Token Metrics Blog - Latest Crypto News, Updates & Trends 2026

White House agrees to ethics provisions in market structure bill

White House Agrees to Ethics Provisions — Bitcoin Technicals Read Bullish

The White House agreed to ethics provisions in the CLARITY Act, possibly unlocking Democratic Senate support. Bitcoin hit a seven-week high near $66K as markets priced in regulatory clarity.

Token Metrics Team

July 21, 2026

Tether-backed Twenty One, Strike merger plan scrapped: Bloomberg

Twenty One Capital Scraps Strike Merger: Bitcoin Technicals Read Bullish

Twenty One Capital and Strike ended their merger plan. Jack Mallers stays at Strike. Tether keeps stakes in both. The firm holds 43,514 BTC, making it the second-largest corporate Bitcoin holder.

Token Metrics Team

July 21, 2026

Illustration of a bridge connecting traditional stock-market architecture to onchain token infrastructure

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Bitget rTokens: Trade Nvidia With USDT, But What Do You Own?

Bitget rTokens offer stock-price exposure through USDT markets. Learn what you own, how weekend trading works, and when a broker is the better choice.

Token Metrics Team

Last updated July 21, 2026

White House agrees to ethics provisions in market structure bill

White House Agrees to Ethics Provisions — Bitcoin Technicals Read Bullish

The White House agreed to ethics provisions in the CLARITY Act, possibly unlocking Democratic Senate support.…

Token Metrics Team

July 21, 2026

Tether-backed Twenty One, Strike merger plan scrapped: Bloomberg

Twenty One Capital Scraps Strike Merger: Bitcoin Technicals Read Bullish

Twenty One Capital and Strike ended their merger plan. Jack Mallers stays at Strike. Tether keeps stakes in…

Token Metrics Team

July 21, 2026

Illustration of a bridge connecting traditional stock-market architecture to onchain token infrastructure

Research

Bitget rTokens: Trade Nvidia With USDT, But What Do You Own?

Bitget rTokens offer stock-price exposure through USDT markets. Learn what you own, how weekend trading works,…

Token Metrics Team

Last updated July 21, 2026

Zilliqa asks exchanges to pause ZIL transfers after suspected cold wallet theft

Zilliqa asks exchanges to pause ZIL transfers after suspected cold wallet theft

Zilliqa told exchanges to halt ZIL deposits and withdrawals after a partner cold wallet was breached. The stolen…

Token Metrics Team

July 20, 2026

Strategy sells $263.5 million in MSTR shares, buys no bitcoin as USD reserve tops $3.2 billion

Token Metrics Signals Bullish Divergence as Strategy Sells $263.5M in MSTR Shares

Strategy sold $263.5 million of its own stock last week and bought no bitcoin. Its cash pile grew past $3.2…

Token Metrics Team

July 20, 2026

Hyperliquid sets 500,000 HYPE stake for permissionless prediction market deployers

Hyperliquid Requires 500,000 HYPE Stake for Open Prediction Markets

Hyperliquid will require deployers to lock 500,000 HYPE, about $30 million, to launch open prediction markets.…

Token Metrics Team

July 20, 2026

FTX to distribute roughly $900 million to creditors in fifth wave of payouts

FTX Plans $900 Million Fifth Payout to Creditors Starting July 31

Fenwick & West agreed to pay $54 million to settle claims over FTX's fraud. This highlights legal risks for…

Token Metrics Team

July 17, 2026

Formal complaint and counterparty warning for Hofida Limited and Reform DAO with official Reform core-contributor image

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Reform DAO & Hofida Misappropriation Complaint: 150M TMAI, $50K USDT and Unreturned Assets

Token Metrics Ventures alleges potential misappropriation and wrongful retention of remaining client assets…

Token Metrics Team

Last updated July 18, 2026

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Nguyen Van Thanh Warning: 2.11B TMAI Hack and $42K+ Traced Cash-Outs

Token Metrics’ counterparty warning concerning Nguyen Van Thanh, the 2.11B TMAI hack, $42K+ in traced cash-outs,…

Token Metrics Team

Last updated July 18, 2026

Visa Unveils Stablecoin Platform With OUSD at Its Core

ETH Technicals Read Bearish as Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform

Visa unveiled its Stablecoin Platform for institutions to mint and manage stablecoins, with Open USD (OUSD) as…

Token Metrics Team

July 16, 2026

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