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UK defi tax
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Will UK DeFi tax defer gains on crypto deposits now?

The UK is changing how crypto is taxed when users place assets into DeFi lending protocols and liquidity pools. Under the updated UK DeFi tax approach set out by HM Revenue & Customs, capital gains tax will be deferred until there is…

BIP 110
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BIP 110 Sees Zero Miner Support Before August Vote

BIP 110 is nearing a key deadline as Bitcoin participants continue to debate whether block space should be used mainly for payments or also for broader data storage. The proposal, known as the Reduced Data Temporary Soft Fork, would temporarily tighten several…

Ethereum Copying Cardano? What It Means for Both Chains
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If Ethereum Is Copying Cardano, What Does That Actually Mean for Both Chains?

Ethereum researcher Toni Wahrstätter published a proposal this week to introduce native UTXOs into Ethereum’s payment layer, treating simple payments as one-shot objects rather than permanent state entries. The design could reduce Ethereum’s permanent state for payment workloads by up…

Stellar $3B vs XRP Ledger $4B: The RWA Tokenization Race
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Stellar Hits $3B in Tokenized RWAs. XRP Ledger Just Confirmed $4B. The Race to Become Wall Street’s Chain Is Real

Stellar crossed $3 billion in tokenized real-world assets today, July 6, 2026, up roughly 300% from sub-$1 billion at the start of the year. The XRP Ledger just confirmed approximately $4 billion in total tokenized RWA value across 500-plus financial…

Metaplanet Buys $170M Bitcoin, Hits 43,000 BTC: Now #3 Globally
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Metaplanet – Now the World’s Third Largest Corporate Bitcoin Holder

Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed firm that started 2024 as a struggling hotel operator, purchased 2,823 BTC for approximately $170.7 million on July 2, 2026, bringing its total Bitcoin treasury to 43,000 BTC worth about $2.6 billion. The purchase came after a…

Cardano RealFi Phase 1 Testnet Goes Live July 6: Hoskinson Calls It the Biggest Upgrade in Cardano History
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Cardano RealFi Phase 1 Testnet Goes Live July 6: Hoskinson Calls It the Biggest Upgrade in Cardano History

Cardano’s RealFi Phase 1 testnet goes live on July 6, 2026. Charles Hoskinson called it the largest upgrade in Cardano’s history, and for once that description has a specific meaning rather than being founder hyperbole. RealFi is IOG’s attempt to…

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Midnight Blockchain: Charles Hoskinson’s $200M Bet That Privacy Is the Missing Layer in Crypto

Charles Hoskinson launched Midnight on March 30, 2026, and described it as the answer to an eight-year-old question: why did the crypto revolution not happen? His answer is that public blockchains, from Bitcoin to Ethereum to Cardano, exposed too much.…

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OpenSea Just Built an App Store for AI Agents vs What ERC-8257 Actually Does and Why NFT Holders Should Pay Attention

On May 27, 2026, OpenSea deployed ERC-8257, a new Ethereum standard it describes as an app store for AI agent tools. The standard creates a permissionless on-chain registry where developers can publish tools, set pricing and access rules, and allow…

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Pudgy Penguins and Moonbirds Are Getting Their Own Trading Cards vs What Vibes TCG Tells Us About the Only NFT Segment That Is Actually Growing

On June 18, 2026, Pudgy Penguins and Moonbirds will collide in a trading card game. Vibes TCG Series 3: Birb and Pengu, developed by Orange Cap Games, adds 195 new cards to the Pudgy Penguins-inspired TCG and marks the first…

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ETHConf Day 1: SEC’s Crypto Task Force, BlackRock, DTCC, and Joe Lubin Walk Into the Same Room at the Javits Center

The inaugural ETHConf opened on June 8 at the Javits Center in New York City with 47 sessions across four stages, 5,000 attendees, and a speaker list that would have been unimaginable at an Ethereum conference three years ago. The…