🔥 2026 Crypto Predictions! Tom Lee still buying ETH! Rekt tease WorldStar collab!
Price data by DecryptVideos PodcastsInterviews2026 Crypto Predictions! Btc: 87k (0%) | btc.D: 59.0% (0%). Eth: 2975 (1%) | bnb: 855 (+1%) | sol: 124 (0%). Tom Lee bought another $130M in ETH for Christmas, and still holds $1B in cash heading into the new year.
REKT drinks and WorldStarHipHop tease collab. BlackRock’s BUIDL hits $100M million in dividends and passes $2 billion in assets. Metaplanet buys 4,279 bitcoin, lifts total holdings to 35,102 BTC. Unleash Protocol hit by $3.9 million exploit with funds routed through Tornado Cash.
🔥 Crypto is Green! Up 6-9%! Memes outperform! Pepe up 67%! Infinex Founder Interview!
Price data by DecryptVideos PodcastsInterviewsCrypto is Green! The global crypto market cap hit $3.16t (+1.5%) with majors trading higher; btc +2% at $93,000; eth +1% at $3,175, bnb +2.5% at $906, sol +1% at $135. Virtuals (+24%), render (_17%), btt (+11%) and fet (+11%) led top movers.
The btc etfs saw $471m in net inflows on the first trading day of 2026, the highest single-day total since nov 11. Sec commissioner caroline crenshaw officially departed the agency on jan 2nd, leaving behind an all-republican commission. Big 4 firm pwc announced it will go deeper into crypto with a focus on stablecoins and payments.
🔥 First 2026 Dip! BTC at 92K! Morgan Stanley file for BTC, ETH SOL ETFs! Hyperliquid Airdrop Speculation!
Price data by DecryptVideos PodcastsInterviewsFirst 2026 Dip! Morgan Stanley file for BTC, ETH SOL ETFs! Hyperliquid Airdrop Speculation! Crypto majors fall for first time in 2026; BTC at $92k. Morgan Stanley files for BTC, ETH and SOL ETFs.
US Senate schedules key vote for crypto market structure bill for next week. Hyperliquid releases progress map, leads to speculation of next airdrop. Nike announced it has sold off RTFKT; Clone X jump 250%. Crypto majors fell yesterday for the first time in 2026; BTC 2% at $92,000; ETH -1% at $3,210, SOL -1% at $138; XRP. Senate Banking Committee scheduled a key vote on the crypto market-structure bill next week.
🔥 The ZCash situation explained! Interview with ZEC bull Mert! BTC below $90K! ZEC falls 19%!
Price data by DecryptVideos PodcastsInterviewsThe ZCash situation explained! Crypto majors fell again yesterday as btc lost $90k; btc -2% at $89,900; eth -3% at $3,100, sol -3% at $134; xrp -7% to $2.08. Lit (+3%), wlfi (+3%) and xmr (+3%) led top movers. Zec fell 19% after the developer team resigned following a dispute with the board; the team has promised to form a new company and continue the mission.
Jpmorgan announced plans to launch its jpm coin on the canton network. Barclays invested in ubyx, a u.S. Stablecoin settlement startup, backing infrastructure that would let regulated institutions move digital money across issuers and wallets. The senate banking committee faces mounting pressure ahead of a key vote on crypto market structure legislation next week.
Wyoming introduced its first state-issued stablecoin, frontier stable token, now available to the public. World liberty financial’s subsidiary applied for a national trust bank charter, aiming to issue and custody its usd1 stablecoin under a federally regulated framework. Starknet suffered a multi-hour outage due to a block production bug; the network paused and rolled back before resuming. Candid chats and deep dives with the biggest names in crypto. PartnerNewsDeep DivesUniversityCoinsVideosNews ExplorerAboutTeamDisclosuresManifestoTerms of ServiceCode of
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🔥 Are we back? Crypto is Green! Solana Intern goes rogue! Pump up 13%! Monero hits another ATH!
Price data by DecryptVideos PodcastsInterviewsAre we back? BTC: 95k (+3%) | BTC.D: 59.2% (-0.1%). ETH: 3313 (+6%) | BNB: 936 (+3%) | SOL: 145 (+2%). Top Gainers: IP, ICP, PUMP, PEPE, ENA. BTC ETFs: +$754m | ETH ETFs: +$130m. Crypto rallies on largest ETF inflow in 3 months. Senate committee to vote on crypto bill on Jan 27.
