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78 itemsJuly 8, 2026
- The BlockScore: 90
Paradigm raises $1.2 billion fourth fund, expanding beyond crypto into AI and robotics
Crypto venture firm Paradigm has raised its fourth fund, a $1.2 billion vehicle that will invest in crypto, AI, robotics, and other startups.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
CFTC charges commodity, crypto pool operator with $14M fraud
The CFTC has launched a rare crypto-related enforcement action against a commodity pool operator that allegedly defrauded investors of more than $14 million.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin ETFs draw $500M but weak demand leaves rebound exposed
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds drew nearly $500 million across the last two trading sessions, giving traders their first clear fund-flow rebound in weeks even as several market gauges continued to show weak demand for the top digital asset. The US ETF products took in $221.72 million on July ...
- The BlockScore: 85
Cardano founding entity EMURGO steps down from Pentad governance role after wallet exploit
The exploit, which leveraged a flaw in the wallet's address generation system, drained roughly 16 million ADA worth about $2.4 million.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin’s ETF comeback is relying on a $79B futures market betting the rebound holds
Bitcoin’s rebound above $63,000 is being helped by renewed ETF inflows, but the harder test will now be whether the liquidity beneath the move can absorb shock from rising leverage, funding pressure, or a sudden reversal in fund demand. Data from CryptoSlate shows BTC trading around $61,500 as of pr...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin’s rally has 4 weeks to get its Washington CLARITY catalyst before the clock runs out
The US Senate returns to Washington next week with 20 working days to decide whether the CLARITY Act, which is the most advanced crypto market-structure bill in Congress, becomes law this summer or slips into another round of delay. Data from CryptoSlate shows that Bitcoin has climbed about 10% this...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Officials set to revise MiCA to cover non-EU stablecoin issuers: Report
EU officials reportedly plan to consider changes to the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, dubbed by some as “MiCA 2.0,” in response to a US stablecoin law and rules on tokenized payments and deposits.
- The BlockScore: 80
India central bank seeks to bar financial institutions from exposure to crypto assets: Reuters
India's central bank called for banks to be barred from crypto exposure as it reiterated support for tighter restrictions on digital assets.
- The BlockScore: 80
European Commission looks to expand MiCA to cover emergence of tokenization, non-EU stablecoin issuers: report
The European Commission is reportedly seeking comment from stakeholders on expanding MiCA rules until Sept. 30.
- The BlockScore: 80
Cash App owner Block to pay $45 million after states say it made false security promises
Block Inc. has agreed to pay $45 million to settle allegations brought by regulators in nearly every U.S. state.
- The BlockScore: 75
Tom Lee’s Bitmine adds $70 million worth of ETH to treasury: onchain analyst
Bitmine's most recent disclosure shows that it holds 5.74 million ETH, roughly 4.8% of Ethereum's circulating supply.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Ethereum’s treasury boom now has one company nearing 5% of supply
Ethereum treasury company BitMine said it now holds 5,742,237 ETH, or 4.8% of Ethereum's (ETH) 120.7 million token supply, putting one public treasury within 0.2 percentage points of its stated 5% ownership target. BitMine's buying pace, staking choices, financing route, and eventual selling discipl...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Reserve Bank of India still favors crypto prohibition to curtail tax evasion: Reuters
Indian regulators maintained a hawkish stance despite the growing embrace of digital assets and technology by governments worldwide.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Crypto and stocks tumble after Trump declares ceasefire 'over' following Iran strikes
Bitcoin fell, altcoins slid after Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is "over" as U.S. and Iran traded airstrikes.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Crypto VC Paradigm launches $1.2 billion AI fund as it broadens beyond digital assets: BBG
The firm's latest fund backs AI and robotics startups but leadership says it remains committed to crypto investing.
- DecryptScore: 75
Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion Fund as Crypto VC Pushes Further Into AI
The investment firm said its fourth fund will back AI, robotics, and crypto startups as it broadens beyond digital assets.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin tumbles back to key $60K support level: What’s behind the sell pressure?
