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With the Senate likely voting on a crypto bill within days, Elizabeth Warren asked for information on Donald Trump’s earnings between January and July ahead of a 2027 deadline.

Bitcoin saw a key rejection at local highs before reversing lower, moving with stocks for a second day as US-Iran war downside took its toll.

The Bank of England approved HSBC Orion to go live in its Digital Securities Sandbox, with the first Digital Gilt Instrument transaction expected in the first quarter of 2027.

SBI Holdings received regulatory approval to acquire a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto exchange Coinhako as it expands into stablecoins, onchain finance and tokenized assets.

Kraken, Bitstamp, 1inch and Bitfinex have all set up shop in the British Virgin Islands — but you might find it tricky to book an on-site meeting with one of their executives.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

The Rotterdam court said bankruptcy was necessary to ensure an orderly settlement because the company lacked enough assets to fully repay users.

ECB’s Piero Cipollone said stablecoin adoption could erode bank deposits, but the digital euro will keep banks at the center of payments.

The pair pleaded guilty after investigators linked them to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group, which US prosecutors say extorted dozens of companies.

ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294.

Bitcoin supply in loss hit 50% nearly 50 days ago, mimicking the countdown to BTC price bear-market bottoms.

Federal prosecutors allege the South Dakota investor used false promises to raise money, repaid earlier investors with new funds and laundered proceeds through crypto exchanges.

A macOS malware steals credentials to hijack Telegram sessions, decrypt cryptocurrency wallets or trick users into entering their wallet recovery phrases through fake applications.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $79.2 million on Thursday, lifting their three-day inflow total to about $368 million as Bitcoin attempted a price recovery.

“Over time the economic incentives will drive $DOG Mode’s adoption and force Bitcoin Core to stop gatekeeping and allow these completely valid transactions,” said Leonidas.

The launch gives Bybit a locally operated platform in one of Asia’s largest crypto markets, home to more than 21 million crypto exchange users.

The paid Truth API is aimed at high-frequency trading firms seeking “the fastest” access to market-moving Truth Social posts, including those from US President Donald Trump.

“If we are not welcome, there are many other countries that would welcome us,” said Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan in a message to the Malaysian prime minister.

Bitcoin futures traders are propping up the current market move, while liquidation heatmap data provides hints on where BTC price may go next.

Crypto exchanges have increasingly positioned themselves as bridges between digital asset markets and traditional finance.

The round of layoffs was part of Polygon transitioning operations to payments following a $250 million deal to acquire Coinme and Sequence in January.

According to ABC News, federal regulators are investigating whether the longtime White House staffer used nonpublic information to profit from event contracts tied to President Donald Trump’s speeches.

Bitcoin buyers have returned to spot, futures and ETF markets but geopolitical headwinds could quickly unravel the progress of the past two weeks.

Anton Bukov said that he no longer takes an active role at 1inch and was “fired” in 2025 after pushing for changes to the company’s management and operations.

The company said the filing would create a regulated pathway for maintaining ownership records for tokenized securities onchain.

Moonshot's Kimi K3 took the top spot in frontend coding away from Claude and OpenAI, and it's free. Semiconductor stocks fell, and crypto fell with them.

Your day-ahead look for July 17, 2026

A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 level it reached on this week's soft inflation print.

Crypto fell as AI stock fatigue and U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment, though a technical measure hints at oversold conditions heading into the weekend.

Brian Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a "disappointing follow".

Japan's Nikkei had its worst day since March. Ether is still the only major holding a gain on the week, barely.

The mega trade aims to profit from a potential surge in ether price turbulence.

While BIP 110 wants to restrict data through a consensus change and has almost no miner support, a new DOG Mode client wants the opposite and requires no vote at all.

Geopolitical tensions and renewed fears of U.S.-China frictions are weighing on risk assets, including bitcoin.

T. Rowe Price launched what it says is the industry's first actively managed multi-token spot crypto ETF, offering diversified exposure to digital assets.

The exchange's first institutional funding round values it at $20 billion and will fund expansion into tokenized securities and derivatives.

If Stripe acquires PayPal, the real prize could be consumer wallets, stablecoin issuance or the infrastructure powering the next generation of digital payments.

Visa launched a stablecoin platform that lets banks and fintechs issue, manage and settle digital dollars through its payments network.

The deal adds institutional trading clients, derivatives expertise and regulatory licenses as Keyrock looks to deepen its presence in crypto capital markets.

Consumers should not have to wait for another crisis to get the protections they deserve, argues Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association.

Strengthening defenses against AI fraud

The company has previously cleared or held in custody roughly 94% of tokenized U.S. equities and now holds over $1.5 billion in underlying stocks.

AI agents can read wallet balances and analyze portfolios but requires every sensitive action to be approved on a Ledger hardware device before it can be executed.

The crypto financial services firm launched Galaxy Curator, a Morpho-based platform that gives Fireblocks' 2,400 institutional clients access to onchain yield strategies.

