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El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment appears to be faltering under the weight of an IMF loan agreement and declining public engagement. The post El Salvador’s Bitcoin Strategy Faces IMF Hurdles and Limited Public Reach, Says NGO appeared first on Cryptonews.

The year is more than halfway through, and here are the top contenders according to four AIs.

HBAR rallies after being added to Robinhood’s crypto lineup, while a technical analyst suggests $3.30 could be possible if the token clears a key resistance level.

The total crypto market cap has regained over $70 billion since yesterday's low.

BlackRock's ETHA leads with $440 million as Ether ETFs stretch their inflow streak to 16 days, pushing total net assets to $20.66 billion. Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted another strong session on Friday, drawing $452.72 million in net inflows and extending their inflow streak to 16 consecutive trading days, according to data from SoSoValue. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) once again dominated the charts, pulling in $440.10 million in daily net inflows. The fund now commands $10.69 billion in assets, the largest share among US Ether (ETH) ETFs. Bitwise’s ETHW followed at a distant second with $9.95 million, while Fidelity’s FETH added $7.30 million. Grayscale’s ETHE, however, continued to see redemptions, losing $23.49 million on the day and pushing its cumulative outflow to $4.29 billion, by far the largest net loss among all Ether ETF products. Read more

DOGE is up by over 5% since yesterday's low, XRP defended a crucial support zone.

Ether's recent surge in social media dominance signals the potential risk for a price correction, according to Santiment. Ether’s recent price rally may be due for a cooldown, as a surge in social media mentions — reaching levels of “extreme euphoria” — points to the potential for a near term correction, according to sentiment platform Santiment. However, other indicators suggest Ether’s (ETH) rally may still have room to run, which has gained more than 50% over the past 30 days. “Social metrics are flashing warning signs. Since early May, Ethereum's price ratio against Bitcoin has surged by an incredible 70%,” Santiment said in a report on Friday. Read more

Galaxy has also completed the massive BTC sell-off.

XRP’s ETF exposure is currently limited to futures, but analysts say any progress toward a spot product could drive a second wave of inflows, particularly if the SEC maintains its softened posture post-March ruling.

The Ripple executive says he felt really bad about the situation and "it wasn’t the authentic interaction with celebrities" that he was aiming for. Ripple’s chief technology officer David Schwartz confessed that he once faked fan questions for Black Sabbath and filtered the responses of recently deceased rock legend Ozzy Osbourne during what was meant to be an authentic Q&A with fans — an experience he now regrets. “I cheated,” Swartz said in an X post on Thursday. “To me personally, it was a failure, but to everyone else it was a success,” recalling his time at WebMaster when, as an employee, he was assigned to deliver responses to fan questions for Osbourne — who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76 — and the other members of Black Sabbath using the company’s ConferenceRoom software.  Read more

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed support for stablecoin businesses that operate within the bounds of the country’s digital asset regulations. During the Nigeria Stablecoin Summit held in Lagos, SEC Director-General Emomotimi Agama reportedly said the African country is ready to embrace blockchain-based payment innovations as long as they comply with existing laws. […] The post Nigeria SEC welcomes stablecoin innovation while ensuring compliance appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Investor and “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki warned investors to beware of holding Bitcoin (BTC), gold and silver through exchange‑traded funds, saying those paper‑based instruments are no substitute for the real thing. Kiyosaki likened ETFs to having only a “picture of a gun” for self‑defense, useful in good times but useless in a […] The post Robert Kiyosaki slams ETFs for being ‘paper versions’ of Bitcoin, gold and silver appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A routine $10,000 prediction market on Polymarket covering Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race erupted into a dispute in UMA’s history after the oracle rejected an early settlement proposal, despite it being accurate.  As reported by the X user known as Domer on July 24, the clash has revived questions about how UMA’s optimistic‑oracle process balances […] The post Polymarket $10k bet on NASCAR race turns to $60k dispute following Zelensky controversy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Perplexity AI predicts that a range of top-tier altcoins could reach unprecedented price levels by late 2025, bolstered by the likelihood of another Bitcoin bull run.Bitcoin surged to an all-time high of $122,838 last Monday, a milestone that analysts suggest could hasten the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies if upward trajectory persists, supported by legislation from […] The post Perplexity AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Dogecoin and Cardano by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto progenitor Bitcoin’s historic move to an unprecedented price high of $122,838 last Monday reignited strong bullish sentiment among traders. Although the asset has since retreated by 5.7%, optimism remains high for another potential breakout.The rapid ascent in Bitcoin’s value has simultaneously propelled major altcoins and many of the best meme coins upwards. Tokens such […] The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 25 July – XRP, Pepe, Shiba Inu appeared first on Cryptonews.

The cohort of publicly traded companies with holdings of at least 1,000 Bitcoin (BTC) has surged from 24 at the end of the first quarter to 35 as of July 25, representing a nearly 50% increase. According to new figures released by Chris Kuiper, vice president of research at Fidelity Digital Assets, the growth pushes […] The post Corporate whales: public firms holding at least 1,000 BTC grow 50% in 2025 – Fidelity appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tea required users to upload an ID and selfie, supposedly to keep out fake accounts and non-women. Now those documents are in the wild.

Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz says Ethereum may outpace Bitcoin in the next 3–6 months amid rising ETF inflows and strong corporate adoption.

Changes to El Salvador's Bitcoin laws under the IMF agreement put the benefits of BTC even further out of reach for the average resident. El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserve has had limited impact on the broader population, and the country’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may further complicate its Bitcoin strategy, according to Quentin Ehrenmann, general manager at My First Bitcoin, a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on Bitcoin adoption. Ehrenmann told Reuters that repealing the Bitcoin legal tender laws under the IMF agreement has created a vacuum in public BTC education or state-led adoption initiatives. In a translated statement, he told the news outlet: The Central American country also agreed not to purchase any new BTC under the agreement, a detail that was confirmed in a recent IMF report, which contradicted claims by El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office that the country is accumulating BTC daily. Read more

Gemini co‑founder Tyler Winklevoss said JPMorgan froze the crypto exchange’s effort to regain banking services after he accused “banksters” of trying to strangle fintech and crypto firms. In a thread on July 25, Winklevoss claimed the bank told Gemini that his earlier tweet had prompted a pause in re‑onboarding, an effort underway since JPMorgan off‑boarded the company […] The post Winklevoss accuses JPMorgan of retaliation over criticizing ‘bankster’ war on open banking appeared first on CryptoSlate.