Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responds to Jason Chaskin’s call for layer-1 blockchains to become Ethereum layer-2s, suggesting an approach to L2 design.
The CLARITY Act promises long-awaited regulatory clarity for digital assets, balancing innovation, oversight and investor protection.
Talos has acquired the blockchain data provider Coin Metrics in a deal closed at over $100 million, according to a source familiar.
Ripple has entered a new partnership with Ctrl Alt to support the Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) push to digitize property ownership using blockchain. According to a July 16 statement, the collaboration brings Ripple’s institutional-grade custody technology to the DLD’s real estate tokenization initiative, where title deeds will be stored securely on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). […]
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Ctrl Alt will use Ripple's custody infrastructure to store tokenized property title deeds on the XRP Ledger.
Spot crypto ETFs have emerged as the dominant force among US-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) since April, attracting the most significant inflows across all categories. On July 15, NovaDius Wealth President Nate Geraci shared data from Strategas’ Todd Sohn showing that spot crypto ETFs have seen approximately $19.97 billion in inflows this quarter, almost two times […]
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Crypto criminals are using cross-chain tools like bridges, DEXs and coin swappers to obscure $21.8B in illicit flows across multiple blockchains.
American multinational investment bank Citigroup announced plans to potentially issue its stablecoin, as CEO Jane Fraser revealed during a post-earnings conference call. As first reported by Reuters, Fraser emphasized the bank’s focus on both the stablecoin initiative and the growing tokenized deposit sector, stating, “This is a good opportunity for us.” As the third-largest lender in the United States, Citigroup is also exploring solutions for reserve management related to stablecoins and providing custody services for cryptocurrency assets. Citigroup’s Plan For New Stablecoin Initiative This announcement follows a strong second-quarter performance for Citigroup, which saw its shares reach their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis. The bank reported earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations and unveiled plans to buy back at least $4 billion in stock, further bolstering investor confidence. Related Reading: Unraveling The Bitcoin Boom: Experts Decode Record $123,000 Surge The timing of Citigroup’s stablecoin discussions coincides with the Republican Party’s “Crypto Week,” a campaign aimed at advancing crucial legislation to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. Among the key proposals is the GENIUS Act, designed to facilitate the adoption of stablecoins within the traditional financial ecosystem. However, the path to regulatory approval has faced challenges. Legislative Setback For Crypto President Donald Trump called for swift passage of the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act, promoting them as pivotal for the United States to maintain its leadership in digital assets. In a Tuesday post on Truth Social, Trump proclaimed: The House will soon VOTE on a tremendous Bill to Make America the UNDISPUTED, NUMBER ONE LEADER in Digital Assets – Nobody does it better! The GENIUS Act is going to put our Great Nation lightyears ahead of China, Europe, and all others, who are trying endlessly to catch up, but they just can’t do it. Digital Assets are the FUTURE, and we are leading by a lot! Get the first Vote done this afternoon (ALL REPUBLICANS SHOULD VOTE YES!). Despite this push, the House of Representatives voted against the bill, with the final tally standing at 196-223. Notably, 13 Republican representatives joined Democrats in opposing the motion, marking a rare instance of dissent within the party. Related Reading: TD Cowen Projects Bitcoin At $155K By Year-End, Raises Strategy’s Price Target Fox journalist Eleanor Terret reported that some House members expressed concerns that the GENIUS Act could inadvertently pave the way for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). However, the bill includes provisions explicitly prohibiting the Federal Reserve from directly offering services to the public, ensuring that it cannot authorize initiatives like digital wallets or personal accounts related to CBDCs. The ultimate fate of these crucial crypto bills in the US Congress remains to be seen, as does whether this recent decision will cause financial giants to pause their plans to issue or adopt a major stablecoin for their clients. Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com
The new Solana-focused liquid staking token follows Liquid Collective's prior launch of LsETH on June 17.
As of July 2025, the AI and big data crypto market cap has surged to nearly $33.64 billion, reflecting a 6.61% intraday increase. This category is reshaping the cryptocurrency landscape. This impressive growth is largely attributed to AI tokens, with projects like Bittensor, NEAR Protocol, and Internet Computer capturing the attention of investors, as evidenced …
BigONE crypto exchange has confirmed a $27 million loss after a third-party attack on its hot wallet infrastructure.
Five of the six convertible issuances from the serial bitcoin acquirer are trading deep in the money, creating billions in unrealized value.
