Kenya's Capital Markets Authority is procuring a blockchain analytics system to monitor Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 20+ networks for fraud, money laundering, and sanctions evasion.
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper invokes the Hiroshima analogy to demand pre-emptive global AI safety rules before frontier systems reshape warfare and crime.
BlackRock's IBIT recorded $209M in net inflows on July 6 — its first in weeks — leading a $266M combined inflow day for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs as BTC tops $63,700.
Two traders have sued Polymarket and CEO Shayne Coplan in New York, alleging the platform retroactively changed rules to flip their winning $797K Bitcoin-sale bets to a loss.
Strategy sold 3,588 Bitcoin for ~$216M between June 29–July 5 to fund preferred dividends. Grayscale says the forced sale may have set a durable BTC price floor.
The Digital Chamber filed an amicus brief urging a New York court to dismiss a lawsuit seeking ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets, warning it threatens self-custody rights.
A trader swapped $2M in ETH and received just $14,500 after the 0x router sent the order through a thin liquidity pool, enabling a same-block backrun that extracted 1,072 WETH.
South Africa's SARS has published draft crypto tax guidance confirming existing income tax and CGT rules apply. Public comment closes August 31.
Vitalik Buterin has published a 'Lean Ethereum' strawmap targeting L1 simplification — framed as Ethereum's third major overhaul as ETH trades at $1,800, up 11.8% weekly.
ARK Invest spent $77M on Coinbase, Circle, and Bullish during Bitcoin's worst month in four years. We break down whether crypto equities reduce risk or multiply it.