Stellar's XLM forms a golden cross as DTCC plans a 2027 tokenized-securities integration and Tradable targets $1B in private credit on-chain — but Extreme Fear looms.
France's ANJ escalated its Polymarket crackdown on July 16, 2026, ordering ISPs to geoblock the prediction market after a November 2024 payments ban proved ineffective.
FTX Recovery Trust sets July 31 for its $900M fifth creditor distribution, pushing total announced payouts past $9.7B with eligible claimants recovering 105%+ of claims.
A Swedish Bitcoin treasury company couldn't sell nearly half its preferred shares despite a 10% annual yield, raising questions about the Bitcoin treasury model.
Consensys, the Ethereum company behind MetaMask, unknowingly hired a North Korean developer via a third-party staffing vendor — the latest crypto firm caught in Pyongyang's IT worker scheme.
The attacker behind May's $5.87M TrustedVolumes DeFi exploit sent back 1,122.12 ETH (~$2.07M) on July 17 — roughly 35% of stolen funds — with no official statement from the protocol.
