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95 itemsJuly 29, 2026
- CoinDesk
Senators said to hatch idea to toughen Trump's concession on Clarity Act's crypto limits
Insiders say that the bipartisan Senate duo revamping the bill's Trump-approved ethics section have come up with something they hope wins sufficient yes votes.
- Cointelegraph
Robinhood posts record quarter as crypto revenue slides 38%
The online brokerage continued expanding its digital asset business with Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks and decentralized lending even as cryptocurrency transaction revenue declined.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
South Korea plans stablecoin rules as opposition pushes crypto tax repeal
The FSC reportedly plans a government-backed digital asset bill covering stablecoins and exchanges, while opposition lawmakers seek to scrap a 22% crypto tax due in 2027.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Company behind AI trade that caused $60 million crypto liquidations to cover all losses
The mark price fell 19% on a single pre-market trade in Korea. The company says its oracle worked exactly as designed.
- DecryptScore: 85
SEC Ready to Provide Crypto Rules if Clarity Act Flounders: Chair Atkins
Passed by the House a year ago, the bill cleared Senate Banking in May and still awaits a floor vote.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Live updates: Bitcoin clears $64,000 in Asia hours ahead of Fed decision
Markets price a hold at Wednesday's decision, but a real minority sees a surprise hike, with Citadel Securities and UBS among those flagging the risk.
- DecryptScore: 80
Apple Sued After Fake iPhone Wallet App Drained $1.8M in Bitcoin
The suit claims Apple ranked a fake Sparrow Wallet app and put it in curated crypto collections alongside legitimate ones.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
BNY targets $8.6 trillion transfer agency market on blockchain rails
The world’s largest custodian will keep its existing system while adding a digital ownership record for tokenized funds.
- DecryptScore: 80
There's a New Way to Protect Bitcoin From Future Quantum Attacks, Researchers Say
New research outlines a cryptographic approach that could allow Bitcoin and other blockchain wallets to remain compatible with existing addresses in a post-quantum future.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin ETFs extend outflow streak as BTC fails to hold $65K
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded four straight sessions of outflows totaling $526 million as Bitcoin faced renewed selling pressure after failing to hold $65,000.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
European financial institutions launch RL1 cooperative blockchain network
RL1 began operations as a member-owned blockchain cooperative backed by 10 European financial institutions, including ABN AMRO, DekaBank and Natixis CIB.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Tether signs tokenization deal with Nairobi Securities Exchange
The agreement covers tokenized securities, blockchain-based market infrastructure and the potential use of USDT as a settlement layer.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Celsius-linked Bitcoin miner Ionic Digital gains 26% in Nasdaq debut
The Bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company closed at $62.90, giving it a market capitalization of about $2.8 billion after its direct listing.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Hungary repeals crypto checks as first MiCA license is granted
Hungary removed mandatory third-party checks for crypto conversions as CoinCash received authorization to provide digital asset services under MiCA.
- DecryptScore: 75
Morning Minute: Claude Mythos Breaks Post-Quantum Cryptography
Plus markets are mixed ahead of FOMC; new Wall St. giants are backing the Clarity Act; and Zcash officially launched its Ironwood upgrade
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Crypto Long & Short: What this year's $972 million crypto hacks actually tell us about security
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Immunefi's Mitchell Amador writes that most of 2026's stolen crypto is leaving through keys, signers and governance, not contract bugs, and explains why “we were audited” was never the same as “we are safe.”
