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99 itemsJuly 21, 2026
- DecryptScore: 90
Augustus Raises $180 Million to Build a Stablecoin-Ready 'Global Dollar Bank'
The Tiger Global-led round values the startup at $1 billion as it wires stablecoin rails directly into a federally chartered bank, aiming to modernize the correspondent-banking plumbing behind cross-border payments.
- DecryptScore: 90
OpenAI Models Escaped Locked Test Environment, Hacked Hugging Face to Cheat on Benchmark
OpenAI's own models just broke out of a sandboxed environment, hacked Hugging Face, just to cheat on a cybersecurity evaluation.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
UK Parliament begins inquiry into banking chokepoint for crypto businesses
The UK’s Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is focused on banks that refused crypto firms accounts or introduced restrictions on crypto transactions.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin breaks $66k as US debt hits $39.5 trillion creating Bitcoin’s next liquidity test for August 3
US gross federal debt reached $39.489 trillion on July 15, leaving roughly $511 billion before the $40 trillion threshold, and this debt total strengthens Bitcoin's fixed-supply argument. Treasury currently expects to borrow $671 billion in privately held net marketable debt during the July-to-Septe...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Russian parliament passes law regulating crypto market
The State Duma legislation creates a regulated framework for crypto market participants and now moves to President Vladimir Putin for his signature before becoming law.
- The BlockScore: 85
SEC charges Florida man and company in alleged $22 million crypto mining fraud scheme
The defendants allegedly raised $22 million from more than 380 investors through a fraudulent crypto asset mining scheme.
- The BlockScore: 85
Augustus raises $180 million Series B at $1 billion valuation to build the ‘Global Dollar Bank’
Augustus supports stablecoins alongside traditional payment rails including Swift, ACH, and SEPA, according to a press release.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
380 investors face Bitcoin mining losses after alleged $22M US scheme put just 13% into mining
A US-based crypto mining venture raised about $22 million from more than 380 investors, then spent just 13 cents of every dollar on its purported mining operation, the SEC alleges. The regulator filed partially settled charges on July 20 against Zan Shaikh and Bright Vision Distribution LLC, doing b...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Trump backs crypto ethics limits, putting CLARITY Act decision in Democrats’ hands
President Donald Trump has reportedly agreed to proposed ethics restrictions tied to sweeping US cryptocurrency legislation, addressing one of the biggest obstacles in months of negotiations and shifting the next decision to Senate Democrats who have demanded limits on how public officials can profi...
- The BlockScore: 85
Trump-backed crypto ethics rule puts DOJ in charge of enforcement, prohibits federal officials from issuing cryptocurrencies
Newly approved ethics language signed by President Donald Trump would prohibit federal officials from issuing cryptocurrencies.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Bitcoin ETFs post five-day inflow streak, longest since May
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $227 million in inflows as BTC climbed above $65,000, extending their longest winning streak since early May.
- The BlockScore: 80
Trump agrees to ethics provision as crypto bill inches closer to Senate vote
President Trump has agreed to ethics language — potentially moving the ball forward to getting crypto legislation passed into law.
- CryptoSlateScore: 80
Bitcoin’s $66,000 price breakout survives continued US-Iran escalation, but a bigger test looms
Bitcoin climbed above $66,000, extending its advance as exchange-traded fund inflows and a sharp drop in balances on major crypto exchanges eased some of the selling pressure that has weighed on the market since May. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest cryptocurrency traded as high as $66,2...
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Russia’s parliament passes crypto market law with $3,800 annual cap for retail investors
While citizens still cannot use Bitcoin to buy groceries, the Kremlin is officially letting companies use digital tokens to bypass sanctions and other global trade hurdles.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
White House agrees to ethics provisions in market structure bill
The price of Bitcoin moved above $66,000 to reach a seven-week high on Tuesday as reports circulated of a deal with the White House to address ethics in the CLARITY Act.
- The BlockScore: 80
The Digital Chamber sues Illinois over incoming crypto transaction tax
The Digital Chamber is taking Illinois to court over its decision to pass a law imposing a 0.2% tax on digital asset transactions.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Crypto lobby group Digital Chamber sues Illinois to block digital asset tax
Illinois enacted a 0.2% tax on all crypto transactions last month, with the tax taking effect next year.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Grayscale files S-1 for first US Worldcoin ETF
The filing expands Grayscale’s growing lineup of crypto-related exchange-traded products outside of Bitcoin and Ether.
