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Cybersecurity company Kaspersky said a newly identified malware framework is targeting cryptocurrency investors through social engineering tactics and trojanized GitHub apps.

Tokenization has become a strategic priority for 84% of financial firms https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/16/tokenization-has-become-a-strategic-priority-for-84-of-financial-firms A Broadridge survey found Wall Street is accelerating tokenization efforts while betting on hybrid markets where digital and traditional assets coexist.

Massive bitcoin call spreads target $72,000 by month end, right when the Fed meets https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/18/massive-bitcoin-call-spreads-target-usd72-000-by-month-end-right-when-the-fed-meets Large traders are betting on a BTC price rise to $72,000 by the end of the month, latest options market flow suggests.

Here is why a massive $1.6 billion in crypto liquidity is sitting idle and wasting away https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2026/07/18/here-is-why-a-massive-usd1-6-billion-in-crypto-liquidity-is-sitting-idle-and-wasting-away About $542 million weekly sat outside active trading ranges, meaning this capital earned zero fees and provided no market depth.

Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/18/trump-targets-brazil-s-payments-system-while-dollar-stablecoins-quietly-dominate-country-s-payments Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade, even as dollar-linked stablecoins account for about 90% of Brazil's crypto transactions.

France orders country's internet service providers to block Polymarket https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/18/france-orders-country-s-internet-service-providers-to-block-polymarket The regulator cited concerns over addictive mechanics, a lack of self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial restrictions.

Inside Zcash's new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per second https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/16/inside-zcash-s-new-node-that-targets-visa-scale-privacy-at-50-000-transactions-per-second The new Zakura client is the first live piece of a plan to take Zcash from roughly one private transaction per second to payment-network scale.

Bitcoin’s quantum problem gets a recovery tool, but not for Satoshi’s 1.1 million coins https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/19/bitcoin-s-quantum-problem-gets-a-recovery-tool-but-not-for-satoshi-s-1-1-million-coin Project Eleven says it has funded a proof that lets a wallet's own key-derivation path stand in as ownership after quantum computers can forge its signatures. It runs in 243 milliseconds on a laptop.

Electronic Transactions Association CEO Expecting More Partnerships with Bitcoin Startups https://cointelegraph.com/news/electronic-transactions-association-ceo-expecting-more-partnerships-with-bitcoin-startups?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) CEO, Jason Oxman, indicated that members of his organization might start recognizing Bitcoin’s disruptive potential, suggesting that this might lead to more partnerships between traditional electronic payment providers and Bitcoin startups.

South Korean regulator begins sanctions process against Dunamu: Report https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korean-regulator-inspection-letter-upbit-36m-hack?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The proceedings come as South Korea’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act lacks explicit sanctions provisions for hacking and computer system incidents, leaving the scope of penalties uncertain.

US agencies miss GENIUS Act deadline for final stablecoin rules https://cointelegraph.com/news/federal-agencies-miss-genius-act-deadline?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

US regulators failed to finalize implementing regulations by the GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline, issuing 10 proposed rules instead.

Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platforms https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2026/07/17/tether-s-usdt-hits-2-year-countdown-threatening-its-position-on-u-s-crypto-platforms The GENIUS Act has hit its first anniversary without U.S. regulators yet meeting deadlines to write regulations, though rules will be in full effect by July 2028.

Kraken says simpler options can unlock crypto's next derivatives market https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/19/kraken-says-simpler-options-can-unlock-crypto-s-next-derivatives-market The Wyoming-based firm launched USD-settled bitcoin and ether options, saying product design, not demand, has held back adoption.

AI is destroying the internet. Math is our only hope. https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/07/17/ai-is-destroying-the-internet-math-is-our-only-hope The rise of autonomous AI agents necessitates the utilization of zero-knowledge proofs, argues Brian Trunzo, chief growth officer at Succinct Labs.

Bitcoin's biggest advocate, Michael Saylor, says new plan to clean up the blockchain is 'a bad idea' https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/19/bitcoin-s-biggest-advocate-michael-saylor-says-new-plan-to-clean-up-the-blockchain-is-a-bad-idea Michael Saylor argues that a new proposal, BIP-110, to temporarily block "spam" data from the Bitcoin blockchain would undermine the network's neutrality and create a dangerous precedent for censorship.