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Morgan Stanley is using $7.4 trillion in client assets and rock-bottom fees to hijack Wall Street’s crypto boom
Morgan Stanley’s new Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded products generated roughly $38 million in combined trading volume on their first day, giving the Wall Street firm an immediate presence in two crypto fund markets dominated by earlier entrants. The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust (MSSE) recorded...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Binance launches regulated gold, silver options through ADGM exchange
New commodity options let traders gain exposure to gold and silver prices through Binance’s Abu Dhabi-regulated exchange.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Tennessee county passes another ban on crypto operations
A group of 12 county commissioners voted unanimously to ban mining facilities and data centers in unincorporated areas as it deals with a lawsuit by a digital asset company.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Three key demand drivers stall at once, leaving Bitcoin’s $64,000 support to long-term holders
Bitcoin entered today (July 29) with three demand channels losing momentum near $64,000. Four consecutive US spot Bitcoin ETF sessions saw a combined $526.5 million in net outflows, while Glassnode reported weaker perpetual futures buying and stagnant broader on-chain capital inflows. Bitcoin traded...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
3 reasons Wednesday's Fed meeting is pivotal for BTC
Your day-ahead look for July 29, 2026
- The BlockScore: 70
Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, issues arrest warrant: report
Russian security forces charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, issuing an international warrant for his arrest.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin rises toward $64,000 as Korea's record chip crash leaves crypto untouched
SK Hynix fell 17% after profit rose 557% and still missed estimates. Bitcoin is up 1%, and the Fed decides rates today.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Telegram founder Pavel Durov internationally wanted, Russia’s FSB says
Russia’s FSB says Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces a terrorism-related charge and an international arrest warrant, while a separate French case remains open.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Kevin Warsh’s no-guidance Fed breaks a 30-year playbook – leaving Bitcoin vulnerable to surprise rate hike
Bitcoin fell over the past 24 hours as traders positioned for a Federal Reserve decision that could break a market pattern dating back more than three decades. Data from CryptoSlate showed the largest cryptocurrency falling as much as 3% to $62,913, its lowest level in nearly two weeks, before recov...
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
XRP is running a $2.4B debt trap that could wipe out spot buyers the second the Fed speaks
XRP trades near $1.06, down 2.9% over 24 hours and 8.6% over the past week, as CoinGlass shows $2.43 billion in XRP open interest, $2.47 billion in 24-hour futures volume, and just $361 million in spot volume. Futures turnover is running roughly 6.85 times spot turnover, and forced liquidations have...
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Trump promised to save crypto, but his personal business might kill its landmark CLARITY law
Senate negotiators on the CLARITY Act have run into a condition several Democrats are treating as essential: they want ethics language limiting how much senior officials, including the president and vice president, can profit from digital asset ventures. That condition traces back to a warning crypt...
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin miners pour billions into AI – but the pivot could leave them regretting it within a year
Bitcoin miners are redirecting billions of dollars and scarce power capacity toward artificial intelligence as BTC’s downturn pushes mining profitability close to historic lows. Data from CryptoSlate shows Bitcoin trading around $64,000, nearly 50% below its October peak, while elevated network comp...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Tether signs tokenization deal with Nairobi Securities Exchange
The agreement covers tokenized securities, blockchain-based market infrastructure and the potential use of USDT as a settlement layer.
- The BlockScore: 70
‘The moment to act is now’: Solana Policy Institute urges Senate to move on crypto bill as time dwindles
As the clock ticks on Congress, the Solana Policy Institute is mounting an urgent push for Senate leaders to take up crypto legislation.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Coinbase hit by spot trading slump: Wall Street trims expectations ahead of earnings
Wall Street expects a sluggish second quarter from Coinbase as crypto trading activity cools, putting all eyes on and pending U.S. crypto legislation.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Hyperscale Data sits on $71 million in Bitcoin with a $56 million market cap – Here is why its not a bargain
The market values Hyperscale Data’s common equity below its disclosed Bitcoin holdings. Whether that gap belongs to common shareholders is a much harder question. The company said Tuesday that its wholly owned Sentinum and Ault Capital Group subsidiaries held 1,106.0467 Bitcoin as of July 27. It val...
- DecryptScore: 70
Bitcoin, Ethereum Wobble as Fed Holds Rates Steady
Chair Kevin Warsh kept the federal funds rate at 3.5%–3.75% and offered no new signals on when cuts—or hikes—might come.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
US prosecutors propose changes to CLARITY as voting window narrows: Report
A White House crypto adviser said that the proposed changes to the CLARITY Act were “not even close” to the administration’s position, signaling another fight over the bill.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Zcash says Ironwood proof rules out undetectable counterfeiting bugs
Zcash researchers published more than 2,700 machine-checked theorems designed to rule out undetectable counterfeiting bugs in Ironwood.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Ionic Digital jumps 26% in Nasdaq debut, giving Celsius Network claimholders an exit route
The bitcoin miner reached a market valuation of roughly $2.8 billion based on its 44.9 million shares outstanding.
- DecryptScore: 65
Crypto Scams Cost Americans an Estimated $80.7B in 2025: Report
The figure is seven times that of the $11.4 billion in reported losses, a rate drawn from a 2017 survey on how rarely fraud is reported.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
BNY to bring transfer agency records onchain in blockchain push
BNY is launching a blockchain-based transfer agency platform as the bank expands its digital asset infrastructure and moves core financial records onchain.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Core Scientific lost 56% on Bitcoin mining but $80M in profit from its pivot to AI hosting
Core Scientific, a longtime Bitcoin miner now converting sites for AI computing, reported a negative 56% self-mining gross margin in the second quarter as its colocation business generated sharply higher profit. The company’s Q2 results show self-mining generated $21.5 million of revenue against $33...
