Cantor and Securitize Partner to Bring IPOs On-chain
Cantor Fitzgerald and Securitize announced a partnership on July 15 to bring IPOs and follow-on offerings by public companies onto blockchain infrastructure, in an effort to expand tokenization from secondary market trading to the primary capital-raising process of traditional capital…
Argentine Judge Orders Urgent Freeze of Crypto Wallets Tied to Controversial Libra Token
Key Takeaways Judge Martinez froze Libra wallets after police traced the funds, exposing the networks used to hide them. Wallets moved millions through crypto exchanges, allowing authorities to use KYC rules to identify users. A Libra Trust now manages the…
BitPay wins Dutch MiCA approval for EU wide crypto services
BitPay has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, allowing the crypto payments company to offer regulated digital asset services across the bloc through its Dutch subsidiary. Summary BitPay has secured MiCA authorization from the Dutch…
GoTyme Bank Reaches 10 Million Users, Reports P53 Billion in Deposits
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Gokongwei-backed digital bank GoTyme Bank reported it reached 10 million users as of July 2026, three years after its initial…
Will Crypto Markets Move When $1.2B Bitcoin Options Expire Today?
Another Friday is upon us, bringing another Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiry event as spot markets have made some progress. Around 19,500 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, July 17, with a notional value of roughly $1.23 billion….
He Still Has Two Password Guesses Left Before $840 Million Deletes Itself Forever
Key Takeaways Stefan Thomas has 2 IronKey attempts left to recover 7,002 BTC worth about $777M in 2026. Kingston says no recovery exists after 10 failed tries, highlighting Bitcoin self-custody risks. Naxo and Chris Tarnovsky pursued recovery, but no breakthrough…
Bybit enters Indonesia after NOBI acquisition with 500+ pairs
Bybit has launched a locally operated cryptocurrency platform in Indonesia following its majority acquisition of PT Enkripsi Teknologi Handal, formerly known as NOBI. Summary Bybit launches Indonesia platform after acquiring NOBI, entering a regulated market with 21.07 million accounts. Bybit…
Ostium Pauses Trading After Security Incident Amid $23.75M Exploit
On the morning of July 16, Ostium announced that it had paused trading following a security incident, while on-chain trackers flagged a large flow of funds from wallets associated with the protocol. According to Ostium, users’ positions remain open but…
PERA Contributions Rise 45% to ₱757.5 Million in First Half of 2026
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Contributions to the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) system reached P757.554 million in the first half of 2026, representing…
3 AIs Speculate What Is More Likely for BTC in 2026
The answer was unanimous. It was October 2025 when the primary cryptocurrency shot to an all-time high above $126,000. In the months that followed, however, the euphoria faded, and the bears took control. The situation only worsened at the…
