Source Pack
July 19 source pack.
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Tether's USDT enters the GENIUS Act countdown
The first anniversary of the U.S. stablecoin law leaves non-U.S. issuers with a narrowing compliance path and unresolved rulemaking questions.
Open sourceCoinDesk businessKraken launches USD-settled BTC and ETH options
Kraken is starting with RFQ-based European-style contracts and framing simpler cash settlement as a way to widen crypto options participation.
Open sourceCoinDesk techBitcoin quantum recovery work gets a zero-knowledge proof route
Project Eleven says wallet derivation proofs could help owners recover coins affected by future quantum-vulnerability freezes, though the work remains unaudited and politically difficult.
Open sourceCoinDesk techZcash's Zakura node targets payment-scale privacy
The new Zcash node aims to shrink sync burden and support the path toward far higher private-payment throughput ahead of client and network changes.
Open sourceCoinDesk policyFrance orders internet providers to block Polymarket
The French gambling regulator treated the prediction market as unauthorized gambling, citing user bypasses, real-time odds, and consumer-protection gaps.
Open sourceCoinDesk techDOG Mode reopens Bitcoin relay-policy governance
The alternative client challenges default relay settings without changing consensus rules, keeping Ordinals, fees, mempool fragmentation, and miner access in focus.
Open sourceCoinDesk markets$2.5B in bitcoin call spreads targets $72K by month-end
Large Deribit flow frames the July 31 settlement and the July 29 Fed decision as a visible options-market catalyst window.
Open sourceCoinDesk businessBrazil Pix pressure intersects with dollar stablecoin usage
A U.S. tariff action against Brazil's instant-payment system arrives while dollar stablecoins already dominate local crypto transaction volume.
Open sourceCoinDesk financeDigital-wallet banking thesis keeps stablecoins in the money lane
Crypto and banking executives increasingly describe wallets, stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and super apps as one financial surface for younger users.
Open sourceCoinDesk web3DeFi liquidity research finds capital sitting outside active ranges
Dune research commissioned by 1inch estimated that out-of-range liquidity on major DEXs leaves fees and market depth unused.
Open sourceCoinDesk / The Block live tapesBTC and ETH market context stays constructive but range-bound
CoinDesk and The Block live tapes placed BTC around the mid-$64K area and ETH around the high-$1.8K area during the July 19 check.
Open sourceBitcoin CoreBitcoin Core remains the maintenance source floor
Software-release routes stay in the pack so readers separate market headlines from protocol maintenance and node safety.
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