Crypto lobby group Digital Chamber sues Illinois to block digital asset tax
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 22:08
Illinois enacted a 0.2% tax on all crypto transactions last month, with the tax taking effect next year. Crypto Clarity Act still at mercy of ethics section as Democrats balk at Trump deal
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 21:14
The White House has circulated some details of the conflict-of-interest limits the president agreed to with Republican negotiators, but talks are still underway. Bitcoin rally faces key test at $68,000 as 'summer slumber' grips crypto, analysts say
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 20:05
BTC has rebounded 15% from the July lows, but some analysts cautioned that the next move hinges on clearing a level where many recent buyers may look to sell. White House pushes Senate Democrats to take 'historic' crypto Clarity Act ethics deal
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 18:14
Without revealing any details about the actual agreement from President Trump on potential presidential restrictions, his White House is urging its acceptance. Movement Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy months after token scandal
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 17:54
The filing comes after months of upheaval that included a controversial market-making agreement, an internal investigation into its MOVE token launch and a Binance ban tied to its market maker. Claude's Fable 5 just solved an 87-year-old math problem, and it matters for bitcoin
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 16:19
Claude Fabel 5 disproved the Jacobian conjecture over the weekend, landing days after the capabilities of China's Kimi AI became the biggest force moving bitcoin markets. Galaxy sets up $5 million fund to help shield Bitcoin against quantum computing threats
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 16:16
The crypto financial services firm is funding developers to strengthen the blockchain's security before quantum computers become powerful enough to steal billions in crypto. Russia’s parliament passes crypto market law with $3,800 annual cap for retail investors
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 15:19
While citizens still cannot use Bitcoin to buy groceries, the Kremlin is officially letting companies use digital tokens to bypass sanctions and other global trade hurdles.
Augustus raises $180 million to build a clearing bank for the AI and stablecoin era
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 14:27
The firm, freshly valued at $1 billion, aims to replace legacy correspondent banking with always-on infrastructure that connects traditional payment systems and stablecoins. MoneyGram's CEO says blockchain works best when customers don't know it's there
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 13:38
In an interview with CoinDesk, MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo said that their blockchain strategy has evolved from early experimentation into a broader effort to modernize the company's global payments infrastructure. Jack Mallers steps down as XXI Capital CEO as Tether's plans to merge three bitcoin firms falls
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 12:42
The proposed three-way merger between Twenty One Capital, Mallers' Strike, and Elektron Energy has been abandoned. Bitcoin rally has broad-based support as institutions, whales, options traders pile in
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 11:37
Your day-ahead look for July 21, 2026 Clarity odds jump to 43% on Polymarket after unverified reports Trump agreed to ethics deal
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 11:19
Bettors moved the crypto market structure bill to a 43% chance of passing this year, up from a record low last week, though the reports remain unconfirmed and no bill text has appeared. Crypto markets rally on Clarity progress report, Asian chip-stock rebound
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 11:02
Speculation that President Donald Trump agreed to a crucial ethics provision for the crypto market structure bill underpinned the gains. XRP jumps 4% as traders watch 'triangle breakout' toward $1.35
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 07:21
XRP pushed higher over 24 hours and tested short-term resistance, but the larger chart still needs a clean break above the $1.24-$1.28 supply zone to confirm a stronger reversal. Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs post a fifth straight day of inflows in a first since April
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 06:42
The run has pulled in roughly $727 million, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June. Live markets: Bitcoin rises to five-week high above $66,400 on rising hope for Clarity Act
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 06:42
Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in roughly $727 million over the past week, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June. Live markets: Bitcoin rises to five-week high near $67,000 on boosted hope for Clarity Act
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 06:42
Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in roughly $727 million over the past week, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June. Live markets: Bitcoin pulls back from five-week high on new Trump threats over Iran
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 06:42
Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in roughly $727 million over the past week, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June. UK Parliament begins inquiry into banking chokepoint for crypto businesses
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 06:15
The UK’s Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is focused on banks that refused crypto firms accounts or introduced restrictions on crypto transactions. Bitcoin hits a two-week high near $65,500 as the chip trade turns back into a tailwind
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 05:34
Asian semiconductor shares rebounded hard, a five-day ETF inflow streak passed $600 million, and oil pulled back on Middle East diplomacy. Bitcoin hits one-month high above $66,000 as the chip trade turns back into a tailwind
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 21. 05:34
Asian semiconductor shares rebounded hard, a five-day ETF inflow streak passed $600 million, and oil pulled back on Middle East diplomacy. Inside Cardano's 'Van Rossum' hard fork, and what it means for users
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 14:31
The Van Rossem hard fork moved Cardano to version 11 on Saturday. And for the first time, Cardano's community voted in the upgrade, not the company that built it. Exodus to cut 25% of global workforce in payments shift
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 13:53
This restructuring is part of a strategy to build a full-stack payments platform following the company's acquisitions of Monavate and Baanx. Hut 8 surges on $9.8 billion AI data-center lease, lifting compute sector
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 13:49
The long-term deal sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity. AI compute stocks bounce as Hut 8, IREN land billions in new contracts
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 13:49
The deals sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity. Tom Lee's Bitmine slowed ether purchases as it bought back $86 million in stock.
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 12:55
The company added just 7,430 ETH, worth about $14 million, last week as it nears its goal to corner 5% of Ethereum's supply. Tom Lee's Bitmine slowed ether purchases as it bought back $86 million in stock
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 12:55
The company added just 7,430 ETH, worth about $14 million, last week as it nears its goal to corner 5% of Ethereum's supply. Saylor's Strategy raises cash reserves to $3.225 billion, leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 12:35
For the second consecutive week, the firm kept bitcoin holdings steady, choosing to use the raised capital to boost cash for paying dividends on its preferred stock. Saylor's Strategy raises cash reserves to $3.2 billion, leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 12:35
For the second consecutive week, the firm kept bitcoin holdings steady, choosing to use the raised capital to boost cash for paying dividends on its preferred stock. Brazil’s securities regulator sets up task force with 60-day deadline for tokenization proposal
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 12:02
The framework will address critical issues like official ownership records, private key custody, transaction reversibility and system liability. A bitcoin 'volmageddon' may be brewing, key indicator suggests
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 11:15
Your day-ahead look for July 20, 2026 Bank of Korea prepares for live CBDC transactions with 9 banks in September
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 11:10
Major banking heavyweights join a massive blockchain network test that will allow retail consumers to trade tokenized won freely across commercial lines. Crypto market slips even as equities advance. Pump surges on social-media chatter
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 10:33
With a Fear and Greed index pointing solidly at "fear," crypto prices drifted lower even as stock index futures rose. PUMP's 20% surge was the only real headline in an otherwise quiet session. Hyperliquid plans to add decentralized prediction markets in upgrade to HIP-4
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 10:04
Permissionless prediction markets will become available first on testnet and later on mainnet, Hyperliquid said. Cross-chain protocol Allbridge halts after $1.65 million flash loan exploit
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 09:31
The attacker used a $1.12 million flash loan from Kamino to manipulate pool ratios, enabling them to withdraw assets at favorable rates before bridging funds. U.S. regulatory developments and earnings, ECB rate decision: Crypto Week Ahead
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 08:57
Your look at what's coming in the week starting July 20. Amazon Japan supplier AZ-Com Maruwa to adopt yen stablecoin JPYC for payments
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 08:10
The Japanese logistics firm plans to pay 2,300 partners, including truck drivers, using JPYC in Japan’s first large-scale corporate stablecoin rollout. Live markets: Oil bounce and lingering AI selloff pushes bitcoin under $64,000
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 07:15
War drives oil up, the Kimi selloff drags chips down, and bitcoin sits between them. Live markets: Crypto cuts losses as report of Iran proposal sends oil lower, stocks higher
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 07:15
