Clay weekly context brief for the Blockchain category (ISO week 2026-W28).

Clay tracks publications from the Blockchain feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed.

Recent publications:
1. Senate Democrats call for hearings into Trumps ties to crypto amid CLARITY Act discussions
   Source: Cointelegraph
   Link: https://cointelegraph.com/news/senate-democrats-hearings-donald-trump-crypto-clarity-act?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
   Five senators called for committee hearings to investigate US President Donald Trumps policies potentially being influenced by crypto funding from United Arab Emirates-linked and other entities.
2. Heres whats next for the Clarity Act as Congress returns to Washington
   Source: The Block
   Link: https://www.theblock.co/post/407930/whats-next-for-clarity-act-congress-returns-to-washington?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
   Congress returns to Washington next week, ready to take up cryptocurrency legislation before the midterm election calendar takes over.
3. BNB Chain Haber Specs Point To Faster Finality And A More Competitive Network Stack
   Source: NewsBTC
   Link: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bnb-chain-haber-specs-point-to-faster-finality-and-a-more-competitive-network/
   BNB Chain Haber Specs Point To Faster Finality And A More Competitive Network Stack is the kind of crypto story that looks simple at headline level but becomes more useful once you place it inside the wider market backdrop. BNB Chains tec
4. MARA Shares Jump 13% After 2 GW Texas Power Deal for AI and Bitcoin Growth
   Source: Bitcoin News
   Link: https://news.bitcoin.com/mara-shares-jump-13-after-2-gw-texas-power-deal-for-ai-and-bitcoin-growth/
   MARA Holdings has agreed to acquire a large powered land site in Texas, giving it access to up to 2 GW of power capacity by 2028.
5. North Carolina Bill Recognizes CFTC's Federal Regulatory Authority Over Prediction Markets
   Source: Decrypt
   Link: https://decrypt.co/373209/north-carolina-bill-recognizes-cftcs-federal-regulatory-authority-over-prediction-markets
   The state's budget law leaves oversight of Kalshi and Polymarket to the CFTC and taxes them at 6%, far below what other states are pursuing.
6. XRP Price Prediction: Dead Cat or Launchpad? $1.08 Is the Line in the Sand
   Source: Blockchain News
   Link: https://Blockchain.News/news/20260710-price-prediction-xrp-dead-cat-or-launchpad-108-is
   XRP is suffocating at $1.11 beneath a wall of downward-sloping moving averages, with momentum exhausted and volume drying up hold $1.08 or brace for a slide to $1.02, with a 55% probability the p... (Read More)
7. Bitcoin Price Analysis: Has BTC Cleared the Danger Zone After $64K Surge?
   Source: CryptoPotato
   Link: https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-price-analysis-has-btc-cleared-the-danger-zone-after-64k-surge/
   Despite showing signs of short-term stabilization above a major support zone, Bitcoins downtrend might not be over yet.
8. Kresus launches crypto inheritance service for self-custody wallet users
   Source: CoinJournal
   Link: https://coinjournal.net/news/kresus-launches-crypto-inheritance-service-for-self-custody-wallet-users/
   Kresus launches crypto inheritance service for self-custody users.
9. The Eric Trump American Bitcoin Treasury Reaches 8,000 BTC Milestone
   Source: CoinSpeaker
   Link: https://www.coinspeaker.com/trump-bitcoin-american-bitcoin-treasury-8000-btc-equity-losses/
   American Bitcoin Corp holds 8,000 BTC worth $504M, ranking 16th globally, yet shares have fallen 94% since its Nasdaq IPO in September 2025. The post The Eric Trump American Bitcoin Treasury Reaches 8,000 BTC Milestone appeared first on Coinspeaker .
10. USDC issuer Circle wins final approval for US national trust bank charter
   Source: Cointelegraph
   Link: https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-final-occ-approval-national-trust-bank-charter?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
   Circle announces it received final OCC approval for a national trust bank that will initially serve the company and affiliates, with possible future custody services for institutional clients.
11. Kraken to relaunch its mobile app with agentic trading and advice at the center
   Source: The Block
   Link: https://www.theblock.co/post/407899/kraken-to-relaunch-its-mobile-app-with-agentic-trading-and-advise-at-the-center?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
   Kraken is adding autonomous AI agents capable of monitoring markets, suggesting trades and even executing on behalf of users.
