Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows stayed positive on Tuesday, July 7, as bitcoin ETFs recorded a third straight day of inflows and ether ETFs stretched their winning run to four sessions. Ether ETFs Extend 4-Day Inflow Run as Blackrock’s ETHA Adds $26.9 Million The rebound did not roar. It held. After weeks of bruising redemptions, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa8 Jul
A sudden escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions and military exchanges halted bitcoin’s July rally, triggering a 3.5% drop below $62,000. Geopolitical Tensions Halt Bitcoin Uptrend Bitcoin’s July uptrend came to a screeching halt Wednesday, tumbling below $62,000 as escalating Middle East tensions sparked fears that the shaky U.S.-Iran ceasefire had unraveled. Market data shows bitcoin nosedived […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara8 Jul
The 2026 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship represents the pinnacle of the professional Black Ops 7 competitive season, set to take place July 16–19 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. As the season’s final high-stakes event, the tournament features a $2 million prize pool and determines which of the top eight teams […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman8 Jul
Combined trading volume across the two largest prediction-market platforms surged 75% in June to $44.8 billion, a record for the sector, as the FIFA World Cup pulled a wave of event-contract activity onto Kalshi and Polymarket. The month tested whether prediction-market infrastructure could sustain trading around a single global event – and, by the volume […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen8 Jul
Strike CEO Jack Mallers rolled out a new bitcoin-backed loan product on July 7 that removes price-triggered liquidations from the loan term entirely. The product, called volatility-proof loans, lets borrowers keep their bitcoin in place no matter how far the price falls, as long as they keep making payments. Mallers posted the announcement on X: […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman8 Jul
Paradigm has closed a $1.2 billion fund built to chase artificial intelligence and robotics deals outside its crypto roots. Bloomberg’s Rebecca Torrence reported the news on July 8, 2026, describing the vehicle as the venture firm’s third fund. Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam founded Paradigm in 2018. Huang previously worked as a partner at Sequoia […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman8 Jul
Crypto policy advocates are urging constituents to contact U.S. senators before Aug. 7, warning that the CLARITY Act has little time to advance once lawmakers return from recess July 13. Why Is the CLARITY Act Suddenly Facing a Critical Deadline? Stand With Crypto, a crypto advocacy organization that mobilizes digital asset supporters to influence U.S. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms8 Jul
Executive Summary Guarda Wallet launched in 2017 as a self-funded, non-custodial Android wallet built from scratch for a single chain. To grow beyond storage, its users needed to swap, buy, and stake inside the app — without Guarda becoming an exchange or building the infrastructure one demands. The team integrated ChangeNOW’s API as its exchange […]
Bitcoin.com News•Media8 Jul
Bitcoin fell to $62,103 early Wednesday, down $1,208, or 1.91%, after sellers rejected a run at $64,169 during the prior 24 hours and after President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is on shaky ground. The pullback has left the daily chart cautious, the shorter timeframes thin on volume, and the indicator board split between […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman8 Jul
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI and code editor Cursor plan to release their first jointly built AI model as soon as Wednesday, according to an internal memo. Preparing For Launch, No Pun Intended SpaceXAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is preparing to release its first jointly developed AI model with Cursor as soon […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Jul
Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, has enabled instant bitcoin deposits over the Lightning Network, with new rails powered by the Spark protocol crediting funds in under one second. Opening up New Avenues Polymarket has switched on instant bitcoin deposits via the Lightning Network, a payments layer built on top of the Bitcoin network (powered […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Jul
Vaneck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel says the roughly $135 million in bitcoin Strategy sold last week did not draw down the company’s $1.25 billion BTC Monetization Program, leaving that capacity fully intact. On Strategy’s Side, Somewhat Strategy Inc.’s (Nasdaq: MSTR) latest bitcoin sales did not count against the company’s previously announced $1.25 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Jul
Russia’s State Duma Financial Markets Committee has approved the final version of the country’s landmark crypto bill, dropping mandatory wallet-address reporting and clearing the way for a second reading. A Major Reform Is Underway Russia’s parliamentary Committee on Financial Markets has approved the final version of the country’s sweeping digital currency bill, clearing the path […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Jul
Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) executive chairman Michael Saylor says bitcoin only needs to appreciate faster than 3.3% a year for the company’s capital gains to fund its STRC dividends indefinitely, calling the metric behind that math one of the most misunderstood attached to the stock. Speaking His Mind, as Always Michael Saylor is once again […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Jul
A recent U.S. directive placing strict export controls on Anthropic’s advanced AI models over national security concerns unexpectedly drove American and global corporations to use Chinese open-source alternatives. Export Controls Spark Disruption American companies dramatically increased their use of Chinese open-source artificial intelligence models following recent U.S. government restrictions on domestic frontier AI systems, according […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara8 Jul
Terawulf has signed a 20-year AI infrastructure lease with Anthropic, expected to generate about $19 billion in contracted revenue. Terawulf Advances AI Strategy With Anthropic Lease and Texas Asset Sale Terawulf is reshaping its data center strategy around large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, securing a long-term lease with Anthropic while moving to exit a Texas […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa8 Jul
Judge Analisa Torres, best known for the SEC v. Ripple ruling, has denied Kalshi’s bid for a preliminary injunction against New York gaming regulators, finding the state’s gambling laws are not preempted by federal commodities law. Another Major Ruling From Torres U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres has denied prediction market exchange Kalshi a preliminary injunction […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Jul
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned his seat as MP for Clacton, triggering a local by-election that he immediately intends to contest. Preempting the Watchdog Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK and a prominent opposition figure, has resigned his seat as the Member of Parliament for Clacton, triggering a high-stakes by-election. The sudden move […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara8 Jul
First sketched in the 1990s by engineer Norman Nixon, the Freedom Ship is being pitched again by Freedom Cruise Line International as a self-contained floating city in international waters. The plan calls for housing 50,000 permanent residents and running largely independent of ports, with nuclear power and an estimated $15 billion build that proponents say […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author8 Jul
Binance is hiring a remote General Manager for West Africa to lead business development, regulatory coordination, stakeholder engagement, and operations within its Africa business development team. Why Binance Is Combining Growth and Regulation in One Role Binance Africa shared on X on July 6 that it opened a General Manager position for West Africa. The […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms8 Jul