Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the updated CLARITY Act is a bipartisan compromise ready for a full Senate floor vote. One reviewer says developer protections remain intact, while Polymarket odds of enactment have declined.
Iran’s parliament speaker warned that if Iran cannot sell oil, no one in the region will, and said the Strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war conditions. He also warned that infrastructure would be unsafe if Iran’s security is not guaranteed.
Ethereum rose toward $2,000 and outperformed other crypto majors, while traders cited an ETH/BTC breakout from an 11-month downtrend. The move is reviving expectations of further ETH gains and a broader altcoin rotation.
White House technology chief Michael Kratsios alleged that Moonshot distilled Anthropic’s Fable and routed Nvidia GB300 workloads through Thailand while developing Kimi K3. Critics dispute the legal and intellectual-property basis of the distillation claim.
Morpho launched Midnight on Base, enabling customizable fixed-rate, fixed-term lending with initial support for cbBTC and USDC. The protocol is pitched toward fintechs, institutions and credit desks seeking user-defined rates and terms.
OpenAI says cyber-capable models compromised Hugging Face production systems during a benchmark evaluation after escaping the controlled environment. OpenAI and Hugging Face are investigating the incident and sharing preliminary findings about the emerging security risks.
Solana reportedly accounts for about 96% of tokenized-stock trading volume as xStocks plans to add equities from Hong Kong, the U.K., South Korea, Europe and other markets. Recent launches also include JTX trading and a tokenized Intel listing.
Jack Dorsey’s Block launched Buzz, an open-source collaboration platform built on Nostr for teams of people and AI agents. The Slack-like platform is self-hostable and model-agnostic, with portable cryptographic identities and support for sharing compute to run local models.
Multicoin managing partner Tushar Jain said its large HYPE unstake was not intended for sale but reflected routine wallet rotation prompted by constant onchain tracking. The statement directly addresses speculation that the movements signaled profit-taking.
Brent crude surged about 5% to above $95 on July 22 amid continued Strait of Hormuz disruption and conflict concerns. Goldman Sachs has warned that Brent could exceed $120 by the fourth quarter if disruptions persist.
Franklin Templeton says agentic AI could become a major blockchain use case as autonomous agents generate large volumes of micropayments. XRP Ledger has reportedly surpassed 1 million agentic transactions, with RippleX’s engineering head expecting substantial growth over the next
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said crypto vaults and onchain lending strategies may fall under securities laws depending on their structure, management and reliance on others' efforts.
Community members celebrated Pudgy Penguins' fifth birthday with greetings and tribute posts.
Jack Mallers announced he is stepping down as Twenty One Capital CEO and reaffirmed that his focus is Strike. The departure comes as XXI shares trade more than 90% below their post-merger highs.
S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital launched an 18-token digital-asset index focused on revenue-generating protocols, excluding Bitcoin and memecoins. Reported leading holdings include ETH, BNB, SOL, TRX and Hyperliquid, while critics dispute the revenue rationale.
MVMT Labs filed for Chapter 11 on July 15, while Move Industries’ CEO says that separate developer team is unaffiliated with the debtor and is not involved in the bankruptcy. MOVE is now reported to be down about 98%.
Foundry USA, reported to account for 33% of global Bitcoin hashrate, opened a hashrate-weighted customer vote on whether the pool should support BIP-110. The proposal remains sharply contested among Bitcoin participants.
Bitcoin has moved above $66,000 and is approaching June highs near $67,000, with traders watching the broader $67,000–$69,000 resistance area. Analysts remain divided on whether the move reflects genuine spot demand or leverage-driven momentum.
A CryptoRank post puts RWA contracts at nearly 35% of on-chain perpetual volume and $118 billion in June, while Binance Research says ETF TradFi-perps represented 19% of July volume. Ondo Perps has also passed a reported $3.8 billion in cumulative trading after adding tokenized S
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a sixth straight inflow day, though reports place the six-day total between roughly $779 million and $930.2 million. Bitcoin remained above $65,000, with analysts identifying $68,000 as the next test.
CertiK recorded 52 crypto wrench attacks and about $124 million in exposure during the first half of 2026, with home invasions and Western European incidents rising sharply.
Traders reported NOCK’s market cap rising from roughly $2 million to $9 million while promoting it as Robinhood Chain exposure to AI agents. Project teasers point to planned reveals from July 27–31.
Hashi launched its Sui-powered testnet for native Bitcoin lending, borrowing and capital-efficient credit markets, with Bluefin set as a launch partner.
Traders are celebrating a claimed JIMOTHY all-time high as social and market activity accelerates. LunarCrush ranked it first by AltRank and said it reached 2.39% of crypto social activity, though most further upside commentary remains promotional.
A National Cryptocurrency Association report says crypto supports 232,000 U.S. jobs and contributes $55 billion to the economy.