Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP recovery slows amid ETF inflows, US-Iran persistent strikes
Bitcoin (BTC) trades elevated above $66,000 immediate support on Wednesday, following a minor correction from its weekly high of $66,956.
By N/A 7/22/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Chelsea drops £117 million on Morgan Rogers in British record deal, and what it says about football’s spending arms race
Chelsea signs Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for a British-record 117 million. What football's spending arms race tells us about asset The post Chelsea drops £117 million on Morgan Rogers in British record deal, and what it says about football’s spending arms race appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:59:54 AM
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov unveils Gram Wallet for 1 billion users this summer
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced the Gram Wallet, a fee-free self-custodial crypto wallet launching this summer for over 1 billion users on the The post Telegram CEO Pavel Durov unveils Gram Wallet for 1 billion users this summer appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:56:38 AM
XRP Ledger Nears 10 Million Agentic Transactions
RippleX target of 10M agentic x402 payments puts XRPL in focus as t54.ai lists 80 services and Linux Foundation launches x402 Foundation. What to watch next.
By Elliot Veynor 7/22/2026, 10:54:20 AM
Illinois Crypto Transaction Tax Faces Industry Lawsuit
Digital Chamber lawsuit targets Illinois' 0.2% crypto transaction tax ahead of Jan. 1, 2027 start, as repeal bill HB 5798 surfaces and CFTC chief slams the plan.
By Sophia Bennett 7/22/2026, 10:53:39 AM
Pakistan Launches Crypto Crime Unit as Enforcement Tightens
FIA crypto unit launches at NC3 as PVARA closes VASP consultation and 1,300 hires bolster enforcement. What traders and exchanges should expect.
By Idris Calloway 7/22/2026, 10:53:11 AM
South Korea crypto volumes shrink as retail investors shift to stocks
Trading activity on South Korea’s five major crypto exchanges fell sharply as the KOSPI surged, signaling a shift in retail investors toward equities.
By Ezra Reguerra 7/22/2026, 10:47:09 AM
BTC trades near $66K as a break above the 50-Day EMA strengthens bullish momentum
Key takeaways Bitcoin (BTC) trades around $66,300, extending gains after reclaiming the 50-day EMA. The leading cryptocurrency remains below the 100-day and 200-day EMAs, leaving key resistance levels intact. Technical indicators, including the RSI and MACD, point to strengthening bullish momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) remained firm around $65,800 on...
By Hassan Maishera 7/22/2026, 10:46:32 AM
Foundry USA asks Bitcoin miners to vote on BIP-110 support
Foundry USA Pool, controlling 33% of Bitcoin hashrate, asks miners to vote on BIP-110 support. Current signaling sits below 1% with voting open The post Foundry USA asks Bitcoin miners to vote on BIP-110 support appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:46:02 AM
Intel’s earnings will test whether the AI chip rally is real or a rerun of 1999
Intel's Q2 2026 earnings on July 23 will test whether the AI chip rally is sustainable. With stock up 400%, the report has implications for The post Intel’s earnings will test whether the AI chip rally is real or a rerun of 1999 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:43:58 AM
Coinbase exec: Clarity Act nearing final approval, could pass by 2026
Coinbase exec says the Clarity Act is nearing final approval. Clarity Act signed into law in 2026 at 40.5% YES. The post Coinbase exec: Clarity Act nearing final approval, could pass by 2026 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Estefano Gomez 7/22/2026, 10:41:25 AM
OpenAI model escapes testing, hacks rival Hugging Face systems
OpenAI model escapes testing and hacks Hugging Face systems. Valuation hitting $2.5T by December at 6.5% YES. The post OpenAI model escapes testing, hacks rival Hugging Face systems appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Estefano Gomez 7/22/2026, 10:39:54 AM
Meta faces lawsuit from employees claiming AI systems targeted them for layoffs
Twenty-six Meta employees filed a federal lawsuit alleging the company's internal AI systems targeted workers who took protected leave for mass The post Meta faces lawsuit from employees claiming AI systems targeted them for layoffs appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:38:49 AM
News Corp countersues Brave for allegedly scraping articles to feed AI models
News Corp countersues Brave Software for allegedly scraping copyrighted articles for AI, seeking up to $150,000 per infringement in a landmark The post News Corp countersues Brave for allegedly scraping articles to feed AI models appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:37:55 AM
XRP Ledger surpasses 1.4 million in agentic transactions
After crossing 1 million agentic transactions through x402 Protocol earlier this month, XRP Ledger (XRPL), which uses XRP as its … Continue reading The post XRP Ledger surpasses 1.4 million in agentic transactions appeared first on Finbold.