The memecoin category has zoomed notably in the last 24 hours, with a market cap jump to $67.76 billion. Meanwhile, the trading volume rose by 5.93% to $12.16 billion. Among the top performers are Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Pepe (PEPE), both attracting investor traction on the back of whale activity, bullish technicals, and altcoin rotation. …
Altcoins surged as June’s softer‑than‑expected core CPI, hefty ETF inflows and talk of a dovish Fed rotation fueled risk appetite, an analyst said.
Since the start of Trump’s tenure, he has been vocal on interest rates, and on many occasions, he has put direct blame on Jeremy Powell for acting too late on curbing inflation and reducing interest rates. In this context, a recent post on social media stirred up a wave of speculation that Federal Reserve Chair …
BigONE is working with blockchain security firm SlowMist to track the stolen assets, with fund tracing already underway across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Solana, and BNB Chain.
The Bitcoin price has slipped under $117,000 as on-chain data shows the network has observed one of its largest profit realization days of the year. Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Did The Major Share Of Profit-Taking In a new post on X, the on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has talked about the latest trend in the Bitcoin Realized Profit indicator for the short-term holders and long-term holders. The “Realized Profit” measures, as its name suggests, the total amount of profit that the BTC investors are realizing through their transactions. The metric works by going through the transfer history of each coin being sold to see what price it was moved at prior to this. The difference between that previous price and the current selling price denote the amount of profit or loss involved in the sale. Related Reading: Strategy Grabs Another $472M In Bitcoin—Even With Price At ATH Naturally, the sale realizes a gain if the difference is positive. The Realized Profit adds up this value involved in all transactions of the type occurring on the blockchain. Another indicator known as the Realized Loss keeps track of the sales of the opposite type. In the context of the current discussion, the Realized Profit of two specific segments of the sector is of interest: short-term holders (STHs) and long-term holders (LTHs). Investors are divided into these groups based on the basis of holding time. More particularly, holders who have been carrying their coins for 155 days or less are put in the STHs and those who have made it past this threshold are considered LTHs. Below is the chart shared by Glassnode that shows the trend in the Realized Profit for the two sides of the Bitcoin market. As displayed in the graph, the Bitcoin Realized Profit has seen spikes for both of these groups during the last 24 hours, implying investors across the market have harvested gains taking advantage of the rally to the new all-time high (ATH) above $123,000. In total, the holders took profits equal to $3.5 billion inside this window, making the profit-taking event one of the largest for the year. Interestingly, the LTHs occupied for a higher share ($1.96 billion or 56%) of the profit realization than the STHs ($1.54 billion or 44%). Generally, the longer an investor holds onto their coins, the less likely they become to sell them. As such, the LTHs with their relatively long holding time are considered to represent the resolute side of the market. Related Reading: Bitcoin Returns Under $117,000: Is Social Media FOMO To Blame? Despite their strong resolve, however, it seems the latest Bitcoin price surge provided a temptation strong enough for even these diamond hands to be swayed. The result of the selloff has so far appeared to be a price decline to levels below $117,000. BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $116,700, up over 7% in the last week. Looks like the price of the asset has seen a plunge during the last 24 hours | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView Featured image from Dall-E, Glassnode.com, chart from TradingView.com
Central to the bridge is the YBTC token, pegged 1:1 with BTC, which enables BTC holders to engage in DeFi activities.
The Smarter Web Company has purchased another 325 BTC for approximately $36.45 million at an average price of $112,157 per bitcoin.
On July 3, the White House announced that the week of July 14 would be observed as ‘Crypto Week’ to discuss three important bills — the GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Bill, and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance Act. As the week began on Monday, the announcement drew mixed reactions from the market, with Bitcoin trading activity increasing …
Shiba Inu, the second-largest memecoin by market cap, is back in the spotlight. Not because of its impressive 19.7% gain over the last two weeks, but due to one shocking revelation. According to new data from a well-known blockchain analytics platform, a single wallet now holds over 410 trillion SHIB tokens, representing 41% of the …
XRP recently surged past the $3 mark for the first time in years, triggering fresh excitement across the crypto market. The rally comes amid unverified rumors that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could vote this Thursday to dismiss its long-running lawsuit against Ripple Labs. A closed-door SEC meeting is reportedly scheduled for July, …
After weeks of tight consolidation and sideways movement, the Solana (SOL) price has finally shown signs of a strong bullish breakout. The price has surged past key resistance levels, hinting at the beginning of a larger upward trend. With technical patterns aligning and broader market sentiment stabilizing, traders are now eyeing the highly anticipated $200 …
Institutional investors prefer CME derivatives for regulated exposure to digital assets, avoiding direct ownership.
