Daily Summary2026-07-24
Stories clustered across sources, with day-to-day continuity and threading.
Bitcoin Security Alliance Launches
BlackRock, Coinbase, and Strategy formalize a nine-institution Bitcoin Security Alliance with a $15 million, three-year funding commitment targeting post-quantum cryptographic migration
CLARITY Act Misses August Recess
Senate Majority Leader Thune confirms CLARITY Act will not pass before August recess as Polymarket odds fall from 53% to 33% and Democratic opposition hardens
Corporations Bought 115,000 Bitcoin Worth $7.4 Billion in Q2 2026, River Reports
River reported that corporations purchased approximately 115,000 Bitcoin valued at $7.4 billion in the second quarter of 2026. Additional corporate accumulation data points include a Nasdaq-listed Orange Juice company launching a $40 million Bitcoin treasury, Nasdaq-listed Zhibao planning a $220 million equity raise to acquire BTC, and Mirae Asset increasing its Strategy stock holdings to 136,000 shares worth approximately $12.87 million. VanEck separately reported that 60.8% of Bitcoin supply has remained unmoved for at least 12 months.
Hyperliquid RWA Tops Crypto Volume
Hyperliquid's real-world asset trading volume exceeded its crypto asset trading volume for the first time in the prior week, accounting for 54% of the platform's total trading activity. On-chain perpetual and prediction market volume grew 22% year-over-year in Q2 against a 33% decline in broader on-chain protocol fees, per 1kx data.
DTCC Picks Stellar for Settlement
DTCC selects Stellar blockchain to power on-chain settlement for its institutional tokenized securities platform
Charles Schwab CEO Recommends Up to 7% Bitcoin Allocation for Clients on Bloomberg
Charles Schwab's CEO publicly recommended that clients allocate up to 7% of their portfolios to Bitcoin, making the statement on Bloomberg. Franklin Templeton separately filed for two Bitcoin DRIP ETFs that convert stock dividends into BTC, adding another institutional accumulation mechanism to the product pipeline.
Zano Hard Fork 6 Imminent
Zano Hard Fork 6 targets August 26, unlocking cross-chain interoperability for the privacy coin
HYPE Spot ETF Records $1 Million Single-Day Outflow as Token Slips Below $60 on $291 Million Institutional Unstaking
The US HYPE spot ETF recorded a single-day net outflow of approximately $1.02 million, while the token fell below $60 as institutions unstaked $291 million. Contrasting this, a whale staked 2.93 million HYPE tokens valued at approximately $172 million across 19 wallets, and a separate entity staked 1.49 million HYPE across 8 wallets worth approximately $88.2 million; one whale holding 1.38 million HYPE long for 287 days carried an unrealized profit of $27.34 million.
Bitcoin Spot ETFs Post Mixed Flows: $981 Million Six-Day Inflow Streak but $225 Million Single-Day Outflow Recorded
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a cumulative net inflow streak of approximately $981 million over multiple consecutive days, with a weekly total near $500 million, while a separate single-day session posted $225.1 million in net outflows. The nine-month ETF inflow streak and seven consecutive inflow days were separately cited as institutional demand indicators, while BITO futures ETF volume reached approximately $40 billion in July versus $20 billion for IBIT spot ETF over the same period, per prior reporting.
BIP-110 Splits Bitcoin: 15K Nodes Activate
BIP-110 fractures Bitcoin community as 15,000+ nodes activate despite fierce opposition and near-zero miner signaling
