Escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are threatening not only oil supplies but also critical sulphur shipments, with a partial closure of the maritime chokepoint disrupting significant volumes of seaborne sulphur trade, according to a Bloomberg Markets report.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) stabilised after falling from US$64,400 to US$61,800, trading at approximately US$62,600 as market participants assessed the impact of a sharp decline in South Korean equities.
Chinese prosecutors proposed stronger tools to investigate cryptocurrency-related crime, with a focus on privacy coins.
The temporary suspension of Telegram's t.me links disrupted access to cryptocurrency wallets, bots and community channels.
Trading volume on Upbit jumped as investors turned to cryptocurrencies during a sell-off in South Korea's stock market.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) fell as traders increased bets that the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates after this week's inflation report.
The Securities Transfer Association asked the SEC to stop third parties issuing tokenised versions of public securities.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies increased its Ether (CRYPTO:ETH) holdings to 5.77 million tokens, equal to 4.8% of Ethereum's circulating supply.
The US government moved nearly US$297 million in seized Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and Ether (CRYPTO:ETH) to Coinbase Prime on July 13.
Aave (CRYPTO:AAVE) adopted Chainlink's (CRYPTO:LINK) Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as its default system for crosschain transactions.
Jito (CRYPTO:JTO) proposed using part of its protocol revenue to buy back and permanently burn JTO tokens.
The Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act received support from the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association before a key Senate deadline.
