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Crypto.com Prediction Exchange Seeks Federal Shield Ahead of Washington Crackdown
The Crypto.com-affiliated exchange behind OG has sued Washington officials before the state takes enforcement action against its prediction markets. The complaint argues that federal commodities law protects OG from state gambling rules andbitcoin.comArbitrum Security Council Moves To Correct 51M ARB Voting Power Discrepancy
Arbitrum’s Security Council has initiated a non-emergency governance action to correct a Delegated Voting Power discrepancy in the ARB token contract, reducing the recorded total DVP by roughly 51.17 million ARB. The proposal, posted on theBitcoinistNEAR Governance Votes To Scrap Developer Gas Rebates In Tokenomics Shift
NEAR governance has voted to remove the network’s 30% developer gas rebate program, redirecting all execution fees toward a protocol-level burn once the change is implemented through the nearcore v2.14 upgrade. The proposal, listed as HSP-0BitcoinistFrom Pasture to Blockchain: How Tokenized Cows Are Revolutionizing Agricultural Finance in Brazil
A pioneering transaction involving a cattle herd valued at nearly $24K allowed a Brazilian farm to use this value as collateral, tokenizing each cow using technology provided by Cowmed to monitor each animal’s health in real time, witbitcoin.cometh.limo Q2 Update Shows ENS Infrastructure Is Becoming More Than Domain Names
eth.limo has published its Q2 2026 update, and the most interesting takeaway is that ENS infrastructure is quietly becoming more useful outside the narrow idea of crypto usernames. The decentralized gateway said its latest quarter includedBitcoinistOptimism Discloses Critical Pre-Lagoon Vulnerability That Was Patched Before Exploitation
Optimism has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its pre-Lagoon refund path, but the important part is that the issue was patched before it was exploited on any production chain. The disclosure, posted on the Optimism governance forum, deBitcoinistArbitrum Grant Recipient Dev3pack Says DeFi Builder Club Beat Its Targets
Arbitrum’s grant-funded Dev3pack program has published its final DeFi Builder Club report, and the numbers give the DAO something useful to work with: a funded ecosystem program that actually came back with measurable output. According to tBitcoinistSam Altman’s World Foundation Pulls $52.5M as Pantera Backs Global World ID Expansion
World Foundation raised $52.5 million in a strategic WLD token sale led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings, Selini Capital, and Susquehanna Crypto. Key TakeawaysWorld Foundation raised $52.5 mibitcoin.comAustralian Police Detail AI Scam Tactics After Woman Lost Over $74,000 to Fake Crypto Investment
Australian police are warning the public about transnational criminal networks using AI to construct sophisticated, end-to-end fake cryptocurrency investment ecosystems. National ‘Clickfit’ Campaign Expands Awareness Criminal sybitcoin.comCLARITY Act Has Two Weeks to Clear the Senate — Or Risk Getting Lost in Midterm Politics
The Senate faces a narrowing window before its August recess to pass the CLARITY Act, while an ethics dispute threatens legislation establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for U.S. digital asset markets. Key TakeawaysThe CLARITY Abitcoin.comCoinbase Rolls Out AI Agents Payment for Businesses in USDC, Calls it a ‘High-Conviction Bet’
Coinbase is allowing businesses to accept USDC payments directly from AI agents through Coinbase Business. The exchange is also expanding its agent trading tools and developer software as it bets that autonomous programs will become major pbitcoin.com$7 Trillion Financial Giant Fidelity Urges Senate to Pass CLARITY Act
Fidelity, a financial giant overseeing $7.1 trillion in managed assets, has entered Washington’s intensifying crypto debate by urging senators to establish nationwide rules for digital asset markets. Key TakeawaysFidelity pressed the Senatebitcoin.com382,000-Member Police Group Supports Revised Crypto CLARITY Act
The 382,000-member Fraternal Order of Police endorsed the revised CLARITY Act after lawmakers added protections for criminal investigations, suspicious transaction holds, and digital asset seizures, even as Senate Democrats withheld supportbitcoin.comBitMEX Faces Proposed Class Action Seeking Return Of 622 BTC
BitMEX is facing a proposed class action in the Southern District of New York seeking the return of 622.66 BTC over alleged forced liquidations and platform misconduct. The complaint was filed on July 23, 2026, by BKX Services Inc. and DaviNEWSBTCWorld Turns Three: Sam Altman-Backed Project Launches Phase 3 to Drive Real-World Utility
The new phase of World’s “Simple Plan” encompasses taking its proof of human functionality to apps, leveraging the ID functionality for use cases involving enterprise and consumer apps, and introducing agentic World ID forbitcoin.comCLARITY Act Delay Shows Crypto Market Structure Fight Is Not Over
The CLARITY Act appears unlikely to move through the Senate before the August recess, slowing the crypto market structure push at a moment when the industry had hoped for faster progress. The bill, formally listed on Congress.gov as H.R. 36NEWSBTCRobinhood CEO X Hack Shows Why Crypto Scams Still Target Trusted Names
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised to promote a fake memecoin, giving crypto another reminder that social engineering still works best when it hijacks trust.Robinhood Communications confirmed the incident in a post on X, sNEWSBTCStocks Just Topped Crypto on Hyperliquid. ARK Says That Changes Everything
For the first time, traders on Hyperliquid moved more money through stocks and commodities than through crypto. Lorenzo Valente, director of digital assets research at ARK Invest, announced the milestone Thursday on X: "We are entering a neDecryptGrayscale Says Fed Policy Could Decide if Bitcoin Bear Market Ends Now or Runs to October
Grayscale says bitcoin could remain under pressure until September or October if its historic four-year cycle repeats. However, the asset manager believes economic growth and Federal Reserve policy now offer a more useful guide to the markebitcoin.comKraken Brings CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures To US Traders
Kraken is bringing perpetual futures to eligible US traders through a regulated derivatives structure, and that is a notable shift for a product category that has usually lived outside the US market. The exchange said the product is offeredNEWSBTC
