BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says excessive leverage in Bitcoin and crypto has been cleared, pointing to steadier prices. BTC sits at $64,576 as of July 16, 2026.

South Korea plans to classify crypto as long-term national wealth under a new National Asset Basic Act covering roughly $940B in state assets. Here is what it means.

Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald are building a framework for tokenized IPOs and follow-on equity offerings that stays inside existing US public-market rules.

The US and UK released a 10-point plan to harmonize rules for stablecoins, tokenized securities, and cross-border digital asset markets. Here is what it covers.

Japan passed a bill classifying crypto as a financial instrument, opening the door to Bitcoin ETFs and a flat 20% tax rate. Here is what changes for holders.

Glassnode says Hyperliquid's most profitable traders hold bigger long BTC positions now than during the run to $83K, even with Bitcoin at $64,543 and fear high.

Kalshi says conflicting orders from the CFTC and Michigan regulators leave it unable to comply with both, exposing the state-versus-federal fight over event contracts.

Stripe and Advent Partners have offered $53 billion for PayPal, per Reuters. The deal would merge two of the largest stablecoin payment stacks in fintech.

DTCC, the $114T US securities custodian, has begun a soft launch of its tokenization service for select stocks, ETFs and Treasuries, moving settlement on-chain.

Interactive Brokers listed 9 new tokens and turned on stablecoin withdrawals in USDC, PYUSD and RLUSD, pushing crypto onto a mainstream retail brokerage.