Nadia Rahman is CoinScoop's Markets Editor. She covers Bitcoin, macro liquidity and the spot-ETF complex, and previously reported on rates and FX for a global newswire.
Coinbase settled its FOIA lawsuit against the SEC for $150,000 and record-keeping reforms after the agency admitted destroying Gary Gensler's text messages.
US prosecutors filed five civil forfeiture cases seeking $25M+ in crypto tied to romance and investment scams, with Secret Service tracing funds to Southeast Asian launderers.
Grayscale submitted an S-1 to the SEC on July 20, 2026 for the first US spot Worldcoin ETF, targeting Nasdaq under $GWLD. WLD rose on the news.
Satsuma Technology shareholders voted 90%+ to liquidate 668 BTC (~$43.5M) and cancel its London Stock Exchange listing by September 14, 2026.
Total crypto market cap falls to $2.32T with Fear & Greed at 33. Bitcoin holds at $65,590 as HYPE drops 6.67% and ZEC slides 5.75% in a risk-off session.
Vietnam is fining retail crypto traders up to VND 50 million (~$1,900) for using unlicensed offshore platforms like Binance and OKX under a new decree now in effect.
Bernstein raises HOOD price target to $160, forecasting prediction-market revenue will surpass crypto trading by Q2 2026 — a 286% jump to $586M.
Russia's State Duma approved a sweeping crypto bill 327-13, legalizing digital assets for international trade while banning domestic payments. Two readings from law.
Metaplanet subsidiary Bitcoin Japan enters a financing deal to build a corporate Bitcoin treasury as the Fear & Greed Index hits 25 and the parent targets 210,000 BTC by 2027.
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt has deferred Army National Guard JAG training to stay at the table as the CLARITY Act heads toward a critical Senate floor vote.
