Monthly Archives: July 2026

The US President disclosed earning more than $1 billion from crypto ventures amid discussions of a digital asset market structure bill in Congress and legislation to ban CBDCs awaiting his desk. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/donald-trump-crypto-investments-president-profit-office?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The European regulator said companies cannot circumvent EU financial rules by marketing binary-style products as event contracts rather than derivatives. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/esma-warns-many-prediction-market-contracts-may-be-prohibited-eu-retail-investors?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Strategy authorizes Bitcoin sales, Open USD takes on USDT and USDC, Fidelity defends Bitcoin security and crypto ramps up political spending for 2026. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-biz-bitcoin-maximalism-meets-capital-markets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin set new highs for July after the Dow Jones and global stocks market cap set new all-time highs before the US Independence Day holiday. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-price-tags-623k-nine-day-high-after-global-stocks-hit-historic-record?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Lawyers and industry executives expect EU regulators to enforce MiCA differently as unauthorized crypto companies are required to wind down operations. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-rulebook-enforcement-challenge-mica-transition-end?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Upbit said it only expressed interest in potentially joining the OpenStandard ecosystem in the future, as several South Korean firms distanced themselves from the OUSD initiative. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/upbit-clarifies-ousd-role-open-standard-partner-list?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Belgian authorities say a European phishing gang stole over $572,000 from victims before laundering the proceeds through cryptocurrency. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/belgian-police-arrest-phishing-gang-leader-572k-stolen?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

ESMA publishes its first post-deadline MiCA register update, adding 37 crypto-asset service providers, including Standard Chartered and FalconX. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/esma-mica-register-new-casps-stanchart-update?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin supply dynamics pointed toward the end of the 2026 bear market after the first “buy” signal since November 2022, but analysis warned that BTC price could still go lower. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-supply-metric-prints-first-buy-signal-since-late-2022-as-bear-market-continues?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Shielded Labs said exchanges, mining pools and wallets may need more time to complete Zcash’s Z3 software migration and safely prepare for Ironwood. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/zcash-ironwood-upgrade-possible-delay-infrastructure-readiness?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound