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It adds new capabilities to Plutus, the platform developers use to write Cardano’s smart contracts, unifying the built-in functions available across the platform’s three versions so older applications gain newer features.The upgrade also tightens several of the ledger’s validation rules, including one guaranteeing that no two stake pools can reuse the same cryptographic identity key.”As well as Plutus improvements and Plutus Cost Model enhancements, this upgrade lays the foundation for the next upgrade, the Dijkstra era hard fork, which will introduce Ouroboros Leios to Cardano,” Input Output wrote in a development report on Friday.Ouroboros Leios is a scaling proposal for…

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Polymarket odds for US-Iran ceasefire by Aug 31 rise to 58.5% Polymarket Ceasefire Ladder Reprices After Reports of Overnight U.S. Strikes in Iran Polymarket traders pushed the implied odds of an “effective US x Iran ceasefire by August 31” up to 58.5% on $1,488,626 in volume, a 5.0-point move higher. The repricing follows headlines about overnight U.S. strikes in Iran, and this ladder market shows how timing expectations shift across multiple deadlines. Key Takeaways Market-implied favorite is “Effective ceasefire by August 31” at 58.5% (No 41.5%).After reports of overnight U.S. strikes in Iran, the ladder repriced toward a later ceasefire…

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Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 96% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 12 months Bitmine repurchased 5.5 million common stock in the past week, authorized under the previously announced $4 billion share repurchase program Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine has 4,917,189 staked ETH, representing $9.2 billion at $1,879 per ETH. MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR…

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Auckland, New Zealand, July 20th, 2026, Chainwire The Request for Proposal Regarding High-Specification Cryptographic Provenance GLOBAL COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK & THE 500-YEAR YIXING ZISHA TEAPOTS REAL-WORLD ASSET (RWA) LINEAGE 】 THE JUDGE ARCHIVE-LAB LIMITED (NZ) launches an international technical initiative to establish the definitive 500-year paradigm of Yixing Zisha Teapots. Centering on the “Genesis No. 001” masterpiece, this framework uses high-precision, 100-Megapixel Hasselblad digital scanning for permanent RWA (Real-World Asset) archival and codification, separating “500-year cultural lineage” from mere ephemeral narratives. 【 OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PROVENANCE & HISTORICAL CONTEXT 】 This initiative is anchored in five key institutional verifications: 1. LUO RE-POSIT(S)…

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Damoon Technology (Europe) AG, trading as Paymonade, becomes one of just 280 firms authorised EEA-wide under MiCA as the bloc’s transitional period closes VADUZ, Liechtenstein and SINGAPORE, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Europe’s crypto industry is undergoing one of the most drastic regulatory consolidations any financial sector has faced in recent years. Before the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (“MiCA”) took full effect, the bloc was home to an estimated 3,000-plus registered crypto firms operating under a patchwork of national regimes[1]. Following the close of MiCA’s transitional period on 1 July 2026, only 280 firms hold full EEA-wide authorisation[2]…

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Mutsamudu, Comoros, July 20th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced the launch of a new Stock Futures campaign, offering users the opportunity to share $5,000,000 in SNDK Position Airdrops. The campaign is designed to empower users to seize opportunities in the US stock market by reducing trading costs and offering meaningful rewards. Under the campaign, users can trade eligible products for 0 fees. New users can complete a series of simple tasks to earn rewards featuring popular stocks. Participants who trade Stock Futures during the campaign period will share the $5,000,000 in SNDK Position Airdrops.…

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US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing renewed investor demand, but the latest inflow streak has yet to provide enough momentum for a stronger recovery.Bitcoin ETFs recorded $75.7 million in net inflows for the week ending July 17, marking a second consecutive week of positive flows, according to SoSoValue data.The latest inflows followed $197.4 million in net inflows the previous week, bringing July’s total ETF inflows to $200.2 million. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $4.5 billion in net outflows in June, with total 2026 net flows still negative at $5.2 billion.Monthly flows in US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs since January.…

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A year on, the rules aren’t quite ready for implementation, but we have a much clearer idea as to how the regulators are thinking about stablecoins and where they’re likely to land on those rules.In an emailed statement, Crypto Council for Innovation CEO Ji Hun Kim called the passage of the bill “a landmark moment.””A year in, agencies, institutions, and innovators are building on a clearer foundation, and stablecoins are moving rapidly toward mainstream adoption,” he said.The various regulators have proposed rules out for comment on the different aspects of stablecoin governance and regulation, including a proposal that would require…

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Macro Inflation Narrative as a Catalyst: How Polymarket Prices Bitcoin’s July 20 Strike Ladder Polymarket’s “Bitcoin above ___ on July 20?” ladder is pricing an easy clear of the lower strikes, with $674,213 matched and the $52,000 rung at 99.95% Yes. The setup follows a macro-flavored catalyst cited in recent coverage, but the market’s main signal is how tightly probabilities cluster across strikes ahead of the July 20 resolution. Key Takeaways Top pricing: Bitcoin above $52,000 is 99.95% Yes (0.05% No) on Polymarket’s July 20 ladder.Basis for pricing: the catalyst is a narrative of Bitcoin rallying alongside energy-driven inflation relief,…

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