The HKMA aims to make Hong Kong’s banking sector fully prepared for quantum-related security risks by 2030 as the city expands tokenized finance.
Monthly archives: July 2026
Binance phishs its own staff monthly, India censors BitChat code: Asia Express
Binance has been phishing its own staff to get ahead of potential attacks. South Korean crypto volumes tank 89% — plus all of the week’s other crypto news from Asia.
Less Than 2 Weeks Left — Bitcoin’s BIP-110 Clock Starts Ticking as Miner Support Creeps Higher Before Showdown
Bitcoin’s mandatory signaling window for the proposed BIP-110 soft fork opens in less than two weeks, and the story has changed more than the headline number suggests. Miner support remains modest at roughly 2.64%, but several weeks ago, signaling struggled to stay above 1%. Since then, it has climbed gradually as the deadline has come …
Liquid Staking Giant Lido Moves 8 Million ETH Onto New Validators to Ease Ethereum Network Load
Lido has activated the largest upgrade to its Core Protocol since Lido V2, and it starts by moving more than 8 million ETH onto Ethereum’s newer validator design, the company explained on Monday, in a note shared with Bitcoin.com News. That stake, worth roughly $16.5 billion, is about a fifth of all ETH currently staked. …
New York AG warns CLARITY Act could weaken state crypto enforcement
New York Attorney General Letitia James said the federal crypto market structure bill could restrict state regulators and urged Congress to impose stronger consumer protections on digital asset platforms. New York Attorney General Letitia James urged Congress to strengthen oversight of cryptocurrency companies, warning that proposed federal legislation could weaken states’ ability to investigate scams …
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Cross River to enable P2P payments, banking services for X Money
The banking-as-a-service provider will power X Money’s peer-to-peer payments, FDIC-insured accounts and Visa debit cards as the platform expands its financial services. Cross River said Monday it will provide the banking infrastructure for X Money, the financial services platform being integrated into X, enabling peer-to-peer payments, FDIC-insured interest-bearing accounts and Visa debit cards. The company …
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Bitmine keeps buying Ether as ETH outperforms Bitcoin
The company added nearly 10,000 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to 5.79 million Ether, about 85% of which is staked through its validator operations. Bitmine Immersion Technologies said Monday it holds 5.79 million Ether, or about 4.8% of the cryptocurrency’s total supply, after purchasing nearly 10,000 ETH over the past week. Bitmine …
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Inside the $87 million BTC sell-off driving a Bitcoin treasury pivot into AI data centers
Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital has added a completed AI-infrastructure investment to its strategy, closing a $20 million preferred-equity stake in Cardinal Data Power while a much larger property commitment remains conditional. The company said it signed and closed the Cardinal investment on July 20, taking an approximately 8% stake in the Hunt Properties-affiliated …
FIFA Declared World Cup Clean Before Watchdog Logged 7 Integrity Notices
FIFA said its integrity task force found no suspicious betting or evidence of match manipulation across the 2026 World Cup. A monitoring network that sits on that same task force disclosed a day later that it issued seven integrity notices, placed 15 matches under enhanced scrutiny and monitored prediction markets continuously for the first time. …
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Bitmine Marches Toward 5% of Ethereum Supply After Fresh ETH Buy and Share Purge
Bitmine Immersion Technologies added 9,946 ETH and retired 6.1 million shares last week, tightening its grip on ethereum’s supply while signaling that management sees value in both the asset and its own stock. As of 7 p.m. EDT on July 26, Bitmine disclosed it held 5,787,414 ETH worth about $11.27 billion at a Coinbase price …
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Circle Acquires 1,000 Blockchain Patents From IBM to Fuel Digital Asset Expansion
The move encompasses the acquisition of nearly 1,000 patents issued worldwide across 680 patent families, putting Circle as one of the largest holders of blockchain patents in the U.S. and internationally. The company qualified IP as critical for expanding onchain infrastructure adoption. Circle Purchases Most of IBM’s Blockchain Patent Business Circle is making significant investments …
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Every CLARITY Act Vote Will Be Scored: 3 Million Crypto Advocates Want Senators to Vote Yes
Stand With Crypto will score senators’ CLARITY Act votes on public lawmaker scorecards, giving 3 million U.S. advocates a permanent record of who backed the crypto market structure bill ahead of the November midterm elections. Stand With Crypto Puts Senators’ Votes on Record Stand With Crypto, a U.S.-based crypto advocacy organization, announced July 27 on …
ETH Bears Lose $113M as Ethereum Climbs Above $1,980 and Eyes $2,000 Breakout
Ether jumped 4.5% to reach $1,980, closing in on the $2,000 mark and lifting its market cap to $237 billion. Short Liquidations and ETF Inflows On Monday, ether (ETH) closed in on the $2,000 threshold after jumping 4.5% amid rising exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows and staking activity. According to Bitstamp data, ETH peaked at $1,980, …
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TRX Futures Listing Launches on Bitnomial, Broadening Regulated U.S. Derivatives Access to TRON
Geneva, Switzerland — July 27, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced the futures listing of TRX, the native utility token of the TRON network, on Bitnomial, a CFTC-regulated U.S. exchange and clearinghouse. The new futures listing introduces …
EMCD launches Miner Support Program with up to $30M for miners amid industry’s steepest profitability squeeze
July 27th, 2026 – Panama City, Panama EMCD, a global crypto-fintech platform and one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining pools, announced the launch of its Miner Support Program, providing eligible miners with access to up to $30 millions* in financing, fee relief and partner benefits. The program launches against a challenging backdrop. Bitcoin’s hashprice …