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Here's how increasing security risks are affecting crypto developers and users in 2026.

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Strategy holds 843,775 BTC at an average cost of $75,476, leaving the position roughly $9.7 billion underwater with bitcoin trading near $64,000.

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Bitcoin's mining difficulty fell 5% on July 11, dropping to 127.17 trillion in the network's 14th adjustment of 2026 and pulling the metric closer to its low for the year. The adjustment landed at block height 957600. Difficulty moved from 133.87 trillion to 127.17 trillion, a decline of roughly 6.70 trillion.

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Standard Chartered sees communication challenges facing the biggest digital asset treasury company as "muddying the waters" for Bitcoin in the near term.