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Convenience Store Giant Lawson Tests JPYC Stablecoin Payments in Japan’s First POS Retail Pilot
Key TakeawaysLawson will pilot JPYC stablecoin payments at a Tokyo store in August using POS integration. Lawson is one of the “big...
Jupiter Drops Pokémon and One Piece Cards Onchain in New Gacha Beta Launch
Key TakeawaysJupiter launched Gacha beta on July 13 with a $100,000 rewards pool tied to Solana packs.Collector Crypt backs each...
Strategy Launches Bitcoin Bank Adoption Index With 32% Overall Score
Key TakeawaysStrategy’s Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index compares public adoption signals across trading, custody, products, lending...
Bitmine Raises Ether Holdings to 5.77 Million, Reaches 4.8% of Ethereum Supply
Key TakeawaysBitmine raised its holdings to 5.77M ETH, reaching 96% of its 5% ethereum supply target.MAVAN now stakes 4.92M ETH,...
Bitcoin Slides to $62,037 as Iran Conflict Sparks Fresh Energy Fears
Bitcoin Tumbles Amid U.S.-Iran Clashes Bitcoin tumbled to the $62,000 range Monday as a weekend exchange of gunfire between U.S....
World Cup Prediction Markets Hit $5.81 Billion Across 52 Events Amid Buying Frenzy
Key TakeawaysPolymarket and Kalshi processed over $5.81B in volume, signaling a shift in crypto yields.France holds a 39% win...
SBI Holdings and Solana Foundation Partner to Launch Japan’s On-Chain Financial Markets
Key TakeawaysSBI Holdings and Solana formed SBI Solana Global to connect Japan’s economy with international liquidity.The venture...
Trump Escalates CLARITY Act Push as China Threatens US Crypto Lead
Key TakeawaysTrump urged Senate action on the CLARITY Act and framed crypto regulation as an urgent geopolitical contest.He warned...
BTC slips below $63K as Middle East tensions offset ETF inflows
Key takeaways Bitcoin fell to $63,000 after renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weakened investor risk appetite. The...
Saylor Reports Zero Bitcoin Buys as Strategy’s Cash Reserve Hits $3 Billion
Key TakeawaysStrategy increased its USD reserve by $450 million to $3 billion as of July 12, 2026.Bitcoin holdings held at 843,775...
Hyperliquid price forecast: HYPE faces critical test as Bitcoin holds the key
Hyperliquid price holds above key support as traders watch the $61.92 level. Bitcoin’s move around $63,000 could shape HYPE’s next...
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin Bleeds $600M as Whales Wage a $107M Ethereum Duel
Key TakeawaysAmerican Bitcoin (ABTC) has fallen 95% from its $139.65 peak, cutting Eric Trump’s 6% stake by $600M.Rivals Riot,...
PI slides 15% as weak demand raises risk of drop to $0.075
Key takeaways Pi Network (PI) fell another 6% on Monday after dropping 7% the previous day, extending its prolonged downtrend....
Clarity Act Enters a Make-or-Break Week as Senate Returns With Aug. 7 Clock Ticking
Key TakeawaysThe Senate has about 20 working days before Aug. 7 to move the Clarity Act, with 60 votes still unsecured.Eleanor...
Blackrock’s Tokenized Funds Hit $2.93B Onchain as Ethereum Leads With $1.1B
Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s tokenized funds hold $2.93B onchain, led by Ethereum at $1.1B.Moody’s rated the $2.58B BUIDL fund AAA-mf...
Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink Hijacked as ‘SCATMAN’ Memecoin Rockets to $32M on Robinhood Chain
Key TakeawaysHackers used SpaceXAI and Starlink X accounts on July 12 to push SCATMAN, which hit a $32M market cap.Lookonchain says...
Cape Town Expands Crypto Fraud Fight as Police Seize Luxury Cars With Fake Plates
Key TakeawaysMayor Hill-Lewis joined Cape Town police in an operation to impound luxury cars with fake registrations.Fraudulent...
The US Government Owes $39 Trillion. Here’s Why That’s Bitcoin’s Best Argument Yet
U.S. gross national debt crossed $39 trillion in mid-March, and debt held by the public stood at over $31 trillion. With the...
