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[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, CA, July 17th, 2025] Crowdsourced Hedge Fund Announces Strategic Token Buyback as Meta Model Leads Amid AUM Growth Numerai, the decentralized hedge fund powered by crowdsourced machine learning, today announced plans to buy back $1 million of its token, Numeraire (NMR), from the open market. The buyback reflects Numerai’s continued […]

DV8 has completed its first capital raise since undergoing a strategic shift toward becoming Southeast Asia’s first crypto treasury company, securing approximately THB 241 million (roughly $7.4 million), according to a filing released July 16. The funding round closed with a 99.9% warrant exercise rate, marking a critical vote of confidence from existing shareholders in […] The post DV8 completes first step in Thai crypto treasury pivot with 99.9% warrant execution appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The NYSE-listed firm now holds more than 300,000 ETH.

Curve DAO ($CRV) has climbed from a $0.6017 low to $0.9882, delivering a 79% weekly rally and 23% daily rise. Trading volume has reached $848 million in 24 hours as traders position for upcoming governance proposals, protocol upgrades and cross-chain integrations that may guide liquidity flows. The post Curve DAO ($CRV) Rockets 79% in a Week – Is the $1 Breakout Sustainable? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Republicans and Democrats tussled over the Trump family’s crypto ties, consumer protections, and backing stablecoins with fiat assets. As day four of “Crypto Week” kicks off, US Democratic and Republican lawmakers remain divided on the future of key legislation that will shape the country's regulatory approach to digital assets. Votes were anticipated on the Clarity Act, the GENIUS stablecoin bill and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, but progress has been slowed by political gridlock on amendments, including proposals to bar government officials from trading cryptocurrencies. The fourth day of the so-called Crypto Week started Thursday with US lawmakers in the House of Representatives debating consumer protections, anti-money laundering provisions, the development of a central bank digital currency, banking protections and preventing conflicts of interest in the executive branch. Read more

The much-hyped ‘Crypto Week’ in the United States, where key industry regulations are on the table, is turning into a bit of a fracas. 

The asset manager filed Thursday with the SEC to debut its Staked INJ ETF, which  would allow investors to earn yield on its fund's underlying tokens. 

Bitcoin DeFi has recorded a 1,971.7% rise in total value locked over 18 months, from $307 million in January 2024 to $7.049 billion currently. The surge has been fueled by protocol launches, institutional inflows, and growing developer interest in Bitcoin's security and liquidity potential. The post Bitcoin DeFi TVL Surges from $307 Million to $6.4 Billion in Just 18 Months appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum is reclaiming levels unseen since February with record-breaking inflows across investment markets, raising questions about how far the rally can go. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Is the ETH Rally Going to Continue in July 2025? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto fundraising is on pace to break records in 2025, with $16.5 billion raised in the first half alone, according to a report from CEX.IO. According to the report, this has already surpassed the $12.2 billion recorded across all of 2024 and also exceeds the $10.9 billion raised during the 2021 bull run, the industry’s […] The post Token raises dying out as crypto fundraising shatters records in 2025 with $16.5B raised appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Satoshi Nakamoto is richer than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Dell founder Michael Dell—and Bitcoin critic Warren Buffett is next.

ETH nears $3,500 on huge ETF inflows. Sharplink stock hits $35, completes ATM program. US House advances crypto bills. Coinbase renames wallet Base, integrates Farcaster. Unclear if US has sold 80% of BTC reserves. Bill to allow crypto collateral for mortgage launched. BofA & Citigroup to launch stablecoin. Plasma to begin XPL sale today. Phantom flips Pumpfun in 24hr revenue. Phantom onboards 10k users to Hyperliquid. Bitcoin could solve most public debt: CZ. Talos buys data firm Coin Metrics for $100m. Smarter Web buys 325 BTC more. France considers 5yr BTC mining pilot. Thai SEC, Central bank launching crypto sandbox. WindTree to buy $60m BNB. CME wont launch memecoin linked derivatives. YHC up 150% on hostile takeover attempt

After launching Twenty One (XXI), Cantor Fitzgerald is making another big Bitcoin treasury move with early Bitcoiner Adam Back.

LINK price is on the verge of confirming a historically bullish pattern, which could send the altcoin’s price above $18. Key point: Convergence of TradFi and DeFi could propel LINK past $18 and start a new uptrend. At the RWA Summit Cannes, Nelli Zaltsman, JPMorgan Kinexys’ head of blockchain payments innovation, said that decentralized finance and traditional finance are converging rapidly. The banking giant, Chainlink (LINK), and Ondo Finance (ONDO) recently completed a crosschain Delivery versus Payment (DvP) test transaction, involving a permissioned payment network and a public testnet. Read more

Westpac Institutional Bank has partnered with Chainlink and Australia's RBA to launch Project Acacia, a blockchain-based tokenized asset settlement project that could save AU$12 billion annually. The post Westpac and Australia’s RBA Launch Chainlink-Based Tokenized Asset Settlement Project appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin liquid staking platform Lombard Finance has revealed a roadmap to bring Bitcoin Capital Markets onchain and enable “any chain, protocol, or wallet to embed native BTC deposits and yield directly into their applications.” The post Lombard Finance Readies to ‘Make Bitcoin Ubiquitous Throughout All Ecosystems’ appeared first on Cryptonews.

A July 15 report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests that El Salvador’s growing Bitcoin holdings are not the result of recent purchases, but rather a reorganization of existing assets. According to a footnote in the document: “Increases in [El Salvador’s] Bitcoin holdings in the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Fund reflect the consolidation of Bitcoin […] The post IMF claims El Salvador is NOT buying Bitcoin but simply moving coins between wallets appeared first on CryptoSlate.

FARTCOIN surges 23% in 24H, breaks resistance at $1.53 as volume, whale activity, and OI hit record highs.

Bhutan’s unique naming culture and values of sovereignty make it a strong candidate for adopting blockchain-based identity systems. Opinion by: Ezra Reguerra, journalist at Cointelegraph The Kingdom of Bhutan’s openness to dive into Web3 technology creates an opportunity to build a blockchain-based identity infrastructure and modernize the nation’s approach to digital identity.  Bhutan is a Himalayan country where modernization is paced and driven by its culture and values. Its Gross National Happiness (GNH) development philosophy pushes the country to take a cautious approach to tourism and technology. Because of this, Bhutan has historically chosen sovereignty over scale.  Read more

What does Crypto Week in Congress, and the drama that ensued Wednesday, have to do with the Jeffrey Epstein scandal? More than you might think, according to D.C. policy insiders.