- CoinDeskScore: 65
As crypto perpetual futures boom, Ethereum’s role is shifting
Rather than competing directly with faster chains, some builders argue Ethereum's strength lies in supporting the layer-2 networks where trading is taking place.
- The BlockScore: 65
Anchorage Digital says Fed’s proposed payment account is no ‘workable substitute’ for master account
Anchorage Digital says the Fed's proposed payment account that would give some crypto companies access to the central bank doesn't work.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Binance.US to attempt prediction markets entry as CFTC-licensed entity, says CEO
The CEO of the US crypto exchange said that the company would apply for a license with the CFTC in August allowing it to offer prediction markets.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
UK policy sprint finds cross-border payments are stablecoins’ top use case
Industry participants said stablecoins offer the biggest near-term benefits for cross-border payments, while domestic UK retail adoption is likely to remain limited.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Uniswap founder rejects claims v4 fees reduce LP earnings
Hayden Adams said critics misunderstood Uniswap’s newly approved v4 protocol fees, rejecting claims the change reduces liquidity providers’ earnings.
- The BlockScore: 60
Coalition of 44 state attorneys general says CFTC lacks authority over sports prediction markets
The group of AGs sent a letter to the CFTC, urging the agency to draft new rules consistent with the Commodity Exchange Act.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Binance offers gold and silver options after commodity futures pull in billions in daily volume
The crypto exchange unveils commodity options following strong uptake for gold and silver perps.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Crypto TradFi grows fivefold to $6.6B as exchanges expand into stocks, commodities: Report
A CoinGecko study points to rising demand for tokenized equities and commodities on centralized exchanges, with perpetual futures driving most of the market’s trading activity.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Emirates enables UAE residents to pay for flights through Crypto.com
The service is limited to eligible UAE residents and bookings are priced and settled in dirhams.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
European financial institutions launch RL1 cooperative blockchain network
RL1 began operations as a member-owned blockchain cooperative backed by 10 European financial institutions, including ABN AMRO, DekaBank and Natixis CIB.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
One Bitcoin treasury just hit 20,000 BTC, but rapid share dilution meant investors ended up owning less of it
Strive, the Bitcoin treasury company, reached 20,000 BTC last week, but the amount it held per effective common share moved in the opposite direction. The per-share measure matters because a growing Bitcoin balance does not automatically improve the ratio for shareholders when the common-share count...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
MoonPay vault enables ChatGPT and Claude users to authorize crypto transactions
MoonPay’s PayBox vault lets ChatGPT and Claude users authorize crypto purchases, token swaps and crosschain transactions while retaining custody of their assets.
- DecryptScore: 60
Ethereum Price Stalls as Fed Rate Decision Looms
Despite being down today, ETH has clawed back from the worst levels of the year. Now it's waiting on the Fed.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin price wedged into ‘most divided’ FOMC as Iran war spikes oil prices 8%
Bitcoin traders weathered an oil-price surge and ongoing Asia chip-stock sell-off into the Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Fed holds rates steady, extending pause as markets await Kevin Warsh's policy roadmap
For the first time in several years, markets were somewhat split on whether the U.S. central bank would hike rates.
- DecryptScore: 60
MoonPay's PayBox Puts a Crypto Wallet Inside Claude and ChatGPT—And Lets It Pay for Things
The company wants your AI to move money autonomously while you stay in control. Here's how it actually works.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Crypto entering biggest consolidation phase in history, says ARK analyst
ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente says revenue is becoming increasingly concentrated among a handful of crypto protocols, setting the stage for more mergers, acquisitions and exchange closures.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Robinhood posts record quarter, but crypto revenue slides 38%
The online brokerage continued expanding its digital asset business with Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks and decentralized lending even as cryptocurrency transaction revenue declined.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Trade.xyz to cover SK Hynix perp liquidation losses tied to price anomaly
Trade.xyz said its oracle worked as designed but will reimburse eligible traders after an external SK Hynix price print caused the contract’s mark price to fall nearly 19%.
