BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says excessive leverage no longer appears to pose the same threat to Bitcoin and crypto markets that it did before the industry’s previous wave of failures.
Kosta Gushterov
Journalist
Kosta has reported on cryptocurrency markets and blockchain infrastructure since 2020, bringing over six years of hands-on experience in the crypto industry built through daily tracking of markets, trends, and emerging blockchain developments. Specializing in Bitcoin on-chain analysis, institutional ETF flows, and digital asset price action, his work at Coindoo has been cited by other news agencies and consistently covers market developments with a focus on data-driven reporting across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. Over the years, Kosta has contributed to multiple crypto media outlets in different regions, authoring over 6,000 articles across the sector. His reporting spans cryptocurrency markets and the broader fintech industry, tracking not only price action but also the technological and regulatory forces shaping the ecosystem. To support his analysis, Kosta actively leverages on-chain data and metrics from leading platforms such as Santiment, Glassnode, and CryptoQuant, enabling deeper, evidence-based market insights. He believes in the power of transparency and the data that underpins the blockchain ecosystem. His academic background in Marketing Management from Denmark further complements his analytical approach, adding a strong understanding of communication strategy and content positioning to his work.
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation began a limited-production tokenization trial on July 15, converting selected U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds and Treasury securities already held at its depository into blockchain-based tokens.
Interactive Brokers has added nine cryptocurrencies to its trading platform and enabled clients to move dollar value out of their brokerage accounts through stablecoins, extending a service that previously focused on inbound funding.
Representatives connected to the Hyperliquid ecosystem met with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force on July 14, 2026, bringing the architecture of decentralized perpetual markets into the agency’s regulatory discussions.
Bitcoin and Ethereum moved higher after June inflation came in well below expectations, while interest-rate futures sharply reduced the probability of a Federal Reserve hike at the July 29 meeting.
Hyperliquid’s native token trades near $63.7 on July 14 after buyers defended the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement at $62.1, but the recovery remains below the 50-day simple moving average and coincides with outflows from HYPE spot ETFs.
U.S. government-linked wallets transferred approximately $297 million in seized Bitcoin and Ethereum to Coinbase Prime on July 13, creating a potential liquidation signal without providing public confirmation that either asset has been sold.
The US Senate returned to Washington on July 13 with roughly four calendar weeks before its summer recess and no final public version of the Clarity Act ready for a floor vote.
Lawson, one of Japan’s largest convenience-store chains, will run a yen-denominated stablecoin payment pilot in August 2026 at its Takanawa Gateway City store in Tokyo.
Bitcoin broke down from its two-week rising channel on July 13, falling 1.4% to $62,860 while US forces struck Iran over the weekend, and the rejection at the 50-day moving average arrived before the Strategy disclosure and CPI print the market was supposedly waiting for.
Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz says crypto's tape has turned, with trading volumes up 20-30% month-over-month and the Robinhood Chain launch showing what happens when a broker with 15 million US customers walks into DeFi.
