A Washington state judge has granted a preliminary injunction against Kalshi after rejecting its argument that federal commodities law overrides state gambling rules. The court found Washington is likely to prove its claims, but will not finalize the restrictions imposed on the prediction market until August. Court Says Federal Registration Does Not Displace State […]
Polymarket traders are pricing a 70% chance that bitcoin (BTC) touches $67,500 at some point in July, up from roughly 56% odds cited earlier this week, as the asset trades near $66,000. A Market Betting on a Modest Bounce Polymarket’s “What price will Bitcoin hit in July” market prices a range of outcomes rather than […]
The White House has agreed on an ethics package for the CLARITY Act and sent the language to Senate Republicans. President Donald Trump personally signed off on the provision, clearing what negotiators call the bill’s last major obstacle before a Senate floor vote. A Fresh Push After Months of Deadlock The Digital Asset Market CLARITY […]
Strategy raised $263.5 million through MSTR stock sales while reporting no bitcoin purchases, lifting its U.S. dollar reserve to $3.225 billion as its buying pause stretched into another week. Why Is Strategy Building a Larger Dollar Reserve? A growing cash reserve became the most notable development in Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR)’s latest filing with the […]
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushed back on Sunday against fears that miners defecting to artificial intelligence (AI) threaten bitcoin, arguing the network’s built-in difficulty adjustment keeps blocks flowing no matter how much hash power leaves. The Argument Armstrong made the case in a post on X, wading into a debate that flared the same day […]
While the institution recognized that most jurisdictions are working to apply its recommendations, others are lagging, allowing criminal groups to use digital assets for their illicit purposes. The FATF alerted to the misuse of stablecoins and the risks of offshore VASPs. Financial Action Task Force Calls for Increased Oversight on Digital Assets The Financial Action […]
Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya argued on Sunday that bitcoin bulls face a two-front squeeze, with speculative money migrating to prediction and equity markets while the energy that powers mining is worth more redirected to artificial intelligence (AI). A Two-Front Squeeze The Social Capital founder’s argument, highlighted in a post on X, states that the […]
Hackers briefly disabled the official website of Kenyan President William Ruto on July 18, demanded a ransom of five bitcoins and threatened to leak unspecified data if not paid. Government Response Triggered Kenya’s government is investigating a cybersecurity breach that briefly disabled the official website of President William Ruto on July 18, with attackers defacing […]
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Bolivia evaluates Tether’s USDT inclusion in its payment system, Venezuela’s crypto P2P economy reaches new highs, and an Argentine federal judge issues new fund freezes in the Libra case. Bolivia Evaluates Integrating USDT […]
The decision, applied under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, was taken by the USTR after a year-long investigation that found certain circumstances in Brazil, including Pix payments, were “unreasonable” and burdened or restricted “the commerce of American farmers, workers, innovators, and exporters.” USTR Applies 25% Tariffs on Brazilian Goods with Pix Payments […]
Two prediction market platforms are pricing the same outcome for Sunday’s World Cup final, with Polymarket and Kalshi bettors both putting Spain ahead of Argentina as the teams prepare to meet at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. EDT. On Polymarket, the World Cup winner contract has drawn $4.28 billion […]
Bitcoin trades near $64,000 on July 18, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, holding inside a tight range after bouncing off a 24-hour low of $62,516. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap has consolidated between $63,900 and $64,000 for several hours as traders wait for a volume-backed move past nearby resistance. 1-Hour Chart: Tight Range Holds […]
Traditional wealth management is constrained by slow, expensive, siloed legacy settlement layers that rely on redundant manual compliance checks. Abdul Rafay Gadit discusses how purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain architecture resolves these systemic inefficiencies. Bridging Traditional Finance and Decentralized Infrastructure For decades, the back offices of global wealth management have run on a quiet, expensive, and […]
Self-custodial trading platform Sedona has partnered with Fhenix to integrate confidential fully homomorphic encryption infrastructure into its system. Cryptographic Security Upgrade Sedona, a self-custodial trading platform and neo-bank, announced a partnership with Fhenix to integrate Confidential Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) infrastructure into its Arbitrum-based system. The company said the upgrade will ensure key financial data […]
A whale wallet linked to venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) deposited 437,000 HYPE worth $28.38 million to exchanges over two days, as HYPE fell by nearly 11%. HYPE Faces Increasing Market Pressure The whale moved the tokens onto Hyperliquid itself along with centralized exchanges OKX, Bybit and Gate, the standard route for converting a large […]
Real estate mogul Grant Cardone said Cardone Capital added another 10.5 BTC from July property cash flow, bringing his total keep somewhere around 2,700 BTC. A Growing Stack That Shows No Sign of Stopping Cardone disclosed the purchase earlier today, the latest in a string of monthly buys funded by rent checks rather than debt […]
Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade finished rolling out spot bitcoin, ether and solana trading to U.S. clients on July 16, undercutting rivals with a 50-basis-point fee as Wall Street’s crypto race accelerates. What’s on Offer The completed rollout means eligible E*Trade clients can buy, sell and hold the three largest non-stablecoin digital assets inside the same interface […]
SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) fell 3.08% to close at $131.11 yesterday, its first finish below the $135 initial public offering (IPO) price since the rocket maker’s record June debut. A Retreat Ensues The close capped a multi-day slide for Elon Musk’s rocket company, given shares had already touched an all-time low of $132.75 intraday on Wednesday […]
Bitcoin traded between $63,800 to $64,094 on July 16, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, holding within a $63,880 to $65,501 range after pulling back from recent highs. Technical charts across multiple timeframes show a mixed picture, with short-term momentum weakening even as the broader structure remains constructive. 1-Hour Chart Shows Weak, Indecisive Trading The 1-hour […]
A small group of traders extracted $8.2 million from Polymarket’s five-minute bitcoin contracts by pushing the spot price on Binance just before settlement, researchers from Stanford University and Singapore Management University found. Striking New Findings Emerge Polymarket’s fastest bitcoin betting product shows systematic signs of settlement manipulation, according to a new study by David Dai […]Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad said the Clarity Act delivers “a dramatic advance in consumer protection and market integrity,” as the Senate targets floor action on the crypto market structure bill the week of July 20. More Support Pours In Shirzad made the case for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a Fox […]
Bitcoin could sink to a cycle low of $38,000 to $39,000 by October if the current drawdown matches the depth of 2022’s bear market, NYDIG said in its second-quarter review. A Bleak Scenario Bitcoin financial services firm NYDIG has mapped out a scenario in which bitcoin’s slide extends to $38,000-$39,000 by October, if the 2025-2026 […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the entire U.S. gold stockpile at Fort Knox and other federal vaults remains present and accounted for, pushing back on years of public doubt about America’s bullion reserves. Bessent Breaks Down the Vault Bessent commented during a Fox News interview, where he walked through the history of U.S. currency backing […]
Coinbase Head of Platform Rob Witoff says 95% to 100% of the exchange’s code is now written by or with artificial intelligence (AI), with agents doing the work of roughly 1,200 employees. The figure has more than doubled from 40% in February. Pointing Toward a Scary but Imminent Reality Witoff detailed the shift in […]
Top traders on Hyperliquid are running some of the most aggressive bitcoin long positioning ever recorded by Glassnode, exceeding levels seen during the last run toward $83,000. A New Record Onchain analytics firm Glassnode revealed on Wednesday that leveraged traders on the decentralized exchange ( DEX) have built exposure that now exceeds anything the firm […]
Economist Peter Schiff admitted he regrets not buying bitcoin early but predicted the next wave of regret will belong to holders who fail to sell above $60,000. The warning landed as bitcoin reclaimed $65,000 earlier today. A Familiar Refrain The gold advocate and longtime bitcoin critic said recently that people’s regret (including his own) over […]
Individual investors hold 66.1% of bitcoin’s total supply, dwarfing the 7.8% held by businesses and the 7.2% sitting in funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to asset manager Bitwise. Retail Still Owns This Market The breakdown, shared Monday by Bitwise and circulated by crypto media, is based on public wallet data, onchain analysis and disclosures […]
Binance.US chief executive Stephen Gregory says the exchange is back in growth mode after a two-year “hibernation” brought on by the regulatory storm around the wider Binance brand. From Hibernation to Growth Mode Gregory laid out the plan for the firm’s comeback bid in a recent interview. Binance.US once held roughly 20% of American crypto […]
Crypto’s appetite for high-stakes bets was on full display Monday as shares of Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin collapsed 95% from their peak, erasing more than $600 million from his stake. Simultaneously, two traders squared off onchain with $107 million in opposing leveraged ether positions. A 95% Collapse in the Trump Family’s Mining Bet American Bitcoin […]
A bitcoin address that sat untouched for seven years moved 2,931 BTC worth $188 million to a new wallet on Sunday. Hours later, onchain analysts flagged a separate whale that has now converted 17,385 ETH, roughly $31 million, into 496.3 BTC. A Seven-Year Slumber Ends With a 10x Gain Lookonchain, which monitors large onchain movements, […]
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act faces a decisive stretch as the U.S. Senate returns from recess on Monday with roughly 20 working days left before the Aug. 7 break. The coming days should bring “further clarity” on the bill’s status alongside fresh inflation data and Federal Reserve speeches. A Crowded Calendar of Data, Fed […]
Blackrock now manages $2.93 billion in tokenized assets onchain, with Ethereum leading the pack ahead of Avalanche, Solana, and BNB Chain. A Multichain Footprint Anchored by BUIDL The bulk of Blackrock’s onchain assets sit in the Blackrock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), the tokenized money market fund it launched with issuance platform Securitize in […]
