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 JumpsPolymarket Adds Lightning DepositsStrike Launches No-Margin-Call LoansRadar Chat Adds Bitcoin PaymentsVanguard Hires for Digital AssetsSEC Crypto Safe Harbor NearsFarage Faces Crypto Gift ProbesIndia Pushes Crypto RestrictionsToday’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-oilhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/polymarket-turns-instant-bitcoin-depositshttps://cointelegraph.com/news/strike-launches-volatility-proof-bitcoin-loans-amid-bear-market-but-at-what-costhttps://decrypt.co/372941/radar-chat-make-sending-bitcoin-easy-texthttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/vanguard-warms-to-crypto-hiringhttps://decrypt.co/372980/sec-crypto-safe-harbor-introduced-soon-this-monthhttps://www.theblock.co/post/407542/nigel-farage-to-quit-uk-parliament-seek-new-mandate-amid-probes-into-crypto-linked-giftshttps://www.theblock.co/post/407549/india-central-bank-seeks-to-bar-financial-institutions-from-exposure-to-crypto-assets-reuters  Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/