Circle acquired more than 680 patent families from IBM, totaling nearly 1,000 issued blockchain patents spanning infrastructure, banking, payments, insurance, supply chains and secure cloud operations. Circle said the purchase makes it the largest US holder of blockchain patents and will support USDC and its payments network. Terms were not disclosed.

China imported about 173 tonnes of gold in June, customs data shows, marking a new two year high and the third straight monthly increase. Imports topped May's 163 tonnes and were the highest since March 2024, supported by lower international prices and a stronger local currency as banks used available quotas to rebuild bullion stocks for retail demand.

Strategy added 525 million dollars to its cash reserves and made no Bitcoin purchase for a fifth consecutive week, extending its recent pause in accumulation.

Lookonchain reported that two newly identified institutional scale wallets withdrew 6,765 BTC from Binance in coordinated transactions valued at about $441.34M within the past hour, shifting spot liquidity from exchange reserves into private cold storage.

Satsuma, a bitcoin treasury company, has voted to sell its remaining 668 BTC, shut down operations, and return the proceeds to shareholders. The decision follows a reported share price decline of about 99%, marking a full liquidation of its bitcoin holdings.

Bitmine, la società legata a Tom Lee (@fundstrat), ha acquistato la scorsa settimana 9.946 ETH per un controvalore di 19,38 milioni di dollari. Le disponibilità complessive di Ethereum del gruppo raggiungono ora 5.787.414 ETH, pari a 11,28 miliardi di dollari. Di questi, 4.917.189 ETH (9,58 miliardi di dollari) risultano in staking.

Strategy's SEC Form 8K shows it bought no Bitcoin from July 20 to 26, 2026, keeping holdings at 843,775 BTC with a $63.69 billion cost basis and $75,476 average price. It raised $544.5 million net via MSTR ATM sales and ended July 26 with $3.75 billion in dollar reserves, up about $525 million week over week.

BitMine said it added 9,946 ETH on July 27 and repurchased 6.1 million common shares. As of July 26, it reported total holdings of 5,787,414 ETH, about 4.8% of supply, with 4,917,189 ETH staked. The firm said it holds about $11.8 billion in assets including 208 BTC and $268 million in cash and marketable securities.

Tether said its gold backed token XAU₮ has received Shariah certification, with each token representing one troy ounce of LBMA certified gold stored in Swiss vaults and issued by TG Commodities Limited on Ethereum. On July 24, 2026, Abu Dhabi Global Market recognized XAU₮ as an Accepted Spot Commodity, allowing authorized ADGM firms to offer related services.