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Sam Waldon, the Principal Deputy Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, will leave the agency on July 31, 2026, marking a leadership change inside one of the most closely watched divisions in US financial regulation. The SEC said Waldon is departing after more than 14 years of service. Osman Nawaz will succeed him in the role. For crypto markets, the headline will naturally raise questions about enforcement direction. The SEC’s Enforcement Division has been central to the agency’s approach to digital asset cases for years, and any senior personnel change gets attention. But the important caveat is simple: the…

Every trade I take starts with the same question: where are the levels? Before I look at indicators, funding rates, or anything fancy, I mark support and resistance on the chart. It took me years to realize that most of my losing trades came from ignoring these levels, not from bad ideas. This guide breaks down what support and resistance actually are, why price reacts to them, and how you can start drawing them yourself today.If you missed the earlier parts of this series, start with our chart reading guide — this one builds directly on it. And if you’re…

The National Fraternal Order of Police became the latest organization to throw its support behind the long-awaited Clarity Act.  In a statement Friday, specifically addressed to Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Timothy Eugene Scott, the fraternal organization wrote that it approved of the latest bill. The FOP works to improve the working conditions of law enforcement officers. The newest draft bans officials and their families from issuing or promoting crypto, something opposition lawmakers previously had issue with. On Wednesday, Senator Warren, a long-time crypto critic, said that the latest bill would allow President Donald Trump to make money from crypto,…

Palo Alto, California, July 24th, 2026, ChainwireThe milestone comes alongside a growing onchain revenue model for real-world AI data, as Upbit runs a four-day $DATA trading competition for eligible usersThe DATA Network (“Network”) has surpassed 100 million data registrations onchain, reaching the milestone alongside a revenue model driven by real, onchain network usage. Coinciding with the milestone, Upbit, one of Korea’s largest digital asset exchanges, is running a four-day trading competition for $DATA, which has traded on the exchange since July 8.Upbit is running a four-day event from July 24th – July 27th on its official event page. Over the…

The SEC is preparing to hold a public roundtable on 24-hour trading, and while the announcement is focused on US equity markets rather than crypto, the direction of travel is hard to miss. Traditional markets are being pushed toward a world that crypto already knows well: trading that does not neatly stop at 4 p.m., clearing systems that need to handle more continuous activity, broker-dealers that need overnight controls, and investors who increasingly expect access outside the old market day. The SEC said the roundtable will take place on September 17, 2026, under File Number 4-913. The discussion will cover…

Somewhere right now, on a livestream, someone is tearing open a foil package while hundreds of people watch. Trading cards have become a spectator sport. The card market is at all-time highs, cardboard repriced by the hour, rare cards selling for eight figures, and a general sense of frenzy. But watch enough of it and something strange becomes clear. Nobody is looking at the cards. The audience isn’t consuming images, it’s consuming anticipation. The card boom has also surfaced hard questions, and the hardest ones surround grading. The past year saw the hobby’s dominant grading house facing scrutiny over grades…

Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s IBIT drove outflows of $225.18M from bitcoin ETFs, ending a 7-day inflow streak.Ether ETFs gained $26.32M on July 23, widening the institutional split with bitcoin.HYPE fell $1.02M as XRP and solana stayed flat, keeping demand centered on 2 major assets. Bitcoin ETFs See $225 Million Exit as Net Assets Fall Below $80 Billion The week’s strongest crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) trend broke abruptly. After pulling in nearly $1 billion over seven trading days, bitcoin funds suffered a sharp reversal as investors withdrew more than $225 million. Ether ETFs proved more resilient. They extended their inflow run to a…

Top crypto advocacy groups the Crypto Council for Innovation, Blockchain Association, and the Digital Chamber have said in a letter that they support the latest draft of the Clarity Act.  In a letter Friday, the trade associations said that passing the bill is necessary to establish the “first comprehensive federal consumer protection framework for digital asset markets” as more Americans begin to use and invest in crypto.  U.S. lawmakers are currently mulling over the latest draft of the Clarity Act — a crypto market structure bill aims to set in stone digital asset regulation. The latest draft bans officials and…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Summary Plaintiffs filed against BitMEX just as the exchange confirmed a hard shutdown date of September 23, 2026. The timing forces a legal question distinct from the fraud claims themselves: what happens to a judgment against a company that no longer exists. BitMEX’s own wind-down penalties on unclaimed funds create a parallel deadline for anyone owed money, plaintiffs or otherwise. The case tests whether offshore-registered exchanges can be held liable once their operating entity dissolves. BitMEX confirmed on July 23, 2026 that it will cease…

The European Union has placed Justin Sun-linked HTX among 18 crypto companies accused of helping Russian users evade financial sanctions. Summary EU lists Justin Sun-linked HTX among crypto firms accused of helping Russians evade sanctions. HTX faces transaction restrictions, but the EU action does not include an asset freeze. Separate rules will restrict Belarusian ownership of MiCA-regulated crypto firms from Aug. 25. According to Reuters, the EU published the list on Friday after adopting its latest restrictions on Thursday, adding another regulatory challenge for one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. HTX, formerly known as Huobi, did not immediately respond…