Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushed back on Sunday against fears that miners defecting to artificial intelligence (AI) threaten bitcoin, arguing the network’s built-in difficulty adjustment keeps blocks flowing no matter how much hash power leaves.

While the institution recognized that most jurisdictions are working to apply its recommendations, others are lagging, allowing criminal groups to use digital assets for their illicit purposes. The FATF alerted to the misuse of stablecoins and the risks of offshore VASPs.

Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya argued on Sunday that bitcoin bulls face a two-front squeeze, with speculative money migrating to prediction and equity markets while the energy that powers mining is worth more redirected to artificial intelligence (AI).

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday to keep pushing consumer prices lower, claiming oil, gas, eggs and prescription drugs are all “dropping FAST.” June’s inflation data largely supports the trend, with one notable exception in the egg aisle.

Canadian rapper Drake lost a 1.5 million tether (USDT) wager on Argentina after Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup final 1-0 on Sunday, sealing the latest chapter in a betting saga that has cost the artist millions.

Iran’s rial slid to a fresh all-time low of about 1.95 million per U.S. dollar on Sunday, as renewed U.S. pressure and a collapsing ceasefire push an economy already battling 68.9% projected inflation deeper into crisis.

Troy Hunt, creator of Have I Been Pwned, announced that the measure would likely follow the tightening of Australia’s cryptocurrency oversight requirements. Hunt stressed that this level of compliance was impossible to fulfill, especially when applied to small donations.

Comments by anonymous Bank of Japan insider Yuto Kanzaki on upcoming measures to bring Japanese wealth back to Japan have fueled speculation about the unwinding of the yen carry trade, alerting to the effects such measures would have on financial markets.

Robert Kiyosaki remains bullish on gold and silver after their steep decline, saying Jim Rogers expects prices to ultimately “go to the moon” despite severe retracements.

Grayscale says bitcoin covered call strategies may offer investors a way to generate income if bitcoin trades within a limited price range rather than staging a rapid recovery. The approach combines spot bitcoin ownership with option premiums, creating returns that differ from holding bitcoin alone.

Iranian missiles reportedly killed two U.S. service members at a Jordanian air base this week, and a third American died a day later in Iraq, as the United States pushed into an eighth consecutive night of airstrikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz.

Cardano activated its Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, 2026, at approximately 21:44:51 UTC, moving the network to Protocol Version 11 without any reported downtime.

Zcash developers are sealing off a shielded pool that carried a critical bug, and a new node built for speed is already backing the fix.

This past week, Dplus Kia swept Karmine Corp 3-0 to win the League of Legends title at the Esports World Cup (EWC) in Paris, capping a week that also crowned champions in Free Fire and the MLBB Women’s Invitational while Dota 2 fans waited on an unresolved grand final.

Ethereum’s largest wallets hold more than 82% of the supply tracked across the network’s top 12 addresses, according to onchain data reviewed by Bitcoin.com News.