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In a research note, Blake Heimann, Senior Associate of Quantitative Research at WisdomTree, presents bitcoin and gold as key "hard money" assets poised to benefit from continued expansion of the global money supply. The post WisdomTree Forecasts Bitcoin at $250K and Gold at $4K by 2030 in Base Case Scenario appeared first on Cryptonews.

The company is positioning ETH as its primary treasury reserve asset and said it plans to stake and restake the acquired ETH, effectively removing it from circulation.

Shiba Inu's price has rallied 18% this month, marking its best performance since November, driven by increased risk-taking in the crypto market.

Bitcoin’s latest rally sparked a reaction from Peter Schiff, urging a switch to silver, while others were more bullish than ever. Longtime Bitcoin critic and gold advocate Peter Schiff said the latest BTC rally may be a selling opportunity for investors to buy silver instead. “With Bitcoin hitting new highs today (in dollars), it’s a great time to sell some and buy silver ahead of silver’s next big leg up,” Schiff said in a Thursday X post as Bitcoin (BTC) put on its moon boots again and set new highs above $112,000. He claimed that silver has more upside potential than Bitcoin and added that while BTC “can easily crash, silver’s downside seems very limited.” Read more

Ethereum has surged past the $3,000 mark for the first time since February, riding on the renewed momentum sweeping across the broader crypto market. According to CryptoSlate data, ETH’s price peaked at $3,033 during the last 24 hours amid a 9% increase. However, its value has slightly retraced to $2,991 as of press time. This […] The post Ethereum Foundation denies selling assets amid ETH’s climb past $3,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BlackRock’s IBIT led Thursday’s ETF inflows with $448.5 million, as capital consolidated into top issuers despite outflows from GBTC.

The top 100 addresses increased their holdings by 2.3% over the past month, while exchange holdings have dropped by 2.17%.

The Ethereum Foundation is preparing to bring zero-knowledge technology to Ethereum, with plans to launch a zkEVM on the layer-1 network within a year. Ethereum is preparing for a significant architectural upgrade that could see a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) integrated directly into its layer-1 blockchain within a year. In a post by Sophia Gold, a developer in the Ethereum Foundation’s (EF) protocol support team, the EF outlined a path toward replacing traditional block execution with zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs).  Instead of requiring every validator to re-run transaction blocks to verify them, the system will switch to validators only checking ZK-proofs, which are tiny cryptographic receipts that confirm everything was done correctly.  Read more

The crypto market is up today, with BTC breaking its ATH and ETH surpassing $3,000. ”The medium- and long-term outlook for Bitcoin remains overwhelmingly positive.” The post Why Is Crypto Up Today? – July 11, 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The price rise was driven by a combination of the broader cryptocurrency market rally and a fresh $1 billion token burn.

Behind glowing startup facades, Darktrace warns, scammers—impersonating AI and Web3 founders—are luring victims with promises of crypto, only to silently siphon trust and wallets from unsuspecting believers in innovation The post Crypto-Stealing Malware Surges as Scammers Impersonate AI, Web3 Startups — Here’s the Catch appeared first on Cryptonews.

Local authorities and state-owned publications in mainland China are increasingly calling on the government not to dismiss the increasing global adoption of stablecoins. Mainland China, one of the most restrictive global jurisdictions for cryptocurrencies, is reportedly showing signs of a shift in tone regarding stablecoins amid new developments in Shanghai. The Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) has held a meeting to discuss strategic responses to stablecoins and digital currencies, Reuters reported on Friday. Following the Thursday meeting, SASAC director He Qing called for “greater sensitivity to emerging technologies and enhanced research into digital currencies,” in a post on the authority’s official account. Read more

Your day-ahead look for July 11, 2025

Bitcoin hit a new all-time high above $118,000 as institutions drove the rally—while analysts predicted a $120K target by month-end.

In a surprising development, blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain reported that the attacker responsible for exploiting GMX, a decentralized derivatives exchange, agreed to a white-hat deal—offering to return the stolen $42 million in assets in exchange for a $5 million bounty. The post GMX Hacker Strikes White-Hat Deal: $42M Heist Turns $3M Profit After $5M Bounty Offer appeared first on Cryptonews.

Binance played a critical role in developing the USD1 stablecoin launched by the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial Inc. The post Binance Developed Code for Trump-Backed USD1 Stablecoin Before CZ’s Pardon Bid appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum topped $3,000 for the first time since February, following the largest single day for ETH exchange-traded fund inflows.

The rally in FIL came as crypto markets surged higher with the Coindesk CD20 index rising 7%.

US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a dramatic uptick in investor activity as the top crypto price reached a new all-time high of over $118,000, at least in dollars. According to SoSoValue data, the 12 funds saw cumulative inflows of $1.2 billion, the second strongest daily performance since launch in 2024, and the best this year. […] The post Bitcoin ETFs see record $1.2B inflow as market hits all-time high in dollars appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Attackers earlier this week exploited a re-entrancy flaw in the OrderBook contract, allowing the attacker to manipulate short positions on BTC, inflate GLP’s valuation, and redeem it for outsized profits.