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All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. TL;DR U.S. consumer prices fell 0.4% in June, easing immediate fears of another Federal Reserve rate hike. Bitcoin briefly reached $65,500, while Ethereum climbed above $1,900 before both surrendered part of the rally. Renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and sharply reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz brought energy and inflation risks back into focus. Bitcoin moved from roughly $62,600 before the latest U.S. inflation report to a monthly high near $65,500, only to return toward the $63,000-$64,000 area as geopolitical pressure resurfaced. Ethereum followed the same…

Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has explained how the network’s July 28 Ironwood hard fork will address uncertainty around a critical flaw in the Orchard shielded pool. Summary Zcash will seal the old Orchard pool, limiting how much ZEC can leave after Ironwood. Ironwood cannot identify fake coins individually but can stop excess hidden supply from escaping Orchard. Temporary exchange and wallet disruptions may occur as providers prepare for Zcash’s July 28 upgrade. The upgrade will not identify or freeze individual counterfeit coins. Instead, it will seal the old pool and limit how much ZEC can leave. In a July 19…

Bitcoin Japan wants to join the corporate Bitcoin club — but in a very Japanese way. The company approved a financing that could bring in up to ¥9.66 billion, with a slice ring‑fenced for its first Bitcoin buy. The rest strengthens the balance sheet and funds growth.If that comes through as planned, it’s not a MicroStrategy‑sized splash. It’s a starter allocation. But in Japan’s listed‑company world, even a modest treasury pivot is a signal.Here’s what’s on the table, what it could mean for shareholders, and how to think about the BTC line item without getting swept up by headlines.What the…

Key TakeawaysFoundry Digital, AntPool, ViaBTC and F2Pool held 70%+ of Bitcoin hashrate on Jun. 23, 2026.D-Central put Bitcoin’s Nakamoto coefficient at 3, raising centralization concerns in H1 2026.ViaBTC scrutiny in 2026 may push miners toward EMCD, which advertises 1.5% FPPS fees. Bitcoin mining is looking less like a wide-open competition and more like a tight club. A CryptoSlate partner article published on 07/08/2026, citing miningpoolstats.stream data as of 06/23/2026, says Foundry Digital, AntPool, ViaBTC, and F2Pool together account for more than 70% of the network’s hashrate. The shift is fueling what the coverage calls a “two-tier market,” with the biggest…

Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor has stepped up his opposition to Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110, arguing that the temporary soft fork could weaken Bitcoin’s neutral base rules. Summary Saylor says BIP 110 risks Bitcoin neutrality by restricting transactions through new consensus-level protocol rules. BIP 110 would temporarily limit data-heavy transactions while leaving outputs created before activation entirely unaffected. Miner support remains near zero, while Saylor and Back warn disputed rules could divide Bitcoin. In an article titled “110 Reasons BIP 110 Is a Bad Idea,” Saylor said the network should not use consensus changes to decide which valid transactions deserve access…

Bitget has quietly become one of the largest exchanges in the world. It got there on the back of one product in particular: the biggest copy trading ecosystem in crypto. Additionally, it runs a full reward stack of Launchpool, Launchpad, and PoolX. That puts it firmly in farming territory. It also hosts a dedicated AirdropAlert page with a welcome pack worth up to 6,200 USDT. This review covers the whole platform: products, fees, security, and where the free crypto is.What Is Bitget?Bitget launched in 2018 and now serves 120+ million users across 100+ countries. It ranks among the top exchanges…

Jessie A Ellis Jul 19, 2026 04:09 After U.S. forces wrapped an eighth day of airstrikes hitting IRGC-linked coastal surveillance, air defenses, and maritime sites, attention stayed on whether tensions disrupt the Strait of Hormuz. Polymarket odds hit 99% No on Hormuz traffic normalizing by July 31 Polymarket Slams “Strait of Hormuz Traffic Normal by July 31?” to 98.85% No After Escalation Headlines Polymarket traders are pricing the “Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by July 31?” contract as a near-lock for No, with No at 98.85% and Yes at 1.15% on…

Rongchai Wang Jul 19, 2026 02:11 After two US service members were killed in Jordan, the US military launched new airstrikes on Iran targeting Revolutionary Guard-linked infrastructure as strike exchanges continued and the Strait of Polymarket odds slip to 48.5% for US–Iran ceasefire by Aug. 31 Polymarket Ceasefire Odds Slip After Fresh US Airstrike Reports Reprice the Timeline Ladder Polymarket traders are now pricing a 48.5% chance of a US–Iran “effective ceasefire” by August 31, down 1.0 point on the latest update, with $1,024,939 matched. The move follows fresh reporting of new US…

Alvin Lang Jul 18, 2026 22:13 A Sunday-shows preview this week spotlighted renewed U.S. election-claim disputes and said the Iran war shows no sign of ending, shaping the macro political backdrop. Polymarket: Le Pen 32% in 2027 French race, volume tops $114.8M Sunday-Show Macro Headlines as a Catalyst: How Polymarket Prices the 2027 French Presidential Front-Runner On Polymarket’s “Next French Presidential Election” market, Marine Le Pen is the leading outcome at 32.25% implied odds on $114.77M matched volume. The contract’s pricing action is being read alongside a U.S.-focused Sunday-shows news hook, with traders’…

Ethereum’s best marketing line was that using it destroyed it, that every transaction burned ETH and shrank the supply. Then the network solved its scaling problem, activity fled to layer 2s, and the burn collapsed. The scaling worked. The scarcity did not survive it. Summary Ethereum’s “ultrasound money” thesis held that EIP-1559 fee burning would outpace new issuance, making ETH deflationary and a superior store of value to Bitcoin. It worked briefly after the 2022 Merge. Then the March 2024 Dencun upgrade moved activity to layer-2 rollups paying near-zero fees, and the daily burn collapsed from thousands of ETH to…