Three signals may determine whether bitcoin’s worst month since 2022 marks a bottom, as tighter central bank policy, inflation pressure, ETF outflows, mechanical selling, and political uncertainty weighed on risk assets while large holders accumulated.
Key Takeaways
21Shares pointed to inflation, bitcoin’s support range, and midterm election odds as key market signals.
Large holders kept…
South Korea’s Supreme Court Expands Bitcoin Seizure Powers, With October Rollout Set to Speed Claims
July 7, 2026
South Korea’s top court has drafted a civil execution amendment establishing explicit legal procedures to freeze, seize, and liquidate virtual assets like bitcoin during civil litigation.
Key Takeaways
South Korea’s Supreme Court announced draft civil enforcement rules…
Peter Schiff warned that Strategy’s new bitcoin sale policy could result in much larger realized losses after the company sold 3,588 bitcoin for about $216 million under its BTC Monetization Program.
Key Takeaways
Peter Schiff said the bitcoin sale marks a risky shift in…
Europe’s MiCA framework gave the EU an early lead in crypto regulation, but Binance’s CEO warned that inconsistent implementation could shape whether digital asset firms, users, and capital remain in the region.
Key Takeaways
MiCA positioned Europe as a global crypto rulemaker, but implementation now carries the real market test.
Fragmented implementation could influence where crypto users…
Twelve addresses on bitcoin’s rich list hold a combined 1,347,380 BTC, worth roughly $85.2 billion at current prices near $63,265. That’s 6.72% of all bitcoin in existence sitting behind twelve public keys. Some belong to exchanges moving customer funds around the clock.
Deribit and Signalplus opened registration for a five-week trading competition offering a prize pool that scales up to 600,000 USDC.
Key Takeaways
Deribit and Signalplus opened a 600,000 USDC contest running July 6 to August 10, 2026.
Coinbase, which bought Deribit for $2.9…
Vallecid, a tourism conglomerate that owns nearly 10% of Vanadi’s shares, has filed a petition to renew the board of directors and to monitor the fees some of its members collect each time a financial transaction is executed, which can reach up to 5%.
Key Takeaways
Vallecid demanded a board shakeup over high BTC financing fees, creating bitter internal corporate warfare.
Board members took up…
SBI Crypto is shutting down its bitcoin mining pool, closing out more than five years of operation on July 31, 2026.
Key Takeaways
SBI Crypto will stop accepting mining shares at 22:00 UTC on July 30, 2026.
The pool holds 20,412.11 PH/s, just over 2% of Bitcoin’s global…
Metaplanet purchased 2,823 bitcoin during Q2 2026 for $225 million at an average price of $78,872 per bitcoin. This grew its total treasury to 43,000 BTC, with an aggregate lifetime cost basis of $4.09 billion.
Key Takeaways
Metaplanet Inc. added 2,823 BTC in Q2 2026…
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds experienced a record $4.5 billion in net outflows in June, marking the worst monthly withdrawal since their 2024 approval.
Key Takeaways
Spot bitcoin ETFs hit a record low with $4.5 billion in net outflows during June.
The flight pushed bitcoin down 20% for the month, locking its price near $60,000.
Ethra’s CEO expects bitcoin to consolidate in the…
