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Bitcoin beside a CLARITY Act document and judge’s gavel, with the U.S. Capitol and American flag in the background.

Regulation Bearish

Senator Lummis says with CLARITY “your crypto stays yours” – but bankruptcy shields have limits

Section 701 would place qualifying assets held for customers in Chapter 7 customer-property rules, while classification and title-transfer clauses still matter.

1 hour ago

Monumental Ethereum emblem inside a nearly complete circular progress ring in a Bitmine-branded financial tower.

Digital Asset Treasuries ETH +1.38%

BitMine gets 98% of revenue from staking as a decade-long contract complicates an early exit

Ethereum Tower can keep its 2% interest and may elect continuing fees or a formula-based payment after a covered termination.

2 hours ago

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss stand in front of the US Capitol with Donald Trump, FEC documents, and Bitcoin coins symbolizing their $10 million MAGA Inc. donation.

People BTC +1.86%

Winklevoss twins gave Trump’s super PAC $10 million 23 days after CFTC joined Gemini relief bid

Matching FEC rows name Gemini because it liquidated the same bitcoin, not because the exchange donated another $10 million.

3 hours ago

Small crypto mining rig above the water while a much larger submerged mass of cash, investor documents, travel receipts, and luxury expenses is hidden below the surface.

Mining Bearish

380 investors face Bitcoin mining losses after alleged $22M US scheme put just 13% into mining

More than 380 investors supplied the funds, while court approval, penalties and any recovery remain unresolved.

4 hours ago

Donald Trump stands before the US Capitol with scales of justice and cryptocurrency coins, symbolizing the CLARITY Act ethics debate.

Politics TRUMP +0.38%

Trump backs crypto ethics limits, putting CLARITY Act decision in Democrats’ hands

The president reportedly accepted sweeping crypto ethics restrictions, but Senate Democrats must still decide whether the language goes far enough to unlock the votes needed for passage.

5 hours ago

Gold Bitcoin coin breaking through a shattered glass options wall as a green price chart rises in the background.

Derivatives Bullish

The $1.2 billion options wall came down, and this time Bitcoin actually moved

The options wall blamed for Bitcoin's stagnation was worth $1.2 billion in notional value and almost nothing in real pressure.

6 hours ago

Jack Mallers in a dark corporate boardroom with a falling Bitcoin chart in the background, representing his departure from Twenty One and rising treasury pressure.

Digital Asset Treasuries USDT +0.01% Bearish

Jack Mallers leaves Twenty One as Strike tie-up ends and Bitcoin treasury pressure builds

Raphael Zagury inherits a large Bitcoin balance sheet and a mandate to prove it can support a durable business.

7 hours ago

Ethereum validator core secured inside an industrial chamber and tethered to an external control module, symbolizing BitMine’s staking dependence and persistent operator obligations.

Digital Asset Treasuries

BitMine is now $484 million away from completing its 5% Ethereum target

The Tom Lee-led company added just 7,430 ETH last week as it diverted about $86 million to buying back its own shares.

7 hours ago

World Cup trophy and soccer ball beside a Polymarket money bag overflowing with cash and a note illustrating the gap between small trader payouts and a handful of million-dollar winners.

Derivatives

Most world cup traders won less than $5 on Polymarket while FIVE wallets walked away with millions

Polymarket and Kalshi captured record sports activity, but only 54 Polymarket addresses collected nearly 60% of all gains.

8 hours ago

Large Bitcoin coin overlooking an oil tanker and smoky Middle East conflict zone as military jets fly overhead.

Market Bullish

Bitcoin’s $66,000 price breakout survives continued US-Iran escalation, but a bigger test looms

ETF inflows have returned and exchange balances are falling, but stablecoin outflows show the market still lacks the capital needed for a sustained breakout.

9 hours ago

Bitcoin coin on a stopped industrial conveyor beneath an illuminated pause symbol as stacks of cash accumulate nearby.

Digital Asset Treasuries Bearish

Strategy’s Bitcoin metrics go negative amid $3.2B cash – sells 7.5M shares but buys 0 BTC for 4 weeks

The company’s quarterly BTC Yield and BTC Gain turned negative after its share count rose while its 843,775-Bitcoin balance remained unchanged.

10 hours ago

Close-up of a metallic XRP coin among dark rocks with a rising crypto price chart in the background, representing growing open interest ahead of the $1.18 resistance test.

Analysis XRP +2.91% Bullish

XRP’s $1.18 breakout line draws a $300 million surge in leveraged bets

XRP open interest has climbed to $2.6 billion as traders position for a breakout above the July high near $1.18.

11 hours ago

Gold Bitcoin coin standing firm on a rocky coastline as waves crash and an oil tanker moves across the horizon.

Analysis Bullish

Oil is back near $90, so why is Bitcoin still above $66,000?

Brent’s return toward $89 raises fresh inflation and interest-rate risks for Bitcoin as traders assess whether the oil shock will persist.

12 hours ago

Close-up Bitcoin coin facing a looming financial storm outside the US Treasury, symbolizing rising federal debt and an approaching liquidity test.

Market

Bitcoin breaks $66k as US debt hits $39.5 trillion creating Bitcoin’s next liquidity test for August 3

Treasury’s August 3 borrowing update will show how much new government debt markets must absorb as Bitcoin trades near $65,000.

14 hours ago

FTX token and sealed payout documents emerging from an illuminated bank vault, with chained passports representing creditors awaiting bankruptcy distributions.

Bankruptcy Bearish

FTX begins $900M payout as creditors in 45 countries could lose their claims within 6 months

Only creditors who cleared the June 16 requirements and can onboard with BitGo, Kraken or Payoneer are on the July 31 clock.

1 day ago

Torn share certificates reveal a hidden layer of gold Bitcoin coins inside a drawer, symbolizing stock trading below its Bitcoin holdings.

Digital Asset Treasuries

Bitcoin treasury company discovers buying own stock adds 24% more BTC per share than buying Bitcoin

Across its first five buybacks, B HODL added 24% more gross Bitcoin per share for every pound spent than a direct BTC purchase would have.

1 day ago

Man controlling a precarious staircase of cash bundles and cryptocurrency coins, symbolizing new investor money allegedly funding earlier repayments.

Crime Bearish

Crypto investor charged with using 8 companies and new investor cash to keep an alleged $20M fraud alive

Prosecutors say eight entities were used as investor funds moved through financial institutions and crypto exchanges, with new money repaying earlier investors.

1 day ago