Crypto News. July 18, 2026

Brian Armstrong changes pfp to Punk, BRIAN crashes 95%

StarPlatinum@StarPlatinum_

So you are telling me Brian Armstrong - gets accused of using a fake CryptoPunk PFP - changes his profile picture to a meme of himself - CT pushes (again) $BRIAN on Base - token runs to $33M market cap - Brian changes his PFP again - the narrative dies - $BRIAN crashes 95% -

11:00 AM · Jul 18, 2026 · 4.75K Views

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Vlad is bullish on memes and Rwa for Robinhood

Vlad Tenev@vladtenev

Why not both?

10:48 PM · Jul 17, 2026 · 1.49M Views

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Base partnered with Optimism, Coinbase and WalletConnect to bring Native Account Abstraction (EIP-8130) to all EVM wallets

jesse.base.eth@jessepollak

better smart accounts coming to @base

3:49 PM · Jul 17, 2026 · 56.2K Views

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Across restored Solana deposits after exploit, confirms no user funds lost, full post-mortem due next week

Across@AcrossProtocol

Update: Solana deposits are re-enabled. Across is fully operational. • No user funds were lost. • All in-flight Solana transfers were completed or fully refunded. • Relayer losses were contained to Risk Labs and do not affect the protocol or users. • The ACX token buyout is

Across @AcrossProtocol

At ~5:30 AM UTC today, Across was attacked on Solana. User funds are safe. No users were affected, and all bridge transactions have been completed. Solana deposits have been disabled. The protocol is otherwise operating unaffected. The only funds potentially lost belong to the

5:06 PM · Jul 17, 2026 · 6.49K Views

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Across@AcrossProtocol

At ~5:30 AM UTC today, Across was attacked on Solana. User funds are safe. No users were affected, and all bridge transactions have been completed. Solana deposits have been disabled. The protocol is otherwise operating unaffected. The only funds potentially lost belong to the

8:36 AM · Jul 17, 2026 · 67.8K Views

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Variational launched swaps, a new TradFi-benchmarked instrument with ~4.5% flat annual financing cost

Variational@variational_io

Swaps will offer far more stable financing costs than perps. Most swaps will have their carry costs benchmarked to USD borrow rates, currently resulting in a flat ~4.5% annual cost. Read more about swaps, our new instrument designed to bring TradFi liquidity on-chain 👇

4:45 PM · Jul 17, 2026 · 13.2K Views

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Tangem shipped app v6.0 with a redesigned UI, BTC DEX swaps via SwapKit/LI.FI, single-step swap approval and ERC20 support on Hedera

Tangem@Tangem

Tangem app v6.0 is out and it looks different in a good way. 💡Main screen, token screen, Markets, Add Funds, and the Tangem Pay card screen all got a facelift. Plus: - BTC swaps on DEX @SwapKitPowered @lifiprotocol, - DEX rating badge, - Single-step swap approval, - Card

3:08 PM · Jul 17, 2026 · 27.5K Views

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Ostium kept trading contracts frozen as exploit investigation continues with law enforcement

kaledora@kaledora

Status Update: The forensic investigation remains ongoing. We are working closely with law enforcement and leading cybersecurity experts. Our team of experts continues to trace funds and actively coordinate with exchanges, bridges, and stablecoin issuers. The trading contracts

5:20 AM · Jul 17, 2026 · 39.6K Views

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SBI Holdings completed majority acquisition of Singapore crypto platform Coinhako after MAS approval

Whale Insider@WhaleInsider

JUST IN: 🇯🇵🇸🇬 Japanese financial group SBI Holdings acquires majority stake in Singapore crypto platform Coinhako.

11:11 AM · Jul 17, 2026 · 54.9K Views

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PayPal board reportedly viewed Stripe/Advent’s $53B takeover offer as inadequate.

Evan@StockMKTNewz

PAYPAL'S $PYPL BOARD VIEWS THE REPORTED $53 BILLION TAKEOVER OFFER FROM STRIPE AND ADVENT AS INADEQUATE

10:38 PM · Jul 16, 2026 · 117K Views

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ether[.]fi partnered with Nexus Mutual on crypto’s largest-ever ETH slashing cover, protecting up to 15,000 ETH in validator penalties

ether.fi@ether_fi

We’ve partnered with @NexusMutual to provide the largest ETH slashing cover in crypto history Up to 15,000 ETH in validator slashing penalties We run one of the largest validator sets on Ethereum With $7+ billion in onchain risk covered since 2019, there was no better partner

2:20 PM · Jul 17, 2026 · 18.8K Views

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Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index stayed negative for a record 60 straight days.

Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchain

Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index Stays Negative for Record 60 Consecutive Days According to Coinglass, the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has remained negative for 60 consecutive days since May 19, with the latest reading at -0.1025%. The previous record was a 40-day negative

1:51 PM · Jul 17, 2026 · 19.8K Views

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Grant Cardone said Cardone Capital added 10.5 BTC from July cash flow, pushing holdings past 2,700 BTC

Grant Cardone@GrantCardone

CardoneCapital adds another 10.5 BTC from July cash flow. Only a week after announcing 107 units added. "We are committed to continue a dollar cost average approach converting free cash flow (fiat) on our hybrid deals. Despite the fact BTC has not performed well this year, it

2:34 PM · Jul 16, 2026 · 27.6K Views

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FTX began fifth creditor distribution of ~$900M on July 31 for Convenience and Non-Convenience class claimholders

FTX@FTX_Official

FTX announced it will begin its Fifth Distribution of ~$900 million on 7/31/26 to holders of allowed claims in the Plan’s Convenience and Non-Convenience Classes that have completed the pre-distribution requirements.

5:34 PM · Jul 17, 2026 · 41.8K Views

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GRVT delayed its TGE to July 30

Grvt@grvt_io

$GRVT TGE will now take place on July 30. We know this isn't the update many of you were hoping for, so here's the full picture. $GRVT is launching across multiple major exchanges simultaneously, and that lineup is still growing. Since our last announcement, the first listings

8:54 AM · Jul 17, 2026 · 187K Views

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Base’s Native Account Abstraction went live for testing at vibes.base.org, offering 63% cheaper USDC transfers than ERC-4337

Eric (ericliu.base.eth)@dmericliu

Native Account Abstraction (EIP-8130) is live to test today at ✨ vibes.base.org ✨ - 63% cheaper USDC transfers than ERC-4337 - Key rotation + quantum-ready auth - Accounts that work across the EVM ecosystem Coming to @base in September with the Cobalt hard fork 💎 in

3:24 PM · Jul 17, 2026 · 9.62K Views

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