Zak Cole, a leading Ethereum core developer, has launched a new initiative to drive the Ethereum network’s expansion and boost its market value. In a speech at the Ethereum Community Conference on July 2, Cole introduced the Ethereum Community Foundation (ECF), an independent entity dedicated to supporting Ethereum as an asset and pushing its price […]
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Swiss-based AMINA Bank will provide custody and trading for Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin. The move offers the relatively new dollar-pegged asset with a European base inside a FINMA-licensed institution, a development that integrates the stablecoin directly into a regulated banking environment for institutional and private clients. The integration marks one of the first adoptions for RLUSD […]
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Solana’s institutional appeal has surged, with data showing significant growth in both its staking Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Solana CME futures markets. The impressive performance translated into a 5% rise in SOL’s value in the last 24 hours to $155 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate’s data. The REX-Osprey Solana Staking ETF, known as […]
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DeFi Development Corp has unveiled plans to raise $100 million through a private offering of convertible senior notes to strengthen its Solana-focused treasury strategy as anticipation for potential U.S. approval of Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ramps up. DeFi Development Corp. said proceeds will be used partly to repurchase its own shares through a prepaid forward […]
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Bitcoin (BTC) could see its strongest half-year performance ever in late 2025, driven by record ETF inflows, policy risks to the Federal Reserve, and broadening sovereign adoption, according to Geoffrey Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered. In a July 2 research note, Kendrick forecasted that ETF inflows and corporate treasury purchases will […]
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Bitcoin miner CleanSpark has reportedly received approval to build a new mining facility in Mountain City, Tennessee, local media outlet WCYB reported on July 2. According to the report, the Mountain City Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the mine’s development after a 3-1 vote to rezone the targeted 50-acre site. The land will shift […]
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Canadian fintech Mogo announced on July 2 that its board had cleared up to $50 million for staged Bitcoin purchases as a long-term treasury reserve, prompting its shares to jump 140% at market opening on the Toronto Stock Exchange. MOGO closed July 1 priced at 1.74 Canadian dollars, worth roughly $1.28. It opened on July […]
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Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan predicted that Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could experience up to $10 billion in inflows during the second half of 2025. His forecast, made on July 2, builds on the strong momentum observed over the past months, with Ethereum ETFs already bringing in $1.17 billion in inflows in June alone. […]
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The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is entering a new growth phase, combining its legacy as a fast and efficient payment network with growing traction in decentralized finance and tokenization. According to data from Dune Analytics, weekly payment transactions have grown by more than 430% in under two years to over 8 million this year. These payments […]
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Figma’s initial public offering (IPO) prospectus reveals that the design software company holds approximately $69.5 million of the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB). According to a July 1 filing, a table lists the ETF under level-1 marketable securities at $69.533 million. The document also stated that the board authorized a $55 million purchase on March 3, […]
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Bitcoin (BTC) investors have kept their coins off exchanges in recent weeks, even as market-wide profitability climbed to levels that typically trigger distribution, according to a July 1 report from Glassnode. Bitcoin fell from $106,000 to $99,000 during last week’s Israel-Iran flare-up, but buyers defended the short-term holder cost basis at $98,300 and pushed the […]
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Public companies bought 245,510 Bitcoin (BTC) in the first half of the year, more than 2x higher than the 118,424 BTC absorbed by exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during the same period. The year-to-date figure marks a 375% jump from the 51,653 BTC corporations acquired in the first half of 2024. ETFs, by contrast, purchased 56% less […]
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European banking behemoth UniCredit is entering the crypto arena with a structured product tied to BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Bloomberg News reported on July 1, citing an internal memo. Under the plan, UniCredit will offer professional clients a five-year, U.S. dollar-denominated investment certificate linked to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). The product will […]
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June 2025 was a landmark month for US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as they collectively secured nearly $6 billion in fresh inflows. This impressive performance marks one of their strongest showings this year, reflecting heightened institutional interest in crypto. According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin-focused ETFs attracted the lion’s share of the funds, […]
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Germany’s largest banking group, Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, is preparing to offer crypto trading services to its retail clients by summer 2026, Bloomberg News reported on June 30. The move represents a significant policy shift for Sparkassen, which had previously avoided crypto offerings due to concerns about volatility and risk. According to the report, the bank’s board of […]
