News / Archive / July 2026
July 2026
106 checked stories published this month.
Circle wins New York trust charter after OCC national bank approvalUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 31, 2026 · 5:22 PM ETstablecoins
Tether Q2 Profit Falls 69% as Reserve Buffer Halves to $4.1 BillionUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 31, 2026 · 2:54 PM ETstablecoins
Coinbase Reports Weak Quarter as Trading Volumes StallUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 31, 2026 · 12:57 PM ETexchanges
Coinkite Warns Coldcard Seeds Carry Far Less Entropy Than IntendedVerifiedJuly 31, 2026 · 9:43 AM ETbitcoin
Dubai Exchange Shelbit Tied to $4 Billion Iran Sanctions-Evasion SchemeUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 31, 2026 · 8:31 AM ETregulation
New York sues Kalshi, alleges it operates unlicensed gambling businessUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 31, 2026 · 8:31 AM ETlegal
Major Global Banks Complete Tokenized Cross-Border Payment PilotUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 30, 2026 · 6:46 PM ETlegal
US Sanctions Iranian Marine Insurers Accepting Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz PassageVerifiedJuly 30, 2026 · 2:55 PM ETregulation
Institutional crypto trading hits a record 72% as Wall Street calms crypto's wild swingsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 30, 2026 · 2:55 PM ETmarkets
Aave Retires 50 Assets and Exits Six Chains, Consolidating Away From Low-Value MarketsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 30, 2026 · 2:40 PM ETdefi
Fake staking site drains $8.5 million in XRP from dozens of investors promising easy yieldUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 30, 2026 · 11:25 AM ETsecurity
South Korea confirms crypto tax for January 2027 as parliament weighs repealUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 30, 2026 · 9:15 AM ETregulation
Telegram faces Australian terror lawsuit as Russia charges founder simultaneouslyUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 30, 2026 · 9:15 AM ETlegal
About $80 million ZEC migrates into Zcash's Ironwood pool in first dayUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 30, 2026 · 9:15 AM ETprotocols
Bitcoin, ether whipsaw wipes out $286 million in leveraged betsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 30, 2026 · 3:56 AM ETmacro
Morgan Stanley Launches Spot Ether, Solana ETPs on NYSE ArcaUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 29, 2026 · 4:32 PM ETethereum
Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with aiding terrorismVerifiedJuly 29, 2026 · 4:16 PM ETlegal
Crypto Hacks Hit Record 212 Incidents in H1 2026, With Operational Failures Driving LossesUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 29, 2026 · 12:03 PM ETsecurity
Core Scientific lands AMD AI deal as bitcoin mining operation winds downUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 28, 2026 · 4:57 PM ETbitcoin
BlackRock, Fidelity, other Wall Street giants back the Clarity ActUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 28, 2026 · 12:10 PM ETetfs-funds
Russia outlines new digital depository rules ahead of fall crypto framework roll-outUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 28, 2026 · 12:10 PM ETlegal
Zcash seals $1.7 billion shielded pool as Ironwood upgrade activatesUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 28, 2026 · 12:10 PM ETprotocols
Binance makes fighting crypto crime more difficult, says new reportUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 28, 2026 · 12:10 PM ETexchanges
Federal judge blocks Minnesota prediction market ban as likely preemptedUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 28, 2026 · 4:06 AM ETlegal
Storj Files Chapter 11, Floats Token-to-Equity Conversion PlanUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 27, 2026 · 5:32 PM ETlegal
Thailand's SEC files criminal complaint against Bitkub over concealed $50 million cyberattackUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 27, 2026 · 3:11 PM ETsecurity
Lido migrates $16.5 billion in ether, introduces bond requirements for node operatorsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 27, 2026 · 3:11 PM ETethereum
POSCO International Tokenizes Live Trade Receivables on Injective BlockchainUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 27, 2026 · 3:11 PM ETlegal
Circle Becomes Largest U.S. Blockchain Patent Holder With IBM AcquisitionUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 27, 2026 · 3:11 PM ET
The Week Ahead: FOMC rate decision; Coinbase second-quarter results; Strategy second-quarter resultsJuly 27, 2026 · 10:04 AM ETmacro
Bitcoin ETFs post third straight weekly inflows despite $465 million in late-week lossesUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 27, 2026 · 7:55 AM ETetfs-funds
CFTC Issues Second Warning Against Template Event Contract CertificationsVerifiedJuly 26, 2026 · 4:17 PM ETregulation
North Korea arrests hackers accused of stealing from state banks and laundering via cryptoUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 26, 2026 · 10:51 AM ETsecurity
Europe's regulatory compliance burden sparks crypto industry consolidation forecastUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 26, 2026 · 10:10 AM ETregulation
