The legal battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI has ended in a win for the company he co-founded, following a jury decision.
Minnesota-based banking institutions and credit unions will be authorized to provide digital asset custody services in a nonfiduciary capacity as of Aug. 1.
Stripe-backed Tempo adds Morphos lending marketplace as the stablecoin payments chain expands into DeFi yield and borrowing.
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Wall Street and payment giants are quietly taking over Solana, moving billions onto the network for tokenized funds and global payments even as the broader crypto market cools down, according to a new report by Messari.
The turnover comes as the foundation undergoes an internal transition tied to a new organizational mandate aimed at redefining its role within Ethereum.
The proposed waiver could influence global energy markets, impact inflation, and affect geopolitical dynamics, especially with Russia.
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The merger could reshape the energy sector, aligning utility giants with AI-driven demand, but faces regulatory scrutiny and market shifts.
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The card will be usable anywhere Visa and Mastercard are accepted, and will first roll out firm in the UK and EEA.
Heightened U.S.-Iran tensions could disrupt global oil supply chains, impacting market stability and increasing geopolitical risks.
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Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has made a notable shift in its crypto-related exchange-traded (ETF) fund positions, according to a recent filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The update shows the firm exiting XRP- and Solana (SOL)-linked ETF exposure, while also trimming its Ethereum (ETH) ETF holdings. At the same time, the filing shows it opened a new position tied to one of the largest decentralized exchanges (DEXs). Goldman Sachs Exits XRP And Solana ETFs The story starts with Goldman’s XRP ETF exposure going into the end of Q4 2025. At that point, the bank held nearly $154 million worth of XRP-related ETFs from issuers including Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, and 21Shares. Those holdings made Goldman Sachs one of the largest institutional holders of XRP ETF products at the time. The latest SEC disclosure, however, shows that its XRP ETF positions were removed entirely, reflecting a full exit during the first quarter. Related Reading: Hyperliquid (HYPE) To $100? Expert Forecasts Major Rise Before Summer 2027 A similar change appears with Solana-linked products. Goldman Sachs had previously disclosed that it held exposure across multiple Solana investment products, including the Grayscale Solana Trust ETF, the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, and the Fidelity Solana Fund. However, just like XRP, those Solana-related ETF positions also disappeared in Goldman’s Q1 filing. In other words, Goldman fully exited both XRP- and Solana-linked ETF holdings by the first quarter of 2026, with no remaining trace of those positions in the updated portfolio disclosure. Even with these exits, Goldman Sachs did not leave the crypto ETF space entirely. The firm still held roughly $700 million in Bitcoin ETFs. Still, its posture toward Ethereum was more cautious: Goldman cut its Ethereum ETF exposure by about 70%, bringing the total down to approximately $114 million. New Bet On Hyperliquid What makes the change more interesting is that Goldman Sachs appears to be redeploying at least some of that capital into other parts of the crypto market. Alongside the ETF reductions and exits, the bank opened a new position tied to Hyperliquid (HYPE). According to the filing, Goldman acquired roughly 654,630 shares of Hyperliquid Strategies (PURR), valued at about $3.3 million. Related Reading: Zcash (ZEC) Rockets 1,200%—Expert Says ZEC Could Soon Outgrow Cardano (ADA) Beyond Hyperliquid, Goldman Sachs’ trading activity also shows a new wave of exposure across several crypto-linked equities. The bank increased positions in Circle (CRCL), Galaxy (GLXY), and Coinbase (COIN) shares. At the time of writing, Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, was trading at around $45. It has been one of the best-performing tokens over the past month, with gains of 10% in the last two weeks alone. Featured image created with OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
Heightened US-Iran tensions could hinder diplomatic efforts, destabilize regional peace prospects, and impact global markets and alliances.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a detailed argument that AI-assisted formal verification could fundamentally change how secure software is built, pushing back against growing pessimism in the cybersecurity community about whether trustless systems can survive increasingly powerful AI-driven attacks. “Many people have claimed that with AI-assisted bug finding, secure code will be impossible,” Buterin …
The ongoing blockade exacerbates U.S.-Iran tensions, hindering diplomatic progress and impacting global shipping and economic stability.
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DefiLlama’s RWA category data puts the RWA tokenization market near $30 billion on-chain, with only $2.47 billion appearing as DeFi active TVL, the value actually deposited or pooled inside third-party DeFi protocols the platform tracks. The rest of the tokenized real-world assets market sits outside the lending markets and collateral vaults that make crypto assets […]
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The G-7 meeting highlights the urgent need for coordinated economic strategies to address global imbalances and reduce reliance on China.
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Pendle's strategy could attract more traders, potentially increasing liquidity and market depth, but also poses risks of reward dilution and token volatility.
