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Saylor Pushes Back Against Bitcoin Soft Fork Plan
Michael Saylor has published 110 arguments against BIP 110, a proposed temporary Bitcoin soft fork that would restrict data storage on the blockchain. He warns the plan threatens network neutrality and could split the chain ahead of an August signaling deadline.
USDT Faces Two Year Countdown Under GENIUS Act
Tether's USDT risks being dropped from U.S. crypto platforms by mid-2028 if it fails to meet the reserve and compliance requirements of the GENIUS Act, while rival Circle has already aligned USDC with the new framework.
Robinhood Chain did $5.25B in a week
Robinhood Chain, @RobinhoodCrypto's Arbitrum-based Ethereum L2, cleared $5.25 billion in weekly DEX volume just 16 days after its public mainnet launch, with Uniswap accounting for nearly all of it.
Pi is green on a red day
Pi Network's PI token rose around 5% on July 17 while the broader crypto market fell 1.6% and the Fear and Greed Index sat in Fear territory. But the token is still down roughly 19% on the week, bouncing off an all-time low.
FTX pays out again on July 31
FTX's fifth creditor distribution of roughly $900 million is set for July 31, 2026. Dotcom and US customers cross 105% cumulative recovery, but claims are locked to November 2022 Bitcoin prices, leaving creditors well short in real terms.
Uniswap is running away with it
Uniswap posted $16.6 billion in weekly DEX volume, more than the next four decentralized exchanges combined, according to DefiLlama data. PancakeSwap, Pump.fun, Aerodrome, and Manifest Trade round out the top five.
CLARITY Act comes down to one clause
The Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act stalls in the Senate over a single ethics clause barring presidents and lawmakers from profiting off crypto in office. Seven Democratic votes are needed, and the August recess deadline is closing in.
IO exits Cardano node development
Input Output Group is handing Cardano's Haskell node development to the community, with independent firms set to maintain implementations in Haskell, Rust, and Go. The shift coincides with the van Rossem hard fork, the first upgrade ratified entirely through Cardano's on-chain governance.
XRP ETFs slip under $1B
US spot XRP ETFs fell below $1 billion in total net assets on July 16, with $997.18M recorded by SoSoValue. Inflows remain steady but cannot offset price weakness, as XRP trades around $1.08, down roughly 10% over the past month.
Tinubu signs Nigeria's crypto order
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination 2026, creating a new inter-agency council chaired by the CBN to harmonise crypto oversight across Africa's largest digital asset market.
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