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Lido upgrades modules and consolidates eight million ETH

Lido launched its largest protocol upgrade since Lido V2, deploying Curated Module v2 and Community Staking Module v3 while consolidating over 8…

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Zcash activates Ironwood upgrade

On July 28 the Zcash network activated the Ironwood upgrade at block height 3,428,143, bringing a new shielded pool and a guarded turnstile that…

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Ondo partners with SBI to tokenize real-world assets in Japan

Ondo Finance has formed a joint venture with SBI Holdings, named Ondo SBI, to accelerate the tokenization of real-world assets in Japan by combining…

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Storj files Chapter 11 to restructure legacy obligations

Storj Labs voluntarily filed Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (case no. 5:26-bk-00512) to…

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Banks benefit from crypto regulation through acquisitions and partnerships

Europe's MiCA rulebook is moving into a phase where the cost of ongoing compliance is pushing the market toward mergers, acquisitions and…

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Bitcoin difficulty may drop about 16% and change miner economics

Bitcoin's upcoming difficulty adjustment could reduce the network requirement by roughly 16% around July 26, improving expected rewards per unit of…

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Crypto exchanges list perps tied to Chinese AI chip stocks

Cryptocurrency trading platforms including tradeXYZ, Gate.com and Hyperliquid have listed perpetual futures that track CXMT and other Chinese…

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Lido DAO approves core upgrade for mainnet deployment

Lido's DAO approved a major Core Upgrade around July 23, 2026, clearing Dual Governance with no vetoes and moving the changes toward mainnet. The…

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BFM launches Bitcoinist.App iOS bitcoin mining platform

BFM Company Limited launched Bitcoinist.App, an iOS-only, non-custodial Bitcoin mining app and Learn-to-Mine platform that controls remote hashpower…

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Ondo gains FINRA authorization to offer tokenized equities

On July 23, 2026, Ondo Finance said Oasis Pro Markets, its SEC-registered broker-dealer subsidiary, secured FINRA authorizations to offer a wide…

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Kazakhstan offers miners cheap power for Bitcoin

On July 22 Kazakhstan enacted the "Rules for Implementing Strategic Digital Mining", offering eligible mining operators decade-long electricity…

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BancaStato integrates Sygnum crypto trading and custody

Swiss cantonal bank BancaStato has launched regulated cryptocurrency trading and custody by joining Sygnum's business-to-business platform and…

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Mubadala DC Open sets dates and draw details

The Mubadala DC Open will take place at the FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., from 27 July to 2 August, with the main-draw draw scheduled…

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Fireblocks expands in South Korea to support stablecoin use

Fireblocks, a digital asset infrastructure provider founded in 2018, said it has opened a local team in South Korea and is working with large banks…

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Trump signed Genius Act to boost US cryptocurrency industry

President Donald Trump signed the Genius Act into law a year ago in the East Room of the White House, surrounded by lawmakers and industry…

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Report projects crypto industry will add $55 billion by 2026

A new study funded by the National Crypto Association estimates the crypto industry employs about 34,000 people across the United States and could…

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Bybit launches earnings-season trading program

Bybit launched a limited-time earnings-season trading program starting July 22 that ties points to trading across its global equities and crypto…

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Galaxy Digital launches Curator and expands Grove lending facility

Galaxy Digital launched Galaxy Curator, an institutional vault curation platform that offers curated onchain yield strategies and integrates with…

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Crypto group sues Illinois over digital asset tax

A crypto industry group, TDC, filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to block Illinois' Digital Asset Tax Act, which was added to the state budget at…

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Fire reveals suspected illegal Bitcoin mine in Thailand

Firefighters put out a blaze on July 15 at a three-storey shophouse in Mueang district, Kanchanaburi, and officials then found over 20 computers…

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Uphold launches equities service offering 4,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs

Uphold has launched an equities service giving U.S. customers access to more than 4,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs inside its platform and enabling…

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BVNK and LemFi launch stablecoin cross-border payment network

LemFi has partnered with stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK to route cross-border settlement over regulated stablecoin rails, a move meant to…

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Tether's XAU₮ recognized as accepted spot commodity by ADGM

Tether's gold-backed token XAU₮ has been designated an accepted spot commodity by the Abu Dhabi Global Market's Financial Services Regulatory…

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Eightco reveals $406 million treasury with OpenAI and Worldcoin exposure

Eightco Holdings said its treasury totaled about $406 million as of July 15, listing an indirect $90 million stake in OpenAI via an SPV, 283,452,700…

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