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According to data from CoinGlass, short positions worth $606.57 million on major centralized exchanges (CEX) face liquidation if Bitcoin breaks through $63,268. Conversely, a drop below $61,708 would trigger the liquidation of $309.18 million in long positions.

Taiwanese celebrity Jeffrey Huang, also known as Machi Big Brother, has sold his Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) #251 NFT at a loss of 6.99 ETH ($12,400) to add funds to his ETH long position, according to on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain. Lookonchain noted that Huang currently holds a long position of 5,264 ETH, worth $9.38 million, with a liquidation price of $1,756.76.

An address associated with the LAB team has continued to sell off its tokens even after the price has plummeted by 99%, according to on-chain analysis account Specter. This selling pressure persists amid ongoing token unlocks for the project. Specter noted that at LAB's all-time high, the team's allocated tokens were valued at approximately $977 million, a figure that has since fallen to around $4 million. The analyst asserted that LAB was designed to collapse from the beginning, with its price artificially inflated in what became a classic pump-and-dump scheme.

South Korea's National Tax Service has established a new Digital Asset Division to prepare for the taxation of digital (virtual) assets starting next January, Edaily reported. The agency appointed Lee Soon-yong, head of the Nam-Bucheon Tax Office, as the director of the new division on June 30, and it began formal preparations this month with three internal teams. The Digital Asset Division, which will oversee all tax-related tasks concerning digital assets, is the first and only central government department to include 'Digital Asset' in its name and serve a comprehensive oversight role. Its responsibilities include: - Planning and refining the virtual asset tax system - Overseeing the virtual asset management framework - Developing the virtual asset IT system - Responding to current issues related to virtual assets - Handling other tasks related to virtual asset taxation and management

MAP Protocol (MAPO) announced on X that it will support Robinhood Chain through its cross-chain infrastructure. This will connect Robinhood Chain to MAP Protocol's omnichain network, supporting interoperability with the broader blockchain ecosystem via light clients and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Proof-based verification.

President Donald Trump invested a significant portion of his profits from cryptocurrency ventures last year into traditional financial assets like stocks and bonds, Reuters reported. Citing financial disclosure documents submitted to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), the report states that Trump earned over $1.4 billion from ventures including World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and the memecoin OfficialTrump (TRUMP). His stock and bond portfolio grew to a range of $703 million to $2.6 billion by the end of 2025, an increase of at least four times from the $225 million to $608 million range a year earlier. The filings did not specify how much of the crypto profit was invested into which assets. Timothy Massad, a former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said that while Trump calls crypto the future of finance, his personal investment strategy appears to be taking short-term crypto profits and moving them into traditional assets. As of the end of 2025, Trump's companies held at least $160 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), while he personally holds 15.75 billion WLFI, valued at $50 million.

Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, stated that real-world asset tokenization (RWA) is making ownership more liquid and is still in its early stages. He noted that he has been quietly observing the RWA space, believing that while much of the discourse is noise, meaningful change is happening beneath the surface. Chesky explained that the most significant challenge for RWA is not technology but trust. He drew a parallel to Airbnb's core service of strangers sharing homes, which only became possible once a trustworthy support system was established. He argued that the winners in the RWA sector will not be those who create the best tokens, but rather those who can be trusted with the underlying real-world assets. Chesky emphasized that the changes brought by RWA will likely feel slow for some time, but people will eventually realize that the world has suddenly transformed.

Binance has announced that it will delist the GLM/BTC, KNC/BTC, ONT/BTC, and XAI/USDC spot trading pairs at 3:00 a.m. UTC on July 17.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 49.32% long, 50.68% short - Binance: 48.6% long, 51.4% short - OKX: 49.06% long, 50.94% short - Bybit: 49.58% long, 50.42% short

The Hyperliquid (HYPE) spot ETF recorded a net outflow of $3.9 million on July 13. In contrast, the Solana (SOL) and XRP spot ETFs registered no net inflows or outflows.

DEXE has risen by 4.39% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, DEXE is trading at $40.03.

Binance has announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals on the Ethereum network starting at 5:55 a.m. UTC on July 16. The suspension is due to scheduled wallet maintenance.

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Cardano (ADA) at 2:00 p.m. UTC on July 18 due to an upcoming hard fork.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb announced it will list Derive (DRV) for trading against the won today at 11:00 a.m. UTC.

