für eine stärker lockere Geldpolitik der US-Notenbank (Federal Reserve) befeuerten.
✅ Ondo Finance bringt SEC-konformes tokenisiertes Aktienmodell auf den Markt Ondo Finance hat ein tokenisiertes Aktienmodell eingeführt, das den SEC-Vorgaben entspricht und Aktien des BlackRock-ETFs sowie von Micron umfasst. Die Struktur, unterstützt von Broadridge und dem Transfer-Agency-Partner Oasis Pro, stellt sicher, dass tokenisierte Wertpapiere innerhalb der bestehenden US-Marktregeln bleiben – basierend auf dem SEC-Third-Party-Custodial-Modell, wie Coindesk berichtet.