Elon Musk has confirmed that his newly announced political venture, the America Party, would support Bitcoin. The statement came during a conversation on X (formerly Twitter), where Musk responded to a question about whether the new party would embrace the leading crypto. According to him: “Fiat is hopeless, so yes [we would embrace BTC].” This […]
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Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have officially refuted claims that digital asset investors now qualify for the country’s long-term Golden Visa. The clarification comes after social media reports suggested a new residency pathway had emerged for crypto users, particularly those involved with the Telegram-related TON token. UAE rejects TON’s golden visa In a joint […]
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Telegram’s Open Network (TON) today announced an interesting initiative: a 10-year UAE Golden Visa to investors who stake $100,000 worth of Toncoin (TON) for three years. The program dramatically lowers the entry threshold for residency in the United Arab Emirates and is the first of its kind within the crypto space. How the TON golden […]
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The U.S. House of Representatives has designated the week starting July 14 as “Crypto Week,” as lawmakers consider three landmark bills: the CLARITY Act, the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, and the Senate’s GENIUS Act, in a comprehensive push to establish the United States as a global leader in digital assets. Prominent crypto trader and influencer […]
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Over 70% of US crypto investors approve of President Donald Trump’s administration’s approach to crypto policy, according to a recent survey conducted by research firm HarrisX. HarrisX polled 1,096 adults online from June 18 to June 19, including 230 self-identified crypto investors. Among that cohort, 81% said they follow the administration’s crypto actions, 73% approved of the […]
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Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas has renewed his warning about the global fiat money system, urging ordinary people to sell their homes, buy Bitcoin (BTC) and gold, and brace for what he calls the collapse of fiat currencies. Speaking on Robert Breedlove’s “What is Money?” podcast, Salinas said real estate is no match for Bitcoin’s scarcity […]
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MARA (formerly Marathon Digital) reports its Bitcoin holdings have increased to 49,940 BTC, bringing the digital asset miner to the edge of a major corporate milestone and reinforcing a broader market trend of miners retaining their produced assets. MARA’s holdings position it as the second-largest public corporate holder of Bitcoin, with a treasury valued at […]
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Ondo Finance and Pantera Capital have launched a $250 million fund to accelerate investments in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), Axios reported on July 3. According to the report, the fund, named Ondo Catalyst, will invest in equity stakes and tokens of projects developing tokenized versions of traditional financial assets. Ian De Bode, chief strategy officer […]
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Two major Russian insurance firms, Renaissance Life and BCS Life Insurance, have launched investment life insurance policies (ILIPs) linked to Bitcoin, according to a July 2 local media report. According to the report, the innovative policies allow investors to gain exposure to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest Bitcoin ETF by assets under management. […]
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BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund IBIT has become the asset manager’s third-highest revenue-generating ETF just 18 months after its launch, according to data shared by Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor responded to the milestone by predicting that IBIT will soon become BlackRock’s number one revenue-generating ETF. The IBIT fund has […]
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Stablecoin issuer Tether has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adecoagro S.A. to explore a strategic collaboration centered on renewable-powered Bitcoin mining, according to a July 3 statement. Adecoagro, one of South America’s leading producers of sustainable agricultural goods and energy, is evaluating how its more than 230 MW of renewable energy capacity can […]
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A consortium led by the founding forces behind Japan’s Metaplanet, known as the “MicroStrategy of Asia,” announced plans on July 3 to acquire Thailand’s DV8 Public Company Limited through a voluntary tender offer. The cross-border alliance includes UTXO Management, Sora Ventures, Kliff Capital, Simon Gerovich, Moon Inc., AsiaStrategy, and Mythos Group. The transaction marks a […]
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The International Monetary Fund has declined to fully endorse Pakistan’s proposal for a subsidized electricity tariff aimed at powering Bitcoin mining operations, local media outlet Profit reported on July 3. According to the report, Fakhray Alam Irfan, the Chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee on Power, revealed that the IMF approved only a three-month relief […]
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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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