Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and CEO of Block, has thrown his support behind a new messaging application called White Noise. His endorsement follows the recent release of his white paper for Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging platform without internet connectivity. Bitchat aims to be a privacy-first chat app that ditches the internet altogether to […]
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Bitget has rolled out tokenized stock trading on its Onchain platform, enabling crypto users to gain exposure to top global equities without relying on traditional brokerages. The move, announced on July 9, was made possible through an integration with Kraken’s recently launched xStocks infrastructure. The initial listings include tokenized versions of Tesla (TSLAx), Nvidia (NVDAx), […]
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Crypto.com has significantly expanded its presence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), striking multiple high-impact partnerships across aviation, real estate, and public sector services. During the last three months, the crypto exchange has partnered with leading institutions, including Emirates Airlines, the Dubai Land Department, and the Dubai Department of Finance, positioning itself at the center […]
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Ethereum and Consensys co-founder Joe Lubin said companies adopting ETH treasury strategies will play a critical role in communicating the second-largest digital asset’s value to Wall Street, as major financial institutions ramp up blockchain use and process around 24 million transactions daily. Lubin made the statement during an interview with CNBC on July 8 in […]
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The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible sidechain of the XRP Ledger is showing early signs of traction among developers, with over 1,400 smart contracts deployed just one week after launch. On July 7, Peersyst confirmed the strong demand in a post stating that nearly 1,400 smart contracts had gone live within the first week. As of […]
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Analysts at BitMEX Research have raised the alarm about a scam targeting early Bitcoin holders, particularly those with wallets dating back to 2011. According to the firm, the scam appears to exploit long-dormant addresses by injecting false transactions and misleading messages via OP_Return outputs, an optional field in Bitcoin transactions that can carry arbitrary data. […]
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Polymarket, a crypto-based betting platform, has recently been involved in two controversies surrounding its resolution system, raising questions about the reliability of decentralized dispute mechanisms. One controversy centers on a $200 million bet on whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would wear a suit before the end of June. The wager’s outcome has sparked debate about […]
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Robinhood’s private equity tokens, offering exposure to tech stocks like SpaceX and OpenAI, have triggered regulatory scrutiny in Europe after OpenAI raised concerns and said that the digital assets do not represent equity ownership in the company, CNBC reported on July 7. The Bank of Lithuania, which serves as Robinhood’s primary regulator in the European […]
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With emergency crews relying on drones to save lives in flooded areas of Texas and the Carolinas, authorities are imposing no-fly zones to keep out amateur pilots.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he is rethinking his long-held preference for permissive software licenses, advocating for broader use of “copyleft” frameworks as open source enters what he described as a more competitive and concentrated era. In a blog post published on July 7, Buterin explained that permissive licenses such as MIT or CC0 have […]
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CoreWeave, a rising player in the artificial intelligence industry, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific in an all-stock transaction, according to a July 7 announcement. This strategic move would help CoreWeave to strengthen its data center capabilities and expand its AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure. Agreement terms Under the […]
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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has published the white paper for Bitchat, a decentralized messaging platform operating entirely over Bluetooth. The app is designed to work without internet access, relying instead on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks for peer-to-peer communication. What is Bitchat? Bitchat is a privacy-first chat platform built on a store-and-forward architecture using BLE. […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Toni Wahrstätter, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, have put forth a proposal that will cap the maximum gas a single transaction can use. The proposal, EIP 7983, claims: “By implementing this limit, Ethereum can enhance its resilience against certain DoS [Denial of Service attack] vectors, improve network stability, and […]
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Mainland China chipmaking capacity is accelerating, now poised to become the world’s leading semiconductor foundry hub by 2030, and overtaking Taiwan in total capacity, according to the latest projections from Yole Group. Chinese dominance in this field is fueled by the country’s push to manufacture its own tech as U.S. export restrictions continue to ramp […]
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The study will examine whether stablecoins are suitable for modernizing payments and cross-border finance in Japan.
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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Backpack halted trading for scheduled maintenance at 10 a.m. UTC on July 3 and reopened two hours later, but the restart triggered account errors that forced CEO Armani Ferrante to promise reviews and compensation. Backpack had warned users on X that the platform would go offline at 10 a.m., enter post-only mode at noon, and […]
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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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OpenAI said on July 2 that digital tokens trading under its name on Robinhood’s new blockchain platform do not represent OpenAI equity and were listed without the company’s consent. In a statement posted on X, the artificial intelligence developer wrote: “These ‘OpenAI tokens’ are not OpenAI equity. We did not partner with Robinhood, were not […]
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has addressed growing concerns from investors caught in the regulatory storm surrounding Linqto. Linqto is a private investment platform that sells access to the crypto payment firm’s equity through secondary markets. In a July 2 post on X, Garlinghouse clarified that Ripple has never had a formal relationship with Linqto and […]
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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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The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has launched its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) sidechain on the mainnet, according to a June 30 announcement. The sidechain would allow developers to create, port, and deploy Ethereum-compatible decentralized applications (dApps) within the XRPL ecosystem. The XRPL EVM sidechain is built to be fast and secure and is connected to the […]
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BNB Chain has launched its much-anticipated Maxwell upgrade, a network improvement that aims to halve block times from 1.5 seconds to just 0.75 seconds. The upgrade, activated on June 30, is expected to significantly boost transaction speeds, enhance network responsiveness, and optimize communication between validators on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). The Maxwell upgrade builds […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that one-per-person digital ID systems, despite using zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs), carry risks to privacy. ZK proof wrapped IDs offered by World ID (formerly Worldcoin) using biometric data and ZK proofs have been gaining traction, recently crossing 10 million users. Therefore, in his blog on Saturday, Buterin suggested ‘pluralistic identity’ […]
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Financial advisors should be recommending clients to allocate between 10% to 40% of their portfolio to crypto, influential investment manager Ric Edelman told CNBC on Friday. According to Edelman, founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, the percentage of allocation to crypto should be decided based on the client’s risk appetite. Therefore, he […]
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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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Ripple has partnered with Wormhole, a cross-chain messaging protocol, to bring multichain support to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and its upcoming Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) sidechain. According to the June 26 statement, the integration will introduce advanced functionality to the XRPL and allow assets and data to flow freely between it and over 35 other […]
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US District Judge Analisa Torres has denied a joint request from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs to dissolve an earlier court order and lower Ripple’s financial penalty. The ruling, issued on June 26, firmly rejected the attempt to undo a prior judgment tied to Ripple’s violations of securities laws through […]
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Lumia, a blockchain platform focused on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, is rolling out a new cross-chain model through a strategic integration with Avail Stack, according to a statement shared with CryptoSlate. The partnership aims to improve how tokenized assets are created, verified, and moved across different blockchain networks. Through this integration, Lumia will access Avail’s […]
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A new proposal from HOT Protocol, a decentralized group operating on the NEAR Protocol, has called for a significant reduction in the AI crypto project‘s token inflation rate. On June 24, the decentralized organization submitted a plan to slash NEAR’s annual inflation rate from 5% to 2.5%. The proposal aims to enhance the long-term sustainability […]
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