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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 22nd, 2026, Chainwire Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has launched Stock Earnings Season from July 21 to August 30, 2026, aligned with one of the most concentrated stretches of quarterly earnings reporting on the financial calendar. Global investors are in full gear as the Q2 earnings season unfolds on Wall Street, bracing for potential gains and corrections of some of the biggest names in tech, AI, and semiconductors. Through the new program, Bybit brings together the community in fostering disciplined trading, encouraging informed decision-making and responsible investing habits.  The program kicks…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, July 22nd, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, increased its market share in Q2 2026 and ranked No. 2 globally in commodity perpetuals market share, according to TokenInsight’s newly released Q2 2026 Crypto Exchange Report. The report provides a comprehensive review of trading volume, open interest, and TradFi perpetuals markets across major global crypto exchanges. MEXC Expands Market Share Amid Industry-Wide Slowdown Overall trading volume across crypto exchanges declined approximately 8% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2026, falling to $16.5 trillion. Despite the broader market slowdown, MEXC’s quarterly trading volume reached approximately $1.412 trillion, with its…

Metaplanet Unit Secures ¥9.66B Financing As Bitcoin Treasury Plan Expands Metaplanet’s Bitcoin strategy is expanding again, this time through a financing agreement tied to its subsidiary Bitcoin Japan. The company said Bitcoin Japan signed an agreement with EVO Fund for financing of up to ¥9.66 billion, or roughly $59.5 million. The structure includes zero-coupon convertible bonds and stock acquisition rights, with an initial ¥662 million, or about $4 million, earmarked for immediate Bitcoin acquisition. That distinction matters. The full financing facility is not being put into Bitcoin immediately. The initial BTC allocation is much smaller than the total headline figure,…

In brief Shareholders voted by more than 90% to sell the company’s 668 BTC, return capital, and cancel its London Stock Exchange listing This marks the end of a Bitcoin treasury experiment in under twelve months. Satsuma raised £163.6 million in August 2025 but expects to return only £26.8 to £30 million after wind-down costs. The shareholders of Satsuma Technology, a U.K.-based Bitcoin treasury company, have voted to liquidate the company’s entire Bitcoin position and shut down the business, overruling four of its six board members.More than 90% of votes cast backed the dual resolutions to sell 668 BTC—worth roughly…

Witnesses clashed during a House hearing Tuesday over whether sports event contracts are derivatives or gambling, while lawmakers raised concerns about youth access, manipulation, conflicting court orders and the CFTC’s oversight capacity.Congress should not remain on the sidelines while courts, state regulators and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) fight over the future of sports prediction markets, the chairman of a House Agriculture subcommittee said Tuesday.The hearing offered no clear consensus on whether sports event contracts should be treated as federally regulated derivatives or gambling products subject to state and tribal laws. But members from both parties repeatedly questioned whether…

What happened Major cryptocurrencies are swinging hard right now. XRP, Cardano (ADA), Stellar (XLM), and Bitcoin (BTC) are all seeing heightened volatility, and bullish investors are getting excited. But significant resistance levels keep blocking any real sustained push upward, and that tension — between optimism and stubborn price ceilings — is basically the whole story at the moment. It’s not clear yet whether this renewed activity marks the start of something bigger or just another false start in a market that’s been choppy for a while. Both outcomes are on the table. Traders are watching closely, and the next few…

You might have heard about BIP-110; here’s why this fork is not just bad for Bitcoin, but it is built on a misunderstanding of what a Bitcoin node is and what it is good for. As well as why, because of this misunderstanding, BIP-110 will fail.  This article is a Take. Opinions expressed are entirely the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine. BIP-110 is a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal titled as a Reduced Data Temporary Softfork. The BIP proposes a consensus change to Bitcoin, which attempts to limit the types and amounts of arbitrary…

Russia’s State Duma has moved crypto regulation toward its final legislative stage, advancing a bill that would establish formal rules for mining, exchanges, and cross-border settlement activity. The bill, listed as No. 636524-8, is aimed at creating a statutory framework for parts of the digital asset sector that have already become active inside and around Russia’s economy. The measures include mandatory registries for industrial miners, licensing requirements for crypto exchanges, and legal treatment for certain cross-border settlement uses. That makes the legislation important even for markets outside Russia. Crypto regulation is increasingly becoming a matter of national payment strategy, energy…

Franklin Templeton says investors chasing artificial intelligence (AI) growth should look beyond AI stocks. The $1.8 trillion manager suggests cryptocurrencies and altcoins may be key to capturing the potential of agentic AI. The argument comes from Sandy Kaul, head of digital assets at Franklin Templeton. She contends that agentic AI could become the “killer” use case that drives blockchain adoption. Why Franklin Templeton Points to Crypto Kaul’s thesis rests on how AI agents will transact. Autonomous software will make constant micropayments for compute, data, and services. Standard card networks charge roughly 2% to 3% plus a flat fee per payment.…

Damoon Technology (Europe) AG, trading as Paymonade, becomes one of just 280 firms authorised EEA-wide under MiCA as the bloc’s transitional period closes VADUZ, Liechtenstein and SINGAPORE, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Europe’s crypto industry is undergoing one of the most drastic regulatory consolidations any financial sector has faced in recent years. Before the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (“MiCA”) took full effect, the bloc was home to an estimated 3,000-plus registered crypto firms operating under a patchwork of national regimes[1]. Following the close of MiCA’s transitional period on 1 July 2026, only 280 firms hold full EEA-wide authorisation[2]…