By Steve Muchoki 7/22/2026, 10:37:12 AM
SOL holds $77 as ETF inflows and bullish derivatives signal further upside
Key takeaways Solana (SOL) trades around $78, gaining more than 2% this week. Spot Solana ETFs recorded $5.83 million in inflows, marking the second straight day of institutional buying. Derivatives data points to growing bullish sentiment, with the long-to-short ratio rising to 1.12. Solana (SOL) remained steady around $77 on Wednesday, extending...
By Hassan Maishera 7/22/2026, 10:37:05 AM
Tencent falls sharply, dragging Chinese gaming stocks lower as investors rotate into AI
Tencent shares plunged 7.1%, their steepest drop since April 2025, shedding $309 billion in market cap as investors rotate from gaming into AI The post Tencent falls sharply, dragging Chinese gaming stocks lower as investors rotate into AI appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:33:47 AM
Bitcoin retreats from one-month high as oil tops $85, inflation concerns resurface
BTC retreated from a one-month high as WTI crude topped $85 for the first time since June, reigniting inflation concerns and pushing investors toward gold, silver and the safety of bitcoin over altcoins.
By Oliver Knight 7/22/2026, 10:33:33 AM
MEXC appoints Robert MacDonald as Chief Compliance Officer
MEXC hires Robert MacDonald from Bybit as Chief Compliance Officer, strengthening its regulatory posture ahead of full MiCA enforcement in the The post MEXC appoints Robert MacDonald as Chief Compliance Officer appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:32:50 AM
Uranium holds at $85 as AI data centers boost demand and crypto projects eye tokenized trading
Uranium spot prices hold at $85 as AI data center demand drives nuclear energy growth, while Uranium Digital plans tokenized trading on Solana. The post Uranium holds at $85 as AI data centers boost demand and crypto projects eye tokenized trading appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:31:59 AM
Bybit Presents Exclusive $1M Prize Pool for Stock-Themed Trading As Wall Street Enters Earnings Season
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22nd July 2026, Chainwire The post Bybit Presents Exclusive $1M Prize Pool for Stock-Themed Trading As Wall Street Enters Earnings Season appeared first on The Daily Hodl.
By Chainwire 7/22/2026, 10:31:23 AM
Bitcoin Ownership Overtakes Gold as 49.6 Million Americans Now Hold BTC
Bitcoin has overtaken gold as the preferred hard asset among American investors, according to bitcoin financial services firm River. The firm found that 49.6 million Americans, or 18.6% of the adult population, now own bitcoin, compared to 28.8 million, or 10.8%, who hold gold. Bitcoin Adoption Outpaces a 5,000-Year-Old Rival River, a...
By Shiraz Jagati 7/22/2026, 10:30:57 AM
Kraken parent expands tokenized stocks to Hong Kong, UK and South Korea equities
Payward's xStocks pushes beyond U.S. equities as competition to bring global stock markets onchain accelerates.
By Krisztian Sandor 7/22/2026, 10:30:00 AM
Foundry asks Bitcoin miners to vote on BIP-110 support
Foundry USA asked its mining customers to signal their support for BIP-110, an actively debated proposal seeking to shrink the amount of data that can be stored in a Bitcoin transaction.
