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Jessie A Ellis Jul 20, 2026 18:22 A July report mentioned petrol and oil costs jumped as US–Iran tensions flared, with restricted weekend transits and tanker incidents close to Oman elevating alarms about Strait of Hormuz delivery. Polymarket: Hormuz site visitors again to regular by 2026? Sure odds slide to 54.5% Polymarket Reprices Strait of Hormuz “Visitors Regular by Dec. 31” After US–Iran Transport Disruption Headlines Polymarket merchants have marked down the percentages that Strait of Hormuz site visitors returns to regular by Dec. 31, with the market now pricing Sure at 54.5% on $5.47M in quantity. The repricing follows…

Russia is pushing forward with regulating the cryptocurrency market, with the State Duma contemplating a invoice on combating fraud within the trade, in line with reviews.  The invoice will take a look at “combating the unlawful use of cryptocurrencies inside our nation,” Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Monetary Markets, reportedly stated. Lawmakers will vote on the invoice in its second and third readings this week, in line with Russia’s Tass information company, and also will work to supply “a possibility for individuals who use cryptocurrencies for worldwide transactions to take action inside the authorized framework.” Utilizing…

Kraken crypto choices went dwell on Kraken Professional on July 16, 2026, letting skilled merchants open Bitcoin and Ether positions with out posting any crypto as collateral, in response to CoinDesk.  The USD-settled, European-style contracts settle completely in {dollars} and sit in the identical account shoppers already use for spot and futures. Alexia Theodorou, Kraken’s director of derivatives, instructed CoinDesk the sluggish development of crypto choices comes all the way down to product design, not dealer demand. What Occurred The contracts launched via a request-for-quote system, with entry restricted at first to eligible shoppers exterior Europe, North America, and Australia.…

Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine barely moved the needle on its ETH stack final week, including simply 7,430 ETH—about $14 million—because it steered capital towards shopping for again its personal shares as a substitute.This week’s purchase pushed Bitmine’s holdings to about 5.78 million ETH tokens, or practically 4.8% of Ethereum’s circulating provide, in response to the corporate. That leaves the agency inching towards its said purpose of cornering 5% of the token’s provide. Bitmine, which trades as BMNR, is at present buying and selling for $16.61, up virtually 6% on the day.Bitmine now holds roughly $11 billion value of Ethereum, making…

The Ethereum treasury agency added 7,430 ETH over the previous week, bringing its holdings to almost 5% of the community’s circulating provide.Prime Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine stated Monday its Ether holdings had reached 5.78 million tokens, representing about 4.8% of Ethereum’s circulating provide, as the corporate closed in on its said purpose of accumulating 5% of all ETH.In line with Monday’s announcement, the corporate added 7,430 ETH (ETH) over the previous week. About 4.9 million ETH, or roughly 85% of its treasury, is at present staked by way of its validator community and companions.Bitmine valued its crypto, money and marketable…

Shares of bitcoin miners turned AI infrastructure suppliers surged Monday after Hut 8 (HUT) and IREN (IREN) introduced billions of {dollars} in new contracts, easing issues that demand for AI computing capability could also be slowing.Hut 8 rose as a lot as 17% after signing a 15-year, $9.8 billion lease for the second section of its Beacon Level AI information middle campus in Texas. The settlement, with the identical investment-grade buyer that leased the primary section, doubles the tenant’s footprint to 704 megawatts (MW) and totally commercializes the location’s 1 gigawatt of energy capability.IREN gained as a lot as 19%…

 Bitcoin’s spot demand slid again to -170K BTC whilst its Puell A number of posted the best cycle backside on document, leaving consumers and miners pointing totally different instructions.One thing isn’t including up on Bitcoin’s chain proper now. The consumers who confirmed up in early July have largely gone quiet once more, but the miners who often crack first below this sort of strain haven’t.CryptoQuant’s 30-day Spot Demand metric bounced to roughly -80,000 BTC in early July, an actual restoration after months of promoting. Then it slid again to close -170,000 BTC inside weeks. Analyst ScenarioX flagged the reversal in…

Sweden’s BTC AB listed Europe’s first Bitcoin-backed most well-liked inventory on Monday. The shares, known as BTC PREF, commerce on the Highlight Inventory Market and pay a set 10% yearly dividend that lands in buyers’ accounts each month. The concept copies MicroStrategy’s STRC within the US. Traders get regular revenue, and the corporate makes use of their money to purchase extra Bitcoin (BTC). How the ten% Bitcoin-Backed Most well-liked Inventory Works BTC AB is a small Stockholm firm that does one factor. It buys and holds bitcoin. In June, the agency introduced a share sale of 195,078 desire shares at…

Bitmine now holds 5.78 million ETH, making it the world’s largest company Ethereum treasury. Greater than 4.9 million ETH has already been staked, with projected annual staking income of as much as $290 million. The corporate continues shopping for ETH whereas repurchasing its personal shares, signaling confidence in each its treasury technique and long-term valuation. Bitmine has bolstered its place as the biggest company holder of Ethereum, revealing that it now owns 5,777,468 ETH alongside 207 Bitcoin and a whole bunch of tens of millions of {dollars} in further investments and money. Primarily based on Ethereum costs of $1,879, the…

Michael Saylor-led Technique (Nasdaq: MSTR), previously MicroStrategy, ran again its playbook from final week, as soon as once more promoting widespread shares to construct up its money reserve whereas including no bitcoin to its stability sheet. One other share sale In a July 20 submitting with the Securities and Alternate Fee, the corporate disclosed it bought 2,732,318 MSTR shares value $263.5 million, lifting its U.S. greenback reserve to $3.225 billion. That money is supposed to cowl dividends on the corporate’s most well-liked inventory and curiosity on its excellent debt. As with the prior week, Technique neither purchased nor bought any…