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Chainlink is holding near a key support area while the market continues to judge whether its cross-chain infrastructure story can turn into durable demand for LINK. The token has been trading around levels that matter to short-term traders, but the larger Chainlink conversation is not only about price. It is about whether CCIP, data feeds, and institutional integrations can keep moving from announcements into real usage. That distinction matters. Chainlink has one of the clearest infrastructure narratives in crypto, especially around oracles, tokenization, and cross-chain communication. But infrastructure narratives take time to prove themselves. The market wants adoption, volume, and…

This is a guest post by Jason Hughes, VP of Development and Engineering at Ocean Mining. Opinions expressed are entirely his own and do not necessarily reflect those of BTC Inc. or Bitcoin Magazine. The article originally appeared on X.com and has been published with the permission of the author.  Let me start off by saying I’m not pro BIP110, and I’m not anti-BIP110. If it actually succeeds as something that gains true consensus within the network and ends up being enforced by a majority of the network… cool. If so, then we’ll go with it because the network has…

SBI Holdings has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Coinhako, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform, after securing approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).  The Japanese financial group made the purchase through its subsidiary SBI Ventures Asset Pte. Ltd., which injected capital into Coinhako parent Holdbuild Pte. Ltd. and bought shares from existing shareholders. The transaction closed July 16, making Coinhako a consolidated subsidiary. Coinhako operates through Hako Technology Pte. Ltd., holder of a Major Payment Institution license from MAS, and Alpha Hako Ltd., a crypto asset service provider registered with the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission. …

GE Aerospace just raised the bar for 2026, even as chatter about engine delivery delays refuses to die down. If you’re trying to figure out whether to lean into the momentum or fade the noise, this is the fork in the road.The numbers look strong. The headlines about supply slippage look messy. Your job is to decide what actually moves revenue, margins, and cash over the next few quarters — and what’s more sizzle than steak.Let’s break it down in plain English and build a simple playbook you can use through the next print. Aspect What to Know …

Let me start with a disclaimer. I don’t like to shill low caps, and this is definitely not a shill. However, this week gave us an interesting story, a funny trade moment, and more importantly, some lessons for future trades. So grab a coffee, because the $BRIAN memecoin saga has a bit of everything.A Wild Week for BaseBefore we get to the trade, you need the full picture. Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2, just went through its biggest shake-up since launch.First, Brian Armstrong publicly admitted that Base’s content coin strategy failed. “We messed up, time to turn the page,” the…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Crypto hacks, scams, and exploits caused over $1.3 billion in gross losses during the first half of 2026, with several large incidents dominating the recorded total. TL;DR Crypto hacks, scams, and exploits caused $1.316 billion in gross losses during the first half of 2026. Kelp DAO, Drift Protocol, and one targeted phishing victim accounted for approximately 65% of that total. The largest incidents compromised RPC infrastructure, administrative permissions, signing systems, or privileged devices rather than public smart contract code. This ranking was prepared on July…

Foundry Digital, the world’s leading Bitcoin mining pool operator, has said it will allow mining clients how the pool should signal on the BIP-110. The Rochester, New York-based firm said Friday in an email to miners that they will be able to vote by using their hashrate — literally computing power — to vote either for or against the proposal.  BIP-110, or the Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110, is a proposal aimed at temporarily restricting spam on the blockchain. If it goes through, a soft fork — a backward-compatible rule change — would take effect, restricting the amount of non-monetary data…

Timothy Morano Jul 17, 2026 14:29 Avalanche (AVAX) drives NFT innovation with low energy use, fractional ownership, and institutional adoption, trading at $6.49 as of July 2026. Avalanche, the Layer 1 blockchain network designed for scalability and speed, is making waves in the NFT sector as it positions itself as a key player in decentralized ownership. Unlike Ethereum’s energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) system, Avalanche’s proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism enables NFT creators to mint and trade tokens with a negligible environmental footprint. According to the Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute (CCRI), Avalanche uses just 0.0005% of the…

Bitcoin price fell below $63,000 on Friday, as a fresh wave of U.S. airstrikes on Iran and a new political dispute between Washington and Beijing pushed investors out of risk assets. Bitcoin price traded near $62,800, an extension of Thursday’s 1.4% slide from $65,000, according to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data. The token slipped under its 50-day simple moving average, a gauge of near-term momentum that many traders watch. The bitcoin price retreat tracked a broad decline across global markets. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 4% and entered a correction, a fall of more than 10% from its June 25 peak, as…

Ted Hisokawa Jul 17, 2026 10:31 Israel’s parliament dissolved, triggering an October 27 election framed as a referendum on Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Polymarket prices US-Iran ceasefire by Aug 31 at 53.5% as Knesset dissolves Israel Election Catalyst Hits Polymarket Ceasefire Ladder—How Traders Reprice “Effective Ceasefire by Aug 31” On Polymarket’s “US x Iran Effective Ceasefire by…? (2 week pause)” ladder market, the leading rung sits at 53.5% for “by August 31,” with $543,019 matched and a flat last print. The trigger backdrop is Israel’s parliament dissolving ahead…