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We report events, we never advise trades. en-us https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/evening-brief-2026-07-28.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/evening-brief-2026-07-28.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:04:13 +0000 Bitcoin ETFs logged their third consecutive weekly inflow on July 24, but sharp late-week outflows and a critical institutional divide on stablecoin regulation signal persistent uncertainty ahead of the FOMC decision. regulationsecuritybitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/blackrock-fidelity-other-wall-street-giants-back-the-clarity-act.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/blackrock-fidelity-other-wall-street-giants-back-the-clarity-act.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:10:43 +0000 BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, and SoFi have publicly endorsed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act ahead of an August 8 Senate recess. The endorsement signals institutional support but masks a divide: JPMorgan opposes provisions on stablecoin yield that Coinbase and the crypto industry view as essential. regulationstablecoinsetfs-funds https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/federal-judge-blocks-minnesota-prediction-market-ban-as-likely-preempted.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/federal-judge-blocks-minnesota-prediction-market-ban-as-likely-preempted.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:06:41 +0000 A U.S. federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking Minnesota's prediction market ban, ruling that the state law likely violates the Commodity Exchange Act and that the CFTC has jurisdiction over prediction market contracts as swaps. The ruling applies to many trades on Kalshi and Polymarket platforms. regulation https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/russia-outlines-new-digital-depository-rules-ahead-of-fall-crypto-framework-roll-out.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/russia-outlines-new-digital-depository-rules-ahead-of-fall-crypto-framework-roll-out.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:10:43 +0000 Russia's central bank has published draft regulations establishing tiered capital requirements from $570,000 to $2.8 million for digital asset platforms ahead of a full crypto framework launching in September. The move signals institutional integration of digital assets into the financial system but arrives amid EU sanctions targeting Russian crypto firms. regulationdefistablecoins https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/zcash-seals-1-7-billion-shielded-pool-as-ironwood-upgrade-activates.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/zcash-seals-1-7-billion-shielded-pool-as-ironwood-upgrade-activates.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:10:43 +0000 Zcash activated its Ironwood upgrade at block 3,428,143 on Tuesday, retiring the Orchard shielded pool containing 3.66 million ZEC (roughly $1.7 billion) after researchers discovered a counterfeiting bug that had gone undetected since the pool's May 2022 launch. The upgrade implements a 'turnstile' withdrawal mechanism that caps total exits from Orchard at the amount verifiably deposited, while a new private pool starts from zero tokens. securitymarkets https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/binance-makes-fighting-crypto-crime-more-difficult-says-new-report.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/binance-makes-fighting-crypto-crime-more-difficult-says-new-report.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:10:43 +0000 The New York Times reported that Binance adopted a policy in April 2025 routing most foreign law enforcement data requests through the United Arab Emirates government and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs), substantially increasing response times. Police officials from five European countries described difficulties obtaining information from Binance during a June law enforcement conference. regulationsecurity https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/core-scientific-lands-amd-ai-deal-as-bitcoin-mining-operation-winds-down.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/core-scientific-lands-amd-ai-deal-as-bitcoin-mining-operation-winds-down.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:57:02 +0000 Core Scientific signed a 15-year, 529 MW lease with AMD for AI data center capacity, generating more than $14 billion in base contracted revenue and expansion rights to 2.5 GW. The company simultaneously terminated its Block ASIC chip agreement and recorded a $41.9 million charge, marking a definitive pivot from bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure. regulationbitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/afternoon-brief-2026-07-27.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/afternoon-brief-2026-07-27.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:18:52 +0000 BitMart's nine-year run is ending in a phased shutdown even as bitcoin ETFs post a third straight weekly inflow, and regulators from Washington to Bangkok tighten disclosure and certification rules. regulationsecuritybitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/week-ahead-2026-07-27.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/week-ahead-2026-07-27.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:04:19 +0000 What is on the calendar for the week of July 27: scheduled events only, no predictions. bitcoinmarkets https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/thailand-s-sec-files-criminal-complaint-against-bitkub-over-concealed-50-million-cyberattack.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/thailand-s-sec-files-criminal-complaint-against-bitkub-over-concealed-50-million-cyberattack.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:11:52 +0000 Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission filed a criminal complaint against Bitkub exchange and two former directors for concealing a May 2021 cyberattack in which 1.7 billion baht ($50 million) across 16 digital assets were stolen. The regulator alleges Bitkub made false statements in company documents to hide the breach during the May-October 2021 period, even though customer losses were repaid by October. regulationsecurity https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/lido-migrates-16-5-billion-in-ether-introduces-bond-requirements-for-node-operators.