Bitcoin trades near $64,500, pivotal between $65,000 resistance and $62,500 support. Weekend close above $65,000 could validate July rebound, while drop below $62,500 threatens bullish structure ahead of Fed meeting.
Bitcoin traded around $64,000 after the ECB kept interest rates unchanged, tightening financial conditions through quantitative tightening and reduced bond demand, affecting crypto markets through global capital allocation and liquidity.
Bitcoin's next difficulty adjustment on July 26 may lower mining difficulty by ~16%, increasing rewards for remaining miners but failing to address underlying financial pressures such as expensive power contracts and debt obligations.
Samsung's announcement to support stablecoins in its Wallet app sparks competition among issuers and networks for integration, with the company's control over the interface giving it leverage in determining the distribution impact.
Trump joked about running for a fourth term while project-linked wallets moved 10.84 million TRUMP tokens worth about $16.91 million. The token has fallen sharply as the project expands liquidity programs and rewards for top holders.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $225 million in net outflows on July 23, led by a $202 million outflow from BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), ending a seven-day inflow streak of $999 million. Bitcoin prices also declined, though causation between flows and price movement remains unresolved.
After the FIFA World Cup 2026, football returns quickly with WAFCON 2026, the UEFA Super Cup, domestic league openers and new qualification cycles across continents.
Wigan Warriors beat St Helens 38-16 in the Super League derby to extend their winning run over their rivals. St Helens, now under interim coach Eamon O'Carroll, have lost seven of their past 11 games.
CertiK's H1 2026 report reveals a 20-fold surge in crypto-related physical coercion crimes, or "wrench attacks," since H1 2025, with financial exposure increasing 11.8 times to $124.1 million. The report emphasizes the need for advanced custody solutions like multisignature wallets and distributed signers to protect against forced access.
Corporate Bitcoin holdings, often financed by convertible notes and preferred shares, face maturity and dividend pressures that can force companies like Strategy and Bitdeer to sell BTC, impacting market supply regardless of long-term price beliefs.
The revised CLARITY Act faces unusual divisions among Wall Street, Washington, and the crypto industry. While Goldman Sachs supports advancing the bill, banking groups oppose stablecoin reward provisions. Cardano's founder aligns with Senator Warren on presidential involvement, complicating its path to Senate passage.
DTCC is conducting a tokenization trial with 40 firms, including JPMorgan and BlackRock, to represent shares and Treasuries on-chain. However, the usability of these tokens as collateral is hampered by unresolved issues concerning asset pricing, oracle reliability, and accountability for losses when price feeds fail, posing a significant hurdle for institutional adoption.
Bitcoin mining pool Poolin Technology filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, owing $163.7 million in IOUs to wallet users. Its Texas affiliates seek court approval to sell assets for an initial $52 million, covering only 31.8% of the IOUs, with final recovery for unsecured creditors uncertain due to various unresolved factors.
Zilliqa halted native transactions after discovering a vulnerability in its Ledger app's Schnorr signature generation, potentially allowing reconstruction of private keys from approximately five affected signatures, prompting a coordinated remediation plan.
Bitcoin dropped below $65,000 as rising oil prices, fueled by Red Sea tanker attacks and US threats against Iran, pushed Treasury yields higher and triggered a broader retreat from risk assets, impacting spot demand and ETF flows.
BitMEX, once a major crypto exchange, announced its closure on September 23, advising customers to withdraw funds. The exit, driven by a loss of market share to competitors like Binance and OKX, is a scheduled wind-down without a financial crisis, contrasting with the 2022 CeFi collapses.
BitMEX, the crypto exchange founded by Arthur Hayes, announced its shutdown on Sept. 23, giving customers two months to close positions and withdraw funds. New registrations have stopped, and a monthly fee will apply to remaining KYC-verified assets after the deadline.
BlackRock, Coinbase, and Strategy are among nine firms forming the Bitcoin Security Consortium, investing $15 million to fund research against future quantum computing threats. The initiative aims to support developers in creating quantum-resistant cryptography for Bitcoin, addressing a theoretical vulnerability that could expose billions in BTC.
The SEC will pay $150,000 in legal fees and review its record-keeping practices as part of a July 22 settlement, ending a public-records lawsuit backed by Coinbase. The case, filed by History Associates, focused on transparency and the preservation of federal records, including text messages.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned that some crypto vaults and onchain lending strategies could be subject to federal securities laws, depending on their structure and management. Her statement comes as major firms like Coinbase and Bitwise expand into this rapidly growing market, prompting a re-evaluation of regulatory boundaries.
Tesla's Q2 pretax results were impacted by a $112 million unrealized loss from its digital assets due to a crypto market slump, reducing earnings for common stockholders by $0.02 per diluted share. The carrying value of digital assets fell to $674 million.
Smarter Web sold 177.89 Bitcoin for $11.7 million to repay a convertible instrument, reducing its BTC holdings by 6.18% and simplifying its capital structure. The repayment extinguished a potential claim for 7.72 million new shares, impacting Bitcoin exposure per share.
Active use of tokenized real-world assets (RWA) in DeFi has recovered to $3.77 billion, nearing pre-exploit levels after an April 18 incident caused a $13 billion decline. The recovery, led by Ethereum, also sees significant growth on Solana, Monad, and Avalanche, but concerns about market concentration and cross-chain risk persist.
The White House is pushing back against Senate Democrats' rejection of the latest CLARITY Act draft, citing ethics provisions as a major sticking point. The dispute over crypto market legislation highlights deep divisions among lawmakers, risking delays to broader regulatory reform.
