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20 current headlines from The Block.

France orders internet providers to block Polymarket ahead of World Cup final

The order cuts French users off ahead of the World Cup final, which will settle the largest event markets in the industry's history.

30m ago

US regulators miss GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline for final stablecoin rules

The delay does not postpone the law’s Jan. 18, 2027 effective date, leaving regulators and stablecoin issuers with a compressed implementation window.

20h ago

Bitcoin Japan, which holds no bitcoin, taps EVO Fund in planned $60 million raise to finally buy some

A prior December raise instead funded stakes tied to SpaceX and Figure AI, which the company says are its two AI infrastructure investments to date.

23h ago

UNI burn poised to grow as Uniswap governance votes on v4 fees and Robinhood Chain expansion

Both proposals route new fees into the UNI burn system created under December's "UNIfication" overhaul, with voting open from July 19 through July 26.

1d ago

Bank of America taps new leaders to bridge crypto, AI and traditional finance

Sonali Theisen was named head of BofA's global digital assets platform, while Kevin Milsom was tapped to serve as head of AI transformation

1d ago

CryptoQuant says Strategy still needs disciplined bitcoin buying and selling framework

CryptoQuant said Michael Saylor's Strategy still needs still needs clearer rules for when to buy and sell bitcoin.

1d ago

FTX to distribute roughly $900 million to creditors in fifth wave of payouts

So far the company's bankruptcy estate has distributed nearly $10 billion to creditors and other claimants since repayments began in 2025.

1d ago

Trezor exec pushes back on ZachXBT claim that hardware wallets are ‘complete garbage’

"I do not advise using them for important tasks like signing transactions or storing funds," ZachXBT wrote this week.

2d ago

Bitcoin slides toward $63,000 as Coinbase premium stays negative for a record 60 days

Bitcoin fell near $63,000 as chip stocks sold off, the Coinbase premium stayed negative a record 60 days, and ETF flows remain thin.

2d ago

Bitcoin ETFs could mirror gold’s history of ‘spectacular gains’ and ‘painful drawdowns,’ analyst says

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas compared IBIT’s short time above $100 billion with GLD’s precipitous rise in 2011.

2d ago

Galaxy Digital puts its name on Texas Tech football stadium in 15-year partnership

The deal's financial terms were not disclosed, but Yahoo Sports reported the agreement is worth more than $70 million.

2d ago

SBI Holdings completes majority acquisition of Singapore crypto platform Coinhako following MAS approval

SBI Holdings acquired Singapore's Coinhako after MAS approval, folding the licensed exchange into its expanding digital asset network.

2d ago

Crypto-style derivatives reach AI compute ahead of planned CME and ICE futures: Bernstein

Crypto-style perps and prediction markets hit AI compute ahead of CME and ICE, with regulated GPU futures targeted for late 2026.

2d ago

Taiwan sentences BitShine crypto exchange ringleader to 22 years in $39 million fraud case: reports

The defendant reportedly led a criminal group that operated under the guise of BitShine, which was once registered with the FSC.

2d ago

UK gang jailed over $5.4 million crypto scam posing as police

The gang impersonated police officers and used convincing fake police websites to steal more than £4M in cryptocurrency from eight victims.

2d ago

USDT vs USDC: Comparing the Two Largest Stablecoins

USDT and USDC are stablecoins pegged one-to-one to the U.S. dollar, each backed by reserves covering every token in circulation. Tether’s USDT is the largest stablecoin, with the deepest liquidity acr…

2d ago

SEC vs CFTC: Who Regulates Crypto?

Crypto oversight is split mainly between two agencies: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  In broad terms, the SEC handles crypto assets…

2d ago

MegaETH sunsets Mega Mafia accelerator program, noting ‘most’ of its successful apps left

MegaETH did not take equity or governance positions in the approximately 20 projects incubated in the Mega Mafia.

2d ago

JPMorgan says bitcoin outlook sees ‘encouraging sign’ as Strategy boosts cash reserves

Strategy's larger cash reserves and improving institutional demand in bitcoin futures are "encouraging signs" for bitcoin, JPMorgan said.

2d ago

‘We’re going to get it done’: Crypto bill faces what could be final test over Trump conflicts of interest

Optimism is brewing to get a crypto bill passed, with some variations on timing as onlookers wait to see how ethics will shake out.

2d ago