- The BlockScore: 55
MoonPay launches PayBox, an AI payment vault for ChatGPT and Claude
Crypto payments company MoonPay now lets users move money through ChatGPT and Claude with a new AI payment vault called PayBox.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
About $80 million ZEC crosses into Zcash's new Ironwood pool in the first day
Roughly 5% of the funds in the retired Orchard pool have gone through the turnstile. The rest sit in a pool that can no longer take deposits.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Stablecoin firm Brale says new protocol can remove a major hurdle to scaling custom tokens
Today's bridge model won't scale as hundreds of companies issue their own stablecoins, fragmenting liquidity, Brale CEO Ben Milne said in an interview.
- The BlockScore: 55
‘Ethereum Cypherpunk Manifesto’ author joins Ethereum Foundation as fourth board member
The SEAL 911 security firm co-founder, pcaversaccio, is known for his privacy advocacy and cypherpunk cultural commentary.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Robinhood slides 4% despite earnings beat as crypto revenue cools
The brokerage reported $100 million revenue from crypto trading, a 38% decline in a year, offset by stronger options, equities and prediction markets activity.
- DecryptScore: 55
Robinhood Posts Best Quarter Ever as Prediction Market and Robinhood Chain Take Off
Robinhood posted a record $1.31 billion in revenue in Q2. Prediction markets are now doing the work crypto used to for the company.
- The BlockScore: 50
Ark Invest buys $12 million in SpaceX as it trims Block, Bullish and Robinhood holdings
The firm sold $2.3 million worth of Block Inc. shares, $1.6 million worth of Bullish, and $4 million worth of Robinhood.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Bitcoin steadies above $64,000 as crypto looks to Fed interest-rate decision
BTC added 0.75% before the Federal Reserve's rate decision. Inflation at 4.1% keeps an increase firmly on the table even as oil prices ease.
- The BlockScore: 50
Safe smart accounts process nearly 130 million transactions in record quarter
Programmable smart wallet provider reported another quarter of user growth, ending Q2 2026 with over 63 million Safe accounts created.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Trade.xyz to cover SK Hynix perp liquidation losses tied to price anomaly
Trade.xyz said its oracle worked as designed but will reimburse eligible traders after an external SK Hynix price print caused the contract’s mark price to fall nearly 19%.
- The BlockScore: 50
Tether’s GENIUS-compliant USAT stablecoin launches on Celo, marking first expansion beyond Ethereum
USAT can be used to pay for gas on the blockchain, meaning users will not have to hold multiple tokens to make USAT transactions.
- The BlockScore: 50
Visa CEO sidesteps labeling Open USD a challenger to Tether and USDC: ‘Our role is not to pick winners’
The payment giant will "remain multi-coin, multi-chain" and "not to pick winners" as stablecoins are poised to proliferate.
- The BlockScore: 50
Robinhood’s prediction markets top crypto and equities revenue in Q2
The trading platform generated $156 million from event contracts, compared with $100 million from cryptocurrency trading.
- CryptoSlateScore: 45
New Cardano partnership promises to monetize your private data, but payouts likely start at just $1.25 a year
The Cardano Foundation announced a partnership with Reef Data eG on July 28, backed by Hamburger Volksbank, ARIC, VALIO, and Disruptive Elements. Reef plans to pool members' personal data, license it to businesses, and pay royalties back to contributors. Cardano's Reeve system sits at the accounting...
- CoinDeskScore: 40
SpaceX is a battleground Solana must win
Perps are a trojan horse to bring all of traditional finance onchain, argues Brian Smith, president of the Jito Foundation.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Citadel bets on a Fed rate hike Wednesday as bitcoin analysts call a hold. Someone will be wrong.
Citadel's macro team says Wednesday's hike isn't about the data. It's about Warsh's best shot at making a surprise actually count before the market stops being surprised.
- DecryptScore: 40
Russia Charges Telegram's Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorism
Durov has previously called Russia’s criminal case against him "a sad spectacle of a state afraid of its own people."
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism
The charges could result in life imprisonment, escalating an investigation that has already led to over 100 million rubles in fines for the platform this year.
- The BlockScore: 40
‘Sleepy July’: K33 says bitcoin spot volume on track for weakest month since late 2023
K33 says bitcoin spot trading activity is headed for its weakest month since late 2023 as derivatives markets remain subdued.
