Bitcoin’s return to positive exchange-traded fund flows is colliding with a deeper contraction in crypto-market liquidity, leaving its recovery vulnerable as oil prices climb and geopolitical tensions disrupt one of the world’s most important energy corridors.Data from CryptoSlate shows that the recent inflows have helped Bitcoin stabilize near $64,000 after an eight-week investor retreat.Yet stablecoin reserves continue to fall on major exchanges, limiting the capital available to sustain a breakout above the resistance that has capped the cryptocurrency for months.That divide has left Bitcoin caught between improving sentiment and a market structure that could expose leveraged traders to a sharper…
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Key takeaways Solana (SOL) traded lower on Monday, extending its corrective trend from early July. Institutional demand remains subdued, with SOL ETFs recording less than $1 million in inflows for a second consecutive week. Futures Open Interest declined while trading volume surged 78%, pointing to increased market activity but weaker conviction. Solana (SOL) edged lower on Monday, continuing its recent correction as both institutional and retail market indicators pointed to weakening demand. Although trading activity has picked up sharply over the past 24 hours, declining futures positioning and muted exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows suggest investors remain cautious about the token’s…
USDT’s dominant position in crypto markets is entering its most uncertain regulatory window. A new timeline emerging from the original report on the GENIUS Act suggests that Tether and other foreign stablecoin issuers have until July 2028 to meet a set of US compliance standards—or risk becoming ineligible for listing on American centralized exchanges. The practical effect is a three‑year runway that redefines how the $110‑billion stablecoin approaches its relationship with US markets. The legislation, part of a larger push to bring stablecoins under federal oversight, forces a reckoning that many exchanges and market makers have quietly prepared for. While…
Cross-chain bridge protocol Allbridge Core has paused operations after suffering a security exploit that drained roughly $1.65 million from its Solana-based infrastructure.Allbridge said it paused the protocol as a precaution and urged liquidity providers in affected pools to withdraw their funds while the investigation continues. Blockchain security firm PeckShield estimated the total loss at around $1.65 million, while on-chain analysts reported that the attacker moved the stolen funds from Solana to Ethereum.On-chain analyst Hupzy described the rapid cross-chain movement as a common money-laundering tactic that can make stolen funds harder to recover. However, Hupzy said the direct impact on Solana’s…
All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. BIP 110 reached “Complete” status on June 25, 2026, proposing a one-year restriction on Bitcoin transaction data. Miner signaling for the proposal sits at 0.86%, far below the 55% threshold needed for early lock-in. Mandatory signaling begins at block 961,632, expected around August 7, with full enforcement targeted for September 1. Mining pool Foundry opened an internal vote that could shift the outcome before the deadline arrives. Bitcoin’s BIP 110 proposal, a one-year softfork that would reimpose strict limits on how much arbitrary data miners…
Circle’s stock price has become a pressure gauge for the company’s claim that regulated stablecoins can build durable moats. A 76% drop from $260 to $62 doesn’t usually align with the narrative of a dominant infrastructure play, and Circle President Heath Tarbert had to address that directly during a July 14 interview with FOX Business, as detailed in the original report. Tarbert’s message was a long-game thesis: Circle is building what he calls full-stack internet platform infrastructure, and the stock will eventually reflect that. The timing matters because Circle is arguing this just as the Open USD consortium—a 140-member group…
American Express is built for premium spenders. That is its edge and, sometimes, its headache. When high-earning cardmembers travel, dine, and tap their cards for big-ticket items, revenue hums. When reward costs creep up or credit normalizes, margins feel it. With the next earnings call on the calendar, the question on the table is simple enough: does premium spending still pull its weight on margins, or are we living off of momentum from last year’s travel wave? I’ll walk through the moving parts to watch, where pressure can show up first, and a few tells that usually show up in…
The UK’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps took effect on July 17, creating a new criminal exposure for UK-linked people and businesses that receive or retain value supplied by or on behalf of the group.Under the designation instrument, the IRGC became one of the first three bodies added to Schedule 6A of the National Security Act 2023.The new section 17C offense can carry as much as 14 years in prison when a person obtains, accepts or retains a qualifying material benefit and knows, or in light of other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that it…
Bitcoin is once again trading near its previous all-time high of $69,000. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez says the world’s largest cryptocurrency is showing the same pattern that once led to gains of over 7,500% and 550% in earlier market cycles. At the same time, on-chain indicators are flashing familiar signals that could point to another major move.Bitcoin Is Close To Historical $69K Level Crypto analyst Ali Martinez says Bitcoin has only traded below the previous cycle’s all-time high a few times in its history, and every time it later turned into one of the best buying opportunities.During the 2015 cycle, Bitcoin fell…
Cardano, a decentralized blockchain platform, has officially activated Protocol Version 11 through the Van Rossem hard fork. This makes it the first network upgrade fully approved by the community through onchain votingThe upgrade also brings faster, cheaper smart contracts, giving developers more powerful tools to build on the blockchain.Cardano Launches Its First Fully On-Chain Governed Hard ForkCardano has officially activated the Van Rossem hard fork, upgrading the network to Protocol Version 11 (PV11).Unlike previous upgrades, this marks the first Cardano hard fork approved entirely through onchain governance. The proposal was voted on by Delegated Representatives (DReps), Stake Pool Operators (SPOs),…
