Galaxy Digital has acquired roughly 500 acres in McGregor, Texas, marking the company’s second major data center investment in the state.

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes bought another $6.39 million in ether (ETH), pushing his total purchases to 7,213 ETH even though the position sits roughly $301,000 underwater. The Maelstrom chief investment officer’s buying streak follows a $606,000 loss he booked on ETH just weeks earlier.

Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal said bitcoin carries an 87% correlation to global liquidity, arguing the asset tracks the amount of money moving through the financial system rather than corporate earnings or the news cycle.

Federal funds futures traders are pricing a majority chance that the U.S. Federal Reserve holds rates steady this week, but trading activity beneath the headline tells a more nuanced story. Positioning has gradually shifted as Chair Kevin Warsh approaches his second policy decision, with a growing share of participants buying protection against the possibility of a surprise hike.

U.S. spot ether ETFs attracted $9.23 million on Monday, while bitcoin funds recorded a third consecutive day of withdrawals. Solana and XRP products also posted modest gains, but HYPE ETFs continued to lose capital.

Elon Musk’s X Money left its invite-only testing phase on July 27, rolling out nationwide to U.S. Premium and Premium+ subscribers. The expansion pairs a Visa-branded debit card with up to $10 million in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-linked coverage.

U.S. Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) publicly backed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on July 28, arguing the bill is essential for U.S. leadership in digital assets, even as the legislation’s odds of becoming law in 2026 have slipped to just 30%.

In its most recent Financial System Stability Assessment report, the IMF acknowledged the massive scale of the Brazilian cryptocurrency market, with cross-border crypto flows surpassing traditional alternatives. The report calls for full implementation of AML/CFT measures to plug compliance holes in an incomplete regulatory framework.

Bitcoin fell back under $64,000 on July 28 as roughly $100 million in leveraged positions were wiped out across the crypto market inside 60 minutes, marking the third time this week traders have been flushed out around that level.

POSCO International and LG CNS have launched a pilot on the Injective blockchain to tokenize real trade accounts receivable using live data from overseas subsidiaries.

Ocean Infinity says it has now spent 151 days at sea searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 since joining the hunt in 2018, mapping more than 140,000 square kilometers of seafloor before leaving the latest search area on January 23, 2026. Malaysia’s AAIB told families on March 8, 2026, that the renewed March 2025 to January 2026 seabed search, covering about 7,571 square kilometers in two phases, found no confirmed wreckage.

Strategy expects future bitcoin sales to help finance preferred stock repurchases, extending a funding strategy the company has already used while targeting disciplined buybacks of STRC and more stable trading in the preferred stock.

Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, backed the CLARITY Act as the Senate races against its legislative calendar, putting Wall Street’s support behind the landmark crypto market structure bill as lawmakers face mounting pressure to advance it.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong intensified pressure for a Senate vote, portraying the CLARITY Act as a bipartisan breakthrough that could strengthen consumer protections, law enforcement authority, and American leadership in digital assets.

A growing number of digital-asset treasury companies are pivoting toward artificial intelligence after crypto losses crushed their share prices. The strategy has yet to revive investor confidence, while former bitcoin miners have found more success repurposing infrastructure for AI.