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With a 35% market share, Hyperliquid's $97.7 million in fees is a strong lead over Tron, Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin.

The White House's crypto group will apparently be led again by an ex-college football star-turned-politician, though this one has some deeper DC roots.

The new whale’s investments came amid record-breaking Ether ETF inflows, which may help Ether recapture its old all-time high, market watchers told Cointelegraph. A new cryptocurrency whale has purchased $1.34 billion worth of Ether in the past eight days, outpacing record US spot Ether ETF inflows and fueling speculation over the token’s price trajectory ahead of key US inflation data. The whale acquired 312,052 Ether (ETH) across 10 newly created cryptocurrency wallets, according to crypto intelligence platform Lookonchain. The whale has acquired $300 million more than the record-breaking inflows to US spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which amassed $1 billion worth of Ether on Monday, their largest daily net inflows since launch. Read more

This guide shows how to turn ChatGPT into your warning system for altcoin pumps, using smart prompts, trend tracking and risk filters to stay ahead of the curve. By analyzing fundamentals, social sentiment and historical patterns, ChatGPT can help identify altcoins with upside potential before momentum kicks in. Well-crafted prompts let ChatGPT act like a crypto assistant, generating watchlists, scanning social buzz and flagging tokens with real growth potential. Use ChatGPT alongside platforms like CoinGecko, LunarCrush or DEXTools to validate insights, track volume and catch early community signals. Read more

Hex Trust has integrated Tezos-based Etherlink to offer institutional custody for xU3O8, a tokenized uranium asset listed on multiple exchanges. Digital asset custody firm Hex Trust has integrated Etherlink, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible layer 2 built on Tezos, to add institutional custody for xU3O8, a tokenized uranium asset issued on the network. The integration is backed by Trilitech, the research and development (R&D) adoption hub for Tezos and developer of Etherlink, which is working with Hex Trust to connect institutional clients to xU3O8 and other Etherlink-based assets, according to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. “Tokenized commodities like uranium are gaining institutional interest as more real-world assets move onchain,” said Giorgia Pellizzari, head of custody at Hex Trust. Read more

Ethereum (ETH) was also a top performer, rising 2.1% from Monday.

Bitcoin rose 0.5% to $119,000 and Ethereum gained more than 5% to $4,400 after July U.S. CPI showed a 0.2% month-over-month increase and a 2.7% annual rate, with core CPI up 0.3% on the month and 3.1% on the year. The release at 1:30 P.M. Eastern reflected a mixed profile. Headline CPI decelerated on the […] The post US core inflation jumps to 5 month high as Ethereum hits $4.4k appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Experts say that investors are rotating funds into “quality-focused” assets like Ethereum and other altcoins.

Grayscale is offering accredited investors direct exposure to DEEP and WAL, the native tokens of Sui’s DeepBook and Walrus protocols

Transak plans to use the funds to expand its stablecoin payments stack and enter new markets, the company said.

The value of open positions on ETH’s future price has nearly doubled since just weeks ago.

CRCL eclipsed $179 in pre-market trading Tuesday, after the company reported a 53% increase in year-over-year income.

U.S. inflation is still running above the Fed’s 2% target.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF leads with $57.4 billion in inflows, followed by Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund with $12.1 billion. Half of the top 20 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States are linked to digital assets, underscoring the sector’s growing appeal to investors.  On Monday, ETF analyst Nate Geraci said more than 1,300 ETFs have launched since the start of 2024, and crypto-linked assets dominated the top 20 investment products in inflows. These include Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) ETFs, funds tracking leveraged ETH positions and Strategy (MSTR) exposure products. Read more

The company already owned about $5 billion worth of the world's second-largest crypto.

The data was mixed, but nevertheless isn't likely to lessen the case for a September Fed rate cut.

ETH ETFs set a smashing new record on Monday, while other crypto majors sell off ahead of today's CPI print.

Qubic claims it has achieved 51% control of Monero’s hashrate, prompting debate over whether the resulting six-block reorganization was a successful attack. Update (Aug. 12, 2025, at 1:30 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add a Qubic announcement. Layer-1 blockchain Qubic said it has “completed its attempt to dominate the Monero network,” claiming a month-long push culminated Monday with 51% control of Monero’s hashrate. According to a Monday blog post, the “month-long, high-stakes technical confrontation” concluded with Qubic reaching 51% of Monero’s hashrate. The effort coincided with a six-block-deep chain reorganization that discarded 60 previously valid blocks, according to the Monero Consensus Status dashboard. Read more

Qubic’s claim of majority control over Monero’s hashrate sparks warnings of a potential 51% attack, reviving fears over one of crypto’s most disruptive network threats.

The privacy-focused Monero blockchain has suffered a 51% attack, meaning the network is not controlled by a single entity. XMR dropped just shy of 9% after developers flagged the event. On Aug. 12, Sergey Ivancheglo, known in the crypto community as “Come-from-Beyond” (CFB), claimed on X that Qubic had surpassed 51% of Monero’s network hash […] The post Monero hit by critical 51% attack as Qubic gains control of network appeared first on CryptoSlate.