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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil complaint on July 7, 2026, accusing a North Carolina fund manager of concealing more than $8. 6 million in crypto and futures trading losses by sending fabricated performance reports to investors who had entrusted him with at least $14.
Strike has launched what it calls "volatility-proof loans," a bitcoin-backed borrowing product that removes price-triggered liquidation thresholds, allowing borrowers to retain their BTC collateral regardless of how far bitcoin's price falls.
Tether will invest $20 million in a strategic growth financing round for Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest crypto exchange, as the stablecoin issuer deepens its push into Latin American financial infrastructure.
The hearing, listed on the New Hampshire Secretary of State's Governor and Council agenda , signals that the proposal has advanced far enough through state channels to warrant formal public input.
Polymarket now supports Bitcoin deposits through the Lightning Network, giving prediction market users a faster and cheaper way to fund their accounts on the platform.
Polymarket is expanding into Türkiye through an integration with crypto exchange Paribu, giving Turkish users direct access to prediction markets from within the Paribu app for the first time.
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) recorded a $209. 4 million inflow, breaking a stretch of subdued activity that had raised questions about institutional appetite for spot Bitcoin ETF exposure.
The update, tracked via Strive's public treasury dashboard , shows the company added approximately 17. 76 BTC to its holdings over the past week.
The reported rule change appears tied to amendments referenced on the South Korean Supreme Court's legislation portal , though the underlying legal text has not been independently confirmed at this time.
Binance is suspending crypto trading services in France after reportedly failing to secure approval under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, marking a significant operational retreat for the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, has argued that Bitcoin's greatest evolution over the next decade will come from changing less at the protocol layer, framing base-layer stability as the network's most powerful growth catalyst.
The statement, shared on Saylor's X account , distills a core thesis he has promoted for years: that Bitcoin is not merely a speculative asset or a payment tool, but a fundamental store of energy in digital form. For related coverage, see Report Says 4,300 New XRP Addresses Were Created in One Day .