Bitcoin market commentators are split over whether the BTC price rebound has legs — does Bitcoin have time to bring back the bull market? Key points: Bitcoin traders reveal the key BTC price points for a bullish recovery. The risk of a “double top” for price remains, with $102,000 on the radar should support fail. Read more
A solo miner struck gold with a $373,000 Bitcoin block. With persistence and a stroke of luck, the miner got ahead of millions of competing miners. On July 26, 2025, a solo Bitcoin miner achieved an ultra-rare feat by mining block 907,283 through the Solo CKPool. They overcame steep odds in a network dominated by industrial-scale operations to claim the full block reward of 3.125 Bitcoin (BTC), worth about $372,700. The block included 4,038 transactions and $3,400 in fees. Read more
Decentralized AI project Swarm Network has raised $13 million, including $10 million through NFT-based agent licenses and $3 million from strategic investors. Decentralized artificial intelligence protocol Swarm Network raised a total of $13 million to build an AI verification protocol. According to a Wednesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, $10 million of the raised funds was secured through the protocol’s licenses to operate agents. A project spokesperson told Cointelegraph that each license is a non-fungible token (NFT) that allows its holder to obtain daily rewards for operating agents and maintaining the network. The remaining funds comprise a $3 million strategic investment from investors, including Sui (SUI), Ghaf Capital, Brinc, Y2Z and Zerostage. The investments by Sui, Ghaf and Brinc were secured by Swarm’s participation in SuiHub’s Dubai-based global accelerator. Read more
The PSG1 comes with gaming-ready specs, a built-in crypto wallet and fingerprint security, marking Solana’s latest push into consumer hardware and Web3 gaming. The Solana ecosystem is taking a leap into hardware with the forthcoming launch of its first handheld gaming console. Play Solana, a project dedicated to building a Web3 gaming device on the Solana blockchain, announced that it will start shipping its Play Solana Gen 1 (PSG1) device on Oct. 6. The device comes with gaming-ready specs, including an octa-core ARM processor, 8 gigabytes of RAM, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and a touch LCD display. It also includes a built-in hardware wallet and fingerprint authentication, allowing users to store crypto assets while playing games. Read more
USDT0 expands to 11 networks with Polygon integration, while XAUT0 grows following its TON debut and HyperEVM integration. Polygon, a layer-2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereum, is about to upgrade to the USDT0 standard, the unified liquidity network that introduced the omnichain versions of Tether’s USDT and XAUT. USDT0 (USDT0) and XAUt0 (XAUt0), cross-chain liquidity stablecoins enabled by LayerZero's Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT), are launching on the Polygon blockchain, USDT0 operator Everdawn Labs announced to Cointelegraph on Wednesday. The integration marks a milestone for XAUt0, with Polygon becoming its third blockchain integration following XAUt0’s debut on TON and Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM. Read more