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The partnership enhances liquidity and efficiency in tokenized assets, potentially transforming DeFi markets by reducing settlement delays.
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At Hederacon, an official side event to Consensus 2026 in Miami, Ted from LIFTT Capital was asked one question about XRP and his answer was three words. ‘World Bridge Currency,’ he said. Ted’s explanation starts with a simple observation about where the financial world currently sits. PayPal, Cash App, and every major payment platform operate …
Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz, known online as JoelKatz, has sent an undisclosed amount of XRP to support attorney John Deaton’s US Senate campaign. The move quickly gained attention across the XRP community, not just because of who made the donation but because of the history between the two men. Schwartz is one of …
Galaxy Digital became the second company this year to secure a New York BitLicense, following Strike’s approval in March.
Institutional investors pulled capital from Bitcoin and Ether products as Iran tension and rising inflation rattled markets, while XRP and Solana funds continued to attract fresh inflows.
Dogecoin’s next major move may depend less on hype and more on exhaustion. A new technical analysis from crypto analyst Cryptollica proposes that the leading meme coin is now trading at another cycle-bottom zone, and the weekly chart is showing the same kind of RSI washout and long compression that previously appeared before notable Dogecoin rallies. Dogecoin’s Fourth Cycle Bottom Comes Into View Dogecoin has spent the better part of the past year being written off. Sentiment has collapsed, price has compressed, and the crowd that once celebrated the meme coin has gone silent. However, a structure that has correctly identified every major Dogecoin bottom since 2015 is saying this is precisely the moment worth watching. Related Reading: Dogecoin Has Now Entered Oversold Levels That Has Led To Previous Cycle Bottoms This structure analysis in question is built around the idea that Dogecoin’s chart is not only a price chart but also a record of market cycle psychology. According to analyst Cryptollica, the 2015 bottom was a period of disbelief, the 2020 bottom was boredom, and the 2022 bottom was anger. This makes the current setup the fourth cycle bottom, where sentiment appears exhausted while the bullish structure is resetting. The weekly chart shared by the analyst shows Dogecoin moving along a long-term rising support structure, with each major low forming during a period when the weekly RSI dropped into or near oversold territory. Interestingly, the latest RSI reading shown on the chart shows the Dogecoin price bouncing from that RSI in early 2026 and slowly trending upwards. Where The Structure Says The Bottom Is Dogecoin is currently looking like it is registering a bottom around $0.10. However, the most important point in this analysis is that timing the Dogecoin bottom is not confirmed by price alone. Timing the Dogecoin bottom comes from a combination of three things: an oversold weekly RSI, long compression, and price holding around the cycle support zone. Related Reading: Dogecoin Has Only 3 Steps Left Until A Surge Above $1, But A Major Factor Is Missing The first signal is already visible in the chart. Dogecoin’s weekly RSI has fallen into the same region as previous cycle lows. The second signal is compression. Dogecoin has spent months grinding through a wide base around $0.10 instead of moving in a clean upward trend. That may look weak on the surface, but in cycle analysis, extended compression often means sellers are losing control gradually. The third signal is confirmation. In order for the bottom argument to become stronger, Dogecoin would need to hold the current support region at $0.10 and begin forming higher lows on the weekly chart. A move back above the nearest major resistance zones at $0.15 and $0.2 would add more weight to the claim that the cycle bottom has been made. That means $0.10 is now one of the most important areas for the Dogecoin price. If the fourth cycle bottom is confirmed, then the question changes from where Dogecoin is now to how it has rallied from similar structural positions. Cryptollica’s analysis points to a top target above $2. At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at $0.104, back to retesting $0.10 from an intraday high of $0.1126. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
Carl Beek and Julian Ma announced they were leaving the Ethereum Foundation on Monday, the latest employees to publicly resign.
Hyperliquid now regularly beats out Ethereum and Solana in weekly blockchain fee generation, driven largely by perpetual futures.
Cobot's launch could revolutionize AI trading by enhancing prediction accuracy and incentivizing diverse model contributions, despite latency risks.
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The deal highlights the complexities of global supply chains and the strategic leverage nations hold over critical resources, impacting global diplomacy.
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The move brings onchain yield and lending to the payments-focused chain in a bid to offer full-stack onchain finance platform to companies building on it.
Geopolitical tensions and oil price spikes highlight crypto's vulnerability to external shocks, challenging its "uncorrelated asset" status.
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The recent outflows highlight the volatility and regional differences in crypto investment sentiment, signaling a shift in institutional strategies.
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HIVE's pivot to AI infrastructure highlights a broader trend of crypto miners leveraging existing power assets for more stable revenue streams.
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