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/lido-migrates-16-5-billion-in-ether-introduces-bond-requirements-for-node-operators.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:11:52 +0000 Lido deployed its largest upgrade since 2023, consolidating over 8 million staked ether ($16.5 billion) onto Ethereum's post-Pectra validator design via Curated Module v2. For the first time, Lido's 34 node operators must now post locked ETH bonds to back their performance, reducing total validator count by roughly one-third and cutting network attestation messages by approximately 29% per epoch. ethereumdefi https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/storj-files-chapter-11-floats-token-to-equity-conversion-plan.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/storj-files-chapter-11-floats-token-to-equity-conversion-plan.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:32:22 +0000 Storj Labs filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in West Virginia federal court while continuing network operations. The company proposes a mechanism for STORJ token holders to convert holdings to equity in a restructured company, though the conversion is contingent on court approval and subject to bankruptcy law's priority hierarchy. regulationbitcoindefi https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/posco-international-tokenizes-live-trade-receivables-on-injective-blockchain.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/posco-international-tokenizes-live-trade-receivables-on-injective-blockchain.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:11:52 +0000 POSCO International, which generated $22.2 billion in revenue last year, has begun tokenizing actual commercial invoices on Injective in a pilot with LG CNS. The initiative embeds compliance rules into tokenized receivables to speed settlement and create a shared ledger among subsidiaries and counterparties. regulationstablecoinsetfs-funds https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/circle-becomes-largest-u-s-blockchain-patent-holder-with-ibm-acquisition.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/circle-becomes-largest-u-s-blockchain-patent-holder-with-ibm-acquisition.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:11:52 +0000 Circle acquired nearly 1,000 blockchain-anchored patents from IBM, spanning more than 680 patent families and covering blockchain, banking, financial services, insurance, supply-chain verification and cloud security. The deal makes Circle the largest holder of blockchain patents in the United States. stablecoins https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitcoin-etfs-post-third-straight-weekly-inflows-despite-465-million-in-late-week-losses.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitcoin-etfs-post-third-straight-weekly-inflows-despite-465-million-in-late-week-losses.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:55:46 +0000 U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded their third consecutive week of inflows with $33.79 million for the week ended July 24, 2026, despite $465.26 million in outflows on Thursday and Friday. The streak marks the first three-week inflows run since early May, following eight consecutive weeks of outflows. bitcoinetfs-fundsmarkets https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/evening-brief-2026-07-26.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/evening-brief-2026-07-26.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:23:49 +0000 BitMEX and BitMart both confirmed wind-down timelines this week, with BitMEX's July 23 shutdown announcement filed the same day as a class-action lawsuit alleging it withheld customer collateral, while the CFTC and European reporting point to tightening compliance pressure across the industry. regulationsecuritybitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/morning-brief-2026-07-26.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/morning-brief-2026-07-26.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:03:05 +0000 BitMEX, ending an 11-year run, and BitMart, ending nine years, both announced shutdowns this week, while a lawsuit filed the same day as BitMEX's closure alleges systematic collateral theft. regulationsecuritybitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitmart-exchange-to-shut-down-after-nine-years-bmx-token-falls-58.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitmart-exchange-to-shut-down-after-nine-years-bmx-token-falls-58.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:56:43 +0000 Cryptocurrency exchange BitMart announced an orderly wind-down of its trading platform, halting all trading by August 26, 2026 and ceasing operations on January 31, 2027. The platform's native BMX token fell 58% in 24 hours following the announcement, despite the exchange still clearing $1.6 billion in 24-hour trading volume. regulationsecuritybitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/north-korea-arrests-hackers-accused-of-stealing-from-state-banks-and-laundering-via-crypto.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/north-korea-arrests-hackers-accused-of-stealing-from-state-banks-and-laundering-via-crypto.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:51:47 +0000 North Korean authorities arrested former military hackers on July 12 accused of breaching the Central Bank of the DPRK and Foreign Trade Bank, diverting funds into overseas crypto wallets, and laundering proceeds through Chinese brokers. The report, sourced from Daily NK and anonymous Pyongyang sources, remains unverified by Western intelligence agencies. regulationsecurity https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/cftc-issues-second-warning-against-template-event-contract-certifications.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/cftc-issues-second-warning-against-template-event-contract-certifications.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:17:28 +0000 The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a second advisory warning prediction markets against submitting broad, template-style event contract certifications without individual terms, conditions, and compliance analysis for each contract permutation. The move tightens regulatory scrutiny on designated contract market self-certification practices. regulation https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/europe-s-regulatory-compliance-burden-sparks-crypto-industry-consolidation-forecast.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/europe-s-regulatory-compliance-burden-sparks-crypto-industry-consolidation-forecast.