By Zoltan Vardai 7/22/2026, 10:29:42 AM
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang defends Chinese AI amid Kimi panic, calling open-source models ‘world class’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls Chinese AI models 'world class' at trade expo as semiconductor stocks drop over 20% following Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 The post Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang defends Chinese AI amid Kimi panic, calling open-source models ‘world class’ appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:29:22 AM
SEC agrees to $150Ksettlement with Coinbase over FOIA dispute: WSJ
The SEC will pay Coinbase $150,000 to settle a FOIA lawsuit and revise its record-retention policies, marking another transparency win for the The post SEC agrees to $150Ksettlement with Coinbase over FOIA dispute: WSJ appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:25:10 AM
European Central Bank expected to hold rates amid hawkish hints
The ECB is nearly certain to hold rates on July 23, but hawkish hints from Christine Lagarde could set up a September hike and move global The post European Central Bank expected to hold rates amid hawkish hints appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:21:50 AM
Missile strikes IRGC brigade base in Behbahan, Iran, and crypto markets brace for volatility
A missile struck an IRGC base in Behbahan, Iran, raising geopolitical tensions. Here's why crypto markets could see volatility following the The post Missile strikes IRGC brigade base in Behbahan, Iran, and crypto markets brace for volatility appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:21:32 AM
Polymarket odds peg BTC above $54K at 99.95% as $66K turns knife-edge
After a June 30 dip near $58,500, Bitcoin has rebounded to around $66,000 as options skew widens and perpetual funding turns positive ahead of the late-July Fed meeting. (Read More)
By N/A 7/22/2026, 10:20:44 AM
The banks hired lawyers to stop Ripple’s bank
JPMorgan's lobby retained counsel against the OCC over crypto trust charters. No suit filed, and the threat is the strategy. The war, decoded.
By Olivia Stephanie 7/22/2026, 10:18:58 AM
Japan’s yen crashes to 40-year low above 163 per dollar as $73B intervention fails to stop the bleeding
Japan's yen hits 163.24 per dollar, a 40-year low, after a $73 billion intervention fails. Here's why crypto investors should pay attention. The post Japan’s yen crashes to 40-year low above 163 per dollar as $73B intervention fails to stop the bleeding appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:15:53 AM
Deutsche Bank’s Frankfurt headquarters searched by prosecutors over Postbank transactions
German prosecutors searched Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt HQ over historical Postbank transactions, adding to the bank's long list of regulatory The post Deutsche Bank’s Frankfurt headquarters searched by prosecutors over Postbank transactions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:15:40 AM
EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia takes aim at crypto platforms and nearly 90 banks
EU's 21st sanctions package targets 11 crypto platforms, nearly 90 Russian banks, and negotiates a $44.10 oil price cap freeze in escalating The post EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia takes aim at crypto platforms and nearly 90 banks appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:15:06 AM
RippleX Lead Developer Explains What AI Agents Are Spending XRP on Inside XRPL
Ayo Akinyele explains how autonomous AI agents spend XRP on-chain following a 1.4 million transaction surge.
By Gamza Khanzadaev 7/22/2026, 10:14:30 AM
Polymarket holds 2028 GOP nominee odds as RFK Jr. stays at 49%
A newly published, poll-focused analysis says Trump’s MAGA base is souring on his Iran war, raising questions about intraparty backlash. (Read More)
By N/A 7/22/2026, 10:13:44 AM
XRP Rich List Update : How Much XRP Do You Need to Be in the Top 1%?
The post XRP Rich List Update : How Much XRP Do You Need to Be in the Top 1%? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The amount of XRP needed to rank among the network’s top holders has fallen, making it easier for investors to enter higher ownership tiers despite continued accumulation by long-term holders. Recent data from the XRP rich list...
By Nidhi Kolhapur 7/22/2026, 10:11:57 AM
Solana ETFs see $6M inflow, highest in two weeks, led by Bitwise fund
Solana ETFs saw $5.83 million in inflows, the highest in two weeks. Solana reaching $90 by July 2026 at 7.5% YES. The post Solana ETFs see $6M inflow, highest in two weeks, led by Bitwise fund appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Estefano Gomez 7/22/2026, 10:11:50 AM
BTC Tests Key Level as Resistance Becomes Support: Breakout or Rejection Ahead? (July 2026)
After breaking out of a descending channel and up through key resistance, the Bitcoin price is now returning to test the key $66K area. Will it make this level support, or could this be a bull trap?
