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Standard Chartered: 2026 is the year of Ethereum; renews $100,000 bitcoin year-end target

Standard Chartered said in a new report that it believes 2026 will be "the year of Ethereum" and expects ether to outperform bitcoin, citing Ethereum's role in stablecoins, tokenized real world assets and decentralized finance. The bank reaffirmed its $100,000 year-end 2026 target for bitcoin, but cut its end 2026 ether target to $7,500 from $12,000, while raising its longer term outlook and lifting its end 2030 target to $40,000. The comments circulated on 19 and 20 July 2026. The crypto market matters to Iranian traders through tether and bitcoin.

The Block · Jul 20, 2026

Bitcoin holds near $64,600 on Monday as Iran's tether eases with the dollar

Bitcoin held near $64,600 on Monday, 29 Tir 1405 (July 20, 2026), trading in a narrow range with a small daily gain of about 0.2 percent. In Iran's domestic market, the price of tether eased alongside the retreat of the dollar in the open market, slipping to around 189,000 tomans, roughly 2 percent lower than the previous day. A calmer currency market has reduced selling pressure on widely used domestic cryptocurrencies such as tether. Iran's local crypto pricing remains tied more to the open market dollar than to the global trend.

اقتصادنیوز · Jul 20, 2026

Tether freezes about $131 million in crypto linked to Iran's central bank

After the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added four wallets tied to Iran's central bank to its sanctions list on 14 July 2026, Tether froze about $131 million of USDT stablecoin held in those wallets. According to published reports, the move brought the total blocked USDT linked to Iran's central bank to roughly $475 million. Because Tether controls the USDT contracts, it can block an address and halt transfers of its tokens, even though the balance remains visible on the public blockchain. The sanctions followed the collapse of the ceasefire and the resumption of strikes.

Decrypt · Jul 19, 2026

Bitcoin near $64,900 as crypto trades like a risk asset amid the war and oil surge

Bitcoin traded near $64,900 on the morning of Sunday, July 19, 2026, slightly higher (about 0.3 percent) than the prior day. That level followed a volatile week in which bitcoin fell as US strikes on Iran resumed and oil prices jumped, dipping to the low $63,000s mid-week (around July 16 to 18). According to CoinDesk and Bloomberg, bitcoin behaved over the period more like a risk asset (moving with technology stocks) than a safe haven: as oil climbed and worries about sticky inflation and interest rates grew, cryptocurrencies fell alongside US equities (the Nasdaq dropped about 2.9 percent in the week to July 18), while gold held its ground. For an Iranian audience, cryptocurrencies and Tether in particular are a common channel for transferring and saving value under currency restrictions, so global bitcoin volatility together with a weakening rial shapes domestic demand.

CoinDesk · Jul 19, 2026

Bitcoin slips to around $63,000 on Friday, roughly $1,100 below the previous day

Bitcoin traded at around $62,900 on the morning of Friday, July 17, 2026 (US Eastern time), roughly $1,100 below the previous morning. The world's largest cryptocurrency has fluctuated in the $60,000 to $65,000 range for more than a month. Friday's decline came alongside selling pressure in equity and precious-metals markets amid the intensifying US-Iran war. Several billion dollars' worth of bitcoin and ethereum options also expired on Friday. Tether, the cryptocurrency widely used in Iran's market, has traded inside the country above the free-market dollar rate this week.

Fortune · Jul 17, 2026

Tether traded around 192,000 tomans in Iran on Friday, above the latest free-market dollar rate

Tether, the dollar stablecoin, traded around 192,000 tomans on Iranian crypto exchanges on Friday, July 17, 2026 (26 Tir 1405). Domestic sources put the rate between roughly 191,700 and 192,400 tomans, up close to 2% from 24 hours earlier. With Iran's cash currency and gold markets closed on Thursdays and Fridays, tether effectively serves as the only live gauge of the exchange rate over the weekend. At about 192,000 tomans it sits above the latest free-market dollar rate (around 188,600 tomans at Thursday's close on 25 Tir). The gap may signal precautionary demand amid the escalating Iran-U.S. military conflict, as traders lacking an open official currency market use the stablecoin to hedge weekend risk.

نوبیتکس · Jul 17, 2026

Bitcoin near $64,000 Thursday as crypto holds up against falling gold

The crypto market held up on Thursday, 16 July 2026, even as global gold slid. Per Yahoo Finance, bitcoin opened the day near $64,720 (about 0.4% below Wednesday) and eased to around $64,066 by morning US trading. By Thursday evening Tehran time it was trading near $64,085, roughly 1.4% below the prior day. Ethereum outperformed, opening near $1,917, about 1.5% higher. That resilience came as spot gold fell nearly 2% the same day to below $4,000 and silver stayed under $58. Crypto analysts attribute this week's steadiness to softer US inflation data, which opened more room for risk assets. For Iranian savers, Tether is the main gateway to the global crypto market, and moves in bitcoin and stablecoins track this dollar-denominated market.

