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Tether's gold-backed token XAUt has received Shariah certification from Amanah Advisors. The certification found XAUt's structure complies with key Islamic finance principles, including full backing by physical gold, the absence of interest and leverage, and transparent reserves. Each XAUt token

Kenya gazetted the Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026, as Legal Notice No. 134 in Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 185, completing the VASP Act that President William Ruto signed in October 2025. The 116-page rulebook prohibits stablecoin issuers from paying interest and requires

XRP investors analyzing retirement strategies face a stark mathematical reality as the cryptocurrency trades near $1.10 on July 27. Accumulating $1 million in XRP value at current prices requires approximately 900,000 coins—a $990,000 investment that highlights the impracticality of spot-price retir

Ondo Finance launched the Ondo Network, a new execution layer designed to combine centralized exchange-like speed with non-custodial trading and onchain settlement. CEO Ian De Bode described the network as the 'evolution' of Ondo Chain, the company's previous blockchain, stating it is 'the

Samsung confirmed that Samsung Wallet will add native support for stablecoins at its Galaxy event in London on July 22. The company disclosed the plan during a presentation that showed Circle's USDC alongside conventional payment and travel products, indicating progression beyond merely discussing s

Zcash launches its Ironwood upgrade on Tuesday at block 3,428,143, permanently locking the Orchard private pool containing 3.76 million ZEC worth $1.89 billion. The upgrade responds to a counterfeiting vulnerability discovered by researcher Taylor Hornby in May, which could have enabled creation

Benchmark reinstated coverage of three quantum computing stocks on Monday, assigning Buy ratings to IonQ (IONQ), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), and Rigetti Computing (RGTI) with price targets of $60, $30, and $25 respectively. The firm stated recent advances in quantum computing continue to validate the

Stand With Crypto announced July 27 that senators' votes on the CLARITY Act will be recorded in its public scorecards on behalf of 3 million U.S. advocates. The organization stated each senator's vote will become part of its public lawmaker ratings for crypto owners to compare candidates ahead of

XRP shows strengthening technical indicators as funding rates return to positive territory and its 30-day Z-Score climbs above zero, according to analysis from Crypto Patel. The shift reflects renewed buyer confidence driven by spot accumulation rather than excessive leverage. XRP currently trades a

A major whale investor withdrew 120 WBTC from a cryptocurrency exchange in the last two hours, according to on-chain analytics platform Ai Yi. The investor has been accumulating Ethereum (ETH) and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) throughout July. The withdrawal, valued at approximately $7.8 million, was

Bitcoin options traders dismantled defensive positions over the past month ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting Wednesday, with the put/call ratio on open interest falling to approximately 0.52 from about 0.76 in late June, according to Glassnode. The rotation reflects fewer puts, more calls, and a

Metaplanet's ¥2.1 billion (~$13 million) acquisition of Siiibo Securities is being significantly undervalued by investors, according to Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer, who argues the deal lays the groundwork for bitcoin-backed 'Bitbonds' and a new tokenized fixed-income market in Japan. Palmer

Lido is consolidating more than 8 million ETH, worth about $16 billion, onto Ethereum's larger post-Pectra 0x02 validators as part of a major protocol upgrade on Monday. The upgrade rolls out Curated Module v2, which requires professional node operators to post ETH collateral that can be seized to c

Amazon.com Inc. filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission for a satellite constellation of more than 5,100 low Earth orbit satellites designed to deliver voice, data, messaging, and emergency services directly to compatible smartphones. The proposed Amazon Leo Direct-to-Device system

Average yields on the Bloomberg Global Treasury Index climbed to 3.68%, the highest level since the 2008 global financial crisis, days before rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, and Bank of England. Strong US employment and growth data flipped rate expectations from cuts to

Lightning Labs released the alpha version of Wavelength on July 21, 2026, a toolkit that enables developers and AI agents to integrate self-custodial Bitcoin payments through a simple API without running nodes, managing channels, or sourcing liquidity. The company described Wavelength as "Bitcoin on

Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has accumulated over $391 million in assets under management since its April launch on NYSE Arca, making it the first Bitcoin ETF issued by a major bank. The fund attracted $33 million in fresh capital on its debut day and received $15.7 million in new i

Coinbase announced Thursday their preparation for a future where quantum computers may crack Bitcoin's current cryptography. America's biggest crypto exchange stated that while the threat is not imminent, complex challenges such as migrating millions of users and coordinating protocol upgrades

Bitcoin traded around $63,700 over the past month, and VanEck's mid-July 2026 Bitcoin ChainCheck characterizes the period as consolidation rather than recovery, with derivatives markets showing caution, miner profitability near multi-year lows, and long-term holders increasing their share of