Lighter (LIT) surged more than 20% on Monday to $2.6, its highest level since January, after the perpetuals exchange unveiled a tokenomics overhaul that adds permanent burns and a revamped staking model. The move made LIT the top gainer among the 100 largest cryptocurrencies. It extended a rally that has lifted the token roughly 40%

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Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETFs pulled in $221.7 million on July 2, their first positive day in 10 sessions, catching up to a wave of whale buying that had built since late June. That single green day came after weeks of institutional selling drained roughly $2.7 billion from the funds. On-chain buyers, meanwhile, had been absorbing

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SK Hynix will launch its roughly $29 billion Nasdaq listing this week, tapping US markets amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The listing is expected to rank as the biggest-ever first-time US share sale by a foreign company. The chipmaker will sell 17.79 million new shares, with trading expected to start Friday. Why the SK