- The BlockScore: 75
Washington judge blocks Kalshi’s sports prediction markets over state gambling laws
A Washington state court granted the state's motion for a preliminary injunction, saying Kalshi operates illegal gambling activities.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs post a fifth straight day of inflows in a first since April
The run has pulled in roughly $727 million, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Patrick Witt defers military training as CLARITY heads to Senate
The decision keeps the administration’s chief crypto policy negotiator in place during what could be a decisive few weeks for the CLARITY Act.
- The BlockScore: 75
UK parliamentary group launches probe into crypto sector’s banking challenges
This comes weeks after the publication of the UK’s new crypto regulatory framework, set to take effect in October 2027.
- DecryptScore: 75
Pakistan Launches Crypto Investigation Unit to Fight Money Laundering
Islamabad is building the enforcement side of its crypto push, standing up a unit to police money laundering even as it licenses exchanges.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
London Stock Exchange eyes overnight trading launch in 2027: FT
The move comes as traditional exchanges face growing competition from crypto markets and tokenized equity platforms that offer around-the-clock trading.
- DecryptScore: 75
UK Lawmakers Launch Inquiry Into Crypto Banking Access
A cross-party group is examining why UK banks block accounts and payments for crypto firms—and whether it's holding the sector back.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Binance & OKX users face $1900 fines in Vietnam, Coinbase in China? Asia Express
Retail users in Vietnam who trade on offshore crypto exchanges like Binance or OKX face heavy penalties. Network School controversy in Malaysia over Israeli citizen ban.
- DecryptScore: 75
Galaxy Commits Up to $5 Million to Prepare Bitcoin for Quantum Threat
The crypto firm's initiative arrives as researchers, exchanges, and the U.S. government warn that "Q-Day" may land as soon as 2030.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
CoinShares debuts Bitcoin mining ETF in Europe entrance
The UCITS ETF, CoinShares’ first in Europe, began trading on Deutsche Börse Xetra, tracking a rules-based index of publicly listed BTC miners.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Augustus raises $180 million to build a clearing bank for the AI and stablecoin era
The firm, freshly valued at $1 billion, aims to replace legacy correspondent banking with always-on infrastructure that connects traditional payment systems and stablecoins.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
BitMine is now $484 million away from completing its 5% Ethereum target
BitMine would now need to spend just $482 million more to complete its goal of owning 5% of Ethereum's total supply, though management is signaling that the final purchases will come more slowly. On July 20, the company revealed that it held 5,777,468 ETH after adding 7,430 tokens during the previou...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
The $1.2 billion options wall came down, and this time Bitcoin actually moved
For most of the month, traders had a pretty good explanation for Bitcoin's refusal to budge. A dense cluster of options contracts, they argued, was holding the price in a cage between $60,000 and $65,000, with dealers buying dips and selling rallies to stay hedged. Friday's expiry cleared roughly $1...
- The BlockScore: 75
Russia passes landmark crypto bill allowing regulated retail trading
Non-qualified Russian crypto investors face a 300,000-ruble annual purchase limit after Russia's State Duma passed a landmark crypto bill.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Pavel Durov says Telegram to roll out native Gram crypto wallet
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the messaging platform will roll out a native non-custodial Gram wallet this summer, bringing self-custody crypto transactions to its more than 1 billion users.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin rally faces key test at $68,000 as 'summer slumber' grips crypto, analysts say
BTC has rebounded 15% from the July lows, but some analysts cautioned that the next move hinges on clearing a level where many recent buyers may look to sell.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Senator Lummis says with CLARITY “your crypto stays yours” – but bankruptcy shields have limits
When Celsius collapsed, its Earn customers learned that the crypto in their accounts belonged to the bankruptcy estate, not to them. Sen. Cynthia Lummis cast the CLARITY Act as a fix on July 20, boiling its promise down to four words. “Your crypto stays yours.” Cynthia Lummis Member, U.S. Senator fo...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin hits a two-week high near $65,500 as the chip trade turns back into a tailwind
Asian semiconductor shares rebounded hard, a five-day ETF inflow streak passed $600 million, and oil pulled back on Middle East diplomacy.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
UK parliamentary group probes banking barriers for crypto firms
A UK parliamentary group launched an inquiry into banking restrictions on crypto firms and consumers, including their impact on investment and competition.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Crypto markets rally on Clarity progress report, Asian chip-stock rebound
Speculation that President Donald Trump agreed to a crucial ethics provision for the crypto market structure bill underpinned the gains.
