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Circle has received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank, allowing the USDC issuer to expand its regulated digital asset custody operations in the United States.The company announced today (Friday) that the new institution will operate as Circle National Trust, formally established as First National Digital Currency Bank. The approval follows Circle’s application for a national trust charter in June 2025.The decision also marks the first approval among a recent wave of applications from major stablecoin issuers seeking federal trust bank charters. Ripple applied to establish Ripple National Trust…

Veteran trader Peter Brandt anticipates a peak between $300,000 and $500,000. Bernstein analysts Gautam Chhugani and Mahika Sapra expect prices to hit $500,000 by 2029, citing booming demand for spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs).Reality checkHowever, while the four-year cycles have consistently produced new all-time highs, each successive one has seen markedly lower multiples, compressed gains, and slower overall expansion.As bitcoin grows, matures, and becomes more valuable, it takes significantly more capital to push it meaningfully higher. The track record of cycle highs proves it:2013: $2662017: nearly ~$20,000 (75x from previous high)2021: ~$69,000 (3.5x from 2017)2025: $126,000 (just 1.8x from 2021)What this…

Prediction markets continue to expand into new products, new distribution channels, and new regulatory frameworks. This week brought developments across all three. Kalshi Looks Beyond Crypto Perpetuals Kalshi is preparing to expand its perpetual futures business beyond crypto, discussing contracts tied to foreign exchange, metals, and energy with regulators. According to Reuters, the exchange has processed $16.1 billion in perpetual futures volume since launching the products in May. The CFTC is also seeking public comment on extending perpetual futures to energy commodities. The move comes as CME continues challenging the CFTC’s decision to allow Kalshi and Coinbase to offer perpetual…

Bitcoin Tests $59,000 as Traders Look For A Cleaner Rebound After Supply Pressure is the kind of crypto story that looks simple at headline level but becomes more useful once you place it inside the wider market backdrop. Bitcoin’s rebound attempt is really a test of market depth after several weeks dominated by government wallets, ETF flows, and shaky risk appetite. The reason it deserves attention today is not that one announcement or filing magically changes the whole market. It is that the update adds another data point to a sector still trying to work out where capital, users, and…

In March, Bluesky’s longtime CEO, Jay Graber, stepped down from that role to become its chief innovation officer. Graber was immediately succeeded by Toni Schneider, the founding CEO of Automattic, which is the company behind WordPress and Tumblr. Schneider, who has led the company as interim CEO for the past four months, is now dropping the “interim” status and becoming its permanent chief executive. “I’m four months into my interim CEO role at Bluesky, and it’s time for an update,” Schneider wrote on his personal blog. “Most importantly, as of today, the interim part of the title is gone. I’m…

BingX, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges with over 40 million users, has launched its first Visa Debit Card – issued by Wirex and built on Wirex’s full-stack Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform. The card is live across 200+ countries and territories, runs entirely on Wirex’s stablecoin infrastructure, and gives BingX users the ability to spend, withdraw, and earn rewards on their digital assets anywhere Visa is accepted.Wirex BaaS is a full-stack Banking-as-a-Service platform that enables crypto-native companies to launch compliant, globally accepted card and payment products through a single API – covering card issuance, stablecoin-based accounts, payment rails, and yield.…

photo credit: pexels by Sidnee Michelle July 10, 2026 The study found that Georgia also ranked first among all states for debt collection complaints on a per-capita basis. Metro Atlanta recorded the nation’s highest rate of debt collection complaints in 2025, according to Federal Trade Commission data released on July 8, underscoring a sharp increase in consumer reports tied to collection activity nationwide, CBS News reports. The study also found that Georgia ranked first among all states for debt collection complaints on a per-capita basis. Nationally, consumers submitted more than 471,000 debt collection complaints to the FTC during 2025, more…

Key Takeaways Weed Man is a lawn care franchise that generates around $450 million in total annual revenue. Terry and Andy Kurth, a father-son team, play a significant role in generating revenue for the franchise. Terry is the founder of Epic3, Weed Man’s largest multi-unit ownership group, which generated $103 million in sales last year. Terry Kurth, 77, says that choosing the right life partner is the most important decision an individual can make — and he knows the truth of this statement firsthand. Nearly 50 years ago, his wife was in labor. She was in the hospital lying on…

Key TakeawaysBrazil raided 87 shell companies in Operation Veil of Maya, disrupting an illegal crypto laundering ring.The ring transferred gambling funds abroad via crypto, evading taxes in a massive underground market.The enforcement action backs Brazil’s broader regulatory bans on illegal casinos and prediction markets. Brazilian Police Target Cryptocurrency Usage in Illegal Betting Operations Brazil is increasing its oversight over illegal operations involving cryptocurrnecy in its financial system. On Monday, the Brazilian Federal Police executed Operation “Veil of Maya,” cracking down on an illegal betting ring that used shell companies to launder and redirect funds to these activities using fiat and…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Overwhelm is a leadership challenge, not a personal weakness.u003cbru003e You can’t control the pace of change, but you can control how you respond to it.u003cbru003e Reduce mental load instead of just trying to work harder. Talk to any founder, manager or entrepreneur right now, and you will hear the same word. Overwhelm. People are trying to keep up with a pace that never slows. AI is reshaping industries before leaders can absorb the last change. Even the high performers who usually stay calm under pressure say they feel stretched thin.…