Combating Illicit Flows: Thailand Implements Strict New Checks on High-Volume Stablecoin Trades
Key TakeawaysThailand’s bank set up checks to flag USDT transactions, restricting evasion of compliance measures.New...
Bitcoin’s Lottery Jackpot: Solo Home Miner Wins $200,000 With a $150 Mining Device
Key TakeawaysA solo home miner claimed the full 3.1382 BTC reward from block #957382 via Public Pool on July 9, 2026.Bitaxe ran at...
Ripple Almost Shut Down and Distributed XRP After SEC Lawsuit, CEO Reveals
Key TakeawaysRipple came close to shutting down after the SEC filed a lawsuit over XRP.The company considered distributing its XRP...
$8 Billion Bitcoin Attack Could Become Profitable Through Derivatives, Duke Professor Says
Key TakeawaysCampbell Harvey says an $8 billion 51% attack could pair Bitcoin hashpower with shorts.Duke University’s model puts...
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Predictions: How BTC Could Become a Global Digital Capital Asset by 2036
Key TakeawaysMichael Saylor predicts broader bitcoin ownership, deeper institutional adoption, greater political importance and...
Grayscale Places XRP at the Center of the Global Payments Narrative
Key TakeawaysGrayscale classified XRP as a global payments asset within its broader digital asset narrative framework.The...
‘110 Things More Dangerous’: Michael Saylor Slams Bitcoin’s Controversial Anti-Spam Fork
Key TakeawaysSaylor opposed the BIP-110 fork, warning that changing consensus to stop spam sets a dangerous precedent.Adam Back...
Gold Prices Slide as Iran Tensions Erase Weak US Jobs Report Rally Gains
Key TakeawaysGold fell 1.6% to about $4,110 as Iran halted its ceasefire on July 8, 2026.Silver dropped 4.3% to $59.70, with the...
Bitcoin’s 14th Difficulty Reset Slashes Mining Pressure by 6.7 Trillion
Key TakeawaysBitcoin difficulty fell 5% to 127.17 trillion on July 11, its 14th adjustment of 2026.Hashrate dropped 7.9% in ten...
Michael Saylor Reveals 5 Bitcoin Risks Investors Need to Watch
Key TakeawaysStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor identified five bitcoin risks involving protocol integrity, leverage,...
Trump Warns of 1,000 Missiles Aimed at Iran as Bitcoin Holds Near $64,000
Trump Says the Ceasefire Is Over Trump posted on Truth Social on July 11 that talks with Iran would continue but that hostilities...
Coinbase Fires Back at Senator Warren Over CLARITY Act Sanctions Warning
Key TakeawaysCoinbase says CLARITY Act strengthens crypto oversight with tougher compliance and enforcement requirements.Senator...
Saylor’s Bitcoin Chart Returns After Strategy Sold BTC, but He Says Orange Dots Tell Only Part of the Story
Key TakeawaysMichael Saylor’s orange-dot chart has often appeared before Strategy bitcoin purchase announcements.Strategy recently...
A Winning Strategy: Buy High, Sell Low
As of early Friday morning, Bitcoin has held steady this week, moving in a band between $61,500 and $64,000. Ditto for equities....
Bitcoin Miners’ AI Rally Puts Insider Liquidity in the Spotlight – Bitcoin News
This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by BlocksBridge Consulting, curating the latest news in energy,...
Latam Insights: Inside Tether’s $20M Bet on Brazil, Operation Veil of Maya, and the Stablecoin Hold Dispute
Key TakeawaysTether invested $20M in Mercado Bitcoin, accelerating tokenized asset growth and payment tech across Latam.Brazil’s...
Bitfufu Reports June 2026 Bitcoin Production and Hashrate Metrics
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag)...
São Paulo Court Rules Against Coinbase in Landmark Case Over $100K Self-Custody Hack
Key TakeawaysA Brazil court ordered Coinbase to return $100K to a user after unauthorized wallet transactions occurred.Coinbase...
LAB Token Collapses, Strike Launches New ‘Volatility-Proof’ Product, and More
WEEK IN REVIEW Key TakeawaysKey Takeaways.Trump said on July 6 he’s “a big crypto guy,” keeping BTC-in-Trump Accounts speculation...
