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DeFi’s Newest Threat: How Malicious Liquidity Pools Are Trick-Quoting Ethereum and Polygon Users

DeFi infrastructure firm Enso has identified a new class of malicious liquidity pools called “toxic pools.” Unlike traditional exploits that steal funds directly, these pools manipulate transaction simulations. A ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Tactic A newly uncovered class of malicious decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity pools is targeting the core infrastructure that cryptocurrency traders rely on to […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara17 Jul

Trump-Backed CLARITY Act Text Set to Drop With No Democrats on Board, and It Needs 7 of Them

Senate Republicans planned to release the updated CLARITY Act text on July 17, immediately after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, even as Senate Democrats warned they will not support the draft. Delay After Delay Republican senators were expected to unveil the long-delayed Senate text following Thursday afternoon’s meeting with the president. The […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati17 Jul

He Still Has Two Password Guesses Left Before $840 Million Deletes Itself Forever

Programmer Stefan Thomas has just two password attempts left to unlock an IronKey USB drive holding the private keys to 7,002 Bitcoin he received in 2011 for making a “What is Bitcoin?” video. The device is designed to permanently lock and delete its contents after 10 wrong tries, and Thomas has already used eight, with […]

Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author17 Jul

UK HMRC Says Crypto Lending Will Trigger No Capital Gains Tax Until Economic Disposal

HMRC will treat certain crypto lending and liquidity pool transactions as “no gain, no loss” from April 2027, deferring Capital Gains Tax until users make an economic disposal. The measure is expected to affect about 700,000 individuals and simplify tax reporting for DeFi users. HMRC Defers Capital Gains Tax on Crypto Liquidity Pools Under New […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa17 Jul

Circle and BIND Group Partner to Bring Institutional USDC Access to Argentina

The company will provide access to USDC financial services through BEN, its regulated and licensed VASP, in compliance with national standards. The move is part of an expansion push across Latam, with a special focus on Argentina, where USDC is popular. Circle announces Strategic Institutional Alliance with BIND Group Crypto companies are now seeking to […]

Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko17 Jul

What Happens to Bitcoin ETF Investors if a Sponsor or Custodian Fails?

U.S.-listed bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) now hold an estimated 1.25 million bitcoin worth well over $100 billion, and few of the shareholders who own those funds have read the prospectus language that spells out what happens to that money if the fund’s sponsor or custodian collapses. Blackrock‘s Ishares Bitcoin Trust, known as IBIT, is the […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman17 Jul

Tether Backs Argentine Neobank Ualá With a $20 Million Strategic Investment

The investment was part of a large $197 million funding round that valued Ualá at $3.2 billion in March. No operational integration will follow this capital injection, as Ualá recognizes the regulatory hurdles to bringing these assets to Latam markets as a banking institution. Tether Intensifies Latam Bet With $20 Million Investment in Ualá The […]

Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko17 Jul

Visa Stablecoin Platform Pushes Institutional Payments Onchain With Open USD

Visa’s new enterprise platform gives banks, fintechs, and payment providers integrated stablecoin minting, wallet infrastructure, and settlement tools, but adoption will depend on beta results, institutional demand, and expansion beyond select clients. Visa Aims to Turn Stablecoin Interest Into Institutional Payment Flows Visa (NYSE: V) announced on July 16, 2026, that its stablecoin expansion presents […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms17 Jul

Peter Schiff Says Strategy Is No Longer a Leveraged Bitcoin Bet, Warns MSTR Shareholders of Infinite Dilution

Peter Schiff warns Strategy’s financing model is eroding MSTR’s appeal as a leveraged bitcoin investment, arguing ongoing share issuance will dilute bitcoin exposure for common shareholders while benefiting creditors and preferred investors. Strategy’s Bitcoin Bet Faces a Capital-Structure Test Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) shareholders face two competing outcomes. A bitcoin recovery could restore MSTR’s appeal […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms17 Jul

Congress Is About to Make Its Biggest Crypto Decision Yet—and the Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher

The Clarity Act would establish a federal framework for digital asset markets, pairing consumer protections with regulatory certainty as Congress considers legislation that supporters say could shape the future of U.S. crypto innovation. Clarity Act Could Become Congress’ Biggest Crypto Bill Congress is considering legislation that could reshape how digital assets are regulated in the […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms17 Jul