- The BlockScore: 70
Arcus rolls out 24/7 tokenized US stocks and perpetual markets on Robinhood Chain
Arcus rolled out 24/7 trading for over 95 Stock Tokens on Robinhood Chain and also introduced beta perpetual markets with USDG collateral.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Strategy’s Bitcoin metrics go negative amid $3.2B cash – sells 7.5M shares but buys 0 BTC for 4 weeks
Michael Saylor-led Strategy sold another $263.5 million of common stock last week, but the company used the fundraising to expand its cash reserve rather than add to its Bitcoin holdings. According to a July 20 SEC filing, the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company issued 2.73 million Class A shares ...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Robinhood-backed DEX Arcus expands with tokenized assets, perps
Arcus, built by the dYdX team, adds tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain as platforms compete to bring traditional assets onchain.
- The BlockScore: 70
Telegram plans ‘largest rollout of a non-custodial crypto wallet in human history’
The messaging platform has long been viewed as a potential gateway for bringing a wider audience into crypto.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
BIS warns stablecoins could weaken capital controls in emerging markets
Researchers found dollar-backed stablecoins are less affected by capital controls than traditional bank deposits, raising new questions about monetary sovereignty in emerging markets.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Galaxy sets up $5 million fund to help shield Bitcoin against quantum computing threats
The crypto financial services firm is funding developers to strengthen the blockchain's security before quantum computers become powerful enough to steal billions in crypto.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Crypto market breakout could accelerate as AI trade cools, analyst says
Bitcoin topped $67,000 while crypto stocks rallied on optimism over US crypto legislation and signs investors may be rotating out of AI trades.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Crypto market breakout could accelerate as AI trade cools, analyst says
Bitcoin topped $67,000 while crypto stocks rallied on optimism over US crypto legislation and signs investors may be rotating out of AI trades.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Pakistan steps up crypto enforcement with dedicated federal unit
A senior official with Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency reportedly recommended other agencies establish similar units to address crypto-related crime.
- DecryptScore: 70
Pavel Durov Wants to Give a Billion Telegram Users a Crypto Wallet
The promise of instant, zero-fee crypto transactions for over a billion Telegram users sent its native Gram token up 7%.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Movement Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after months of MOVE token turmoil
The blockchain developer will continue operating under court supervision as it restructures following a market-making scandal, a co-founder’s suspension, and exchange delistings that rocked the project.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Celsius co-founders Leon, Goldstein to pay FTC over $6M
The settlements add to former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky’s $10 million FTC settlement in April.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Base’s 1:1-backed tokenized equities launch ‘imminent,’ Pollak says
The Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 is preparing to expand its financial offerings as it pivots away from its earlier social-first strategy.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
XRP’s $1.18 breakout line draws a $300 million surge in leveraged bets
XRP open interest is above $2.4 billion, about $125 million up over the last week, as traders rebuilt derivatives exposure beneath the token’s next price barrier. XRP trades near $1.13, up 1.5% over 48 hours, with CoinGlass recording $1.98 billion in futures volume, $274 million in spot volume, and ...
- The BlockScore: 65
Aztec upgrades to V5 in alpha, adding full private execution environment to decentralized Ethereum L2
Aztec V5 focuses on supporting "client-side proving," enabling computation-heavy ZK proofs on simple devices like phones and laptops.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
More MiCA-licensed crypto firms could exit EU market: Gate Europe CEO
Gate Europe’s Giovanni Cunti says some MiCA-licensed crypto firms may struggle to sustain compliance costs as Europe enters its new regulatory era.
- The BlockScore: 65
Galaxy launches Bitcoin quantum computing initiative, commits up to $5 million in developer grants
Galaxy has launched the Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative, including committing up to $5 million in developer grants.
- DecryptScore: 65
Jack Mallers Quits Twenty One Capital as Tether's Bitcoin Merger Collapses
XXI stock dropped nearly 18% after the company's co-founder stepped down and Tether's plan to combine three Bitcoin firms officially fell apart.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Claude's Fable 5 just solved an 87-year-old math problem, and it matters for bitcoin
Claude Fabel 5 disproved the Jacobian conjecture over the weekend, landing days after the capabilities of China's Kimi AI became the biggest force moving bitcoin markets.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Movement Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy months after token scandal and strategic overhaul
The filing comes after months of upheaval that included a controversial market-making agreement, an internal investigation into its MOVE token launch, a Binance ban tied to its market maker and a last-ditch pivot from Ethereum scaling to cross-border payments.
- The BlockScore: 65
Canton developer Digital Asset raises additional $10 million at same $2 billion equity valuation
Canton Network developer Digital Asset has raised an additional $10 million from Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Crypto Clarity Act still at mercy of ethics section as Democrats balk at Trump deal
The White House has circulated some details of the conflict-of-interest limits the president agreed to with Republican negotiators, but talks are still underway.