The Fed Liquidity Signal That Predicted Bitcoin’s Top 8 Months Early
Key TakeawaysKeyrock’s +$136B June 1 lag signaled 30% drop; July 14 CPI is pivot.Kevin Warsh’s 3.5-3.75% hold after 57k jobs miss...
The Ultimate Banking Battle: Custodia Petitions the Supreme Court in 6-Year Fight Against the Fed
Key TakeawaysCustodia petitioned the Supreme Court, challenging the Fed’s unchecked power to deny vital master accounts.The Fed...
Singapore Police, Crypto Exchanges Prevent $4.2M in Scam Losses, Coinbase Helps Reach 145+ Victims
Key TakeawaysSingapore Police and major cryptocurrency exchanges intervened with more than 145 potential scam victims before funds...
CLARITY Act May Be Congress’ Last Chance for Digital Asset Law Before 2030, Senator Warns
Key TakeawaysSenator Lummis says the CLARITY Act is Congress’ strongest opportunity to establish digital asset market structure...
Robert Kiyosaki Warns Trust-Based Assets Will Be Destroyed in Next Financial Crash
Key TakeawaysRobert Kiyosaki repeats long-standing warnings about financial systems and traditional investment vehicles, citing...
Massive $1M Esports World Cup Payouts Arrive as Defending World Champion T1 Suffers a Historic Exit
Key TakeawaysDarkangel won the $1M EWC debut, earning $250,000 and securing SNK’s future circuit.UNLIMIT won the 2026 ALGS event,...
Grayscale Identifies 5 Crypto Networks Positioned to Benefit From Tokenized Equities
Key TakeawaysGrayscale identifies five blockchain networks positioned to support different equity tokenization models.Ethereum,...
Bitcoin Could Surge 56% as Markets Understand Saylor’s New BTC Strategy, Analyst Says
Key TakeawaysStandard Chartered says markets misunderstood Saylor’s bitcoin shift, creating temporary pressure over possible MSTR...
Ripple Swell 2026 Nears With Expanded Event Bringing Together Finance and XRP Ecosystem
Key TakeawaysRipple Swell 2026 will unite finance leaders, developers and XRP community members in New York this October, with...
Bitcoin Policy Institute Fights $293B Wallet Grab as Noah Doe Court Date Nears
Key TakeawaysBitcoin Policy Institute filed to intervene as a defendant on July 10, 2026, in the $293B wallet case.Noah Doe’s...
Bitcoin Chain Splits Explained: Why Every BTC Holder Gets a New 1:1 Asset
Key TakeawaysA Bitcoin chain split duplicates the UTXO set, giving holders a 1:1 coin on both ledgers.Paul Sztorc’s eCash fork...
ChatGPT 5.6 Sol, Claude Fable Join 7 AI Models to Predict Bitcoin’s Aug. 1 Price
Key TakeawaysNine AI models forecast bitcoin, with 8 of 9 clustering between $63,420 and $67,940 for Aug. 1.Pi AI’s $89,359 outlier...
‘Bitcoin Is Over’: Former Meta and Google Engineer Warns of Quantum and Miner Time Bombs Affecting BTC
Key TakeawaysPatrick Shyu says 95% of all bitcoin is already minted while the fee economy miners need “never showed up.”Shyu sold...
Blackrock and Vaneck Lead $90 Million Bitcoin ETF Inflow as Funds Notch First Green Week Since May
Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s IBIT absorbed $86.83M of the $90.44M entering US spot bitcoin ETFs on July 10.Ether ETFs added $18.43M the...
Metaplanet to Research Bitcoin Collateral for Round-the-Clock Bond Settlement
Key TakeawaysMetaplanet, JPYC and Progmat began a joint study on bitcoin-backed digital bonds on July 10, 2026.Metaplanet holds...
XRP ETFs Brush Against $1 Billion in Assets as 9-Week Inflow Streak Comes to an End
Key TakeawaysUS spot XRP ETFs held $996.65M in net assets after adding $107,400 on July 10.The products’ cumulative inflows reached...
BitMEX Says Collateral Design Drove 3.93% Funding Gap That Traders May Exploit Repeatedly
Key TakeawaysBitMEX’s Q2 2026 report showed structural flaws drive funding splits, like an April 23 spread peak of 27.6%.DeFi...
