Crypto exchange Bybit announced Thursday it has launched a locally operated platform in Indonesia after acquiring a majority stake in digital asset firm PT Enkripsi Teknologi Handal, formerly known as NOBI. The deal saw NOBI rebranded as Bybit Indonesia. The crypto exchange said it plans to introduce its services in phases, starting with 500 cryptocurrency … Read more
Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan is seeking a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia after authorities probed his Forest City tech community over allegations it was hosting Israeli citizens using second passports. Malaysia’s Home Affairs Ministry said Tuesday it was investigating Srinivasan’s start-up community in Johor following claims it included Israelis in violation of immigration laws. … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator is in talks with federal regulators to settle allegations that he used nonpublic information to profit from bets on Kalshi markets tied to the president’s speeches, ABC News reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, Gabriel Perez, a technical assistant who has operated … Read more
Injective said Thursday it has filed a transfer agent registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to bring one of the core record-keeping functions of securities markets onto blockchain infrastructure. Transfer agents are a core part of US market infrastructure, maintaining shareholder records and tracking changes in securities ownership. Injective, a layer-1 blockchain … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) cooled off with US stocks on Thursday as tech selling tempered gains from low inflation. Key points: Bitcoin follows US stocks as they come off local highs sparked by bullish US inflation data. Tech sell pressure contributes to slowing momentum as retail investors take profits. The BTC price rebound is seen rejecting at … Read more
June 2026 was brutal for the crypto market. Bitcoin (BTC) fell more than 20%, hitting a 21-month low, while spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a record $4.5 billion in outflows. That did not stop users from spending a record $324 million on onchain gacha during the month, according to Blockworks Research. A year earlier, the monthly … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are posing a challenge to the incumbent global card payments infrastructure that is struggling to process high-frequency micropayments, according to a joint report released by payments giant Visa and investment thesis platform Artemis. The joint report published Wednesday found that traditional cards were built for human commerce with low-frequency transactions, which … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) “cycle peak buyers” could already be pointing the way to the next bear-market bottom. Key points: Bitcoin hodlers who bought BTC one to two years ago are cooling selling pressure. The cohort’s realized losses have led to market bottoms once their uptrend reverses, Glassnode data shows. Speculators’ cost basis reinforces the next BTC … Read more
Something shocking happened in the crypto market today, Thursday, July 16, 2026. Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency, saw a sudden, massive price drop. It felt like the market panicked. We’re talking about a drop that happened very quickly, shaking up a lot of investors. This wasn’t a slow decline. It was a flash crash. Prices went … Read more
US President Donald Trump is set to meet with several senators at the White House on Thursday to discuss progress on the crypto market structure bill. According to Politico, Senator Bernie Moreno said a group of senators will brief the president on the bill and “its path to success.” Senator Cynthia Lummis will also attend, … Read more