Coinbase says a routine infrastructure update disabled a critical network gateway, disrupting transfers, debit card purchases, and onchain services for about 50 minutes. Its new postmortem explains the error and why the company’s normal recovery tools also failed.
Key Takeaways
Coinbase traced the 50-minute outage to an undetected Kubernetes resource name collision during a routine…
Crypto holders can now move into traditional investments such as SpaceX, Apple, and thousands of other stocks and ETFs without transferring money to another app, as Uphold launches fractional stock trading and prepares to extend access beyond regular market hours.
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7 in 10 Crypto Traders Would Let AI Run Their Portfolios — But They Want an Emergency Off Switch
July 22, 2026
A survey of 1,400 U.S. crypto traders found broad support among respondents for autonomous AI portfolio management, but investors still want instant control as regulators warn about fraud, accountability, and market-stability risks.
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About 70% of surveyed…
A cross-party group of U.K. lawmakers has opened an inquiry into banking restrictions affecting crypto companies and their customers. The review will assess whether account closures, payment blocks and transfer limits threaten Britain’s digital asset ambitions.
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The APPG opened a 6-week inquiry after banks reportedly blocked or delayed 40% of crypto transfers.
HSBC and four rivals…
Strategy Says Bitcoin Reserve Provides 31 Years of Dividend Coverage as Cash Buffer Reaches $3.2 Billion
July 21, 2026
Strategy says its bitcoin treasury provides 31 years of dividend coverage, while its U.S. dollar reserve provides 1.8 years of near-term coverage. The figures shift attention from bitcoin purchases to the company’s ability to sustain preferred-share obligations.
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Grayscale to Pay Quarterly Cash From ETH and SOL Staking Rewards: A Look at The Mechanics
July 21, 2026
Grayscale plans to amend its Ethereum Staking exchange-traded fund (ETHE) and Solana Staking ETF (GSOL) to convert staking rewards into cash and distribute them to shareholders at least once a quarter.
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Grayscale filing seeks to convert ETHE and GSOL staking…
When Bitcoin traffic gets heavy, a full block does not stop the network; it turns the next available space into a live auction where urgency has a price.
Key Takeaways
Bitcoin blocks cap at 4 million weight units, forcing lower-fee payments to wait.
Bitcoin Core 31.0 can evict weak packages when a node’s 300 MB mempool fills.
Bitcoin users have 3 fee-bump paths, RBF, CPFP, and mining…
Ethereum wallets hold more than 82% of the supply tracked across the network’s top 12 addresses, according to onchain data reviewed by Bitcoin.com News.
Key Takeaways
The Beacon Deposit Contract holds 88.29 million ETH, 73.16% of the top 12 wallets tracked.
Binance…
Cardano activated its Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, 2026, at approximately 21:44:51 UTC, moving the network to Protocol Version 11 without any reported downtime.
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Cardano activated Van Rossem on July 18, 2026, reaching Protocol Version 11 with no…
Grayscale says bitcoin covered call strategies may offer investors a way to generate income if bitcoin trades within a limited price range rather than staging a rapid recovery. The approach combines spot bitcoin ownership with option premiums, creating returns that differ from holding bitcoin alone.
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Grayscale says bitcoin covered call strategies may generate annualized yields above…
