4 Key Reasons Behind Bitcoin’s (BTC) Rally Above $66K
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July has been historically a positive month for bitcoin and this edition hasn’t disappointed so far. The cryptocurrency began the month on the wrong foot, dipping below $58,000 for the first time in nearly two years, but it rebounded swiftly in the following weeks. Earlier today, it rocketed past $66,000 for the first time in […]

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Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Japan Announces Plan to Scoop Up Coins Despite Market Downturn 
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Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Japan Announces Plan to Scoop Up Coins Despite Market Downturn  Bitcoin Japan, a subsidiary of Asia’s answer to Strategy, Metaplanet, has announced it entered into a financing agreement to start buying the leading cryptocurrency for its treasury.  The Tokyo-based, publicly-listed company said Thursday that it had approved a convertible bond deal […]

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Washington Judge Rejects Kalshi’s Federal Defense, Grants State Injunction
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A Washington state judge has granted a preliminary injunction against Kalshi after rejecting its argument that federal commodities law overrides state gambling rules. The court found Washington is likely to prove its claims, but will not finalize the restrictions imposed on the prediction market until August.   Court Says Federal Registration Does Not Displace State […]

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Bitcoin price gains to $66.3K as range breakout attempt sparks one-month high
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Bitcoin beat out local resistance to pass $66,000 amid predictions of as much as 6% BTC price upside if momentum continued.

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Bitcoin Governance: BIP-110 and the Risk of Protocol Arbitrariness
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The debate surrounding Bitcoin Improvement Proposal BIP-110 has moved beyond technical considerations to address a foundational question: can the Bitcoin protocol legitimately judge the intent behind the data it processes? Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, answers in the negative, and his arguments warrant careful examination by all ecosystem participants. Saylor has published a 3,700-word […]

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Testing Grok 4.5 in Excel: An In-Sheet AI Agent That Writes Live Formulas (No Copy-Pasting)
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So when xAI announced that Grok 4.5 is now live directly inside Excel, I went in skeptical. I’ve tested a lot of “AI inside your spreadsheet” pitches over the past year, and most of them amount to a chatbot bolted onto a sidebar that still makes you copy answers back into cells manually. After spending […]

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Why the AI Boom Won't Crash Bitcoin: Coinbase CEO Debunks Key Mining Myth
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As miners chase AI profits, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reveals why global inflation fears and rising deficits will keep driving Bitcoin’s price higher.

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Scammers impersonating detectives taking millions of dollars in <b>cryptocurrency</b>, police warn
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Scammers impersonating detectives are targeting people who own cryptocurrency and stealing millions of dollars, police say.

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Bitcoin BIP-361 Draft Puts Quantum Security Back On The Agenda
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Reference: GitHub Bitcoin BIP-361 Draft Puts Quantum Security Back On The Agenda Bitcoin 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 environment. The proposal, titled “Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset,” was authored by […]

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Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Jump on $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal
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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Jump on $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal Bitcoin miner Hut 8’s shares rose Monday after the Toronto Stock Exchange- and Nasdaq-listed firm said it had signed a second 15-year lease ​worth $9.8 billion for its AI data center.  Hut 8 shares peaked as high as $106 a […]

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Allbridge Freezes Cross-chain Bridge after A Security Incident
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Key Takeaways: Allbridge Core was forced to halt its cross-chain bridge due to the flash-loan vulnerability, losing about $1.65 million. Attackers manipulated stablecoin pools before moving stolen funds from Solana to Ethereum. Allbridge is investigating and urged liquidity providers to withdraw from affected pools. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Yet another cross-chain […]

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3 Reasons Why Bitcoin (BTC) Could Rally Soon
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The leading digital asset has been stuck in a persistent bear market over the past several months, currently trading at around $64,500 (a nearly 50% decline from its ATH set last year). Despite the negative environment and waning investors’ interest, certain factors suggest that the bulls might be preparing to take over soon. The Positive […]

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Russia Nears Final Crypto Vote With Retail Caps, Licensed Exchanges and Bitcoin Trade
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Russia’s State Duma is set to vote July 21 on a sweeping crypto bill that would legalize regulated trading and cross-border settlements while preserving the country’s ban on digital-asset payments at home, RBC reported on Monday. Duma Puts Crypto Framework on Final Track Draft law No. 1194918-8, “On Digital Currency and Digital Rights,” is scheduled […]

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Nigerian president signs order on approach to crypto regulation, taxes
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The West African country’s executive order established a virtual asset council and addressed the fragmentation of crypto regulation for oversight and enforcement.

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Bitcoin Approaching 'Full Breakout Territory,' Analyst Says
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Bitcoin is teetering on the edge of a definitive technical breakout toward the $70,000+ mark.

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Vietnam to Fine Retail Crypto Traders Using Offshore Exchanges
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Most crypto enforcement globally has focused on exchanges rather than individual users. Vietnam’s decree extends liability directly to retail traders who continue using unlicensed platforms. Vietnam will begin fining domestic investors who trade digital assets on unlicensed platforms, marking a tougher phase in the country’s push to move crypto activity into a state-approved market structure. […]

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Fake detectives target Kiwi crypto investors in multimillion-dollar scam | Stuff
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Police are warning cryptocurrency holders about scammers impersonating detectives and company representatives to steal passwords and seed phrases.

