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If convicted of the three charges, the Tornado Cash developer could face more than 40 years in prison. Jurors will now decide the fate of Roman Storm, co-founder of cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash, after prosecutors and the defense delivered closing arguments on Wednesday. The closing arguments phase of a trial is when both sides summarize a case before a judge or jury, making their cases and trying one last time to persuade before the fact-finder goes off to deliberate. Storm is standing trial in the Southern District of New York in a case that could set a precedent for how much responsibility developers have for decentralized software that is used illegally. Read more

The two crypto developers changed their pleas this week.

ChatGPT predicts XRP, SHIB, ADA and newcomer TOKEN6900 could deliver outsized returns before 2025 ends. The forecast notes Bitcoin has reached a $122,838 high and regulatory clarity has improved, boosting liquidity, institutional uptake and sentiment across the highlighted altcoins. The post ChatGPT Predicts the Price of XRP, Shiba Inu and Cardano by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto price prediction today has tracked Bitcoin’s rise to a record $122.8K, followed by a 4.2 % retracement, and has analyzed how XRP, Solana, Pepe, and emerging meme coin Snorter have sustained momentum. This illustrates key support, resistance, and technical signals shaping the $4 T crypto market cap. The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 30 July – XRP, Solana, Pepe appeared first on Cryptonews.

PENGU has lost 15% after an address believed to belong to Pudgy Penguins team members has moved 150 M tokens worth $5.64 M to Binance. On-chain data show insiders have now sent 485 M tokens to exchanges since July, while 9.54 B remain in the deployer wallet, raising fears of sustained sell pressure. The post PENGU Price Plunges 15% as Pudgy Penguins Insiders Offloads Another $5.6M appeared first on Cryptonews.

Two of President Donald Trump's leading officials on crypto, Bo Hines and Treasury's Tyler Williams, gave CoinDesk an inside take on their new report.

Solana’s DEX ecosystem has had a very active month, fueled by a spike in new token listings, surging volume, and PumpSwap’s growing grip over trading flows. While SOL retreated to just below $180 after peaking above $205, the spike in activity across DEXs suggests that the retail-driven memecoin wave primarily powered the turnover. However, the […] The post PumpSwap captures 74% of Solana DEX volume as memecoins surge appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The report rehashed many of the policy objectives touted by the Trump administration for regulating crypto in the United States. The US President Donald Trump’s Working Group on Digital Assets released its long-promised crypto report outlining policy recommendations for regulating crypto in the United States, including crypto market structure, jurisdictional oversight, banking regulations, promoting US dollar hegemony through stablecoins and taxation of cryptocurrencies.  Establishing a “taxonomy” of digital assets by clearly defining which cryptocurrencies are securities and which are commodities was the first issue outlined in the report, released on Wednesday. According to recommendations in the document, jurisdictional oversight over digital assets should be shared between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the CFTC having oversight over spot crypto markets. Read more

The popular stock and crypto trading platform has taken a step towards a tokenized future with its latest offering.

Shiba Inu price prediction has grappled with a 40% year-to-date slide, yet a 602 million-token burn in two days has renewed debate on supply scarcity. Observers note SHIB has slipped below its trend-line, targeting $0.00001050, though strength at $0.00001200 could fuel a return toward $0.00001600.   The post Shiba Inu Price Prediction: 602 Million SHIB Tokens Burned in One Go – Could This Be the First Step Toward $1 SHIB? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Cardano Price Prediction: ADA has fallen 11% this week, but chart supports at $0.65-$0.72 remain intact. Charles Hoskinson has maintained that positioning the chain for real-world asset issuance could drive a rebound toward $1.1, provided the price stays above the $0.615 last line of defense. The post Cardano Price Prediction: Hoskinson Says ADA Can Outperform Bitcoin – Analyst Says Breakout Coming Soon appeared first on Cryptonews.

Markets responded with a 13% drop in share price after the company unveiled its $200 million Ether treasury plan. Shares of Fundamental Global plunged today on the Nasdaq after the company announced a major strategic shift toward Ether (ETH) as its primary treasury asset. The firm revealed plans to allocate $200 million to ETH, funded through a private placement of 40 million common stock warrants priced at $5 each. The move aligns Fundamental Global with other corporates building ETH treasuries. According to an announcement, the company aims to offer “multiple value drivers beyond ETH price appreciation,” including staking rewards and exposure to tokenized real-world assets. Strategic investors backing the pivot include Galaxy Digital, which will manage the company's ETH treasury; Kraken, which will assist with staking and treasury operations; and Hivemind Capital. As part of the pivot, Fundamental Global is changing its name to “FG Nexus.” Read more

Trump advisers’ 166-page report on digital assets has recommended broad updates to U.S. crypto oversight—giving the CFTC spot-market authority, clarifying how banks can issue and custody stablecoins, refreshing tax and AML rules, and reinforcing a dollar-based regime while opposing a federal CBDC. The post Trump Report Calls for Clear Crypto Laws and SEC Rules for Digital Assets appeared first on Cryptonews.

Altcoins like SOL, AVAX, HYPE were down 4%-5% before paring losses, while BONK and PENGU plunged 10% then bounced back.

A 22-year-old cybercriminal is going to prison after making nearly $800K by hijacking prominent X accounts to share NFT-swiping scams.

Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will not bring criminal charges against the crypto venture firm, as Tornado Cash co‑founder Roman Storm’s federal trial in Manhattan neared its conclusion. Qureshi, whose investment firm backed several blockchain startups, wrote on social media that federal prosecutor Nathan Rehn told the […] The post DOJ clarifies Dragonfly is not a target as Tornado Cash co-founder trial nears conclusion appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ETH onchain data predicts a rally to $4,500, but a bearish RSI divergence warns of a correction in the short term. Key takeaways: Ether perpetual futures volume has surpassed Bitcoin, signaling a major shift in market interest. A bearish RSI divergence points to short-term exhaustion. Read more

Equity investment vehicles present ETH in a way that is palatable to investors in the legacy financial system, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan says. Ether treasury and holding companies have solved Ethereum’s narrative problem by packaging the digital asset in a way that traditional investors understand, drawing in more capital and accelerating adoption, according to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise. Hougan told Cointelegraph that Ethereum had struggled to define income-producing features for traditional financial investors until its native token, Ether (ETH), was packaged in an “equity-wrapper.” Hougan said: “But if you take $1 billion of ETH and you put it into a company and you stake it, all of a sudden, you're generating earnings. And investors are really used to companies that generate earnings,” he said. Read more

Claude and ChatGPT have reviewed Bitcoin’s $117,832 consolidation, noting a low-volatility setup above key EMAs. They place 65 % odds on a breakout to $125K–$130K within 90 days, 25 % on a slide toward $100K–$112K, and 10 % on further range-bound trade. The post Claude AI vs ChatGPT Forecast Bitcoin Breakout, ‘Spring’ Tension Targets $130K Peak appeared first on Cryptonews.

The pair’s plea change comes amid Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s ongoing criminal trial on similar charges.