Bitcoin $1M By 2030 Is ‘Mathematically Impossible’ Says Markus Thielen

The numbers behind the oft-cited prediction that Bitcoin will reach $1 million by 2030 simply don’t add up, according to Markus Thielen, head of research at 10x Research. “It’s mathematically impossible,” Thielen tells Cointelegraph on Trade Secrets, arguing that Bitcoin’s historical capital inflows over the past 15 years fall far short of the amount it…

Wall Street rewrote crypto’s rules with $11.2 billion in checks

In the first six months of 2026, the crypto industry raised $11.2 billion. Not one dollar of it went to the permissionless, ungoverned experiments that digital assets were supposed to be built on. “There is an irony at the heart of crypto, and it took an $11.2 billion dataset to make it obvious,” said Dubai-based…

Kalshi ordered to stop broad range of prediction markets in Washington

Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source geofencing system by Sept. 2. Source link

Bitcoin Eyes New August Lows As Binance Longs Face A ‘Cleanout’

Bitcoin (BTC) long positions are “facing liquidation” as volatility shows signs that a range breakout is finally coming. Key points: Bitcoin long positions face multiple threats as BTC price action heads toward new August lows, analyst warns. The correlation between Binance open interest and price reached 0.25 on Thursday as both fell. The Bitcoin bull…

Trump expected to attend White House meeting with crypto CEOs, sources say

President Donald Trump is expected to be in attendance when the administration’s new innovation committee — a crowd of crypto CEOs and leaders of prediction market and AI companies — sits for a White House meeting on Wednesday, said people briefed on the planning. The chief executives of companies such as Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Robinhood,…

UK Authorities Continue Probe into Nigel Farage’s Crypto ‘Gifts’ after By-Election Win

UK Reform leader Nigel Farage will face an investigation that had been briefly paused following his resignation from Parliament after winning a by-election on Thursday with no major party candidates participating. As of Friday, the UK Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards website showed that Farage was currently under investigation for “failure to register an interest” related…

JPMorgan Boosts Bitcoin, Ether ETF Positions in Q2

JPMorgan’s reported position in BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund increased by about 25% in the second quarter, while its Ether ETF position more than quadrupled, according to its latest securities filing. The Form 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, submitted Wednesday, covers holdings as of June 30 and includes 17 other investment managers…

Ireland Plans Industry Standards for Illicit Crypto Use

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Morgan Stanley’s BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings Rise 23% in Q2

US investment banking giant Morgan Stanley reported larger crypto fund positions in the second quarter, led by an increase of more than 3 million shares in BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Morgan Stanley’s reported holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) increased by 23% to around 16.5 million shares from 13.4 million, according to…

Bullish (BLSH), Coinbase (COIN), Circle (CRCL) slide as SEC delay weighs on tokenization trade

The moves followed CoinDesk’s report late Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was set to further delay its anticipated “innovation exemption,” which is expected to make it easier for companies to offer trading in tokenized securities. Concerns from the White House and Wall Street over the proposal’s legal footing and potential market impact…