CoinDesk - 2026-07-20 ​
5 items collected.
1. Inside Cardano's 'Van Rossum' hard fork, and what it means for users ​
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 7/20/2026, 2:31:23 PM
Categories: Markets, Cardano, News
The Van Rossem hard fork moved Cardano to version 11 on Saturday. And for the first time, Cardano's community voted in the upgrade, not the company that built it.
2. Exodus to cut 25% of global workforce in payments shift ​
Author: Francisco Rodrigues
Published: 7/20/2026, 1:53:08 PM
Categories: Finance, Crypto News, News
This restructuring is part of a strategy to build a full-stack payments platform following the company's acquisitions of Monavate and Baanx.
3. AI compute stocks bounce as Hut 8, IREN land billions in new contracts ​
Author: Krisztian Sandor
Published: 7/20/2026, 1:49:24 PM
Categories: Finance, Artificial Intelligence, Bitcoin Mining, News
The deals sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity.
4. Tom Lee's Bitmine slowed ether purchases as it bought back $86 million in stock ​
Author: Krisztian Sandor
Published: 7/20/2026, 12:55:36 PM
Categories: Finance, Ethereum News, Digital Asset Treasury, News
The company added just 7,430 ETH, worth about $14 million, last week as it nears its goal to corner 5% of Ethereum's supply.
5. Saylor's Strategy raises cash reserves to $3.2 billion, leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged ​
Author: Krisztian Sandor
Published: 7/20/2026, 12:35:02 PM
Categories: Finance, Bitcoin News, MicroStrategy, News
For the second consecutive week, the firm kept bitcoin holdings steady, choosing to use the raised capital to boost cash for paying dividends on its preferred stock.