Inside Cardano's 'Van Rossum' hard fork, and what it means for users
The Van Rossem hard fork moved Cardano to version 11 on Saturday. And for the first time, Cardano's community voted in the upgrade, not the company that built…
Exodus to cut 25% of global workforce in payments shift
This restructuring is part of a strategy to build a fullstack payments platform following the company's acquisitions of Monavate and Baanx. Source:CoinDesk
Hut 8 surges on $9.8 billion AI data-center lease, lifting compute sector
The longterm deal sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity. Source:CoinDesk
As the battle for AI supremacy intensifies, Trump White House reportedly contemplates a ban on Chinese models
Not only do Chinese models perform many of the same tasks for a fraction of the cost of U.S. versions, their prospective flotations may dilute the appetite for…
Tom Lee's Bitmine slowed ether purchases as it bought back $86 million in stock.
The company added just 7,430 ETH, worth about $14 million, last week as it nears its goal to corner 5% of Ethereum's supply. Source:CoinDesk
Saylor's Strategy raises cash reserves to $3.225 billion, leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged
For the second consecutive week, the firm kept bitcoin holdings steady, choosing to use the raised capital to boost cash for paying dividends on its preferred…
Zilliqa asks exchanges to pause ZIL transfers after suspected cold wallet theft
Zilliqa said exchanges paused ZIL deposits and withdrawals after an exchange partner’s cold wallet was compromised, with the amount stolen still undisclosed.…
Brazil’s securities regulator sets up task force with 60-day deadline for tokenization proposal
The framework will address critical issues like official ownership records, private key custody, transaction reversibility and system liability. Source:CoinDesk
A bitcoin 'volmageddon' may be brewing, key indicator suggests
Your dayahead look for July 20, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
Bank of Korea prepares for live CBDC transactions with 9 banks in September
Major banking heavyweights join a massive blockchain network test that will allow retail consumers to trade tokenized won freely across commercial lines.…
Crypto institutions look beyond audits as trust signals falter: Hacken
Institutional due diligence is shifting toward continuous monitoring, signer controls and incident readiness after operational failures accounted for most…
Russia’s parliament to hold final readings on crypto bill Tuesday
Russia’s State Duma is set to consider the crypto regulation bill in second and third readings, with rules for investors and crossborder payments included.…