Yahoo Finance · Jul 16, 2026

CryptoEast Asia & Pacific

Bitcoin and ethereum rally Wednesday after softer US inflation data; bitcoin back near $65,000

The cryptocurrency market rose on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Bitcoin opened Wednesday's trading at about $64,975, roughly 4.4% above Tuesday's open, and traded near $64,622 as of 8:07 a.m. US Eastern time. Ethereum also opened the day near $1,890, about 6.6% higher. According to Yahoo Finance, the main driver was Tuesday's softer-than-expected US inflation report, which showed the largest monthly decline in consumer prices since April 2020. A Japan bitcoin ETF bill clearing a committee in the country's Upper House also supported sentiment. Total crypto market capitalization rose about 3.2% over 24 hours to roughly $2.3 trillion.

Yahoo Finance · Jul 15, 2026

Bitcoin steadies around $62,600 as South Korea's Upbit volume jumps 1,426 percent on rotation from stocks to crypto

Bitcoin steadied around $62,600 on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 after recent volatility. Meanwhile, as South Korea's KOSPI index has fallen about 10 percent since Friday, some Korean investors have rotated from stocks into crypto, and trading volume on the Upbit exchange surged about 1,426 percent. The crypto market has calmed after an early-week selloff rooted in geopolitical tensions; the Crypto Fear and Greed Index remains in "Fear" territory.

CoinDesk · Jul 14, 2026

Bitcoin falls to around $62,000 as crypto joins Monday's risk-off selloff

Bitcoin dropped below $63,000 on Monday, July 13, 2026, sliding to around $62,000, a decline of nearly 3% over 24 hours. The world's largest cryptocurrency, which had held up near $63,800 earlier in the day despite the escalating US-Iran conflict, lost that resilience in evening trade and joined a broad risk-off selloff alongside falling equities and precious metals. Traders attributed the drop to a mix of geopolitical tension and concern over US consumer inflation data due Tuesday, along with expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated. The total crypto market capitalization also fell about 3%.

Crypto Times · Jul 13, 2026

Bitcoin ETFs snap a 10-day outflow streak with $221 million of inflows as ether and XRP fall

US spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds ended a 10-day run of outflows on Friday, drawing about 221.7 million dollars in net inflows, their largest single-day haul in two months. The figure, covering the last US trading session before the weekend, is read as a partial return of institutional demand, even as the broader crypto market opened the week under the shadow of renewed US-Iran tensions. In Monday trading on 13 July 2026, ether fell about 2.9 percent over 24 hours to near 1,736 dollars and XRP dropped about 2.9 percent to near 1.09 dollars. Bitcoin proved more resilient to the selling pressure, hovering in the area near 63,000 dollars.

CoinDesk · Jul 13, 2026

Bitcoin stays muted against the war, near $63,400 while gold and oil swing

Bitcoin traded near $63,400 on Monday, July 13, 2026, down about 1 percent, while Ethereum sat around $1,807. Unlike gold, oil, equities and bonds, which swung sharply after a fourth round of US strikes on Iran, the crypto market held in a narrow range. According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin's muted reaction to the war headlines marks a shift in the asset's behaviour; per the analysis, Bitcoin now moves more with dollar liquidity and the technology-equity cycle than with West Asia military tensions. The point matters for Iranian tether and crypto traders, as it shows the global market's swings on tense days do not necessarily follow war news.

CoinDesk · Jul 13, 2026

Tether nears 180,000 toman in Iran's market, tracking the free-market dollar

The price of Tether (USDT) in Iran's domestic market reached about 180,100 toman on Monday, 13 July 2026, sitting close to the free-market dollar, which had neared the 180,000 toman mark the same day. Tether is the most widely used stablecoin and the main on-ramp for Iranians into the global crypto market, and its toman rate typically tracks the floor of the domestic dollar price. The rise comes as regional military tensions and the U.S. revocation of Iran's temporary oil-sale authorization add pressure to the domestic currency market. Tether's global price held near one dollar as usual, so the change in its toman rate reflects the move in the domestic FX market rather than any swing in the token itself.

