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Cointelegraph.com - 17:50 Jul 20, 2025
Strategy continues accumulating Bitcoin as it hits all-time highs in July, and the total crypto market cap breaches the $4 trillion mark. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase on Sunday, as the company’s total holdings crossed $71 billion. The treasury company’s most recent purchase occurred on July 14, when it bought 4,225 BTC for $472.5 million, bringing its total holdings to 601,550 BTC, valued at over $71.4 billion. The company is up about 66.5% on its Bitcoin investment, accounting for over $28.5 billion in unrealized gains, according to SaylorTracker. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:43 Jul 20, 2025
Bitcoin and Ether traders are eyeing price milestones into the weekly close, with a resistance trend line keeping BTC bulls from heading to all-time highs. Key points: Bitcoin market participants expect a resistance trend line breakout, with nearby targets including $125,000. Attention continues to focus on altcoins while Bitcoin consolidates, with Ether reaching seven-month highs. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Jul 20, 2025
Embedding human rights into crypto systems is a necessity. Self-custody, privacy-by-default, and censorship-resistant personhood must be core design principles for any technology. The future of digital freedom depends on it. Opinion by: Shady El Damaty, co-founder of Human.Tech Beyond the hype of accelerationist and technophile circles, a quiet crisis of confidence is taking hold in emerging technologies. Crypto and decentralized identity solutions still carry enormous potential to empower individuals and distribute power — but many builders and users are sounding the alarm. Their disillusionment stems from real concerns: surveillance overreach, centralization disguised as innovation and tools that serve power, not people. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:01 Jul 20, 2025
James Wynn has opened high-risk leveraged trades on Ether and PEPE worth over $23 million after a $536,000 USDC deposit into Hyperliquid. James Wynn, a crypto trader known for his high-leverage crypto bets, has initiated two major leveraged positions, including a 25x long on Ether (ETH) and a 10x long on PEPE (PEPE). According to onchain data, Wynn’s Ether position amounts to 3,269 ETH, valued at approximately $12.12 million, with an entry price of $3,726.28. His kPEPE (the name for the $PEPE-USD futures contract on Hyperliquid) long spans a staggering 812.16 million tokens, worth roughly $11.28 million at an average entry of $0.01358. At the time of writing, Wynn is sitting on a $251,617 unrealized profit from his PEPE position, while his ETH bet is currently down over $62,700. The ETH trade faces liquidation at $3,492.8, while the PEPE position’s liquidation level sits at $0.012998. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:04 Jul 20, 2025
The GENIUS Act marks a turning point for crypto regulation, but experts say true integration with finance and identity systems is only beginning. The proclaimed Crypto Week has concluded with significant regulatory progress, including the passage of the much-anticipated GENIUS Act. However, industry experts claim the regulatory clarity is just the foundation for what lies ahead. “Clarity is just a starting point, not an endpoint,” Leo Fan, co-founder of Cysic, told Cointelegraph. He pointed to the need for scalable blockchains, instant verification systems, and trusted custody for further integration. Fan acknowledged that Crypto Week delivered “legal clarity,” with the GENIUS Act formally recognizing that not all crypto assets are securities. He called this a “foundational shift” that provides a “green light for developers, investors, and institutions to build and deploy with clearer legal guardrails.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:37 Jul 20, 2025
Circle’s Dante Disparte says the GENIUS Act ensures tech giants and banks can’t dominate the stablecoin market without facing strict structural and regulatory hurdles. The GENIUS Act contains a little-noticed clause that prevents technology giants and Wall Street behemoths from dominating the stablecoin market, according to Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte. “The GENIUS Act has what I’d like to call — just for my own legacy sake — a Libra clause,” Disparte told the Unchained podcast on Saturday. Any non-bank that wants to mint a dollar-pegged token must spin up “a standalone entity that looks more like Circle and less like a bank,” clear antitrust hurdles and face a Treasury Department committee with veto power over the launch. Banks don’t get a free pass either. Lenders that issue a stablecoin must house it in a legally separate subsidiary and keep the coins on a balance sheet that carries “no risk-taking, no leverage, no lending,” Disparte noted. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:38 Jul 20, 2025
