Cryptocurrency News
- Kenya Investigates President William Ruto Website Breach as Hackers Demand 5 Bitcoin
- Latam Insights: Unpacking Bolivia’s Stablecoin Push, Venezuela’s Massive P2P Market, and Argentina’s Libra Crackdown
- Canada Crypto Week Returns July 20–26, Celebrating the Future of Web3, Digital Assets and AI
- The Target Is Pix: Why the US Is Imposing Unprecedented Tariffs Over Brazil’s Free Payment System
- This Group of Four Now Dominates Over 70% of a Key Blockchain Resource
- Bitcoin Sentiment Is Turning Bullish — But It’s Too Early to Celebrate: Report
- Ocean Mining VP Jason Hughes: BIP-110 on Track to Fail as Miner Signaling Stays Below 1%
- SBI Holdings Takes Majority Stake in Singapore’s Coinhako After MAS Approval
- Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork
- Bitcoin Price Falls Under $63,000 on U.S.-Iran Strikes and Trump’s China Charge, but Onchain Data Points to Buyers
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Kenya Investigates President William Ruto Website Breach as Hackers Demand 5 Bitcoin
Bitcoin News - 19 July 2026, 11:30 am
Hackers briefly disabled the official website of Kenyan President William Ruto on July 18, demanded a ransom of five bitcoins and threatened to leak unspecified data if not paid. Government Response Triggered Kenya’s government is investigating a cybersecurity breach that briefly disabled the official website of President William Ruto on July 18, with attackers defacing…Read More
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Latam Insights: Unpacking Bolivia’s Stablecoin Push, Venezuela’s Massive P2P Market, and Argentina’s Libra Crackdown
Bitcoin News - 19 July 2026, 10:30 am
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Bolivia evaluates Tether’s USDT inclusion in its payment system, Venezuela’s crypto P2P economy reaches new highs, and an Argentine federal judge issues new fund freezes in the Libra case. Bolivia Evaluates Integrating USDT…Read More
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Canada Crypto Week Returns July 20–26, Celebrating the Future of Web3, Digital Assets and AI
Bitcoin News - 19 July 2026, 9:33 am
Canada’s largest week-long gathering of conferences, networking events, and community experiences. TORONTO, ON – Canada Crypto Week returns July 20–26, 2026, for its sixth year, bringing together dozens of events across Canada focused on cryptocurrency, digital assets, and artificial intelligence. The week connects entrepreneurs, builders, investors, and institutions through a diverse lineup of events taking…Read More
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The Target Is Pix: Why the US Is Imposing Unprecedented Tariffs Over Brazil’s Free Payment System
Bitcoin News - 19 July 2026, 9:30 am
The decision, applied under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, was taken by the USTR after a year-long investigation that found certain circumstances in Brazil, including Pix payments, were “unreasonable” and burdened or restricted “the commerce of American farmers, workers, innovators, and exporters.” USTR Applies 25% Tariffs on Brazilian Goods with Pix Payments…Read More
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This Group of Four Now Dominates Over 70% of a Key Blockchain Resource
Bitcoin News - 19 July 2026, 7:30 am
Four Bitcoin mining pools, Foundry Digital, AntPool, ViaBTC, and F2Pool, controlled more than 70% of the network’s hashrate as of a June 23, 2026 snapshot from miningpoolstats.stream. The concentration is increasingly described as a two-tier market favoring institutional clients, prompting independent miners to quietly reconsider which pools they point their machines to. Bitcoin mining is…Read More
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Bitcoin Sentiment Is Turning Bullish — But It’s Too Early to Celebrate: Report
Bitcoin Magazine - 17 July 2026, 7:07 pm
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Sentiment Is Turning Bullish — But It’s Too Early to Celebrate: Report CoinShares has said that while investors have put money in crypto funds again, the Bitcoin price may still struggle. This post Bitcoin Sentiment Is Turning Bullish — But It’s Too Early to Celebrate: Report first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and…Read More
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Ocean Mining VP Jason Hughes: BIP-110 on Track to Fail as Miner Signaling Stays Below 1%
Bitcoin Magazine - 17 July 2026, 5:45 pm
Bitcoin Magazine Ocean Mining VP Jason Hughes: BIP-110 on Track to Fail as Miner Signaling Stays Below 1% Ocean Mining’s VP of Development and Engineering Jason Hughes argues BIP-110 lacks measurable consensus, with node signaling at 7-15% and hashrate support under 1% ahead of the critical block 961632 window. This post Ocean Mining VP Jason…Read More
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SBI Holdings Takes Majority Stake in Singapore’s Coinhako After MAS Approval
Bitcoin Magazine - 17 July 2026, 5:38 pm
Bitcoin Magazine SBI Holdings Takes Majority Stake in Singapore’s Coinhako After MAS Approval SBI Holdings has acquired a majority stake in Singapore’s Coinhako after MAS approval, strengthening its push to build a cross-border digital asset network across Japan and Southeast Asia. This post SBI Holdings Takes Majority Stake in Singapore’s Coinhako After MAS Approval first…Read More
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Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork
Bitcoin Magazine - 17 July 2026, 3:58 pm
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork Foundry Digital said it will allow clients who use its Bitcoin mining pool to vote on BIP-110. This post Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew…Read More
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Bitcoin Price Falls Under $63,000 on U.S.-Iran Strikes and Trump’s China Charge, but Onchain Data Points to Buyers
Bitcoin Magazine - 17 July 2026, 1:34 pm
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Falls Under $63,000 on U.S.-Iran Strikes and Trump’s China Charge, but Onchain Data Points to Buyers Bitcoin price fell below $63,000 as U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed U.S.-China tensions sparked a broader risk-off sell-off, though analysts say resilient onchain data and renewed ETF inflows suggest buyers are quickly stepping back…Read More