Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Bitcoin, the pioneer cryptocurrency that was created to be digital money, is now failing to become a payment method. MARA CEO Fred Thiel, whose Bitcoin mining company holds more than 36,300 BTC, says Bitcoin has missed its chance as a payment method.He says that stablecoins are now better suited for

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, posted on X that support for BIP-110 at block 960,561 was only 2.54%, with signals from just 24 out of 946 blocks—all originating from DATUM miners sharing rewards via OCEAN. Signals outside of OCEAN amounted to zero, and the voluntar

Strategy outlined a framework allowing up to $5B in Bitcoin sales.Bitcoin sales could fund reserves, dividends, interest, and share buybacks.The company has paused major Bitcoin purchases since mid-May.Strategy outlined a capital management framework during its Q2 earnings call that could allow up t

ChainCatcher report: Michael Saylor posted on X that before block 961,632, BIP-110 signaling was voluntary. From block 961,632 to 963,647, his software will reject every block that does not signal. Any "100% signaling" displayed during this period reflects this rule, not voluntary miner support o

FIFA’s plan for the 2026 World Cup is catching heat for a fundamental tension: the organization wants to make more money than ever while also filling more seats than ever. BBC economics editor Faisal Islam laid out the case for why those two goals might be pulling in opposite directions.The expanded

At 4:05 pm in New York, a large tech company releases earnings. The main stock session has ended, executives begin their conference call, and billions of dollars start shifting through every instrument connected to the company. Shares move across extended-hours venues, options desks recalculate vola

Real Madrid is set to sign Manchester City’s Rodri for approximately €65 million. Rodri, the 30-year-old Spanish midfielder, has reportedly agreed to personal terms on a four-year contract running through June 2030. He turned down a contract extension from Manchester City, making this move a matter

Corporate actions, the mundane-sounding category that covers dividends, mergers, stock splits, and other events that companies inflict on their shareholders, costs the global financial industry an estimated $58 billion per year. That number is climbing by 10% annually. Chainlink just showed up with

The future of the CLARITY Act, which aims to regulate the cryptocurrency market in the US, may depend on the Trump administration’s response to the new bipartisan ethics proposal.According to cryptocurrency journalist Eleanor Terrett, the Trump administration is considering a counter-proposal drafte

Sui’s USDsui is trying something different: turning stablecoin reserve yield into a direct funding mechanism for the network. Instead of the usual “stablecoins bring liquidity” talking point, Sui’s model routes the float income from USDsui reserves into daily on-chain SUI buybacks, with the repurcha

Galaxy Research, the research arm of Galaxy Digital, has expanded the on-chain footprint linked to the Coldcard wallet incident that reportedly resulted in the loss of 1,082.65 bitcoin. In a new analysis, the firm identified 1,196 addresses that were involved in transactions tied to that event, wide

Cardano price jumped over 6% this week as whale accumulation accelerated and on-chain activity flashed fresh bullish signals. Large holders scooped up more than 30 million ADA over the past seven days, while Cardano’s tokenized real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem expanded to $55.3 million, reinforcing

Competitive Counter-Strike is thriving. Crypto’s role in it is not.Team Spirit’s 2-0 victory over Team Liquid in the BLAST Premier Bounty S2 2026 quarterfinals on July 30 was the kind of performance that draws eyeballs and sponsors. Primary AWPer Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov delivered a highlight-reel col

Over the last few months, crypto ecosystems have had major security incidents that were not caused by smart contract vulnerabilities, but rather because of more advanced compromises, like fake identities and AI-generated scams.Those types of vulnerabilities will drive the next wave of blockchain sec

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Joe Burnett, Vice President of Strive, posted on X that recent weeks may have been among the worst in Bitcoin’s history. Many users purchased reputable hardware wallets, generated mnemonic phrases offline, and followed established best practices—yet still lost significan