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🎥 @sethginns says Robinhood Chain is off to a strong start, crediting a mix of marketing and user incentives for driving early engagement and laying the groundwork for organic growth.

LATEST: The U.S. and U.K. released a 10-point roadmap to coordinate oversight of tokenized assets, stablecoins and digital financial markets. @HeleneBraunn reports.

🎥 @sethginns expects a resurgence in battle-tested crypto tokens, pointing to long-standing projects like Uniswap, Aave, Chainlink, and Stellar as investors refocus on adoption, transparency, and value capture.

JUST IN: @circle partners with JCB, Japan's largest card network, to bring $USDC to 40 million merchants across cross-border and everyday transactions.

U.S.-Iran escalation weighs on bitcoin, stocks as oil climbs Crypto Daybook Americas, presented by @realfi_co

NEW: U.S. June CPI fell 0.4%, reducing pressure on the Fed to hike rates at its July 29-30 meeting.

JUST IN: The ECB selects 36 payment providers including Deutsche Bank, UniCredit and Revolut, for a 12-month digital euro pilot starting H2 2027, as the project targets first issuance in 2029.

LATEST: The American Bankers Association and 76 state banking groups write to Senate leaders demanding stronger guardrails on stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act, warning current language could trigger deposit flight from community banks.

NEW: Doppler Finance and SBI Digital Finance partner to build institutional lending and collateral infrastructure for $XRP in Japan.

BITCOIN: "When the market turns, this thing moves quickly." The bank's head of digital asset research, Geoffrey Kendrick, has a $100K $BTC year-end target and says ETF buyers are returning + digital treasury narratives could get there without any help from the Fed. Recorded in partnership with @xapobankapp 🤝

JUST IN: The U.S. government moves ~$288M in seized $BTC and $ETH to Coinbase Prime.

NEW: The White House's lead CLARITY Act negotiator Patrick Witt departs next Friday for months of military training, leaving Deputy Director Harry Jung to manage the final push for a Senate floor vote expected around July 20.

LATEST: A hobbyist Bitcoin miner running a $150 Bitaxe device for just 8 hours solo-mined a full block, walking away with 3.14 $BTC worth $200K

🎥 @Stevie_Satoshi says @BinanceUS is emerging from two years of regulatory-driven hibernation and is back in growth mode, with plans to reclaim its previous 20% share of the U.S. crypto market.

.@BinanceUS CEO @Stevie_Satoshi says crypto trading is headed toward the same no-fee model that transformed equities markets.

Strategy raises $467 million but buys no Bitcoin, Robinhood Chain breaks into the top five networks by DEX volume just weeks after launch, and Brad Garlinghouse reveals Ripple once considered shutting down. @SamEwen has what you need to know. Thank you to @Realfi_Co 👋 for being a sponsor of the CoinDesk Media Network.

LATEST: Bolivia considers adding $USDT to its national payments system, allowing the stablecoin to circulate alongside the boliviano and U.S. dollar as crypto transaction volume surges 630% since restrictions were lifted in 2024.

.@PaulBPrager’s @TeraWulfInc just signed a $19B, 20-year Anthropic lease, and says bitcoin mining is firmly behind them. Franklin Crypto’s @sethginns breaks down the disconnect between prices and fundamentals, with Hyperliquid, Uniswap, and Chainlink in focus. Plus, @Stevie_Satoshi of @BinanceUS is back from two years of hibernation with near-zero fees and eyes on 20% U.S. market share. Watch Public Keys at the @NYSE with @JennSanasie. 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys 00:29 Bitcoin Holds at $63K Through Iran Strikes and Fed Repricing 00:48 SK Hynix Slumps 15%, Kospi Drops 9% After Nasdaq Debut 01:05 Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI: TeraWulf's $19B Anthropic Lease 01:22 TeraWulf Co-Founder Paul Prager Joins Public Keys 02:06 Selling Abernathy and Recycling Capital 03:24 Timeline and Execution Risks: Building to Full Capacity by 2028 04:48 TeraWulf Exits Bitcoin Mining — For Good 05:43 AI Data Centers, Power Demand, and Community Impact 08:23 Not All Megawatts Are Created Equally 10:20 Franklin Crypto Launches; Seth Ginns Joins Public Keys 12:12 Prices Down, Fundamentals Up: The TradFi-Crypto Disconnect 12:46 Catalysts: Robinhood Chain, OUSD, and Tokenized Equities 16:30 Token Value Capture: The Next Institutional Focus 17:27 Hyperliquid, Lighter, and Legacy Tokens to Watch 19:59 BTC and ETH ETFs Snap Eight-Week Outflow Streak 21:47 Binance US CEO Stephen Gregory Joins Public Keys 22:50 Back From Hibernation: Near-Zero Fees and Path to 20% Share 25:42 Market Outlook: Closer to the Bottom Than the Top 27:54 Fear & Greed at 28; Thank You! See You Next Week

NEW: Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 launched July 1 to host tokenized stocks, has become one of crypto’s busiest new networks, with about $312 million in total value locked and 3.6 million daily transactions. Read the full story by @shauryamalwa on CoinDesk