Cryptocurrency news

• Daily Roundup – August 9, 2017

  10-08-2017 00:56
  According to Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs has acknowledged that it has become harder for institutional investors to ignore the cryptocurrency market, which has more than doubled in total value in 2017.
  According to Quartz, there is a case to be made for a $5,000 bitcoin price, even after the digital asset has risen from $600 to $3,400 over the past year.
  According to CoinDesk, BTC-e plans to return under a new name and issue a new token in an effort to refund users in the aftermath of action from U.
  
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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.
  Pum
  
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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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• FTX to distribute $900M to creditors in fifth payment round

  17-07-2026 23:40 via cointelegraph.com
  The FTX Recovery Trust and company have distributed about $10 billion since the exchange filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, leaving users cut off from their funds.
  
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• Numerai Completes Third Strategic NMR Buyback, Bringing Total Repurchases to $3.2 Million

  17-07-2026 23:13 via crypto-news.net
  
  San Francisco, CA, July 17th, 2026, Chainwire Crowdsourced Hedge Fund Completes Third Open-Market Purchase as Contributor Network and Assets Continue to Grow Numerai, the decentralized hedge fund powered by crowdsourced machine learning, today announced the completion of a third strategic purchase of Numeraire (NMR), acquiring an additional $1.2 million of the token from the open... Read more
  
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• Galaxy lands 15-year Texas Tech stadium naming rights deal

  17-07-2026 22:03 via cointelegraph.com
  Galaxy Digital will rename Texas Tech’s football stadium under a 15-year agreement, expanding its West Texas presence as the state attracts growing crypto investment.
  
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• Consensys unknowingly outsourced developer work to North Korean

  17-07-2026 21:33 via cointelegraph.com
  Through an introduction with a “reputable third-party service provider,“ the company took on a developer who, as part of an investigation, was revealed to be tied to North Korea.
  
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• Crypto Biz: When dollars disappear, stablecoins step in

  17-07-2026 21:24 via cointelegraph.com
  Bolivia moves to recognize USDT amid a dollar shortage, while Bitcoin miners’ AI ambitions face fresh investor scrutiny.
  
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• Cardano Tests Support As ADA Traders Look For A Better Catalyst

  17-07-2026 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Cardano is trading near support as ADA investors look for a stronger reason to step back into the market.
  The project still has one of the most committed communities in crypto, and its development roadmap remains a central part of the long-term argument. But price action has been quieter, and traders are watching whether support can hold while the broader market deals with weaker risk appetite.
  That is the current tension for ADA. Cardano has not disappeared from the conversation, but it needs a
  
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• Chainlink Holds Support As CCIP Adoption Becomes A Longer-Term Test

  17-07-2026 20:20 via newsbtc.com
  
  Chainlink is holding near a key support area while the market continues to judge whether its cross-chain infrastructure story can turn into durable demand for LINK.
  The token has been trading around levels that matter to short-term traders, but the larger Chainlink conversation is not only about price. It is about whether CCIP, data feeds, and institutional integrations can keep moving from announcements into real usage.
  That distinction matters. Chainlink has one of the clearest infrastructure
  
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• Dogecoin Consolidates As Retail Meme-Token Demand Cools

  17-07-2026 20:10 via newsbtc.com
  
  Dogecoin is holding key levels, but the energy around the trade has clearly cooled.The meme-token market often moves in bursts. Retail attention returns quickly, volumes expand, social activity picks up, and tokens like DOGE can move sharply before the broader market has time to process the change. But those bursts do not always last. When trading volume fades and risk appetite weakens, Dogecoin often shifts from breakout mode into consolidation.That appears to be the current setup. DOGE is not
  
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• Solana Tests $77 Support As Risk-Off Pressure Spreads Across Layer 1s

  17-07-2026 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Solana is back near an important support zone as risk-off pressure spreads through the crypto market and traders reassess exposure to high-beta layer-1 assets.
  The token has been holding around the $77 region, a level that now matters because it sits at the intersection of market sentiment and ecosystem confidence. Solana still has one of the strongest activity stories in crypto, but that does not make it immune to broad selling when investors cut risk.
  That is the key point in the current setup
  