Your day-ahead look for July 18, 2026

The gang built fake police websites to fool victims, then spent the stolen crypto on Rolexes and luxury holidays, the Met said.

Wall Street and crypto's convergence snapped into focus, while crypto majors gave back most of the week's gains as broader markets sold off.

Some two-thirds of the coins moving onto exchanges are long-term holders taking losses, as a macro risk-off drags on Bitcoin’s price.

The market maker's stake marks Crypto.com's first institutional funding round, as Wall Street deepens its push into crypto.

Source code leaked reveals how substantial portions of Suno’s training library were assembled.

Eligible customers can now buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana with Morgan Stanley via Zero Hash.

Project Eleven says a new post-quantum cryptographic proof could help Bitcoin users recover wallets after Q-Day by verifying ownership.

Mira Murati's Inkling won't dethrone the best Chinese open-weights models, but it gives Western developers something they haven't yet had.

The Visa Stablecoin Platform will let financial institutions integrate stablecoin payments and treasury operations into Visa's existing network.

The post-CPI rally gave XRP a nudge. The coin barely moved. Now the chart is filling in the picture.

The wallet holding nearly 5,908 BTC since 2017 transferred its entire balance to a new address.

Plus, Stripe makes a $53 billion move that could crown a stablecoin king. And Ostium gets drained of $18M in the latest DeFi exploit.

Zyaire Wilkins allegedly procured malware hidden in video games that infected 8,000 devices and broke into 80 crypto wallets, the FBI says.

The nonbinding resolution said the disgraced FTX founder should 'under no circumstances' receive clemency.

William Blair slashed earnings estimates by 34% and held its Outperform call. But analysts think Bitcoin's chart may already be answering the bigger question.

OpenAI said its new automated red-teaming model, GPT-Red, uncovered vulnerabilities that were used to make GPT-5.6 more resistant to prompt injection attacks.

PrismML's Bonsai 27B runs full reasoning AI on an iPhone for free. We tested it, and it's as impressive as it sounds.

A proposal to restrict non-financial data on Bitcoin has split prominent developers, miners, and industry leaders ahead of a key activation deadline, reopening one of the network's biggest governance debates since the Blocksize Wars.

Pollak said he is handing the Base App back to Coinbase to focus on building Base into "the blockchain for global finance" after conceding the network's push into on-chain social missed the mark.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is working with nearly 40 financial firms in a pilot to test tokenized stocks and U.S. treasuries.

Hackers manipulated Ostium's price feed by compromising an oracle signer key, allowing them to drain roughly $18 million from the Arbitrum-based perpetuals exchange.

OFAC sanctioned addresses tied to Iran's central bank and armed forces, with Tether locking four Tron wallets as Washington's financial campaign against Tehran accelerates.

BTC cleared a key resistance level Tuesday, giving bulls hope. Prediction market traders aren't convinced.

The Bitcoin treasury giant will issue fresh preferred stock and resume buying once its Stretch shares climb back to par, CEO Phong Le said.

Circle has a rough day. Pump.fun pumps on first major unlock. And Robinhood Chain sees its first big rotation.

A government-backed review says magistrates and judges aren't ready for a coming surge in crypto money laundering and AI-enabled fraud cases.

The startup's backers, including Bitmine and Joe Lubin, are betting institutions need a privacy layer before running money on a public chain.

The joint recommendations back cross-border stablecoins and tokenized markets, setting a shared direction while avoiding binding rules.

Demis Hassabis says artificial general intelligence is only a few years away and proposes a new U.S. standards body to test frontier AI models before release.

Maple’s TVL climbed as SYRUP fell, exposing a sharp divide between protocol growth and token demand.

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The ECB wants more control as stablecoins and foreign platforms gain ground.

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FTX has scheduled its fifth creditor distribution for 31 July, with approximately $900 million set to be paid as cumulative distributions for several creditor classes rise above 100%.

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USDT market cap has dropped by $6B despite the growing adoption.

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2 whale wallet acquired 20,000 ETH worth $37.72 million, raising total holdings to 89,396 ETH

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Injective has filed for SEC transfer-agent registration as part of its regulated RWA push, while INJ tests the upper end of its July trading range near $5.20.

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DeFi platform Spreadefi has reported that the total volume of funds users placed in liquidity pools topped $25 million in the second quarter. For a relatively young project, that’s a significant milestone, especially with interest in the decentralized finance sector only gradually picking back up after a long stretch of subdued activity. Growth in total Continue reading "Spreadefi Users Deploy Over $25 Million in Liquidity Pools in the Second Quarter"

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Institutional bond pricing and Asian coverage could turn Pyth’s data network into a revenue business.

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New addresses have doubled from the early-July pace.

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TRUMP is testing the $1.50 region amid a prolonged downtrend.

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With industry leaders still divided on the bill, will the CLARITY Act get approved in the year 2026?

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