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BitMEX Faces Proposed Class Action Seeking Return Of 622 BTC

BitMEX is facing a proposed class action in the Southern District of New York seeking the return of 622.66 BTC over alleged forced and platform misconduct.

The complaint was filed on July 23, 2026, by BKX Services Inc. and David Namdar against HDR Global Trading Limited, Arthu

CLARITY Act Delay Shows Crypto Market Structure Fight Is Not Over

The CLARITY Act appears unlikely to move through the Senate before the August recess, slowing the crypto market structure push at a moment when the industry had hoped for faster progress.

The bill, formally listed on Congress.gov as H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity A

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Nearly Notches $400M in Assets

Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley Bitcoin exchange-traded fund now has close to $400 million in assets under management — despite only launching in April. 

The NYSE Arca-listed fund, which is the first by a

Robinhood CEO X Hack Shows Why Crypto Scams Still Target Trusted Names

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised to promote a fake memecoin, giving crypto another reminder that social engineering still works best when it hijacks trust.

Robinhood Communications confirmed the incident in a post on X, saying Tenev’s account had been comprom

Poolin Files Chapter 11 As Bitcoin Miner Moves Toward $52M Asset Sale

Poolin Technology has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, setting up an orderly wind-down and asset sale process tied to its West Texas mining operations.

The filing was made on July 22, 2026, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey under Case No. 26-1

$7 Trillion Investment Giant Fidelity Backs New Crypto Clarity Act

Investment giant Fidelity is the latest big player to back the latest version of the long-awaited Clarity Act. 

The Boston-based firm’s “Public Policy” account on X Friday that it was urging the Senate to

Kraken Brings CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures To US Traders

Kraken is bringing perpetual futures to eligible US traders through a regulated derivatives structure, and that is a notable shift for a product category that has usually lived outside the US market.

The exchange said the product is offered through NinjaTrader Clearing, LLC, do

State Department to Debut Freedom Tech Program with Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir as Founding Partners

The U.S. State Department is a program that includes Bitcoin as a way to advance digital freedom worldwide. 

Named the Freedom Tech Excellence Program, the initiative will see the State Department work wi

Elliptic Report Shows How Bitcoin ATM Scams Move From Cash To On-Chain Wallets

Elliptic has published a new report explaining how Bitcoin ATM scams work, and the most useful part is not the usual warning that scammers exist. It is the transaction path.

The report describes how fraudsters manipulate victims, often elderly people, into depositing cash at ph

FATF Says Crypto Travel Rule Adoption Is Rising, But Enforcement Still Lags

The Financial Action Task Force says more jurisdictions are putting crypto rules into law, but enforcement remains the weak point.

In its Seventh Targeted Update on the implementation of FATF standards for virtual assets and virtual asset service providers, the global watchdog

Hester Peirce Warns Crypto Vaults And Lending Strategies May Still Trigger Securities Rules

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has issued a new statement on crypto vaults and lending strategies, and the message is more nuanced than a simple pro-crypto or anti-crypto headline.

Peirce’s July 22 statement, titled “Headstands and Summervaults: A Statement on Crypto Vaults and

SEC Enforcement Deputy Sam Waldon To Step Down As Agency Reshuffles Leadership

Sam Waldon, the Principal Deputy Director of the ’s Division of Enforcement, will leave the agency on July 31, 2026, marking a leadership change inside one of the most closely watched divisions in US financial regulation.

The SEC said Waldon is departing after more than 14 year

National Fraternal Order of Police Gives Green Light to Clarity Act in Latest Support for Crypto Bill

The National Fraternal Order of Police became the latest organization to throw its support behind the long-awaited Clarity Act. 

In a statement Friday, specifically addressed to Democratic senators Elizabe

SEC Sets 24-Hour Trading Roundtable As Markets Move Toward Always-On Finance

The is preparing to hold a public roundtable on 24-hour trading, and while the announcement is focused on US equity markets rather than crypto, the direction of travel is hard to miss.

Traditional markets are being pushed toward a world that crypto already knows well: trading

Sealed in Foil: BMAG’s New Focus on Trading Cards

Somewhere right now, on a livestream, someone is tearing open a foil package while hundreds of people watch. Trading cards have become a spectator sport. The card market is at all-time highs, cardboard repriced by the hour, rare cards selling for

Top Crypto Industry Groups Pen Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Them To Support the Clarity Act

Top crypto advocacy groups the Crypto Council for Innovation, Blockchain Association, and the Digital Chamber have said in a letter that they support the latest draft of the Clarity Act. 

In a letter Frida

Democrats Push Back on GOP Ethics Text as Thune Doubts a Pre-Recess Clarity Vote

Senate Democrats have rejected the ethics provision in the latest Clarity Act draft in blunt terms, and Majority Leader John Thune cast doubt on Thursday that the crypto market-structure bill can pass before the August recess.

Japan’s Crypto Law Changes Put Bitcoin ETF Hopes On A Longer Track

Japan’s latest crypto law changes have revived the country’s spot Bitcoin ETF discussion, but the important part is the timeline. This is not an approval story today. It is a regulatory groundwork story, and that means investors need to be patient.

The Japanese Cabinet submitte

Bitcoinist.App Brings Private Mining Pools to iOS

RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE, July 23, 2026: BFM Company Limited today introduced Bitcoinist.App, a non-custodial Bitcoin mining app and Learn-to-Mine platform released exclusively for iOS. Available from the Apple App Store, Bitcoinist.Ap

Elizabeth Warren Claims Clarity Act Would Help Trump — And ‘Criminals and Cartels’

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has blasted the Clarity Act draft bill, claiming it would allow criminals and cartels to move money. 

Speaking in a video statement on X Thursday, Warren that the poten