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19 itemsJuly 18, 2026
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
One year later, GENIUS Act just made stablecoins easier to sell
On the eve of the GENIUS Act’s first anniversary, the stablecoin market holds about $310 billion, including roughly $184 billion in USDT and $73 billion in USDC. President Donald Trump signed the law on July 18, 2025, creating a federal framework with one-for-one liquid reserves, redemption rights, ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billion
Washington just gave one of the world's largest digital currencies a more official place in the US financial system. On July 10, Circle won final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to open a national trust bank under federal supervision. Circle called it a major step for USD...
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Massive bitcoin call spreads target $72,000 by month end, right when the Fed meets
Large traders are betting on a BTC price rise to $72,000 by the end of the month, latest options market flow suggests.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
French gambling regulator orders ISPs to block Polymarket
France’s gambling authority has ordered the country’s internet service providers to geoblock Polymarket, citing illegal gambling and market manipulation concerns.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Kaspersky identifies malware framework targeting crypto investors
Cybersecurity company Kaspersky said a newly identified malware framework is targeting cryptocurrency investors through social engineering tactics and trojanized GitHub apps.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments
Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade, even as dollar-linked stablecoins account for about 90% of Brazil's crypto transactions.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
France orders country's internet service providers to block Polymarket
The regulator cited concerns over addictive mechanics, a lack of self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial restrictions.
- The BlockScore: 75
US regulators miss GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline for final stablecoin rules
The delay does not postpone the law’s Jan. 18, 2027 effective date, leaving regulators and stablecoin issuers with a compressed implementation window.
- The BlockScore: 70
UNI burn poised to grow as Uniswap governance votes on v4 fees and Robinhood Chain expansion
Both proposals route new fees into the UNI burn system created under December's "UNIfication" overhaul, with voting open from July 19 through July 26.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Trump posts may soon reach trading bots before users and prediction markets are not ready
Trump Media is turning Truth Social posts into a feed for traders, and prediction markets now face a timing problem. The issue is what happens after a post becomes public but before most users can see, read, and act on it. On July 17, the Financial Times reported that Trump Media discussed charging ...
- The BlockScore: 65
Bitcoin Japan, which holds no bitcoin, taps EVO Fund in planned $60 million raise to finally buy some
A prior December raise instead funded stakes tied to SpaceX and Figure AI, which the company says are its two AI infrastructure investments to date.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin must defend $62,500 as altcoins lose $8.8 billion in a week
Bitcoin enters the weekend trading near $62,500 to $64,300, keeping the intraday low as the market's clearest immediate threshold. That level's defense and the behavior of Ethereum, HYPE, and the broader altcoin market present a combined test this weekend of whether Bitcoin can hold $62,500 as the r...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs in the balance
Bitcoin traded near $62,900 on Friday afternoon, down roughly 38% from its October 2025 all-time high, as Brent crude settled above $85 and the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed to normal commercial traffic. By early Saturday, it had recovered to around $63,900, then traded flat throughou...
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Tokenization has become a strategic priority for 84% of financial firms
A Broadridge survey found Wall Street is accelerating tokenization efforts while betting on hybrid markets where digital and traditional assets coexist.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Here is why a massive $1.6 billion in crypto liquidity is sitting idle and wasting away
About $542 million weekly sat outside active trading ranges, meaning this capital earned zero fees and provided no market depth.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
DOG Mode explains Bitcoin's next governance fight
Leonidas' DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin's default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorship, free markets and who really governs the network.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Crypto executives say digital native generations may never need a bank account
teakhouse Financial co-founder Adrian Cachinero says digital-native generations may rely less on banks, while Binance says younger users are already driving crypto adoption in emerging markets.
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
China found a $125 billion escape valve for an economy running out of momentum
China’s June trade numbers and second-quarter growth numbers looked strong if you look at them one at a time. However, when you put them together, they describe an economy with a very specific problem: factories are still finding buyers abroad, especially for higher-value industrial goods, while dem...
- DecryptScore: 10
GPT-5.6 vs Fable 5 Review: Which One You Pick Depends on These Factors
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol or Anthropic's Claude Fable 5: Which one is right for you? The answer depends on your needs. Here's our review.