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.
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.
Crypto market cap rises 1.12% to $2.32T with Bitcoin at $65,357, but the Fear and Greed Index sits at Extreme Fear 25 — ETH outpaces BTC on weekly gains.
Strategy made no Bitcoin purchases the week of July 20, 2026, instead growing its USD reserve by ~$225M as BTC traded near $65,547 with a Fear & Greed Index of 29.
FTX's fifth creditor distribution of ~$900M launches July 31. Creditors in 45 jurisdictions face a hard six-month deadline to claim via BitGo, Kraken, or Payoneer or permanently forfeit.
Hyperliquid's HIP-4 upgrade is live on mainnet, launching native binary prediction markets that rival Polymarket and Kalshi with $80M in daily volume.
A Hyperliquid whale closed a 1,897 BTC, $122M 40x long before the $61,605 liquidation level triggered, erasing the market's most-watched on-chain target.
