FIFA said its integrity task force found no suspicious betting or evidence of match manipulation across the 2026 World Cup. A monitoring network that sits on that same task force disclosed a day later that it issued seven integrity notices, placed 15 matches under enhanced scrutiny and monitored prediction markets continuously for the first time. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen27 Jul
Bitmine Immersion Technologies added 9,946 ETH and retired 6.1 million shares last week, tightening its grip on ethereum’s supply while signaling that management sees value in both the asset and its own stock. As of 7 p.m. EDT on July 26, Bitmine disclosed it held 5,787,414 ETH worth about $11.27 billion at a Coinbase price […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman27 Jul
The move encompasses the acquisition of nearly 1,000 patents issued worldwide across 680 patent families, putting Circle as one of the largest holders of blockchain patents in the U.S. and internationally. The company qualified IP as critical for expanding onchain infrastructure adoption. Circle Purchases Most of IBM’s Blockchain Patent Business Circle is making significant investments […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko27 Jul
Stand With Crypto will score senators’ CLARITY Act votes on public lawmaker scorecards, giving 3 million U.S. advocates a permanent record of who backed the crypto market structure bill ahead of the November midterm elections. Stand With Crypto Puts Senators’ Votes on Record Stand With Crypto, a U.S.-based crypto advocacy organization, announced July 27 on […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms27 Jul
Ether jumped 4.5% to reach $1,980, closing in on the $2,000 mark and lifting its market cap to $237 billion. Short Liquidations and ETF Inflows On Monday, ether (ETH) closed in on the $2,000 threshold after jumping 4.5% amid rising exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows and staking activity. According to Bitstamp data, ETH peaked at $1,980, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara27 Jul
Geneva, Switzerland — July 27, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced the futures listing of TRX, the native utility token of the TRON network, on Bitnomial, a CFTC-regulated U.S. exchange and clearinghouse. The new futures listing introduces […]
Bitcoin.com News•Media27 Jul
CME Group launched single-stock futures on more than 50 of the largest U.S. companies, giving traders a new leveraged way to bet on names like Apple, Amazon and Nvidia without ever owning the shares. A New Way to Trade the Biggest US Stocks The launch covers 77 contracts in total, i.e. 55 standard-sized futures, each […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati27 Jul
U.S. spot crypto ETFs finished a volatile week with positive flows into bitcoin, ether, XRP and solana products. Ether led with $104 million in net inflows, while HYPE funds suffered a second consecutive week of withdrawals. Ether ETFs Outpace Bitcoin as Late-Week Selling Erodes Crypto Fund Gains Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors began the week […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa27 Jul
Strategy Inc disclosed in a Form 8-K filed Monday that it increased its U.S. dollar reserve by $525 million, bringing the total to $3.75 billion as of July 27, 2026. The company said the reserve now covers 2.1 years of dividend and interest payments on its outstanding preferred stock and debt. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman27 Jul
Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Chairman Michael Saylor argued that shutting bitcoin out of banks, custodians and capital markets denies its benefits to 99% of the world, as his own company’s 843,775 BTC treasury currently sits underwater against its purchase price. Saylor Makes the Case for Bitcoin in the Banking System Saylor, the chairman of the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati27 Jul
KB Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s largest lender by assets, will launch a corporate cross-border payment service in August built on Kinexys, JPMorgan’s permissioned blockchain platform. The move makes KB Kookmin the first South Korean financial institution to settle commercial dollar payments on the network. What Was Announced Exactly KB Kookmin Bank, a unit of KB […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati27 Jul
SUI dropped back to the lower band of its Gaussian Channel indicator this week, trading near $0.72 as chart watchers debate whether the token can climb back toward the midpoint. The pullback landed as Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital tokenized a $75 million private markets fund partly on the blockchain. A Familiar Support Zone Crypto trader […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati27 Jul
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) said the CLARITY Act closes illicit-finance gaps that groups like North Korea’s Lazarus Group have exploited, arguing the bill hands the U.S. Treasury Department and crypto exchanges new authority to freeze suspicious transactions before funds move overseas. Section 303 and 305 Target Illicit Funds Cynthia Lummis, one of the CLARITY Act’s […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati27 Jul
Bitcoin funds shed $465 million over two sessions last week even as broader U.S. liquidity kept expanding to $5.92 trillion, leaving the asset locked in a tight $63,700-to-$65,500 range. The mismatch points to a leverage flush rather than a change in investor conviction. A Winning Streak Snaps Bitcoin is trading near $65,300 as U.S. spot […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati27 Jul
A PC modder known as sunrise2209 shared a DIY RAM cooling hack on Reddit, crafting copper pipe heatsinks in about 45 minutes per stick to avoid spending roughly $20 on commercial versions. The build drew immediate pushback over copper’s conductivity and the risk of short circuits, with commenters urging thermal insulating pads. It also revived […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author27 Jul
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, tokenized cattle surges as collateral for a loan in Brazil, crypto remittances fail to get traction in El Salvador, and Argentina proposes a bill to include crypto in its financial system. From Pasture […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko27 Jul
The group, which is linked to cocaine shipments in excess of 6.5 tons to Europe through the port of Rio de Janeiro, used bags of coffee and cement to disguise the drugs. The money obtained through these sales was laundered using shell companies, including luxury car dealerships and cryptocurrency. Operation Commodity Terminates 6.5 Ton Cocaine […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko27 Jul
World Foundation raised $52.5 million through a locked sale of its WLD token, funding to expand World ID verification tools as artificial intelligence agents and deepfakes spread across the internet. The nonprofit behind the World protocol, backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, announced the new raise on July 24, 2026, three years to the day […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman27 Jul
Peter Schiff says a rough week for artificial intelligence stocks and a deepening crisis in Japan’s bond market are warning signs that most investors are choosing to ignore. Speaking on The Peter Schiff Show Podcast, the economist and longtime Bitcoin critic said the AI trade cracked open this week even as broader indexes held up. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman27 Jul
Galaxy Research lowered its estimate for the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 to 30% after lawmakers released final text of the crypto market structure bill, with unresolved disputes threatening the bipartisan support needed for passage. Galaxy Research Lowers CLARITY Act Outlook After Final Senate Text Galaxy Research lowered its estimate for the CLARITY Act […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms27 Jul