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91 itemsJuly 7, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Strategy sells $216M Bitcoin, Bollinger bullish on BTC: Hodler's Digest, June 29-July 6, 2026
Bollinger Bands creator John Bollinger says the charts suggest Bitcoin could take off from here. Vitalik Buterin unveils a new Ethereum strawmap, but why is it taking so long?
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Strategy faces $8.3 billion Bitcoin Q2 loss as Saylor sells over $200M in BTC
Strategy’s largest Bitcoin sale in years has put new pressure on the corporate treasury model that made Michael Saylor one of the most closely watched figures in digital assets. On July 6, the company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, revealed that it sold 3,588 Bitcoin for about $216 million betwee...
- The BlockScore: 85
Coinbase secures UK investment services license to add derivatives and equities trading
Coinbase secured a UK investment services license to offer derivatives and equities trading in addition to crypto.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Coinbase secures UK authorization to offer traditional investments alongside crypto
The license allows institutional traders to access perpetual futures and gives U.K. retail customers the ability to trade equities to begin with.
- DecryptScore: 85
Coinbase Wins UK License to Offer Stocks and Derivatives Alongside Crypto
The FCA authorization lets the exchange offer equities and derivatives to UK users, a step toward its "everything exchange" ambitions.
- The BlockScore: 85
SEC plans crypto rule changes for exchanges and broker dealers in 2026 regulatory agenda
The SEC is laying the groundwork for cryptocurrency rule changes before the end of the year, with a blueprint for exchanges and brokers.
- The BlockScore: 85
SBI Holdings is sole investor in crypto platform EDX Markets’ $76 million Series C
Institutional crypto platform EDX Markets has closed a $76 million Series C funding round, with Japan's SBI Holdings as the sole investor.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
BlackRock put $209M behind Bitcoin’s rebound but can it last?
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs turned positive again on July 6, and the clearest question for Bitcoin is whether BlackRock's IBIT provided a sustained bid or just a single day of relief after recent selling pressure. Farside Investors' Bitcoin ETF table showed $265.7 million of net inflows across the U.S. s...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin rally now depends on one Fed document coming Wednesday
The Federal Reserve publishes the minutes of its June 16–17 meeting on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET, and the release will either validate Bitcoin's week-long recovery or pull out its foundation. Traders bought the rebound on a single macro assumption: a weakening US labor market limits how long the centra...
- DecryptScore: 85
SEC's Long-Promised Crypto Safe Harbor to Be Introduced as Soon as This Month
The SEC updated its agenda to indicate that a key crypto rulemaking is slated to be released for public comment in July.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
US Bitcoin reserve hits snag as federal agencies debate for control: Bloomberg
The report follows comments from White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt in May, who said the administration was examining the legal implications of creating a Bitcoin reserve.
- The BlockScore: 80
What Is the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?
The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is a government-held stockpile of bitcoin, established by executive order in March 2025. The order treats Bitcoin as a long-term reserve asset, comparable to how the country holds gold, and directs that the coins placed in the reserve are not to be sold. Almost all...