Markets await second-quarter earnings reports from key tech firms, which begin this week. Live updates: Crypto cuts losses as report of Iran proposal sends oil lower, stocks higher
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 07:15
Markets await second-quarter earnings reports from key tech firms, which begin this week. Live updates: Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $65,400
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 07:15
The equity market, meanwhile, awaits second-quarter earnings reports from key tech firms, which begin this week. Live updates: Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $65,700 before pulling back with stocks
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 07:15
Equity markets await second-quarter earnings reports from key tech firms, which begin this week. Moonshot AI IPO push follows Kimi, Alibaba AI releases that shook bitcoin
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 07:08
Days after Kimi K3 rattled chip stocks, Moonshot is moving toward a Hong Kong listing at a $30 billion-plus valuation while Alibaba's Qwen goes open-weight. Bitcoin ETFs see new money again, but inflows remain ‘peanuts’ relative to the recent exodus
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 05:46
Bitcoin ETFs have attracted $273 million in new inflows in two weeks, but the total is barely enough to cover a single "slow" week of recent selling. Bitcoin flat near $64,000 as oil hits a one-month high and Kimi AI selloff lingers
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 20. 05:31
Brent jumped almost 4% on escalating U.S.-Iran strikes, while Asian chip stocks stayed under pressure from Friday's Chinese AI shock. The GENIUS Act turns 1: State of Crypto
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 19. 18:30
The stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act became a law a year ago. Bitcoin's biggest advocate, Michael Saylor, says new plan to clean up the blockchain is 'a bad idea'
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 19. 15:19
Michael Saylor argues that a new proposal, BIP-110, to temporarily block "spam" data from the Bitcoin blockchain would undermine the network's neutrality and create a dangerous precedent for censorship. AI is destroying the internet. Math is our only hope.
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 19. 14:00
The rise of autonomous AI agents necessitates the utilization of zero-knowledge proofs, argues Brian Trunzo, chief growth officer at Succinct Labs. Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platforms
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 19. 13:00
The GENIUS Act has hit its first anniversary without U.S. regulators yet meeting deadlines to write regulations, though rules will be in full effect by July 2028. Kraken says simpler options can unlock crypto's next derivatives market
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 19. 13:00
The Wyoming-based firm launched USD-settled bitcoin and ether options, saying product design, not demand, has held back adoption. Bitcoin’s quantum problem gets a recovery tool, but not for Satoshi’s 1.1 million coins
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 19. 10:00
Project Eleven says it has funded a proof that lets a wallet's own key-derivation path stand in as ownership after quantum computers can forge its signatures. It runs in 243 milliseconds on a laptop. Inside Zcash's new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per second
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 19. 05:37
The new Zakura client is the first live piece of a plan to take Zcash from roughly one private transaction per second to payment-network scale. France orders country's internet service providers to block Polymarket
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 18. 21:52
The regulator cited concerns over addictive mechanics, a lack of self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial restrictions. Crypto executives say digital native generations may never need a bank account
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 18. 18:30
teakhouse Financial co-founder Adrian Cachinero says digital-native generations may rely less on banks, while Binance says younger users are already driving crypto adoption in emerging markets. DOG Mode explains Bitcoin's next governance fight
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 18. 17:00
Leonidas' DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin's default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorship, free markets and who really governs the network. Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 18. 16:09
Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade, even as dollar-linked stablecoins account for about 90% of Brazil's crypto transactions. Here is why a massive $1.6 billion in crypto liquidity is sitting idle and wasting away
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 18. 15:50
About $542 million weekly sat outside active trading ranges, meaning this capital earned zero fees and provided no market depth. Massive bitcoin call spreads target $72,000 by month end, right when the Fed meets
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 18. 14:15
Large traders are betting on a BTC price rise to $72,000 by the end of the month, latest options market flow suggests. Tokenization has become a strategic priority for 84% of financial firms
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 18. 14:00
