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  • Bitcoin traders ran out of excuses for the market’s flatline – and now a $2.5 billion bet is running out of time
    CryptoSlate - 15:25 Jul 26, 2026
    Traders spent most of July with a pretty good explanation for why Bitcoin wouldn't move. A dense cluster of options contracts had the price boxed in, they argued, because the dealers who sold those contracts were buying every dip and selling every rally to keep their own books balanced. Clear the contracts away, and Bitcoin […] The post Bitcoin traders ran out of excuses for the market’s flatline – and now a $2.5 billion bet is running out of time appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • How 10 cows in Brazil unlocked a tokenized path to bridge an $8 trillion global finance gap
    CryptoSlate - 14:30 Jul 26, 2026
    Ten dairy cows in Paraná, Brazil, carried encrypted identities that Cowmed collars had built from each animal's health, behavior, and location data into B3 this week. Those identities turned the cows into collateral for nearly $20,000 in credit, and the record behind them aims to shrink the haircut lenders apply and stop lenders from pledging […] The post How 10 cows in Brazil unlocked a tokenized path to bridge an $8 trillion global finance gap appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Multi-trillion-dollar offshore engine driving 90% of crypto trading arrives in America – and CME is suing to crush it
    CryptoSlate - 13:40 Jul 26, 2026
    Coinbase began offering US perpetual-style futures on its CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange, starting with nano Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts that track spot prices, carry embedded leverage, and trade around the clock. This is a financial product that's responsible for most of the crypto leverage in the world, and it's now crossed into the US market. Aside […] The post Multi-trillion-dollar offshore engine driving 90% of crypto trading arrives in America – and CME is suing to crush it appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin price has a $64.5k trap as Sunday’s close forces traders between a $68k relief rally or a drop to $60k
    CryptoSlate - 12:35 Jul 26, 2026
    Bitcoin is trading near $64,500 this weekend, sitting between $65,000 resistance above and $62,500 support below, the two prices that will define its week. Bitcoin climbed as high as $66,990 on July 21, a one-month high, before slipping back under $65,000 and turning that former breakout line into overhead resistance. Trading volume over the past […] The post Bitcoin price has a $64.5k trap as Sunday’s close forces traders between a $68k relief rally or a drop to $60k appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Crypto promised to eliminate stockbrokers, but 94% of its tokenized market now relies on an Alpaca
    CryptoSlate - 11:30 Jul 26, 2026
    Alpaca says it custodies more than $1.5 billion of shares backing tokenized equities, which, by public tracker measurements, would represent most of the market. With DTCC preparing to launch its own tokenization service in October and the SEC warning that third-party stock tokens can expose investors to additional ownership and intermediary risks, the numbers reveal […] The post Crypto promised to eliminate stockbrokers, but 94% of its tokenized market now relies on an Alpaca appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • A $650 million wave of bridge hacks just triggered a $7 billion mass migration to Chainlink
    CryptoSlate - 10:35 Jul 26, 2026
    Chainlink drew more than $7 billion of token value onto its cross-chain infrastructure in the second quarter as institutional adoption accelerated, according to its second-quarter review. The migration came as crypto projects replaced older bridging systems and traditional-finance firms moved deeper into tokenized markets, expanding Chainlink’s role across both sides of the digital-asset economy. Chainlink […] The post A $650 million wave of bridge hacks just triggered a $7 billion mass migration to Chainlink appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin is about to give miners a 16% lifeline, but $19 billion in AI deals is luring them away anyway
    CryptoSlate - 09:30 Jul 26, 2026
    Bitcoin could lower mining difficulty by roughly 16% when its next adjustment arrives around July 26, handing the machines that remain online a considerably larger expected share of the network’s rewards while doing almost nothing to resolve the expensive power contracts, debt obligations and strategic pressures pushing some of the industry’s largest companies away from […] The post Bitcoin is about to give miners a 16% lifeline, but $19 billion in AI deals is luring them away anyway appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • The $25 million Bitcoin glitch hiding inside Wall Street’s clearinghouses
    CryptoSlate - 08:23 Jul 26, 2026
    Two Wall Street trading desks can hold economically similar exposure to Bitcoin and still pay materially different amounts to keep that exposure open. That's not because one desk made a better market call, but because the regulated products carrying the positions are inside collateral systems that don't always recognize them as parts of the same […] The post The $25 million Bitcoin glitch hiding inside Wall Street’s clearinghouses appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Samsung Wallet is getting native stablecoins – and it could make one token the default for 800M users
    CryptoSlate - 19:05 Jul 25, 2026
    Issuer, chain, custody, redemption, market and launch choices will determine whether Wallet becomes a native transaction route or a narrower integration. The post Samsung Wallet is getting native stablecoins – and it could make one token the default for 800M users appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • EU expands HTX crackdown as Russia-linked crypto network keeps shifting its financial rails
    CryptoSlate - 17:30 Jul 25, 2026
    The European Union has sanctioned HTX, widening a Russia crackdown that has already affected counterparties beyond the exchange. The bloc placed Huobi Global S.A., the entity behind HTX, under a transaction ban in its 21st sanctions package adopted July 23. From Aug. 23, EU operators will be prohibited from transacting with the exchange, though the […] The post EU expands HTX crackdown as Russia-linked crypto network keeps shifting its financial rails appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Trump jokes about 4th term as $17 million in TRUMP tokens move onto exchanges