Cardano has caught the marketers’ attention after breaching the critical $0.74 resistance level. And is expected to set the stage for a potential breakout toward the next big target at $0.85. This technical move comes amid improving altcoin sector’s strength, with capital rotating out of Bitcoin as the altcoin season index climbed 9.4%. What has …
Ripple has officially joined hands with Ctrl Alt to support a major leap in Dubai’s real estate sector. In a press release, Ripple announced that together, they’re helping the Dubai Land Department (DLD) launch a new project that turns traditional property title deeds into digital tokens using the XRP Ledger. Ripple’s role in this partnership …
Billionaire Peter Thiel has bought a 9.1% stake in the crypto mining service company BitMine, which sent the company’s stock soaring in after-hour trading.
The odds are low that Bitcoin dominance will continue pushing higher if Ether holds its current bullish uptrend, says crypto analyst Matthew Hyland
PENGU, the native token of Pudgy Penguins, experienced a 210% rally this month alone, briefly reaching a high of $0.0344. The rally was sparked by a viral penguin-themed meme posted by Justin Sun on X, which sent the token up over 30% in a matter of hours. The surge was further amplified by growing excitement …
SUI is attempting to reclaim a crucial resistance level after its massive performance over the past few weeks. As it breaks out of a triangle formation, some analysts suggest that a rally to a new all-time high (ATH) could be around the corner. Related Reading: Top Crypto Exchanges Made $172 Million From TRUMP Memecoin Listing – Report SUI Breaks Out Of Multi-Month Pattern On Tuesday, SUI broke above the $4.00 resistance for the first time since May, hitting a two-month high of $4.10. The altcoin has seen an 81% surge over the past three weeks, recovering from the June retracement and setting up for a rally continuation. Notably, SUI ended its multi-month downtrend at the end of March, breaking above its descending resistance and jumping to its $4.29 high in May. Following the Q2 breakout, the cryptocurrency has been trading within the $2.33-$4.10 range. However, last month’s market pullback sent the token from its key $3.00 mid-range support to its three-month low of $2.22 before the recent recovery. Since then, SUI has reclaimed the mid-range area and skyrocketed toward the range high as Bitcoin’s (BTC) ATH rally leads the market. Over the past 24 hours, SUI has soared nearly 15% from the $3.50 support toward the $4.00 resistance, breaking out of a triangle formation and potentially setting the stage for a massive breakout. Analyst Ali Martinez affirmed that the altcoin’s bullish price action could push its price to a new ATH as it has broken out of a multi-month symmetrical triangle pattern over the past few days and attempts to turn the next key level into support. According to the market watcher, SUI finally broke above the descending resistance after reclaiming the $3.50 area on Monday and could target a 140% move to the $7.60 area if there’s a spike in buying pressure. Similarly, analyst Nebraskangooner highlighted that reclaiming the $4.00 resistance will propel the cryptocurrency to a new ATH. This level has been a crucial support since the Q3 2024 rally and a key resistance area after the early 2025 pullbacks. Is A Double-Digit Rally Coming? Crypto Bullet noted that SUI has entered its Wave 3, which eyes a double-digit target for the cryptocurrency. The analyst previously explained that the altcoin had a “clear 1-5 impulse off the April’s low – higher degree Wave (1),” before entering the corrective Wave 2 between late May and Early June. However, “Wave 2 took longer and went deeper than expected (obviously due to the situation in the Middle East).” After the recent breakout, SUI has entered the long-awaited Wave 3, with a 51% increase so far, and a target above the $10 mark, the analyst detailed. Additionally, he pointed to SUI’s trading pair against Solana (SOL), as the weekly chart “Looks like a breakout is imminent.” The altcoin is currently retesting a crucial resistance level against SOL, which could lead to a breakout to the 0.0470 area. “In the coming weeks, SUI will just crush Solana,” Crypto Bullet forecasted. Related Reading: Unraveling The Bitcoin Boom: Experts Decode Record $123,000 Surge Meanwhile, Crypto Kaleo affirmed that the cryptocurrency has continued its bounce on its trading pair against BTC. At the start of the month, the analyst highlighted that SUI had bounced from its BTC and USD pairs, becoming one of the leading altcoins. “BTC ratio chart looks ready to rip out of the wedge it’s been accumulating in since the beginning of 2025. Up only,” he concluded. As of this writing, SUI is trading at $3.96, a 3% increase in the daily timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com