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World Foundation secures $52.5M from Pantera Capital and others to scale World ID biometric network

July 25, 2026 Jackson Miller

The World Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind the World protocol, has raised an initial $52.5 million through a strategic sale of locked WLD tokens. The funding round was led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto, and other investors, according to a Friday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. […]

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Fears of AI-driven DeFi hack epidemic overstated for now — but not for long

July 23, 2026 Jackson Miller

Fears that AI-powered tools are triggering an unstoppable wave of DeFi hacks may be premature, but security experts warn the threat is real and accelerating. After a string of high-profile exploits in April 2026 that drained $630 million from crypto protocols, many in the industry feared an AI-driven ‘hackpocalypse.’ Yet the anticipated cascade of attacks […]

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Peter Brandt sets exact date for Bitcoin bear market bottom: October 4, 2026

July 20, 2026 Jackson Miller

Veteran trading analyst Peter Brandt has pinpointed October 4, 2026, as the exact date he expects Bitcoin to hit the bottom of its current bear market cycle. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Brandt acknowledged the difficulty of calling a precise bottom but stood by his long-held October prediction. Brandt’s bear market outlook Brandt, a 51-year […]

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Michael Saylor publishes 110 reasons why BIP-110 Bitcoin fork is a bad idea

July 19, 2026 Jackson Miller

Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Strategy and the figure controlling the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, has publicly laid out a detailed critique of BIP-110, a proposed temporary fork aimed at limiting non-monetary transactions on the Bitcoin network. In a lengthy post on X.com on July 19, 2026, Saylor presented what he described as 110 […]

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Three Democratic senators oppose CLARITY Act on ethics grounds as Senate vote nears

July 15, 2026 Jackson Miller

Three Democratic US senators have publicly opposed the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, citing concerns that the bill fails to address what they describe as ethical conflicts tied to President Donald Trump’s involvement in the cryptocurrency industry. The opposition comes as Senate Majority Leader John Thune has pledged to bring the legislation to a […]

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US and UK Treasuries Move to Harmonize Stablecoin and Tokenization Rules

July 15, 2026 Jackson Miller

The United States Department of the Treasury and HM Treasury have issued a joint set of recommendations aimed at aligning regulatory approaches for stablecoins and tokenized assets, marking a significant step in transatlantic financial cooperation on digital assets. Transatlantic Taskforce Recommendations In a statement released Tuesday, the two treasury bodies outlined four recommendations developed through […]

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Global law firm Reed Smith launches automated MiCA compliance platform for crypto companies

July 14, 2026 Jackson Miller

Reed Smith, a global law firm with more than 30 offices across North America, Europe and Asia, has launched an automated compliance platform designed to help crypto companies deal with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The platform, called Aquarius, arrives as the bloc moves into a new phase of digital asset oversight […]

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Bolivia explores recognizing USDT as legal payment currency amid dollar shortage

July 14, 2026 Jackson Miller

Bolivia is evaluating a regulatory framework that would officially recognize Tether’s USDt stablecoin as a means of payment, a move that could position the country as one of Latin America’s most notable adopters of digital currencies for everyday transactions. The initiative comes as the nation faces a prolonged shortage of US dollars, which has strained […]

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Robinhood Chain fuels Ethereum optimism; UK weighs permanent crypto donation ban

July 13, 2026 Jackson Miller

The successful launch of Robinhood Chain, a new layer-2 network, has injected fresh optimism into the Ethereum ecosystem, even winning over some former critics. Meanwhile, political turbulence in the UK and the US, along with key market developments, defined the past week in cryptocurrency. Robinhood Chain ignites ETH sentiment shift Robinhood Chain, which uses Ether […]

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StanChart: Michael Saylor’s shifting Bitcoin message needs clarity to reassure investors

July 13, 2026 Jackson Miller

Standard Chartered has raised concerns that Michael Saylor’s evolving communication around Bitcoin sales is creating uncertainty for the market, potentially weighing on the largest cryptocurrency’s near-term price outlook. The bank’s global head of digital assets research, Geoff Kendrick, warned that recent messaging from Strategy — the corporate giant formerly known as MicroStrategy — is ‘muddying […]