Stablecoin issues with bill still being fought over. Ethena Labs makes USDe free from gas fees. Bitdeer overtakes MARA on ‘managed hashrate’. Polygon Labs to buy Coinme, Sequence for $250m. BitPanda eyes Frankfurt IPO in 1H26. CZ invests in perp trading platform Genius Terminal. Coingecko eyes sales at $500m valuation.
Russia to open crypto markets more for payments. Crypto wrench attacks continue in France. Pakistan to integrate WLFI’s USD1. Candid chats and deep dives with the biggest names in crypto. “Crypto Adoption is no longer reversible” says PWC!Crypto majors are red while Gold nears $5,000 and Silver closes in on $100; BTC -1% at $89,100; ETH -2% at $2,925, SOL -2% at $127; XRP -2% to $1.90. ZRO (+15%), AXS (+10%) and DASH (+8%) led top movers. Ledger is preparing for a $4B IPO, enlisting Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Barclays for support. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicted crypto could hit new highs in 2026,
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🔥 Crypto rebounds after Trump TACO’s on Tariffs! BitGo $2.1B IPO! Solana’s SKR token soars 250% FDV!
Price data by DecryptVideos PodcastsInterviewsCrypto rebounds after Trump TACO’s on Tariffs! Solana’s SKR token soars 250% FDV! Crypto majors are green and rebounding after Trump pivoted on EU tariffs; BTC +2% at $89,900; ETH +2% at $2,995, SOL +2% at $130; XRP +3% to $1.94. CC (+15%), SKY (+11%) and SAND (+10%) led top movers.
Crypto markets saw more than $1B in liquidations as Bitcoin rebounded sharply after President Trump signaled a retreat from proposed tariff measures. Vitalik Buterin proposed native DVT staking to strengthen Ethereum security and decentralization, signaling continued protocol-level experimentation. Bitgo announced its IPO at $18 per share, valuing it at ~$2B. The Senate Ag Committee confirmed that its version of the Clarity Act will move forward to markup next week despite lack of bipartisan support.
Mortgage lender Newrez explored counting Bitcoin and Ethereum toward mortgage qualification, applying discounted valuations to account for crypto volatility. Hong Kong regulators moved to issue stablecoin licenses under a new framework that imposes strict compliance, reserve, and operational requirements. Russian courts ruled that cryptocurrencies qualify as property under law, setting a legal precedent for future criminal and civil cases. President Trump said he hopes to sign the crypto market structure bill soon, despite ongoing legislativ
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🔥 Team Behind Ethereum's Institutional Privacy Push Spins Out For-Profit Firm EthSystems.
Image: Decrypt/ShutterstockCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief EthSystems launched Tuesday to build confidential systems for institutional Ethereum, founded by the team that ran the Ethereum Foundation's Institutional Privacy Task Force.
It is the third organization to spin out of the Foundation this summer, and the first for-profit one, backed by Ethereum treasury firms Bitmine and Sharplink and co-founder Joe Lubin.
The firm argues that institutions won't move stablecoins, tokenized assets, and settlement onto a public ledger until they can hide trade details, positions, and client identities. The group that spent the past year running the Ethereum Foundation's institutional privacy work has spun out to start its own company. EthSystems launched Tuesday as an independent, for-profit firm building privacy and compliance technology designed to let banks and
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🔥 UK Fraud Review Calls for Judge Training on Crypto Laundering, AI Scams.
Image: Wikimedia Commons/Decrypt (CC BY-SA 3.0)Create an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief A UK government-commissioned review recommends the Judicial College prepare all judges, including magistrates, for a likely rise in cases involving AI-enabled fraud and money laundering using cryptocurrencies. The report warns that fraud may soon make up half of all crime in England and Wales, and cites estimates that more than half of investment scams now involve crypto-assets.
It highlights the case of convicted fraudster Qian Zhimin, which produced the UK's largest-ever crypto seizure of more than 61,000 BTC, to show the complexity now reaching the courts. A major UK review of fraud has recommended that judges and magistrates be trained to handle a coming wave of cases involving cryptocurrency money laundering and fraud powered by artificial intelligence.
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Price data by DecryptNewsOpinionMorning Minute: Crypto Rips on Cool CPICircle has a rough day. Pump.fun pumps on first major unlock. And Robinhood Chain sees its first big rotation.By Tyler WarnerEdited by Stephen GravesJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20265 min readThe U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, home to the Fed's Reserve Board.
Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the top stories in 5 minutes, downloadable on Apple Pod or Spotify. 📈 Crypto Rips on Cool CPI, but Warsh Won’t Call It a Win The soft inflation print crypto was waiting for finally landed.
