Cryptocurrency News
- One Year Later, CLARITY Act Remains Stuck in Senate as Crypto Rules Stall
- France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket After French Traffic Surges to 578,000 Visits
- FTX Plans to Pay Creditors $900 Million as Fifth Distribution Starts on July 31
- ‘The Only Way’: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Champions Self-Custody to Reach 1 Billion Users
- Saylor Rejects BIP 110, Warns Softfork Threatens Bitcoin’s Neutral Rules
- 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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One Year Later, CLARITY Act Remains Stuck in Senate as Crypto Rules Stall
Bitcoin News - 18 July 2026, 11:30 pm
One year after bipartisan House passage, a Federal Hall hearing renewed the push for the CLARITY Act, underscoring Washington’s failure to turn support for digital asset innovation into a functioning regulatory framework as Senate action remains uncertain. One Year Later, the CLARITY Act Remains Unfinished One year after the House passed the CLARITY Act, the…Read More
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France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket After French Traffic Surges to 578,000 Visits
Bitcoin News - 18 July 2026, 10:40 pm
France’s national gaming regulator has ordered internet service providers to completely block access to the crypto-based prediction site Polymarket. Polymarket Traffic from French IP Addresses Surges France’s national gaming regulator announced Friday it has ordered internet service providers to completely block access to Polymarket, escalating a crackdown on the prediction platform over fears of rampant…Read More
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FTX Plans to Pay Creditors $900 Million as Fifth Distribution Starts on July 31
Bitcoin News - 18 July 2026, 9:36 pm
FTX Trading Ltd. and the FTX Recovery Trust will send roughly $900 million to creditors starting July 31, 2026, marking the estate’s fifth major distribution since the exchange’s 2022 collapse. The payout covers eligible holders of allowed claims in the Convenience and Non-Convenience Classes who met requirements by the June 16 Record Date. Bitgo, Kraken…Read More
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‘The Only Way’: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Champions Self-Custody to Reach 1 Billion Users
Bitcoin News - 18 July 2026, 8:30 pm
Coinbase CEO Brian Armmsgtong stressed that self-custody wallets were essential for reaching cryptocurrency adoption in the billions, praising the simplicity of entering markets that lack clear regulations. Agentic adoption, a future growth avenue, also benefits from self-custody, he pointed out. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Stresses Relevance of Self-Custody Wallets To Get Billions into Crypto While…Read More
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Saylor Rejects BIP 110, Warns Softfork Threatens Bitcoin’s Neutral Rules
Bitcoin News - 18 July 2026, 7:34 pm
Strategy founder Michael Saylor published a lengthy essay Saturday rejecting BIP 110, a proposed Bitcoin softfork that would temporarily restrict several types of transactions carrying non-payment data. Saylor’s essay lists 100 numbered arguments against the proposal, which he says amounts to using Bitcoin’s consensus rules to discourage a disputed but currently valid category of transactions.…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