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says he will read the full audit report over a livestream when it is released next month. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says he has requested further transparency on the initial audit of his firm Input Output Global’s (IOG) ADA holdings, but anticipates it will be ready for public release within a month. “I just received the first copy of the audit report. I requested a lot more detail and context in several areas, but it’s shaping up quickly,” Hoskinson said in an X post on Saturday. “I believe we are on schedule for a mid-August release, assuming the work continues at this pace and there are no delays,” he added. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 03:59 Jul 20, 2025
Santiment says the “historic social dominance spike” may indicate another buying opportunity for Bitcoin soon. Nearly half of all crypto-related mentions on social media this week centered around Bitcoin as it hit new highs, a level of dominance that may signal a local top and a potential short-term pullback, according to sentiment platform Santiment. “As Bitcoin's market value crept above $123.1K for the first time in its 17+ year history, there was an equally historic social dominance spike,” Santiment analyst Brian Quinlivan said in a report on Wednesday. “43.06% of all crypto discussions were about $BTC just as the coin’s market value was peaking,” Quinlivan added. Quinlivan said that “the sudden spike was indicative of many retail traders FOMO’ing in,” challenging the view held by several other industry participants who believe retail investors have yet to enter the market. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:38 Jul 19, 2025
Stellar may be setting up more upside after XRP's recent price surge, US President Donald Trump signed one of the first bills related to crypto, and other news. US President Donald Trump signed one of the first bills related to crypto and blockchain of his administration into law on Friday after delays due to debates in the House of Representatives and Senate. In a Friday signing ceremony attended by many cryptocurrency company executives and high-ranking Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson, Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act into law. The president acknowledged the support of several crypto figures in attendance, including Kraken co-CEO David Ripley, Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino and Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:15 Jul 19, 2025
The line between a central bank digital currency and a centrally-managed, government-regulated stablecoin is thin, critics argue. United States congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said that the GENIUS stablecoin bill creates a “backdoor” for the government to effectively create a central bank digital currency, veiled as privately issued crypto tokens. The lawmaker said that regulated stablecoins feature “functional surveillance capabilities,” which make them indistinguishable from CBDCs. In a separate social media post, she added: Rep. Greene’s comments echo a growing tide of individuals in the Bitcoin and crypto communities sounding the alarm on regulated stablecoins and the potential for these privately-issued tokens to become captured by the state. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:52 Jul 19, 2025
The decline of the US dollar and the loss of purchasing power due to fiat currency inflation will drive global demand for Bitcoin. Macroeconomic drivers, including the decline of the US dollar (USD), will dampen the effects of the Bitcoin (BTC) halving cycle, which is the source of the market booms and busts that have been a feature of BTC since 2009, according to investor and founding partner of venture capital (VC) firm Draper Associates, Tim Draper. “Between 10-20 years from now, the dollar will be extinct,” Draper told Cointelegraph in an interview. “The world is changing, and we are watching it happen. We are right in the center of an anthropological leap forward,” he added. Draper said investors increasingly view Bitcoin as an “escape valve” against poor governance, distrust of banking institutions, fiat currency inflation, and geopolitical tensions, which are all driving global adoption of the supply-capped digital currency. The VC added: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:37 Jul 19, 2025
The cybersecurity exploit occurred due to a "sophisticated server breach," CoinDCX CEO and co-founder Sumit Gupta announced on Saturday. Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX was hacked on Friday, leaving the exchange drained of $44 million. The hackers compromised one of CoinDCX’s internal accounts used for “liquidity provisions” with another exchange through a server breach. No user funds were affected due to the exploit, according to CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta. The CEO also said that all customer funds remain safe and wrote: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Jul 19, 2025
The FHFA directive on crypto in mortgage risk assessments risks excluding self-custodied assets, potentially increasing counterparty risk for homebuyers. Opinion by: Margaret Rosenfeld, chief legal officer of Everstake The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) recent directive to explore how cryptocurrency might be included in single-family mortgage risk assessments is a welcome and long-overdue step. If implemented, it could allow long-term crypto holders to use their digital assets when qualifying for a mortgage without being forced to liquidate them. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:50 Jul 19, 2025
