Bitwise says bitcoin’s ‘floor is rising’ despite AI boom and regulatory delays
Bitwise says institutions are buying the bitcoin bear market dip, while many larger investors are still awaiting regulatory clarity.
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Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal steps down, remains in advisory role
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal joined the firm in mid-2020 to lead its legal, compliance and government relations operations.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn9 Jul
Ethereum Foundation says AI agents find real bugs, but most are false positives
The Ethereum Foundation's Protocol Security team has been using coordinated AI agents to test critical network infrastructure.
The Block•RT Watson9 Jul
CryptoQuant says bitcoin rebound remains a bear-market recovery, not a trend reversal
CryptoQuant said bitcoin's recent rebound should be viewed as a bear-market recovery rather than a trend reversal.
The Block•Yogita Khatri9 Jul
White House defends Trump’s regulatory appointments as CFTC vacancies complicate crypto bill push
The White House pushed back against Democrats’ criticism that the administration has declined to appoint commissioners to regulatory agencies.
The Block•Sarah Wynn9 Jul
Hyperliquid Policy Center, Phantom urge CFTC to stop treating onchain protocols like traditional brokers and exchanges
The CFTC and Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Request for Information in mid-June on financial innovation.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn9 Jul
JPMorgan says bitcoin’s main risk isn’t Strategy, but blockchain adoption that doesn’t benefit public chains and tokens
JPMorgan says Strategy isn't bitcoin's main structural risk, but blockchain adoption that fails to benefit public blockchains and tokens.
The Block•Yogita Khatri9 Jul
Why this Wall Street veteran is betting on Avalanche
Avalanche Treasury Company CEO Bart Smith explains his beliefs on the functions of treasury companies and his bull thesis for Avalanche.
The Block•Jordan Leech9 Jul
Supreme Court ruling expanding Trump’s authority over federal agencies raises questions for SEC, CFTC as crypto rulemaking advances
A recent Supreme Court ruling expanding President Trump's authority to remove leaders of many agencies could have broader implications.
The Block•Sarah Wynn9 Jul
MARA gains 14% after unveiling 2 GW Texas AI and bitcoin mining campus plan
The deal isn't an upfront purchase, but is structured instead as up to $600 million in milestone-based payments
The Block•Kyle Baird9 Jul
Hong Kong SFC orders crypto platforms, online brokers to phase out OTP logins
Hong Kong SFC orders internet brokers, crypto platforms to replace OTP logins with passkeys within 12 months following 57% spoofing surge.
The Block•Brian Danga9 Jul
PayPal seeks to increase use of PYUSD stablecoin with native issuance on Polygon
The company said its stablecoin will now be issued natively on Polygon, in addition to becoming available through Polygon's Open Money Stack.
The Block•RT Watson9 Jul
Tarun Chitra’s Gauntlet raises $125 million Series C from sole investor SBI Holdings
Chitra said he expects tokenization and vaults to grow the DeFi market faster than overall stablecoin growth over the next few years.
The Block•Yogita Khatri9 Jul
‘Bottom building in progress’: Analysts say bitcoin holder capitulation signals late-stage bear market
Bitcoin long-term holder capitulation hit $280M/day, the highest since Dec 2022, a sign Glassnode says may flag a bottom forming.
The Block•Naga Avan-Nomayo9 Jul
Aave Labs rolls out Stable Vaults, offering predictable stablecoin yield aimed at mainstream users
Stable Vaults will continuously “optimize capital allocation” across DeFi yield strategies, like Aave V3 and V4 markets.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn9 Jul
Crypto hack losses fall below $1 billion in H1 2026 despite record attack volume: Immunefi
Crypto hacks hit a record 207 incidents in H1 2026, but losses fell to $972M as DeFi exploit damage dropped 74% from 2022, per Immunefi.
The Block•Naga Avan-Nomayo9 Jul
Stripe-owned Privy and Jito co-develop Solana transaction inclusion tool FullSend
FullSend works by automatically routing every transaction signed in a Privy wallet directly to the current Solana block-building leader.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn9 Jul
CFTC Chair Selig warns regulators will end up ‘writing all the rules’ for crypto if Clarity Act stalls
CFTC Chair Michael Selig warned regulators may end up writing crypto rules if Congress fails to pass the Clarity Act.
The Block•Brian Danga9 Jul
BitGo introduces quantum protection for institutional Bitcoin wallets
Some experts have argued the greater risks posed by quantum computing revolve around a failure to implement new technology.
The Block•RT Watson9 JulBitGo CEO says single-digit percentages of bitcoin’s supply are ‘probably right’ for large holders amid Strategy’s sale
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe said single-digit bitcoin ownership levels make sense for large holders like Strategy after its $216 million sale.
The Block•Naga Avan-Nomayo9 Jul