Brazil Orders Tobacco-Style Warnings on All Betting Ads: ‘Betting Makes You Lose Money’
Key TakeawaysEvery ad from a licensed Brazilian operator must carry a Finance Ministry warning, such as “betting makes you lose...
Ransomware Hacker Pleads Guilty After $15M Bitcoin Extortion Scheme
Key TakeawaysAuthorities said the cybercrime campaign collected roughly 1,610 bitcoin, with a Michigan company alone transferring...
3 Major Crypto Trends Changing How People Use Digital Assets: Binance Co-Founder
Key TakeawaysBinance’s co-founder outlined three regional crypto adoption trends involving stablecoin savings, local currency...
Inmate Accused of Moving $290,000 in Crypto Already Forfeited to US Government
Key TakeawaysProsecutors allege Rossen Iossifov helped remove approximately $290,000 in cryptocurrency forfeited to the federal...
Morgan Stanley Targets Ethereum and Solana ETF Market Share Amid Intensifying Fee Competition
Key TakeawaysMorgan Stanley’s ethereum and solana filings extend the bank’s proprietary crypto ETF strategy beyond its existing...
‘The Clearest Macro Risk to Bitcoin’: Why Bitfinex Is Warning Investors About the Yen Carry Trade
Key TakeawaysThe yen dropped to historic lows, raising policy tightening fears that threaten global crypto liquidity.Bitfinex...
The Digital Euro Moves Forward: EU Parliament Clears Path for Key Interinstitutional Negotiations
Key TakeawaysEU Parliament advanced the digital euro, moving the CBDC into final negotiations with member states.The asset will...
Ethereum Foundation Set AI Agents Loose on Its Code: Here’s What They Actually Found
Key TakeawaysEthereum Foundation AI agents uncovered CVE-2026-34219, a remotely-triggerable bug in libp2p’s gossipsub.One agent...
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Adds 454 BTC at $64K While Others Sell Into the Bear Market
Key TakeawaysCleanspark bought 454 BTC for about $29 million on July 7 at an average price near $64,000.The miner’s treasury now...
Bitcoin Pushes Above $64K as $96M in Bearish Bets Collapse and Momentum Rebuilds
Key TakeawaysOn July 10, bitcoin surged to $64,653, reversing losses from Middle East tensions.The sudden rally forced a massive...
MARA Shares Jump 13% After 2 GW Texas Power Deal for AI and Bitcoin Growth
Key TakeawaysMARA will acquire a Texas site with up to 2 GW of power capacity by 2028 for HPC and mining.MARA shares rose over 13%...
Bitcoin ETFs Lose $95 Million as Ether’s 5-Day Inflow Streak Comes to an End
Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs lost $95.30M and Ether ETFs shed $52.08M, ending recent inflow streaks.Solana ETFs saw small outflows,...
Peter Schiff: Bitcoin’s Gold Correlation Was Never Real, and Its Nasdaq Link Just Broke
Key TakeawaysPeter Schiff said bitcoin’s gold correlation was never real as BTC trades above $64,000.Schiff has cited gold up 9%...
Circle Wins OCC Approval for National Trust Bank to Strengthen USDC Infrastructure
Key TakeawaysCircle won OCC approval for a national trust bank to strengthen USDC infrastructure.Circle National Trust could bring...
Bitcoin Is Bottoming, And Smart Investors Are Already Earning 6.5% APY on Bitrue
Bitrue Research Institute has identified a convergence of on-chain and technical indicators that have historically marked major...
Bitcoin tops $64K as improving risk sentiment boosts crypto market recovery
Key takeaways Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP extended their recovery as geopolitical concerns eased. Market sentiment...
Cryptoquant CEO Tells Bitcoin Holders to “Hang in There” And That “Bullish Opium Is Coming”
Key TakeawaysKi Young Ju said July 10 that bullish bitcoin catalysts are months away, telling holders to ‘hang in...
Ethereum approaches $1,800 as bulls test key resistance
Key takeaways Ethereum (ETH) is extending its recovery, trading near $1,800, a key technical resistance level. Despite improving...
Michael Saylor ‘Feels Invigorated’ by Bitcoin’s Mission: Here’s What He Says Is Coming
Key TakeawaysSaylor says he “feels invigorated” by bitcoin’s mission amid a digital monetary revolution.Strategy has kept...