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Coinbase gets UK license to expand into derivatives, equities
Coinbase said its UK investment services authorization will allow institutional and advanced traders to access derivatives, while retail users will be able to trade equities.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
EDX Markets raises $76 million in funding round led by SBI Holdings
EDX’s model targets institutional clients by separating trading from custody through a central clearinghouse to minimize counterparty risk.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
U.S. SEC to propose crypto rule as soon as this month to ease startups, fundraising
A newly updated agenda from the securities regulator shows so-called Reg Crypto high on its near-term list.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
SEC crypto rule changes are high on its 2026 agenda
The financial regulator’s agenda included proposed rule changes related to crypto broker-dealers, digital assets on national securities exchanges and potential safe harbors.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
BonkDAO’s estimated $20M drain exposes how memecoin treasuries can be raided by a simple vote
BonkDAO said a governance proposal drained about $20 million in BONK from its treasury, exposing how DAO votes can become a path to treasury funds. The group behind BONK said the proposal was malicious and that investigators had identified exchange wallets that had been used to buy BONK ahead of the...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin bulls shake off Strategy's $216M BTC sale as price overtakes $64K
Bitcoin reversed course from its Monday open selloff and closed the day above $64,000 as bulls began to price in Strategy’s selling.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
BONK faces $20 million treasury drain after attacker spends $4 million to pass malicious proposal
The attacker bought enough of the memecoin's tokens to pass a governance proposal that sent the group's holdings to a wallet they controlled, then began selling.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
MiCA-compliant euro stablecoins grew 128% before MiCA transition ended, says Decta
Decta's report said the market cap of eight MiCA-compliant euro stablecoins rose to $673.9 million in the year before Europe’s CASP transition period ended.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
New SummerFi DeFi exploit shows AI automation now sits above smart contract risk
Summer.fi's automated vault incident has put delegated DeFi yield back under pressure after Blockaid said on July 6 that its exploit detection system had identified an ongoing exploit and estimated that about $6 million had been drained at the time of its alert. In a follow-up post, the security fir...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin price rebounds to $63K as leverage returns creating short term volatility risk
Bitcoin's rebound has cleared the first test: price recovered. The harder one starts now: proving buyers remain after the squeeze. #1 Bitcoin BTC $63,541.02 +2.33% (24H) 1D 7D 1M 1Y ALL Market Cap $1.27T 24h Volume $35.85B All-Time High $126,198.07 Sectors Layer 1 PoW BTC is trading near $63,195 on ...
- The BlockScore: 75
Multi-trillion-dollar asset manager Vanguard hiring crypto exec to help influence market
The firm's head of digital assets will lead Vanguard's crypto-related strategy for personal wealth clients and interact with regulators.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin Covenants Part 3: SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT
APO lets a Bitcoin signature authorize any compatible UTXO rather than one fixed outpoint. It allows for rebindable pre-signed transactions for Lightning, vaults, and layer-2 protocols without new key management overhead.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe
Kraken's focus is on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure the license, according to a person familiar with the plans.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Russia’s legal crypto on-ramp to arrive with a state-owned bank holding the keys
Sberbank’s December crypto wallet plan could show how far Russia is willing to bring crypto activity inside the banking system, and how much demand will still spill into offshore exchanges, peer-to-peer channels, and foreign platforms. The majority state-owned bank plans to add a crypto wallet and d...
- The BlockScore: 75
CFTC charges North Carolina man over alleged $14 million crypto, futures fraud
The CFTC charged a NC man and his company after the agency said he swindled about 60 people out of $14 million in a commodity pool.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Ether climbs toward $2K as Bitmine buys ETH, Robinhood L2 boost
ETH charts a path toward $2,000 as TradFi adoption, DAT buying and a long-awaited network upgrade boost investor interest.
- The BlockScore: 70
Tether puts $20 million behind Mercado Bitcoin amid Latin America’s tokenization boom
Mercado Bitcoin has grown from an early crypto exchange into a regulated digital financial services platform.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin drops after a run at $64,000, shrugging off Strategy's $213 million BTC sale
The token touched $64,400 overnight before easing back, still up about 6% on the week. A fresh missile strike on a Qatari gas ship in the Strait of Hormuz lifted oil and tested the late-June peace deal as Asian tech sold off again.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Trader loses $2M in ‘same-block backrun extraction’ exploit
One crypto trader noted the $2 million loss could have been prevented had the victim read the transaction route before signing the transaction.
- The BlockScore: 70
Two traders sue Polymarket over disputed resolution of Strategy bitcoin sale market
Plaintiffs allege Polymarket wrongly resolved the market as "No" despite Strategy's SEC filing disclosing it sold 32 BTC between May 26 and May 31.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Digital Chamber amicus brief urges dismissal of NY lawsuit over 39,069 Bitcoin wallets
The Digital Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the dismissal of the New York lawsuit seeking ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets, arguing it would set a dangerous precedent for self-custodial wallets.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Ctrl Wallet to shut weeks after security exploit
The move follows a June 23 exploit that has now resulted in closing down the wallet, with users urged to withdraw their assets before all functions are disabled on Aug. 3, 2026.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
EU lawmakers adopt digital assets policy stance after MiCA transition ends
The European Parliament adopted a digital assets report calling for further assessment of DeFi, staking, crypto lending and NFTs after MiCA’s transition period ended.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin’s $70K path now runs through pump prices as Iran shock fades
Bitcoin cleared $60,000 again the week the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported June payrolls grew by just 57,000, unemployment climbed to 4.2%, and labor-force participation slipped to 61.5%. The dollar index dropped 0.56% to 100.83, September Fed-hike odds fell to 54% from 67%, and Bitcoin is tryin...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Vanguard opens search for digital assets leader in sign of evolving crypto strategy
The new role would oversee tokenization, stablecoins and blockchain initiatives as Vanguard reassesses digital assets.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Institutional crypto exchange EDX lands $76M from SBI Holdings
The funding round comes as institutional investors continue backing crypto market infrastructure despite slower venture investment across the digital asset sector.
