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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.

Aplus and SBI VC Trade launch Japan’s first point-to-crypto program, letting users earn XRP, BTC and ETH from everyday spending. On July 8, 2025, Aplus, a credit card and financial services company under Japan’s Shinsei Bank Group, collaborated with SBI VC Trade, the cryptocurrency exchange division of SBI Holdings, to introduce a pioneering rewards program.  For the first time, cryptocurrencies have been incorporated as redeemable assets within the Aplus Points program. If you are an Aplus credit cardholder, you can now convert your reward points into cryptocurrencies, including XRP (XRP), Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). This makes Aplus the first major Japanese loyalty program to enable direct conversion of points to cryptocurrencies.  Read more

Over 70 of the top 100 cryptocurrencies are in the green since this time yesterday—and notably, Bitcoin isn't one of them. 

ETH continues its “up only rally” after breaking $3,000, as an Ethereum trader says the price could top between $7,000 and $10,000 this cycle. Key takeaways: Ether price has climbed to a six-month high, driven by record ETF inflows and rising network activity.  The RSI buy signal at 40 in April, historically tied to major ETH price rallies, suggests a potential price target of $7,000-$10,000 in 2025. Read more

AI-controlled “slaughterbot” drones likely within 12 months in Ukraine, new research suggests AI agents are 70% useless, and more: AI Eye. A few years ago, arms control groups warned of a dystopian future where swarms of AI drones called Slaughterbots would lay waste to humanity. That reality has edged closer thanks to the drone arms race between Ukraine and Russia. Each side jams the radio frequencies the other uses to remotely pilot drones, so last year they switched to drones that unspool up to 20 kilometres of fiber-optic cable behind them, allowing them to be piloted via a wired connection. Now, a Ukrainian drone startup called the Fourth Law says AI-piloted drones are likely to emerge in the next six months. They wont be tiny like in the film, but they will be lethal. When were talking about full autonomy, I think were definitely going to see singular demos by the end of this year, founder Yaroslav Azhnyuk told the Kyiv Independent. Read more

Tether’s USDt stablecoin has surpassed $160 billion market cap, confirming its place as the digital dollar, as Tron leads in blockchain supply. The market cap of Tether’s USDt, the world’s largest stablecoin, has surpassed $160 billion for the first time, a “new mind-blowing milestone,” according to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino. In a Thursday post on X, Ardoino called the achievement a testament to USDt’s growing role as the digital dollar for “billions of people living in emerging markets and developing countries.” USDt crossed $150 billion in May. Ardoino has said that USDt (USDT) is used by more than 400 million people worldwide, expanding by 35 million wallets each quarter, especially in emerging markets where it serves as a reliable dollar substitute. Read more