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For most of the month, traders had a pretty good explanation for Bitcoin's refusal to budge. A dense cluster of options contracts, they argued, was holding the price in a cage between $60,000 and $65,000, with dealers buying dips and selling rallies to stay hedged. Friday's expiry cleared roughly $1.2 billion of that exposure, and […] The post The $1.2 billion options wall came down, and this time Bitcoin actually moved appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A formal APPG inquiry examines UK bank debanking of crypto firms, with evidence open until August 31 and findings due before the FCA's mandatory 2027 deadline. The post APPG Targets UK Bank Debanking of Crypto Firms Before 2027 FCA Deadline appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Ripple-linked token just had its best day in weeks, as Washington may finally be delivering what the XRP Army has been waiting for.

Claude Fabel 5 disproved the Jacobian conjecture over the weekend, landing days after the capabilities of China's Kimi AI became the biggest force moving bitcoin markets.

The crypto financial services firm is funding developers to strengthen the blockchain's security before quantum computers become powerful enough to steal billions in crypto.

Researchers found dollar-backed stablecoins are less affected by capital controls than traditional bank deposits, raising new questions about monetary sovereignty in emerging markets. Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that dollar-backed stablecoins are creating a new form of “digital dollarization” that appears largely unaffected by capital controls, particularly in emerging markets. The new study suggests governments may have less ability to curb stablecoin adoption than traditional foreign-currency bank deposits. BIS researchers analyzed foreign-currency deposits and dollar-pegged stablecoin inflows across more than 130 economies, finding that both tend to increase during periods of macroeconomic stress. Unlike traditional bank deposits, however, stablecoin flows showed little response to capital controls or other FX restrictions. The authors said this likely occurs because “stablecoins are partly circulating outside the regulatory perimeter.” Read more

XXI stock dropped nearly 18% after the company's co-founder stepped down and Tether's plan to combine three Bitcoin firms officially fell apart.

Bitcoin is showing the same monthly chart signals that coincided with the 2015, 2019, and 2022 market bottoms.

Raphael Zagury inherits a large Bitcoin balance sheet and a mandate to prove it can support a durable business. The post Jack Mallers leaves Twenty One as Strike tie-up ends and Bitcoin treasury pressure builds appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The hardware wallet market has seen a quiet revolution over the past few years. Even though traditional USB-style devices like Ledger and Trezor still dominate the conversation, a new category of card-shaped cold wallets has emerged. These devices look like credit cards, fit in your wallet, and use NFC to sign transactions. No cables, no […] The post DCENT S Wallet vs Tangem: Full Comparison of Design, Security, Supported Coins, and Mobile App appeared first on Cryptonews.

Iran war developments have caused a surge in oil prices, BTC is holding firm.

The integration with validator Yuma gives millions of MEXC users access to Bittensor, an AI-focused blockchain whose ecosystem now spans 128 specialized subnets. Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC has launched staking support for Bittensor’s native TAO token, allowing users to earn rewards by helping secure one of the largest decentralized artificial intelligence networks. Bittensor validator Yuma announced Tuesday that MEXC has integrated its validator infrastructure to support TAO staking for the exchange’s reported 40 million users. Yuma participates in Bittensor’s consensus mechanism by evaluating the performance of network subnets — specialized AI applications that perform specific machine learning tasks — and assigning weights that help determine how staking rewards are distributed. The companies said the integration is intended to expand access to the Bittensor ecosystem and increase participation in the network. Read more

BitMine would now need to spend just $482 million more to complete its goal of owning 5% of Ethereum's total supply, though management is signaling that the final purchases will come more slowly. On July 20, the company revealed that it held 5,777,468 ETH after adding 7,430 tokens during the previous week. The latest purchase […] The post BitMine is now $484 million away from completing its 5% Ethereum target appeared first on CryptoSlate.

While citizens still cannot use Bitcoin to buy groceries, the Kremlin is officially letting companies use digital tokens to bypass sanctions and other global trade hurdles.

Bitcoin and crypto joined US stocks in brushing off US-Iran war escalation and the threat of fresh trade tariffs before the end of the month. Bitcoin (BTC) built on gains at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as crypto echoed resilient US stock markets. Key points: Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD approaching $67,000, closing in on seven-week highs. Read more

Solana's stablecoin market cap surpassed $15 billion as USD1 and USDGO push the non-USDC/USDT segment to an all-time high of $4.81 billion. The post Solana News: Stablecoin Supply Hits $15Bn With New Issuers Reshaping the Mix appeared first on Cryptonews.

Spain’s second World Cup title settled the largest sports-related winner markets yet on Polymarket and Kalshi, closing a tournament that brought prediction trading closer to the center of the global sports-betting business. Available data from the two leading platforms show that they recorded about $5.57 billion in cumulative volume on contracts tied to the tournament […] The post Most world cup traders won less than $5 on Polymarket while FIVE wallets walked away with millions appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The firm, freshly valued at $1 billion, aims to replace legacy correspondent banking with always-on infrastructure that connects traditional payment systems and stablecoins.

Analysts note that ETH's jump in dominance has unfolded without a single obvious catalyst, making the recent rally harder to explain.

Bitcoin has reclaimed the $66,000 level following five consecutive days of net inflows into US spot ETFs, sparking a broader capital rotation into cross-chain infrastructure projects like LiquidChain. The post Institutional ETF Inflows Push Bitcoin Past $66K as LiquidChain Presale Nears $1M appeared first on Cryptonews.