Hut 8 surges on $9.8 billion AI data-center lease, lifting compute sector
The longterm deal sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity. Source：CoinDesk
Saylor's Strategy raises cash reserves to $3.225 billion, leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged
For the second consecutive week, the firm kept bitcoin holdings steady, choosing to use the raised capital to boost cash for paying dividends on its preferred…
Brazil’s securities regulator sets up task force with 60-day deadline for tokenization proposal
The framework will address critical issues like official ownership records, private key custody, transaction reversibility and system liability. Source：CoinDesk
A bitcoin 'volmageddon' may be brewing, key indicator suggests
Your dayahead look for July 20, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Bank of Korea prepares for live CBDC transactions with 9 banks in September
Major banking heavyweights join a massive blockchain network test that will allow retail consumers to trade tokenized won freely across commercial lines.…
Crypto market slips even as equities advance. Pump surges on social-media chatter
With a Fear and Greed index pointing solidly at "fear," crypto prices drifted lower even as stock index futures rose. PUMP's 20% surge was the only real…
Hyperliquid plans to add decentralized prediction markets in upgrade to HIP-4
Permissionless prediction markets will become available first on testnet and later on mainnet, Hyperliquid said. Source：CoinDesk
Cross-chain protocol Allbridge halts after $1.65 million flash loan exploit
The attacker used a $1.12 million flash loan from Kamino to manipulate pool ratios, enabling them to withdraw assets at favorable rates before bridging funds.…
U.S. regulatory developments and earnings, ECB rate decision: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting July 20. Source：CoinDesk
Amazon Japan supplier AZ-Com Maruwa to adopt yen stablecoin JPYC for payments
The Japanese logistics firm plans to pay 2,300 partners, including truck drivers, using JPYC in Japan’s first largescale corporate stablecoin rollout.…
Live markets: Oil bounce and lingering AI selloff pushes bitcoin under $64,000
War drives oil up, the Kimi selloff drags chips down, and bitcoin sits between them. Source：CoinDesk
Moonshot AI IPO push follows Kimi, Alibaba AI releases that shook bitcoin
Days after Kimi K3 rattled chip stocks, Moonshot is moving toward a Hong Kong listing at a $30 billionplus valuation while Alibaba's Qwen goes openweight.…