Kenya Cyber Ransom: Hackers hijacked President Ruto’s official site, defacing it and demanding 5 BTC; Kenya says no sensitive data was taken and temporarily restricted access while teams investigate. Zcash Scaling Push: Zcash is aiming to jump shielded throughput from single-digit TPS to tens of thousands, targeting 50,000 TPS via Project Tachyon and the NU7 upgrade. Geopolitics Hits Risk Assets: US-Iran escalation around Jordan and Qeshm Island rattled markets, with Bitcoin briefly dipping but largely shrugging off the shock—while liquidations still spiked. Bitcoin ETF Momentum: BTC ETFs logged record $2.1B inflows as softer inflation fueled rate-cut hopes; Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reiterated a $60K bottom view. Bitcoin Supply Map: Glassnode flags a dense $62K–$65K short-term holder cost cluster, with $66K as the near-term line in the sand. Bitcoin Governance Fight: Michael Saylor escalated opposition to BIP 110, warning a softfork that filters data-heavy transactions could politicize Bitcoin’s neutrality. Ethereum Whale Rotation: A whale sold 72 BTC and opened a 20x leveraged long on 12,000 ETH, signaling shifting sentiment but raising liquidation risk. FTX Payout Update: FTX is set to start its fifth creditor distribution of about $900M on July 31, after another Senate move rejecting clemency for Sam Bankman-Fried. Corporate Crypto Accumulation: Bitmine is nearing its goal of owning 5% of circulating ETH, closing in on the 6.035M ETH target. ZK/Privacy & Payments Watch: Bank of Spain is accelerating digital euro tech prep, while fan-token trading surged during the World Cup’s high-scoring third-place match.