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Ripple told Cointelegraph it will apply for a MiCA license to expand its crypto and stablecoin operations across the European Economic Area. Payment solution company Ripple has confirmed its intention to pursue a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license to expand into the EU. In messages sent to Cointelegraph, a Ripple spokesperson said the company intends “to become MiCA-compliant” as it recognizes “significant opportunity in the European market.” The statement follows Ripple’s registration of Ripple Payments Europe S.A. in Luxembourg in late April. Read more

Dormant Bitcoin whale from 2011 awakens, moving $4.7 billion to exchanges amid speculation of potential massive sell-off.

The banking giant has opened Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to institutions through the same systems they use for dollars, euros, and yen.

The NoOnes CEO told Cointelegraph that corporations are increasingly adding Ethereum to their treasuries, drawn by its utility, staking yield and dominance in tokenized assets protocols. Corporations are increasingly viewing Ethereum as a critical infrastructure component, fueling a surge in ETH allocations within corporate treasuries, according to Ray Youssef, CEO of finance app NoOnes. “Ethereum starts to look like a hybrid between tech equity and digital currency. This appeals to treasury strategists looking beyond passive storage,” Youssef told Cointelegraph. Top corporate Ethereum treasuries have purchased at least $1.6 billion worth of Ether (ETH) in the past month. On Monday, BitMine, chaired by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, revealed that it holds 163,142 ETH, valued at around $480 million. Read more

The crypto market slipped Tuesday morning in a “classic breakout-pullback sequence,” in the wake of Bitcoin’s record $123,000 high.

The new solution aims to create a sustainable revenue stream for builders, which may enable them to move away from fundraising via cryptocurrency launches. The Core Foundation, the organization behind the Core blockchain, is launching a new revenue-sharing mechanism for the Web3 industry intended to shake up how stablecoin issuers and developers raise funds. Rev+ claims to be the first protocol-level program that directly rewards developers, stablecoin issuers and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) based on their created user value. Once launched, it will allow projects to earn revenue from user-generated gas fees on their blockchain applications. It could provide a sustainable revenue stream for developers, who were previously forced to launch cryptocurrencies to raise project funds. Read more

The Arena-Z ecosystem will feature two additional League of Kingdoms games, a fresh A2Z token, and more. Here’s what to expect.

BlackRock’s Q2 inflows into crypto funds accounted for 16.5% of all the total ETF inflows, marking a massive increase from just 2.8% in Q1 2025. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, reported a massive increase in cryptocurrency fund inflows in the second quarter of 2025. According to BlackRock’s quarterly earnings released on Tuesday, Q2 inflows into its crypto iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) surged 366% to $14 billion, up from $3 billion in the previous quarter. The crypto inflows accounted for 16.5% of BlackRock’s total Q2 ETF inflows of $85 million, marking notable growth from just below 3% in Q1 2025. Read more

OpenSea’s strategic pivot comes as NFT volumes have declined in five straight quarters. Crypto trading platform OpenSea is expanding beyond non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as the space faces a consistent decline in digital collectible trading volumes amid increasing competition.  On July 8, OpenSea announced that it had acquired the mobile-focused token trading platform Rally to push its expansion into mobile devices and enhance its token trading capabilities. The platform said it will build an “onchain everything app” to provide users with a new experience.  Rally co-founder Chris Maddern, who now works as OpenSea’s chief technology officer, told Cointelegraph that the move will bring together “the best of crypto,” putting everything in one place.  Read more

The PENGU meme coin has posted one of the week’s biggest gains, but questions remain over its long-term viability in the current market.

Records show the New Zealand woman used fake crypto screenshots to convince her mother the investment had generated $160,000 profit.

The officers staged fake raids and used fraudulent warrants to track victims for "The Godfather's" criminal enterprise, prosecutors alleged.

Bitcoin’s record rally could receive another boost as the global bond crisis heats up with Japan’s 30Y yields hitting new highs.

Rep. Maxine Waters has warned two pending crypto bills could gut consumer protections and hand more power to politically connected players.

As new token launches slow, Solana's increasing liquidity inflow shifts towards established meme coins such as BONK, DOGE, and PEPE. The post Solana Sees $125M Surge as New Token Hype Fades—Old Meme Coins Back in Play? appeared first on Cryptonews.

QCP warns of froth as BTC funding rates near 30% and open interest tops $43B, levels last seen before February’s $2B wipeout.

Bitcoin has set a new all-time high above $121,000, and the options market on Deribit is showing clear signs of hedging pressure and gamma-driven pinning around this level. Traders are in a market structured heavily in favor of upside exposure, with positioning and Greek profiles aligning at a delicate inflection point. Current open interest and […] The post Options gamma pin at $123k holds Bitcoin in a tight range after new ATH appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitfinex analysts say this level of accumulation “supports the broader bullish narrative that new buyers entering the Bitcoin market are price-agnostic buyers.” New buyers entering the Bitcoin market are seen as price-agnostic and are scooping up the cryptocurrency faster than miners can supply, a likely boon for the price of Bitcoin.  “Currently, the combined balance of these cohorts is expanding at a rate of approximately 19.3K BTC per month,” Bitfinex analysts said in a markets report on Monday. The analysts pointed out that the Shrimp (<1 BTC), Crab (1–10 BTC), and Fish (10–100 BTC) Bitcoin (BTC) holder groups are growing their Bitcoin portfolio much faster than the current monthly issuance rate, which has been around 13,400 BTC since the April 2024 halving. Read more

The incident follows a previous issue with Grok last week, which began responding with hate-filled speech to users on X.

Pump.fun’s PUMP token opened at a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of roughly $5.6 billion on July 14 and fell 7.3% within the first three hours of trading, according to DEX Screener data.  The Solana-based coin changed hands at approximately $0.005128 at 20:30 UTC, implying a current FDV of nearly $5.12 billion, liquidity of $19.3 million, […] The post PUMP debuts at $5.6B FDV, logs $34M volume within first 3 hours appeared first on CryptoSlate.