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U.S. CFTC moves to stop Kalshi from canceling trades as ordered by Michigan court

Some U.S. Senate Democrats come out against Clarity Act, calling it a 'corrupt' bill

Binance bets on becoming a crypto 'super app' as stablecoins reshape growth

The Clarity Act isn't a ticket to sanctions evasion, actually

Mizuho downgrades Circle to underperform, cuts price target to $50 on Open USD threat

Wikipedia blackout could hurt how AI engines like ChatGPT understand crypto

U.S., UK move to align rules for tokenized finance across world's largest financial markets

JPMorgan says Hyperliquid's rise threatens Circle's USDC economics

Ethereum Foundation spinout EthSystems targets banks with blockchain privacy technology

For pension funds, tokenization’s real play is balance-sheet management, Fidelity’s Lai says

Hut 8 price target hiked to $165 at Benchmark as AI pivot reshapes valuation

U.S. June CPI fell 0.4%, likely cooling move toward Fed rate hikes

ECB picks firms including Deutsche Bank, Revolut for digital euro pilot

Japan’s biggest card network taps Circle to bring stablecoins to 40 million merchants

U.S.-Iran escalation weighs on bitcoin, stocks as oil climbs

Bitcoin's BIP-110 sparked a fight over who gets to decide the future of Bitcoin

Prediction markets just crushed traditional sportsbooks in a massive $50 billion World Cup breakout

Bitcoin’s great rotation: Long-term holders pass supply to a new generation of buyers

Bitcoin steadies at $62,600 as South Koreans flee stocks rout for crypto

XRP and ether bulls are getting louder as prices fall, signaling more trouble ahead

Three US senators oppose CLARITY Act on ethics grounds with vote expected soon

Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly said the chamber will consider a vote on the crypto market structure bill before Aug. 10, though it’s unclear whether it has enough Democratic support to pass.

Velocity raises $38M to build stablecoin treasury infrastructure for enterprises

Backed by Dragonfly, FirstMark and Coinbase Ventures, the startup is expanding software that helps businesses integrate stablecoins into treasury and payment workflows.

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

US, UK treasuries to align transatlantic rules on tokenization and stablecoins

The two governments issued recommendations on the treatment of digital assets as the US prepares to implement a 2025 law on payment stablecoins.

UK government defers capital gains on certain crypto with ‘no gain, no loss’ approach

The change in tax policy, expected to effect about 700,000 people in the UK, is tied to the disposal of crypto in lending and liquidity pools.

JCB signs Circle MOU to test stablecoin payments in Japan

The companies will explore using USDC for JCB’s cross-border treasury operations and merchant payments in Japan as regulated stablecoin adoption gains momentum.

CleanSpark shares jump 22% after $6.6B Georgia data center lease

The Bitcoin miner’s Georgia agreement with an undisclosed investment-grade technology company expands its footprint in AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.

Anchorage Digital expands Tron support with institutional TRX staking

Institutions can now stake Tron's native token directly from Anchorage's custody platform as the company expands support for one of the largest USDT settlement networks.

Bitcoin jumps on lowest US CPI since 2020 as traders stay wary of $64K failure

BTC price action returned to $64,000 on low US CPI inflation but traders stayed wary of rejection at key resistance.

OpenAI quietly adds Kalshi World Cup odds to ChatGPT: Report

OpenAI’s ChatGPT now displays Kalshi’s World Cup prediction market odds in search results, marking the AI firm’s first reported deal with a prediction market platform.

Strategy became a symbol of the dot-com crash: Could history repeat?

MicroStrategy blew up during the dot-com era, before Michael Saylor transformed it into the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Did he learn his lesson?

Humanity Protocol to prioritize operational security following $36M hack

Humanity Protocol’s founder said they will refocus on operational security, as malicious actors are switching from smart contract vulnerabilities to exploiting human behavior.

ABA, state banking groups push back on CLARITY Act stablecoin yield provisions

ABA and state banking associations published a joint letter calling for more detail on the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield provisions, ahead of the bill’s House hearing on Friday.

Solana community lead enters UK by-election with onchain transparency pitch

Superteam UK lead Stephen “Cap” Newnham is taking on Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election with pledges on pension reform and onchain transparency.

ECB picks 36 payment providers to test digital euro ahead of 2027 pilot

The European Central Bank will beta test a digital euro with 36 providers, including Revolut, after the project drew more than 50 applications.

AI has not triggered DeFi ‘hackpocalypse,’ Dragonfly partner says

Total value stolen and median hack size are declining compared to 2025, signaling that the AI hacking apocalypse was a false alarm, argued Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi.