BitMart exchange to shut down after nine years, BMX token falls 58%Unconfirmed, one reportJuly 26, 2026 · 3:56 AM ETexchanges
Russia's Sberbank to Launch Crypto Trading Infrastructure by DecemberUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 25, 2026 · 4:29 PM ETregulation
Robinhood Chain's real-world assets jump fivefold as tokenized stocks start trading in bigger sizeUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 25, 2026 · 4:29 PM ETstablecoins
Stacks Bitcoin Staking Upgrade Passes Governance Vote With 99% SupportUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 25, 2026 · 4:29 PM ETexchanges
BitMEX Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Collateral Theft and Insider Trading as Exchange Announces ShutdownUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 25, 2026 · 10:48 AM ETsecurity
Brazilian Farmers Tokenize Dairy Cows for Credit on B3 ExchangeUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 25, 2026 · 3:29 AM ETexchanges
India orders GitHub takedown of Bitchat, Jack Dorsey's mesh messaging appVerifiedJuly 24, 2026 · 11:55 AM ETbitcoin
EU issues 21st sanctions package targeting Russia's $120B crypto networkUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 24, 2026 · 9:08 AM ETstablecoins
Poolin Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy With $173M in DebtUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 24, 2026 · 9:08 AM ETbitcoin
CFTC Extends Comment Window on 24/7 Futures and Energy Perpetuals RuleVerified, primary sourceJuly 24, 2026 · 9:08 AM ETregulation
Clarity Act faces slim odds of pre-recess passage as Majority Leader signals timing crunchUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 24, 2026 · 3:57 AM ETstablecoins
Goldman Sachs CEO backs Clarity Act despite banking industry's concerns over stablecoin rulesUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 23, 2026 · 4:40 PM ETstablecoins
Nine Institutional Firms Form Bitcoin Security Consortium, Commit $15 Million to Quantum DefenseUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 23, 2026 · 4:40 PM ETetfs-funds
BitMEX Shuts Down After 11 Years as Perpetuals PioneerVerifiedJuly 23, 2026 · 12:14 PM ETexchanges
SEC Settles FOIA Suit With Coinbase Over Deleted Gensler TextsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 23, 2026 · 12:14 PM ETlegal
Arbitrum-based AFX Trade drained of $24.15 million after validator keys compromisedUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 23, 2026 · 4:00 AM ETsecurity
SecondFi to shut down after $2.4 million ADA wallet theftUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 22, 2026 · 4:47 PM ETsecurity
Tokenized Stocks Reach $2.3B as Ondo, Backed, and Robinhood Post Simultaneous RecordsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 22, 2026 · 4:47 PM ETexchanges
SEC's Peirce warns some DeFi vaults, onchain lending may fall under securities lawsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 22, 2026 · 12:05 PM ETregulation
U.S. Seeks Forfeiture of $25 Million in Crypto Tied to Romance and Investment ScamsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 22, 2026 · 12:05 PM ETsecurity
White House Ethics Deal on CLARITY Act Moves Senate Vote Odds to 42-43%Unconfirmed, one reportJuly 22, 2026 · 3:57 AM ETregulation
Grayscale Files S-1 for Spot Worldcoin ETFUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 21, 2026 · 4:53 PM ETetfs-funds
Movement Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy months after token scandalUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 21, 2026 · 4:53 PM ETethereum
Russia's Parliament Passes Crypto Market Law with $3,800 Annual Cap for Retail InvestorsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 21, 2026 · 11:54 AM ETregulation
U.K. Parliament launches formal inquiry into bank restrictions on crypto firmsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 21, 2026 · 11:54 AM ETregulation
Amazon Japan supplier to pay 2,300 contractors using regulated yen stablecoinUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 21, 2026 · 3:57 AM ETstablecoins
Hut 8 and IREN book billions in AI capacity, lifting miner equitiesVerifiedJuly 20, 2026 · 4:58 PM ETetfs-funds
Consensys Halted MetaMask Releases Over North Korea-Linked ContractorUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 20, 2026 · 4:46 PM ETsecurity
Brazil's securities regulator sets up task force with 60-day deadline for tokenization proposalUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 20, 2026 · 11:33 AM ETlegal
Cardano upgraded via token-holder vote, not founders, for the first timeVerifiedJuly 20, 2026 · 11:33 AM ETprotocols
Cross-chain protocol Allbridge halts after $1.65 million flash loan exploitVerifiedJuly 20, 2026 · 6:26 AM ETsecurity
Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platformsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 19, 2026 · 11:32 AM ETstablecoins
Michael Saylor warns BIP-110 spam filter threatens Bitcoin's neutralityUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 19, 2026 · 11:32 AM ETbitcoin
Kraken launches USD-settled options for bitcoin and ether, targets retail adoption gapUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 19, 2026 · 11:32 AM ETexchanges
Bitcoin's Quantum Recovery Tool Cannot Unlock Satoshi's 1.1 Million CoinsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 19, 2026 · 10:39 AM ETbitcoin
