EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we get the Flash PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and the UK. The data is unlikely to change

June retail sales +1.0% vs -0.3% m/m expected Prior +1.2% June retail sales +4.2% vs +2.3% y/y expected Prior +3.2%; revised to +3.5% June retail

August consumer sentiment -29.6 vs -28.5 expected Prior -29.2; revised to -29.3 The German consumer climate remains gloomy heading into August as households remain cautious

The latest development is that Iran has rejected a ceasefire proposal from Iraq, believed to be passed on from US president Trump. The main excuse

The proposed class action alleges BitMEX used privileged trading access and server freezes to profit from forced liquidations.

ICYMI – Iran rejects Trump ceasefire offer carried by Iraqi PM, NYT reports Gold extends slide below $4,040 support to test $4,025 as yields bite

BitMEX will have removed 65 derivative contracts and trading pairs in July, compared with just 19 across the first six months of the year.

On Wednesday, Senate Republicans released the proposed text for the CLARITY Act, which has been met with pushback from Democrats regarding ethics provisions.

Nasdaq, Cboe and the London Stock Exchange are among major exchanges moving toward longer trading hours.

The pickup in the composite output index to 52.6 from 50.4 signals a second straight month of expansion and the strongest reading since the start

Just the data this post, I’ll have more to come on this separately.  — Japan Inflation Rate June 2026: Headline Y/Y 1.7% expected 1.7%, prior .5%

The Bitcoin donation can be used to support Donald Trump as a New York court considers whether to reverse a $5 million settlement between the

Bitcoin Magazine Elizabeth Warren Claims Clarity Act Would Help Trump — And ‘Criminals and Cartels’ Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has blasted the Clarity Act draft

The exchange also introduced AI trading tools and a developer kit as part of a broader push to build financial infrastructure for autonomous AI agents.

The new duties are close in size to the expiring 10 percent global tariff, so the immediate price and trade flow impact should be limited.

It was an ugly day for US stocks. Carney: Canada Focused on a Comprehensive USMCA Deal Crude oil futures settled at $92.19 up $5.36 or

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoinist.App Brings Private Mining Pools to iOS RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE, July 23, 2026: BFM Company Limited today introduced Bitcoinist.App, a non-custodial Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine Smarter Web Company Sells Bitcoin to Clear $11.7 Million Debt Facility The Smarter Web Company has sold a portion of its Bitcoin treasury

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said negotiations with the United States remain active, emphasizing that Canada is pursuing a broader agreement rather than rushing into

I’ll get a post up with a preview of the Japanese inflation data separately. The Tokyo area data for June (Tokyo CPI comes out earlier

Bitcoin price forecasts diverge as US-Iran war tensions fueled an ongoing oil and bond-market surge, while July Fed rate-hike odds neared 40%.

USTR Greer on the EU Google fine: It is clear the EU continues to target the most competitive U.S. companies. These actions are creating massive

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Slumps But These Mining Stocks Are Up Thanks to AI Deals Bitcoin may be slumping — along with the Nasdaq in general

AMD unveiled several AI-focused announcements aimed at strengthening its position in the rapidly expanding AI infrastructure market. AMD and Cerebras partner on AI inference: AMD

Middle East tensions continued to escalate, with additional reports pointing to a deteriorating security situation across the region. Iranian media outlet ISNA reported powerful explosions

A hacker reportedly took over Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account to promote a fake “VLAD” memecoin, posting what appeared to be a malicious token

Both parties say they want US crypto market structure legislation, but a dispute over ethics rules and who enforces them is becoming the bill’s biggest

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock Says Crypto Can Outrun the Quantum Threat — If It Moves Fast Enough BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, has chimed in

Goldman chief David Solomon will support the crypto market structure bill now in Congress, even as financial companies and banks are hesitant over provisions on

Middle East developments remained in focus as rhetoric from Iran continued to harden while concerns over regional escalation persisted. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),

Bitcoin Magazine Goldman Sachs Backs the Clarity Act, Splitting Wall Street Over Crypto Rules Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO David Solomon has thrown his support

President Trump said in an interview with Axios that he is seriously considering launching a new round of military strikes against Iran that would exceed

The 30 year fixed rate mortgage according to Freddie Mac reached 6.58% in the week ending July 23. That is the highest level since August

Canada PM Carney is on the wires saying: Canada will not hesitate to defend its interests in a trade war with the US. Canada is

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Builds Post-Quantum Custody System, Funds Bitcoin’s Crypto Upgrade Coinbase is preparing for future scenarios where quantum computers may be able to crack

Are the fears of an AI driven hacking epidemic totally overblown, or is this just the lull before the storm?

