All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Strike’s new volatility-proof Bitcoin loans shift price risk from borrowers onto the lender’s capital providers. Tether supplies the $2.1 billion credit facility behind the program and co-designed the loan structure itself. A proposed merger would fold Strike, Twenty One Capital, and miner Elektron Energy into one Tether-linked platform. The combined stack covers every core banking function except the safety net regulated banks carry. The headline this week belongs to Strike. On July 7 the company launched Bitcoin-backed loans with no margin calls and no price…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for an agency meeting this month to develop regulatory frameworks for the cryptocurrency industry.The meeting will be led by the SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, who concurrently released the “Statement on the 2026 Regulatory Agenda”. The latter affirms that the SEC is working with the current administration to make the US “the crypto capital of the world.”SEC crypto meeting agendaAs for the upcoming meeting, the agency notes that it will focus on three newly proposed rules:The first is exemptions and “safe harbors”, which will define legal pathways for companies to conduct cryptocurrency-based…
Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: July 7, 2026 Sam Altman ChatGPT AI just circled November on the calendar and put a number next to Bitcoin Price Prediction. The model predicts $110,000 to $125,000 by the end of 2026, with a momentum overshoot toward $150,000 possible if ETF demand returns aggressively.The bull case treats the next 4 months as a waiting period before…
Whale transaction counts on Lighter and Mantle have surged to six-month highs, according to the Santiment update published on July 7. The data arrives as spot altcoin volatility climbs, pulling attention back to on-chain signals that often precede meaningful price action. Lighter ($LIT) recorded 86 transactions exceeding $100,000, while Mantle ($MNT) logged 37 such large-wallet moves—both the highest levels seen in half a year. The spike in LIT whale transactions appears tied to a cluster of catalysts that have rekindled interest around the protocol. Lighter operates as a perpetual DEX built for low-latency trading. Recent tokenomics adjustments—including buyback and burn…
Worldcoin pushes fresh WLD into circulation every day. That’s by design. The protocol hands out tokens to the folks operating Orbs and to verified users through grants. The question is whether the market can keep absorbing that drip while the broader AI token trade cools off. It’s not a simple yes or no. It comes down to how quickly supply actually hits exchanges, who’s buying on the other side, and whether Worldcoin’s identity utility starts to matter more than the AI narrative that drove early hype. If you want a clean read on it, break the problem into three buckets:…
The ZEC price came roaring back on July 7, climbing 16% intraday after rebounding from the $440 support zone. The rally has now shifted attention toward the crucial $550 resistance, a level that could determine whether the latest move develops into a larger breakout or fades into another pullback.This time, though, the catalyst wasn’t just speculation. It arrived alongside a notable protocol development.Ironwood Upgrade Boosts Investor Confidence in ZEC priceThe latest momentum followed the announcement that Zcash’s new Ironwood pool is undergoing formal verification designed to eliminate undetectable counterfeiting bugs, subject to the underlying cryptographic assumptions.For privacy-focused blockchain networks, security…
The Black Bull (ANSEM) is up roughly 299% over seven days, trading with $64.9 million in 24-hour volume and a market cap near $173 million, per CoinGecko.That size puts ANSEM in a category that traders treat as a read on Solana’s broader risk appetite. Traders are calling the move a sign the trenches are back, and DefiLlama shows Pump.fun volume at $5.33 billion in weekly DEX volume and $18.22 billion over 30 days.July 4 was the first day Pump.fun and PumpSwap crossed $1 billion in daily volume since April 8, and the week of June 29 to July 5 was…
Not every altcoin move shows up in price charts first. Sometimes the earliest signal comes from wallet behavior, and the latest on-chain snapshot from Santiment points to a notable uptick in whale conviction across two contrasting network plays: Lighter and Mantle. While the broader market sorts through altcoin volatility, large wallets are getting louder on both $LIT and $MNT. According to the on-chain update, Lighter recorded 86 transactions valued above $100,000—the highest in six months. Mantle registered 37 such moves over the same threshold, also a half-year peak. The data arrives at a moment when retail attention is distracted by…
More than 16 months after President Donald Trump signed the executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the initiative remains stalled, with two federal departments locked in an unresolved dispute over which one has the legal authority to manage it.A Turf War Over $20 Billion in BitcoinThe Trump administration’s plan to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has been complicated by two government departments vying to run it, alongside questions about which has the legal authority to do so. Trump ordered the reserve to be created last year as part of his promise to turn America into the “crypto capital of…
KuCoin partners with UAE Team Emirates–XRG ahead of Tour de France. KuCoin debuts Tour de France sponsorship with UAE Team Emirates–XRG. KuCoin expands global sports push with UAE Team Emirates–XRG deal. KuCoin announced that it has become the official cryptocurrency partner of UAE Team Emirates – XRG, marking a new sports sponsorship agreement that will debut publicly during the 2026 Tour de France. The partnership gives KuCoin exclusive rights in the Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Blockchain Trading Platforms and Crypto Wallet Services categories. The company’s branding will appear across the team’s buses, support vehicles and fleet cars throughout the three-week Tour de…
