enized asset volume on Solana reached $5.77 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 114% from the prior quarter and marking the network’s sixth consecutive quarterly record. Tokenized equities alone accounted for $4.8 billion of that total. A Sixth Straight Quarterly Record The Q2 figure did not arrive as a single dramatic spike. It […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati21 Jul
Russia’s State Duma passed a bill Tuesday that gives the country its first full legal framework for cryptocurrency, treating digital assets as property while keeping them out of everyday payments. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta (rg.ru), lawmakers approved Bill No. 1194918-8, “On Digital Currency and Digital Rights,” in its second and third readings on July 21. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman21 Jul
Falcon Finance has introduced a payment card that lets eligible users spend USDf, its overcollateralized synthetic dollar. The product is designed to connect tokenized collateral, onchain liquidity, and real-world purchases. Falcon Card Lets Users Spend USDf Online and in Stores With a $0 Annual Fee Falcon Finance has launched a payment card aimed at turning […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa21 Jul
A proposed Ethereum upgrade could make validator activity harder to trace, addressing a long-standing concern for institutional stakers. Yet the added privacy may come with higher operational costs, slower workflows, and new compliance challenges. Sygnum’s Dubuis Warns Privacy Upgrade Could Raise Institutions’ Execution Costs Ethereum’s staking market is approaching record levels, with roughly one-third of […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa21 Jul
Veteran trader Peter Brandt says bitcoin has further to fall before its next major advance, telling Trade Secrets show host Ciaran Lyons he expects a bottom near $40,000 to $50,000 in early October, followed by a rally that carries the asset above $250,000 by 2029. Peter Brandt, who has traded markets for 51 years, said […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman21 Jul
Jack Mallers stepped down as chief executive of Twenty One Capital effective July 20, and the board named director Raphael Zagury as his replacement. Mallers co-founded Twenty One Capital and led the company through its December 2025 debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) via a merger with Cantor Equity Partners. He and the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman21 Jul
SpaceX’s 47% retreat from its post-IPO high and Moonshot AI’s low-cost Kimi K3 model are challenging premium AI valuations, although resilient semiconductor shares and evidence of AI adoption complicate claims that the broader trade has collapsed. SpaceX Decline Tests Confidence in Premium AI Valuations Uncertainty surrounding AI-linked equities has intensified as investors weigh a temporary […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms21 Jul
US spot bitcoin ETFs attracted $226.92 million on Monday, extending their inflow streak to five trading sessions. Ether, XRP, and solana funds also opened the week with gains, while HYPE ETFs remained quiet. Bitwise Funds Lead Gains for XRP and Solana ETFs Institutional investors returned from the weekend with their appetite intact. Bitcoin traded above […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa21 Jul
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought 170,634 shares of SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) worth $20.5 million on July 20 as the stock traded near $119.85, even as the company’s shares remain well below their initial public offering (IPO) price. The same day, ARK sold 41,322 shares of Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD) worth $4.1 million. A Familiar Pattern of […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati21 Jul
“Miserable market for the moment,” Jim Cramer said on July 21, describing the mood on Wall Street as oil prices, tariff uncertainty and a more hawkish Federal Reserve weigh on stocks. Not the First Time He’s Reached for That Word Cramer’s comment is not an isolated outburst given that he used nearly identical language in […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati21 Jul
Grayscale filed an S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a Worldcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would trade on Nasdaq under the ticker GWLD. WLD jumped roughly 4.5% to $0.37 following the filing. A New Wrapper for an Old Idea The proposed Grayscale Worldcoin ETF would hold WLD tokens directly and […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati21 Jul
A Washington state judge has granted a preliminary injunction against Kalshi after rejecting its argument that federal commodities law overrides state gambling rules. The court found Washington is likely to prove its claims, but will not finalize the restrictions imposed on the prediction market until August. Court Says Federal Registration Does Not Displace State […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen21 Jul
Polymarket traders are pricing a 70% chance that bitcoin (BTC) touches $67,500 at some point in July, up from roughly 56% odds cited earlier this week, as the asset trades near $66,000. A Market Betting on a Modest Bounce Polymarket’s “What price will Bitcoin hit in July” market prices a range of outcomes rather than […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati21 Jul
The White House has agreed on an ethics package for the CLARITY Act and sent the language to Senate Republicans. President Donald Trump personally signed off on the provision, clearing what negotiators call the bill’s last major obstacle before a Senate floor vote. A Fresh Push After Months of Deadlock The Digital Asset Market CLARITY […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati21 Jul
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has urged FIFA to begin work on a new integrity framework for the 2030 World Cup, directly linking player-action betting and FIFA’s own prediction-market sponsorship with an increased risk of match manipulation. FIFA’s Promised Safeguards May Not be Sufficient Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset called […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen21 Jul
Hut 8 has signed a second 15-year lease for 352 megawatts of AI capacity at its Beacon Point campus in Texas. The deal doubles the tenant’s commitment and highlights a wider shift by bitcoin miners toward long-term data center contracts. Hut 8 Doubles Beacon Point Tenant Footprint With a Second AI Lease Hut 8 has […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa21 Jul
A Taiwan court sentenced the leader of a major crypto fraud ring, a man surnamed Shih, to 22 years in prison. In total, 14 people were indicted. Deceptive Credentials Exploited Victims The mastermind of a major cryptocurrency scam operating under the name Cointhink Technology has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after a network […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara21 Jul
Americans filed 181,565 cryptocurrency-related complaints in 2025 and reported more than $11.366 billion in losses, with crypto making up over half of the FBI IC3’s $20.877 billion in total internet-crime losses. A fast-growing slice is crypto kiosks, which generated $389 million across 13,460 complaints, and victims 60 and older accounted for $257.4 million of that […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author21 Jul
When Bitcoin traffic gets heavy, a full block does not stop the network; it turns the next available space into a live auction where urgency has a price. The Line Forms Before the Block Think of a crowded subway platform at rush hour. Every new rider has a valid ticket, but the arriving train has […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman21 Jul
Grayscale plans to amend its Ethereum Staking exchange-traded fund (ETHE) and Solana Staking ETF (GSOL) to convert staking rewards into cash and distribute them to shareholders at least once a quarter. The Filing Onchain analyst Wu Blockchain relayed the update in a post on X, citing that the proposed amendments would require the trusts to […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati21 Jul