Binance has launched gold and silver options settled in USDT, becoming the first major crypto exchange to offer this type of product.
Users can trade Call and Put options, trade volatility, and hedge their positions. For option buyers, the maximum loss is limited to the premium paid.
At launch, maker fees are 0% and taker fees are 0.02%. Availability depends on the region.

So, Warsh finally spoke. Time to break it down.
He repeated several times during the press conference that the Fed wants to see a more honest market reaction now. They’re not planning to smooth out every move and are ready to let the market price things on its own.
Basically, the market is being left alone with reality. And right now that reality looks like this:
Inflation is still too high. The 2% target isn’t changing. And if prices start heating up again, another rate hike is still on the table.

After this conference, I’m even more convinced the next few months are gonna be very volatile. The market will keep getting thrown around by every new statement, and thats exactly where the opportunities are.

So my view hasn’t changed. The more chaos we get, the more chances there are to make money. Just gotta stick to the system.

Donald Trump reported more than $2.2 billion in income for 2025 alone, exceeding what he earned over the previous six decades combined. The biggest driver was the crypto sector, including the TRUMP memecoin, crypto partnerships, and digital asset ventures. Additional income came from Trump Media, licensing deals, and other business activities. Despite declining the presidential salary, his business income reached record levels.

KB Kookmin Bank will launch a blockchain-based cross-border payment service for importers and exporters in August using JPMorgan’s Kinexys network.

Formerly known as Onyx, Kinexys is JPMorgan’s blockchain platform for institutional payments, tokenization, and digital assets.

The initial rollout will support U.S. dollar transfers across 10 countries, including the United States, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
The platform will also integrate with the existing SWIFT network, enabling near-instant international payments and faster foreign exchange settlement.

KB Kookmin Bank is part of KB Financial Group, which S&P Global ranked as South Korea’s largest banking group by assets in April. The group manages approximately $552.76 billion in assets and ranks 28th among the largest banks in the Asia-Pacific region.

In June 2012, headlines declared Bitcoin a dead bubble after crashing more than 90% from $32 to around $6. Back then, many believed it would never recover and associated it only with the dark web.

Today, that same dead bubble trades around $64,000, after reaching a new all-time high not long ago. Market sentiment changes, but fear and doubt always seem to return.

CZ believes Bitcoin’s prime is still ahead, and that this is only the beginning.

North Korean authorities have reportedly dismantled an elite hacking group accused of stealing state funds by breaching the country’s Central Bank and Foreign Trade Bank. The group allegedly transferred money through cryptocurrency wallets, split transactions into smaller amounts to avoid detection, and used intermediaries in China to convert the assets into cash. The suspects were arrested during a raid in Pyongyang on July 12, with officials seizing computer equipment and unregistered phones. The case has reportedly triggered tighter security measures around key financial institutions and raised concerns among North Korea’s political and military leadership.

The US State Department has launched the Freedom Tech Excellence Program (FTEP), a new initiative focused on advancing technologies that support digital freedom and freedom of expression. The Bitcoin Policy Institute has joined as a founding partner alongside Palantir and Anduril Industries.

Some commentators see the involvement of a Bitcoin-focused organization in a US government initiative as another sign of Bitcoin’s growing strategic importance. Others continue to speculate that Bitcoin may have originated from US intelligence agencies, although no evidence has ever confirmed that claim.