Michael Saylor posted his signature orange-dot bitcoin chart after Strategy sold 3,588 BTC for $216 million, reigniting a familiar signal while casting fresh doubt over whether another buy is imminent or if the strategy itself is turning. The Orange Dots Return After Strategy Breaks Its Old Pattern On July 12, Michael Saylor posted his widely […]
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week with a comment on each story As of early Friday morning, Bitcoin has held […]
For a brief stretch this year, the market seemed willing to believe that every megawatt with a fence around it could become an AI factory. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by BlocksBridge Consulting, curating the latest news in energy, bitcoin, and AI compute from The Energy Mag. Subscribe to receive […]
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Tether backs Mercado Bitcoin with $10 million, Brazilian police attack an illegal crypto betting ring, and the 24-hour hold period for stablecoin transactions is contested in Brazil. Tether Expands Its Footprint in Latin […]
U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended July 10 holding $996.65 million in combined net assets, just $3.35 million shy of the $1 billion milestone. Lifetime inflows stand at $1.48 billion even as weekly has momentum stalled. Approaching A Major Milestone Spot XRP ETFs trading in the United States recorded $107,400 in combined net inflows […]
Blockchain security firm Peckshield says an apparent exploit of the Hedera network has seen $5.25 million in stolen funds bridged to Ethereum. The attacker’s wallet, first funded through the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, holds roughly $5.25 million in ether and wrapped bitcoin. The Numbers Are Finally Starting To Emerge Peckshield reported that the Hedera network […]
A report by BitMEX reveals that perpetual swap funding rate disparities are driven by deep structural mechanics rather than simple short-term market sentiment. The Impact of Collateral Choice A new report by derivatives exchange BitMEX challenges the conventional wisdom that funding rates are merely a direct reflection of short-term market sentiment. It highlights how deep […]
Brazil’s Finance Ministry is imposing the strictest advertising regime yet on the country’s licensed betting operators, mandating cigarette-style health warnings on every ad, banning pundits and influencers from nudging viewers toward wagers, and threatening fines of up to 20% of revenue – with the rules taking effect July 17, mid-World Cup, as bet-saturated tournament broadcasts […]
Cryptoquant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju told bitcoin holders that “some bullish Bitcoin opium is coming in the next few months,” urging investors to endure the bear market just a little while longer. A Statement of Hope The head of the onchain analytics firm delivered the message in his signature aphoristic style, writing on […]
Onchain analytics firm Lookonchain says a trader who spent just $69 on Cash Cat (CASHCAT) sold his 20 million tokens for $711, weeks before the Robinhood Chain meme coin’s vertical rally would have made the same stash worth more than $2.7 million. Meme Frenzy Continues The wallet spent 0.04 ETH, about $69, to buy 20 […]
Geneva, Switzerland, July 10, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today that the total circulating supply of USDT on the TRON blockchain has exceeded $90 billion. The milestone further strengthens TRON’s position as a leading network for USDT […]
XRP is flashing several warning signs as key market indicators continue to weaken. Market signals suggest deeper changes in momentum and liquidity. The full picture reveals why this moment could be important. Why Are XRP Traders Stepping Back From the Market? Cryptoquant shared two analyses on July 9 that point to continued selling pressure, with […]
Bitcoin traded near $62,743 on Thursday morning at 8 a.m. EDT, up 1.0% over the past 24 hours as the asset consolidated inside a $61,507 to $63,116 range. Short-term technical readings point to consolidation, while longer-term moving averages continue to signal a corrective phase across the one-hour, four-hour, and daily charts. Hourly Chart Shows Tight, […]
Hyundai Motor America converted $20,000 into stablecoins and transferred them to Hyundai Motor Mexico, where they were exchanged back into U.S. dollars. Shaving Hours off Transaction Times Hyundai Card successfully tested stablecoin-based cross-border payments between Hyundai Motor Group subsidiaries in North America, slashing transaction times from hours to minutes, the card issuer recently disclosed. The […]
Crypto ETF flows split sharply on Wed., July 8, as bitcoin ETFs returned to outflows with an $84.9 million exit. Ether ETFs remained the clear bright spot, drawing $70.5 million for a fifth straight day of inflows, while HYPE stayed positive and both solana and XRP funds moved lower. Grayscale’s GBTC Leads $84.9 Million Bitcoin […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI and code editor Cursor plan to release their first jointly built AI model as soon as Wednesday, according to an internal memo. Preparing For Launch, No Pun Intended SpaceXAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is preparing to release its first jointly developed AI model with Cursor as soon […]
Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, has enabled instant bitcoin deposits over the Lightning Network, with new rails powered by the Spark protocol crediting funds in under one second. Opening up New Avenues Polymarket has switched on instant bitcoin deposits via the Lightning Network, a payments layer built on top of the Bitcoin network (powered […]
Russia’s State Duma Financial Markets Committee has approved the final version of the country’s landmark crypto bill, dropping mandatory wallet-address reporting and clearing the way for a second reading. A Major Reform Is Underway Russia’s parliamentary Committee on Financial Markets has approved the final version of the country’s sweeping digital currency bill, clearing the path […]