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Blackrock and JPMorgan Join UK Tokenized Push With 54-Firm Taskforce
A U.K. government-backed digital markets taskforce has brought together 54 financial firms to develop live tokenization use cases, starting with tokenized repo. The initiative comes as the Treasury-backed report estimates tokenized marketsbitcoin.comMorning Minute: Saylor's Strategy Hoards Cash, Doesn't Buy BTC
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the top stories in 5 minuteDecryptThis Whale Bought ETH at $4,311 and Never Sold. It Cost Him $23.8 Million
An ethereum whale who has held 9,389 ETH for roughly four years is now sitting on a $23.8 million unrealized loss, Lookonchain reported. Furthermore, just hours earlier, the firm flagged two separate wallets pulling more than 20,000 ETH ($3bitcoin.comDexe Slides 10% From $48.91 Peak as Traders Question Whether Its Rally Can Hold
After a rapid three-day surge to an all-time high of $48.91 on July 13, the Dexe token dropped nearly 10% to $41.30 on July 14, bringing its market capitalization below $4 billion. Key TakeawaysOn July 14, the Dexe token dropped nearly 10%bitcoin.comBitcoin Is Down 50% but Cryptoquant Says the Cycle Top Still Hasn’t Happened
Bitcoin’s current cycle may not have topped yet, according to Cryptoquant’s 365-day PnL Index Signal, which continues to trend lower, a pattern the analytics firm associates with markets whose peak still lies ahead. Key TakeawaysCryptoquanbitcoin.comWho Actually Owns Bitcoin? Not Wall Street or Institutions — Individuals Hold 66%, Bitwise Says
Individual investors hold 66.1% of bitcoin’s total supply, dwarfing the 7.8% held by businesses and the 7.2% sitting in funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to asset manager Bitwise. Key TakeawaysBitwise data shows individualsbitcoin.comWhite House Loses Its CLARITY Act Dealmaker Days Before Expected July 20 Senate Vote
Patrick Witt, the White House crypto council executive director who has led CLARITY Act negotiations, works his final day Friday, roughly two days before a Senate floor vote expected around July 20. Deputy Director Harry Jung inherits the fbitcoin.comHurupay Exits Kenya as FATF Grey List Pressure Triggers Tougher Crypto Compliance Rules
Financial technology startup Hurupay is reportedly leaving the Kenyan market due to intensifying regulatory audits and stricter anti–money‑laundering compliance scrutiny targeting digital asset platforms. Key TakeawaysHurupay is exiting Kenbitcoin.comBinance US Plots Comeback From 2-Year ‘Hibernation’ With 20% Market Share Target
Binance.US chief executive Stephen Gregory says the exchange is back in growth mode after a two-year “hibernation” brought on by the regulatory storm around the wider Binance brand. Key TakeawaysBinance.US CEO Stephen Gregory targets a retbitcoin.comTelegram’s t.me Domain Vanishes From Global DNS as Founder Pavel Durov Seems “Caught off Guard”
Telegram’s core shortlink domain, t.me, was placed on “server hold” by the .me registry on July 13, dropping it from the global domain name system (DNS) and dead-ending every t.me link worldwide. Founder Pavel Durov appeared to learn aboutbitcoin.comTrump Tariff Refunds Hit $81 Billion After Supreme Court Ruling: Here’s What It Means
The U.S. government has paid back $81 billion in tariffs so far this fiscal year after the Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump’s sweeping import levies illegal in February. The figure dwarfs the $5 billion refunded over the same strebitcoin.comBreaking Down Why Sports Fans Are the Best Crypto Audience in the World
I have one observation that I did not come to right away, but only after many failed campaigns and many successful ones. For years, crypto tried to explain to the mass user why they needed all of this. We made landing pages about decentralibitcoin.comGibraltar Launches the World’s First Dedicated Prediction-Market Regulatory Regime
Gibraltar has become the first jurisdiction anywhere to enact a purpose-built regulatory framework for prediction markets, carving the fast-growing sector out of its general gambling law. The move sets the British Overseas Territory sharplybitcoin.comUS Government Moves Nearly 4,000 BTC to Coinbase Prime, Onchain Data Shows
The U.S. government transferred nearly 4,000 bitcoin to Coinbase Prime on July 13, raising questions about whether the roughly $250 million movement reflected custody management, administrative consolidation, or preparations for a sale. Keybitcoin.comScottie Pippen Brings Championship History and Bitcoin Culture to Fortnite With DON’T DROP THE BALL
The NBA legend’s Game 5 Ball project turns a defining 1991 championship moment into a competitive Fortnite experience, with Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin culture built into the world. Long before “bull run” became part of crypto culture, Chbitcoin.comKalshi Takes Tribal Sovereignty Fight to Ninth Circuit Over Sports Markets
Three California tribes have asked the Ninth Circuit to revive their bid to block Kalshi’s sports event contracts on tribal lands. The appeal opens a new front in the prediction market’s regulatory fight: whether its federal exchange statusbitcoin.comStrategy Extends Dividend Coverage Beyond 20 Months With Larger Cash Buffer
Strategy’s U.S. dollar reserve now covers 20.4 months of dividends after the company increased the balance to $3 billion, extending the duration of its liquidity supporting preferred securities. Key TakeawaysStrategy raised its USD Reservebitcoin.comFidelity, BNY, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Citi Lead Strategy’s Bitcoin Banking Adoption
Fidelity, BNY, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup topped the newly launched Strategy Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index, which assessed 25 major global institutions across trading, custody, digital-asset products, financing,bitcoin.comTrump Torches Iran Ceasefire as Brent Crude Tops $83 and Bitcoin Sinks Below $62K
U.S. President Donald Trump declared a June ceasefire with Iran “over” this week after U.S. Central Command carried out fresh strikes on Iranian military targets, reigniting a conflict that had appeared to cool weeks earlier. Key TakeawaysCbitcoin.com$558,924 in Esports Bets Reveal the Esports World Cup’s Biggest Week 2 Favorites
The first full week of the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) crowned three champions in Paris, while prediction market traders spread more than $558,000 in reported volume across the Polymarket and Kalshi events. Key Takeaways100 Thieves beat NRbitcoin.com