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy Among Nine Firms Launching the Bitcoin Security Consortium, Pledging $15 Million To BTC Security Development Nine of the largest names

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX To Shut Down in September Crypto exchange BitMEX will close down in September, according to a Thursday announcement on

Bitcoin Magazine Kazakhstan Moves to Build a National Crypto Reserve Funded by Bitcoin Miners Kazakhstan has laid out a plan to build a national strategic

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

Prior 208K (revised to 209K) Continuing claims 1796K vs 1807K expected Prior 1805K (revised to 1798K) The latest US weekly jobless claims data pointed to

Prior month 0.5% revised to 0.4% Retail sales for May versus .0% expected Prior month Ex Autos +0.1% revised to 0.0% Retail Sales 1.2% ex Auto vs 1.4%

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

The partnership expands Binance’s compliance efforts by providing intelligence and training to help detect cryptocurrency activity tied to human trafficking and child exploitation.

Bitwise predicted that Hyperliquid and Robinhood TradFi ventures should form the basis for a crypto bull-market comeback that would lift Bitcoin and Ether.

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.

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.

Headlines: WTI crude oil hits $90 for the first time in six weeks USD/JPY at 40-year high as Middle East tensions and hawkish Fed bets

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

Coinbase plans to expand its Singapore office from 150 to about 200 employees by the end of 2026 as it grows its presence in the

Grayscale’s head of research said that Bitcoin may have bottomed, arguing that macro factors, such as interest rate decisions as increasingly driving the price action

Mirae Asset Consulting has become Korbit’s largest shareholder after completing its acquisition, with the exchange saying trading and customer asset protections are unchanged.

With much focus on the bond market again this week, we’re seeing UK yields push up significantly today. 10-year gilt yields have now climbed by

BitMEX announced it will shut down operations on Sept. 23, 2026, after owner HDR Global Trading Limited decided to close the crypto exchange.

Iran begging us every day to make a deal Looks like Iran not ready to make a deal, they will pay the price Price on

Crypto home invasions rose to 20 in H1 2026 from one a year earlier, while France accounted for 33 of 52 verified wrench attacks, according

EUROPEAN SESSION In the final part of the European session, we have the ECB rate decision. The central bank is expected to keep interest rates

Kakao Group and Circle signed an MOU to explore won stablecoin payments, remittances, merchant settlement and tokenized financial services.

July business confidence 97 vs 95 expected Prior 94; revised to 95 The French business climate brightened a little in July, keeping with the rebound

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $69 million in inflows on Wednesday, extending their inflow streak to seven sessions and bringing total inflows during the period

Bitcoin Magazine Swiss Bank BancaStato Launches Bitcoin Trading Through Sygnum and Avaloq BancaStato, the cantonal bank of Ticino in southern Switzerland, has launched regulated crypto

Swiss cantonal bank BancaStato integrated Sygnum’s crypto trading and custody services into its Avaloq-powered digital banking apps for Bitcoin and other assets.

US officials warn that Chinese firms conducting covert, industrial-scale AI distillation could face sanctions and export restrictions.

China has announced that it has begun live-fire drills in some ‌parts of the Taiwan Strait. The drills will run for two days and will be

US deploys B-1 bomber against Iran in biggest strike escalation yet Kospi jumps 3%, Nikkei rises as Google’s AI capex boost lifts chip stocks Australia

The settlement follows a watchdog report last year that blamed “avoidable errors” for the loss of nearly a year’s worth of Gary Gensler’s text messages.

Australian June 2026 jobs report, just the numbers here on this post. A very strong job added number, tempered somewhat by most being part-time.  I’ll

Offchain Labs said the incident involved a third-party protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure.

Signs of a delayed, piecemeal approach to USMCA renegotiation add to the uncertainty already weighing on North American trade flows, particularly for autos, steel and

US stock indices give up their gains and close lower on the day Alphabet beats Q2 estimates as cloud revenue surges and Gemini usage grows

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto’s US Workforce Is Tiny, But Industry Punches Above Its Weight: Report The crypto industry may be relatively small in terms of employers

Formalising nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia extends Washington’s strategic footprint in the Gulf and could reshape the kingdom’s longer term energy mix by adding a

The benchmark tracks blockchain networks using protocol revenue, offering an alternative to traditional market capitalization-weighted crypto indexes.

Bitcoin Magazine Nasdaq-listed Zhibao Technology to Take 3,500 Bitcoin in Proposed PIPE Financing Zhibao Technology, a Shanghai-based insurance-technology firm listed on the Nasdaq, said Wednesday

Bitcoin Magazine Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength: “Bitcoin on Easy Mode” for Developers and Autonomous Agents Lightning Labs, the company developing core Lightning Network software including

Bitcoin Magazine Benchmark Raises Hut 8 Price Target After Bitcoin Miner Signs $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal Investment bank Benchmark has raised its price

The labour market report from Australia features today. The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at a low, by historical standards, 4.4%. Its risen

According to Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the bill’s advocates, the ethics language would apply to US presidents’ crypto ventures, including Donald Trump’s.

