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Coinbase Executive Says Clarity Act Has ‘Tremendous Momentum’ in the Senate

Coinbase Vice Chair Ryan VanGrack said the has gained “tremendous momentum” in the Senate, in a CNBC “Squawk Box” that made the case for a federal crypto framework and touched on bitcoin, blockchain, and the industry’s uneasy truce with Wall Street.

Russia Moves to Rein In Crypto Fraud With New Legislation

Russia is pushing ahead with regulating the cryptocurrency market, with the State Duma considering a bill on combating fraud in the industry, according to reports. 

The bill will look at “combating the ill

New Onramp Report Makes the Case for Spot Bitcoin Over Paper Claims as Price Sits at Half Its Peak

A new research report from bitcoin custody firm Onramp argues that the recent market slump is a reason to buy, and that owners should hold the asset itself rather than a paper claim on its price.

The report, “

Tesla Earnings Put 11,509 BTC Treasury Back In Focus

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Tesla Earnings Put 11,509 BTC Treasury Back In Focus

Tesla’s upcoming Q2 earnings report is putting the company’s holdings back in focus, with investors watching whether the electric vehicle maker maintained its 11,509 BTC corporate treasury position throu

Aave Picks Chainlink CCIP As Default Standard For Cross-Chain sGHO

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Aave Picks Chainlink CCIP As Default Standard For Cross-Chain sGHO

Aave governance has moved to make Chainlink CCIP the default standard for cross-chain sGHO transfers, reinforcing the role of security-focused infrastructure in ’s next phase.

The Aav

Bitcoin BIP-361 Draft Puts Quantum Security Back On The Agenda

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Bitcoin BIP-361 Draft Puts Quantum Security Back On The Agenda

developers have introduced BIP-361, a draft proposal designed to prepare the network for a future migration away from legacy signature schemes that could become vulnerable in a post-quantum env

Grayscale Staking Payout Proposal Could Reshape Ethereum And Solana Trusts

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Grayscale Staking Payout Proposal Could Reshape Ethereum And Solana Trusts

Grayscale is proposing changes that would allow rewards from its Ethereum and Solana products to be paid out to investors in cash, a move that could make crypto staking exposure eas

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Extend For Second Week, But Recovery Remains Fragile

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Extend For Second Week, But Recovery Remains Fragile

US recorded a second consecutive week of net inflows, offering a modest sign that institutional demand is stabilizing after a difficult stretch of outflows.

Farside data shows

Strive (ASST) Adds 21 Bitcoin as Treasury Reaches 19,921 BTC and Cash Climbs to $157 Million

Strive, Inc. purchased 21 bitcoin between July 13 and July 17 at an average price of about $63,221 per coin, a buy worth around $1.3 million, according to an with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.

Vitalik Buterin’s Aztec Demo Shows Why Ethereum Privacy Still Matters

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Vitalik Buterin’s Aztec Demo Shows Why Ethereum Privacy Still Matters

Vitalik Buterin has released an experimental anonymous message board built on Aztec Network, using zero-knowledge technology to show how public participation and privacy can coexist .

Europe Gets A Bitcoin-Backed Preferred Stock As Treasury Demand Spreads

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Europe Gets A Bitcoin-Backed Preferred Stock As Treasury Demand Spreads

Bitcoin Treasury Capital AB has launched a Bitcoin-backed preferred stock in Sweden, adding another example of how corporate Bitcoin treasury strategies are moving beyond the United Sta

Michael Saylor Opposes Bitcoin BIP-110 Over Censorship Concerns

Michael Saylor Opposes Bitcoin BIP-110 Over Censorship Concerns

Michael Saylor has come out against ’s BIP-110 proposal, warning that the planned soft fork could introduce censorship risks into the network.

The debate centres on whether Bitcoin should restrict certain

Strategy (MSTR) Sells $263.5 Million in MSTR Shares, Skips Bitcoin Purchase as USD Reserve Tops $3.2 Billion

Strategy sold about $263.5 million worth of MSTR shares last week and made no bitcoin purchases, according to an with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.

The bitcoin treasury company reported the

Uniswap Founder Proposes v4 Protocol Fees Across Multiple Networks

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has proposed expanding protocol fees across Uniswap v4 and several network deployments, putting one of ’s longest-running governance debates back at the centre of the market.

Protocol fees are a sensitive topic for Uniswap because the is one of DeF

SEC Approves Higher IBIT Options Limits As Bitcoin ETF Market Matures

The has approved a NYSE Arca rule change that raises position and exercise limits for options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, giving institutional traders more room to hedge and express larger views around the market.

The change increases limits for IBIT options from 25

BNB Chain RWA TVL Hits $5.2B As Tokenized Assets Move Beyond Ethereum

BNB Chain has reached a new high in tokenized real-world assets, with RWA.xyz data showing roughly $5.2 billion in on the network.

That is a significant figure because real-world asset tokenization is no longer just an Ethereum story. Ethereum still leads the sector by a wide

Sui Launches Gas-Free Stablecoin Transfers At Protocol Level

Sui has launched gas-free stablecoin transfers, a move that goes directly at one of the most annoying pieces of crypto payments: needing the network’s native token just to move dollars.

For experienced crypto users, gas is normal. For everyone else, it is friction. A user may h

Pump.fun Sends 81,712 SOL To Kraken As Memecoin Activity Cools

Pump.fun has transferred 81,712 SOL to Kraken, adding fresh pressure to the Solana market at a time when memecoin trading activity has cooled from earlier highs.

The transfer, worth roughly $6.15 million based on the available , came from the Pump.fun fee account and was visibl

Polymarket Fed Hold Odds Hit 94% As Softer Inflation Boosts Bitcoin Mood

Polymarket traders are pricing in a high probability that the Federal Reserve holds rates steady at its July meeting, with odds rising to 94% after softer inflation data improved the market’s macro mood.

That matters for Bitcoin because rate expectations remain one of the most

BitMine Stock Slides Despite $73M Ethereum Treasury Purchase

BitMine Immersion Technologies has added a major Ethereum position to its balance sheet, but the market reaction shows investors are not automatically rewarding every corporate crypto treasury move.

The company disclosed the purchase of 42,197 ETH, valued at roughly $73 million