August 4, 2026
Bitcoin

Crypto News Today (July 7): BTC Heading Toward $70K? $20M BONK Hack, and Ripple Gains Full MiCA Compliance

In crypto news today (July 7), Bitcoin has surged, sitting comfortably above $63,000 and up +0.7% in the past 24 hours. Liquidations have picked up, with over $532M in positions blown up since yesterday, and interestingly, the split is almost 50/50 between longs and shorts. Yesterday saw a second consecutive day of positive ETF flows

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Bitcoin holders can now participate in a BTC covered call income strategy on Binance

Binance has introduced a product for bitcoin BTC$63,070.96 holders looking to earn extra yield on their investment without selling any of it, joining the likes of BlackRock in helping them maximize returns. The product, BTC Yield, is available inside Binance Earn and is designed exclusively for people who already hold bitcoin. Users deposit their bitcoin

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RGB And UTEXO Enable Private Lightning Settlements

Tether, the company behind USDT, is preparing to issue the stablecoin natively on Bitcoin through the RGB protocol version v0.11.1. Deployed by the UTEXO software lab, USDT is set to return to the chain where it first launched in 2014 via the Omni-Mastercoin Layer.  UTEXO, the company leading the commercial rollout, has positioned itself as

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Playnance Showcases the Scale of Its Web3 iGaming Ecosystem at Affiliate World Budapest

Tel Aviv, Israel, July 6th, 2026, Chainwire Playnance, the Web3 iGaming protocol behind one of the industry’s fastest-growing on-chain gaming ecosystems, today announced its participation at Affiliate World Budapest on July 9-10, where it will unveil new solutions for white-label operators and affiliates while showcasing the scale of its rapidly expanding ecosystem. Making one of

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Bitmine Buys 42K ETH, Holdings Hit 5.74M ETH

Bitmine buys 42,197 ETH in one week, raising holdings to 5.74M ETH and total crypto, cash and securities to $11.1B. Bitmine Immersion Technologies said it acquired 42,197 ETH over the past week, raising its total Ethereum holdings to 5,742,237 ETH. The company said its ETH position now represents 4.8% of Ethereum’s circulating supply, based on

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Bitcoin News Today: Dave Portnoy Vows to Hold BTC to Zero After $100K Buy

In Bitcoin news today, Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, is sitting on millions in losses after buying BTC at $100,000 and he has decided his response is to hold the position all the way to zero. Bitcoin is currently trading at $61,6000, according to CoinGecko data, roughly -37% below Portnoy’s entry point and about

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Bitcoin’s U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out

The White House’s chief crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, and his predecessor in that role had both said that they’ll need Congress to fully back up the formation and activation of the crypto funds. Presidential orders don’t carry the weight of law, and no legislation has yet advanced, though such efforts have simmered among lawmakers in

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Trump-Backed American Bitcoin (ABTC) Pushes Treasury Past 8,000 BTC

American Bitcoin Corp (Nasdaq: ABTC) has moved its treasury past 8,000 bitcoin, the company said. The total marks a climb from about 5,401 BTC at the end of 2025, a gain of close to 50% across six months. The company, a majority-owned subsidiary of Hut 8 Corp and backed by the Trump family, said its

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Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Announces Total Crypto and Cash Holdings Top $11.1 Billion Now

Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 95% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 12 months Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine

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Ripple Wins EU MiCA License for 30 EEA Markets

Ripple secures Luxembourg CASP license, completing MiCA compliance for crypto services across 30 EEA countries. Ripple has received authorisation for its Crypto Asset Service Provider license in Luxembourg, marking a new regulatory step for its European crypto operations. The approval from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier confirms Ripple’s compliance with the Markets in

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