State Department launches Freedom Tech Excellence Program with Bitcoin Policy Institute as a founding partner for digital freedom. The U.S. Department of State has launched a new initiative to bring private sector expertise into its digital freedom work. The Freedom Tech Excellence Program pairs government officials with specialists from technology firms and civil society groups.
Bitcoin has spent this week staging a convincing defence of the $67,035 monthly open and, as of Wednesday, is pressing against the lower boundary of the $72,000–$82,000 air gap again. This is the zone of thin historical accumulation our analysts have identified as the most probable expansion target if sustained demand returned. The catalyst is
In Bitcoin news today, Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), posted on X on July 18, 2026, that corporate adoption of Bitcoin is ‘necessary’ and ‘inevitable’ for BTC to succeed as a global monetary network. The remarks landed as MSTR shares rose 3.13% and BTC-USD climbed 2.60% on the day, according to Simply
Total value locked has roughly tripled since mid-July to about $312 million, according to DefiLlama, and Robinhood Chain is now clearing more than $600 million in daily decentralized-exchange volume, putting it among the more active networks in crypto. Robinhood Chain’s locked value has more than doubled since mid-July. (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk) Its transaction count has also
Investment giant Fidelity is the latest big player to back the latest version of the long-awaited Clarity Act. The Boston-based firm’s “Public Policy” account on X said Friday that it was urging the Senate to pass the bill. Lawmakers have been hashing out the crypto market structure bill since last year. A new improved draft
BitMEX faces claims it profited from customer liquidations totaling 622.66 BTC. Plaintiffs seek Bitcoin recovery and damages over alleged unfair liquidation practices. Lawsuit coincides with BitMEX’s planned September shutdown after 11 years. BitMEX is facing a proposed class action lawsuit in the United States over allegations that it profited from customer Bitcoin liquidations. The case
24 March, 2026 The Bitfinex trading platform will be offline for a limited period of time on 25/03/2026 to undergo a scheduled maintenance upgrade aimed at enhancing the stability and scalability of our infrastructure. The upgrade is expected to begin at approximately 08:00 AM UTC (subject to change) and will last for around six hours.
In XRP news today, David Schwartz, Ripple’s CTO Emeritus and co-creator of the XRP Ledger, publicly admitted on July 20, 2026 that he regrets selling XRP at $0.10 and 40,000 ETH at roughly $1.05 each – but he was clear that neither sale reflected a loss of conviction in crypto. Both were products of a
Poised to become the world’s most prominent “real humans’ network”, the project previously known as Worldcoin aims to establish an identity layer to distinguish unique individuals from automated bots. The protocol relies on custom hardware, known as an Orb, to issue credentials without compromising user privacy. “World’s technology and proof of human and variations are
Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley Bitcoin exchange-traded fund now has close to $400 million in assets under management — despite only launching in April. The NYSE Arca-listed fund, which is the first by a bank, got off to a roaring start when it debuted, bringing in over $33 million in fresh cash on its first
