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Members will direct funding independently, with the consortium taking no role in Bitcoin governance or protocol decisions.

The EU can now ban crypto trades to entire nations for being in breach of Russian sanctions, and 11 crypto platforms have been targeted by the new measures.

Once-fragmented syndicates have fused into a single, tech-driven criminal economy that increasingly runs on crypto, the UNODC warns.

Crypto exchange Bitget said it was registered as a financial service provider with New Zealand’s financial regulator, enabling it to expand its services in the country. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget said it is now registered as a financial services provider on New Zealand’s Financial Services Providers Register (FSPR). The registration enables the platform to offer services including foreign currency exchange, domestic and cross-border money transfers, client asset custody, portfolio and money management in the country, Bitget said in a statement on Thursday. The FSPR’s registry did not show Bitget’s registration at the time of writing. Read more

XRP’s recovery above $1.16 this week has coincided with a shift in the token’s supply picture, as large holders move fewer coins onto exchanges while US-listed exchange-traded funds continue to attract fresh capital. The retreat in exchange-bound supply follows weeks of consolidation around $1, when weaker prices and limited spot demand kept XRP from sustaining […] The post XRP’s $1.16 recovery gets support from whales and a $285 million ETF streak appeared first on CryptoSlate.

At least that's what Bitwise's CIO believes. Plus Republicans publish new Clarity Act draft, and the SEC Commissioner has a warning for DeFi.

BitMEX’s BMEX token plunged about 90% after the exchange announced plans to shut down, ending nearly 12 years in business as its Bitcoin futures market share shrank. [Update, 15:18 UTC, July 23 - Adds comment from cofounder beginning in sixth paragraph.] BitMEX’s utility token lost almost all of its value after the exchange announced Thursday it would wind down operations. The BitMEX (BMEX) token plunged 90% to as low as $0.002 from $0.06, according to CoinGecko data. It traded at $0.0063 at the time of writing. Read more

The sovereign wealth-backed asset manager tapped KAIO to bring one of its private market funds onchain across Base, Solana and Sui networks.

France’s regulator has said the platform still promoted illegal gambling and cited loss, identity-check and market-manipulation risks.

Bernstein analysts remain bullish on the Bitcoin mining sector, as deals with third-party providers will be necessary to address the computing power limits of AI data centers. Bernstein said that it remains overweight on the Bitcoin mining sector, citing the growing partnerships between Bitcoin mining companies that are necessary to address the power constraints of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The investment manager’s Bitcoin mining industry deal tracker registered a new AI-related deal every week in July, with combined deals standing at more than 7.5 gigawatts or the contracted equivalent of $150 billion in multi-year contracts, according to a Thursday research note shared with Cointelegraph.  The analysts said that third-party computing capacity from Bitcoin miners will remain highly valuable as access to power remains the AI industry’s real bottleneck amid growing political pushback against building new US data centers. Read more

HYPE briefly fell 8% from its local highs as Multicoin Capital, Selini Capital and Galaxy Digital queued nearly $150 million of the token for withdrawals. Key points: Hyperliquid’s $HYPE slid to around $58 earlier on Wednesday in the face of large unstaking events initiated by crypto funds. Data obtained from hedge fund and analytics platform Block Liquidity shows Multicoin Capital holding a combined $138.78 million in staked HYPE, of which roughly 83% — about $116 million — sits in pending withdrawal. That’s as Selini Capital and Galaxy Digital have queued HYPE tokens worth $4.4 million and $29.4 million, respectively, for withdrawal. In addition, a Multicoin-linked wallet also deposited roughly 167,000 HYPE, worth $11.2 million, to Coinbase, possibly to be sold.  As of publication, the price had recovered some of its decline, last trading hands at $59.19, according to CoinGecko data. Trading volume in the past 24 hours was more than $415.4 million. Read more

Your day-ahead look for July 23, 2026

The lawmakers objected to giving the DOJ sole enforcement power, arguing state attorney generals should also play a role.

Physical attacks on crypto holders are increasingly happening at home, and France has become the epicenter, a new report finds.

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart argued that the CLARITY Act should carry virtually no direct effect on Bitcoin's price. In his view, Bitcoin already holds the infrastructure the bill is trying to build for the rest of the industry: commodity treatment, regulated futures, spot ETF access, and institutional custody. That claim sits inside a wider […] The post Bitcoin rose 2% on CLARITY progress while Coinbase, Circle jumped over 8% – but why? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Kazakhstan plans to require miners to meet strict infrastructure standards and transfer part of their mined crypto assets to a state-backed reserve under new rules. Kazakhstan, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining hubs, approved a new framework for large-scale crypto mining that links access to electricity with contributions to a state-backed digital asset reserve. The government approved rules for strategic digital mining on July 18, Kazakhstan-based news outlet Zakon.kz reported Wednesday, citing Government Resolution No. 638 published in the PRG.kz legal database. The rules define strategic digital mining as a framework that gives miners access to electricity quotas at regulated tariffs in exchange for transferring part of their mined crypto assets to Astana Hub, a government-backed technology cluster. Read more

Tesla held 11,509 BTC unchanged in Q2 despite a $112M impairment loss. Here's what it means for Bitcoin price, key support/resistance levels, and the broader institutional holding narrative. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Tesla Diamond Handing Its BTC Even With $112 Million Loss appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitwise predicted that Hyperliquid and Robinhood TradFi ventures should form the basis for a crypto bull-market comeback that would lift Bitcoin and Ether. Bitcoin (BTC) is “finally showing signs of a bottom,” but the next bull market will have a different source. Key points: In a blog post on Wednesday, Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at crypto asset manager Bitwise, revealed his picks for what will “lift” BTC price action going forward. Read more

Dogecoin flashes consecutive TD Sequential buy signals on the weekly chart, but price sits 17% below key support with 28 bearish indicators. Here's what the data says about DOGE's next move. The post Dogecoin Flashes Heavy Buy Signals, Price Yet to Move appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC is rangebound between $64,000 and $66,800 after a 13% recovery from July's lows, with macro markets offering little direction and WLFI the session's surprise standout at +12%.