NEC and Ava Labs sign an MOU to explore biometric-verified stablecoin payments on Avalanche, with face data kept off-chain via decentralized identity credentials.
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.