Bitcoin faces renewed sell pressure amid an oil price surge, Japan economic contagion risks and a fresh round of selling from Strategy.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Swyftx eyes crypto payments after securing Australian license
Swyftx interim co-CEO Andrea Yuen says the company "won’t be a pure crypto spot exchange in future,” after it secured a license allowing it to offer payment services.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
ESMA turns spotlight on crypto custody risks after MiCA transition
The EU securities regulator will assess custody providers’ key management, incident response and reliance on third-party technology providers.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Lyn Alden says Bitcoin needs no savior as Strategy sells $216M of BTC
Bitcoin-focused macroeconomist Lyn Alden said BTC must stand on its own as Strategy sold 3,588 BTC, while warning about leverage risks tied to STRC.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Kazakhstan president signs decree to accelerate crypto adoption
Kazakhstan targets gas-powered electricity for mining, income tax exemptions for regulated crypto transactions and cross-border stablecoin payments in a new decree signed by the president.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
One Vanguard job posting could decide how crypto reaches 50 million investors
Vanguard posted a Head of Digital Assets, Personal Wealth role on July 6, with openings in Dallas, Scottsdale, Charlotte, and Malvern. The posting asks the incoming executive to lead digital assets strategy, build a multi-year roadmap, and run enterprise execution across Vanguard's wealth business. ...
- DecryptScore: 70
Malaysia Seizes Over 75,000 Crypto Mining Rigs in Power-Theft Crackdown
More than 3,000 raids since 2022 have led to 629 arrests, as authorities target miners siphoning electricity from the national grid.
- DecryptScore: 70
BNB Chain Plans New Layer-1 for AI Agents and Quantum Future
The network’s 2026 roadmap targets faster transactions, AI-powered apps, and infrastructure aimed at competing with traditional financial systems, while preparing for a quantum future.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Stablecoin-settled TradFi perpetual trading tops $1.1T: Binance Research
A new Binance Research report said stablecoins are fast becoming a preferred settlement layer for tokenized TradFi markets while gaining traction in payments and savings.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin peels back to $62K as Fed-wary futures traders cut risk: Is the BTC rally over?
Bitcoin hovered around the $62,000 mark following a spike in oil prices, escalating hot war in Iran and traders’ move to cut risk ahead of a Federal Reserve policy statement.
- DecryptScore: 70
Bitcoin Stalls as Ethereum Flashes Worst Weekly Signal in Years: Analysis
Bitcoin is looking slightly more optimistic but failed the breakout everyone was watching. Meanwhile, ETH just printed a weekly death cross for the first time in years.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
BNB Chain makes 1,000,000 TPS moonshot bet on AI as BNB price slips to 2024 lows
Binance-backed BNB Chain is restructuring its underlying architecture and setting a long-term goal of processing 1 million transactions per second while integrating protocol-level privacy. The strategic pivot aims to capture two distinct yet demanding emerging markets: traditional financial institut...
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Strike launches ‘volatility-proof’ Bitcoin loans amid bear market, but at a cost
The cost of eliminating margin calls and forced liquidations is an interest rate as high as 14.2% and an obligation to pay on time, Strike CEO Jack Mallers said.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bull Bitcoin asks French court to strike down DAC8 implementing decree
The non-custodial Bitcoin exchange petitioned to annul a French decree implementing DAC8, arguing the rules could create surveillance and physical risks for up to 135 million European crypto holders.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
BNB Chain is building a new layer-1 for high-frequency trading and AI agents
The network aims to process over 100,000 transactions per second by streaming them directly, eliminating public queues to make trades faster and more secure.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Bitcoin miners are using up to 12% of treasury BTC as collateral rather than selling coins
Top public Bitcoin miner CleanSpark's latest BTC count carried a footnote that may matter more than the headline total: of the 13,924 BTC it reported as of June 30, 1,719 BTC was posted as collateral or recorded as a receivable, all tied to derivative transactions That amounts to roughly 12% of the ...
- DecryptScore: 65
Bitcoin ETFs 'Turning a Corner' After Record Bleed Hits $8 Billion
Investors had backed away from Bitcoin since mid-May.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Tokenized stock transfers surge 105% in a month to $8.4B
Industry data shows trading activity and market value accelerating as crypto companies and traditional financial institutions expand tokenized equity initiatives.
- The BlockScore: 65
Sen. Wyden urges Senate leaders to preserve contested blockchain developer protections in broader crypto bill
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is urging Senate leaders to ensure a provision protecting blockchain software developers remains in the crypto bill.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Secret Network cites AI exploit risks in proposed Arbitrum move
“The security risk is the part we take most seriously,” the team said, citing old code and AI exploit risks.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin under pressure as U.S.-Iran escalation lifts oil
Major cryptocurrencies are trading in the red as renewed U.S.-Iran airstrikes push oil higher.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP
Hedge funds have turned the most bearish on the yen since 2007, boosting bets on further losses to nearly 138,000 contracts as of June 30.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
EU to again vote to extend ‘chat control’ rules
So-called “chat control” rules could be revived in the EU, with lawmakers again set to vote on the legislation Thursday.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
XRP Ledger’s new upgrade is here. But not everyone’s on board yet
The new software leads among the network's validators, yet by node count it sits behind the older v3.1.3, and the security amendment bundled with it remains a separate, slower vote. The upgrade needs 80% of the trusted validator list to activate.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Kalshi files same-day appeal of NY court's rejection of bid to block state gambling law enforcement
Kalshi appealed to the Second Circuit after a New York federal judge denied its request to block state gambling officials from enforcing local laws against its sports event contracts.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin looks calm but a July 17 oil deadline looms as Iran shock sends crude up 5%
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control revoked General License X on July 7, cutting off the authorization that had allowed Iranian crude oil, petrochemical, and petroleum-product transactions through Aug. 21. Its replacement, General License X1, permits only wind-down transactions throug...
