Crypto for Friday, July 17, 2026

• FTX to distribute $900M to creditors in fifth payment round
• ZachXBT’s Hardware Wallet Criticism Ignites Debate Over Crypto Self-Custody
• ECB Warns Stablecoins May Drain Bank Deposits—Here's What That Means
• Galaxy lands 15-year Texas Tech stadium naming rights deal
• Consensys unknowingly outsourced developer work to North Korean
• Citadel backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prize
• Crypto Biz: When dollars disappear, stablecoins step in
• JST Hits Record Deflationary Milestone: Over 355M Tokens Burned as JustLend DAO Revenue Fuels Value Appreciation
• Cardano Pumps as Network Moves to Further Decentralize Development
• Bitcoin’s Surprising Reaction to Trump’s Iran Threats and Rising US Margin Debt
• Google Gemini AI Reveals Shocking Solana Price Target for 2026
• CASHCAT Plummets 65% in a Week: The Doom of Another Meme Coin or New Pump Loading?
• Polymarket traders cut Clarity Act passage odds to record low as Senate delay drags on
• Kimi K3 Just Triggered DeepSeek Flashbacks for the Stock Market
• Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its shares
• China’s Kimi K3 Is Out—And Beats Claude Fable and GPT 5.6 Sol on Key Benchmarks
• Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructure
• Galaxy Puts Its Name on Texas Tech's Stadium in a 15-Year, Crypto-Native Deal
• OKX Europe lets users convert USDT to MiCA-compliant USDC
• Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped in
• Senator Warren requests 2026 reporting for Trump’s crypto earnings after $1.4B disclosure
• Is the Worst Over for Bitcoin? New Analysis Examines Whether $57.7K Marked the Bottom
• Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push
• Dutch crypto exchange collapses exposing customer balances’ true value amid multi-million-euro hole
• Inside Robinhood’s high-stakes bet to onboard 10 million casual users onto decentralized finance
• Shiba Inu (SHIB) News Today: July 17th
• Bitmine nears its Ethereum buying limit – Now it needs demand to make the bet pay off
• Bitcoin, Ethereum Reverse CPI-Fueled Gains as Strategy Stays Quiet: Your Weekly Crypto Recap
• Bitcoin price sags under $62.5K as Iran strikes add to US stocks pressure
• HSBC wins Bank of England approval to enter Digital Securities Sandbox
• ether.fi Partners with Nexus Mutual to Protect Against ETH Slashing at Institutional Scale
• Three Men Jailed for Posing as Police in $5.3M UK Crypto Fraud
• Japan's SBI Group is building Asia's first cross-border digital asset empire
• AI agents employ $24M market to act smarter as agentic crypto payments spread online
• SBI acquires Singaporean crypto platform Coinhako after MAS approval
• The British Virgin Islands are a top crypto hub no one ever talks about: Here’s why
• Ripple Price Analysis: Weakening XRP Momentum Raises Risk of a Sub-$1 Drop
• Bitcoin Price Analysis: Is BTC Headed Below $60K After $65.5K Rejection?
• Bitcoin faces fresh headwinds as China’s Kimi beats Claude, GPT in coding benchmark
• Investors rejected crypto basket ETFs and now this $1.9 trillion manager is putting the reason to the test
• Dutch court declares crypto platform Knaken bankrupt over missing funds
• Ethereum Drops 4%, but Analysts Still See a Path Toward $2,245 and Beyond
• Morning Minute: Citadel Securities Invests $400M in Crypto.com
• Stablecoin growth will erode bank deposits, says ECB’s Cipollone
• Maestro Supports Robinhood Chain: The Fastest Trading Bot on the New L2
• AI frenzy losing steam leaves bitcoin less volatile than South Korean stocks
• Bitcoin reclaiming its $69,000 holder cost basis could open XRP’s path to $1.26
• UK sentences 2 hackers tied to $115M crypto ransom scheme
• Bitcoin Tests $63K as Long-Term Holders Keep Selling at a Loss
• Bullish ADA Predictions, SOL Shows Rally Potential, and More: Bits Recap July 17
• Two July Windows Left: The CLARITY Act’s Senate Fight and What Failure Means
• Live markets: Bitcoin slips to $63,000 as the chip rout goes global
• SpaceX hype collapses with $600 million still carrying leveraged bets before a massive share unlock
• ESMA adds 14 new CASPs to MiCA register as licensing slows
• Risk-off wave drags bitcoin below $63,000 as AI selloff spreads from stocks to crypto
• Best Prediction Markets in 2026: The Complete Guide
• Crypto.com Hits $20B Valuation After $400M Citadel Securities Investment
• Bitcoin bottom countdown nears 50 days after BTC supply in loss passed 50%
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Larry Fink Turns Bullish on BTC, Blames Leverage Trading
• US indicts crypto investor over alleged $20M fraud scheme
• Cardano News: Cardano’s Van Rossem Hard Fork Activates Tomorrow, And Whales Are Buying While Traders Go Short
• Bitcoin buyers and bagholders are both selling into the rebound below $70,000
• Airbnb CEO says X account was hacked, attacker posted AI-slop on tokenization
• MacOS malware hijacks Telegram sessions, targets crypto wallets: SlowMist
• XRP Price Could Double as Ripple Pushes Senate for Clarity Act
• Ethereum News: BlackRock, JPMorgan Builds Make ETH a Wall Street Asset, Tom Lee Argues
• Ripple (XRP) Peaked at $3.65 Exactly a Year Ago: What Went Wrong?
• Ether falls twice as hard as bitcoin and HYPE drops 10% as the chip trade unwinds
• This $28 million ether market bet aims to profit from pure market chaos
• Pi Network Team Surprises Pioneers With Major Redesign: Here’s What’s New
• Bitcoin ETFs add $368M in three-day buying streak
• 1win Expands Its Prediction Markets with Crypto Forecasts
• Ordinals dev Leonidas proposes new Bitcoin client: ‘$DOG Mode’
• Bitcoin’s anti-spam fight gets a 'DOG Mode' reply
• Will Crypto Markets Move When $1.2B Bitcoin Options Expire Today?
• Crypto exchange Bybit launches in Indonesia after NOBI acquisition
• Bitcoin under $63,000 after new U.S. strike on Iran. Trump's China comment adds to uncertainty
• Crash to $30K or Jump to $100K: 3 AIs Speculate What Is More Likely for BTC in 2026
• Trump Media sells Wall Street low-latency access to Trump posts
• Balaji seeks Malaysia deal, threatens exit after Network School probe
• Bitcoin liquidity clusters determine BTC’s price direction as futures flow fuels price