CleanSpark shares jump 22% after $6.6B Georgia data center lease
The Bitcoin miner’s Georgia agreement with an undisclosed investment-grade technology company expands its footprint in AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.
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Anchorage Digital expands Tron support with institutional TRX staking
Institutions can now stake Tron's native token directly from Anchorage's custody platform as the company expands support for one of the largest USDT settlement networks.
Ethereum Foundation spinout EthSystems targets banks with blockchain privacy technology
A team of former Ethereum Foundation researchers focused on institutional privacy has launched EthSystems, a new for-profit company aimed at building confidentiality infrastructure for financial institutions using Ether…
U.S. June CPI fell 0.4%, likely cooling move toward Fed rate hikes
U.S. inflation in June came in far softer than forecast, likely putting on hold what were fast-rising expectations for imminent Federal Reserve rate hikes.
Bitcoin Ticks Up to $64K Following Largest Inflation Slowdown in Six Years
Bitcoin ticked above $64,000 Tuesday morning, after a widely watched inflation gauge showed consumer prices cooling more than expected in June—bolstering expectations that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates u…
Prediction markets just crushed traditional sportsbooks in a massive $50 billion World Cup breakout
The 2026 FIFA World Cup was already set to be the biggest sports betting event ever staged on American soil. What nobody had fully pencilled in was that two prediction market startups would together challenge the entire…
Strategy became a symbol of the dot-com crash: Could history repeat?
MicroStrategy blew up during the dot-com era, before Michael Saylor transformed it into the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Did he learn his lesson?
JPMorgan says Hyperliquid's rise threatens Circle's USDC economics
JPMorgan (JPM) lowered its forecasts for Circle Internet (CRCL) and Coinbase (COIN), saying their revamped agreement with Hyperliquid weakens the economics of Circle's USDC and posed a bigger long-term threat to the sta…
South Korea to test tokenized government bonds with CBDC in 2027
South Korea will test tokenized government bonds linked to the Bank of Korea’s wholesale CBDC system in 2027 as token securities rules take effect.
Humanity Protocol to prioritize operational security following $36M hack
Humanity Protocol’s founder said they will refocus on operational security, as malicious actors are switching from smart contract vulnerabilities to exploiting human behavior.
US Government Moves $288M in Seized Crypto to Coinbase Prime
The U.S. government shifted $288 million in seized Bitcoin and Ethereum onto Coinbase Prime on Monday, on-chain tracker Arkham showed, reviving speculation that Washington could be preparing to sell crypto it has pledge…
ABA, state banking groups push back on CLARITY Act stablecoin yield provisions
ABA and state banking associations published a joint letter calling for more detail on the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield provisions, ahead of the bill’s House hearing on July 17.
Hobby-level miner bags $200K solo BTC block with budget Bitaxe rig
A solo Bitcoin miner secured a $200,000 block reward with a budget mining rig, pushing payouts to hobby-level miners to $4.7 million for the past year.
OpenAI quietly adds Kalshi World Cup odds to ChatGPT: Report
OpenAI’s ChatGPT now displays Kalshi’s World Cup prediction market odds in search results, marking the AI firm’s first reported deal with a prediction market platform.
AI has not triggered DeFi ‘hackpocalypse,’ Dragonfly partner says
Total value stolen and median hack size are declining compared to 2025, signaling that the AI hacking apocalypse was a false alarm, argued Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi.
Solana community lead enters UK by-election with onchain transparency pitch
Superteam UK lead Stephen “Cap” Newnham is taking on Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election with pledges on pension reform and onchain transparency.
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $62,600 as the Iran conflict reignites and CPI looms
Bitcoin traded near $62,600 on Tuesday, down 0.3% over 24 hours and roughly flat on the week, per CoinDesk data. The market is steady on the surface but the macro backdrop underneath it has turned.
Bitcoin's BIP-110 sparked a fight over who gets to decide the future of Bitcoin
Bitcoin has experienced exchange collapses, government crackdowns and community debates over how the network should scale. However, one proposal aimed at restricting certain types of data stored on the blockchain has be…
ECB picks 36 payment providers to test digital euro ahead of 2027 pilot
The European Central Bank will beta test a digital euro with 36 providers, including Revolut, after the project drew more than 50 applications.
Bitcoin bear market will bottom when two-month RSI metric hits zero, trader predicts
Bitcoin RSI continued to copy previous bear markets as a trader predicted that historical BTC price bottom signals would "happen again" in 2026.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs post $425M outflow after brief rebound
US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their largest single-day outflows in July, with $424.66 million leaving the funds, reversing a brief return to positive weekly flows.
US government moves $297M in seized Bitcoin, Ether to Coinbase Prime
The transfers have raised questions over Trump’s Bitcoin reserve pledge, though deposits to Coinbase Prime do not confirm an impending sale.
CLARITY Act gains second law enforcement endorsement before Senate push
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association expressed support for the CLARITY Act but urged changes to the legislation’s language.
U.S. government moves $288 million in seized bitcoin, ether to Coinbase Prime
The U.S. government just staged its seized crypto for an exchange, and it took an extra hop to get there.