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According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $65,000. BTC is trading at $65,013.77 on the Binance USDT market.

Decentralized derivatives exchange EdgeX announced the start of its migration from V1 to V2. Once the migration is complete, users will be able to join a newly launched USDC reward vault incentive program. The program was launched jointly with DeFi risk management project Gauntlet and offers up to 7% in annual rewards, combining a base 4% annual yield on USDC with an additional 3% in EDGE rewards. The program will run until the 50 million USDC allocation is exhausted. EdgeX said V2 provides an upgraded USDC settlement system, which should offer a more stable exchange user experience.

A senior Iranian source said mediators had proposed a 10-day halt to military attacks as they seek ways to restore a temporary agreement between Iran and the United States.

Institutional investors are shifting their due diligence standards for crypto projects away from one-off audits and toward operational security measures such as monitoring and incident response, blockchain security auditing firm Hacken said, according to Cointelegraph. In a recent report, Hacken said only 9% of 1,427 crypto projects had adopted third-party monitoring, while just 4% combined monitoring, bug bounties, and security audits. Hacken added 14 projects hacked in the second quarter had already completed audits beforehand, underscoring the urgent need to address vulnerabilities tied to transaction signing, bridge validators, and backend infrastructure that fall outside the scope of conventional smart contract reviews.

Russia’s lower house, the State Duma, is set to conduct a final review of a bill aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency market, Cointelegraph reported. The bill would cap annual cryptocurrency purchases by retail investors at 300,000 rubles ($3,800) through a single intermediary and set a 100,000-ruble limit on overseas transfers. For qualified investors, the cryptocurrency purchase cap would rise to 3 million rubles, while the overseas transfer limit would increase to 1 million rubles. If approved, the bill would establish a legal framework for cryptocurrency activity in Russia, including investor rules and the operation of cross-border transactions. If passed, key provisions would take effect on Sept. 1.

Total exchange trading volume fell 8% quarter over quarter to $16.5 trillion in the second quarter, with spot volume rising and derivatives volume declining, according to a recent report by crypto information platform TokenInsight. The report said spot volume increased from $3.3 trillion in the previous quarter to $4.5 trillion, while derivatives volume fell from $14.6 trillion to $12 trillion. Binance remained the leader in spot trading with a 32.26% market share, followed by Bybit at 9.19%, Gate at 8.01% and OKX at 7.08%. In derivatives, the top four exchanges - Binance at 36.48%, OKX at 16.42%, Bybit at 10.05% and MEXC at 9.51% - accounted for more than 70% of the market. The report also found the fastest-growing exchange segment was traditional finance, or TradFi, including equities. TradFi perpetual futures volume rose from just $52 billion in January to $268 billion in June. Binance also ranked first by market share in the TradFi segment.

Zilliqa said ZIL held in a cold wallet was stolen in a security incident at one of its partner exchanges. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident and the scale of the losses. To prevent further damage, Zilliqa has asked all exchanges to temporarily suspend ZIL deposits and withdrawals to keep the stolen funds from moving through exchanges. Zilliqa said it will provide further updates as confirmed facts become available and urged users to rely only on official Zilliqa channels for related information. Earlier, South Korean exchange Bithumb had temporarily suspended ZIL deposits and withdrawals over suspected security concerns.

Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) announced on its official website that it has established a tokenization working group, or GTT, to conduct research and develop regulations related to the registration, depository, custody, trading and settlement of securities on distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based infrastructure. The group’s initial term will run for 120 days and can be extended by an additional 30 days if needed.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Hedera (HBAR) at 10:00 a.m. UTC on July 22 due to a network upgrade.

Sweden-listed Bitcoin Treasury Capital (BTCB) has launched Europe’s first BTC-backed preferred stock, PREF, on Sweden’s Spotlight Stock Market, according to BitcoinTreasury. The security offers a 10% annual dividend, with payouts made monthly.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Zilliqa (ZIL) starting at 9:50 a.m. UTC on July 20 due to suspected security issues.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend POLYX deposits and withdrawals at 10:00 a.m. UTC on July 21 to support a Polymesh network upgrade.

BTC fell from around $64,000 to $63,100 in about two minutes on Binance’s USDT spot trading pair at around 8:37 a.m. UTC on July 20, then recovered to its previous level. Other exchanges also saw declines, but not to as low as $63,100. The move left a long lower wick on the Binance BTC/USDT spot candle. Meanwhile, Material Indicators’ spot CVD chart, an order-book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot pair, showed that most participant groups were recorded as selling.

The address behind the BONK DAO governance attack has deposited its last 400 billion BONK, worth $1.17 million, to Coinbase about 30 minutes ago, completing the sale of all 4.426 trillion BONK stolen in the exploit, EmberCN reported. The address had taken BONK worth $21.2 million. EmberCN added the selling pressure from the address contributed to a 40% drop in BONK, and the decline in BONK’s price also reduced the value of the originally stolen holdings, leaving the attacker’s final profit estimated at $13.58 million.