New CLARITY Act Draft Could Land Next Week as Senate Faces 60-Vote Test
Key TakeawaysSources say the merged CLARITY Act adds over 70 pages and could drop the week of July 13.The bill needs 60 Senate...
Operation Veil of Maya: Brazilian Police Dismantle Massive Illegal Betting and Crypto Money Laundering Ring
Key TakeawaysBrazil raided 87 shell companies in Operation Veil of Maya, disrupting an illegal crypto laundering ring.The ring...
Circle Accused by New York and Wisconsin Prosecutors of Hindering USDC Recovery for Scam Victims
Key TakeawaysWisconsin charged Circle over a warrant to seize 381,000 USDC stolen in a crypto romance scam.Circle holds 119 million...
An Iowa It Worker, 69, Won $2 Million in Mega Millions and Retired Immediately
Debra Bickle, a 69-year-old IT worker in Waterloo, Iowa, matched the first five Mega Millions numbers on June 5, earning $2 million...
Bitdeer Invests $36 Million in First US Sealminer Factory as Bitcoin Mining Margins Stay Tight
Key TakeawaysBitdeer is building a $36M Nevada plant to produce 10,000 Sealminer units monthly by 2026.Sealminer efficiency targets...
Swift Launches a Blockchain Ledger to Bring 24/7 Cross-Border Payments to the Global Banking System
Key TakeawaysSWIFT launched a blockchain ledger for tokenized deposits, enabling 24/7 global interbank transactions.Seventeen banks...
Tether Expands Its Footprint in Latin America With a $20 Million Investment in Mercado Bitcoin
Key TakeawaysTether invested $20M in Mercado Bitcoin, accelerating the expansion of Latam on-chain payment infrastructure.Mercado...
Trump Requested Democratic SEC Candidates, but No Names Arrived, White House Says
Key TakeawaysThe White House says it requested Democratic names for vacant SEC and CFTC seats before Democrats raised...
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Could Be Worth More Than Everything Else on Earth if Goals Are Met
Key TakeawaysElon Musk said SpaceX could exceed the rest of Earth’s total value if the company accomplishes its long-term goals.The...
US Lawmaker Pushes Crypto Developer Protections as Senate Weighs CLARITY Act
Key TakeawaysU.S. Senator Ron Wyden urged Senate leaders to preserve protections for non-custodial blockchain developers in the...
North Carolina Sides With Federal Preemption, Taxing Prediction Markets 6% While Sportsbooks Pay 23%
Key TakeawaysNorth Carolina’s signed budget taxes prediction markets at 6% of net trading fee revenue, effective January 1,...
Robinhood Chain Tops $560 Million in Daily DEX Volume, Fueled by Meme Coin Boom
Key TakeawaysRobinhood Chain topped $560M in daily DEX volume as nearly 16,000 new tokens launched.Arbitrum earns 10% of Robinhood...
New Chain Hype Meets Old Scam Tactics: Relay Protocol Warns of Robinhood Chain Honeypot Coins
Key TakeawaysRelay Protocol says it is actively blocking scam tokens after reports of wallet drains on the new Robinhood Chain.The...
Debate Grows Over Strategy Using Bitcoin Sales to Fund STRC Buybacks
Key TakeawaysStrategy hiked STRC’s dividend to 12% on June 29 while the stock traded near $87.Strategy authorized a $1 billion...
Solana price prediction: Why analysts see more upside for SOL
Solana (SOL) is up 18.5% over the past 30 days. Analysts are watching the $85–$90 resistance zone. B3 futures and FullSend add to...
OCC Clears Sony Bank to Open Connectia Trust for USD Stablecoin Business
Key TakeawaysSony Bank secured conditional OCC approval for Connectia Trust on July 7, 2026.The new subsidiary carries $40 million...
Kresus launches crypto inheritance service for self-custody wallet users
Kresus launches crypto inheritance service for self-custody users. Users can pass crypto to heirs without sharing private keys. New...
























































