Hobby-level miner bags $200K solo BTC block with budget Bitaxe rig

A solo Bitcoin miner secured a $200,000 block reward with a budget mining rig, pushing payouts to hobby-level miners to $4.7 million for the past year.

Bitcoin bear market will bottom when two-month RSI metric hits zero, trader predicts

Bitcoin RSI continued to copy previous bear markets as a trader predicted that historical BTC price bottom signals would "happen again" in 2026.

South Korea to test tokenized government bonds with CBDC in 2027

South Korea will test tokenized government bonds linked to the Bank of Korea’s wholesale CBDC system in 2027 as token securities rules take effect.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs post $425M outflow after brief rebound

US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their largest single-day outflows in July, with $424.66 million leaving the funds, reversing a brief return to positive weekly flows.

DeepMind CEO Says AGI Will Be Bigger Than Electricity or Fire

Demis Hassabis says artificial general intelligence is only a few years away and proposes a new U.S. standards body to test frontier AI models before release.

Bitcoin Ticks Up to $64K Following Largest Inflation Slowdown in Six Years

Consumer prices cooled more than expected in June, yet geopolitical tensions continue to cast a shadow over crypto prices

UK to Defer Capital Gains Tax on DeFi Lending, Liquidity Pool Deposits

Moving crypto into a lending protocol or liquidity pool won’t count as a taxable disposal, deferring the charge until a real cash-out.

Morning Minute: Saylor's Strategy Hoards Cash, Doesn't Buy BTC

Strategy’s Bitcoin-buying machine stayed in neutral, while BTC and crypto majors chop and oil spikes ahead of a key CPI print this morning.

US Government Moves $288M in Seized Crypto to Coinbase Prime

The seized coins landed at the government's custodian, which stops short of a sale but has revived questions about Trump's no-sell pledge.

Stop Over-Prompting: OpenAI’s New GPT-5.6 Guidelines Change Everything

Forget the XML blocks and persistence scripts. OpenAI’s new prompting guide says define the destination, set the stopping conditions, and get out of the way.

Protesters March on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind Demanding AI Development Pause

About 200 protesters marched through San Francisco on Saturday, calling on leading AI companies to halt development of more powerful models over concerns about AI safety, jobs, and the environment.

New Hampshire Follows Bitcoin Reserve With 'Blockchain Basic Laws' Signing

New Hampshire's newly-signed crypto law introduces protections for users, miners, and stakers within its boundaries.

Claude's Personality Changes Depending on the Model—And the Language You Speak

According to new Anthropic research, Claude consistently expresses different values across models and languages.

Democratic Opposition to Clarity Act Grows in Crypto Bill's Do-or-Die Final Weeks

Democrats are mounting a final case against the Clarity Act centered on its lack of language restricting Trump's sprawling crypto fortune.

Bolivia Is Considering Adding Tether's USDT Stablecoin to National Payments System: Report

South American nation Bolivia is considering the use of the largest dollar-backed stablecoin, USDT, per a local report.

'The Odyssey' Director Chris Nolan: Young Audiences are Rejecting 'AI Slop'

The younger generation's judgment of AI has been “immediate and harsh,” according to the Oscar-winning director.

Robinhood Chain's Early Momentum Is Being Driven By Meme Coins, Not Tokenized Stocks

Robinhood Chain traders are reaching for Tendies over Apple.

This Is How Much Your Boyfriend Is Spending on AI Girlfriends

Romantic AI companion apps have brought in nearly half a billion dollars as users pay for virtual partners, flirting, and digital intimacy.

BitMine Buys $49 Million in Ethereum as Tom Lee Hails Early Robinhood Chain Demand

According to BitMine Chairman Tom Lee, Ethereum is benefiting from the early success of the Robinhood Chain layer-2 network.

Strategy Pads Cash Reserves to $3 Billion, Skipping Bitcoin Buy for Third Week

Strategy went another week without buying Bitcoin, focusing instead on lifting its cash reserves to $3 billion via common stock proceeds.

Bank of Thailand Flags Abnormal Stablecoin Trades in 'Grey Economy' Crackdown

Data analytics flagged stablecoin transfers meant to evade scrutiny, the central bank says, handing the findings to the securities regulator.

Morning Minute: BTC and ETH ETFs Flip Green After Lengthy Outflow Stretch

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs closed their first positive week since May, but a big week ahead will likely determine crypto's near-term fate.

