Strike CEO Jack Mallers rolled out a new bitcoin-backed loan product on July 7 that removes price-triggered liquidations from the loan term entirely. The product, called volatility-proof loans, lets borrowers keep their bitcoin in place no matter how far the price falls, as long as they keep making payments. Mallers posted the announcement on X: […]
Read MoreReport: Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion as AI Funding Outpaces Crypto Deals in 2026
Paradigm has closed a $1.2 billion fund built to chase artificial intelligence and robotics deals outside its crypto roots. Bloomberg’s Rebecca Torrence reported the news on July 8, 2026, describing the vehicle as the venture firm’s third fund. Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam founded Paradigm in 2018. Huang previously worked as a partner at Sequoia […]
Read MoreClarity Act Faces Critical Senate Deadline as Crypto Advocates Ramp up Pressure
Crypto policy advocates are urging constituents to contact U.S. senators before Aug. 7, warning that the CLARITY Act has little time to advance once lawmakers return from recess July 13. Why Is the CLARITY Act Suddenly Facing a Critical Deadline? Stand With Crypto, a crypto advocacy organization that mobilizes digital asset supporters to influence U.S. […]
Read MoreChangeNOW x Guarda Case Proof – a Wallet Doesn’t Need to Become an Exchange
Executive Summary Guarda Wallet launched in 2017 as a self-funded, non-custodial Android wallet built from scratch for a single chain. To grow beyond storage, its users needed to swap, buy, and stake inside the app — without Guarda becoming an exchange or building the infrastructure one demands. The team integrated ChangeNOW’s API as its exchange […]
Read MoreBitcoin Falls to $62,000 as Trump’s Iran Ceasefire Comments Rattle Markets
Bitcoin fell to $62,103 early Wednesday, down $1,208, or 1.91%, after sellers rejected a run at $64,169 during the prior 24 hours and after President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is on shaky ground. The pullback has left the daily chart cautious, the shorter timeframes thin on volume, and the indicator board split between […]
Read MoreMusk’s SpaceXAI and Cursor Set to Launch First Joint AI Model as Soon as Wednesday
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI and code editor Cursor plan to release their first jointly built AI model as soon as Wednesday, according to an internal memo. Preparing For Launch, No Pun Intended SpaceXAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is preparing to release its first jointly developed AI model with Cursor as soon […]
Read MorePolymarket Switches on Instant Bitcoin Lightning Deposits, Cutting 60-Minute Waits to Under a Second
Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, has enabled instant bitcoin deposits over the Lightning Network, with new rails powered by the Spark protocol crediting funds in under one second. Opening up New Avenues Polymarket has switched on instant bitcoin deposits via the Lightning Network, a payments layer built on top of the Bitcoin network (powered […]
Read MoreVaneck: Saylor’s Strategy Sold $135 Million in Bitcoin Without Tapping Its $1.25 Billion Monetization Program
Vaneck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel says the roughly $135 million in bitcoin Strategy sold last week did not draw down the company’s $1.25 billion BTC Monetization Program, leaving that capacity fully intact. On Strategy’s Side, Somewhat Strategy Inc.’s (Nasdaq: MSTR) latest bitcoin sales did not count against the company’s previously announced $1.25 […]
Read MoreRussia Drops Wallet Reporting From Its Final Crypto Bill: Here’s What the Law Now Says
Russia’s State Duma Financial Markets Committee has approved the final version of the country’s landmark crypto bill, dropping mandatory wallet-address reporting and clearing the way for a second reading. A Major Reform Is Underway Russia’s parliamentary Committee on Financial Markets has approved the final version of the country’s sweeping digital currency bill, clearing the path […]
Read MoreSaylor: Bitcoin Needs Just 3.3% Annual Growth for Strategy to Fund STRC Dividends ‘Indefinitely’
Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) executive chairman Michael Saylor says bitcoin only needs to appreciate faster than 3.3% a year for the company’s capital gains to fund its STRC dividends indefinitely, calling the metric behind that math one of the most misunderstood attached to the stock. Speaking His Mind, as Always Michael Saylor is once again […]
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