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• XRP Stalls Below Resistance As Traders Wait For Regulatory Relief To Turn Into Demand

  17-07-2026 19:50 via newsbtc.com
  
  XRP is still struggling to turn better regulatory sentiment into a clean market breakout.
  The token has been hovering below the $1.06–$1.08 area, with traders watching whether the improved legal backdrop can finally translate into stronger demand. That is the tension in the current XRP setup. The market has more reason than before to treat regulatory clarity as a positive, but price is not yet behaving like buyers are fully convinced.
  That does not make the story weak. It makes it more int
  
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• Ethereum Weakens As ETF Optimism Runs Into A Cooler Policy Backdrop

  17-07-2026 19:40 via newsbtc.com
  
  Ethereum is under pressure again as traders reassess how much of the ETF optimism has already been priced into the market.
  The move is not simply about ETH losing momentum on a chart. Ethereum has been trading at the intersection of several stories at once: spot ETF expectations, regulatory timing, network fundamentals, institutional demand, and broader risk appetite. When one of those pillars weakens, price can struggle even if the long-term thesis remains intact.
  This time, the pressure appear
  
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• Bitcoin Falls Below $63,000 As Tech-Led Risk-Off Mood Hits Crypto

  17-07-2026 19:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin slipped below $63,000 as the wider risk trade came under pressure, with weakness in technology stocks spilling into crypto and pulling traders back toward a more defensive posture.
  The move is not happening in isolation. Bitcoin has been trading as both a crypto-native asset and a macro-sensitive risk asset, which means it can react to liquidity conditions, equity-market stress, ETF flows, and leverage in the derivatives market at the same time. When technology stocks sell off sharply, c
  
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• SEC E-Delivery Plan Could Change How Crypto Fund Disclosures Reach Investors

  17-07-2026 19:20 via newsbtc.com
  
  The SEC is pushing further into electronic delivery for investment disclosures, a move that could matter for crypto funds as much as it does for traditional investment products.
  At first glance, e-delivery sounds like administrative plumbing. It is not the sort of update that usually moves token prices or dominates the crypto conversation. But disclosure rules shape how investment products reach investors, how issuers communicate risk, and how quickly fund documents can be distributed.
  That matt
  
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• Kraken Borrow Update Turns Idle Collateral Into A More Flexible Trading Tool

  17-07-2026 19:10 via newsbtc.com
  
  Kraken is updating its borrow product in a way that speaks directly to one of the central questions for active crypto traders: what can they do with collateral once it is sitting on the platform?
  The update focuses on making borrowed funds and collateral mechanics more useful inside Kraken Pro, giving eligible users more flexibility around margin spend and liquidity access. That may not sound as exciting as a new token listing or a sharp price move, but for traders managing positions across vola
  
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• Kraken Options Push Gives US Traders Another Route Into Regulated Crypto Risk

  17-07-2026 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Kraken is expanding its options trading infrastructure at a time when crypto derivatives are becoming harder for serious traders to ignore.
  The move is not just about adding another product tab to an exchange. Options sit at the centre of how more mature markets manage risk. They allow traders to hedge, express directional views, manage volatility, and structure exposure without simply buying or selling the underlying asset.
  That matters in crypto because the market is still heavily shaped by le
  
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• OKX Europe lets users convert USDT to MiCA-compliant USDC

  17-07-2026 18:54 via cointelegraph.com
  The feature offers European customers a voluntary path away from Tether’s USDT as MiCA rules reshape the region’s stablecoin market.
  
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• Kraken Institutional Adds Upshot Valuation Tools For A Harder-To-Price Crypto Market

  17-07-2026 18:50 via newsbtc.com
  
  Kraken Institutional is moving deeper into one of the messier corners of digital assets: how to value crypto holdings that do not trade like Bitcoin, Ethereum, or the major liquid tokens.
  The exchange’s institutional arm has partnered with Upshot to bring valuation tools into its stack, with the focus on NFT and other illiquid digital holdings. That may sound narrow at first glance, especially in a market that is still mostly judged by spot prices and daily volume, but it touches a real pr
  
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