Binance announced it will delist the CYBER/USDC, DOLO/USDC, PIXEL/USDC and STEEM/USDC cross-margin pairs, along with the DOLO/USDC, PIXEL/USDC and STEEM/USDC isolated-margin pairs, at 6:00 a.m. UTC on July 24.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals of Sophon (SOPH) at 2:00 a.m. UTC on July 22 due to a network migration.

Bithumb posted the sharpest drop in BTC holdings among top exchanges over the past seven days, CoinCatcher reported. BTC held on exchanges is often interpreted as a gauge of potential selling pressure. According to CoinCatcher data, Bithumb’s BTC holdings fell about 5.15% over the past seven days to 32,000 BTC. By contrast, OKX’s holdings rose about 1.86% over the same period to 96,800 BTC. In separate exchange reserve flow data, Gate recorded the largest increase at $384 million, while OKX saw the largest decline at $152 million.

TD Cowen cut its target price on Smarter Web Company (SWC), a London Stock Exchange-listed company pursuing a strategic Bitcoin accumulation plan, to 0.64 pound from 1 pound, The Block reported. It maintained its Buy rating. The revision reflected changes to its BTC price outlook, recent treasury activity, possible share-price dilution from future stock issuance, and an increase in second-quarter BTC holdings. Smarter Web’s BTC holdings rose to 2,878 from 2,699 in the second quarter, while the stock closed up 2% at 0.29 pound on July 17, according to The Block.

If BTC falls below $63,218, about $417.58 million in long positions could be liquidated across major centralized exchanges, according to CoinGlass data. If BTC rises above $65,190, about $342.67 million in short positions could be liquidated.

Bitcoin implied volatility has fallen below 40%, suggesting a large price swing could emerge soon, crypto analyst Murphy said on X. Murphy said BTC implied volatility over the past week and month stood at 33% and 34%, respectively, and warned that if low volatility persists, the impact of an unexpected event could be amplified and push prices further in one direction. Murphy said that when BTC implied volatility fell below 40% in January, Bitcoin dropped from $97,000 to $62,000 in 15 days. In a similar phase in late April, BTC fell from $82,000 to $60,000 in 14 days, Murphy added. Murphy also noted that after June 15, BTC declined from $66,000 to $58,000. At the same time, Murphy said lower implied volatility does not always signal a market decline, but past periods of low implied volatility were followed by large moves, warranting caution for futures traders.

Capital B, a Europe-listed company pursuing a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) buying strategy, said it will carry out a one-for-10 reverse stock split. The company said the move is intended to broaden its investor base, including institutional investors, and described it as a technical adjustment to the share unit that will not directly affect the total value of shareholders’ holdings. Capital B added that the consolidation process will run from Aug. 5 to Sept. 6, with existing shares to be exchanged for new shares on Sept. 7. The company said shareholders do not need to take any action.

A new address starting with 0xf23c withdrew 10,000 ETH worth $18.6 million from Binance and staked the entire amount, according to Lookonchain.

Net buying by Bitcoin whale wallets holding 1,000 to 10,000 BTC has risen to about 66,700 BTC over the past 60 days, approaching the 68,000 BTC recorded on June 16, according to an analysis by crypto analyst Amr Taha. Taha said the figure was the highest since Feb. 17, when net buying by those wallets topped 106,000 BTC. By contrast, wallets holding 100 to 1,000 BTC were net sellers of about 77,800 BTC, showing a clear selling bias. Taha explained that wallets in the 100 to 1,000 BTC range have historically been the group that most closely reflects retail investor behavior, with a tendency to buy near price peaks and sell near bottoms.

South Korea’s Justice Ministry said it booked 304 suspects and arrested 25 over the past year in financial, securities and virtual-asset crime cases, while preserving 381.4 billion won ($275 million) in illicit proceeds for forfeiture. According to a ministry press release issued today, the results covered the period from June last year through May 2026 and were led mainly by the joint investigation unit for financial securities and virtual-asset crimes at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office and related teams.

Crypto analyst Doctor Profit, who has about 500,000 followers on X, said via the platform that Bitcoin’s traditional four-year cycle bottom may not appear in this cycle and Doctor Profit has started buying gradually from current levels. Doctor Profit said most investors recently expected a September-October low in the $40,000-$50,000 range based on the four-year cycle theory. However, Doctor Profit argued that the more market participants expect the same scenario, the less likely it is to play out. On that basis, Doctor Profit said BTC is unlikely to fall below $50,000. Even in a worst-case scenario where BTC corrects to $54,000, the decline would be limited to about 15% from current prices, making gradual buying from now more favorable on a risk-reward basis.