Crypto

Strategy and El Salvador saw massive gains as Bitcoin hit new peak

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and El Salvador showcased huge paper gains from their Bitcoin holdings after the flagship crypto surged to a new all-time high above $124,000. Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings reach ATH On Aug. 13, Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor announced that the company’s Bitcoin portfolio had reached a record high of $77.2 billion. This nearly doubles […]
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14 Aug 2025

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap Drops 8.2%, as Nearly All Assets Decline

Stellar (XLM) joined Uniswap (UNI) as an underperformer, shedding 6% from Wednesday.

14 Aug 2025

USD.AI Raises $13M to Expand GPU-Backed Stablecoin Lending

Framework Ventures leads Series A for GPU-collateralized stablecoin protocol USD.AI

14 Aug 2025

Tokenization Firm Dinari to Launch L1 Blockchain, Aims to Be the ‘DTCC of Tokenized Stocks’

The Dinari Financial Network will serve as a coordination layer for tokenized equities, with a group of institutions such as VanEck, BitGo and Gemini operating validators.

14 Aug 2025

Billionaire Winklevoss Twins-Backed Gemini Launches Self-Custodial Smart Wallet

Gemini users can now access Web3 and DeFi ecosystems with social recovery, gas sponsorship, and integrated trading support.

14 Aug 2025

Crypto Prices Quickly Slide After Troubling U.S. PPI Report

Inflation at wholesale level in the U.S. in July sped up far beyond economist forecasts, calling into question expectations for lower interest rates.

14 Aug 2025

Bitcoin ETFs to lock up 1.5 million BTC by New Year as supply squeeze tightens grip

Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds are on pace to hold more than 1.5 million BTC by year-end if current inflow rates persist, according to holdings data tracked by WalletPilot. This would allocate more BTC to ETFs than most estimates for lost coins, which stand around 1.4 million BTC. U.S. spot ETFs collectively hold about 1.296 million […]
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14 Aug 2025

Turkish Crypto Exchange BtcTurk Witnesses $48M of Suspicious Outflows Amid Hack Fears

Blockchain sleuths flagged suspicious multi-chain transfers from the Turkish exchange, prompting a suspension of deposits and withdrawals.

14 Aug 2025

ICP Rallies to $6.08 Before Sharp Reversal Amid Volatile Trading

ICP posts 5% swing before consolidating, after market sentiment was shaken by a security breach at Odin.fun

14 Aug 2025

PEPE Drops 4% as Memecoin Sector Underperforms Broader Crypto Market

Despite the price decline, whale accumulation of PEPE continued, with the top addresses on Ethereum increasing their holdings by 1.5% in the last 30 days.

14 Aug 2025

Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Is a ‘Dangerous Game of Balance Sheet Roulette’: Report

Sentora's report warns that corporate adoption of bitcoin as a treasury asset is akin to playing 'balance sheet roulette.'

14 Aug 2025

TeraWulf Jumps 22% on $3.7B AI Hosting Deal, With Google Taking 8% Stake

The agreements lock in approximately $3.7 billion in contracted revenue, with potential to rise to $8.7 billion if two five-year extension options are exercised.

14 Aug 2025

Protocol Update 001 – Scale L1

In June, we introduced Protocol, reorganizing the Ethereum Foundation’s research & development teams to better align on our current strategic goals, Scale L1, Scale Blobs, and Improve UX without compromising on our commitment to Ethereum's security and...

5 Aug 2025

lean Ethereum

Yesterday Ethereum turned 10. Today, lean Ethereum is unveiled as a vision—and personal mission—for the next 10 years. We stand at the dawn of a new era. Millions of TPS. Quantum adversaries. How does Ethereum marry extreme performance with uncompromi...

31 Jul 2025

Celebrating 10 Years of Ethereum

On July 30, 2025, the Ethereum community marked a major milestone: ten years since the Ethereum’s genesis block and mainnet launch. What began as a whitepaper has evolved into a decentralized platform now powering thousands of applications, tools, and...

30 Jul 2025

Checkpoint #5: July 2025

Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-5 weeks, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the previous update here. !we-are-here.png......

29 Jul 2025

Latam Insights: Brazil to Debate Controversial Crypto Tax; Libra Probe Sparks New Revelations

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Brazil is set to debate Lula’s controversial crypto tax, the probe into Libra’s launch offers new...