Pakistan’s Crypto Regulator Fights to Save Asset-Backed Tokens from a Total Ban

Pakistani regulator is pushing for a nuanced religious stance on digital currencies after an influential seminary’s ruling threatened to stall the country’s ambitious digital asset plans. Internal Debates Over Shariah Compliance Pakistan’s virtual assets regulator has asked the country’s most influential Islamic seminary to clarify the difference between speculative cryptocurrencies and asset-backed digital tokens, after […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara16 Jul

8 Teams Chase an $800,000 Top Prize as CDL Championship Opens in Las Vegas

Optic Texas opened the 2026 Call of Duty League Championship as the top seed, and bettors agree the regular season standings mean something. The CDL Championship, known as Champs, started July 16 at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. Faze Vegas is hosting the event that closes out the Black Ops 7 season. Eight […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman16 Jul

Bitpay Wins MiCA Approval as Europe Builds a Unified Crypto Payment Market

Bitpay has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, giving its Dutch subsidiary a regulatory base to expand cryptocurrency and stablecoin payment services across the bloc. The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets authorized Bitpay B.V. as a crypto-asset service provider, or CASP, the company announced Thursday. The approval covers regulated cryptocurrency […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman16 Jul

US Lawmakers Propose Facial Age Verification Across Online Betting Markets

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers wants online sportsbooks and prediction markets to scan users’ faces to estimate their age before allowing them to bet or trade. The proposal promises not to retain identities or biometric information, but its full text has not yet been published, leaving enforcement, accuracy and appeal requirements unclear. Proposal calls […]

Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen16 Jul

France’s World Cup Exit Erases Sportsbook Liability as Prediction Volume Surges

France’s 2-0 semifinal defeat to Spain eliminated one of the most heavily backed teams on U.S. sportsbooks, wiping out major outright and player-prop liabilities. The result also closed France’s positions across multibillion-dollar World Cup prediction markets, although exchanges do not profit from an upset in the same way as traditional bookmakers. Prediction markets logged billions […]

Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen16 Jul

Blackrock Ignites Crypto ETF Comeback as Bitcoin, Ether Flows Turn Green

Crypto ETF flows stayed constructive on Wednesday, July 15, as bitcoin ETFs added $107.80 million and ether ETFs brought in $53.83 million, with no outflows recorded across either group. HYPE ETFs Add $2.1 Million as ETF Flows Turn Positive The recovery in crypto ETFs did not arrive with fireworks. It arrived with consistency. For a […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa16 Jul

2027 Zano Overhaul Could Cut Confirmations to 60 Seconds With Zenith

Zano is preparing to replace its hybrid proof-of-work and proof-of-stake system with Zenith, a privacy-preserving pure proof-of-stake protocol promising 15-second blocks, faster confirmations, and lower token issuance. Zano Targets 2027 for a Major Consensus Shift The privacy-focused blockchain announced that Zenith is now in implementation, with a network transition planned for 2027, subject to testing, […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman16 Jul

$400 Million Crypto.com Deal Links Citadel Securities to Digital Finance Expansion

Crypto.com secured a $400 million strategic investment from Citadel Securities, valuing the digital asset platform at $20 billion and opening its first institutional funding round in ten years. The deal, announced Thursday, gives Crypto.com fresh capital to expand beyond cryptocurrency trading and further into tokenized securities, derivatives and other financial products. The companies said the […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman16 Jul

ONDO Jumps 15% After Ondo Finance and SBI Group Build Japan Tokenization Push

ONDO, the native token of DeFi platform Ondo Finance, jumped 15% to $0.393, pushing its weekly gains past 20% and driving its market cap to nearly $1.87 billion. Double Catalyst ONDO, the native token of the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Ondo Finance, surged following an announcement that the firm is partnering with Japanese financial services […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara16 Jul

Trump Teleprompter Operator Faces Trading Ban After Alleged $100K Kalshi Windfall: Report

A White House teleprompter operator who has worked behind the scenes of Donald Trump’s biggest speeches since 2016 is now the subject of a federal investigation into whether he used advance knowledge of the president’s remarks to win more than $100,000 on a prediction market, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman16 Jul