Fed Holds Rates in Split Vote as Robinhood Posts Record Quarter Despite Crypto Decline

July 30th, 2026: The Federal Reserve holds rates at three point five zero to three point seven five percent in an unusual 9-3 split as three officials vote for a hike-the most divided Fed meeting since 2016. Bitcoin consolidates near sixty-four thousand four hundred eighty-eight dollars following wild overnight liquidations exceeding two hundred eighty-six million dollars. Robinhood delivers record quarterly revenue of one point three one billion dollars driven by prediction markets and its blockchain, though crypto revenue declines thirty-eight percent to one hundred million. Russia charges BitRiver founder Igor Runets with twelve point five million dollar fraud as regulatory pressure mounts. Morgan Stanley executives declare the traditional nine-to-five banking day officially dead, expanding crypto access across seven point four trillion in client assets. The CLARITY Act stalls over last-minute developer protections as both parties reject law-enforcement proposals just days before the August seventh deadline.