The biggest blockchain upgrades still to come in 2026
From Ethereum’s Glamsterdam to Solana’s Alpenglow, 2026’s most important developments are protocol upgrades, not price…
Month: July 2026
UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosystem’
UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support…
Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad
Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network…
Metaplanet buys 2,823 BTC, surpasses 43,000 in Bitcoin holdings
Metaplanet bought 2,823 Bitcoin during the second quarter, reducing its average acquisition cost to $106,500…
OFAC sanctions 134 ISIS-K crypto wallet addresses as Tether freezes funds
OFAC added 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K to its sanctions list, including 131…
Taiko reopens bridge after $1.7M exploit, says users made whole
Taiko restored bridge transfers after replenishing asset backing and completing security fixes following an 11-day…
Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s…
Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance
The Solana Foundation launched a framework for protocol-level governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000…
SBI Crypto shuts Bitcoin mining pool after 5-year run
SBI Crypto will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31 after more than…
Yield-bearing stablecoin slowdown ends 3-year run for crypto-native products
Yield-bearing stablecoin supply fell 15% in Q2 as sUSDe and sUSDS contracted, while Treasury-backed products…
Crypto ETFs Split as Ether, HYPE and Solana Gain While Bitcoin Loses $295 Million
Crypto ETF flows remained uneven on Wednesday, July 1, as bitcoin funds posted a $294.62…
French Police Expand Crypto Security After 77 Kidnapping Cases Drive New Protection Push
French Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez announced a new security plan to protect cryptocurrency…
Ionic Raises $400M as AI Revenue Tops Bitcoin Mining Ahead of Nasdaq Listing
Ionic Digital, the bitcoin miner formed out of the Celsius bankruptcy, filed to go public…
Theo Invests $20 Million in Fidelity’s Tokenized Fund to Expand Onchain Treasuries
Theo has allocated $20 million from its thBILL product into Fidelity International’s tokenized USD Digital…
OpenAI weighs 5% US government stake amid Trump talks: FT
OpenAI has reportedly discussed giving the US government a 5% equity stake in early Trump…