Nobody’s talking about this one yet.
@okx spun up an outcome market for the World Cup.
Call the winners, rack up XP for every correct pick, and XP turns into $BTC rewards once the final’s done.
No leverage or liquidations.
Just how well you read the bracket.
I’ve got Argentina making the final. Who you got?
Everything Crypto ICYMI – Friday's Edition ✍️
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🌎Macro, Markets & Global Economy
• $BTC reclaimed $62k.
•🇺🇸The U.S. economy added 57k jobs in June, below expectations.
➤The unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, beating expectations.
•Global stock market cap reached a record $166T, up 23.6% YoY.
•@SpaceX raised $25B in a debt sale that attracted nearly $90B in investor demand, less than 2 weeks after its record-breaking IPO.
•Altcoin sell pressure has fallen to a new multi-year low, according to @cryptoquant_com
•XRP Ledger's average trading returns have dropped to their lowest level in 12 years, suggesting conditions for a relief rally, according to @SantimentData
•Token sale activity has fallen to its lowest level since 2024, with only $58M raised across 37 sales in Q2 2026.
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🏛️Regulation & Institutional Adoption
•🇵🇭@binance officially received approval to offer crypto services in the Philippines.
•🇺🇸SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said the agency is modernizing regulations to bring financial markets on-chain.
•MiCA is already reshaping Europe's exchange landscape, with @okx reporting licensed EU platform inflows have increased more than 5.5× since mid-April.
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🏗️Infrastructure & Network Development
•@StanChart partnered with @circle to provide institutional clients with $USDC minting & redemption services.
•@Paxos's $PAXG is now live on @solana via @sunrise DeFi.
•@arc joined @chainlink SCALE, gaining access to enterprise-grade infrastructure.
•@PayGo402 joined the @XDCNetwork ecosystem to power programmable payments for APIs, AI agents & machine-to-machine commerce.
•@base MCP expanded to Perplexity Computer, enabling token research & additional integrations.
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🚀 Product & Ecosystem Updates
•@RobinhoodApp launched its 1st in-app decentralized lending product, powered by @Morpho & using USDe as collateral.
•@squidrouter's public token sale is now 44% oversubscribed ahead of today's close.
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📊Market Intelligence & Onchain Data
•@variational_io launched its 4th RWA trading competition with a $20k prize pool.
•⚡️Top @HyperliquidX Builders by Total Revenue
➤@phantom leads with $20.6M, followed by @BasedOneX ($15.1M) & PVP ($7.9M).
•⚡️Leading Prediction Markets — Q2 2026
➤Prediction market volume reached $111.7B, led by @trylimitless & @predictdotfun
•⚡️Top Centralized Exchanges by 30-Day Inflows;
➤@bitgetglobal led with $326M, ahead of @Gate ($247M) & @okx ($225M).
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🧠DeFi & AI Agents
•@pendle_fi reduced token incentives by 71% over the past 6 months.
•@Mantle_Official launched Openstock on its Layer-2, introducing pre-IPO vaults on-chain alongside its H1 2026 recap.
•@ResolvLabs introduced primeUSD, a structured yield product backed by leveraged strategies on tokenized U.S. Treasury bills.
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🏢Real-World Assets (RWA) & Tokenization
•IMF published new research stating tokenization can improve the safety, efficiency & inclusiveness of the global financial system.
•@Securitize officially began trading on the @NYSE under ticker $SECZ
•@centrifuge & @krakenfx Institutional partnered to bring tokenized RWAs into qualified custody.
•Big moves on @Theo_Network this week:
➤Invested $20M into Fidelity's tokenized USD Liquidity Fund (FILQ).
➤Launched Point Season 2 around $thUSD, expanding tokenized yield opportunities.
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🎮GameFi
•Top blockchains powering crypto games:
@ton_blockchain 📈 +21.38%
@avax 📈 +15.20%
@binance 📈 +9.75%
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🔓Token Unlocks
• $M @MemeCore_M → $39.2M today (July 3)
• $CC @CantonNetwork → $95.3M ongoing daily
• $WLD @worldnetwork → $64.9M ongoing daily
• $TRUMP → $46.0M ongoing daily
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📈Daily Movers (24H)
•Top Gainers: $HYPE, $ETH, $ADA, $LINK, $BCH
•Top Losers: $CC, $SHIB, $SOL, $HBAR, $WLFI
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🎯Found this useful, stay tuned for tomorrow’s final weekend Update by order of the Peaky Blinders✍️