- The BlockScore: 60
London Stock Exchange plans overnight venue to extend trading hours: FT
London Stock Exchange plans an overnight venue as traditional exchanges extend trading hours amid competition from 24/7 crypto platforms.
- The BlockScore: 60
CoinShares launches UCITS platform targeting Europe’s institutional investors
CoinShares is expanding into Europe's $30 trillion UCITS ecosystem with the launch of a new platform and a Bitcoin Mining ETF.
- The BlockScore: 60
Robinhood Chain tops $430 million in TVL, FalconX sees RWAs as the key differentiator
Robinhood Chain hit $431M TVL and 250K+ daily users in under three weeks, but memecoins account for 80% of its $9B DEX volume, FalconX says.
- DecryptScore: 60
Worldcoin’s WLD Jumps 8% on Grayscale ETF Filing
The asset manager's S-1 for a spot WLD fund would be the first U.S. ETF tied to Sam Altman's biometric crypto project.
- The BlockScore: 60
Morpho launches fixed-rate lending protocol Midnight on Base to expand onchain credit markets
Morpho has launched Midnight, a fixed-rate, fixed-term lending protocol on Base that complements its existing variable-rate lending protocol.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Morpho launches fixed-rate lending protocol on Base
Morpho Midnight introduces fixed rates and defined maturities alongside Morpho Blue’s variable-rate lending markets.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin nears seven-week high as stocks ignore Iran strikes, Trump 10% tariff plans
Bitcoin and crypto joined US stocks in brushing off US-Iran war escalation and the threat of fresh trade tariffs before the end of the month.
- The BlockScore: 60
Solana, Hyperliquid ETFs dominate altcoin fund flows despite flying under the radar
Solana ETFs boast an impressive $904 million AUM, while the Hyperliquid funds have $350 million in net inflows.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Jack Mallers leaves Twenty One as Strike tie-up ends and Bitcoin treasury pressure builds
Jack Mallers is stepping down as chief executive of Twenty One Capital to focus on Strike, while Twenty One and the Bitcoin payments company abandon a contemplated combination. Raphael Zagury, a Twenty One board member with experience in capital markets and Bitcoin infrastructure, will take over as ...
- DecryptScore: 60
XRP Breaks Out on Clarity Act Hopes. The Charts Are Still Cautious
The Ripple-linked token just had its best day in weeks, as Washington may finally be delivering what the XRP Army has been waiting for.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Winklevoss twins gave Trump’s super PAC $10 million 23 days after CFTC joined Gemini relief bid
Newly filed federal election records show Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss gave $10.018 million in Bitcoin to MAGA Inc., the super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump, on June 19, 2026. The gifts came 23 days after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it had joined the brothers’ c...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Ether breaks the $1.9K resistance; is $2.1K the next target for ETH bulls?
Ether’s rally faces onchain headwinds, but rising staking demand and Google earnings could spark the push toward $2,100.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
CLARITY Act could help CFTC deal with prediction markets: Lawyer
According to one lawyer testifying before a House subcommittee hearing, the CLARITY Act could grant the CFTC the authority it needs to address the “explosive growth of prediction markets.”
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Clarity odds jump to 43% on Polymarket after unverified reports Trump agreed to ethics deal
Bettors moved the crypto market structure bill to a 43% chance of passing this year, up from a record low last week, though the reports remain unconfirmed and no bill text has appeared.
- The BlockScore: 55
Jito rolls out JTX self-custodial trading platform for Solana tokens and RWAs
Jito Labs launched JTX, a self-custodial Solana trading platform with spot trading for tokens and tokenized RWAs.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Tether-backed Twenty One, Strike merger plan scrapped: Bloomberg
Strike will remain a standalone company after the proposed three-way merger was scrapped, while Twenty One Capital and Elektron continue discussions, Bloomberg reported.
- The BlockScore: 55
RippleX sees XRP Ledger agentic transactions hitting 10-million mark soon
Ripple recently joined x402 Foundation, serving as a premier member alongside Coinbase, Circle, and Visa.
- The BlockScore: 55
Coinbase says ‘low-risk’ config change behind 50-minute July 14 outage impacting trading, card transactions
Coinbase said user funds were never at risk, and user transactions that were stuck “in-flight” were completed once service was restored.
- The BlockScore: 55
Bitget plans US expansion ‘with or without’ Clarity Act, CEO says
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen is leading the crypto exchange's push into the U.S. after initially shelving expansion plans in 2022.