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REX Shares spot Solana staking exchange-traded fund (ETF) is poised to become the first SOL ETF to begin trading in the United States, potentially as early as this week. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on June 28 that the company’s latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicates it is […]
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Institutional Bitcoin accumulation shows no signs of slowing as Strategy and Metaplanet purchased close to 6,000 BTC last week, continuing their aggressive acquisition strategies. According to their separate announcements on June 30, the two companies acquired 5,985 BTC, investing approximately $640 million in the process. Strategy moves closer to 600K BTC Strategy, the largest corporate […]
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From Michael Saylor to David Bailey, Anthony Pompliano to Jack Mallers, and everyone in between, there’s a rising tide of executives buying bitcoin for their corporate treasuries. Large companies and Wall Street are vacuuming up billions of dollars’ worth of BTC every week, yet its price remains relatively untouched. One Bitcoiner took to Twitter to […]
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Crypto exchange Gemini has launched tokenized Strategy (MSTR) shares for customers in the EU, marking the beginning of its rollout of tokenized U.S. equities on blockchain networks. The offering, enabled through a partnership with tokenization platform Dinari, allows Gemini users to buy fractional shares of Strategy as on-chain tokens backed by real securities. MSTR tokens […]
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Moonshot added Apple Pay support for launching new memecoins on June 27, expanding its iOS application beyond buying and trading tokens to include a creation workflow that requires only a photo upload and a tap on the “Create” tab. Branded Moonshot Create, the product allows any user to mint a Solana-based coin by submitting an […]
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President Donald Trump said Bitcoin (BTC) transactions “take a lot of pressure off the dollar” and argued that US leadership in digital assets blocks China from dominating the sector. He made the comments during a White House press conference on June 27, which was held after what he described as a major Supreme Court victory […]
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Robinhood expanded its futures trading suite by adding micro futures contracts for XRP, Solana (SOL), and Bitcoin (BTC), according to a June 27 announcement. The zero-commission brokerage said the new products offer lower margin requirements and seamless execution via its trading ladder interface. Each micro XRP futures contract represents 2,500 XRP, roughly $5,200 at current […]
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Bitcoin has overtaken Google’s parent Alphabet to become the world’s sixth most valuable asset, and is now sitting within a few percent of Amazon. The move comes amid a renewed burst of crypto optimism, as Coinbase stock surges on imminent U.S. stablecoin regulation. This one-two punch of market and policy news is fuelling speculation that […]
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has revealed that the exchange is steadily acquiring Bitcoin weekly, signaling what many believe could be the early stages of a treasury-building effort. Armstrong shared the update on June 27, stating that Coinbase has adopted a “Long Bitcoin” strategy. However, he stopped short of confirming whether these acquisitions are explicitly intended […]
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A group of high-profile financial executives, including former Blackstone dealmaker Chinh Chu and Tether co-founder Reeve Collins, are seeking to raise $1 billion to launch what could become the first publicly traded crypto treasury firm with a diversified portfolio, Bloomberg News reported on June 25, citing people familiar with the matter. The effort is being […]
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A senior figure in India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for the country to consider integrating Bitcoin into its official reserve strategy. On July 26, Pradeep Bhandari, a spokesperson for the BJP, encouraged Indian policymakers to adopt a measured approach to Bitcoin, suggesting that even a small-scale pilot program could strengthen India’s economic […]
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Japan-based Metaplanet has overtaken Tesla among corporate Bitcoin holders following its largest single purchase to date. On June 26, the firm confirmed that it acquired 1,234 BTC for approximately $132.7 million, paying an average of $107,557 per coin. This brings Metaplanet’s total Bitcoin holdings to 12,345 BTC, now worth about $1.33 billion based on current […]
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HB 2324 heads to the governor’s desk after House vote, establishing a U.S. first: a state-run Bitcoin reserve funded entirely by forfeited digital assets The Arizona House of Representatives passed House Bill 2324 on Tuesday, approving legislation to create the first Bitcoin reserve in the United States funded solely through seized digital assets. The 34–22 […]
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Grayscale has unveiled a new single-asset investment vehicle centered on the Space and Time (SXT) token, according to a June 24 announcement. The fund, officially named the Space and Time Trust, offers accredited investors direct exposure to one of the crypto sector’s newest data infrastructure projects. Individual and institutional participants can subscribe to the Trust […]
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Chainlink has announced a new partnership with Mastercard to make crypto purchases easier and more secure for mainstream users, according to a July 24 statement. The collaboration will allow over 3 billion Mastercard cardholders worldwide to buy digital assets directly on-chain using fiat. This marks a significant step forward in integrating traditional finance with blockchain […]
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