Bitcoin (BTC) has been counting down to its next bottom for nearly two months, a classic onchain metric suggests. Key points: BTC supply in loss passed 50% for the first time this bear market in early June. In previous bear markets, that event sparked a countdown to a new BTC price macro bottom. Separate data … Read more
European authorities added 14 crypto companies to the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework register in the second post-deadline update, signaling a slower licensing pace after an initial surge. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its interim MiCA register on Thursday, bringing the total number of licensed crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to 294. The … Read more
More than $1 out of every $10 of the world’s tokenized US Treasuries is issued by a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. That places the small Caribbean territory behind only the United States as a key jurisdiction for the rapidly growing asset class, according to BVI Finance. BVI Finance’s Destination Digital report in … Read more
Kaspersky has uncovered a new malware framework targeting cryptocurrency investors. Dubbed “OkoBot,” the malware initiates an infection chain that starts with social engineering tactics such as ClickFix, which tricks users into running malicious commands, or trojanized GitHub apps that deliver a backdoor to infected devices, the cybersecurity company wrote in a Wednesday report. The malware … Read more
France’s Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ), or the National Gambling Authority, has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket. Prediction websites are considered illegal gambling, the ANJ said in a Friday press release. The regulator said that Polymarket’s operations are not authorized in France and that advertising unauthorized gambling sites constitutes a criminal … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $62,500 at Friday’s Wall Street open as stocks took a fresh hit from the US-Iran war. Key points: Bitcoin gives traders a sense of deja-vu as local highs spark rejection and rangebound moves continue. The US-Iran war pushes stocks and crypto lower. A bear-market trend line is now in place as … Read more
In a move that has sent ripples across the entire cryptocurrency landscape, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially approved key filings for spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This monumental decision, which occurred today, July 18, 2026, bridges the gap between traditional finance and the burgeoning world of decentralized digital assets, heralding a … Read more
Update (July 17, 11:59 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a response from the White House. Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the more outspoken voices in the US Congress associating digital assets with illicit activities, has called on President Donald Trump to release additional information on his crypto investments ahead of a … Read more
Stablecoins have long been pitched as a faster way to move dollars across borders. In Bolivia, they’re increasingly becoming a way to access dollars in the first place. The country’s recent proposal to recognize Tether’s USDt (USDT) for payments underscores how economic instability is driving adoption in many emerging markets. Elsewhere, Bitcoin miners are discovering … Read more
The trust behind reimbursing creditors with ties to defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX announced that its next distribution of funds would start on July 31. In a Friday notice, the FTX Recovery Trust and crypto exchange said that they would distribute about $900 million to claimants in the recovery plan’s “convenience and non-convenience classes.” Eligible creditors … Read more