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Lawyer Cautions Against Telegram Payments Amid Extremist Label Risk
A Russian lawyer advises users to stop paying for Telegram services after the potential designation as an extremist organization, though past transactions are unlikely to be punished.
Binance Says Four in Ten bStocks Users Are New to Traditional Investing
Binance's tokenised securities product bStocks has reached $500 million in assets under management seven weeks after launch, with 41.5% of users new to traditional investing.
Crypto Spot Trading Volumes Could Hit November 2023 Lows in July, K33 Warns
K33 analysts forecast that July 2026 spot crypto trading activity may fall to its lowest since November 2023, with average daily volumes at $2.2 billion and derivatives open interest near multi-year lows.
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Blunt Dismissal of Bitcoin Scalability Doubts Turns 16
A terse one-line reply from Bitcoin’s creator on early scalability debates resurfaces after 16 years, highlighting the longevity of the network’s design controversies.
OKX X-Perps Simple Mode Brings 10x Leverage to Europe
OKX rolled out X-Perps Simple Mode on mobile in Europe, offering leveraged long/short trading up to 10x alongside a Futures Grid Bot and PnL Analysis Center under MiCA and MiFID II.
Exclusive: Kraken UK COO Andy Quach departs
Andy Quach, Kraken UK's chief operating officer, has left the company and is relocating from London to Singapore for a new role.
Coinbase Will Now List Base and Solana Tokens the Moment They Go Live
Coinbase is promoting its New Launches tab, which lets users trade Base and Solana tokens the moment they appear on-chain. The push comes ahead of Q2 earnings on July 30, with analysts expecting a drop in revenue.
Binance adds gold and silver options on ADGM venue
Binance has introduced European-style, USDT-settled options on gold and silver via its ADGM-regulated exchange Nest Exchange, with retail users limited to buying options.
Bitcoin BIP-110 Soft Fork Faces Backlash from Saylor, Back, Mow
A contentious Bitcoin proposal to limit non-financial data in blocks draws criticism from Michael Saylor, Adam Back, and Samson Mow, despite minimal miner support. Activation is set for early August via a mechanism that bypasses miner signaling.
Bitget Releases Guide for Institutional Use of rToken Collateral
Bitget has published a guide explaining how institutional investors can use rToken — tokenized stocks and ETFs — as collateral on its platform.
Emirates' Crypto.com Pay goes live
Emirates has switched on Crypto.com Pay for eligible UAE-based customers booking in dirhams, following the July 2025 partnership with Crypto.com.
AmericanFortress Proposes Quantum-Resistant Protection for Crypto Wallets Without Fund Transfer
Startup AmericanFortress has introduced a cryptographic scheme called ZKPoSP that aims to shield existing crypto wallets from future quantum attacks without requiring asset migration.
Emirates Now Takes Crypto for Flights via Crypto.com Pay
Emirates has started accepting cryptocurrency for flight bookings via Crypto.com Pay, with settlements converted to UAE dirhams for eligible residents.
Blockchains Brace for Quantum Computing Era with Post‑Quantum Cryptography
The blockchain industry is advancing post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) to counter threats from future quantum computers, with projects taking varying degrees of preparation.
Emirates goes live with Crypto.com Pay for UAE flyers
Emirates has launched Crypto.com Pay for flight bookings, but only for UAE residents paying in dirhams. The integration uses Crypto.com's stored value facility licence from the Central Bank of the UAE.
Crypto Hacks Hit Record $1B in H1 2026, Surpassing Full-Year 2025
Blockaid reports that the first half of 2026 saw a record 212 confirmed crypto hacks with over $1 billion stolen, exceeding the total for all of 2025. Ethereum and Solana networks accounted for most losses.
Senators Set to Send Crypto Clarity Bill to White House
U.S. Senators Ruben Gallego and Thom Tillis are finalizing a bipartisan bill to provide regulatory clarity for digital assets, with plans to send it to the White House within days, according to POLITICO.
SEC Chair Atkins Says Agency Is Ready to Issue Crypto Rules Addressing Clarity Act Issues
SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated the commission is prepared to introduce regulations that tackle matters covered by the Clarity Act and other parts of the crypto market.
Kraken Opens Jersey Mike’s IPO Access to US and Global…
Kraken opens IPO access for Jersey Mike's to retail investors in over 110 countries, offering both traditional U.S. book-entry shares and tokenized JMKEx for international users.
Lido Launches Largest Protocol Upgrade Since V2
Lido has deployed its most significant protocol upgrade since version 2, aiming to improve staking infrastructure and user experience.
Zcash Launches Ironwood Pool to Fix Critical Orchard Vulnerability
Zcash has activated the Ironwood shielded pool to replace Orchard, which contained a vulnerability that could create fake ZEC. The new pool enforces withdrawal controls to prevent unauthorized minting.
Myanmar Enacts Anti-Online Scam Law with Death Penalty for Fatal Coercion
Myanmar's military-backed parliament passed an Anti-Online Scam Bill on July 28, imposing the death penalty for forced online fraud resulting in death and up to life imprisonment for coercion.
Bank of Russia Publishes Draft Regulations for Crypto Market
The Bank of Russia has issued its first draft regulations to launch an organized cryptocurrency trading market, including exchange-based pricing and depository capital requirements.
Lido Deploys Curated Module v2, Moving 8M ETH to New Validators
Lido launched Curated Module v2 on July 27, initiating the transfer of over 8 million ETH (~$16 billion) to 0x02-format validators. The upgrade will cut the total validator count by about a third and require operators to bond their own ETH for the first time.