- DecryptScore: 70
Kenya's Markets Regulator Seeks Blockchain Tool to Track Crypto Crime
The Capital Markets Authority wants to monitor over 20 blockchains for fraud, laundering, and sanctions evasion under Kenya's new crypto law.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
USDT wins payments, USDC wins DeFi as stablecoins diverge: Dune
Dune data shows Tether's USDT has become crypto’s dominant payments stablecoin while Circle's USDC powers DeFi, highlighting how blockchain choice shapes stablecoin use.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
New Hampshire lawmakers to hold hearing on $100M Bitcoin bonds
The proposed bonds to be backed by cryptocurrency still need approval from New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte and the state’s five-member executive council.
- DecryptScore: 70
Tether Invests $20 Million in Mercado Bitcoin to Fuel Expansion Across Latin America
Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin has raised $20 million in fresh investment from USDT stablecoin issuer Tether.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Solana’s $8.7B RWA surge shows tokenized assets are finally starting to move
Solana’s real-world asset transfer volume more than doubled over the past month, giving the network a stronger signal that tokenized assets are beginning to circulate rather than sit on-chain after issuance. RWA.xyz showed Solana’s RWA 30-day transfer volume at $8.68 billion as of July 6, up 105.76%...
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Ethereum is losing ownership of crypto payments as Base moves $565B in stablecoins
Stablecoin activity is becoming a contest over which blockchains move the most tokenized dollars. Visa Onchain Analytics showed that the adjusted stablecoin transaction volume reached about $1.79 trillion in June, surpassing its February high and rising sharply from May. The key network split was ti...
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Strategy’s Bitcoin sale may give BTC a ‘durable bottom,’ Grayscale says
“Investors are now more confident about the instrument,” said Grayscale’s Zach Pandl regarding STRC, which reclaimed $90 for the first time in three weeks.
- The BlockScore: 65
Upbit, Naver stock-swap deal faces second delay amid proposed crypto law debate
The companies said that the development of the country's landmark crypto legislation could affect the deal's progress or outcome.
- DecryptScore: 65
Morning Minute: Strategy Turns Net Seller
Michael Saylor becomes a major Bitcoin seller. A memecoin gets "exploited" via governance. And Bernstein doubles down on a $150k BTC call.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Bitcoin, XRP draw Japanese firms as weak yen drives treasury diversification
SBI VC Trade says corporate demand for crypto is rising as a weak yen pushes firms to diversify reserves, part of a run that took its registered accounts past 2 million.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Tether invests in Mercado Bitcoin as blockchain finance expands in Latin America
Mercado Bitcoin will use the funding to expand tokenized finance across Latin America, adding to Tether's growing portfolio of infrastructure investments.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Kraken wins $22M arbitration against former auditor Mazars
The crypto exchange's parent company says Mazars' withdrawal from its 2022 audit caused millions in damages and tied the dispute to Operation Chokepoint 2.0.
- The BlockScore: 65
Kraken wins $22 million arbitration against auditor Mazars for ditching the firm during Operation Choke Point 2.0
Payward sued its former auditor, Mazars, for abandoning a nearly complete audit during Operation Choke Point 2.0.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs drew inflows on Monday
Spot bitcoin ETFs still lost a net $526.6 million over the shortened holiday week, an eighth straight week of negative flows.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin's recent macro relief faces a challenge from Japanese interest rates
Japanese bond yields continue to rise, lifting their U.S. counterparts and posing a potential headwind for risk assets.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Binance taps into Bitcoin holders’ hunger for yield with new covered call yield play
The product, called BTC Yield, is designed exclusively for people who already hold bitcoin.
