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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

Bitcoin Continues to Flirt With $64,000 After $225 Million ETF Outflow Rattles Confidence

Bitcoin currently trades near $63,800, oscillating around the $64,000 mark after touching a 24-hour low of $63,700. The choppy price action comes as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index sits at 27, still firmly in fear territory. A Volatile 24 Hours Around the $64,000 Line Bitcoin (BTC) has spent the past 24-hours bouncing back and […]

Esports prediction markets see action as Global Esports dominates FULL SENSE in VCT Pacific

<p>Global Esports beat FULL SENSE 2-0 in VCT Pacific Stage 2 as crypto prediction markets saw shifting odds tied to a coaching change between the</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/esports-prediction-markets-vct-pacific/">Esports prediction markets see action as Global Esports dominates FULL SENSE in VCT Pacific</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

FaZe Clan’s Malta push highlights why the tiny island nation keeps punching above its weight in esports and crypto

<p>FaZe Clan is one win from BLAST Premier Malta finals. Here's why the island's dual role as esports venue and crypto regulatory hub matters for</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/faze-clan-malta-esports-crypto-hub/">FaZe Clan&#8217;s Malta push highlights why the tiny island nation keeps punching above its weight in esports and crypto</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Greek-operated air defense system shoots down missiles over Saudi Arabia, putting oil infrastructure risks back in focus

<p>Greek-operated Patriot system intercepted two missiles targeting Saudi oil refineries, the second combat use in 2026, raising oil supply and</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/greek-air-defense-saudi-missiles-oil/">Greek-operated air defense system shoots down missiles over Saudi Arabia, putting oil infrastructure risks back in focus</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

FC Barcelona’s Champions League seeding puts the spotlight back on its $BAR fan token

<p>FC Barcelona lands in Pot 1 for the 2025/26 Champions League draw, but its $BAR fan token barely moves, revealing key insights for crypto</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/barcelona-champions-league-bar-fan-token/">FC Barcelona&#8217;s Champions League seeding puts the spotlight back on its $BAR fan token</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Donald Trump’s $1B crypto windfall complicates digital-asset legislation

<p>Trump's $1B crypto income from World Liberty Financial and $TRUMP meme coin stalls the Clarity Act as Democrats demand tougher ethics provisions.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/trump-crypto-windfall-complicates-legislation/">Donald Trump&#8217;s $1B crypto windfall complicates digital-asset legislation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Donald Trump renews aggressive tariff actions after Supreme Court ruling

<p>Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA tariffs 6-3, but the president imposed new 15% tariffs under Section 122. Bitcoin surged then reversed on</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-bitcoin-impact/">Donald Trump renews aggressive tariff actions after Supreme Court ruling</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

8x faster than US cash: The $1T network settling millions while banks sleep on weekends

Stablecoin supply has roughly doubled since January 2024, while entity-adjusted transaction volume has grown fourfold to fivefold, according to Coinbase Institutional, opening a wide gap between the amount of dollar liquidity held onchain and the volume of activity that liquidity supports.Market capitalization records the stock of stablecoins in circulation, which captures available liquidity, reserve demand, and issuer scale. Transaction throughput, on the other hand, records how intensively th

BloFin Wallet Unifies Visa Payments and Perpetual Trading for the Next Era of Finance

Road Town, Virgin Islands, July 24, 2026 — BloFin Wallet has reached a significant milestone in its evolution, introducing Perpetual Contract Trading and the BloFin Wallet Visa Card, two updates that push the wallet well beyond what most crypto wallets are built to do. From holding to trading: Perpetual contracts now live BloFin Wallet users [&#8230;]

Trump conditions Saudi nuclear deal on normalization with Israel

<p>Trump says the US-Saudi civilian nuclear deal signed July 22 won't proceed unless Saudi Arabia normalizes relations with Israel via the Abraham</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/trump-saudi-nuclear-deal-israel-normalization-3/">Trump conditions Saudi nuclear deal on normalization with Israel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Houthis strike Saudi Aramco facilities as Brent crude hits $100, crypto pulls back