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Hut 8 Deepens AI Infrastructure Push With Landmark Texas Agreement
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TL;DR: The 15-year lease contract has a base value of $9.8 billion and covers 352 megawatts of IT capacity. The corporate client doubled its previous allocation at the Beacon Point campus, reaching a total contracted capacity of 704 megawatts. The first data hall in the center’s second phase will operate under Nvidia architecture, with deliveries […]

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The recovery protocol that saves Bitcoin but not Satoshi
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The development of quantum computers capable of executing Shor’s algorithm with a sufficient number of logical qubits will transform elliptic curve cryptography from a security pillar into a structural vulnerability. Bitcoin, whose digital signature infrastructure relies on ECDSA and Schnorr, faces a scenario where a private key can be derived from its corresponding public key […]

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5 Questions You Should Never Ask Trust Wallet AI, What Its Launch Really Means for 220m Crypto Users
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Trust Wallet’s AI launch stood out from a crowded field of underwhelming AI-crypto rollouts by actually delivering a compelling experience. On July 20, 2026, the wallet rolled out Trust Wallet AI, a financial intelligence assistant built directly into the app for its 220 million users, and my first reaction wasn’t excitement about the tech. It […]

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Tesla Earnings Put 11,509 BTC Treasury Back In Focus
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Reference: Ir Tesla Earnings Put 11,509 BTC Treasury Back In Focus Tesla’s upcoming Q2 earnings report is putting the company’s Bitcoin holdings back in focus, with investors watching whether the electric vehicle maker maintained its 11,509 BTC corporate treasury position through the quarter. Tesla is scheduled to report Q2 2026 earnings on July 22. The […]

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Russia Moves to Rein In Crypto Fraud With New Legislation
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Bitcoin Magazine 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 illegal use of cryptocurrencies within our country,” Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of […]

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Amazon Logistics Partner Adopts JPYC Stablecoin to Pay 2,300 Contractors Across Japan Faster
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Key Takeaways: AZ-COM Maruwa will settle the payment of approximately 2,300 logistics partners in JPYC stablecoin. The rollout was designed to help contractors receive quicker, fee-free payments. It could prove the first major enterprise-wide stablecoin rollout in Japan. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Japan’s enterprise stablecoin adoption is taking a significant step […]

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Hut 8, IREN deals lift AI-focused Bitcoin mining stocks
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Bitcoin miners rallied as investors cheered multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure contracts, underscoring the sector’s accelerating shift toward data centers and cloud computing.

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What Does $2.3B Stablecoin Exodus From Binance and Bybit Mean for Bitcoin
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Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade in a consolidation phase, a little above the $60,000 level. The market is approaching 165 days of testing that crucial price zone despite a rally above $80,000 in May that ultimately failed to sustain momentum, according to analyst Darkfost. The analyst pointed to a lack of fresh liquidity entering the […]

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Removal of CLARITY Act’s Section 604 Could Spark First Amendment Battle, Industry Executives Warn
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One year after the U.S. House passed the CLARITY Act to replace “regulation by enforcement” with clear rules, the bill remains stalled in the Senate due to banking opposition and partisan friction. Industry groups warn that stripping Section 604 will trigger First Amendment legal challenges and drive open-source developers out of the U.S. Political Headwinds […]

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Analyzing Shiba Inu's (SHIB) Unexpected Price Uptick, Ethereum's (ETH) Biggest Test For $2,000 Yet, Bitcoin (BTC) Has Room For $68,000 Run
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The market finally seeing an uptick in volatility, which should enable a proper move upwards further into the week.

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Trade the Nasdaq 100 with our money using Kraken Prop
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TL;DR Kraken Prop is adding the Nasdaq 100 as its first market outside crypto, expanding the funded-account trading program beyond its existing digital asset lineup. The Nasdaq 100 now trades 24/7 on Kraken Prop with no expiry, no rollover, and no forced closures around weekends. Evaluations start at $20, with no consistency rules, no time […]

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Prometheum Lands First Disclosed Client for SEC-Regulated Omnibus Crypto Clearing Service
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Prometheum has disclosed the first client for one of its flagship infrastructure services after years of questions over whether its SEC-regulated crypto brokerage model could attract real customers. Velocity Capital has joined Prometheum Capital’s omnibus correspondent clearing platform. The deal gives Prometheum an early commercial customer for infrastructure it has spent years building under the […]

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Scammers impersonating police to target <b>cryptocurrency</b> owners – Franklin Times
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… cryptocurrency, before arranging for a fake representative from the cryptocurrency company to contact the victim. “The fake representative then …

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Aave Picks Chainlink CCIP As Default Standard For Cross-Chain sGHO
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Reference: Aave Governance 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 DeFi’s next phase. The Aave governance proposal focuses on launching sGHO cross-chain and using Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol as the […]

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CLARITY Act Approval Chances Slide as Senate Standoff Raises Doubts
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TL;DR: Implied odds on Polymarket regarding the enactment of the law fell to 37% during July 2026. President Donald Trump’s annual financial disclosure reported nearly $1.4 billion in income linked to the crypto industry. The legislation requires a minimum of 60 votes in the U.S. Senate to overcome a potential filibuster. Polymarket odds of the […]

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