- The BlockScore: 55
Satsuma shareholders approve bitcoin treasury liquidation and London delisting
The vote comes less than a year after UK-based Satsuma Technology raised $218 million to pursue its bitcoin strategy.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
XRP jumps 4% as traders watch 'triangle breakout' toward $1.35
XRP pushed higher over 24 hours and tested short-term resistance, but the larger chart still needs a clean break above the $1.24-$1.28 supply zone to confirm a stronger reversal.
- DecryptScore: 50
Morning Minute: The Clarity Act Has New Life
Odds of the Clarity Act passing in 2026 jumped to 42% after a surprising new development from the White House.
- The BlockScore: 50
Jack Mallers leaves Twenty One as Strike exits Tether’s three-way bitcoin merger
Twenty One Capital named Raphael Zagury CEO, replacing founder Jack Mallers, as Strike exits a Tether-backed three-way merger.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Jack Mallers steps down as XXI Capital CEO as Tether's plans to merge three bitcoin firms falls
The proposed three-way merger between Twenty One Capital, Mallers' Strike, and Elektron Energy has been abandoned.
- The BlockScore: 50
London Stock Exchange’s LSE 24 signals a bet on digital, AI-driven markets: TD Cowen
London Stock Exchange will launch LSE 24, a 24/5 venue trading 17:00–07:50, with testing by end-2026 and ETPs first in H1 2027.
- The BlockScore: 50
Uphold launches fractional share trading in US for more than 4,000 stocks and ETFs
“Uphold customers can now sell Bitcoin to buy Berkshire Hathaway shares in a single step on the app," the company's U.S. president said.
- DecryptScore: 50
Google Is Building an AI Chip Just for Gemini—And Investors Already Moved On It
Codenamed Frozen v2, Google's new server chip would bake part of Gemini's architecture directly into hardware for a projected 6–10x efficiency gain.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
White House pushes Senate Democrats to take 'historic' crypto Clarity Act ethics deal
Without revealing any details about the actual agreement from President Trump on potential presidential restrictions, his White House is urging its acceptance.
- The BlockScore: 50
Congress weighs its role as fight over sports betting prediction market oversight forges on
As state and federal regulators continue to clash over who should oversee sports-related prediction markets, lawmakers consider stepping in.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
MoneyGram's CEO says blockchain works best when customers don't know it's there
In an interview with CoinDesk, MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo said that their blockchain strategy has evolved from early experimentation into a broader effort to modernize the company's global payments infrastructure.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Bitcoin rally has broad-based support as institutions, whales, options traders pile in
Your day-ahead look for July 21, 2026
- The BlockScore: 40
Malaysia shuts down Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School in Forest City
Malaysia revoked Network School's license, ordering the Balaji Srinivasan-founded digital nomad commune to cease operations July 22.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin price gains to $66.3K as range breakout attempt sparks one-month high
Bitcoin beat out local resistance to pass $66,000 amid predictions of as much as 6% BTC price upside if momentum continued.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
Most world cup traders won less than $5 on Polymarket while FIVE wallets walked away with millions
Spain’s second World Cup title settled the largest sports-related winner markets yet on Polymarket and Kalshi, closing a tournament that brought prediction trading closer to the center of the global sports-betting business. Available data from the two leading platforms show that they recorded about ...
- CointelegraphScore: 40
MEXC adds Bittensor TAO staking for its global user base
The integration with validator Yuma gives millions of MEXC users access to Bittensor, an AI-focused blockchain whose ecosystem now spans 128 specialized subnets.
- DecryptScore: 40
Google Ships New Gemini Flash Models, But Pro Is Still Missing
As Gemini 3.5 Pro stalls in testing limbo, Google ships 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and a restricted cybersecurity model—and quietly teases Gemini 4.
- The BlockScore: 40
Ousted founder’s $1.6 million claim tops Movement Labs’ bankruptcy filing
MVMT filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, reporting assets between $100,001 and $500,000 and liabilities of up to $10 million.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
BitMine gets 98% of revenue from staking as a decade-long contract complicates an early exit
BitMine generated $45.743 million from staking and validation in the three months ended May 31, 2026, equal to 98.3% of its $46.535 million in total revenue, according to a Form 10-Q filed July 14. MAVAN, the company's Ethereum validator network, therefore produced nearly all revenue reported for th...
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
Oil is back near $90, so why is Bitcoin still above $66,000?
Brent crude futures reached $91.42 on July 20, their highest level since June 11, then eased to $88.28 as mediators floated a 10-day US-Iran ceasefire proposal. Bitcoin traded above $65,000 earlier in the session, registering an intraday high at $65,666 and a low at $63,100. As of press time, Bitcoi...