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Issue #35 · Saturday, July 18, 2026
Market mood  Extreme Fear · 25/100  ▼ from 27 yesterday
Bitcoin and Ethereum edged up as regulatory pressure mounted in Europe and the US, while FTX creditor payouts continued.
 
 

  The Numbers

Bitcoin (BTC)$63,981  +1.5%
-0.2% this week
Ethereum (ETH)$1,844  +0.5%
+2.7% this week
Total crypto market$2.27T  +0.7%
BTC dominance 56.4% · BTC 49% below its all-time high

  The Movers

Top gainers (24h)

VVV Venice Token+12.4%
ADA Cardano+3.5%
PI Pi Network+3.4%
CRO Cronos+3.0%

Top losers (24h)

ONDO Ondo-9.6%
BEAT Audiera-7.6%
ADI ADI-5.9%
BDX Beldex-4.5%

From the top 100 coins by market cap.

  The Read

Where the chart sits — description, not prediction

Bitcoin sits between its 50-day ($63.5K) and 200-day ($73.2K) averages — a trend in transition. Over the past 30 days it has traded between $58.6K and $65.0K; today's price sits in the upper third of that range. RSI(14) is 54 — momentum is roughly neutral.

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  The Brief

 France orders ISPs to block Polymarket prediction platform

French gambling regulators directed internet providers to geoblock Polymarket, citing illegal gambling and market manipulation concerns, marking escalating regulatory action against crypto platforms. (Cointelegraph)

 FTX distributes $900M in fifth creditor payment round

FTX's bankruptcy estate paid roughly $900 million to creditors, bringing total distributions to nearly $10 billion since repayments began in 2025. (Cointelegraph)

 ECB warns stablecoins could drain traditional bank deposits

European Central Bank official Piero Cipollone raised concerns that stablecoins pose a three-layer threat to bank deposits, promoting a digital euro as the structural solution. (Decrypt)

 Consensys unknowingly hired developer tied to North Korea

The Ethereum infrastructure company discovered it had outsourced work to a developer connected to North Korea through an intermediary service provider, raising supply-chain security concerns. (Cointelegraph)

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Crypto 101

What's a gas fee?

The fee paid to process a transaction on networks like Ethereum. Fees rise when the network is busy, like surge pricing — sometimes a transfer costs cents, sometimes much more.

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Coin Mornings is an educational digest for US readers. Nothing here is financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. Crypto is volatile — never invest more than you can afford to lose. Some links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Prices via CoinGecko, sentiment via alternative​.me, captured shortly before send.

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