- DecryptScore: 60
Bankers Filed Suspicious Activity Report Over Farage's £5M Gift From Tether Billionaire
The report, filed in May 2024, invited the National Crime Agency to determine whether there were grounds for further investigation.
- The BlockScore: 60
Strategy’s 3,588 BTC sale puts future bitcoin selling in focus: analysts
Strategy sold 3,588 BTC last week, with CF Benchmarks suggesting continued sales would become a concern if they stop being a choice.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
One Bitcoin treasury’s paper loss just made Strategy’s stress everyone’s problem
Bitcoin treasury preferred stocks are moving from a simple income story into a credit test on Bitcoin balance sheets. Strategy remains the center of gravity, but Strive, the 7th largest public Bitcoin holder, has now put the spillover in public numbers: another Bitcoin treasury company held a Strate...
- DecryptScore: 60
Kraken Wins $22M From Auditor That Abandoned It During Operation Choke Point 2.0
The crypto exchange says an arbitrator sided with it after accounting firm Mazars walked away from a nearly finished audit.
- DecryptScore: 60
XRP Logo Lands on Kansas Jayhawks Jerseys as Ripple Inks Multi-Year Deal
Ripple and XRP become the latest crypto brands to enter the sports marketing space.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Pump Fun is unlocking $127M insider tokens worth double PUMP’s recent daily volume
Pump.fun built one of crypto’s fastest meme-token liquidity machines. Now, on July 12, its own token faces the kind of liquidity test the platform usually creates for others. The platform’s PUMP token is set to unlock on July 12, with Tokenomist valuing it at $127 million, equal to 29.23% of the cir...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
XRP cleaned out leverage, now ETF demand has to prove itself
XRP’s late-June washout removed a major source of market instability: excess leverage that could have turned another sharp move into a liquidation cycle. The next test is harder because XRP now needs ETF and spot buyers to carry the market without rebuilding the same crowded futures trade. The rebou...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin Mining Pools in 2026: Hashrate Consolidation Is Creating a Two-Tier Market — and Smaller Miners Are Feeling It
The Bitcoin mining industry in 2026 looks very different from what it did just a few years ago. Post-halving pressure, rising network difficulty, and margin compression have reshaped the competitive landscape — and nowhere is that more visible than in the mining pool market. According to data from m...
- The BlockScore: 55
BNB Chain builds new Layer 1 for agentic trading, targets 2027 mainnet
BNB Chain is building a new Layer 1 for agentic trading with sub-50ms preconfirmation and no public mempool, targeting testnet by end-2026.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
India crypto tax filings lag trading activity: Report
India’s tax department reportedly found that fewer than a quarter of the 645,000 people who made crypto transactions reported them on tax returns.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Dinari, tZERO join forces on turnkey platform for tokenized U.S. equities
The move comes as firms race to build the infrastructure for blockchain-based stocks and debate how tokenized stocks should work.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Bitcoin slides as Iran ceasefire collapse sees $75 oil on Hormuz blockade threats
Bitcoin price pressure took BTC toward the "crucial" $61,000 mark as oil prices soared on the collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire.
- The BlockScore: 55
Binance Wallet adds Plume’s yield vault offering access to Invesco and Bitwise funds
Binance Wallet has added Plume's yield vault, giving users access to tokenized funds managed by Invesco and Bitwise.
- The BlockScore: 50
Federal judge denies Kalshi’s bid to block New York gambling law enforcement
The judge said New York gambling laws, as applied to Kalshi's sports-event contracts, are not preempted by the federal Commodity Exchange Act.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Base to activate B20 standard for stablecoins, RWAs and other tokens
Base is scheduled to activate its B20 token standard on Wednesday at 6 pm UTC, allowing developers to begin creating native tokens on the network.