روزنامه تعادل · Jul 13, 2026

Ethereum ETFs draw 84 million dollars, their best week since April

Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded about 84 million dollars in net inflows in the week ending 11 July, their best week since April and the end of an eight-week outflow streak. Ether climbed past the 1,700 dollar area on the back of the inflows. Over the same week, XRP funds saw about 7 million dollars in outflows, signaling a rotation of institutional capital toward Ethereum.

crypto.news · Jul 13, 2026

Bitcoin holds little changed near $63,800 despite third round of US strikes on Iran

Bitcoin was little changed in trading on Sunday, 12 July 2026, holding near $63,800 despite the start of a third round of US military strikes on Iran and the IRGC's declaration that the Strait of Hormuz was closed. It was down about 0.3% over 24 hours and up about 2% on the week. Ether traded near $1,794, up about 2.9%, and XRP near $1.10, up about 1%. With oil, stock and bond markets shut for the weekend, crypto was one of the few markets pricing the escalation in real time. Analysts say investors no longer treat West Asia risk as a crypto-specific event but as a rates event: the main worry is that a jump in oil prices reignites inflation and keeps interest rates elevated. Tether's price inside Iran typically follows these global crypto levels.

CoinDesk · Jul 12, 2026

US Bitcoin ETFs Return to Net Inflows With About 90 Million Dollars on Friday

US spot bitcoin exchange traded funds recorded about 90 million dollars of net inflows on Friday, July 10, 2026, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) the largest contributor at nearly 87 million dollars. US ether ETFs added roughly 18 million dollars the same day. The inflows followed a June in which US bitcoin ETFs saw close to 4 billion dollars of net outflows, the largest monthly withdrawal since the funds launched in January 2024. Bitcoin was trading near 64,200 dollars at the time. The return of institutional demand, even amid renewed US-Iran military tensions, was read as a sign of resilience in the crypto market, a trend that matters for Iran's own tether and crypto market, which tracks global sentiment.

Cryptobriefing · Jul 11, 2026

Circle Wins Final OCC Approval to Establish a National Trust Bank

Circle Internet Group, issuer of the USDC stablecoin, announced on July 10, 2026 that it received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank called Circle National Trust. The company filed its application on June 30, 2025 and received conditional approval in December 2025. The new bank will provide fiduciary digital asset custody services for Circle and its affiliates, and may eventually extend custody services to a limited number of institutional clients such as banks and other financial institutions. The approval is one of the first federal charters granted specifically for a crypto trust bank in the United States and strengthens the regulatory infrastructure behind USDC, the world's largest regulated stablecoin.

Circle (اطلاعیه رسمی) · Jul 11, 2026

New Draft of US Digital Asset CLARITY Act Expected as Soon as Next Week

US lawmakers may release a new, combined draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, merging work from the Senate Banking and Agriculture committees, as soon as next week, CoinDesk reported July 9, 2026. The bill, which has not yet reached a Senate floor vote, remains stalled over three key disputes. The Senate returns from recess July 13, leaving roughly three working weeks before the August recess, described by sources as the last realistic window for passage in 2026.

CoinDesk · Jul 11, 2026

US Ethereum ETFs See $52.2 Million Outflow, Ending Five-Day Inflow Streak

US spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a net outflow of $52.2 million on Thursday, July 9, 2026, ending a five-day inflow streak that had begun July 2. According to Farside Investors data, BlackRock's ETHA led outflows at $12.7 million, followed by Fidelity's FETH at $34 million, Bitwise's ETHW at $2.8 million and BlackRock's ETHB at $2.7 million. Analysts attributed the reversal to profit-taking and macro caution after bitcoin failed to reclaim a key technical level.

Bitcoin World · Jul 11, 2026

US Regulators Face One-Week Deadline to Finalize Stablecoin Rules Under the GENIUS Act

Six US federal agencies, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the FDIC, the National Credit Union Administration, the Treasury Department, FinCEN and OFAC, must finalize rules governing stablecoin issuers by July 18, 2026, exactly one year after the GENIUS Act's enactment. The public comment period on the proposed rules closed June 9, 2026, leaving agencies less than a week to reconcile six separate frameworks covering capital, liquidity, reserves, anti-money-laundering compliance, redemption and a ban on yield payments. The final rules could affect global access to dollar stablecoins such as Tether, which is widely used in Iran's market.

CryptoSlate · Jul 11, 2026

Tether Moves to Relaunch USDT Natively on Bitcoin via RGB Protocol

Tether is preparing to relaunch USDT natively on the Bitcoin network using version 0.11.1 of the RGB protocol, which recently went live on Bitcoin's mainnet, Cryptobriefing reported July 7, 2026. The rollout is being led by UTEXO, a Bitcoin native settlement layer that raised $7.5 million in seed funding in March 2026, primarily from Tether, and is intended to compete with Tron, which currently handles the bulk of USDT settlement. According to the report, the new version is expected to go live within weeks.

