Geopolitics

According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin slipped 1% to $62,657 on July 7 after the US and Iran exchanged aerial strikes, as traders moved away from riskier assets. Ether, XRP, and Solana fell between 1% and 2.3%, while the Dollar Index stayed above 101 and WTI crude oil rose more than 2% to $72.27.

According to BlockBeats, on July 8, the U.S. cancelled Iran's oil sales exemption and expanded military strikes, driving crude prices up approximately 5% as markets repriced energy supply uncertainty. U.S. military elevated shipping threat levels in the Strait of Hormuz to "critical," intensifying r

Korean search giant Naver's financial subsidiary Naver Financial and Upbit's parent company Dunamu officially announced a second extension of their $9.9 billion stock swap agreement on July 7, postponing the completion deadline from the original September 30 to December 31. The core reason for the delay is that three official reviews have not yet been cleared. Three Official Reviews Not Yet Cleared: FTC Antitrust, Major Shareholder Change Approval, and Filing Acceptance According to reports, the

Bitcoin (BTC) edged slightly lower after a rebound, temporarily trading around $63,570 on July 8. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its 2026 regulatory agenda, proposing revisions to rules for crypto exchanges and broker-dealers, as well as easing corporate filings. EU lawmakers adopted a digital asset policy stance after the transition period of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), assessing DeFi, staking, crypto lending, and NFTs. Macro Events & Crypto Hotsp

According to Crypto.news, the European Parliament on Tuesday passed a policy position requiring the European Commission to review whether DeFi, staking, crypto lending, NFTs, and tokenized financial assets should be included in the MiCA framework's next phase. The report calls for consistent

On July 8, Bitcoin briefly broke through the $64,000 mark, then slightly retreated, currently at $63,634. According to CoinGlass data, total liquidations across the network over the past 24 hours reached $418.02 million, with over 106,000 people forced to liquidate. Meanwhile, the U.S. Central Command announced a series of "powerful strikes" against Iran, claiming it was a response to Iran's attack on three merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. CoinGlass Liquidation Data: $418 Mil

According to Cointelegraph, New Hampshire's Bureau of Financial Advisors (BFA) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 9, regarding the issuance of a $100 million Bitcoin-backed bond. The bond requires final approval from the state governor and a five-member executive committee. CleanSpark, a

New Hampshire lawmakers are scheduled to hold a hearing on $100 million Bitcoin bonds today (July 7, 2026). The proposed bonds still require approval from New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte and the state's five-member executive

Kenya's Capital Markets Authority is seeking to purchase a blockchain analytics platform to monitor the country's virtual assets market, according to tender documents seen by Capital FM Africa. The regulator aims to track transactions across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and at least 20 other networks to

According to Bloomberg, on Monday, July 6, the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments are competing to manage Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve of over 300,000 BTC, worth roughly $21 billion. The reserve was established through a March 2025 executive order and capitalized with cryptocurrency

According to Bloomberg, Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve plan, announced through a March 2025 executive order, remains stalled as officials debate which federal department should oversee the Bitcoin holdings. The core issue centers on whether the U.S. Treasury Department has the legal authority to

President Donald Trump called cryptocurrency 'powerful' at the July 6 launch of tax-advantaged investment accounts for children. He distanced himself from his family's digital-asset businesses, saying 'I let my kids do whatever the hell they do… I don't talk to them ever about it' and that there

According to a Bloomberg report on July 6, the U.S. Bitcoin strategic reserve plan is at an impasse, with the core obstacles being a management power struggle between the Treasury Department and the Commerce Department, as well as questions over legal authorization; the Justice Department is studying feasible solutions. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that Trump originally planned to store the assets at the Treasury Department but faced internal opposition from officials. It has been m

Bitcoin (BTC) buying volume surged sharply, temporarily reported at around $64,015 on July 7. U.S. President Trump hinted that Bitcoin could eventually be included in the Trump Account, a new tax-advantaged account designed for children. BonkDAO was attacked via a malicious governance proposal, resulting in the theft of $20 million worth of BONK tokens. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights According to BeInCrypto, President Donald Trump stated that Bitcoin (BTC) could ultimately be included in the T

According to CoinDesk, the White House is still deciding whether the Treasury Department or Commerce Department should oversee the proposed US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, more than 16 months after President Trump issued an executive order in March 2025. The US is estimated to hold over 300,000

According to CoinDesk, Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to add a crypto wallet and digital depository to its Sberbank Online and SberInvestments platforms by December. The rollout depends on a draft digital-currency law that passed first reading and requires further approvals, with a

According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration's strategic Bitcoin reserve plan is facing legal and jurisdictional challenges regarding the Treasury Department's authority to manage the asset. The initiative, proposed to fund reserves through government-seized Bitcoin from criminal and civil

According to Bloomberg, President Trump's strategic bitcoin reserve faced legal and jurisdictional challenges on Monday. Questions have been raised about whether the Treasury Department can legally manage the reserve, with conversations also pivoting to placing it under the Commerce Department