Jamila Okonkwo is a Nigerian crypto writer with a background in economics and a strong focus on digital inclusion, Bitcoin adoption, DAOs, and stablecoin-driven financial access across emerging markets.
She began by documenting how Bitcoin is used across West Africa and now covers policy shifts, grassroots merchant adoption, and the ways blockchain tools intersect with everyday economic realities.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pushing Senate leaders to incorporate ethics rules into the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill that has become a focal point in the debate over digital asset oversight in Washington.
Kraken has launched a Mastercard debit card across the United Kingdom and European Economic Area, allowing eligible customers to spend cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies at merchants worldwide through the Krak app.
BitMine Immersion Technologies has purchased $49 million in Ethereum, adding to a growing ETH treasury that now totals 5. 77 million tokens as part of the company’s aggressive digital asset accumulation strategy.
The pilot will allow customers at a single Tokyo location to pay using JPYC, a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin. The rollout is explicitly described as a pilot, not a chainwide launch across Lawson’s thousands of stores, according to the official announcement .
The hearing appears on the House Financial Services Committee calendar , confirming that lawmakers plan to take up the measure in a formal session this week. For related coverage, see Crypto and Bitcoin Are Going Mainstream: What Most Investors Miss .
The statement, which surfaced through reporting by BeInCrypto , puts the severity of the SEC’s case back into focus. Garlinghouse indicated that the lawsuit created survival-level pressure on the company during 2020, a period when Ripple faced the real possibility of ceasing operations entirely.
Phantom Wallet has reported a major outage, disrupting access for users of one of the most widely used Solana wallets. The service disruption has raised concerns among users who rely on Phantom for managing balances, executing swaps, and interacting with decentralized applications.
Publicly traded Empery Digital has sold approximately 1,400 BTC since May, according to a report from Wu Blockchain, drawing attention from bitcoin treasury watchers tracking corporate holdings activity.
Kraken announced on July 10, 2026, that it is completely rebuilding its mobile app from the ground up, centering the redesign on what it calls “built-in financial intelligence” rather than a bolt-on AI assistant.
Bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds ended an eight-week streak of outflows, posting a combined $282 million in net inflows and marking the first positive week for both product categories since mid-May.
CoinDesk reported on July 9 that the newest version of the Crypto Clarity Act may surface as soon as next week, citing sources familiar with the legislative process. The timing aligns with broader momentum around fast-tracking the bill through the Senate.
Kraken is planning to rebuild its mobile app with AI trading agents at the center of the experience, signaling a strategic shift in how the exchange wants users to interact with crypto markets on their phones.