- The BlockScore: 40
Bernstein cuts Circle price target to $140, says Open USD threat will fade
Bernstein cuts Circle price target to $140 from $190, keeps Outperform, and says the Open USD threat fades as USDC supply holds near ATH.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
The systemic-risk debate over perpetual futures is aimed at the wrong target
As perpetuals enter regulated markets, critics warn they import systemic risk. But the risk comes from venue design — leverage limits, margin rules, index construction, and default handling — not the contract itself, argues Chris Tyrer, President of Bullish Exchange.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Ethereum Foundation names pcaversaccio to board amid leadership changes
pcaversaccio (known as "pc"), is a prominent security researcher in the Ethereum ecosystem. His addition brings the foundation's board to four members.
- The BlockScore: 40
SoFi crypto transaction revenue grows 10% to $134 million in Q2
Crypto remains a small part of SoFi's $1.2 billion quarterly adjusted net revenue but shows sustained growth.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
The traditional 9-to-5 banking day is officially dying, says Morgan Stanley execs
Tokenization and 24/7 markets are reshaping finance, making always-on banking a reality.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
Goldman Sachs notes tied to Strategy set to pay just 22 cents on the dollar at maturity
Investors who put $1,000 into a GS Finance note linked to Strategy’s MSTR shares are on track to get about $217 back at its July 29 maturity. MSTR’s July 24 close pushes the note deep into the downside formula in Goldman’s filing, pointing to a loss of roughly $783, or 78.3%, of the principal. Goldm...
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
“There’s no free money forever”: Twenty One Capital’s new CEO warns the Bitcoin treasury playbook is dying
Raphael Zagury, the newly appointed CEO of Bitcoin-focused public company Twenty One Capital, says the premium-funded model behind Bitcoin treasury firms cannot provide easy returns forever. His answer is to build cash-generating businesses around the company’s BTC balance sheet. In a July 22 firesi...
- CoinDeskScore: 35
The inside story of how a hike in Hong Kong changed crypto trading forever
"We were a scrappy startup," Delo said of BitMEX back in 2016, when it launched the first perpetual future. "We thought, ‘Just get it out there. If it was any good, the market would show us.’"
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
Schwab rebrands $232M crypto ETF with NLP buzzword without changing a single investment
Schwab Asset Management put “natural language processing” front and center in the name of its $232 million crypto-equity ETF, four years after the fund began using the technique to pick stocks. STCE is an equity ETF, not a spot crypto fund. It owns shares in companies connected to the crypto ecosyst...
- CointelegraphScore: 30
The 100x obsession: Fundamentals grow in importance as crypto matures
Crypto’s fundamentals have never been stronger, yet degens keep chasing hot new narratives. Behavioral finance may explain why get rich quick stories continue to beat substance.
- DecryptScore: 30
OpenAI's Rogue AI Hacked Four More Platforms Besides Hugging Face
OpenAI quietly updated its breach disclosure to confirm its agent accessed four external services beyond Hugging Face. Only one has been named so far.
- The BlockScore: 30
Fed holds rates steady as 3 officials push for hike while crypto market stays flat
The Fed said Middle East-driven energy shocks are keeping inflation above its 2% target, as it keeps it rate range steady.
- DecryptScore: 30
Flock Cameras Face Growing Backlash as Privacy Concerns Reach Capitol Hill
Growing opposition across America to Flock cameras has reached Capitol Hill, where Rep. Thomas Massie plans legislation to block federal funding for the technology.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Trump teleprompter operator accused over Kalshi bets leaves government: AP
Gabriel Perez, who was accused of profiting from Kalshi bets tied to President Donald Trump’s speeches, is no longer employed by the federal government.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Cost to insure AI debt reaches record high amid Asian semiconductor tumble
Seoul’s historic two-day crash and widening hyperscaler credit spreads suggest the AI trade’s leverage is starting to bite — in equities and in bonds.
- The BlockScore: 20
Pump.fun token graduation rate jumps after BOOST changes launch incentives
BOOST comes into effect after a token has already bonded, so it doesn’t mechanically lift the share of tokens that reach the threshold.
- DecryptScore: 20
Microsoft Quietly Adds New Windows App That Wants to Scan Your Face
A new OneDrive Photos app is appearing on some Windows 11 PCs through OneDrive and Windows updates, adding AI-powered search and an optional facial grouping feature.
- DecryptScore: 15
AI Book Burning? Companies Are Destroying Millions of Books to Feed Chatbots
AI developers are quietly buying physical books by the millions, slicing them apart, scanning every page into AI training datasets, and discarding the originals.