Bittam Exchange Exposed: Why This Broker Is a High-Risk Platform
With a dangerously low WikiBit score of 3.06 out of 10 and serious questions surrounding its regulatory claims, Bittam Exchange has emerged as a high-risk platform that traders cannot afford to overlook.
Florida Man Charged in Video Game Malware Scheme That Stole Crypto
Federal authorities arrested 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins of Florida for allegedly helping run a malware scheme hidden inside eight video games that infected about 8,000 devices and stole over $220,000 in cryptocurrency between May 2024 and February 2025. Prosecutors say the malware was disguised as legitimate games promoted on social media and bots targeted crypto holders. The malware collected login credentials and wallet data, draining roughly 80 digital wallets. Investigators traced cryptocurrency payments and Bitrefill gift cards to Wilkins, who used the online alias "Sibel.eth." A search of his home yielded electronic devices and three wallet seed phrases. Wilkins faces up to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to obtain information by computer for financial gain.
Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote On BIP-110 Soft Fork
Foundry Digital, the world's leading Bitcoin mining pool operator, will let clients vote on BIP-110 using their hashrate, with each vote weighted by the account's average 10-day hashrate from July 6–15. The proposal, a temporary soft fork aimed at curbing spam by limiting non-monetary data in transactions, has divided the community: supporters see it as preserving Bitcoin as peer-to-peer money, while opponents like Michael Saylor and Adam Back argue it turns a policy dispute into a consensus change that could invalidate fee-paying transactions. Foundry starts signaling "No" but switches to "Yes" if voting hashrate reaches 51% in favor; non-responses count as "No." The pool controls about a third of network hashrate, making its stance consequential. The signaling window runs through early August at block 961,632, with individual votes kept confidential.
Binance Lists Aerodromes AERO Token With Seed Tag, Unlocking Base DeFi For Global Traders
Binance will list Aerodrome Finance's AERO token on July 17 with USDT, USDC, and Turkish lira pairs, applying its high-risk Seed Tag from launch. The listing marks Binance's first direct support for a Base-native decentralized exchange token, offering a major liquidity bridge for the Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 network. Aerodrome functions as Base's central liquidity engine, using AERO to reward providers and operate vote-lock governance. The deposit delay after trading opens could trigger early volatility. Binance's Seed Tag signals elevated risk, limiting institutional participation while opening fiat access for retail traders in Turkey. The token's trajectory depends on whether the listing drives lasting volume to Aerodrome's pools and whether Binance eventually removes the warning label.
Canada: Inflation divergence shapes BoC outlook – RBC
RBC economists Nathan Janzen and Abbey Xu expect Canada‘s June CPI to show headline inflation easing to 2.8% year-over-year from 3.2% in May, largely due to lower energy prices. Core inflation excluding food and energy is forecast to hold near 1.6%, with the Bank of Canada’s preferred measures remaining consistent with inflation running close to the 2% target. This persistent divergence between headline and underlying inflation aligns with the BoCs projections, which assume a gradual return to target while the central bank stays on hold through 2026.
OP Price Prediction: Bears Own the $0.10 Handle — Flush to $0.088 is the Path of Least Resistance
Optimism (OP) dropped 5.73%, hitting the lower Bollinger Band near $0.09 with taker sell volume overwhelming buyers nearly 2-to-1. The stochastic is oversold, but low liquidity suggests conditions may persist. Short-term moving averages at $0.10 form resistance, while the 200-day SMA at $0.16 confirms bearish macro. Key support is $0.09; a close below could target $0.088. Although top traders are 55.6% long, retail selling dominates order flow, and rising open interest amid price declines suggests fresh shorts. The primary bearish scenario (65%) favors short entries on rejection of $0.10 with a stop above $0.11. A counter-trend bounce (25%) is possible but limited. Invalidation is a daily close above $0.11 with volume.
Trump Again Decries ‘Deranged’ Reflecting Pool Vandals—With Scant Evidence
President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that “Deranged Vandals” made a 300-yard gash in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, vowing prosecution “to the MAX,” but photos of the drained pool and on-site reporters found no evidence of such a cut. The pool began draining earlier in the week and appeared mostly empty by Wednesday; a Washington Post analysis suggested the liner is peeling in about seven places, likely due to installation issues. Trump has escalated his claim from 250 feet to 300 yards over recent weeks. Four people have been charged in connection with the alleged vandalism, including Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who pleaded not guilty and whose lawyer called the prosecution alarming. The incident is part of a broader context of Trumps $14 million renovation of the Reflecting Pool and other major construction projects in Washington, D.C.
US Dollar: Risk-off support and DXY downside risks – Scotiabank
Scotiabank‘s Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret observe that the US Dollar has strengthened broadly amid a risk-off environment driven by weaker equities and higher oil prices. The DXY’s drift from late-June highs has stalled around 100.5 support, but late-week price action still threatens a bearish weekly close, signaling further losses unless a significant rally occurs. They note that OIS pricing for a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end remains too aggressive, as swaps curve repricing should lead to USD downside. The analysts characterize the overall market movement as a classic risk-off swing, with equity markets falling on renewed tech/chip cycle concerns and escalating US-Iran tensions, while core bonds are mostly firmer and Treasuries outperform.
Dutch crypto exchange collapses exposing customer balances' true value amid multi-million-euro hole
Dutch crypto exchange Knaken and its affiliated payments foundation were placed under court-controlled bankruptcy on July 16 after the Rotterdam District Court found a substantial coverage deficit and halted payments, with the Dutch Public Prosecution Service reporting about €7 million missing from customer balances. The court rejected Knakens proposed independent verification and payout plan, appointing a trustee to oversee the wind-down and reconcile platform ledgers with actual assets. The bankruptcy highlights the limitations of custody structures under Dutch law, as a separate foundation does not guarantee sufficient separated assets. The Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service has also conducted searches in a parallel criminal investigation. Customer recovery depends on whether the trustee can trace and link identifiable property to individual claims, which remains uncertain pending full asset inventory and coordination with authorities.
Investors Push $79M Into Bitcoin ETFs as Ether Funds Lose $28M
Bitcoin ETFs attracted $79.15 million in net inflows on July 16, extending a three-day streak, while ether funds suffered $28.04 million in outflows, led by Grayscale and Fidelity products. BlackRock‘s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC drove most of the Bitcoin inflows, with total trading volume nearing $1 billion. XRP ETFs resumed inflows with $6.78 million, and Solana funds added $1.66 million, largely through Grayscales GSOL. Meanwhile, T. Rowe Price launched TKNZ, the first actively managed multi-token spot crypto ETF, with a 0.75% fee and an initial portfolio heavily weighted toward Bitcoin (40.75%) and ether (18.42%), but also including BNB, Solana, XRP, and a 6.45% allocation to HYPE. The launch broadens investor access to diversified crypto baskets even as daily flows show capital still favoring Bitcoin over ether.
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