CFTC Chairman Michael Selig defended the approval of BTCPERP, the first US-regulated perpetual futures contract, arguing that US law defines only "contracts for future delivery," which need no fixed expiry.
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The total crypto market cap rose about 8.15% over the past week to $2.25 trillion, driven mainly by the US-Iran ceasefire, even as sentiment stays in Extreme Fear.
Jito has spent two years as invisible infrastructure — powering 90% of Solana's validator stake while its token traded well below its 2023 highs. That changes with JTX.
Hedera HBAR is trading around $0.083, stuck in a range that has held since late May despite a series of institutional developments that would move most assets considerably higher.
Bitcoin has extended its rally through the day, climbing to around $67,250 from the $65,000 level it reclaimed this morning on the US-Iran ceasefire news.
Ethereum has jumped 9% over the past 24 hours to around $1,815, its sharpest single-day gain in weeks, as the US-Iran ceasefire framework lifted risk assets across crypto.
Michael Saylor's BTC Prague 2026 keynote, titled "Digital Capital, Equity, and Credit," made an argument that quietly marks a shift in how the most prominent corporate Bitcoin advocate talks about the asset.
XRP has climbed from to $1.18, but the more revealing story sits underneath the price: the move is running almost entirely on one exchange.
Bitcoin pushed back above $65,000, up roughly 1.7% in 24 hours, after the US and Iran announced a ceasefire framework set for signing Friday that reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
Galaxy's Mike Novogratz says the CLARITY Act will become law, while crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett calls its July 4 deadline "logistically impossible," splitting two close watchers of the same bill.
Bitcoin's mining difficulty fell 10.09% to 124.93 trillion, its 11th-largest drop ever and second-biggest of 2026, after a 15% June price decline pushed miners offline.