Threats are broadening beyond military targets, raising concerns about energy infrastructure, shipping, and regional stability. Both sides continue to ratchet up the rhetoric, with the

Bitcoin Magazine Winklevoss Twins Donated $10 Million From Bitcoin Sale to Trump Super PAC Crypto entrepreneurs Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss donated over $10 million after

Bitcoin Magazine New Clarity Act Draft Would Bar Trump and Officials From Issuing Crypto, With a 2029 Sunset Senate Republicans released an updated version of

Israel sources are saying that:  US has informed Israel of its intention to use bombers in bombing Iran. Can anyone keep a secret. Yesterday, Trump said

The SEC commissioner said crypto vaults, onchain lending products and other asset management tools may trigger US securities laws depending on how they are structured

Anthropic will provide Claude AI models to companies participating in the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s next Supercharged Sandbox cohort, as the regulator pushes to test

The proposed alliance would enable more than 150 broker-dealers to trade and settle digital asset securities through OTC Link ATS using BitGo’s custody infrastructure.

The group alleged that the tax signed into law in June “discriminates against people who transact in digital assets“ and should be blocked from implementation

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury Department and the IRS are reviewing a number of Wall Street tax products and strategies that may exploit

High yield 5.163% WI level at the time of the auction 5.158%. Tail 0.5 basis points versus six month average of -0.3 basis points. Bid

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Settles FOIA Fight With the SEC Over Gensler’s Vanished Texts Coinbase has settled its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Securities

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETFs Take in Nearly $1B in New Money — But What Will the Price Do? American investors have thrown fresh cash at

Bitcoin and US stocks stayed strong in the face of US-Iran escalation as analysis predicted BTC price action outperforming equities later.

Trump will apparently be available to reporters today. He is saying: Iran will pay a big price. They will not have a nuclear weapon.  Americans are

Bitcoin Magazine VanEck: Bitcoin’s Summer Lull Masks a Tightening Supply Base Bitcoin spent the past month in a holding pattern around $63,700, and VanEck’s latest

Crude oil inventory +2.01 million versus -1.052 million estimate Gasoline inventories +0.765 million versus -1.5 .7 million estimate. Distillates +1.395 million versus +0.738 million estimate. Surprise

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, outlined the administration’s priorities for trade negotiations, emphasizing continued progress on USMCA talks, stronger

Franklin Templeton’s digital assets lead said that the autonomous AI agent economy will increase demand for blockchain protocols hosting machine-to-machine micropayments.

Pres. Trump is posting on TruthSocial: “From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of

Proponents of the digital euro say its a better alternative to cash that’s fully backed by the ECB. But critics argue it could provide the

A security vulnerability in the Zilliqa Ledger app is enabling attackers to reconstruct private keys using publicly available onchain data.

Binance set multimonth records for net BTC outflows on Tuesday, adding to an emerging trend of positive inflows to the US spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Headlines: Red Sea shipping disruption now in focus as vessels are forced to change course Iran says it struck US military facilities in Jordan and

Bitcoin Magazine Satsuma Shareholders Approve Bitcoin Liquidation, London Delisting Satsuma shareholders have voted to unwind the company’s bitcoin treasury and pull its shares off the

Trading activity on South Korea’s five major crypto exchanges fell sharply as the KOSPI surged, signaling a shift in retail investors toward equities.

The integration provides institutional clients with access to Kalshi’s event contracts and crypto perpetuals via Talos’ existing trading infrastructure.

If you think having the Strait of Hormuz closed is bad enough, it looks like things may yet get worse with shipping disruptions now starting

US prosecutors are seeking more than $25 million in cryptocurrency allegedly connected to international fraud and laundering networks.

SecondFi will wind down after a $2.6 million ADA theft, while users still await recovery tools that were initially expected within weeks of the exploit.

Iran is in a lot of trouble Nothing China has done has changed the trajectory of the conflict with Iran In fact, in some cases

Foundry USA asked its mining customers to signal their support for BIP-110, an actively debated proposal seeking to shrink the amount of data that can

Galaxy pledged up to $5 million in grants for developers working on Bitcoin’s quantum security and elected a council of quantum-advisory experts to research quantum-resistant

US spot Bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to six sessions, bringing in about $930 million while remaining down $4.84 billion on a net basis

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the only highlight was the UK CPI report. The data showed headline inflation easing in June due to lower

The Iranian military targeted US assets stationed at Jordan’s Al Azraq base as well as facilities used by American personnel at Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air

There are just a couple of expiries to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. The big one is for EUR/USD

UK June CPI +2.6% vs +2.7% y/y expected Prior +2.8% UK June core CPI +2.6% vs +2.5% y/y expected Prior +2.6% As expected, UK headline

There’s only one main item on the agenda in European trading today, and that is the UK CPI report for June. The key data is

Blockchain security firms linked the collapse to a suspected attack on 42DAO, the decentralized organization that governs the Balance Protocol ecosystem.