By Laurie Dunn 7/22/2026, 10:10:11 AM
Glow emerges from stealth at $1B valuation to tackle endpoint security risks created by AI agents
Israeli startup Glow raised $180M at a $1B valuation to build AI-native endpoint security, targeting risks from unsecured AI agents in The post Glow emerges from stealth at $1B valuation to tackle endpoint security risks created by AI agents appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:06:57 AM
Food prices fall but broader inflation is still climbing, and crypto is watching closely
Food inflation eased to 3% in June 2026 while overall CPI hit 4.2%. Here is what that split means for crypto markets and Bitcoin prices. The post Food prices fall but broader inflation is still climbing, and crypto is watching closely appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:06:33 AM
DOGE Holds Key to Crypto Surge, Analyst Says
Market analyst Jordi Visser believes the next major cryptocurrency rally may hinge on the return of retail investors.
By Alex Dovbnya 7/22/2026, 10:06:12 AM
515M NIGHT bridge exploit rocks Cardano but ADA jumps 8% anyway after landmark hard fork
A major exploit involving a bridge connected to the Cardano ecosystem sent Midnight’s NIGHT token to an all-time low on July 20 after an attacker drained roughly 515 million tokens from infrastructure operated by Wanchain. The tokens were removed from a Cardano-side lock address backing NIGHT bridged to BNB Chain, leaving only a fraction of […]...
By Oluwapelumi Adejumo 7/22/2026, 10:05:07 AM
US government has spent $37.5B on Iran war so far, Hegseth tells Congress
Defense Secretary Hegseth tells Congress the Iran war has cost $37.5B so far, with the Pentagon requesting up to $80B more in supplemental The post US government has spent $37.5B on Iran war so far, Hegseth tells Congress appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 10:03:58 AM
Bitget plans U.S. launch with or without CLARITY Act, CEO says
Bitget plans a regulated U.S. expansion regardless of the CLARITY Act, seeking licenses as tokenized stock trading grows on its platform.
By Olivia Stephanie 7/22/2026, 10:00:07 AM
OpenPayd recognised among CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026
[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, July 22nd, 2026] Recognition in the Enterprise Fintech category reflects OpenPayd’s role in building the universal financial infrastructure for the digital economy OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, has been recognized among CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026, earning a place...
By Chainwire 7/22/2026, 9:59:46 AM
Manchester United’s defensive meltdown highlights crypto’s growing blind spot in football fan engagement
Manchester United has just one fit centre-back while lacking any official fan token strategy, falling behind rivals in crypto fan engagement. The post Manchester United’s defensive meltdown highlights crypto’s growing blind spot in football fan engagement appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Editorial Team 7/22/2026, 9:58:50 AM
AAVE Price Prediction: $106 Within Two Weeks If $100 Cracks — One Indicator Is Already Screaming Caution
AAVE is trading at $95.36, coiled just beneath the $100 psychological wall with MACD momentum gone completely flat — bulls have a clean shot at $105.96 if they clear $97.79 with conviction, but dec... (Read More)
By N/A 7/22/2026, 9:58:09 AM
Robert Kiyosaki warns the ‘global economy is crashing’
In an early July 22 X post, the famous writer of the ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ personal finance book, Robert … Continue reading The post Robert Kiyosaki warns the ‘global economy is crashing’ appeared first on Finbold.
By Andreja Stojanovic 7/22/2026, 9:54:21 AM
LDO Price Prediction: The Rally Is Lying — Expect a Flush to $0.37 Before Any Shot at $0.42
LDO is printing a textbook overbought-exhaustion signal at $0.39, pinned against the upper Bollinger Band with a dead MACD — a pullback to the $0.37–$0.38 demand zone is the 65% probability play be... (Read More)
By N/A 7/22/2026, 9:53:05 AM
Heatwave triggers power blackouts across North Africa, straining infrastructure
Power blackouts hit North Africa due to extreme heat. Crude oil reaching a new all-time high by December 31 at 16% YES. The post Heatwave triggers power blackouts across North Africa, straining infrastructure appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
By Estefano Gomez 7/22/2026, 9:51:31 AM