With Strategy’s cash reserve now at $3 billion, founder Michael Saylor has named corporate adoption as a necessary condition for Bitcoin to become a global currency network. Summary Michael Saylor says corporate adoption is essential for Bitcoin to become a global currency network. Strategy’s $3 billion cash reserve has helped ease concerns about forced Bitcoin
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has bought $18.3 million of SpaceX shares after the stock fell 5.43% to a new post-IPO low, according to the firm’s July 17 trading report. Summary ARK Invest bought $18.3 million of SpaceX shares after the stock hit a post-IPO low. Four ARK ETFs acquired 147,623 shares as SpaceX closed 8.2%
Ethereum has risen 1.8% to $1,845 after Rep. Bryan Steil raised hopes for a Senate vote on the CLARITY Act next week, while ETF inflows and firm chart support kept traders cautiously bullish. Summary Ethereum rose 1.8% as Bryan Steil raised hopes for a CLARITY Act vote next week. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $105 million
Kaspersky has exposed OkoBot, a year-old malware operation that uses roughly 20 modules to steal crypto wallet recovery phrases and has affected users across at least five countries. Summary Kaspersky uncovered OkoBot using roughly 20 modules to steal crypto wallet credentials. The malware has affected users in Brazil, Vietnam, Canada, Mexico, and Turkey. OkoBot uses
Noxa has halted token launches after generating more than $12 million in fees and helping Robinhood Chain reach $4 billion in cumulative decentralized exchange volume within two weeks. Summary Noxa halted launches after earning $12 million in fees within two weeks. CASHCAT plunged over 33% as Robinhood Chain trading volume declined. Rival launchpads are competing
A TrustedVolumes attacker has returned 1,122 ETH worth about $2 million while keeping another $2 million as a self-declared bounty. Summary The TrustedVolumes attacker returned 1,122 ETH worth about $2 million. The exploiter retained another $2 million as a self-declared bounty. Blockaid traced the May attack to TrustedVolumes’ custom RFQ swap proxy. According to Com
OKX Europe has opened a one-way conversion route across 30 EU and EEA countries, allowing customers to deposit USDT and exchange it for MiCA-compliant USDC. Summary OKX Europe now lets users deposit USDT and convert it into MiCA-compliant USDC. Tether continues to reject MiCA approval over concerns about the framework’s reserve requirements. Binance’s European retreat
President Donald Trump has failed to unlock the stalled CLARITY Act after meeting Senate Republicans, with no revised text released and Polymarket traders cutting its 2026 passage odds to 32%. Summary Trump’s meeting with Senate Republicans produced no revised CLARITY Act text. Polymarket traders cut the bill’s 2026 passage odds to 32%. Democratic opposition remains
Anthropic has proposed leasing up to $10 billion of computing power from Meta Platforms over two years as the AI developer prepares for a possible October IPO. Summary Anthropic has proposed leasing up to $10 billion of computing power from Meta over two years. Meta is reviewing the deal, which could create a new revenue
Augur has returned with a proposed resolution system and a two-month token migration test as prediction markets draw increased institutional scrutiny. Summary Augur has returned with a decentralized layer for resolving disputed prediction-market outcomes. REP holders are testing the system through a two-month Moon Fork migration. Wall Street banks are tightening employee rules as insider-trading