A Broadridge survey found Wall Street is accelerating tokenization efforts while betting on hybrid markets where digital and traditional assets coexist. Polymarket traders cut Clarity Act passage odds to record low as Senate delay drags on
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 18:00
Polymarket bettors have cut the odds of the CLARITY Act passing this year to a record low as Senate negotiations over ethics provisions remain unresolved. Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructure
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 17:23
Crypto and blockchain experts say this week's moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly competing for control of the infrastructure behind digital payments. Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 16:23
Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskinson says the network must change and start growing again. Inside Robinhood’s high-stakes bet to onboard 10 million casual users onto decentralized finance
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 15:36
The company says its advantage lies in bringing retail customers onchain, but early activity remains dominated by memecoins, while its original tokenization vision remains small. Inside Robinhood’s high-stakes bet to onboard millions of casual users onto decentralized finance
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 15:36
The company says its advantage lies in bringing retail customers onchain, but early activity remains dominated by memecoins, while its original tokenization vision remains small. Japan's SBI Group is building Asia's first cross-border digital asset empire
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 13:46
The securities giant announced today the consolidation of Singapore-based Coinhako as part of a rapid regional expansion that includes a tokenization partnership with Ondo Finance. Bitcoin faces fresh headwinds as China’s Kimi beats Claude, GPT in coding benchmark
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 12:45
Moonshot's Kimi K3 took the top spot in frontend coding away from Claude and OpenAI, and it's free. Semiconductor stocks fell, and crypto fell with them. AI frenzy losing steam leaves bitcoin less volatile than South Korean stocks
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 11:48
Your day-ahead look for July 17, 2026 Live markets: Bitcoin slips to $63,000 as the chip rout goes global
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 10:43
A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 it reached on this week's soft inflation print. Live markets: Bitcoin slips below $63,000 as the chip rout goes global
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 10:43
A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 level it reached on this week's soft inflation print. Live markets: Bitcoin returns to $63,000 as Nasdaq trims large early loss
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 10:43
A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 level it reached on this week's soft inflation print. Risk-off wave drags bitcoin below $63,000 as AI selloff spreads from stocks to crypto
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 10:26
Crypto fell as AI stock fatigue and U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment, though a technical measure hints at oversold conditions heading into the weekend. Airbnb CEO says X account was hacked, attacker posted AI-slop on tokenization
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 08:50
Brian Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a "disappointing follow". Ether falls twice as hard as bitcoin and HYPE drops 10% as the chip trade unwinds
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 07:29
Japan's Nikkei had its worst day since March. Ether is still the only major holding a gain on the week, barely. This $28 million ether market bet aims to profit from pure market chaos
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 07:28
The mega trade aims to profit from a potential surge in ether price turbulence. Bitcoin’s anti-spam fight gets a 'DOG Mode' reply
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 05:32
While BIP 110 wants to restrict data through a consensus change and has almost no miner support, a new DOG Mode client wants the opposite and requires no vote at all. Bitcoin Ordinals leader proposes a way to bypass data restriction efforts
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 05:32
While BIP 110 wants to restrict data through a consensus change and has almost no miner support, a new DOG Mode client wants the opposite and requires no vote at all. DOG Mode vs. BIP-110: Inside the Bitcoin client built to bypass data restrictions
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 05:32
While BIP 110 wants to restrict data through a consensus change and has almost no miner support, a new DOG Mode client wants the opposite and requires no vote at all. Bitcoin under $64,000 after new U.S. strike on Iran. Trump's China comment adds to uncertainty
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 04:10
Geopolitical tensions and renewed fears of U.S.-China frictions are weighing on risk assets, including bitcoin. Bitcoin under $63,000 after new U.S. strike on Iran. Trump's China comment adds to uncertainty
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 17. 04:10
Geopolitical tensions and renewed fears of U.S.-China frictions are weighing on risk assets, including bitcoin. $1.9 trillion asset manager T. Rowe Price bets on active management with first multi-token crypto ETF
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 18:38