    CryptoSlate - 16:05 Jul 25, 2026
    President Donald Trump joked about seeking a fourth term as millions of dollars in his namesake meme coin moved toward exchanges. Trump used the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to revive one of his longest-running political provocations, pulling out a red “Trump 2028” hat and declaring that he intended to run again. He joked: “I’m […] The post Trump jokes about 4th term as $17 million in TRUMP tokens move onto exchanges appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • US Senate has 4 days to save CLARITY Act as odds fall to 30% – Galaxy Digital says
    CryptoSlate - 14:50 Jul 25, 2026
    Galaxy Digital said the Senate has four working days to save the CLARITY Act, as it cut passage odds to 30%. In a July 24 note to clients, the crypto investment firm lowered its estimate for CLARITY Act chances this year from 50%, saying lawmakers need a deal by July 30 to leave enough time […] The post US Senate has 4 days to save CLARITY Act as odds fall to 30% – Galaxy Digital says appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin is now fighting the ECB’s €51.8 billion bond wall for a shrinking pool of capital
    CryptoSlate - 13:35 Jul 25, 2026
    Bitcoin traded around $64,000 on July 25 after changing hands near $65,000 around the ECB’s July 23 decision as the central bank kept rates unchanged, its bond portfolios continued shrinking, and euro-area banks tightened access to business and housing credit. The ECB kept its three key interest rates unchanged, leaving the deposit facility rate at […] The post Bitcoin is now fighting the ECB’s €51.8 billion bond wall for a shrinking pool of capital appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • 8x faster than US cash: The $1T network settling millions while banks sleep on weekends
    CryptoSlate - 12:25 Jul 25, 2026
    Stablecoin supply has roughly doubled since January 2024, while entity-adjusted transaction volume has grown fourfold to fivefold, according to Coinbase Institutional, opening a wide gap between the amount of dollar liquidity held onchain and the volume of activity that liquidity supports. Market capitalization records the stock of stablecoins in circulation, which captures available liquidity, reserve […] The post 8x faster than US cash: The $1T network settling millions while banks sleep on weekends appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • These 10 altcoins are still worth $12B after a 97% collapse – but do users pay enough to them keep running?
    CryptoSlate - 11:35 Jul 25, 2026
    Ten once-prominent cryptocurrency networks now carry a combined market value of $12.06 billion, trading an average of 97.13% below their all-time highs. A recent report by Taurex noted that recovery needs across the group range from roughly 21.5x for Avalanche, the largest of the ten at $2.91 billion, to roughly 323x for Internet Computer, which […] The post These 10 altcoins are still worth $12B after a 97% collapse – but do users pay enough to them keep running? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin broke away from AI stocks but now $96 oil could turn its escape into a trap
    CryptoSlate - 10:30 Jul 25, 2026
    Bitcoin's daily correlation with the S&P 500 fell to 0.12 during the second quarter, down from 0.58 in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a joint report from Coinbase Institutional and Glassnode covering data through June 30. Its correlation with the Nasdaq sat at 0.21 over the same window, and gold moved in the […] The post Bitcoin broke away from AI stocks but now $96 oil could turn its escape into a trap appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Two Ethereum bridges lose $31.7M within hours as third protocol halts staking
    CryptoSlate - 09:13 Jul 25, 2026
    About $31.69M in combined bridge losses and B²'s July 22 staking suspension reveal three distinct control failures. The post Two Ethereum bridges lose $31.7M within hours as third protocol halts staking appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Strategy now publishes the Bitcoin return threshold below which it may have to restructure
    CryptoSlate - 20:35 Jul 24, 2026
    Strategy has published a financial metric showing that Bitcoin could decline at a constant annual rate of 11.34% across the weighted duration of the company’s credit structure before its modeled coverage falls below 1.0x. The BTC Floor ARR stood at -11.34% at 3:35 p.m. BST on July 24, when Strategy’s dashboard showed a weighted credit […] The post Strategy now publishes the Bitcoin return threshold below which it may have to restructure appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • FBI used Google cookies, 500 food orders and a Monero seed phrase to identify Steam malware funder
    CryptoSlate - 19:10 Jul 24, 2026
    A 15-page federal criminal complaint details how investigators combined a Bitcoin trail with Google cookies, phone records, and more than 500 Uber Eats deliveries to identify Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins as the alleged financier and marketer of a Steam malware campaign. A later search uncovered a Monero seed phrase tied to roughly $382,000 in cumulative […] The post FBI used Google cookies, 500 food orders and a Monero seed phrase to identify Steam malware funder appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for 90% of a $225 million Bitcoin ETF reversal after a seven-day buying streak
    CryptoSlate - 17:45 Jul 24, 2026
    US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $225 million in net outflows on July 23, ending a seven-session inflow streak as net redemptions from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust dominated the reversal. IBIT posted a $202 million net outflow, accounting for 89.96% of the US spot Bitcoin ETF sector’s aggregate net outflow. Five other funds recorded combined outflows […] The post BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for 90% of a $225 million Bitcoin ETF reversal after a seven-day buying streak appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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