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Grayscale files for a Worldcoin ETF as WLD jumps 8% – Whats next？

As the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have rebounded from the eight-week-long outflow streak, Grayscale has taken the opportunity to strengthen its foothold in altcoin ETFs.　　In its S‑1 filing on the 20th of July 2026, the asset manager proposed launching a Worldcoin [WLD] ETF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).　　The Trust, established as a Delaware statutory trust on the 10th of July 2026, is designed solely to hold WLD tokens. However, it also gives investors exposure to WLDs price without requiring them to purchase or manage the cryptocurrency directly.　　Source: Sec.govMore details of the Worldcoin ETF filing　　That said, Grayscale intends to list the fund on the Nasdaq with the ticker “GWLD.” This would allow the launch to happen more quickly, as per the generic listing standards.　　Additionally, the filing also emphasizes that this is not a regulated commodity pool or registered investment company. Simply put, investors do not have the same protections as with conventional mutual funds or CFTC-regulated products.　　In a corporate sense, the Sponsor (Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC) is part of a chain of Grayscale entities that are all ultimately owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG). In fact, the actual WLD and its private keys will be held by BitGo Bank

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Crypto Markets Add $70B Daily as Bitcoins Price Hits Monthly High: Market Watch

Cardanos ADA is among the top performers in the past 24 hours.　　Bitcoins 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 is testing the $1.13 resistance, while ADA has stolen the show from the larger caps.　　BTC Sees Monthly Peak　　The previous business week began on a familiar note, as BTC priced in the weekend attacks in the Middle East and dropped below $62,000 from over $64,000. The bulls stepped up after the favorable CPI data for June, pushing the asset to $65,500 for the first time in three weeks.　　However, its progress stalled there, and bitcoin dipped to $62,500 by Friday. Nevertheless, the bulls were more persistent once again and initiated an immediate recovery right before and during the weekend, in which the cryptocurrency climbed back to $64,000.　　It tried to take down $65,000 on Sunday, but it was stopped and dropped once again on Monday morning. This time, it was a lot less painful, and it quickly rebounded from the daily low of $63,750.　　It jumped past $65,500 earlier today before another

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CLARITY Act ‘clears key hurdle’ – White House agrees to crypto ethics deal

President Donald Trump has reportedly backed an ethics deal, effectively clearing the final obstacle to the crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act.　　According to reports, the ethics language arrangement was reached by the White House and Republican Senators Cynthia Lummis and Bernie Moreno.　　Although the text was expected to be made public soon, the details of the deal remained unknown. Besides, Democrats had yet to see the text, at least as of writing.　　The ethics provision came back to light after Trump made over $1.4B from his crypto ventures. Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, insisted that there was no need for the CLARITY Act if it does not rein in Trump‘s ’corruption in the industry.　　For the bill to pass the Senate floor vote, Republicans will need about 7-10 Democrats to reach the 60-vote threshold. It remains to be seen whether Democrats will back the reported ethics provision.　　According to crypto platform SoSoValue, however, this could unlock Democratic support.　　The CLARITY Act has cleared a key hurdle, with Trump agreeing to include crypto ethics provisions in the bill, removing the last major political obstacle to securing Democratic support and advancing it to a Senate vote.　　Global crypto race heats up as CLARITY Act delays　　Separately, White

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Inside Cardano's 'Van Rossum' hard fork, and what it means for users

It adds new capabilities to Plutus, the platform developers use to write Cardanos smart contracts, unifying the built-in functions available across the platforms three versions so older applications gain newer features.　　The upgrade also tightens several of the ledgers 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 the proof-of-stake consensus model that Cardano runs. It is expected later in 2026 and aimed at sharply increasing transactions per second without weakening the protocols security guarantees.　　Van Rossem is the procedural groundwork for Ouroboros, both in the ledger changes it ships and in the precedent it sets: that Cardano can now upgrade itself by vote.　　The hard fork is named for Max van Rossem, a Cardano governance contributor who helped shape the networks constitution and died in October 2025.　　What the hard fork means for a Cardano user　　There are no visible changes for someone casually holding or spending ADA. Transactions work the

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Vermont Passes Chatbot Mental Health Law That Raises Questions About Therapists Rubber-Stamping AI Advice

New AI mental health law by Vermont raises the question of therapists possibly rubber-stamping AI.　　getty　　In today‘s column, I examine a new law in Vermont regarding the use of AI for mental health advisement. Overall, the law is generally on par with many other states that have enacted similar laws. There aren’t any especially unusual conditions or extraordinary requirements.　　That being said, the Vermont law is a handy vehicle for considering a frequent and potentially challenging stipulation in these budding state-level laws about the oversight of AI for mental health. The key indication in most of these laws is that a therapist or mental health professional must be somewhere “in the loop” and serve as a reviewer and potential approver of any mental health recommendations or similar outputs from the AI.　　On the face of things, this makes sense. A professional therapist will presumably catch the AI in providing untoward or misguided mental health advice to users. One worry is that therapists performing this oversight role will potentially fall into a classic trap, namely, they will begin rubber-stamping whatever the AI says. This is quite possible and usually due to the therapist being lulled into believing that the AI is always right, plus

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Bitcoin Market Absorbs Record $1.5 Billion Anthropic Copyright Ruling

