Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Bitcoin falling as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions push oil higher, Polymarket adding instant Lightning deposits through Spark, Strike’s new no-margin-call Bitcoin-backed loans, Radar Chat combining encrypted messaging with self-custodial Lightning payments, Vanguard hiring a digital assets chief, the SEC’s coming crypto safe harbor, Nigel Farage triggering a by-election amid probes into crypto-linked gifts, and India’s central bank pushing to keep financial institutions away from crypto exposure. The mix runs from bitcoin price pressure and Bitcoin technology to institutional strategy and global regulation.

Topics for today:

Bitcoin Falls as Oil Jumps
Polymarket Adds Lightning Deposits
Strike Launches No-Margin-Call Loans
Radar Chat Adds Bitcoin Payments
Vanguard Hires for Digital Assets
SEC Crypto Safe Harbor Nears
Farage Faces Crypto Gift Probes
India Pushes Crypto Restrictions

Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, and Bitcoin technology:
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/08/bitcoin-under-pressure-as-u-s-iran-escalation-lifts-oil
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/polymarket-turns-instant-bitcoin-deposits
https://cointelegraph.com/news/strike-launches-volatility-proof-bitcoin-loans-amid-bear-market-but-at-what-cost
https://decrypt.co/372941/radar-chat-make-sending-bitcoin-easy-text
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/vanguard-warms-to-crypto-hiring
https://decrypt.co/372980/sec-crypto-safe-harbor-introduced-soon-this-month
https://www.theblock.co/post/407542/nigel-farage-to-quit-uk-parliament-seek-new-mandate-amid-probes-into-crypto-linked-gifts
https://www.theblock.co/post/407549/india-central-bank-seeks-to-bar-financial-institutions-from-exposure-to-crypto-assets-reuters

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