Morpho has officially launched its fixed-rate lending protocol Midnight on Base, adding a new credit layer to its onchain lending network as it seeks to bring fixed-rate, fixed-term borrowing closer to traditional financial markets. Summary Morpho has launched Midnight on Base, bringing fixed rate and fixed term lending to its onchain credit network. The protocol…
In Bitcoin news today, Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), posted on X on July 18, 2026, that corporate adoption of Bitcoin is ‘necessary’ and ‘inevitable’ for BTC to succeed as a global monetary network. The remarks landed as MSTR shares rose 3.13% and BTC-USD climbed 2.60% on the day, according to Simply…
Cardano price has surged 9.3% to an intraday high of $0.176 after the Van Rossem hard fork activated Protocol Version 11, while improving risk appetite and whale accumulation have supported bullish sentiment. Summary Cardano price surged 9.3% after the Van Rossem hard fork activated Protocol Version 11. A 4-hour rounding bottom places $0.20 within reach…
Cardano activated the Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, 2026, moving the network to Protocol Version 11, as the hard fork reached Mainnet after months of testing, coordination, and governance discussions among developers, infrastructure providers, DReps, SPOs, founding entities, and the wider community. It is a governance milestone within Cardano’s Voltaire era on-chain decision…
Wrapped Ethereum (WETH) recorded 113,000 whale transactions worth more than $100,000 over the past week. This figure is its highest level since May 2021, according to on-chain analytics platform Santiment. The surge indicates that significant capital is moving through Ethereum’s trading, lending, liquidity, and decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure rather than remaining idle in wallets. WETH…
CoinShares has entered Europe’s €26.3 trillion UCITS fund market with the launch of a regulated Bitcoin mining ETF, opening its digital asset strategies to institutional investors whose mandates previously restricted access to its products. Summary CoinShares has launched a UCITS platform with a Bitcoin mining ETF listed on Deutsche Börse Xetra. The new structure opens…
Cardano’s ADA is among the top performers in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin’s price rebounded swiftly after the Monday morning dip below $64,000 and has gained over two grand since then, climbing to a monthly peak of over $66,000. The altcoin space has turned green as well. ETH is inching closer to $1,950, XRP…
Bitcoin returned above $65,000 on Tuesday as a rebound in Asian technology stocks restored some risk appetite after last week’s semiconductor selloff. Summary Bitcoin reclaimed $65,000 as Asian chip stocks rebounded and broader risk appetite strengthened across markets. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs extended inflows to five sessions, adding fresh institutional support for prices. MACD and…
Base founder Jesse Pollak said the Ethereum layer-2 network is working with Coinbase on a tokenized equities product backed 1:1 by underlying shares. Summary Base and Coinbase now near 1:1-backed tokenized stocks designed to represent actual underlying equity ownership. Jesse Pollak says Robinhood Chain moved faster by placing tokenized equities directly in EVM markets. Coinbase’s…
HashKey Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Kbank and blockchain technology company BPMG Group to develop digital asset business models focused on payments and settlement. Summary HashKey, Kbank and BPMG will explore KRW stablecoins for cross-border payments and regional trade settlement. Kbank will review compliance and feasibility while BPMG builds stablecoin…