Japan’s oil-driven import surge widens trade gap, complicates BOJ hold Gold hits 2-week high as Iran diplomacy kindling fires ahead of Fed ‘hold’ meeting Trump

A 30-year deal giving US firms a central role in Saudi nuclear development is a significant long-term commercial opening for American nuclear engineering and enrichment

OpenAI called it an “unprecedented cyber incident” after its AI models broke out of their sandbox to hack an AI startup during a security evaluation.

The scale of the import beat, more than 4 percentage points above forecast, reinforces the case that the BOJ will need to maintain its tightening

The agreement gives Balaji Srinivasan’s tech community a potential new base as Malaysian authorities clamp down on the Network School over alleged licensing breaches.

Just the data in this post. I’ll have more to come on this separately.  Earlier: USD/JPY hits fresh 40-year high above 163 as equities, yields

This marks the first time the administration has put a concrete timeline on tariffing generic drugs, a category that had been explicitly exempted from April’s

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node You might have heard about BIP-110; here’s why this fork is not just bad for

The blockchain developer will continue operating under court supervision as it restructures following a market-making scandal, a co-founder’s suspension, and exchange delistings that rocked the

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey Unveils New Open Source Group Chat App Tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey has announced a new group chat platform aimed

Bitcoin Magazine White House Presses Senate Democrats To Accept Trump Ethics Deal On Clarity Act The White House is pushing Senate Democrats to accept a

It used to be the Secretary of Defense, but the high-T Pete Hegseth – the US Secretary of War – is going to Congress for urgent funds needed

None of this is likely to shift around financial marekts too much upon release.  I’ve noted data for New Zealand and Australia with text as

Secretary of War Hegseth needs more money for war Crude oil futures settle at $84.91 Tension in the middle east intensifies Apple Reinvents the upgrade

Bitcoin topped $67,000 while crypto stocks rallied on optimism over US crypto legislation and signs investors may be rotating out of AI trades.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the messaging platform will roll out a native non-custodial Gram wallet this summer, bringing self-custody crypto transactions to its more

The price of Bitcoin moved above $66,000 to reach a seven-week high on Tuesday as reports circulated of a deal with the White House to

Bitcoin topped $67,000 while crypto stocks rallied on optimism over US crypto legislation and signs investors may be rotating out of AI trades.

Recent headline news that of the Middle East includes: Iranian Army says shut down a one-way attack drone in the country’s northwest. Reports from unofficial

Researchers found dollar-backed stablecoins are less affected by capital controls than traditional bank deposits, raising new questions about monetary sovereignty in emerging markets.

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Senator: Clarity Act is ‘Almost There,’ Treasury Secretary Puts It at the ‘1-Yard Line’ Senator Kevin Cramer said the Senate has moved

Bitcoin Magazine Hyperscale Data Buys More Bitcoin, Bridging Holdings to Over $72 million Hyperscale Data, Inc. has announced that it’s upped its Bitcoin holdings to

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 Magazine Bitcoin Price Closes in on $67,000, Lifting Strategy and Other Crypto Stocks Bitcoin’s price jumped Tuesday to its highest in over one month,

Pres. Trump and Canada PM Carney are facing off once again on trade.  Carney said the Trump administration’s newly announced tariffs violate the spirit of

Trump is speaking to reporters in the Oval Office along with the Lebanese president who is visiting: Relationship with Lebanon very good. Lebanon has been hit

The integration with validator Yuma gives millions of MEXC users access to Bittensor, an AI-focused blockchain whose ecosystem now spans 128 specialized subnets.

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Treasury Freezes $130 Million Iran-Linked IRGC Crypto Wallet, Tracks Ayatollah’s Assets Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Fox News on Tuesday that

Canada is giving other countries better trade deals Canada trade action is tailored We have been asking Canadians for a year to remove retaliation to

Bitcoin Magazine Russia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Setting State-Run Rails for Sanctioned Trade Russia’s State Duma passed a law on Tuesday that regulates the circulation

Arcus, built by the dYdX team, adds tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain as platforms compete to bring traditional assets onchain.

The UCITS ETF, CoinShares’ first in Europe, began trading on Deutsche Börse Xetra, tracking a rules-based index of publicly listed BTC miners.

