Argentina’s Falklands banner at the World Cup semifinal draws fresh scrutiny to the $ARG fan token and the AFA’s expanding crypto sponsorship deals. The post Argentina’s Falklands banner at World Cup sparks fresh attention on $ARG fan token appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Kaspersky uncovers GitVenom malware campaign using 200+ fake GitHub repos and AI-generated docs to steal Bitcoin from crypto investors and developers. The post Kaspersky identifies malware framework targeting cryptocurrency investors through fake GitHub projects appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Iran strikes Saudi Arabia for the first time in months, sending oil prices surging 3-7% and pushing Bitcoin below $62K as crypto markets react to The post Iran strikes Saudi Arabia again, sending oil prices surging and Bitcoin wobbling appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Sui has launched gas-free stablecoin transfers, a move that goes directly at one of the most annoying pieces of crypto payments: needing the network’s native token just to move dollars. For experienced crypto users, gas is normal. For everyone else, it is friction. A user may have USDC or another stablecoin in a wallet, but […]
Tottenham’s 60M Savinho deal with Manchester City underscores how football’s biggest transfers still bypass crypto rails despite industry sponsorship push. The post Tottenham’s £60M Savinho pursuit highlights football’s stubborn resistance to crypto disruption appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Today in crypto, France ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket, European regulators added 14 crypto firms to the MiCA register in the second post-deadline licensing update and Balaji Srinivasan sought legal assurances from Malaysia following a government probe into Network School.French gambling regulator orders ISPs to block PolymarketFrance’s Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ), or the National Gambling Authority, has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket.Prediction websites are considered illegal gambling, the ANJ said in a Friday press release.The regulator said that Polymarket’s operations are not authorized in France and that advertising unauthorized gambling sites constitutes a criminal offense with fines of up to 100,000 euros ($114,000).Prediction markets allow users to buy and sell contracts tied to the outcomes of future events, from elections and sporting events to economic data and geopolitical developments. Polymarket has surged in popularity over the past two years, with billions of dollars in trading volume, while drawing scrutiny from regulators over whether its event contracts constitute illegal gambling or unlicensed financial products.Countries that blocked access to Polymarket include Singapore, Poland, Portugal, Hungary, Ukraine, Brazil and Indonesia. At press time, Polymarket said it was geoblocked in 36 regions.France’s gambling regulator first shared plans to block the platform in November 2024 for failing to comply with national gambling laws.ESMA adds 14 new CASPs to MiCA register as licensing slowsEuropean authorities added 14 crypto companies to the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework register in the second post-deadline update, signaling a slower licensing pace after an initial surge.The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its interim MiCA register on Thursday, bringing the total number of licensed crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to 294.The new entries include Ripple Payments Europe, the European payments arm of blockchain company Ripple, as well as Portugal-based Bison Bank and Croatia’s state-owned bank, Hrvatska poštanska banka (HPB).The update follows ESMA’s previous register expansion on July 3, when the regulator added 37 CASPs in the first major post-deadline update after MiCA’s transitional period ended.ESMA reported no changes to its registers for electronic money tokens (EMTs), a category of crypto-assets designed to maintain a stable value against a single official currency, or asset-referenced tokens (ARTs), which are linked to multiple assets such as currencies or commodities.Balaji seeks Malaysia deal, threatens exit after Network School probeNetwork School founder Balaji Srinivasan is seeking a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia after authorities probed his Forest City tech community over allegations it was hosting Israeli citizens using second passports. Malaysia’s Home Affairs Ministry said Tuesday it was investigating Srinivasan’s start-up community in Johor following claims it included Israelis in violation of immigration laws. Initial checks found all 266 foreigners held valid documents. Srinivasan said the agreement would give Network School legal certainty to continue investing in Malaysia. Without it, he said, the community could take its capital to countries that are more welcoming. “I’d like to have a document which says not just abstractly that tech is welcome … but rather that we’re personally welcome,” Srinivasan said in a video directed at Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday.
Bitcoin and Ethereum price hold firm as we await tomorrow’s Clarity Act hearing, a key test for crypto and U.S. regulation. The post Crypto News, July 16: All Eyes on Tomorrow’s Clarity Act Hearing as Bitcoin and Ethereum Hold Key Price Levels appeared first on Cryptonews.
ETH trades near $1,919 with BlackRock’s ETHA absorbing $45.3M in a single day. Here’s what the ETF flow data means for Ethereum’s price path toward $2,000. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: BlackRock Drives ETH Ahead of BTC in ETF Inflows appeared first on Cryptonews.
XRP ETF daily inflows crashed to $107K on July 10 as institutional demand and on-chain activity hit multi-month lows, leaving price propped up by cold-storage holders. The post Ripple XRP ETF Inflows Near Zero as Institutional Demand and On-Chain Activity Fall Together appeared first on Cryptonews.
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, is at an all-time low, while the Dogecoin ETFs launched in late 2025 have done little to change the trend. The post Dogecoin, Elon Musk, and SpaceX: Can DOGE Run Again? appeared first on Cryptonews.
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