Cryptobriefing · Jul 11, 2026

Michael Saylor's Strategy Sells Bitcoin for First Time in Years, Raises $216 Million

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), led by Michael Saylor, sold a total of 3,588 bitcoin across two tranches between June 29 and July 5, 2026, raising $216 million in what CoinDesk, reporting July 6, 2026, described as the company's largest bitcoin sale to date. The sales comprised 1,363 BTC at an average price of $59,256 and 2,225 BTC at an average of $60,773, with proceeds used to fund dividends on the company's "Digital Credit" preferred shares. The sale reduced Strategy's bitcoin holdings to 843,775 coins, though it remains the largest corporate bitcoin treasury in the world. The move marks the first reversal of Saylor's long standing "never sell" stance on the company's bitcoin holdings.

CoinDesk · Jul 11, 2026

Tether Burns $2.5 Billion in USDT on the Ethereum Network

Tether burned $2.5 billion worth of USDT on the Ethereum network on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (16 Tir 1405), its largest single reduction in circulating supply since February 2026, cutting roughly 1.3 percent of USDT's circulating supply. The move brought total USDT supply to approximately $189.6 billion. Reports described the burn as routine cross-chain treasury rebalancing rather than a strategic move to shrink supply, and the stablecoin's peg to the dollar held steady.

Cryptonews.com · Jul 11, 2026

BitMine's Ethereum Treasury Reaches 4.8% of Total ETH Supply

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) said in an official release on Monday, July 6, 2026, that it had bought 42,197 ETH for about 74 million dollars over the prior week, lifting its total Ethereum holdings to 5,742,237 tokens, about 4.8 percent of Ethereum's roughly 120.7 million circulating supply. The release put the company's total crypto and cash holdings at 11.1 billion dollars. BitMine chairman Tom Lee has dubbed the accumulation campaign the Alchemy of 5%, targeting ownership of 5 percent of Ethereum's total supply. According to CoinDesk and The Block, on-chain trackers identified two further transfers worth about 71.6 million dollars combined to the company's wallets on July 7 and 8, which had not yet been confirmed in a new official disclosure as of publication.

PR Newswire (BitMine Immersion Technologies) · Jul 10, 2026

CryptoEurope

Revolut to Delist Tether's USDT for EU, EEA and Swiss Users by End of August 2026

Fintech app Revolut stopped new purchases of Tether's USDT for users in the EU, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland on Monday, July 6, 2026, and said, according to Yahoo Finance, that it would fully phase out support for the token by August 31, 2026. The decision follows Tether's failure so far to obtain stablecoin authorization under the EU's MiCA regulation. Per the report, balances of users who have not converted or moved their holdings by the deadline will be automatically converted to fiat currency, a shift that strengthens the position of MiCA licensed rival USDC in the European market.

Yahoo Finance · Jul 10, 2026

US Digital Asset Clarity Act Stalls in Senate Over Three Key Disputes

According to Yahoo Finance on July 10, 2026 (19 Tir 1405), the US Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, which had earlier advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee in a bipartisan vote, remains on the Senate calendar with no floor vote scheduled and no cloture motion filed, still short of the seven to nine Democratic votes needed to clear the Senate's sixty vote filibuster threshold. The report identifies three interlocking disputes blocking progress: crypto insider trading disclosure and ethics rules, law enforcement concerns that Section 604 of the bill would impair criminal investigations involving cryptocurrency, and questions over whether the bill's stablecoin yield language could let digital asset platforms offer interest equivalent returns. The Senate returns from recess on July 13, 2026 (22 Tir), leaving roughly twenty working days before the chamber breaks for its August recess on August 7.

Yahoo Finance · Jul 10, 2026

Sony Wins Conditional US Approval to Set Up a Dollar Stablecoin Trust Bank

According to CoinDesk on July 9, 2026 (18 Tir 1405), the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval for Sony Bank to establish a stablecoin trust bank. The new entity, Connectia Trust National Association, will be capitalized with forty million dollars and will be wholly owned by Sony Bank. Sony said the bank is being set up "in preparation for the commercialization of businesses related to the issuance and management of US dollar denominated stablecoins in the United States." The approval is conditional only: Sony still must satisfy the OCC's remaining requirements and obtain Japanese regulatory authorization before it can actually issue or manage stablecoins, with the company targeting 2027 for commercial launch.

