Author: JUAN MENDE
Tech & Crypto Enthusiast | IP Lawyer turned Marketer. > Currently driving growth and content strategy as an editor at Cryptopress and other crypto projects. I specialize in bridging the gap between complex digital projects and clear, engaging content.
When Pavel Durov announced that Telegram would embed a non-custodial crypto wallet directly into every version of its billion-user app, the industry felt the tremor. This isn’t another incremental feature rollout—it’s a tectonic shift in how mainstream audiences will interact with digital assets.
For years, crypto adoption has been hampered by friction. Custodial wallets, clunky interfaces, and opaque fees kept the promise of peer-to-peer...
Crypto Theses 2026 Mid-Year Recap: What’s Actually Playing Out Amid Correction and Convergence
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The Divergence That Defines Mid-2026
On July 10, 2026, the CoinDesk 20 Index closed its third straight quarter of losses—the longest losing streak since the 2022 bear market. Bitcoin ETFs posted their largest quarterly outflow on record at $4.67 billion. BTC sat near $63,000, roughly 48% below its October 2025 peak. Capital rotated aggressively into AI equities while crypto prices corrected.
Yet in the same window, tokenized real-world...
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 Faces Near-Certain Failure as Miner Support Stays at Zero Ahead of Deadline
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BIP-110, a proposed temporary soft fork to limit non-financial data like inscriptions, heads toward an early August deadline with miner signaling below 1% and currently at zero.
Strategy’s Michael Saylor and Blockstream’s Adam Back publicly oppose the measure, arguing it turns a spam debate into a dangerous consensus change that could invalidate valid transactions.
Node adoption remains in the low single digits, making a...
Circle Secures OCC Approval for National Trust Bank, Bolstering USDC Infrastructure
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Circle (NYSE: CRCL) received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to charter First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., operating as Circle National Trust.
The national trust bank will initially provide fiduciary digital asset custody for Circle and affiliates, with plans to expand to select institutional clients like banks and regulated entities.
Approval strengthens the...
Bitcoin Slips as Renewed U.S.-Iran Tensions Lift Oil Prices, Weigh on Risk Assets
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Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies declined as renewed U.S.-Iran airstrikes pushed oil prices higher, prompting a risk-off move across markets.
Kraken is pursuing a full banking license in Europe, targeting Lithuania, which would position it uniquely among crypto exchanges.
BlackRock-backed Securitize shares slid sharply post-SPAC debut despite the ongoing tokenization boom.
Bitcoin came under pressure Tuesday as...





