Day: July 8, 2026

Europe’s top securities regulator has clarified that many prediction-market event contracts already fall under the EU’s existing retail ban on binary options – meaning the restriction is live law, not a proposed rule – while contracts issued as blockchain tokens may instead be caught by the bloc’s crypto framework. The statement leaves platforms such as […]

The United States has lost 10,763 crypto automated teller machines (ATMs) since the network stood at 38,708 machines 68 days ago on May 1, and coinatmradar.com data shows the decline accelerated once state regulators started shutting kiosks down for good. Bitcoin ATM installations growth data from coinatmradar.com shows steady expansion from 2020 through 2022, when […]

Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows stayed positive on Tuesday, July 7, as bitcoin ETFs recorded a third straight day of inflows and ether ETFs stretched their winning run to four sessions. Ether ETFs Extend 4-Day Inflow Run as Blackrock’s ETHA Adds $26.9 Million The rebound did not roar. It held. After weeks of bruising redemptions, […]

A sudden escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions and military exchanges halted bitcoin’s July rally, triggering a 3.5% drop below $62,000. Geopolitical Tensions Halt Bitcoin Uptrend Bitcoin’s July uptrend came to a screeching halt Wednesday, tumbling below $62,000 as escalating Middle East tensions sparked fears that the shaky U.S.-Iran ceasefire had unraveled. Market data shows bitcoin nosedived […]

The 2026 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship represents the pinnacle of the professional Black Ops 7 competitive season, set to take place July 16–19 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. As the season’s final high-stakes event, the tournament features a $2 million prize pool and determines which of the top eight teams […]

Combined trading volume across the two largest prediction-market platforms surged 75% in June to $44.8 billion, a record for the sector, as the FIFA World Cup pulled a wave of event-contract activity onto Kalshi and Polymarket. The month tested whether prediction-market infrastructure could sustain trading around a single global event – and, by the volume […]

Strike CEO Jack Mallers rolled out a new bitcoin-backed loan product on July 7 that removes price-triggered liquidations from the loan term entirely. The product, called volatility-proof loans, lets borrowers keep their bitcoin in place no matter how far the price falls, as long as they keep making payments. Mallers posted the announcement on X: […]

Paradigm has closed a $1.2 billion fund built to chase artificial intelligence and robotics deals outside its crypto roots. Bloomberg’s Rebecca Torrence reported the news on July 8, 2026, describing the vehicle as the venture firm’s third fund. Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam founded Paradigm in 2018. Huang previously worked as a partner at Sequoia […]