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Live updates: Bitcoin holds $62,600 as the Iran conflict reignites and CPI looms
Trump reinstated the Hormuz blockade, sending oil higher and rate-hike bets up, reversing the peace trade that helped bitcoin recover in early July. Today's inflation print is the next test.
U.S. government moves $288 million in seized bitcoin, ether to Coinbase Prime
Coins from the Farace and BTC-e seizures moved through fresh wallets before landing on the exchange, despite president Donald Trump's previous no-sell reserve order.
Solo bitcoin miner makes $200,000 using $150 equipment
Solo Bitcoin mining has surged, with 24 blocks found in the past 12 months, a 41% increase year over year.
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt to report for military training: Report
Witt’s departure comes during a critical moment for the CLARITY Act, with deputy director Harry Jung expected to assume his responsibilities.
US government moves $297M in seized Bitcoin, Ether to Coinbase Prime
The transfers have raised questions over Trump’s Bitcoin reserve pledge, though deposits to Coinbase Prime do not confirm an impending sale.
Bitcoin slips as traders lift July Fed rate hike bets ahead of Inflation report
Major cryptocurrencies have dropped by 2% or more in 24 hours as traders boosted bets of a July Fed rate hike.
Thai's scammer's $122M wallet, Japan embraces crypto credit: Asia Express
Bitcoin backed mortgages and stablecoin yield are hot topics in Japan right now, as Hyundai experiments with Avalanche for global stablecoin transfers. Asia Express
CLARITY Act gains second law enforcement endorsement before Senate push
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association expressed support for the CLARITY Act but urged changes to the legislation’s language.
Bitcoin Covenants Part 4: OP_CHECKSIGFROMSTACK and OP_CAT
OP_CSFS authenticates signatures over arbitrary data. OP_CAT concatenates stack values into a single message. Together, they let Bitcoin scripts verify transaction structure at spend time, without pre
Global law firm launches MiCA compliance tool as crypto companies navigate new EU rules
Reed Smith’s Aquarius platform automates regulatory filings and legal workflows as demand for MiCA compliance tools grows across Europe.
Binance.US CEO says exchange is rebuilding, eyes return to 20% U.S. market share
Binance.US is betting ultra-low fees, new regulated products and deeper liquidity will help it regain customers after two years of regulatory setbacks.
Franklin Crypto CIO says crypto prices are disconnected from fundamentals
Institutional adoption of crypto is accelerating even as digital asset prices fail to reflect the industry's strongest fundamentals in years, Seth Ginns said.
TeraWulf CEO: 'Not All Megawatts Are Created Equally' in AI Race
TeraWulf says its $19 billion AI hosting agreement with Anthropic underscores its transformation from a Bitcoin miner into an AI infrastructure company.
Trump's crypto riches loom over Clarity Act talks to ban conflicts for U.S. officials
Discussion among Democrats have fixed on the president's personal gains when hashing out the crypto market structure bill's ethics provision.
Bolivia mulls recognizing USDT as payment currency amid dollar shortage
As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world’s largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade.
Hyundai completes USDT treasury settlement pilot between US and Mexico
Hyundai completed a proof-of-concept using Tether's USDT to settle a cross-border treasury transfer between its US and Mexican subsidiaries, highlighting growing enterprise interest in stablecoin-base
Mizuho says Circle bank approval doesn't solve USDC growth, stablecoin competition risks
Japanese investment bank Mizuho reiterated its neutral rating on Circle, saying OCC approval for a national trust bank doesn't address slowing USDC growth or rising competition.
Donald Trump invokes US senator’s death to push crypto bill
With the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and another senator hospitalized, Republicans’ current majority in the chamber has been reduced to 51-47, likely requiring more Democratic support to pass cryp