Signs of life?: State of Crypto

Several sources told CoinDesk that a new draft of the Clarity Act may drop this week, but challenges remain.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/12/signs-of-life-state-of-crypto

Bitcoin is nearing a power law support line Fidelity has tracked since 2015

The group's Dir. of Global Macro Jurien Timmer calls it an accumulation zone but notes the lack of a catalyst to bounce yet.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/12/bitcoin-is-nearing-a-power-law-support-line-fidelity-has-tracked-since-2015

Bitcoin’s BIP 110 fork deadline nears with miner support at zero

The BIP 110 proposal would cap arbitrary data on Bitcoin for a year, but Saylor, Adam Back and others say turning a spam dispute into a consensus fight could create a bigger risk than the spam itself.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/12/bitcoin-s-bip-110-fork-deadline-nears-with-miner-support-at-zero

AI found an Ethereum bug that could take validators offline, but humans had to prove it

The Ethereum Foundation pointed coordinated AI agents at the software its validators run and got a remotely triggerable crash out of it. It also got a pile of confident, well-written findings that were not bugs at all.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/10/ai-found-an-ethereum-bug-that-could-take-validators-offline-but-humans-had-to-prove-it

Bitcoin analysts predict $300,000–$500,000 price in 2029. The math says no

Analysts predict a rally to $300,000 or more by 2029. But key data suggests the era of moonshots may be over.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/10/bitcoin-analysts-predict-usd300-000-usd500-000-price-in-2029-the-math-says-no

Meta's Chief Data Officer Says Agentic Commerce is the "Next Tier of Business"

Alex Schultz says stablecoins are assumed inside Meta. The harder problem is getting the rest of the world there.

source https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-news/2026/07/10/meta-s-chief-data-officer-says-agentic-commerce-is-the-next-tier-of-business

Arbitrum jumps 19% benefitting from Robinhood's $568 million onchain trading frenzy

The brokerage's new blockchain is off to a fast start, with memecoin trading boosting activity and revenue flowing back to the Arbitrum ecosystem.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/09/arbitrum-jumps-19-benefitting-from-robinhood-s-usd568-million-onchain-trading-frenzy