Crypto News　　A US federal judge granted final approval to Anthropics $1.5 billion settlement with authors this week, finalizing the largest known payout in an American copyright case and sending a costly signal across the AI and crypto sectors. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin signed the order on Monday, overruling objections that the figure was too low. The decision matters for a market where AI-themed tokens and the broader altcoin complex increasingly track the fortunes of large language-model developers. Bitcoin (BTC) held near $66,000 as the ruling landed, with trader sentiment stuck in extreme fear and capital rotating cautiously between technology equities and digital assets.　　The dispute began in 2024, when a group of authors sued Anthropic, alleging the company used pirated copies of their books to train Claude, the large language model that powers its chatbot and increasingly its coding tools. The complaint placed Anthropic among a widening cohort of AI developers — builders of everything from consumer chatbots to AI trading bots — facing legal exposure over the data used to train their systems. Anthropic argued that ingesting published books to build a model constituted fair use, a defense that would later shape both the litigation and the settlement framework the court

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Top 3 Altcoins to Watch For Fourth Week of July 2026

Three altcoins to watch this week: Pump.fun (PUMP) leads with a sharp breakout after gaining 34% in seven days.　　Pi Network (PI) rebounds from its all-time low, while Injective (INJ) climbs its Fibonacci ladder. However, the three charts tell different stories about momentum. The table below summarizes where each token stands.CoinPrice7-DayTrendRSIPUMP$0.00198+34%Bullish70PI$0.100+24%Bearish (recovering)~50INJ$5.27+11%Bullish~58　　PUMP Breaks Out Above 0.382 Fibonacci Level　　Pump.fun trades near $0.00195 after a 34% weekly gain, the strongest of the three. The token surged almost 20% on July 19 alone. It has cleared two Fibonacci levels, the 0.236 at $0.00167 and the 0.382 near $0.00200.　　Price also broke above the previous swing high around $0.0018. The Bollinger Bands are expanding, and the price rides the upper band. This pattern often signals the start of a fresh uptrend.　　PUMP daily chart Source: Tradingview　　The token remains tied to activity on its Solana launchpad. However, the relative strength index (RSI) sits at 70, on the edge of overbought territory. A move back below the 0.236 level would weaken the bullish case.　　Pi Network Rebounds From Record Low but Stays Bearish　　In contrast to PUMP, Pi Network shows strength without a healthy structure. PI trades near $0.100, up about 24% for the week. The token set a record low

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Tether Gold XAU₮ Wins ADGM Approval in UAE

Tether Gold (XAU₮) wins ADGM approval, allowing regulated firms in Abu Dhabi to offer services tied to tokenized gold.　　The United Arab Emirates has taken another step in expanding its regulated crypto market.　　Tether Gold (XAU₮) has received recognition as an Accepted Spot Commodity within Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).　　The move gives licensed firms a regulated route to provide services linked to the tokenized gold asset. It also strengthens the UAEs growing role in digital assets and tokenized real-world assets.　　Tether Gold XAU₮ Approved Under ADGM Spot Commodity Framework　　Tether announced on July 20 that ADGM now recognizes XAU₮ as an Accepted Spot Commodity.　　The company shared the update through its official website and confirmed it through its official X account.　　Tethers XAU₮ Recognized as Accepted Spot Commodity in ADGM　　The approval allows firms operating within ADGM to offer products and services involving XAU₮.　　Those firms must still hold the required regulatory permissions before supporting the token. According to Tether, the recognition followed continued discussions with ADGM.　　Those engagements focused on demonstrating the projects compliance standards, transparency, and operational resilience.　　XAU₮ represents ownership of physical gold on the blockchain. Each full token corresponds to one troy ounce of gold stored in a London Good Delivery bar, giving users digital access

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New Zealand Dollar gathers strength above 0.5850 as CPI inflation data bolster RBNZ rate hike bets

The NZD/USD pair gains traction to around 0.5860 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. Hotter New Zealand inflation data provide some support to the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) against the US Dollar (USD). The US ADP Employment report will be published later on Tuesday.　　New Zealands Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.5% QoQ in the three months ended June, with the annual inflation rate rising to 4.1% from 3.1% in the previous reading, Statistics New Zealand revealed on Tuesday. It was the highest annual rate since December 2023, and the quarterly increase was the highest since September 2023.　　The Kiwi strengthens against the USD following the data as money markets solidified expectations the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will raise rates again. Traders expect a follow-up hike in either October or December and another one in February, according to Bloomberg.　　On the US front, signs of cooling US inflation data might lower the possibility of a US rate hike later this year, weighing on the Greenback. Markets continue to anticipate no change to rates at the Feds next meeting on July 29, with Fed funds futures pricing an implied 84.5% possibility of a hold, compared to a 61.5% chance a

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BNB Price Prediction: $585 or Flush — The SMA 50 Showdown That Decides July

Felix Pinkston　　Jul 21, 2026 07:13　　BNB is coiling at $575 with its MACD flatlined and three-quarters of the market already long — if it cant muscle through the $580–$582 resistance cluster within 48 hours, that crowded trade become…　　The Immediate Setup　　BNB is doing something quietly interesting at $575.71 this morning. It has reclaimed both its 7- and 20-day moving averages, the intraday low held cleanly above $563, and the stochastic oscillator is curling upward with %K crossing above %D. On the surface, this looks like a market trying to grind higher.　　Dont get comfortable. The MACD histogram has zeroed out completely — not turning positive, not reversing lower, just dead flat. That is not a launch pad. That is a market catching its breath after a distributional drift, and the 50-day SMA sitting at $582.18 is looming directly overhead like a ceiling. BNB has not been able to sustain a close above that level, and with the 200-day SMA all the way up at $661.32, the macro trend is unambiguously broken. This is a recovery attempt inside a larger downtrend, and every trader in the room needs to price that risk into their position sizing.　　The setup for the next 24–48 hours is binary:

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