T. Rowe Price launched what it says is the industry's first actively managed multi-token spot crypto ETF, offering diversified exposure to digital assets. Citadel Securities invests $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing exchange at $20 billion
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 18:00
The exchange's first institutional funding round values it at $20 billion and will fund expansion into tokenized securities and derivatives. Stripe’s $53 billion PayPal bid is a high-stakes play to own the future of digital payments
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 16:37
If Stripe acquires PayPal, the real prize could be consumer wallets, stablecoin issuance or the infrastructure powering the next generation of digital payments. Visa backs Open USD with new stablecoin platform as Circle faces fresh competition
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 16:14
Visa launched a stablecoin platform that lets banks and fintechs issue, manage and settle digital dollars through its payments network. Keyrock acquires BlockFills trading assets to expand institutional crypto business
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 15:26
The deal adds institutional trading clients, derivatives expertise and regulatory licenses as Keyrock looks to deepen its presence in crypto capital markets. The Clarity Act is the most important consumer protection effort in years
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 15:07
Consumers should not have to wait for another crisis to get the protections they deserve, argues Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association. Crypto for Advisors: Strengthening defenses against AI fraud
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 14:54
Strengthening defenses against AI fraud Crypto brokerage firm Alpaca raises $135 million for tokenized stock infrastructure
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 14:19
The company has previously cleared or held in custody roughly 94% of tokenized U.S. equities and now holds over $1.5 billion in underlying stocks. Ledger wants AI agents to manage crypto without holding your keys
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 13:00
AI agents can read wallet balances and analyze portfolios but requires every sensitive action to be approved on a Ledger hardware device before it can be executed. Galaxy targets institutional stablecoin yield with new DeFi vaults
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 12:00
The crypto financial services firm launched Galaxy Curator, a Morpho-based platform that gives Fireblocks' 2,400 institutional clients access to onchain yield strategies. The most popular bitcoin call option has slipped by $10,000
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 11:27
Your day-ahead look for July 18, 2026 Rebooting the internet: inside the open-source project to let AI programs pay each other
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 11:22
The newly-convened x402 Foundation is a neutral space where competitors and payment methods can work together to create an open standard for AI agentic commerce. Inside the high-stakes race to build an open financial system specifically for AI bots
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 11:22
The newly-convened x402 Foundation is a neutral space where competitors and payment methods can work together to create an open standard for AI agentic commerce. Bitcoin pulls back to $64,000 after hitting monthly high as bears take control
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 10:35
Profit-taking after bitcoin hit a $65,500 monthly high combined with fresh Iranian strikes on U.S. bases sent crypto lower, with bears leading price action across most tokens. Tether invests $20 million in Argentine neobank Ualá as it expands Latin America push
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 10:12
Ualá’s CEO clarified Tether is acting solely as a financial investor, citing current regional regulations preventing any immediate USDT integration. U.S. adds four Iran central bank crypto wallets to sanctions, Tether freezes $131 million of contents
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 10:07
The freeze targets TRON-based addresses that held over $165 million, preventing those specific funds from being transferred or redeemed. Live updates: ZachXBT calls hardware wallets complete garbage; BTC steady after Korea rate hike
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 06:20
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT came down heavily on hardware wallets. BTC traded steady near $65,000 after South Korea's rate hike. Live updates: Bitcoin slips back to $64,000 after Korea rate hike, ahead of U.S. data
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 06:20
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT came down heavily on hardware wallets. BTC traded steady near $65,000 after South Korea's rate hike. Live updates: Bitcoin holding $64,000 as AI momentum stocks continue to tumble
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 06:20
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT came down heavily on hardware wallets. BTC traded steady near $65,000 after South Korea's rate hike. U.S. Senate unanimously opposes clemency for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Jul. 16. 06:00
The nonbinding resolution passed without objection after Bankman-Fried asked for clemency, months after Trump pardoned other major crypto figures, including Changpeng Zhao and Ross Ulbricht. 
