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Quick Take Payment processing giant Stripe has enabled crypto purchases via its technology in the EU, according to the Irish Independent. Online vendors in the region can reportedly now add a widget on their sites for users to purchase Bitcoin, Ether and Solana, among others.
Worldcoin token unlock for investors and “team members” of Tools for Humanity is set to kick off on July 24.The project also announced that the unlock schedule for 80% of the tokens held by Tools for Humanity team members has been extended from three years to five years.
Quick Take UK High Court Judge James Mellor is referring Craig Wright to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider perjury and forgery charges. Judge Mellor ruled in March that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto or the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper.
BlackRock’s IBIT led with $117.25 million in inflows on July 15, also being the most traded Bitcoin ETF.
Quick Take Polygon Labs announced that Plonky3, the latest version of its ZK proving system, is now production-ready for developers. Polygon plans to use Plonky3 in its upcoming AggLayer, an interoperability layer designed to facilitate unified liquidity and security across a network of chains.
- 19:56SEC Chair: Cryptocurrency Should Be Clearly RegulatedNewly appointed SEC Chair Atkins spoke at a crypto roundtable organized by regulators in Washington, D.C. This was his first public appearance since officially taking on the role. He noted that the previous administration at the SEC contributed to uncertainty. "Unfortunately, innovation has been stifled over the past few years due to market and regulatory uncertainty, and unfortunately, the SEC has contributed to this uncertainty." Atkins assured the crypto industry that he is ready to collaborate with the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to make regulation in this field clearer. In his view, a "reasonable purpose framework" for regulation is key to fostering the development of the digital assets industry, including risk reduction.
- 19:55Bitcoin ETF Records Largest Weekly Inflow Since Trump's Inauguration, Institutions Drive RallySantiment data shows that as Bitcoin rebounded to a high of $95,800 today, BTC ETFs experienced the largest weekly inflow since Trump's inauguration. Institutions, including BlackRock, have driven a strong rebound in the entire crypto market.
- 19:54Coeptis Announces Merger with Z Squared, Transitions to Digital Asset Mining CompanyAccording to The Block, Coeptis Therapeutics will merge with Z Squared, a company focused on Dogecoin mining, and plans to rename itself as Z Squared, officially transitioning from a biopharmaceutical company to a digital asset mining enterprise. The merger will include the acquisition of 9,000 Dogecoin mining machines and the divestment of its existing biopharmaceutical division. As a result of this announcement, Coeptis' stock price plummeted nearly 40%, with a current market value of approximately $32 million. The new company will be led by Z Squared's current CEO David Halabu and COO Michelle Burke, aiming to become the largest publicly traded Dogecoin mining company in the United States.