coindesk.com · Jul 15, 2026 Bitcoin rally cools as investors digest inflation data, oil clouds outlook Your day-ahead look for July 15, 2026 Read full article
coindesk.com · Jul 15, 2026 Crypto steadies as Middle East tensions counter U.S. inflation report boost Bitcoin held steady at a three-week high as rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran reined in gains from Tuesday's softer-than-expected inflation numbers. Read full article
cointelegraph.com · Jul 15, 2026 Japan passes crypto overhaul to bring digital assets under financial rules Japan’s revised Financial Instruments and Exchange Act introduces crypto insider trading rules, tougher penalties and new oversight requirements for crypto businesses. Read full article
cointelegraph.com · Jul 15, 2026 South Korea to bring digital assets under new state asset management system South Korea’s Economy Ministry plans to include digital assets and intellectual property under the country’s new state-asset management framework. Read full article
coindesk.com · Jul 15, 2026 Stripe mounts blockbuster $53 billion bid to buy PayPal The bid, made together with Advent, follows an earlier expression of interest. PayPal has been reluctant to engage with the offer thus far. Read full article
cointelegraph.com · Jul 15, 2026 Bitcoin gets new $80K August target: Watch these BTC price levels next BTC price upside predictions include $68,000 within two weeks and up to $80,000 next month, contrasting with warnings of a 2022 bear-market rerun for the rest of 2026. Read full article
cointelegraph.com · Jul 15, 2026 Czech Republic tells ISPs to block Polymarket after gambling blacklisting The Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its blacklist of unauthorized online gambling websites, requiring internet providers to block access within 15 days. Read full article
cointelegraph.com · Jul 15, 2026 Cathie Wood’s ARK buys another 220K Circle shares despite sell-off Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $13.9 million worth of Circle shares on Tuesday, extending its July buying spree to 725,517 shares amid a steep stock decline. Read full article
coindesk.com · Jul 15, 2026 Live updates: Bitcoin rises near $65,000 as markets get more good inflation news U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs took in about $181 million on Tuesday, a day after shedding roughly $425 million, per SoSoValue data. Ether ETFs added about $58 million. Read full article
cointelegraph.com · Jul 15, 2026 Stripe, Advent offer $53B to acquire PayPal: Report Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for $53 billion, at a 28% premium compared to the company’s Tuesday closing price. Read full article
coindesk.com · Jul 15, 2026 UK plans first G7 digital sovereign bond by early 2027 The security will launch on HSBC’s Orion platform within the BoE and FCA’s Digital Securities Sandbox to test reduced settlement times and costs. Read full article
coindesk.com · Jul 15, 2026 AI agentic payments enter mainstream as Visa, Mastercard, Ripple back x402 standard Forty companies now govern x402, the protocol Coinbase built and handed away. It settled about $24 million across 75 million payments last month. Read full article