Bitcoin Magazine Jack Mallers Steps Down as CEO of Bitcoin Treasury Twenty One Capital  Bitcoin treasury Twenty One Capital has named Raphael Zagury as its

For the four weeks ending July 4, 2026, US private employers added an average of 16,500 jobs a week. Hiring slowed for the fourth straight week.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a series of comments in a Fox Business Network interview covering Iran, China, AI, and the U.S. economy. In

Strike will remain a standalone company after the proposed three-way merger was scrapped, while Twenty One Capital and Elektron continue discussions, Bloomberg reported.

Reports citing the Jerusalem Post say that Pres. Trump has rejected a proposal for a 10 day cease-fire with Iran. Recall from yesterday, there were

Bitcoin beat out local resistance to pass $66,000 amid predictions of as much as 6% BTC price upside if momentum continued.

Market outlook: Gold, crypto and US indices test important breakout levels At the time of this market review, precious metals and major cryptocurrencies were producing

German ZEW survey shows pick up in recovery mood in July Eurozone banks tighten lending standards further as geopolitical risks weigh on credit conditions Trouble

A UK parliamentary group launched an inquiry into banking restrictions on crypto firms and consumers, including their impact on investment and competition.

July current conditions -77.6 vs -77.8 expected Prior -81.0 July outlook 26.3 vs 17.5 expected Prior 10.5 Even with a slight rebound, current conditions remain

The Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 is preparing to expand its financial offerings as it pivots away from its earlier social-first strategy.

I guess that is how quickly things can unravel in Westminster. From earlier: UK prime minister Burnham announces VAT cut from energy bills to bring down

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $227 million in inflows as BTC climbed above $65,000, extending their longest winning streak since early May.

Full report here The ECB’s Bank Lending Survey showed that euro area banks continued to tighten lending standards in the second quarter, reflecting heightened concerns

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight was the UK employment report. The data was mostly in line with expectations although a bit

As a reminder, the Strait of Hormuz has reverted back to a de facto closure as the US and Iran are engaging in military strikes

Rising oil prices and Treasury yields are still two key factors that should continue to drive markets in the week ahead. And both are very

Burnham a man with a plan? Or is this just a move to try and bolster popularity early on in his tenure? In his first

Prior 4.9% More to come.. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.

RBNZ’s own inflation model, Q2 2026: 2.7% y/y, unchanged from Q1 Israel believes Iran moved nuclear centrifuges into Pickaxe Mountain Goldman Sachs says Brent might

The filing expands Grayscale’s growing lineup of crypto-related exchange-traded products outside of Bitcoin and Ether.

The settlements add to former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky’s $10 million FTC settlement in April.

Retail users in Vietnam who trade on offshore crypto exchanges like Binance or OKX face heavy penalties. Network School controversy in Malaysia over Israeli citizen

The move comes as traditional exchanges face growing competition from crypto markets and tokenized equity platforms that offer around-the-clock trading.

The Canadian dollar softened modestly on the news earlir, extending a period of currency weakness tied to the broader tariff standoff with Washington. Carney’s measured

The decision keeps the administration’s chief crypto policy negotiator in place during what could be a decisive few weeks for the CLARITY Act.

I’ll have more to come on this separately. For now, just the numebrs! New Zealand Q2 CPI 4.1% y/y expected 4.0%, prior 3.1% 1.5% q/q

Coinbase vice chair Ryan VanGrack said that Democratic lawmakers had added provisions on customer protection to a digital asset market structure bill under consideration in

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Jump on $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal Bitcoin miner Hut 8’s shares rose Monday after the Toronto

The SEC alleges Mining Automatic and its founder raised $22 million from investors by promising guaranteed crypto mining returns while spending only a fraction of

US stocks reverse sharply as Middle East tensions erase early rally CBS News: Nearly 100 U.S. Troops injured in Iranian attacks. Most return to duty

The wallet company said it expected the layoffs to generate between $10 million and $13 million in savings as part of its strategy to build

Fresh comments from a U.S. official suggest that any potential ceasefire with Iran remains secondary to the Trump administration’s broader objective of holding Tehran accountable.

CBS News is reporting that nearly 100 U.S. service members have been injured in Iranian attacks on multiple military bases across the Middle East since

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin-Treasury Capital B Plans 10-for-1 Reverse Stock Split for September Capital B, the Paris-listed bitcoin treasury company once known as The Blockchain Group,

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Japan Announces Plan to Scoop Up Coins Despite Market Downturn  Bitcoin Japan, a subsidiary of Asia’s answer to Strategy, Metaplanet, has

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Executive Says Clarity Act Has ‘Tremendous Momentum’ in the Senate Coinbase Vice Chair Ryan VanGrack said the Clarity Act has gained “tremendous

Bitcoin miners rallied as investors cheered multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure contracts, underscoring the sector’s accelerating shift toward data centers and cloud computing.

