Key Takeaways Interactive Brokers added 12 digital assets and enabled 24/7 stablecoin wallet transfers on July 14, 2026. IBKR fees starting at 0.12% undercut high-cost brokers by 85% to capture institutional crypto volume. Zero Hash and Paxos will drive compliance into late 2026 as UK and Irish accounts face 0% access rules. Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq:
Key Takeaways Senator Lummis said lawmakers will release CLARITY Act bill text within days after nearly 10 months of negotiations. The legislation seeks to establish a federal regulatory framework while strengthening consumer protections and anti-money laundering requirements. Senate Majority Leader John Thune will determine the floor schedule as lawmakers work through competing legislative priorities. Can
Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs lost $424.66M as Fidelity FBTC and Blackrock IBIT led renewed outflows. Ether and HYPE ETFs also fell, while XRP and solana recorded no trading activity. Glassnode says low ETF volumes may delay a stronger bitcoin price recovery. Glassnode Says ETF Trading Volume Sits 78% Below Peak as Bitcoin Demand Weakens The
Key Takeaways Whale 0xFe99’s 9,389 ETH, received at $4,311, is worth $16.69M today, a 59% paper loss. New wallet 0xf31d withdrew 8,239 ETH ($14.5M) as whale 0x363A bought 11,843 ETH ($20.8M) in 3 hours. ETH is trading near $1,780, down roughly 32% this year. A Four-Year Round Trip Into Deep Red The wallet, tagged 0xFe99,
Key Takeaways Patrick Witt exits the White House July 18 for Army JAG training days before a July 20 CLARITY floor vote. Deputy Director Harry Jung inherits the talks plus Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and GENIUS Act rollout duties. A merged draft of the bill is expected this week; the ethics dispute over Trump’s crypto ties
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. he Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued voluntary governance principles on June 24, 2026, to guide supervised financial institutions in the adoption of artificial intelligence. The guidance, detailed in Memorandum No. M-2026-031, outlines the central
Key Takeaways U.S. tariff refunds hit $81 billion this fiscal year, up from $5 billion a year earlier, per Treasury data. Trump’s IEEPA tariffs fell 6-3 in February; refund obligations were estimated at up to $166 billion. The federal deficit reached $1.367 trillion in nine months as a court refused to let the payouts slow.
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The domain registry for Montenegro’s .me country code top-level domain has suspended Telegram’s primary short-link domain, t.me, disrupting web-based access to the messaging platform’s links globally on July 13, 2026. The registry-level action has placed
Key Takeaways U.S. government-linked wallets transferred nearly 4,000 bitcoin, worth approximately $250 million, to Coinbase Prime on July 13. Arkham linked the largest movements to bitcoin seized in the Ryan Farace and BTC-e federal cases. Coinbase Prime supports custody and trading, so the transfers do not prove the government sold the bitcoin. Why Did Nearly
Key Takeaways Three California tribes seek to block Kalshi contracts on tribal lands. Kalshi says IGRA cannot reach a company outside tribal gaming agreements. 27 states and Washington, D.C., filed an amicus brief supporting the tribes. Tribal case tests a different Kalshi defense Kalshi faced the Ninth Circuit on July 10 as Blue Lake Rancheria,