Chinese Prosecutors Float Treating Crypto Mixer, Privacy Coin Use as Sign of Money Laundering

An article in the top prosecutors' paper urges new blockchain evidence rules, presumptions of intent, and a state platform to sell seized coins.

How to Make Product Ads With AI for TikTok and YouTube—For (Almost) Free

One product photo, three AI tools, and about 20 minutes: Here's the full workflow for generating a sales video without a camera, a model, or a studio.

XRP Enters AI Agent Payments Push as Ripple Joins x402 Foundation

Ripple has joined the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member, placing XRP and RLUSD within an industry effort to develop internet-native payments for AI agents, APIs, and applications. The Linux Foundation-backed initiative launched with 40 members focused on creating an open payment standard for automated commerce. Why Ripple Joined the x402 Foundation Ripple announced on […]

Czechia Blocks Polymarket as Unlicensed Gambling, Ordering a 15-Day ISP Shutdown

The Czech Republic has become the latest European country to block Polymarket as unlicensed gambling, adding the crypto-based prediction market to its official blocklist and giving internet providers 15 days to cut access. Another European door closes as Gibraltar’s opens The Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its List of Unauthorized Internet Games on Monday, […]

3 Dota 2 Survivors Advance as Rune Eaters Stuns Virtus.pro at EWC 2026

Team Liquid, Rune Eaters Esports, and LGD Gaming survived elimination Tuesday at the Esports World Cup 2026 Dota 2 tournament, while an integrity review postponed the remaining July 14 series. 3 Teams Keep Their Playoff Hopes Alive The Survival Stage at the Esports World Cup in Paris began with 12 teams competing for the tournament’s […]

Was Satoshi a Lone Genius or a Secret Team? ChatGPT, Grok and Claude Decide

More than seventeen years after Bitcoin’s launch, the question of whether Satoshi Nakamoto was a single individual or part of a coordinated group remains one of the protocol’s most consequential unsolved mysteries. So we asked five of today’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) models to settle the debate. 5 AI Models Asked if Satoshi Worked Alone […]

Bitcoin Bulls Drive BTC Near $65,000 Despite Middle East Strikes as Shorts Collapse

Bitcoin staged a sharp intraday turnaround, climbing from under $63,000 to peak at $64,913 before stabilizing around $64,500. This 4.2% gain pushed the total crypto market capitalization past $2.3 trillion. Inside the Intraday Rally In a remarkable turnaround, bitcoin reversed its Monday losses and came close to breaching the $65,000 mark even as turmoil in […]

US Government Shifts $12.36M in ETH, USDC and USDT to Coinbase After Monday’s BTC Move

The U.S. government moved $12.36 million in ether, USDC and USDT out of a Bitfinex hack seizure wallet on Tuesday, July 14, sending the funds to Coinbase Prime and one unlabeled address, according to Arkham Intelligence data. The transfer follows Monday’s movement of roughly 3,941 BTC to Coinbase Prime, giving the government two straight days […]

Interactive Brokers Unleashes Stablecoin Rails, Slashes Crypto Trading Costs

Interactive Brokers announced a major expansion of its digital asset footprint on Tuesday, introducing nine new trading tokens and unveiling bidirectional account funding through prominent stablecoins. The Connecticut-based brokerage firm aims to streamline how global investors manage cryptocurrency positions alongside traditional equities, options, and futures contracts. Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), the automated global broker that […]

Anchorage Digital Expands TRON Support With Native TRX Staking and TRC-20 Assets

San Francisco, July 14, 2026 — Anchorage Digital, home to America’s first federally chartered crypto bank, today announced expanded support for the TRON Network with native TRX staking and custody for TRC-20 assets. The expansion enables institutions to securely custody TRON-based assets and participate in network staking through the same regulated platform they already use […]

Kweather and Flare Build On-Chain Weather Finance Pilot With Potential XRP Integration

South Korean weather platform Kweather and blockchain network Flare have signed a Letter of Intent to launch a pilot project that brings real-world meteorological data on-chain. Bringing Weather Data On-Chain Weather data firm Kweather and blockchain network Flare have signed a Letter of Intent to launch a pilot project aimed at publishing verified meteorological data […]

‘We Do Not Want to Be in the Bailout Business’: Fed Chair Warns Crypto Is on Its Own

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh told the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday that the central bank has no interest in bailing out crypto or stablecoins if the sector faces a run, drawing a firm line during his first congressional testimony since taking the job. Warsh appeared before the committee for the Fed’s Semi-Annual Monetary […]