Back from the World Cup where he posed with the championship team Spain as they lifted the World Cup Trophy, Trump is on TruthSocial saying

Bitcoin Magazine Russia Moves to Rein In Crypto Fraud With New Legislation Russia is pushing ahead with regulating the cryptocurrency market, with the State Duma

The Ethereum treasury firm added 7,430 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to nearly 5% of the network’s circulating supply.

John Healey has been announced as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer.  This is a surprise as Shabana Mahmood was considered the favourite to become

Bitcoin faced troublesome resistance at $65,000 while traders still saw a potential BTC price breakout into a “bullish market structure.”

Bitcoin Magazine New Onramp Report Makes the Case for Spot Bitcoin Over Paper Claims as Price Sits at Half Its Peak A new research report

Bitcoin Magazine Strive (ASST) Adds 21 Bitcoin as Treasury Reaches 19,921 BTC and Cash Climbs to $157 Million Strive, Inc. purchased 21 bitcoin between July

The Bitcoin miner raised its year-end AI cloud revenue target to more than $4 billion after signing $2.8 billion in new contracts with AI developers.

Renowned trading analyst Peter Brandt says investing in Bitcoin today, will pay off much better in two to three years than buying AI stocks at

Prior month 0.1% Leading economic index -0.2% versus -0.1% estimate Justyna Zabinska-La Monica, Senior Manager, Business Cycle Indicators, at The Conference Board said: “In June,

Strategy boosted its cash reserve to $3.225 billion after selling MSTR shares, while investors weighed the value of its STRC preferred stock.

CPI MoM -04% versus -0.2% estimate. Prior month +1.0% CPI YoY 2.8% versus 2.9% estimate. Prior month 3.2% CPI BOC COre YoY 2.1% versus 2.2% last month

Zilliqa said exchanges paused ZIL deposits and withdrawals after an exchange partner’s cold wallet was compromised, with the amount stolen still undisclosed.

The new rules establish penalties as much as $1,9000 for crypto violations, including unlicensed trading and AML breaches, ahead of Vietnam’s regulated crypto market launch.

A senior Iranian source reported that mediators have proposed a 10-day cessation of strikes to find ways to revive the US-Iran deal. Mediators proposed that

Hyperliquid plans to require developers to stake 500,000 HYPE, worth about $30.4 million, to deploy permissionless prediction markets under HIP-4.

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Sells $263.5 Million in MSTR Shares, Skips Bitcoin Purchase as USD Reserve Tops $3.2 Billion Strategy sold about $263.5 million worth

Bitcoin preserved a key long-term trend line as support for a third week as US-Iran war tensions delivered new five-week highs in oil prices.

Grayscale plans to establish regular cash distributions from staking rewards generated by its Ether and Solana exchange-traded products.

Russia’s State Duma is set to consider the crypto regulation bill in second and third readings, with rules for investors and cross-border payments included.

Europe’s second-biggest Bitcoin treasury company said the September reverse stock split should attract more institutional investors to the French company.

Institutional due diligence is shifting toward continuous monitoring, signer controls and incident readiness after operational failures accounted for most crypto losses.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to two weeks with $75.7 million in net inflows, but analysts said demand remains insufficient to fuel

Full report here The ECB’s latest Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises (SAFE) showed that euro area companies faced a sharp increase in

Negotiations with the US could be pursued based on national interests Mediators have shared messages with Tehran over recent days We have received proposals from

The good news at least is that there is some form of exchange in order to try and de-escalate, with Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Baghaei

The Bank of Korea’s CBDC pilot will add two regional banks, new payment features and tests of government subsidy payments using tokenized bank deposits

June producer prices -0.3% vs -0.2% m/m expected Prior +0.3% German producer prices eased in June as a result of a notable drop in energy

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low-tier releases like the German PPI and

US and Iran continue to trade strikes in the Middle East and that is continuing to cast a dark cloud on markets to start the

Oil rebound seen pressuring Asian currencies, MUFG says. Indian rupee hit hard. Best-performing market of 2026 hit by chip volatility, ETF unwind. Citi hits Kospi

The upgrade reduces smart contract execution costs while laying the groundwork for Ouroboros Leios, a major scalability upgrade expected later this year.

Oil rebound seen pressuring Asian currencies, MUFG says. Indian rupee hit hard. Best-performing market of 2026 hit by chip volatility, ETF unwind. Citi hits Kospi

The attacker allegedly used a flash loan and rapid swaps to manipulate the bridge’s stablecoin exchange rate.

Financial Services Commission Chair Lee Eog-won posted the figures on the second anniversary of the enactment of the Virtual Asset User Protection Act.

The planned rollout would let thousands of transportation contractors receive digital yen payments more frequently and quickly.

The fate of the CLARITY Act hinges on Trump’s ethics, so the odds aren’t looking great. Prediction market volumes hit new highs, and more news.

