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Risk assets were rattled after the US announced that tariffs will now kick in on August 1 instead of July 9 for countries that haven’t finalized a deal with Washington. Adding fuel to the fire, Trump floated the idea of slapping an extra 10% tariff on nations aligning with what he called the anti-American agenda of BRICS—namely Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Despite the rising trade tensions, markets found some relief after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that several trade-related announcements are expected over the next 48 hours, hinting at a flurry of activity in the days ahead.
On the crypto side, BTC briefly touched 110,500 on Thursday, its highest level since June 9. But every attempt to hold above that zone has been met with heavy selling pressure. Order book dynamics show sellers stacked around 109,000 to 110,000, while buyers are lining up bids near the 106,000 to 107,000 range. On the 4-hour chart, there's a noticeable bearish divergence forming, price continues to grind higher, but the RSI is rolling over, suggesting the rally may be losing steam.
Elsewhere, CoreWeave is making headlines with its $9 billion all-stock acquisition of Core Scientific, marking a major move in the intersection of AI and crypto mining infrastructure.
In equities, Tesla dropped nearly 7% in premarket trading after Elon Musk revealed plans to launch a new political movement dubbed the America Party.
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Russia launches national crypto‑mining registry
Russian authorities, including the Ministry of Energy, Federal Tax Service, and Ministry of Digital Development, have introduced a mandatory registry of Bitcoin mining equipment to clamp down on illegal operations and unregistered energy consumption. With only about 30% of mining already registered, the government aims to improve transparency, enforce taxation, and reduce unauthorized electricity usage, especially in regions facing energy shortages—while deploying local efforts like internet traffic monitoring and regional blocks on mining .
Vitalik advocates per‑transaction gas cap to bolster Ethereum
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and researcher Toni Wahrstätter have proposed EIP‑7983, which caps gas usage per transaction at 16.77 million (2²⁴) units. This cap is designed to preempt DoS attack vectors, stabilize network performance, and bolster prediction in transaction costs. It also supports zkVM scalability by enforcing smaller transaction sizes—aligning with Ethereum’s push toward modular, resilient architecture. Most existing transactions fall well beneath this limit, making this a targeted yet non‑disruptive regulatory adjustment
EU issues 53 MiCA licenses—Binance and Tether excluded
Under the EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) regime, authorities have granted operating licenses to 53 crypto firms across the bloc. Germany leads adoption, accounting for over a third of the rollouts . Notably, major players like Binance and Tether-based stablecoins were left out, highlighting the regulatory barriers these entities face in accessing European markets under the new framework.
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