June CPI fell 0.4% month over month, the biggest monthly decline since April 2020, dropping the annual rate to 3.5% from May’s 4.2% and coming in under the 3.8% expected. Core CPI cooled to 2.6%, below forecasts, and was flat on the month. Crypto squeezed higher within minutes. Bitcoin jumped from around $62,000 to reclaim $64,900, ETH surged 7% to $1,884, and roughly $300 million in short positions were liquidated as bears got run over. Notably, this was the last major inflation read before the Fed’s July 28-29 meeting,
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Image: Decrypt/StrategyCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Strategy CEO Phong Le said the company will resume buying Bitcoin once its Stretch (STRC) preferred shares return to their $100 par value, allowing it to issue more of the stock profitably.
The firm has paused purchases since late June and raised $467 million in common stock to build a $3 billion cash reserve, enough to cover two years of dividends.
Le said the company would have to consider some of the risk associated with our debt if BTC were to fall to the $8,000 to $10,000 range. Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy will start buying the cryptocurrency again once its preferred shares recover, CEO Phong Le said, as the company leans on a retooled financing model to ride out the crypto downturn. Speaking to Bloomberg TV on Tuesday, Le said the plan is to get the firm's preferred shares—known as Stretch (STRC)—back to their
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🔥 Bitcoin Breaks Heavy Resistance—But Death Cross Looms: Analysis.
Prediction market traders aren't convinced.By Jose Antonio LanzEdited by Guillermo JimenezJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20265 min readBitcoin remains the largest crypto asset in the market. Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Bitcoin broke above $64K resistance Tuesday and is trading flat at $64,858 today—just 0.18% down, barely breathing.
A death cross on the charts keeps the macro trend bearish, with BTC sitting roughly 5% above the channel that would drag it back into a confirmed downtrend. On Myriad, traders are pricing in 66.6% odds that Bitcoin dumps to $55K before it sees $84K again.
Wall Street had a solid Tuesday, but Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market finds itself on less steady ground. The S P 500 gained 0.39% and the Nasdaq climbed 0.67% on Tuesday, boosted by a June PPI report that came in below expectations—producer prices actually fell 0.3% on the month, mostly driven by a collapse in gasoline prices. That data has been pushing down the odds of a July Federal Reserve rate hike, going from 31% last week down to just 12.3% to
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🔥 US Treasury Freezes $131 Million in Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Image: United States Department of the Treasury/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief OFAC sanctioned multiple wallets tied to Iran's central bank and the Iranian armed forces on Tuesday, resulting in Tether freezing over $131 million across four addresses on the Tron blockchain.
The Treasury separately sanctioned seven individuals and entities involved in a global Iranian weapons procurement network. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran's Central Bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday, with stablecoin issuer Tether freezing over $131 million across four addresses on the Tron blockchain.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the move in a post on X, vowing the U.S. would aggressively follow the money and deny the Iranian regime access
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🔥 What Is BIP-110 and Why Is It Dividing the Bitcoin Community?
Price data by DecryptNewsCoinsWhat Is BIP-110 and Why Is It Dividing the Bitcoin Community?A proposal to restrict non-financial data on Bitcoin has split prominent developers, miners, and industry leaders ahead of a key activation deadline, reopening one of the network's biggest governance debates since the Blocksize Wars.By Jason NelsonEdited by Guillermo JimenezJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20264 min readBitcoin. Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief BIP-110 would restrict several methods used to embed non-financial data in Bitcoin transactions.
Supporters say the proposal would reduce blockchain spam, while critics argue it would invalidate legitimate transactions and risk a chain split. Despite attracting little miner support, BIP-110 has become one of Bitcoin's biggest governance debates in years.
A proposal to change Bitcoin's consensus rules has divided developers, miners, companies, and users over how the network should evolve and who gets to decide. The dispute centers around Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110, or BIP-110. If implemented, BIP-110 would temporarily restrict several methods used to embed arbitrary data in Bitcoin transactions. Supporters say the proposal would reduce blockchain spam
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🔥 Feds Arrest Florida Man Over Video Game Malware That Stole $220K in Crypto.
Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Federal agents arrested 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins of North Lauderdale, Florida, accusing him of helping run a scheme that hid crypto-stealing malware inside online video games.
An FBI complaint says the group infected roughly 8,000 devices, broke into about 80 cryptocurrency wallets, and stole at least $220,000 between May 2024 and February 2026.
Wilkins is charged with conspiracy to obtain information by computer for private financial gain, which carries up to 10 years in prison. Federal agents have arrested a Florida man they say helped run a scheme that smuggled crypto-stealing malware into video games, infecting thousands of devices and draining hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims' wallets. Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins, 21, of North Lauderdale, was arrested Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to o
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🔥 Dormant Bitcoin Whale Moves $383 Million After More Than 8 Years.
Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief A Bitcoin wallet dormant for more than 8.5 years transferred 5,907.56 BTC worth about $383.6 million. The coins were sent to a new wallet rather than a known exchange, suggesting no immediate sale.
Galaxy Research estimates the holdings have appreciated by roughly $285.5 million, or 291%, since they were acquired in 2017. A Bitcoin wallet that had remained untouched since late 2017 sprang back to life Thursday, transferring 5,907.56 BTC worth about $383.6 million to a new address after more than 8.5 years of inactivity.
According to Galaxy Research, the coins were originally received on Dec. 14, 2017, and moved in Bitcoin block 958217 at approximately 00:15 UTC. The firm estimates the holdings have appreciated by roughly $285.5 million, representing a 291% gain on an estimated average acquisition price of about $17,000 per Bitcoin. The funds were transferred to a previously unide
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🔥 XRP Can't Keep Up as Bitcoin Takes a Breather: Analysis.
Now the chart is filling in the picture.By Jose Antonio LanzEdited by Guillermo JimenezJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20264 min readXRP. Image: Decrypt/ShutterstockCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Bitcoin cleared $65K and Ethereum surged nearly 6% this week on softer inflation data.
Thursday's pullback is orderly—most top 50 coins are off less than 3%, with Ondo the sole standout at +14%. XRP is trading at $1.10, down 0.54%, with an overall indicator score of -42% and a confirmed death cross on the daily chart.
XRP's biggest near-term catalyst—a Senate floor vote on the Clarity Act—has slipped past July 4 and now looks likely to land in late July or August at the earliest. Markets are taking a breath Thursday after one of the cleaner macro-driven crypto pumps of 2026. The June Consumer Price Index fell 0.4%—the steepest single-month drop since April 2020—collapsing Fed rate hike odds for July from 31% to single digits, lifting equities, and giving crypto a reason to run. Wall Street delivered too: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Citi all posted Q2 earnings that beat expectati
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🔥 Galaxy Puts Its Name on Texas Tech's Stadium in a 15-Year, Crypto-Native Deal.
The bigger bet is on the cheap power and open land of West Texas.By Jose Antonio LanzEdited by Guillermo JimenezJul 17, 2026Jul 17, 20262 min readGalaxy founder and CEO Mike Novogratz. Image: Galaxy/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Texas Tech has secured a $70 million, 15-year naming rights deal with Galaxy Digital to rebrand its football stadium.
The partnership establishes Galaxy as the official digital assets partner and creates new NIL opportunities for student-athletes. This deal supports Galaxy’s strategic shift from crypto trading toward large-scale AI and high-performance computing infrastructure in Texas.
Starting with the 2026 season, Texas Tech's football stadium—currently Jones AT T Stadium—will be rebranded Galaxy Stadium. Galaxy Digital, the Nasdaq-listed (GLXY) trading, asset-management and data-center company, announced a 15-year naming-rights deal with Texas Tech on Friday. The timing is convenient for the Red Raiders. Texas Tech just won the Big 12 and made the College Football
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🔥 ECB Warns Stablecoins May Drain Bank Deposits—Here's What That Means.
Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief ECB board member Cipollone warned Friday that stablecoin growth could strip European banks of retail deposits, on top of the fees and transaction data they're already losing to mobile payment platforms. Two-thirds of card payments in the euro area route through non-European schemes, and 13 of 21 eurozone countries have no national card scheme of their own.
The ECB named 36 payment service providers for a digital euro pilot starting in the second half of 2027, days after the European Parliament voted 416 to 169 to begin formal legislative negotiations. European banks are losing the payments war in installments.
First came mobile apps, which took their fees and transaction data, then digital payments and startups took even more control. Now the ECB is warning that stablecoins could take the thing that real
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🔥 ECB Warns Stablecoins May Drain Bank Deposits—Here's What That Means.
Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief ECB board member Cipollone warned Friday that stablecoin growth could strip European banks of retail deposits, on top of the fees and transaction data they're already losing to mobile payment platforms. Two-thirds of card payments in the euro area route through non-European schemes, and 13 of 21 eurozone countries have no national card scheme of their own.
The ECB named 36 payment service providers for a digital euro pilot starting in the second half of 2027, days after the European Parliament voted 416 to 169 to begin formal legislative negotiations. European banks are losing the payments war in installments.
First came mobile apps, which took their fees and transaction data, then digital payments and startups took even more control. Now the ECB is warning that stablecoins could take the thing that real
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