The move underscores growing regulatory unease with prediction markets across Europe, with France joining Germany, Italy and Spain in restricting or blocking access to platforms

The man in control of the biggest Bitcoin corporate treasury said he shares the objectives but disagrees about the remedy detailed in the proposed temporary

Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) CEO, Jason Oxman, indicated that members of his organization might start recognizing Bitcoin’s disruptive potential, suggesting that this might lead to

Korea’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act lacks explicit sanctions provisions for hacking and similar incidents, clouding the scope of penalties facing the Upbit operator Dunamu.

US regulators failed to finalize implementing regulations by the GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline, issuing 10 proposed rules instead.

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky said a newly identified malware framework is targeting cryptocurrency investors through social engineering tactics and trojanized GitHub apps.

France’s gambling authority has ordered the country’s internet service providers to geoblock Polymarket, citing illegal gambling and market manipulation concerns.

The FTX Recovery Trust and company have distributed about $10 billion since the exchange filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, leaving users cut off from

Bolivia moves to recognize USDT amid a dollar shortage, while Bitcoin miners’ AI ambitions face fresh investor scrutiny.

Through an introduction with a “reputable third-party service provider,“ the company took on a developer who, as part of an investigation, was revealed to be

Trump now says he is going to war against smoke from Canada: We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly

Galaxy Digital will rename Texas Tech’s football stadium under a 15-year agreement, expanding its West Texas presence as the state attracts growing crypto investment.

US June import prices +0.3% vs -0.7% expected US housing starts for June 1.427 million versus 1.310 million estimate. US June industrial production +0.1% vs

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Sentiment Is Turning Bullish — But It’s Too Early to Celebrate: Report The Bitcoin bottom may be in — but don’t get

The weekly Baker Hughes oil rig count showed a gain of 7 to 452. The Gas rigs were unchanged at 126 and Total rigs rose

Bitcoin Magazine SBI Holdings Takes Majority Stake in Singapore’s Coinhako After MAS Approval SBI Holdings has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Coinhako,

Bitcoin Magazine Ocean Mining VP Jason Hughes: BIP-110 on Track to Fail as Miner Signaling Stays Below 1% BIP-110 – My Notes to Miners This

The escalation is showing no signs of stopping in the Middle East. There were reports that Iran targeted Kuwait yesterday and hit a desalization plant

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork Foundry Digital, the world’s leading Bitcoin mining pool operator, has said

The Trump administration notified Israel it is sending dozens more refueling planes to the country ahead of a potential expansion of military operations against Iran,

With the Senate likely voting on a crypto bill within days, Elizabeth Warren asked for information on Donald Trump’s earnings between January and July ahead

The feature offers European customers a voluntary path away from Tether’s USDT as MiCA rules reshape the region’s stablecoin market.

The Bank of England approved HSBC Orion to go live in its Digital Securities Sandbox, with the first Digital Gilt Instrument transaction expected in the

Prior was 48.9 Conditions 54.9 vs 48.7 expected Prior was 48.4 Expectations 54.20 vs 51.7 expected Prior expectations 49.3 One-year inflation 4.2% vs 4.6% prior

Bitcoin saw a key rejection at local highs before reversing lower, moving with stocks for a second day as US-Iran war downside took its toll.

Prior month housing starts 1.177 million revised to 1.199 million. Prior month building permits 1.410 million. Housing starts for the month of June 1.427 million

Prior was +0.1% Capacity utilization 76.1% vs 76.2% expected Manufacturing output 0.0% vs +0.1% expected Prior output 0.0% (revised to +0.1%) This article was written

Kraken, Bitstamp, 1inch and Bitfinex have all set up shop in the British Virgin Islands — but you might find it tricky to book an

SBI Holdings received regulatory approval to acquire a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto exchange Coinhako as it expands into stablecoins, onchain finance and tokenized assets.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Falls Under $63,000 on U.S.-Iran Strikes and Trump’s China Charge, but Onchain Data Points to Buyers Bitcoin price fell below $63,000

The pair pleaded guilty after investigators linked them to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group, which US prosecutors say extorted dozens of companies.

Headlines: Tech shares continue to stay under pressure in final stretch of the week How have interest rate expectations changed after this week’s events? IRGC

ECB’s Piero Cipollone said stablecoin adoption could erode bank deposits, but the digital euro will keep banks at the center of payments.

The Rotterdam court said bankruptcy was necessary to ensure an orderly settlement because the company lacked enough assets to fully repay users.

ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294.

Federal prosecutors allege the South Dakota investor used false promises to raise money, repaid earlier investors with new funds and laundered proceeds through crypto exchanges.

Bitcoin supply in loss hit 50% nearly 50 days ago, mimicking the countdown to BTC price bear-market bottoms.

A macOS malware steals credentials to hijack Telegram sessions, decrypt cryptocurrency wallets or trick users into entering their wallet recovery phrases through fake applications.

