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    DeFi

    Stacks Bitcoin Staking Upgrade Clears 99% On-Chain Vote — Activation Still Pending

    Stacks' on-chain governance vote for its Bitcoin staking upgrade passed with 99% support. Most exchanges signal readiness, but mainnet activation has not yet occurred.

    Marcus Feld · July 25, 2026
    Stacks Bitcoin Staking Upgrade Clears 99% On-Chain Vote — Activation Still Pending
    DeFi

    Samsung Wallet to Add Native Stablecoin Support With USDC Demo at Galaxy Unpacked — No Launch Date Yet

    Samsung showed a USDC mockup inside Samsung Wallet at Galaxy Unpacked — send, receive, and top-up functions — but no launch date, chain, or issuer partners confirmed.

    Marcus Feld · July 25, 2026
    Samsung Wallet to Add Native Stablecoin Support With USDC Demo at Galaxy Unpacked — No Launch Date Yet
    DeFi

    Ex-SushiSwap CTO Joseph DeLong to Launch Order-Book DEX ‘Deepstate’ on Robinhood Chain Next Week

    Former SushiSwap CTO Joseph DeLong announces Deepstate, an order-book DEX launching next week on Robinhood Chain — no specs, no token, just a date.

    Marcus Feld · July 25, 2026
    Ex-SushiSwap CTO Joseph DeLong to Launch Order-Book DEX 'Deepstate' on Robinhood Chain Next Week
    Bitcoin

    Strategy’s New BTC Floor ARR Metric: Bitcoin Must Not Fall More Than 11.34% Annually or Restructuring Risk Kicks In

    Strategy has published its BTC Floor ARR metric, revealing Bitcoin must not fall more than 11.34% annually before the firm's debt coverage breaks below 1.0x and restructuring risk becomes real.

    Nadia Rahman · July 25, 2026
    Strategy's New BTC Floor ARR Metric: Bitcoin Must Not Fall More Than 11.34% Annually or Restructuring Risk Kicks In
    News

    Hack VC-Backed Perp DEX Dango Shuts Down Under Four Months After Mainnet, Trading Halts July 29

    Hack VC-backed perp DEX Dango halts trading July 29 and closes its Layer 1 blockchain August 13, less than four months after a mainnet launch hit by a $1.9M exploit.

    Marcus Feld · July 25, 2026
    Hack VC-Backed Perp DEX Dango Shuts Down Under Four Months After Mainnet, Trading Halts July 29
    Bitcoin

    Tesla Holds 11,509 BTC Steady Through Q2, Books $112M Crypto Loss as Digital Assets Slide to $674M

    Tesla sat on a $112M unrealized Bitcoin loss in Q2 2026, with digital asset holdings falling to $674M. The company held its 11,509 BTC position unchanged for three straight quarters of red ink.

    Nadia Rahman · July 25, 2026
    Tesla Holds 11,509 BTC Steady Through Q2, Books $112M Crypto Loss as Digital Assets Slide to $674M
    Bitcoin

    Poolin, Once Bitcoin’s Largest Mining Pool, Files Chapter 11 With Up to $500M in Liabilities

    Poolin, once Bitcoin's largest mining pool with ~20% of global hashrate, has filed Chapter 11 in New Jersey with $500M in liabilities and $164M owed to 11,700 users.

    Nadia Rahman · July 25, 2026
    Markets

    Crypto Market Cap Dips to $2.27T as Fear & Greed Falls to 27 — SOL Drops 2.3%, BTC Dominance Holds at 56.5%

    Crypto market cap slips to $2.27T with Fear & Greed at 27. BTC holds 56.5% dominance at $64,044 while SOL leads losses at -2.3% and stablecoins signal risk-off.

    Nadia Rahman · July 25, 2026
    Crypto Market Cap Dips to $2.27T as Fear & Greed Falls to 27 — SOL Drops 2.3%, BTC Dominance Holds at 56.5%
    News

    FBI Traced Steam Malware Suspect Through Google Cookies, 500 Uber Eats Orders, and a Monero Seed Phrase

    How the FBI used Google cookies, 500+ Uber Eats orders, and a Monero seed phrase to charge a 21-year-old Florida man over a $200K Steam malware campaign.

    Nadia Rahman · July 24, 2026
    FBI Traced Steam Malware Suspect Through Google Cookies, 500 Uber Eats Orders, and a Monero Seed Phrase
    News

    State Department Launches Freedom Tech Excellence Program With Bitcoin Policy Institute and Palantir

    The U.S. State Department is launching the Freedom Tech Excellence Program with the Bitcoin Policy Institute and Palantir as founding partners to protect free expression online.

    Nadia Rahman · July 24, 2026
    State Department Launches Freedom Tech Excellence Program With Bitcoin Policy Institute and Palantir
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