France orders internet service providers to block PolymarketVerifiedJuly 19, 2026 · 3:41 AM ETregulation
Inside Zcash's new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per secondUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 19, 2026 · 3:41 AM ETprotocols
Trump tariffs Brazil's Pix while dollar stablecoins already own 90% of crypto paymentsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 19, 2026 · 3:41 AM ETstablecoins
84% of financial firms now treat tokenization as strategic priorityUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 19, 2026 · 3:41 AM ETregulation
CFTC Sunsets 15-Year Derivative Reporting Rule for Physical Commodity SwapsVerified, primary sourceJuly 18, 2026 · 4:27 PM ETregulation
BitMine Adds $73 Million in ETH, Pushing Holdings to 4.8% of SupplyUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 18, 2026 · 4:27 PM ETethereum
DOG Mode Explains Bitcoin's Next Governance FightUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 18, 2026 · 4:27 PM ETlegal
EDX Markets Closes $76M Series C Led by SBI HoldingsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 18, 2026 · 4:08 PM ETlegal
Wall Street Claims Tokenization Priority, but Production Deployment Remains SparseUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 18, 2026 · 4:08 PM ETdefi
Japan's SBI Group Is Building Asia's First Cross-Border Digital Asset EmpireUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 18, 2026 · 2:30 AM ETstablecoins
Stripe and Swift Race to Control Next-Generation Payments InfrastructureUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 18, 2026 · 2:30 AM ETstablecoins
Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization pushUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 17, 2026 · 12:40 PM ETprotocols
SummerFi to Wind Down After Seven Years, Citing ExploitUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 17, 2026 · 12:40 PM ETsecurity
Visa launches stablecoin platform for Open USD, upending issuer revenue modelUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 17, 2026 · 3:30 AM ETstablecoins
U.S. Senate Unanimously Opposes Clemency for Sam Bankman-FriedVerifiedJuly 17, 2026 · 3:30 AM ETregulation
Citadel Securities invests $400 million in Crypto.com at $20 billion valuationVerifiedJuly 16, 2026 · 4:15 PM ETexchanges
Alpaca raises $135 million to expand tokenized equities infrastructureUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 16, 2026 · 4:15 PM ETdefi
T. Rowe Price Launches First Actively Managed Multi-Token Crypto ETFVerifiedJuly 16, 2026 · 4:15 PM ETetfs-funds
Ostium Vault Exploiter Routes 10,540 ETH to Tornado CashUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 16, 2026 · 4:15 PM ETsecurity
DTCC Moves Tokenized Securities Into Live TradingUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 16, 2026 · 3:33 AM ETetfs-funds
DTCC processes first live tokenized securities trades with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BlackRockUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 15, 2026 · 4:41 PM ETetfs-funds
Ostium loses $18 million to oracle manipulation attack via PriceUpKeep exploitUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 15, 2026 · 4:41 PM ETsecurity
South Korea revises 76-year-old law to classify cryptocurrencies as national assetsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 15, 2026 · 4:41 PM ETdefi
CFTC Overrides Michigan Court Order, Mandates KalshiEX Fulfill Pending TradesVerifiedJuly 15, 2026 · 12:07 PM ETlegal
Stripe and Advent bid $53 billion for PayPal, uniting stablecoin infrastructureUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 15, 2026 · 12:07 PM ETstablecoins
US and UK Announce Coordinated Approach to Tokenization RegulationVerifiedJuly 15, 2026 · 9:34 AM ETstablecoins
U.K. plans first G7 digital sovereign bond by early 2027Unconfirmed, one reportJuly 15, 2026 · 9:08 AM ETmacro
AI agentic payments enter mainstream as Visa, Mastercard, Ripple back x402 standardUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 15, 2026 · 9:08 AM ETstablecoins
Prism Relaunches on New Contract After Exploit Diverted Nearly 40% of FeesUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 15, 2026 · 9:08 AM ETsecurity
U.S., UK Align Tokenized Finance Rules in 10-Point RoadmapUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 15, 2026 · 7:51 AM ETstablecoins
NEAR Governance Votes to Eliminate Developer Gas RebateUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 15, 2026 · 7:51 AM ETprotocols
ECB Selects 36 Firms for Digital Euro Pilot Starting in 2027VerifiedJuly 14, 2026 · 8:18 AM ETmacro
Bitcoin Slips as July Rate-Hike Bets Climb Before CPI and Warsh TestimonyUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 14, 2026 · 8:18 AM ETmacro
JCB and Circle sign MoU to explore USDC payments across JapanUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 14, 2026 · 8:18 AM ETstablecoins
Crypto Slides Monday as Middle East Tensions and Profit-Taking Weigh on MarketsUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 13, 2026 · 7:40 AM ETmarkets
Chinese Prosecutors' Paper Floats Treating Mixer, Privacy-Coin Use as Laundering SignalUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 13, 2026 · 7:40 AM ETlegal
Bitcoin ETFs Draw $197M, Ending Eight-Week Outflow StreakUnconfirmed, one reportJuly 13, 2026 · 7:40 AM ETetfs-funds