An opinion piece in the official newspaper of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate proposes that courts should presume criminal intent when suspects utilize crypto mixers or privacy coins. The authors recommend establishing a national-level platform to custody and liquidate seized digital assets through compliant auctions, navigating China’s domestic crypto ban. The legal framework seeks to standardize blockchain...

Strategy Inc. raised $467 million last week through its at-the-market equity program, choosing to boost cash rather than buy cryptocurrency. The company’s U.S. dollar reserve reached a record $3 billion, providing a liquid buffer to cover fixed corporate obligations and preferred stock dividends. Its core treasury remains at 843,775 BTC, making this the third consecutive week without additional Bitcoin acquisitions. Corporate treasury...

Robinhood Chain brought in roughly $3.1 billion in cumulative decentralized exchange volume during its first seven days following its July 1 launch. The early speculative frenzy was heavily fueled by meme coin trading, with more than 16,000 new tokens hitting the network in a single day. BitMine Chairman Tom Lee noted that the platform’s reliance on ETH as its native gas token underscores Ethereum’s growing central role in the...