<p>Houthi missile strikes on Saudi Aramco's Jizan and Yanbu facilities sent Brent crude to $100 per barrel and triggered declines in Bitcoin and</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/houthis-aramco-strikes-brent-crude-crypto/">Houthis strike Saudi Aramco facilities as Brent crude hits $100, crypto pulls back</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

Houthis warn of increased military actions targeting Sanaa, Hodeidah airports

<p>Houthis warn of increased military actions targeting airports in Yemen. Houthi military action against Israel by July 31, 2026 at 6.5% YES.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/houthis-warn-of-increased-military-actions-targeting-sanaa-hodeidah-airports/">Houthis warn of increased military actions targeting Sanaa, Hodeidah airports</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

US pauses strikes on Iran after 13 consecutive nights as crypto markets feel the heat

<p>The US paused strikes on Iran after 13 consecutive nights, triggering $80 billion in crypto market losses as Bitcoin and Ethereum fell amid</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/us-pauses-iran-strikes-crypto-markets/">US pauses strikes on Iran after 13 consecutive nights as crypto markets feel the heat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

These 10 altcoins are still worth $12B after a 97% collapse – but do users pay enough to them keep running?

Ten once-prominent cryptocurrency networks now carry a combined market value of $12.06 billion, trading an average of 97.13% below their all-time highs.A recent report by Taurex noted that recovery needs across the group range from roughly 21.5x for Avalanche, the largest of the ten at $2.91 billion, to roughly 323x for Internet Computer, which sits furthest from its peak at 99.7% below.Blockchains fund security, developer grants and network growth through token issuance, validator rewards and t

Bitcoin’s Difficulty Adjustment Explained: How the Network Punishes Itself Every Two Weeks

Every 2,016 blocks, i.e. roughly every two weeks, Bitcoin automatically resets how hard it is to mine a block, a self-correcting rule that swung from an 11.16% cut on Feb. 7, 2026 to a 14.7% hike just 12 days later, the network&#8217;s sharpest whipsaw since 2021. The Rule Nobody Votes On Bitcoin has no manager [&#8230;]

Bitcoin broke away from AI stocks but now $96 oil could turn its escape into a trap

Bitcoin's daily correlation with the S&P 500 fell to 0.12 during the second quarter, down from 0.58 in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a joint report from Coinbase Institutional and Glassnode covering data through June 30.Its correlation with the Nasdaq sat at 0.21 over the same window, and gold moved in the opposite direction. Bitcoin's correlation with the metal climbed to 0.57, and its correlation with silver reached 0.63.That reversal separates Bitcoin from the AI-driven equity trad

Crypto.com Prediction Exchange Seeks Federal Shield Ahead of Washington Crackdown

The Crypto.com-affiliated exchange behind OG has sued Washington officials before the state takes enforcement action against its prediction markets. The complaint argues that federal commodities law protects OG from state gambling rules and cites Washington&#8217;s successful injunction against Kalshi as an imminent threat. OG invokes CFTC&#8217;s Michigan intervention North American Derivatives Exchange Inc., which does [&#8230;]

Two Ethereum bridges lose $31.7M within hours as third protocol halts staking

AFX and the Verus-Ethereum bridge suffered about $31.69 million in combined losses within hours of each other, while B² Network separately suspended token staking after unauthorized access to a contract upgrade authority.Blockaid said it detected the AFX exploit at about 21:30 UTC on July 22. An Arbitrum transaction recorded 24.15 million USDC leaving the bridge operated by AFX, a decentralized trading protocol on Arbitrum.AFX suspended its USDC custody bridge and said the incident was isolated

From Pasture to Blockchain: How Tokenized Cows Are Revolutionizing Agricultural Finance in Brazil

A pioneering transaction involving a cattle herd valued at nearly $24K allowed a Brazilian farm to use this value as collateral, tokenizing each cow using technology provided by Cowmed to monitor each animal&#8217;s health in real time, with each animal being classified as a receivable. Tokenized Cattle Loans Debut in Brazil Tokenization is enabling more [&#8230;]