Upbit announced it will list Derive (DRV) at 8:00 a.m. UTC today, offering trading pairs against the South Korean won (KRW), Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT).

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine (BMNR), said the launch of an Arbitrum (ARB)-based layer-2 public chain by U.S. stock and crypto trading app Robinhood (HOOD) is one of the biggest success stories in cryptocurrency this year, according to Cointelegraph.

The following is an analysis of the BTC/USDT spot pair's order book using the Spot CVD chart. The chart is composed of a Volume Heatmap on top and the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) below. - The Volume Heatmap tracks trading volume at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price remains in a particular range for an extended period or experiences a significant move. These brighter zones can indicate potential support and resistance levels. - The Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator represents buy and sell orders categorized by size. A rising line for a specific color indicates an increase in buy orders within that size bracket. For instance, the yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line tracks large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $424.7 million on July 13, according to data from Farside Investors. This marks a return to net outflows after just one day of net inflows. The daily flows for individual funds were as follows: - BlackRock's IBIT: -$185.5 million - Fidelity's FBTC: -$245.6 million - VanEck's HODL: +$6.1 million - Grayscale's GBTC: -$53.1 million - Grayscale's Mini BTC: +$53.4 million

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $15.4 million on July 13, according to data from Farside Investors. The figure marks a reversal to outflows after just one day of net inflows. - Fidelity's FETH: -$15.4 million

A whale who purchased 9,389 ETH four years ago for $40.47 million appears to have sold the entire holding at a loss, Lookonchain reported. The investor originally bought the tokens at an average price of $4,311. About 10 hours ago, the whale's address deposited all 9,389 ETH, now valued at $16.69 million, into Coinbase Prime. The estimated loss on the sale is $23.8 million.

Cryptocurrency options trading platform BIT has identified today's U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) release as a key variable that will determine Bitcoin's next direction. The platform noted that since September of last year, market expectations for U.S. monetary policy have leaned toward tightening, limiting the crypto market's upside potential. Additionally, the market is interpreting a recent comment from Fed Governor Christopher Waller that the Fed is at an important turning point as a hawkish signal. BIT projected that if the year-over-year increase for the June CPI exceeds 4.0%, the possibility of further monetary tightening will come into focus, potentially intensifying downward pressure on BTC.

The South Korean government will launch a pilot program to tokenize government bonds on a blockchain, linked to the Bank of Korea's wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to Yonhap Infomax. The plan was unveiled at a cabinet meeting on July 14 as part of the government's 'Economic Growth Strategy for the Second Half of 2026.' The strategy also includes preparing measures to strengthen industrial competitiveness through large-scale blockchain pilot projects and securing leading technologies in the latter half of this year. Furthermore, the government will pursue the enactment of a 'Digital Asset Basic Act' to segment the digital asset industry, regulate business activities, and create a legal framework for stablecoins. It also plans to develop a framework for cross-border stablecoin transactions in line with the second phase of digital asset legislation and will support amendments to the Capital Markets Act to introduce spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Trading volume on South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, has surged by approximately 1,318.8% in the last 24 hours to reach about $4.243 billion, according to data from CoinGecko. The spike has fueled speculation that South Korean investors are turning back to the crypto market as the domestic stock market declines.

Paul Razvan Berg, co-founder of the automated token payment system Sablier, announced on X that Sablier Labs, the development company behind the project, is halting active product development and transitioning to a maintenance phase. He stated that support for existing users will continue until June 2028, while the Sablier protocol itself will become an open-source public good operating permanently on-chain. Berg explained that the company's situation became difficult in the first quarter of 2026. Despite launching a record number of features, both user numbers and revenue plummeted. He attributed this to the crypto market downturn, which caused clients to postpone token launches, and the advancement of AI coding tools that made it cheaper to build similar services. Berg added that several planned expansion projects failed, making growth challenging. These included: - On-chain loans collateralized by vesting tokens - A proprietary mainnet - Conditional unlocks - AI agent skills

The U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) has submitted a letter to the Senate Banking Committee expressing its support for the CLARITY Act, Cointelegraph reported. In the letter, FLEOA stated its support for the bill, highlighting its dual focus on consumer protection and law enforcement. The association stressed, however, that the legislation must clarify that it does not limit existing federal investigative powers. The outlet noted the endorsement is significant as it comes just weeks before the August recess, which is considered a critical deadline for the bill's fate.