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• Foundry Asks Mining Clients How to Signal on BIP-110

  18-07-2026 22:04 via crypto-news.net
  
  Key Points Foundry USA Pool is polling its own mining clients on how the pool should signal for BIP-110. The poll is not a network-wide Bitcoin vote, and BIP-110 is not adopted, locked in or active. BIP-110 would use a 55% miner-signaling threshold if its proposed deployment rules apply. July 18 (Crypto-News.Net) – Foundry USA... Read more
  
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• FTX schedules fifth creditor distribution of about $900M

  18-07-2026 18:51 via crypto-news.net
  
  Key Points FTX said it will begin a fifth creditor distribution of about $900 million on July 31. Eligibility is limited to allowed Convenience and Non-Convenience claims meeting the June 16 requirements. FTX named BitGo, Kraken and Payoneer as selected distribution providers, with availability based on residence. July 18 (Crypto-News.Net) – FTX Trading Ltd. and... Read more
  
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• Uniswap Founder Proposes v4 Protocol Fees Across Multiple Networks

  18-07-2026 14:35 via newsbtc.com
  
  Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has proposed expanding protocol fees across Uniswap v4 and several network deployments, putting one of DeFi’s longest-running governance debates back at the centre of the market.
  Protocol fees are a sensitive topic for Uniswap because the exchange is one of DeFi’s most important pieces of infrastructure. It processes huge volumes, sits across multiple chains, and remains a core liquidity venue for tokens. But for years, the question has been whether that
  
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• SEC Approves Higher IBIT Options Limits As Bitcoin ETF Market Matures

  18-07-2026 14:20 via newsbtc.com
  
  The SEC has approved a NYSE Arca rule change that raises position and exercise limits for options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, giving institutional traders more room to hedge and express larger views around the spot Bitcoin ETF market.
  The change increases limits for IBIT options from 250,000 contracts to 1,000,000 contracts, according to the SEC release. That is a fourfold increase, and it reflects how quickly Bitcoin ETF options have become part of the market’s trading inf
  
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• BNB Chain RWA TVL Hits $5.2B As Tokenized Assets Move Beyond Ethereum

  18-07-2026 14:05 via newsbtc.com
  
  BNB Chain has reached a new high in tokenized real-world assets, with RWA.xyz data showing roughly $5.2 billion in tokenized assets on the network.
  That is a significant figure because real-world asset tokenization is no longer just an Ethereum story. Ethereum still leads the sector by a wide margin, but the growth of BNB Chain as a major RWA venue shows that tokenized finance is beginning to spread across multiple networks.
  The available source material points to a 32.26% monthly increase for B
  
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• Sui Launches Gas-Free Stablecoin Transfers At Protocol Level

  18-07-2026 13:50 via newsbtc.com
  
  Sui has launched gas-free stablecoin transfers, a move that goes directly at one of the most annoying pieces of crypto payments: needing the network’s native token just to move dollars.
  For experienced crypto users, gas is normal. For everyone else, it is friction. A user may have USDC or another stablecoin in a wallet, but if they do not also hold the chain’s native token, they can get stuck. They cannot send funds, make a payment, or move assets without first acquiring gas.
  That is
  
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• Kaspersky identifies malware framework targeting crypto investors

  18-07-2026 13:41 via cointelegraph.com
  Cybersecurity company Kaspersky said a newly identified malware framework is targeting cryptocurrency investors through social engineering tactics and trojanized GitHub apps.
  
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• Pump.fun Sends 81,712 SOL To Kraken As Memecoin Activity Cools

  18-07-2026 13:35 via newsbtc.com
  
  Pump.fun has transferred 81,712 SOL to Kraken, adding fresh pressure to the Solana market at a time when memecoin trading activity has cooled from earlier highs.
  The transfer, worth roughly $6.15 million based on the available on-chain data, came from the Pump.fun fee account and was visible on Solscan. On-chain analyst EmberCN has also tracked broader Pump.fun selling, with cumulative converted SOL reportedly reaching 4.81 million tokens.
  That makes this more than a routine wallet movement.
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• Polymarket Fed Hold Odds Hit 94% As Softer Inflation Boosts Bitcoin Mood

  18-07-2026 13:20 via newsbtc.com
  
  Polymarket traders are pricing in a high probability that the Federal Reserve holds rates steady at its July meeting, with odds rising to 94% after softer inflation data improved the market’s macro mood.
  That matters for Bitcoin because rate expectations remain one of the most important forces shaping risk appetite. When inflation cools, traders usually become more confident that the Fed can avoid further tightening. That can support equities, crypto, and other risk assets because the mark
  
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• BitMine Stock Slides Despite $73M Ethereum Treasury Purchase

  18-07-2026 13:05 via newsbtc.com
  
  BitMine Immersion Technologies has added a major Ethereum position to its balance sheet, but the market reaction shows investors are not automatically rewarding every corporate crypto treasury move.
  The company disclosed the purchase of 42,197 ETH, valued at roughly $73 million, in a July 16 SEC filing. The acquisition expands BitMine’s Ethereum treasury strategy at a time when public companies are still experimenting with how far they can push crypto exposure as part of corporate balance-
  
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• Trusted Volumes Hacker Returns 1,122 ETH, Keeps $2M Bounty

  18-07-2026 12:50 via newsbtc.com
  
  A hacker tied to the Trusted Volumes exploit has returned 1,122 ETH to the protocol, closing part of a security incident that began with a multi-million-dollar exploit earlier this year.
  The on-chain recovery is unusual because the attacker did not return everything. Instead, the wallet linked to the exploit sent back roughly $2 million worth of ETH while retaining another large amount as what now looks like a de facto bounty. That kind of outcome is familiar in DeFi, where projects sometimes ne
  
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• French gambling regulator orders ISPs to block Polymarket

  18-07-2026 11:58 via cointelegraph.com
  France’s gambling authority has ordered the country’s internet service providers to geoblock Polymarket, citing illegal gambling and market manipulation concerns.
  
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