Daily Archives: July 19, 2026

Saylor’s Strategy Strengthens Liquidity Position but Long-Term Bitcoin Plan Still Faces Scrutiny

American business intelligence firm Strategy has bolstered its financial position by addressing liquidity concerns raised earlier this year. In a July 14 follow-up, the on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant said the company’s new capital framework has eased short-term financial pressure. The firm, however, noted that questions remain about Strategy’s long-term Bitcoin strategy. The update follows CryptoQuant’s…

2 in a Row: Bitcoin ETFs Mark Another Green Week, but Ethereum Wins

After a violent eight-week streak with nothing but substantial withdrawals, the spot Bitcoin ETFs changed their course in the middle of July and now extended their recovery period with another green performance. However, the funds tracking the largest altcoin managed to beat the market leader in terms of weekly net inflows. BTC ETF Green Wave…

UK turns delayed wallet identification into a 14-year criminal risk for crypto firms

The UK’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps took effect on July 17, creating a new criminal exposure for UK-linked people and businesses that receive or retain value supplied by or on behalf of the group. Under the designation instrument, the IRGC became one of the first three bodies added to Schedule 6A of…

The GENIUS Act turns 1: State of Crypto

The stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act became a law a year ago.

Grayscale is setting up a quarterly cash showdown between Ethereum and Solana staking

Grayscale wants to turn staking rewards from its Ethereum and Solana funds into cash payouts at least once a quarter, starting around Aug. 7. That would give investors a straightforward way to compare what each fund actually delivers. In July 17 SEC filings for the Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF and Grayscale Solana Staking ETF, the…

Ripple (XRP) ETFs Resume Inflow Streak, but There’s an Elephant in the Room

The spot exchange-traded funds tracking the performance of Ripple’s cross-border token took their first hit last week in over two months, but net inflows have returned. However, there’s still an evident investment exodus that we need to discuss, as the financial vehicles had no reportable data for too many days. XRP ETFs Are Back For…

MetaMask code was open to a North Korea-linked contractor for a month before Consensys halted releases

A contractor brought in through a third-party provider worked on MetaMask code from March 9 until Consensys cut off access in April. Consensys later described the person as linked to North Korea. Consensys said its investigation found no misappropriation of assets or data, no malicious code deployment and no impact to user safety or security.…

Bitcoin’s biggest advocate, Michael Saylor, says new plan to clean up the blockchain is ‘a bad idea’

Michael Saylor argues that a new proposal, BIP-110, to temporarily block “spam” data from the Bitcoin blockchain would undermine the network’s neutrality and create a dangerous precedent for censorship.

Treasuries are amplifying market selloffs and Bitcoin is paying the price

For two decades, the American investor essentially got a free insurance policy. When equities fell, Treasuries rallied, and the loss on one side of the portfolio was partly covered by the gain on the other. That relationship became so reliable that an entire industry built products on it, and an entire generation of allocators started…

Pi Network’s PI Suddenly Explodes by 20%: Recovery or Dead-Cat Bounce?

Pi Network’s native token has stolen the show in the cryptocurrency markets with a massive price surge that drove it to a weekly high of roughly $0.10. This is rather unexpected given the asset’s latest price performance, which included dumping to several consecutive all-time lows. The question is whether this is a profound recovery or…