Bitcoin drops after a run at $64,000, shrugging off Strategy's $213 million BTC sale

The token touched $64,400 overnight before easing back, still up about 6% on the week. A fresh missile strike on a Qatari gas ship in the Strait of Hormuz lifted oil and tested the late-June peace deal as Asian tech sold off again.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/07/bitcoin-drops-after-a-run-at-usd64-000-shrugging-off-strategy-s-usd213-million-btc-sale

Bitcoin miner TeraWulf soars on a $19 billion AI data-center lease with Anthropic

The onetime pure bitcoin miner signed a 20-year deal to host the AI firm at a Kentucky campus, the latest crypto-adjacent company to trade mining for the steadier money in artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/06/bitcoin-miner-terawulf-soars-on-a-usd19-billion-ai-data-center-lease-with-anthropic

Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out

The White House says it's still evaluating the "best structure" for the federal fund to hold bitcoin as a long-term reserve and a separate stockpile of other crypto assets.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/06/bitcoin-s-u-s-reserve-still-a-work-in-progress-as-federal-agencies-hash-it-out

I am contemplating selling some of my bitcoin for gold, veteran trader Peter Brandt says

Veteran trader Peter Brandt said gold is going to gain substantially on bitcoin.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/06/i-am-contemplating-selling-some-of-my-bitcoin-for-gold-veteran-trader-peter-brandt-says

Ether leads crypto's hold above key levels as bitcoin steadies over $63,000

A stalling rebound in AI and chip stocks and a stronger dollar kept the mood cautious as the second half gets underway.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/06/ether-leads-crypto-s-hold-above-key-levels-as-bitcoin-steadies-over-usd63-000

Clarity and Congress's summer break: State of Crypto

All parties are still optimistic that Clarity can happen before the midterms, but time is really starting to run out.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/05/clarity-and-congress-s-summer-break-state-of-crypto

Kalshi and prediction market sector embroiled in mixed bag of legal fights across U.S.

Some of the many battles with state gaming regulators aren't going well for the industry at the moment, but it isn't without its would-be government protectors.

source https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2026/07/02/kalshi-and-prediction-market-sector-embroiled-in-mixed-bag-of-legal-fights-across-u-s