Japan PM Takaichi backs Web3 startups with funding and rule changes
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi renewed the government’s support for startups and Web3 during a video address at WebX 2026 in Tokyo. Summary Takaichi linked...
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Ripple nearly shut down after SEC lawsuit, CEO reveals
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the company seriously considered closing after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued it in December 2020. He said he...
Ethereum’s Merge cut power use over 99.9%, Cambridge finds
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance has estimated Ethereum’s annual electricity consumption at 7.87 gigawatt-hours. That equals a continuous power demand of about 0.90 megawatts....
Saylor’s orange dot sparks fresh buy-or-sell mystery at Strategy
Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has renewed speculation about the company’s next Bitcoin transaction. In a July 12 post, he shared Strategy’s familiar acquisition chart...
Stablecoin market loses $10B as crypto liquidity quietly contracts
The stablecoin market has lost about $10 billion since reaching a record high in May 2026. Total supply fell by $7.7 billion during June to...
Pakistan seeks crypto dialogue after scholar rejects USDT payments
Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal bin Saqib has called for continued discussion on digital assets under Islamic law. His statement followed a meeting...
BlackRock’s BUIDL hits $900M on Avalanche as RWA race grows
BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, known as BUIDL, has passed $900 million in assets on Avalanche. The figure rose from about $464 million within...
Thailand targets high-value USDT trades in grey capital crackdown
Thailand’s central bank plans stricter checks on large cash deposits and high-value stablecoin transactions as part of a campaign against hidden capital flows. The Bank...
Adam Back and Michael Saylor oppose BIP 110 as fork risk grows
Blockstream co-founder Adam Back and Strategy founder Michael Saylor have publicly opposed BIP 110, a proposed temporary soft fork for Bitcoin. A Wu Blockchain post...
Coinbase pushes back on Warren as CLARITY Act vote nears
Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad has rejected claims that the CLARITY Act would weaken U.S. national security. In a July 11 post on X,...