June final CPI +2.8% vs +2.8% y/y prelim Prior +3.2% June final core CPI +2.4% vs +2.4% y/y prelim Prior +2.6% No change to the

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $79.2 million on Thursday, lifting their three-day inflow total to about $368 million as Bitcoin attempted a price recovery.

“Over time the economic incentives will drive $DOG Mode’s adoption and force Bitcoin Core to stop gatekeeping and allow these completely valid transactions,” said Leonidas.

No change to government stance that specific monetary policy is left for the BOJ to decide upon Government will work to avoid misunderstanding in markets

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we just have the final Eurozone CPI report. This is not going to change anything for the ECB, so

Asian tech stocks slide as AI rally unwinds, oil set for biggest weekly gain since April Oil steady despite fresh wave of strikes across Gulf,

The launch gives Bybit a locally operated platform in one of Asia’s largest crypto markets, home to more than 21 million crypto exchange users.

Vessel traffic along the Strait of Hormuz has dropped back significantly in the past week or so. And we’ve only been seeing an average of

“If we are not welcome, there are many other countries that would welcome us,” said Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan in a message to the

For markets, the relevant angle is less the election dispute itself and more what it signals about the US-China relationship heading into a planned September

The paid Truth API is aimed at high-frequency trading firms seeking “the fastest” access to market-moving Truth Social posts, including those from US President Donald

The miss against consensus, and the sharp deceleration from May’s two-decade high, suggests the AI-driven electronics export surge may be starting to normalize after several

Trump is speaking now.  China …   This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

Crypto exchanges have increasingly positioned themselves as bridges between digital asset markets and traditional finance.

Bitcoin futures traders are propping up the current market move, while liquidation heatmap data provides hints on where BTC price may go next.

The round of layoffs was part of Polygon transitioning operations to payments following a $250 million deal to acquire Coinme and Sequence in January.

Hoisington’s capitulation carries symbolic weight well beyond the size of its roughly $2 billion book, given the firm built its reputation calling the multi-decade decline

Food prices make up around 19% of New Zealand’s consumer price index. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto.com Secures $400M Investment From Citadel Securities at $20B Valuation Global market maker Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in crypto exchange Crypto.com,

Anton Bukov said that he no longer took an active role at 1inch and had been “fired” in 2025 after pushing for changes to the

Trump to sell faster access to his Truth Social posts Google Gemini launch delayed as tech falls short of goals – report Fed’s Logan: Investment

Bitcoin buyers have returned to spot, futures and ETF markets but geopolitical headwinds could quickly unravel the progress of the past two weeks.

According to ABC News, federal regulators are investigating whether the longtime White House staffer used nonpublic information to profit from event contracts tied to President

The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets approved BitPay’s application as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets requirements.

Bitcoin Magazine T. Rowe Price Debuts New ETF With Bitcoin and Crypto Exposure Asset manager T. Rowe Price on Thursday debuted its first crypto exchange-traded

The company said the filing would create a regulated pathway for maintaining ownership records for tokenized securities onchain.

Bitcoin Magazine Fed Chair Warsh: No Bailout for Crypto Industry in Crisis Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh told the House Financial Services Committee on July

Eligible E*TRADE retail clients can now buy, sell and hold Bitcoin, Ether and Solana through a partnership with crypto infrastructure provider Zero Hash.

A former CFTC commissioner urged lawmakers not to “kill all the hard work that we put in the rest of the bill” by making ethics

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin VC Veterans Launch $40 Million Holding Company Targeting Small Business Acquisitions Another day, another Bitcoin treasury.  But this time, with a twist:

Bitcoin fell 1.5% from local highs amid a reversal in US stocks as markets moved from bullish US inflation cues to retail profit-taking.

Bitcoin Magazine Breez Partners With Turnkey to Bring Non-Custodial Bitcoin to Backend-Run Apps Breez has partnered with Turnkey to let developers add non-custodial bitcoin to

Tradable will bring up to $1 billion in private credit assets to Stellar, extending the blockchain’s push into institutional finance and tokenized real-world assets.

Bitcoin Magazine Cloudflare x402 Integration Opens Door for Bitcoin in AI Agent Micropayments Cloudflare recently announced the launch of its monetization program via the Coinbase-led

Prior week 215K revised to 216K initial jobless claims 208K vs 217K estimate 4 week moving average of initial claims 214.25K versus 219.0K last week Continuing claims

Users spent a record $324 million on onchain gacha in June, even as Bitcoin hit a 21-month low. The thrill of scoring a top Pokemon

The BNP-backed brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AI-native financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue onchain business.

Bitcoin Magazine Senate Unanimously Votes That Sam Bankman-Fried Should Never Get a Pardon The Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday stating that Sam Bankman-Fried should