Crypto

With rising rates and over $100 billion in reserves, Tether turned monetary policy into profit, and it’s not alone. In the first half of 2024, Tether quietly posted one of the biggest profit hauls in crypto history, pulling in a staggering $5.2 billion across just two quarters. That’s not a typo: $4.52 billion in Q1, followed by another $1.3 billion in Q2.  Read more

Technical analysis suggests steady upward pressure, with PEPE forming a series of higher lows and briefly piercing a resistance level .

European investors gain regulated exposure to NEAR blockchain with integrated staking benefits.

The SkyBridge founder told Bloomberg that companies adding crypto to their balance sheets is temporary.

The Nasdaq-listed firm upsized its note offering from $100 million as it ramps up its Solana-focused crypto treasury strategy.

The pact with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator will provide HUT a steady income stream and help address Ontario’s projected electricity demand growth.

Despite surging crypto adoption in emerging markets, the promise of financial sovereignty remains unfulfilled. Millions hold digital wealth they can’t easily use without seamless payment systems and practical off-ramps. Opinion by: Timothy Chen, global head of strategy, Mantle  While crypto adoption accelerates across Southeast Asia and Latin America, a deeper structural problem persists: Payments remain slow, error-prone and exclusionary. The premise of financial sovereignty through blockchain remains tantalizingly incomplete.  Millions hold digital assets, yet they cannot seamlessly integrate them into daily life. This paradoxical disconnect — digital wealth without practical utility — represents a critical infrastructural gap where emerging markets suffer most.  Read more

The vehicle from REX Shares and Osprey Funds has selected Anchorage Digital as the exclusive custodian and staking partner.

Cosmos token shows remarkable 3% recovery amid broader market uncertainty, establishing new resistance at $4.04 level.

Brazil’s new 17.5% flat crypto tax replaces previous exemptions and now applies to all digital asset gains. On June 12, 2025, Brazil introduced a sweeping new cryptocurrency tax law under Provisional Measure 1303.  It replaces the old progressive tax model with a flat 17.5% crypto tax on all capital gains — no matter how much is earned or where the assets are held. The policy ends the long-standing exemption that allowed individuals to sell up to 35,000 Brazilian reais (~$6,300) in crypto each month tax-free. Read more

Bitcoin shorts are suddenly on the receiving end of punishment as a US employment data surprise injects fresh volatility into BTC price action. Key points: US private-sector jobs numbers declined more than 4% in June — the biggest drop since March 2023. Bitcoin sees relief, building on a rebound which has begun to trap late short positions. Read more

Cartwright Pension Trusts helped a pioneering pension scheme to secure returns of about 60% from its BTC allocation in under a year.

Will bears or bulls win the short-term battle?

The Layer 1 (L1) blockchain is designed to combine and secure modular blockchains in its ecosystem. 

The GENIUS act will cement stablecoins as the basis of the global crypto economy. Can Bitcoin reach it’s full potential if that happens? Theres been an unprecedented tailwind in Washington DC this year for stablecoins. From the embrace of the assets by politicians and the industry to the GENIUS stablecoin legislation passing the Senate, 2025 marks an important turning point. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent even tasked stablecoins with nothing less important than ensuring the greenback remains the worlds number one currency. As President Trump has directed, we are going to keep the U.S. the dominant reserve currency in the world, and we will use stablecoins to do that,” he said at the Digital Assets Summit in March. Which is why its almost bizarre to realize that stablecoins a descendant of Bitcoin a decentralized currency designed to level the playing field in a world of rigged centralized banking systems and overzealous governments. Stablecoins and Bitcoin would seem to have two irreconcilable aims the form...

Most deals are designed for quick exits rather than durable enterprise revenue, says Romeo Kuok, board member at BGX Ventures.

The acquisition, the fifth this year for the exchange, will help early-stage projects, Coinbase said in a blog post.

Solana is one of the fastest-growing ecosystems when it comes to web3 project creation. However, many people believe that advanced technical knowledge, programming skills, or an expensive development team are necessary to create a Solana Token. Well, nothing could be further from the truth: anyone can learn how to create a Solana token without programming […]

Belgium’s KBC Bank plans to let retail customers invest in Bitcoin and Ether via its Bolero platform, pending regulatory approval later this year. Update (July 2 at 11:03 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include comments from KBC Bank. KBC Bank, one of Belgium’s largest financial institutions, is preparing to allow its customers to invest in cryptocurrencies through its Bolero subsidiary. Bolero, an online investment platform operated by KBC, will roll out access to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) investments on its platform later this year, KBC confirmed to Cointelegraph. Read more

Flappy Racquet puts a tennis twist on Flappy Bird, implementing Wimbledon stars as playable NFT characters ahead of the SCOR airdrop.