Trading
ETF
BlackRock earned $82M while its crypto funds erased $30B – now it wants inside your wallet
BlackRock spot funds remained profitable through the selloff, but its 2030 target depends on businesses beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Mining
Bitcoin miner AI pivot hits roadblock with New York 50 MW permit freeze
New York’s moratorium could become a model for restrictions that make mining-site conversions slower and more expensive.
Digital Asset Treasuries
BitMine made $46 million staking Ethereum then lost twice that betting on it
Staking generated nearly all quarterly revenue as the company issued billions of dollars in stock to finance a treasury sitting $8.2 billion below cost.
Stablecoins
US turns stablecoin issuer Tether into a financial weapon against Iran, freezing nearly $500 million
Tether’s ability to blacklist wallets has given U.S. authorities a new point of control over offshore digital funds.
Macro
Bitcoin pushes toward $65,000 on US inflation relief that may already be fading
BTC jumped after a softer CPI report, though escalating US-Iran hostilities could revive inflation and rate concerns.
Legislation
Trump puts Senate on a 24-day clock to find 60 votes for America’s crypto CLARITY Act rulebook
The CLARITY Act still faces unresolved ethics provisions, a difficult vote count and a shrinking congressional calendar.
Tokenization
Crypto exchanges are becoming the new distribution channel for Wall Street assets
Tokenized assets led exchange listings in early 2026 as trading in stock- and commodity-linked crypto products reached record levels.
Analysis
Bitcoin falls below $63,000 as markets give Hormuz traffic just 3% chance to normalize by August
Polymarket odds imply only a 3% chance that Hormuz traffic returns to normal by July 31 as crude approaches $80 a barrel.
Market
XRP loses $700 million in futures bets while XRPL builds a $4 billion institutional pipeline
The token’s struggling price performance comes as ETF inflows reverse and wallet growth stalls, putting XRPL’s institutional strategy in focus.
ETF
Bitcoin’s $64,000 rebound is outrunning ETF demand despite a $197 million inflow
Bitcoin rose above $64,000 during the week, while analysts said one week of ETF inflows was too little to establish a broader demand recovery.
AI
CoreWeave’s $20 billion funding haul shows why Bitcoin is losing the competition for liquidity
CoreWeave’s financing haul shows how AI is pulling capital and liquidity away from Bitcoin.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Bitcoin’s $10 billion credit market keeps growing after its first major selloff
Strategy and Strive preferred shares plunged below par in June, but record trading and Metaplanet’s Japan plans show the market is still expanding.
