Crypto

Five years after our last global crypto policy review, America leads a pro-crypto shift while China retreats, and new “sovereign innovators” like El Salvador chart bold paths. Opinion by: Zack Kelman Five years ago, during our last Global Taxonomy of Crypto Policy, global banking insiders at the International Monetary Fund unveiled a strict new regulatory framework as the US president publicly (if skeptically) addressed crypto for the first time.  Outsiders began sporadically banning Bitcoin (BTC), and exchanges relocated to offshore experimenters like Malta as crypto became irreversibly intertwined with global politics.  Read more

A closer look at the most important Ripple (XRP) news from the past several days.

Bitcoin lacks upward momentum as eyes fall on old all-time highs near $109,000 — can upside liquidity provide the springboard bulls need? Key points: Bitcoin bulls face multiple resistances as price stays stuck, but some see upside liquidity sparking a short squeeze. BTC price forecasts continue to see lower levels closer to $109,000 in the short term. Read more

If ETH can break above $4,200, it will “rip like 2021” says one analyst, but options data indicates a 10% drop for SOL. Trade Secrets. Welcome to Trade Secrets Bitcoin and Ether price predictions from top analysts, along with options data, sentiment analysis and prediction markets to determine what they can tell us about the months and years ahead. XRP is gearing up for a massive 160% surge by the end of 2025, predicts Shubh Varma, co-founder and CEO of Hyblock Capital. Varma tells Magazine that XRP could hit $7.50 by the end of 2025 if the momentum sustains. His forecast comes after XRP reached a year-to-date high of $3.66 on July 18 but fell short of retesting its official all-time high of $3.84 from January 2018. Read more

Helmed by CEO Mike Novogratz, the firm secured the entire 800MW of HPC capacity at Helios after CoreWeave exercised its final option.

This option is particularly appealing when implied volatility is low, providing a 'perfect entry' for a slightly higher premium, Orbit Markets said.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants stakeholders to work with it to provide regulatory clarity on listing spot crypto assets.

The company now has 521,939 Ethereum worth nearly $1.9 billion.

Switzerland’s fully open LLM merges transparency, sustainability and Web3 utility designed for research, DeFi and AI compliance. ETH Zurich and EPFL’s open-weight LLM offers a transparent alternative to black-box AI built on green compute and set for public release. Large language models (LLMs), which are neural networks that predict the next word in a sentence, are powering today’s generative AI. Most remain closed, usable by the public, yet inaccessible for inspection or improvement. This lack of transparency conflicts with Web3’s principles of openness and permissionless innovation. Read more

XRP holders will soon be able to wrap the token into FXRP via Flare’s FAssets protocol and deploy it across staking and liquidity products.

Paying rent in Bitcoin is easy, secure and gaining popularity among tenants. Many cities globally now have tech infrastructure to facilitate Bitcoin payments. Remote workers and digital nomads can now pay rent in Bitcoin across major cities and coastal hubs. Blockchain-powered rental platforms and smart contracts simplify lease management, reduce disputes, and enable secure, near-instant settlements. Tenants and landlords can choose direct or indirect Bitcoin payments, with stablecoins, intermediaries or escrow services helping mitigate volatility and compliance risks. Read more

Bitcoin’s ability to hold above the $112K support level, despite macro uncertainties, signals a strong market structure and demand. While near-term volatility may persist, especially around the $116K retest zone, a sustained breakout from the current consolidation could pave the way for a renewed bullish rally. Technical Analysis By ShayanMarkets The Daily Chart Following a […]

Public markets provide new fundraising avenues for blockchain companies, enabling them to tap into capital from traditional markets. Figure Technology Solutions, a fintech company focused on transforming financial services through blockchain technology, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, joining a growing list of crypto-related companies preparing to enter traditional financial markets. Figure Technology submitted a confidential IPO filing with the SEC related to its equity securities offering expected in 2025, the company announced on Monday. The number of shares and the price range have yet to be determined, subject to market conditions and the completion of the SEC’s review process. The IPO filing was made under a new SEC clause that enables confidential filing ahead of a final public offering. Read more

If approved, the DAO would assume full control over protocol revenue streams, directing them to the network's tokenholders.

The regulator cited a growing number of scams involving crypto kiosks, including fake tech support and bank-related scams.

Have you been wondering where to list a new cryptocurrency? Here are some of the top token listing platforms in 2025.

SharpLink marches ahead with its Ether strategy, bagging $264 million of ETH, raising its total staked ETH holdings to 521,939 ETH. Digital asset investment firm SharpLink added another haul of Ether to its balance sheet, bringing its overall ETH holdings to almost $2 billion. On Tuesday, the company said it bought 83,562 Ether (ETH) worth $264.5 million at an average price of $3,634. The purchases, made between July 28 and Aug. 3, brought the company’s total ETH holdings to 521,939 ETH, worth $1.91 billion at current market prices.  The company said that all of its ETH holdings are staked, allowing it to earn from Ethereum’s native proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. According to SharpLink, its cumulative staking rewards have reached 929 ETH, worth over $3.3 million.  Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – Tel Aviv, Israel, August 5th, 2025] As GameFi adoption continues to expand, G Coin (GCOIN) is emerging as a utility token supporting Web3 gaming infrastructure. The token currently facilitates approximately one million daily transactions across five gaming platforms and over 100 partner portals in more than 60 countries. Designed to support high-volume, […]

Users of Clanker, an AI-powered memecoin generator, have created over 355,000 tokens and earned over $34.4 million in fees amid rising AI agent adoption. Clanker, a decentralized application (DApp) built around an artificial intelligence agent that creates memecoins based on prompts, has generated over $34.4 million in fees, according to blockchain data. According to the “Clanker Fees” Dune data dashboard, the liquidity pool fees earned by Clanker have reached $34,417,863. The daily fees peaked on Nov. 26, 2024, at $1.1 million earned in a single day. Clanker’s official website showed 355,179 live “clankers,” referring to tokens deployed through its AI agent. It also showed an ecosystem market cap of $172.3 million, and that $34.4 million of creator fees were earned through it. Read more

Stellar (XLM) joined Aave (AAVE) as an underperformer, dropping 1.7% from Monday.