Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $5.4 billion in net outflows in the first half of 2026, marking their first negative half-year since launch. DWF Labs says the reversal reflects weaker crypto sentiment as capital and attention shift toward AI.

Strategy sold 3,588 bitcoin for $216 million to cover dividend payments on its preferred stock, according to a Monday morning post from co-founder Michael Saylor.

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has admitted two more cryptocurrency firms—GIGX Technologies and Kucoin Nigeria Limited—into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Program (ARIP).

Coinbase came under fire after an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated alert told users Norway had beaten Brazil 3-2 in a World Cup knockout match that had not yet been played.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reportedly faces formal parliamentary standards complaints following a report alleging he failed to declare significant financial support from a convicted crypto gambling entrepreneur.

A crypto trader swapped 1,126.44 ETH worth $2.01 million for just 5,776 LIT valued at $14,208 on Sunday, wiping out nearly $2 million in a single onchain transaction. The blunder landed as Lighter’s token entered Coingecko’s top trending list on the back of a 53% weekly rally.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act was not signed into law by Independence Day as the White House had targeted, leaving roughly three working weeks between the Senate’s July 13 return and the Aug. 7 recess to pass the crypto industry’s long-sought market structure bill.

Bitcoin printed $63,835 today after reclaiming $63,000 for the first time in two weeks, as U.S. spot ETF inflows returned and a squeeze on bearish traders reversed most of the market’s late-June damage.

On July 3, ESMA issued a statement warning that some event contracts resembling binary options could fall under current derivatives regulation. The regulator stressed that firms offering these instruments should assess whether these contracts fall under this classification to comply with regulatory requirements.

Michael Saylor pointed to a shift in bitcoin’s trajectory, arguing that its future will be shaped less by reduced issuance and more by its use as digital capital across credit markets, institutions, and global finance.

China’s Ministry of State Security said it has found sea turtles and fish in its territorial waters fitted with miniature sensors, warning the devices could be used to collect ocean data for detailed submarine mapping. In a June 12, 2026 post on the agency’s official WeChat account, it also pointed to espionage buoys and wave gliders as part of the same surveillance toolkit.

Vallecid, a tourism conglomerate that owns nearly 10% of Vanadi’s shares, has filed a petition to renew the board of directors and to monitor the fees some of its members collect each time a financial transaction is executed, which can reach up to 5%.

Deribit and Signalplus opened registration for a five-week trading competition offering a prize pool that scales up to 600,000 USDC.

Esports has grown into a global audience business of 640.8 million people, and the industry’s biggest event of 2026 is about to test how far that audience can carry the sport’s business model.

Twelve addresses on bitcoin’s rich list hold a combined 1,347,380 BTC, worth roughly $85.2 billion at current prices near $63,265. That’s 6.72% of all bitcoin in existence sitting behind twelve public keys. Some belong to exchanges moving customer funds around the clock. Others haven’t moved a satoshi out in years. Pulling onchain data from the top 100 rich list and cross-checking it against Arkham Intelligence’s entity tags splits these twelve addresses into two opposite camps.