- The BlockScore: 60
Galaxy delivers 133 MW of critical IT load to CoreWeave as Helios bitcoin mine turns AI hub
Galaxy delivered 133 MW of critical IT load to CoreWeave at its Helios campus, completing Phase I of the West Texas site's AI conversion.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin stalls as open interest decline raises questions about rally's staying power
BTC retreated from a two-week high of $64,500 as falling open interest and weak spot demand cast doubt on the sustainability of July's 8.4% advance.
- DecryptScore: 60
Traders Sue Polymarket Over 'No' Ruling on Strategy Bitcoin Sale
The plaintiffs say Polymarket added a rule after the fact, turning their winning "Yes" bet on Strategy's Bitcoin sale into a loss.
- The BlockScore: 60
Bitcoin’s early July bounce rides thin summer liquidity as half of supply still sits underwater: analysts
BTC traded around $63,500 after a six-day rally as Wintermute and Bitfinex flagged weak ETF demand, while K33 said 50% of supply is at a loss.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin nears cycle bottom as over half of supply is held at a loss, says K33
K33 said Bitcoin has historically bottomed within weeks of more than half of its circulating supply being held at a loss, with strong one-year returns following in most previous cycles.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin dominance hits one-month low as altcoin winners start breaking away
Bitcoin's dominance dropped to a one-month low of 54%, down from 58.12%, according to CoinGecko's dominance table. Over the same stretch, the “Others” bucket, representing everything outside Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins, climbed from 19.39% to 24.68% of total crypto market cap. BTC...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin bulls battle for $63K as Micron stock eyes 10% drop in US chip sell-off
Bitcoin came off two-week highs while US stocks dipped and John Bollinger described BTC price action as "at a critical point."
- CoinDeskScore: 60
SpaceX IPO powers record $3.86 billion in tokenized equities trading in June
SpaceX tokens captured $1.19 billion, or 31% of total monthly volume, with Backpack’s SPCX leading trading at $1.08 billion.
- The BlockScore: 60
ZEC jumps 12% as Zcash nears mathematical proof against hidden counterfeit bugs
Project Tachyon outlined new details of its verification effort for Zcash's upcoming Ironwood shielded pool.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
BlackRock-backed Securitize slides 40% after SPAC debut despite tokenization boom
The decline fits into a pattern of recently-public digital asset companies sliding after debut, Arca's Jeff Dorman said.
- The BlockScore: 60
Jack Mallers’ Strike launches ‘volatility-proof’ bitcoin loans built to protect against liquidation
Collateral can be partially liquidated, however, if a borrower misses an interest or maturity payment and fails to pay within a grace period.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Vanguard seeks digital assets chief after years of crypto skepticism
The asset manager is hiring a head of digital assets to lead its strategy for tokenization, stablecoins, blockchain infrastructure and client-facing products.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Has Bitcoin bottomed for this cycle? Analysts say 'not yet'
Some Bitcoin analysts point to a deeper downside risk, while others believes they can see the early signs of a recovery.
- The BlockScore: 55
Ondo Finance says tokenized stocks can now be used as collateral for perp trading
Last year, the tokenized real-world asset issuer launched 24/7 onchain access to more than 100 U.S. stocks and ETFs.
- The BlockScore: 50
Tether’s former CIO seeks buyers for part of his stake in the firm: Bloomberg
Former Tether CIO Richard Heathcote is seeking buyers for part of his 1.26% stake in the firm, according to Bloomberg.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Bitcoin can fall below $58K if one of its 'cleanest' metrics copies history: Analysis
Bitcoin NUPL metric data suggested that BTC price action should make new cycle lows in order to preserve historical patterns.
- The BlockScore: 50
Bernstein maintains $36 TeraWulf target after $19 billion, 20-year Anthropic lease
Bernstein held its $36 TeraWulf price target after the miner's $19 billion Anthropic lease and $530 million sale of its Abernathy JV stake.
- The BlockScore: 50
Gemini offers 0% stock trading in US as it looks to become ‘all-in-one financial super app’
Gemini said it is looking to become an “all-in-one financial super app" as it launches 0% commission stock trading for eligible U.S. users.
- CryptoSlateScore: 50
ANSEM soars 299% and brings Solana’s memecoin trenches back to life – but do we need it now?
The Black Bull (ANSEM) is up roughly 299% over seven days, trading with $64.9 million in 24-hour volume and a market cap near $173 million, per CoinGecko. That size puts ANSEM in a category that traders treat as a read on Solana's broader risk appetite. Traders are calling the move a sign the trench...
- DecryptScore: 50
Radar Chat Wants to Make Sending Bitcoin as Easy as Firing Off a Text
Built on Signal’s open-source technology, Radar Chat combines encrypted messaging with self-custodial Bitcoin payments via Lightning Network.
- DecryptScore: 50
China May Be Following US Lead With Quiet Crackdown on AI Exports
China is reportedly building the same power to cut off its AI that the US deployed against Anthropic in June.
- DecryptScore: 50
BIG3 NFT Buyers Sue Ice Cube's Basketball League Over Alleged Unfulfilled Promises
Investors who purchased BIG3 NFTs expected the perks of team ownership, but allege "deceptive, fraudulent" marketing was at play.
- CointelegraphScore: 45
Yield Guild Games cuts 35 staff, shuts game publisher to focus on AI
Yield Guild Games said tough crypto and video game market conditions mean its YGG Play business is no longer commercially sustainable.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Vitalik Buterin confirms AI identified his anonymous Ethereum proposal contribution
The Ethereum co-founder said AI recognized his intellectual habits, ending a two-week public challenge to identify an anonymous contribution he made.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Former Tether investment chief is looking to sell part of his stake in the stablecoin giant: Bloomberg
Richard Heathcote is reportedly working with PJT Partners to find a buyer for a small part of his 1.26% holding in the issuer of USDT following his transition to an advisory role.
- The BlockScore: 40
1kx, Blockchain Capital back $7.5 million KOR Protocol Series A at $100 million valuation
KOR Protocol is building an onchain clearinghouse that helps register and route creative works and pay out rights holders.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Nigel Farage to resign from UK Parliament amid crypto “gift” scandal, will stand in by-election
The Reform party leader and Brexit champion confirmed that he was the subject of probes by UK authorities following reports of what he called “gifts” from figures tied to cry pto ventures.
- DecryptScore: 40
Wintermute Cautions 'Relief Rally' Likely as Bitcoin Touches Highest Price in Weeks
Market maker Wintermute remains cautious, suggesting that recent Bitcoin action is a relief rally rather than a fundamental market change.
- DecryptScore: 40
Anthropic Removes Hidden Claude Code Tracker After Researchers Raise Privacy Concerns
The company says the tool was designed to stop abuse and AI model extraction, but critics questioned the use of undisclosed monitoring.
- CointelegraphScore: 35
L1s face decentralization 'tug-of-war' as adoption grows: Injective CEO
Blockchains will face increasing pressure to compromise on decentralization to meet user demand for speed and scalability, Injective CEO Eric Chen said.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Trump says he became ‘a big crypto guy’ partly for politics
US President Donald Trump once called Bitcoin “a scam,” but admitted on Monday that he got involved in crypto “a little bit for politics.”
- DecryptScore: 30
Chainwire Parent MediaFuse Launches Tech Newswire Optimized for AI Search
TechnologyWire pitches guaranteed placement across tech media, alongside content tuned to be picked up by tools like ChatGPT and Gemini.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
AI trade loses steam as infrastructure boom faces reality check
Record earnings, rising competition and concerns over slowing AI spending are forcing investors to reassess one of the market's biggest trades.
- DecryptScore: 30
AI Is Changing the Workplace and Universities Aren’t Keeping Up, Study Warns
A University of Manchester researcher says schools should move beyond AI cheating concerns and prepare graduates for workplaces increasingly shaped by automation.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
XRP stalls near $1.14 as breakout attempt struggles for volume
Buyers defended the session lows and pushed XRP back toward resistance, but muted overall volume left traders waiting for confirmation above $1.13-$1.14.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
Bitcoin's July gains may be fleeting as U.S. demand stays weak
Your day-ahead look for July 7, 2026
- CoinDeskScore: 20
Analysts see more upside for SpaceX as post-IPO research begins
Major brokerages initiated coverage on Tuesday with mostly buy ratings following the company's $75 billion June IPO.