12. Dogecoin Traders Watch $0.13 As DOGE Reclaims A Key Technical Level
   Source: NewsBTC
   Link: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/dogecoin-traders-watch-0-13-as-doge-reclaims-a-key-technical-level/
   Dogecoin Traders Watch $0.13 as DOGE Reclaims A Key Technical Level is the kind of crypto story that looks simple at headline level but becomes more useful once you place it inside the wider market backdrop. Dogecoin is at its most interes
13. Cryptoquant CEO Tells Bitcoin Holders to Hang in There And That Bullish Opium Is Coming
   Source: Bitcoin News
   Link: https://news.bitcoin.com/ki-young-ju-bullish-bitcoin-opium-bear-market/
   Cryptoquant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju told bitcoin holders that some bullish Bitcoin opium is coming in the next few months, urging investors to endure the bear market just a little while longer.
14. Avalanche Treasury Firm AVAX One Reclaims Nasdaq Compliance After Reverse Stock Split
   Source: Decrypt
   Link: https://decrypt.co/373193/avalanche-treasury-firm-avax-one-reclaims-nasdaq-compliance
   AVAX One, which stockpiles the native token of the Avalanche crypto network, is back in Nasdaq's good graces after a reverse stock split.
15. BNB Price Prediction: Falling Wedge on a Hair-Trigger $750 or $564, There's No Middle Ground
   Source: Blockchain News
   Link: https://Blockchain.News/news/20260710-price-prediction-bnb-falling-wedge-on-a-hair-trigger
   BNB is coiling at $576 beneath a stack of hostile moving averages, but a textbook falling wedge is charging up underneath. A daily close above $584 ignites the path to $750; fail there, and $564 be... (Read More)
16. XRPs On-Chain Data Flashes Warning While Sellers Continue to Dominate
   Source: CryptoPotato
   Link: https://cryptopotato.com/xrps-on-chain-data-flashes-warning-while-sellers-continue-to-dominate/
   XRP sellers retain the upper hand as investor participation fades and recovery signals remain limited.
17. ARB jumps as Robinhood Chain fee-sharing strengthens long-term outlook
   Source: CoinJournal
   Link: https://coinjournal.net/news/arb-jumps-as-robinhood-chain-fee-sharing-strengthens-long-term-outlook/
   Key takeaways Arbitrum (ARB) rebounded above $0.081 after recovering losses from earlier in the week.
18. YuzuMoneyX Migrated to Chainlink For Institutional Yield Distributions: What Next For LINK?
   Source: CoinSpeaker
   Link: https://www.coinspeaker.com/chainlink-news-ccip-yuzumoneyx-link-price-analysis/
   YuzuMoneyX migrated to Chainlink CCIP for institutional yield distribution as Bitcoin consolidates near $63k after $780M in long liquidations.
19. Metaplanet explores Bitcoin-backed digital credit with JPYC in Japan
   Source: Cointelegraph
   Link: https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-studies-bitcoin-digital-bonds-japan?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
   Metaplanet said it is studying Bitcoin-backed digital credit products in Japan with JPYC and Progmat, but no product has been launched.
20. Communication challenge, nothing more: Standard Chartered keeps $100,000 bitcoin target, calls Strategy selloff a signaling problem
   Source: The Block
   Link: https://www.theblock.co/post/407884/communication-challenge-nothing-more-standard-chartered-keeps-100000-bitcoin-target-calls-strategy-selloff-a-signaling-problem?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
   Standard Chartered retained its $100,000 end-2026 bitcoin target, calling Strategy's STRC pivot a signaling problem, not a solvency one.
21. Ripple Remedies Fight Gets Another SEC Filing As Final Penalty Debate Drags On
   Source: NewsBTC
   Link: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/ripple-remedies-fight-gets-another-sec-filing-as-final-penalty-debate-drags-on/
   Ripple Remedies Fight Gets Another SEC Filing as Final Penalty Debate Drags On is the kind of crypto story that looks simple at headline level but becomes more useful once you place it inside the wider market backdrop. The Ripple case has
22. This Trader Sold His CASHCAT for $711 Instead of Retiring: Heres the Math
   Source: Bitcoin News
   Link: https://news.bitcoin.com/this-trader-sold-his-cashcat-for-711-instead-of-retiring-heres-the-math/
   Onchain analytics firm Lookonchain says a trader who spent just $69 on Cash Cat (CASHCAT) sold his 20 million tokens for $711, weeks before the Robinhood Chain meme coins vertical rally would have made the same stash worth more than $2.7 million.
