Adam Back's BSTR and Cantor Equity Partners have scrapped their original SPAC merger terms, leaving the $1.5B financing for a 30,021 BTC treasury void as renegotiations begin.
American Bitcoin executed a 1-for-15 reverse stock split on July 2, 2026, to avoid Nasdaq delisting after ABTC cratered ~95% — even as the company holds 8,000 BTC.
XRPL's stablecoin supply hit $889.58M, up 20.56% in 30 days. Ripple's RLUSD dominates at $844.58M, but Valtorum's USDV is the fastest-growing issuer at $39.3M.
Michael Saylor and Adam Back slam BIP-110, the proposed Bitcoin soft fork to ban Ordinals, warning protocol tinkering is Bitcoin's biggest internal risk.
Phantom wallet and the Hyperliquid Policy Center petitioned the CFTC on July 9 to open registered derivatives markets to non-custodial wallets, backed by $1.8B in perp volume.
SpaceX moved Bitcoin on-chain for the first time in six months as Gwynne Shotwell donated $325M in stock and Raymond James set an $800 price target.
Japanese lender CRYL Inc. launches regulated Bitcoin-backed loans from $6,200 to $6.2M at 3.5% APR, letting BTC holders access yen liquidity without selling.
DOJ charges convicted money launderer Rossen Iossifov with draining $290K in court-seized Kraken crypto from prison, exposing a US forfeiture custody gap.
Goldman Sachs has banned employees from trading on Polymarket and Kalshi over insider trading fears. Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street banks are following suit.
Crypto market cap holds $2.27T with Fear & Greed at 26/100. BTC dominance hits a cycle-high 56.3% while SOL, XRP and DOGE slide. Zcash leads with a +9.83% weekly gain.