27 Jul 2025

Ripple Co-Founder’s Wallets Unleash Millions in XRP Transfers in July

Onchain data reveals that a wallet widely thought to belong to Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has shuffled close to 60 million XRP since July 15. Despite the flurry of activity, the wallet still sits on a hefty stash—282.49 million XRP, currently value...

27 Jul 2025

PUMP’s Market Cap Tanks Below $1B: From 12-Minute Sellout to Market Mayhem

After peaking with a $2.4 billion market cap, Pump.fun’s PUMP token has slipped below the billion-dollar threshold, now landing at $962 million following a 5% dip in price today. X Debates PUMP as Sentiment Turns Nuclear The PUMP token—tied to meme coi...

27 Jul 2025

Monero Faces Looming 51% Attack Threat From Rival Blockchain Qubic

Monero ( XMR), the leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency by market cap, faces an unprecedented threat as rival project Qubic prepares to attempt control of over 51% of its mining hashrate starting Aug. 2. Monero Community Faces Another Challenge Qubic...

27 Jul 2025

Bitcoin’s Hashrate Brushes All-Time High as Miners Close in on June Peak

Bitcoin’s computing power crept right up to its June 13 peak of 946 exahash per second (EH/s), brushing against it with a 945 EH/s reading on Sunday morning. Race to the Top: Bitcoin Hashrate Inches Within Striking Distance of Peak As of 10 a.m. Easter...

27 Jul 2025

Michael Saylor Is Bringing Bitcoin-Backed Money-Market-Style Vehicle to Wall Street: NYDIG

The offering doesn't give investors direct bitcoin exposure, but rather uses the asset's historical return profile to sustain high payouts.

27 Jul 2025

Ethereum Rockets Past $3.8K as Shorts Get Crushed With $28M Liquidated

Ethereum is back on the climb, cruising past the $3,800 threshold with a 2.2% gain against the U.S. dollar in the last 24 hours. As the weekend wrapped up, ETH’s market grip edged closer to 12% of the $3.91 trillion crypto economy. Ether Ignites the Ch...

27 Jul 2025

US Gov Approves Key Digital Asset, XRP Plunges & BNB Rises, and More — Week in Review

The U.S. Gov approves a key digital asset, XRP plunges while BNB rises, the U.K. moves to sell billions in confiscated bitcoin assets, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review In a historic move for the digital asset sector, the U.S. government ...

27 Jul 2025

What’s Next for Hyperliquid’s HYPE Token? What Wall Street and Analysts Are Saying

Wall Street’s crypto treasury spree is spreading to altcoins. With one firm recently backing HYPE, analysts diverge on its near-term upside.

27 Jul 2025

Bitcoin Price Watch: Neutral Technicals Leave Bulls and Bears in Deadlock

Bitcoin’s price traded between $117,922 and $118,020 over the last 60 minutes, indicating minimal price volatility in the short term. With a market capitalization of $2.34 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $22.32 billion, bitcoin maintaine...

27 Jul 2025

Has Bitcoin Been Co-Opted? Ancient Whale’s Sale Examined

Scott Melker, host of The Wolf of All Streets podcast and cryptocurrency analyst, has weighed in on the possibility of bitcoin being co-opted from its original purpose with the recent sales of giant whales. Melker’s opinion sparked a debate on the mean...

27 Jul 2025

Bitgo Lands in Brazil, Targeting Banks Entering the Crypto Business

Bitgo, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency custody provider, recently announced the establishment of a local office in Brazil, where it will aim to acquire customers from the banking sector entering the crypto business. The company will also offer insurance op...

27 Jul 2025

Bitcoin Cash Surges Past $580 as Analysts Predict Breakout Toward $620–$680 Range

BCH jumped more than 5% Sunday to surpass $580, with analysts citing breakout patterns and calling for a possible push toward the $620–$680 range.

27 Jul 2025

$9 Billion Exit by Satoshi-Era BTC Whale Sparks Debate: Are Bitcoin OGs Losing Faith?

Galaxy’s $9 billion BTC sale for a Satoshi-era investor prompted Scott Melker to suggest some early whales are losing faith, sparking intense debate on X.

27 Jul 2025