S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital have introduced a digital asset benchmark built around revenue, usage, and economic activity. The index is designed to give institutional investors a more disciplined alternative to crypto products driven by market popularity or price momentum. Meme Coins Sidelined With S&P Crypto Index Focused on Measurable Activity S&P Dow […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa22 Jul
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the CLARITY Act is ready for Senate floor consideration as Stand With Crypto reported 950,000 contacts with lawmakers, intensifying pressure for action on a federal digital asset framework. Crypto Advocates Escalate Pressure on Senate Stand With Crypto, a Coinbase-backed grassroots crypto advocacy group, said on July 22 that supporters have […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms22 Jul
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs extended their winning streak to six trading days with $203.14 million in net inflows on Tuesday. Ether, XRP, and solana funds also attracted fresh capital, while HYPE ETFs returned to activity with a modest outflow. Crypto ETFs add $252 Million as Demand Broadens Beyond Bitcoin The institutional bid for crypto showed […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa22 Jul
Balance Coin, an algorithmic stablecoin built on BNB Chain, lost more than 99% of its value on July 22, 2026, after an attacker manipulated a price oracle and drained roughly $912,000 in bitcoin-backed collateral from vaults controlled by 42DAO, the protocol’s governing organization. Security firms Peckshield and Slowmist confirmed the exploit within hours of the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman22 Jul
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood delivered a sweeping endorsement of SpaceX as shares traded 48% below their peak and 13% under the IPO price, citing Starlink, space exploration and orbital data centers as historic opportunities. Ark Looks Beyond SpaceX’s Stock Slide Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood doubled down on SpaceX despite the stock’s punishing retreat, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms22 Jul
The real-world asset (RWA) sector logged $34.67 billion in distributed value this week, down from the $35.2 billion peak recorded on July 10, 2026, according to data from rwa.xyz. The modest pullback over the last week comes even as the broader tokenization ecosystem keeps expanding on other fronts. Treasuries Still Dominate, But Growth Has Seen […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman22 Jul
Bitcoin struggled to hold $66,000 on Wednesday, trading near $66,200 after bouncing between a low of $65,536 and a peak of $66,921. Intra-Day Volatility and Price Movement Bitcoin, which came within a whisker of breaching $67,000 on July 21, struggled to hold $66,000 on Wednesday amid slow progress on the CLARITY Act in the U.S. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara22 Jul
President Donald Trump issued a severe public warning on Wednesday, declaring on Truth Social that the United States will destroy civilian infrastructure in Iran if attacks on commercial shipping continue in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. President’s July 22 statement marks a significant escalation in the rhetoric of the 2026 Iran war. Trump specified […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman22 Jul
Bitcoin traders piled $49.82 billion into open futures contracts this week, betting hard on where the world’s largest cryptocurrency heads next. The action stretched from the regulated pits of CME to the crowded order books of Binance, and the numbers tell a story of institutions leaning bullish while retail exchanges quietly bleed positions. Bitcoin traded […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman22 Jul
Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing in a Democratic takeover of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms while giving Republicans the edge to hold the Senate, with tens of millions of dollars wagered across hundreds of individual races and primary markets. On Polymarket, bettors give Democrats an 86% probability of winning […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman22 Jul
A hidden cost of moving the world’s oil has exploded nearly 1,900%, Devere Group analysis shows, signaling a level of risk that some analysts say could prove far more important than oil’s latest rally as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz intensify. A 1,900% Move Overshadows Oil’s Rally Oil prices jumped on July 22 after […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms22 Jul
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins are repeating a pattern central banks have watched for decades, and the regulatory tools that used to work no longer apply. A Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper published in July 2026 by BIS economists Boris Hofmann, Aaron Mehrotra, and Jan Paulick compares the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman22 Jul
The Digital Chamber, a crypto trade association led by CEO Cody Carbone, sued the state of Illinois over its new Digital Asset Tax Act, becoming the first industry group to challenge the nation’s first state-level tax targeting crypto business activity. A 0.2% Tax on Every Transfer The Digital Chamber filed its complaint in Sangamon County […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati22 Jul
Bitcoin has overtaken gold as the preferred hard asset among American investors, according to bitcoin financial services firm River. The firm found that 49.6 million Americans, or 18.6% of the adult population, now own bitcoin, compared to 28.8 million, or 10.8%, who hold gold. Bitcoin Adoption Outpaces a 5,000-Year-Old Rival River, a bitcoin-focused financial services […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati22 Jul
Scott Bessent has said that the CLARITY Act is at the “1-yard line” and urged Congress to pass it before recess, even as Senator Kirsten Gillibrand faces backlash from progressive groups over her role brokering the bill’s ethics provisions. A Bill ‘Almost There’ Bessent told Bloomberg that the digital asset market structure bill, formally the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati22 Jul
Some analysts are calling SUI’s chart the “cleanest” in crypto at the moment, naming $5, $8, and $13 as potential near-term targets. The call that landed the same month, analyst Michael van de Poppe flagged SUI among altcoins showing “early signs of recovery.” A Bullish Call, Unconfirmed by the Chart Onchain analysts suggest that SUI […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati22 Jul
Bitcoin’s long-term holder supply climbed to a fresh all-time high on July 21, extending a rally that had already pushed the metric to a record 16.64 million BTC, or roughly 83% of circulating supply, a month earlier. A Record Built Over 2.5 Years Long-term holders (LTH), a category tracking wallets that have held bitcoin for […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati22 Jul
Settlement network Lynq has partnered with digital asset firm Nonco to provide institutional clients with 24/7 stablecoin liquidity. The collaboration resolves weekend and off-hours capital bottlenecks to accelerate settlement and boost market efficiency. Eliminating Operational Constraints in Digital Markets The interest-bearing settlement network, Lynq, announced July 21 that it has entered a strategic partnership with […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara22 Jul
Binance is cutting the VIP 3 wallet asset requirement to $1 million, down from $3 million, while over-the-counter (OTC) spot trading volume will now count toward overall spot volume at four times its actual value. Lower Thresholds and OTC Multipliers Binance announced additional changes to its VIP Program on Tuesday, lowering the asset requirement for […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara22 Jul
Mark Zuckerberg told staff in a recent internal meeting that Meta’s AI rollout is moving slower than he wants, even as the company targets up to $145 billion in AI spending in 2026. Meta has already cut about 8,000 jobs and reassigned roughly 7,000 employees into a new Agent Transformation group, with Zuckerberg expecting clearer […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author22 Jul