Multiple chart technicals and indicators suggest that XRP price has the potential to stage a parabolic rally over the next few weeks. Key takeaways: XRP price just hit multiyear highs of $3.66, but technicals suggest there’s more room to run. Multiple XRP charts signal a potential “explosive” move, targeting $7-$20 if key resistances are broken. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:52 Jul 19, 2025
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have attracted over $6.6 billion in 12 days, boosting assets under management to $152.4 billion. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $363 million on Friday, marking the twelfth consecutive day of net inflows amid strong investor interest. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the inflows with a net addition of $496.75 million, strengthening its position as the largest spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF with $86.50 billion in assets, according to data from SoSoValue. Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF (FBTC) experienced a slight outflow, losing $17.94 million, while Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) saw a larger outflow of $81.29 million despite managing $21.45 billion in assets. Ark’s Bitcoin Strategy ETF (ARKB) recorded a net outflow of $33.61 million. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:00 Jul 19, 2025
Crypto Week in the US ends with some victories for the crypto lobby, with the GENIUS Act headed to Trump’s desk. The US Congress has concluded its Crypto Week with the passage of the GENIUS Act and is sending other bills to the Senate after successful votes and no small amount of deliberation. The US crypto industry was jubilant as the House of Representatives passed the GENIUS Act — the industry’s flagship stablecoin bill — and sent it to the president’s desk for his signature. The stablecoin bill received bipartisan support after several rounds of revisions. The House also passed the CLARITY Act, the long-awaited market structure bill championed by the blockchain industry, as well as Republican Representative Tom Emmer’s bill that would ban the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:25 Jul 19, 2025
A fake hardware wallet bought via TikTok led to a $6.9-million crypto theft; hackers are now targeting devices meant to keep funds safe. A person who bought what looked like a “sealed, brand-new” hardware wallet advertised on the Chinese version of TikTok was a victim of a $6.9-million crypto heist, losing all their funds in minutes. A late-night distress call to blockchain security firm SlowMist revealed one of 2025’s most devastating cryptocurrency thefts. Criminals are now exploiting the very security devices meant to protect users from online threats. It’s a sophisticated new threat in crypto fraud, and honestly, it’s a worry for many users to see hardware wallet tampering result in a multimillion-dollar criminal exploit. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:22 Jul 19, 2025
Ether is punishing shorts already, but another 10% ETH price upside will liquidate $1 billion, helping cement $4,000 in the process. Key points: Ether is currently forging a short squeeze that stands out in crypto history, says analysis. A 10% price increase would see another $1 billion in liquidated shorts. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:56 Jul 19, 2025
Charles Schwab plans to offer spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum, aiming to attract clients who want to consolidate crypto holdings with their traditional assets. Charles Schwab is preparing to expand its crypto offerings by launching spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to CEO Rick Wurster. In an interview with CNBC on Friday, Wurster said Schwab clients already hold significant exposure to crypto via exchange-traded products (ETPs), owning more than 20% of the industry’s crypto ETP market. However, he noted that crypto still represents a relatively small portion of clients’ total wealth, around $25 billion out of $10.8 trillion. “We anticipate launching Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) sometime soon so that our clients have access to that,” he said. “We think that will be an acceleration of our growth.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 08:07 Jul 19, 2025
Cayman Islands-based Bullish has filed for IPO registration with the SEC, aiming to list on NYSE as “BLSH.” Bullish, a cryptocurrency exchange owned by Bullish Global, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. The Cayman Islands-based firm plans to list its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “BLSH.” The exact number of shares to be offered and the price range remain unspecified, according to a Friday F-1 registration statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, the exchange has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional shares. For fiscal year 2024, Bullish reported a net income of approximately $80 million. However, despite this positive full-year result, the company experienced a significant downturn in the first quarter of 2025, reporting a net loss of $349 million compared to a $104.8 million net profit in the same quarter of 2024. Read more
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