- CryptoSlateScore: 50
Bitcoin miners have until 2027 to prove they deserve power on America’s overloaded grid
Bitcoin miners are facing a real-world test of their ability to improve the electricity grid. The US Energy Information Administration projects electricity consumption will climb from 4,195 billion kilowatt-hours in 2025 to 4,269 billion in 2026 and 4,399 billion in 2027. The agency ties the increas...
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Mobile app Toss and blockchain Optimism to conduct Korean won stablecoin POC : report
Toss has reportedly partnered with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs for a proof of concept on the feasibility of a Korean won-based stablecoin for payments.
- DecryptScore: 50
Morning Minute: Vanguard Hires 'Head of Digital Assets' in Crypto Capitulation
Crypto majors fall as the U.S. strikes Iran, ending the ceasefire. Vanguard opens its doors. And a meme coin frenzy erupts on Robinhood chain.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
BTC speculators in focus as analysis says 'textbook Bitcoin bottom' is underway
Analysis flagged a Bitcoin moving average derivative that last triggered at the end of the 2022 bear market as BTC price action returned to its reversal zone.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Polymarket bets on U.S. marketing blitz to win back trust after 4-year ban: Report
The prediction market's head of U.S. operations says the business is taking steps to legitimize itself after years of legal scrutiny.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Adam Back’s Bitcoin treasury company seeks new terms with Cantor for SPAC merger
The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company and Cantor Equity Partners I announced that they were looking into amending the terms of a 2025 merger deal that “better reflected market conditions.”
- The BlockScore: 50
‘Best course of action:’ DeFi dashboard Zapper to shut down after 7 years
Zapper, which started as a portfolio tracker, raised a $15 million Series A led by Framework Ventures in May 2021.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
Bitcoin's inflation quagmire gets stickier as renewed MidEast conflict sends oil price soaring
Your day-ahead look for July 8, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 40
StarkWare CEO suggests 4% annual Bitcoin inflation to replace 21M cap
StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson argued that Bitcoin private keys get lost over time, meaning the amount of usable Bitcoin diminishes over time. Many disagree.
- The BlockScore: 40
Nigel Farage to quit UK Parliament, seek new mandate amid probes into crypto-linked gifts
Nigel Farage resigned as an MP amid two probes over gifts from Tether investor Christopher Harborne and convicted fraudster George Cottrell.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
SpaceX's first bitcoin wallet movements in six months likely don't signal sales
Onchain trackers found the newly public company shifted a tiny amount of bitcoin between its own addresses. Nothing reached an exchange.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
The 5 types of real world assets being tokenized fastest onchain
Tokenized Real World Assets span treasuries, real estate, stocks, commodities and private credit. The sector is still small in TradFi terms but it's growing very, very fast.
- The BlockScore: 40
Ripple becomes Kansas Jayhawks sports sponsor with XRP patch to appear on jerseys
Besides the sports partnership, Ripple has committed to fund financial and technology education programs for student-athletes.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bank of England governor denies Farage lobbying swayed CBDC policy: Report
Andrew Bailey reportedly said Bank of England policy remained independent after a meeting with Nigel Farage that included discussions on cryptocurrency.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Berachain hard fork to replace dual-token model with WBERA rewards
Berachain launched the first stage of its PoL Next upgrade, which will phase out the BGT token and shift the network's reward system to WBERA.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Citadel drops U.S. Portofino suit, seeks bankruptcy order against firm's founder in UK
After winning a 6 million-pound London arbitration award, Citadel dropped its U.S. trade secrets case, saying another judgment would likely go uncollected.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Adam Back's BSTR scraps SPAC merger, seeks new deal
BSTR and Cantor Equity Partners will not complete their merger under the original July 2025 agreement, with the shareholder postponed indefinitely.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Crypto Long & Short: With MSTR concerns assuaged, look to traditional signals around BTC
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, FalconX’s Gaspar Martin writes that BTC is reaching a market bottom and is poised for a turnaround.
- DecryptScore: 30
Lucky Trader Turns $85 Into $2 Million on Robinhood Chain Meme Coin
The meme coin CashCat on Robinhood Chain is the latest flavor of the hour, and one trader has turned a mini-investment into a small fortune in less than three weeks.
- DecryptScore: 30
The New Grok 4.5 Is Out. Elon Musk Says It Competes With Last Year's Claude Opus
SpaceXAI's new coding model is cheaper and faster than Anthropic and OpenAI's flagships—and by Musk's own account, at least one generation behind them.
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
MediaFuse expands beyond crypto with AI-optimized TechnologyWire launch
MediaFuse, the company behind crypto press release distribution platform Chainwire, has launched TechnologyWire, a new newswire service designed for technology companies seeking visibility across major media outlets, search engines, and AI-powered discovery platforms. The launch marks an expansion o...