Crypto News
Senate Returns With CLARITY Act at Critical Juncture
The Senate returns from recess today with only three weeks to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before August dispersal, but three interlocking political disputes have collapsed passage odds from 74% to 48% and threaten to delay America’s most significant crypto legislation in a generation. The CLARITY Act, which achieved historic bipartisan support in...
Whales Accumulate Bitcoin as Iran Tensions Hit Markets
Bitcoin whales are accumulating aggressively despite renewed U.S.-Iran tensions that sent markets into a brief tailspin overnight, signaling institutional confidence even as geopolitical risk roils traditional financial markets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency traded between $63,000 and $64,000 on July 13, with Ethereum briefly spiking to $1,842 before retracing as the Middle East conflict intensified. Yet...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin surged past $64,000 as institutional inflows through spot ETFs accelerated over the weekend, while activity metrics across major altcoins revealed divergent sentiment with Solana’s memecoin ecosystem rotating capital and XRP reaching 2026 lows. Meanwhile, major crypto infrastructure players continued expanding mainstream adoption, setting the stage for a pivotal Federal Reserve decision later this month...
Fed’s July 28 Meeting to Determine Bitcoin’s August Direction
Bitcoin’s near-term price action hinges entirely on the Federal Reserve’s July 28-29 meeting, as rising macroeconomic headwinds and lingering extreme fear continue to suppress crypto markets despite modest weekly gains. After defending the low $60,000s and triggering modest ETF inflows, the cryptocurrency market remains fragile—trading as a high-beta risk asset deeply sensitive to monetary policy...
Bitget Wallet Hits 100M Users as Payments Eclipse Trading
Bitget Wallet has crossed 100 million users globally, with payment transactions now outnumbering trades for the first time in the platform’s history. The milestone, announced this week at an event in San Salvador, El Salvador, signals a fundamental shift in how cryptocurrency wallets are being adopted: not as speculative trading vehicles, but as essential everyday...
XRP Ledger Activity Hits 2026 Low as Price Slumps Below $1.15
XRP Ledger active addresses collapsed to 25,350 on July 11, 2026—a rare 2026 low that signals deepening retail disengagement even as institutional infrastructure improvements accelerate across the Ripple ecosystem. The decline comes as XRP price slid 3% to trade near $1.13, leaving the token down 70% from recent highs and struggling to maintain support above...
Pump.fun Token Unlock Triggers $127M Solana Memecoin Rotation
Pump.fun’s $127 million insider token unlock scheduled for today is triggering significant trader repositioning across the Solana ecosystem, with PUMP falling 4.96% in the 12 hours preceding the event. The price decline reflects defensive positioning ahead of the dilution event, while capital is actively rotating into alternative Solana-based memecoins, signaling market efficiency in pricing supply-side...
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Drive Weekend Rally Past $64K Resistance
Bitcoin rallied into the weekend on the back of renewed US spot ETF inflows and easing geopolitical tensions, marking a decisive shift after more than a week of persistent selling pressure. The flagship cryptocurrency surged to $64,204.50, up 0.52% at latest readings, while Ethereum climbed to $1,800.10 following a 0.53% advance as the broader digital...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin’s rally pushed the broader crypto market past $2.28 trillion in total value as institutional ETF inflows resumed, while regulatory wins for Circle and Ripple signaled continued mainstream adoption pressure. Meanwhile, Robinhood’s expansion into AI-powered crypto trading for its 27.5 million users demonstrated how retail platforms are embedding digital assets deeper into everyday investing, even...
Robinhood Launches AI Agent Crypto Trading for 27.5M Users
Robinhood is expanding its AI agent trading infrastructure into cryptocurrency, bringing automated execution capabilities to retail traders through partnerships with leading AI platforms including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Grok. The rollout, announced July 11, 2026, represents a significant democratization of algorithmic trading technology and marks another major step in the brokerage’s evolution as a crypto infrastructure...
Circle Wins OCC Approval for Federal Trust Bank Charter
Circle Internet Group has received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank, marking a watershed moment for stablecoin infrastructure and federal regulatory integration of digital assets. The approval, announced July 10, 2026, positions Circle as the first of three applicants to achieve this milestone...
Ripple Lands European License, Kansas Sponsorship Amid Stalled XRPL Lending
Ripple Secured European Regulatory License and Inked Major U.S. College Sports Deal This Weekend Ripple has achieved full authorization as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), marking a significant regulatory milestone that enables the company to offer regulated payment services across the entire European Economic Area....