CoinDesk · Jul 10, 2026

Arbitrum's ARB Token Jumps 19 Percent as Robinhood Chain Revenue Sharing Kicks In

Arbitrum's ARB token surged 19 percent over 24 hours on Thursday, July 9, 2026 (18 Tir 1405), becoming the top-performing asset among the top 100 cryptocurrencies, after the launch of a revenue-sharing model tied to Robinhood Chain. According to CoinDesk, Robinhood Chain, built on Arbitrum's technology stack, logged $568 million in trading volume in a single active day. Under the arrangement, 10 percent of the chain's net protocol revenue flows back to the Arbitrum ecosystem, split between 8 percent to the Arbitrum DAO treasury and 2 percent for development funding. Brendan Ma, head of investment strategies at the Arbitrum Foundation, said the day's activity put Robinhood Chain on an annualized revenue run rate above $12.5 million.

CoinDesk · Jul 10, 2026

Tether Price in Iran's Market Rises 1.75% Toward 180,000 Tomans

Tether (USDT) rose 1.75 percent over the past 24 hours to about 179,600 tomans on Iran's crypto market on Friday, July 10, 2026 (19 Tir 1405), according to ArzDigital. The figure was close to rates quoted by other domestic exchanges including Nobitex and Wallex, which priced Tether between 179,000 and 179,600 tomans. With a global market capitalization of about $184.17 billion, Tether is the world's third largest cryptocurrency by market value and the most heavily traded token on Iranian exchanges. The rise in Tether's toman price tracked the broader firming trend in Iran's free currency market.

ارزدیجیتال · Jul 10, 2026

Bitcoin jumps 3.5 percent to near 64,000 dollars

Bitcoin rose about 3.5 percent on Friday, July 10 (19 Tir), climbing to near 64,000 dollars and erasing part of the recent losses triggered by President Donald Trump's warnings on Iran. According to CoinDesk, the rally was driven more by a surge in Asian semiconductor and AI related stocks, a stronger Japanese yen and a weaker US dollar than by crypto specific news; Bitcoin ended the week up 4.2 percent. Total crypto market capitalization also rose from about 2.21 trillion to roughly 2.25 trillion dollars over the same period.

CoinDesk · Jul 10, 2026

US Bitcoin ETFs Snap 10-Day Outflow Streak With $221.7 Million Inflow

US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $221.7 million in net inflows on Thursday, July 9, snapping a 10 day outflow streak that had drained more than $2.7 billion from the funds. Fidelity's FBTC led with $166 million, followed by ARK 21Shares' ARKB with $91.8 million, while BlackRock's IBIT remained on an 11 session outflow streak. The inflow came as bitcoin's price climbed back above $61,000, following one of the funds' weakest stretches this year, with June alone seeing more than $4.5 billion in net outflows. Reports attributed the turnaround to a weak US jobs report and a softer tone from the Federal Reserve, which eased pressure on risk assets.

BeInCrypto · Jul 10, 2026

US Spot Ethereum ETFs Draw $70.5 Million in Fifth Straight Day of Inflows

US spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a net inflow of $70.5 million on Wednesday, July 8 (17 Tir), marking a fifth consecutive session of positive flows. Fidelity's FETH fund led with $69.2 million in inflows, while VanEck's ETHV added another $1.3 million. The gains came even as US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw outflows the same day, a divergence analysts say points to gradually returning institutional demand for Ethereum despite the geopolitical tensions from the Iran-US war and this week's muted moves in digital-asset prices.

Bitcoin.com News · Jul 10, 2026

Bitcoin Holds Near $62,000, Showing Muted Reaction to Renewed Iran-US Strikes

Per CoinDesk (July 9, 2026), Bitcoin traded above $62,000 on Thursday, July 9, settling at $62,009, down 1.2% over 24 hours but up 1.6% for the week, even as oil rose, gold fell and Treasury yields climbed. The relatively muted reaction came even as Iran widened strikes on US bases across the Persian Gulf, in contrast to gold's sharper multi day slide, which CoinDesk analysts say reflects Bitcoin's growing correlation with bond yields rather than traditional safe haven assets.

CoinDesk · Jul 10, 2026

Bitcoin Holds Near $62,900, Pulling Back From $64,000 Peak

Bitcoin traded near $62,900 on Thursday, July 9, 2026 (18 Tir), pulling back after briefly topping $64,000 days earlier for the first time. According to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency has rallied nearly 10 percent since the start of July, driven largely by shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy. A weaker than expected US jobs report, showing only 57,000 new jobs, fueled speculation that new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will pursue more aggressive interest rate cuts.

CoinDesk · Jul 10, 2026