23. Perplexity Fine-Tuned a Chinese AI Model to Match Claude Opus 4.8 at One-Third the Cost
   Source: Decrypt
   Link: https://decrypt.co/373184/perplexity-fine-tuned-chinese-ai-model-claude-opus-4-8
   The company's post-trained GLM 5.2 preview pairs a cheaper open-source base with a frontier advisorand it's already live in production.
24. BTC Price Prediction: Dead Momentum at $64K Makes This a Textbook Sell-the-Rally Setup
   Source: Blockchain News
   Link: https://Blockchain.News/news/20260710-price-prediction-btc-dead-momentum-at-64k-makes-this
   Bitcoin is grinding against a wall between $64,500 and $65,225 with its MACD flatlined and Stochastic screaming exhaustion at 87 the technical fingerprint of a bull trap. Probability tilts 60/40 ... (Read More)
25. Analyst Sees Upside for ETH Ahead of Glamsterdam Upgrade
   Source: CryptoPotato
   Link: https://cryptopotato.com/analyst-sees-upside-for-eth-ahead-of-glamsterdam-upgrade/
   Rising spot activity alongside falling leverage suggests long-term buyers may be replacing speculative traders.
26. HYPE faces selling pressure as institutional demand keeps the $100 target alive
   Source: CoinJournal
   Link: https://coinjournal.net/news/hype-faces-selling-pressure-as-institutional-demand-keeps-the-100-target-alive/
   Key takeaways Hyperliquid (HYPE) has fallen for four straight days as retail demand weakens amid broader crypto market uncertainty.
27. Pump.funs Relentless Solana Selling Approaches $800M Milestone
   Source: CoinSpeaker
   Link: https://www.coinspeaker.com/solana-price-july-90-prediction/
   Pump.fun has sold 4.656 million SOL cumulatively at $170.7 average as SOL trades near $78. Prediction markets price a July $90 target at 38.5%. Here is what the technicals say. The post Pump.funs Relentless Solana Selling Approaches $800M Milestone appeared first on Coinspeaker .
28. Bitcoin returns to $64.3K with new three-week BTC price highs imminent
   Source: Cointelegraph
   Link: https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-returns-to-64k-with-three-week-btc-price-highs-imminent?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
   Bitcoin bulls faced "crucial resistance" at $65,000 next as BTC price action diverged from oil and US dollar strength.
29. Ledger researchers disclose Tangem card flaw; Tangem says risk to everyday users is virtually non-existent
   Source: The Block
   Link: https://www.theblock.co/post/407871/ledger-researchers-disclose-tangem-card-flaw-tangem-says-risk-to-everyday-users-is-virtually-non-existent?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
   Ledger researchers disclosed a laser attack that resets Tangem card passwords by bypassing a recovery-state check in the firmware.
30. Solana Fee Proposal Shows Validator Economics Are Still Being Rewritten
   Source: NewsBTC
   Link: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/solana-fee-proposal-shows-validator-economics-are-still-being-rewritten/
   Solana Fee Proposal Shows Validator Economics Are Still Being Rewritten is the kind of crypto story that looks simple at headline level but becomes more useful once you place it inside the wider market backdrop. Solanas fee market is no l
31. Michael Saylor Feels Invigorated by Bitcoins Mission: Heres What He Says Is Coming
   Source: Bitcoin News
   Link: https://news.bitcoin.com/michael-saylor-invigorated-bitcoin-mission/
   Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor says he feels invigorated by bitcoins mission as the world moves toward a digital monetary revolution, a doubling-down that comes with bitcoin near $64,000, down roughly 11% this year.
32. Anthropic AI Oversight Board Adds Ben Bernanke, Who Oversaw 2008 Financial Crisis at Fed
   Source: Decrypt
   Link: https://decrypt.co/373181/anthropic-ai-oversight-board-ben-bernanke-2008-federal-crisis-fed
   Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke will have the power to appoint Anthropic board members as part of company's Long-Term Benefit Trust.

Sources in this brief: Bitcoin News; Blockchain News; CoinJournal; CoinSpeaker; Cointelegraph; CryptoPotato; Decrypt; NewsBTC; The Block.
Selected 32 of 410 available items for this weekly brief.