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:10:15 +0000 MiCA compliance costs and the UK's proposed FCA crypto framework are expected to drive mergers and partnerships between crypto-native firms and established financial institutions. Industry observers forecast that regulatory burden will shift competitive advantage toward incumbents with existing compliance infrastructure. regulationethereum https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/russia-s-sberbank-to-launch-crypto-trading-infrastructure-by-december.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/russia-s-sberbank-to-launch-crypto-trading-infrastructure-by-december.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:29:08 +0000 Sberbank announced plans to launch a crypto trading platform and digital depository by December 1, 2026, ahead of new Russian regulations taking effect September 1. The infrastructure will process most transactions outside the blockchain and restrict public trading to assets exceeding 5 trillion rubles in market capitalization. regulationbitcoindefi https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitmex-faces-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-collateral-theft-and-insider-trading-as-exchange-announces-shutdown.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitmex-faces-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-collateral-theft-and-insider-trading-as-exchange-announces-shutdown.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:48:32 +0000 BitMEX faces a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging it systematically retained customer collateral through forced liquidations and that an internal trading desk accessed private user data during server freezes. The lawsuit was filed July 23, 2026, the same day the exchange announced shutdown on September 23, 2026. regulationsecuritybitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/brazilian-farmers-tokenize-dairy-cows-for-credit-on-b3-exchange.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/brazilian-farmers-tokenize-dairy-cows-for-credit-on-b3-exchange.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:29:29 +0000 Farmers in Paraná, Brazil tokenized 10 dairy cows on the B3 national stock exchange and raised nearly $20,000 in credit secured by AI-monitored livestock collars, sidestepping local bank lending caps. The pilot, led by agtech firm Cowmed, represents a working test of real-world asset tokenization for agricultural financial inclusion. regulationdefimarkets https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/robinhood-chain-s-real-world-assets-jump-fivefold-as-tokenized-stocks-start-trading-in-bigger-size.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/robinhood-chain-s-real-world-assets-jump-fivefold-as-tokenized-stocks-start-trading-in-bigger-size.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:29:08 +0000 Real-world assets on Robinhood Chain surged to approximately $70 million, a fivefold increase in less than two weeks, with a dozen tokenized stocks each clearing at least $500,000 in daily volume as of mid-to-late July 2026. Tokenized GameStop, Nvidia, and SpaceX are generating millions in daily volume. Despite the RWA surge, memecoins and stablecoins still dominate the chain's total trading activity. defistablecoinsmarkets https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitmex-sued-for-collateral-theft-and-insider-trading-as-shutdown-looms.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitmex-sued-for-collateral-theft-and-insider-trading-as-shutdown-looms.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:29:29 +0000 BitMEX announced closure on September 23, 2026, the same day a class-action lawsuit was filed alleging systematic customer collateral theft and insider trading by an internal desk with privileged access during server freezes. The combined alleged losses total 622.66 BTC ($40.7 million at reporting), with plaintiffs seeking return of bitcoin and damages. regulationsecuritybitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/stacks-bitcoin-staking-upgrade-passes-governance-vote-with-99-support.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/stacks-bitcoin-staking-upgrade-passes-governance-vote-with-99-support.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:29:08 +0000 The Stacks community approved SIP-045, a major protocol upgrade enabling native Bitcoin staking without custodians, with over 99% of votes cast in favor. The hard fork is targeted for late July at Bitcoin block 907,740. Despite the near-unanimous governance approval, STX token fell 13% in the 24 hours following the news. regulationbitcoinethereum https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/morning-brief-2026-07-24.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/morning-brief-2026-07-24.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:13:53 +0000 BitMEX will close after 11 years and Poolin has filed for bankruptcy, while validator-key theft drained another exchange and Washington's marquee crypto bill slips its deadline. regulationsecuritybitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitmex-to-shut-down-operations-on-september-23-2026.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/bitmex-to-shut-down-operations-on-september-23-2026.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:57:01 +0000 BitMEX, the crypto derivatives exchange that pioneered 100x leverage perpetual swaps in 2014, will cease operations on September 23, 2026, ending an 11-year run. The parent company HDR Global Trading Limited announced an immediate halt to new account registrations and a phased wind-down: no new positions permitted after August 26, with all remaining contracts force-closed by the deadline. Users who fail to withdraw assets face a $50 monthly fee or 1% annualized levy. regulationsecuritybitcoin https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/eu-issues-21st-sanctions-package-targeting-russia-s-120b-crypto-network.html https://gocheckmycrypto.com/articles/eu-issues-21st-sanctions-package-targeting-russia-s-120b-crypto-network.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:08:27 +0000 The European Union expanded sanctions against Russia on July 24, designating the A7 cross-border payments network and 14 unnamed crypto service platforms, and introducing a new tool to ban third-country crypto providers. The A7 network, which operates the A7A5 stablecoin, has processed nearly $120 billion and is designed for sanctions evasion. regulationstablecoins