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World Network and intellectual property (IP) blockchain Story have announced a strategic partnership to enable creators to prove authorship and be paid for the work they own. The post World Network and Story Blockchain Partner on ‘Bringing Verified Human Ownership Onchain’ appeared first on Cryptonews.

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 10th, 2025] MultiBank Group, the world’s largest financial derivatives institution headquartered in Dubai, has confirmed that its highly anticipated $MBG Token pre-sale will go live on July 15, with demand expected to be intense. With only 7 million tokens up for grabs at an exclusive entry price […]

As the US and others explore Bitcoin reserves, India faces a pivotal choice: Can BTC boost macro resilience and digital leadership? The global push for Bitcoin as a reserve asset is gaining speed, with the US leading the way by establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in January 2025. By March, an executive order was signed to begin structuring the reserve, signaling a shift in policy direction. The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in the US will be funded by Bitcoin (BTC) confiscated from criminal activities and company bankruptcies. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Marshals Service will manage these assets. This action demonstrates a strategic decision to treat Bitcoin as a long-term store of value, similar to digital gold, rather than a short-term asset.  Read more

Donald Trump’s crypto agenda claims to champion financial freedom, but the real beneficiaries are political insiders and wealthy elites. Opinion by: Pauline Shangett, chief strategy officer at ChangeNOW Bitcoin optimism is naturally running high. US President Donald Trump’s trade agreement with the UK has provided a jolt of confidence in global markets, and Bitcoin (BTC), as the ultimate borderless asset, is reaping the benefits. Unfolding behind the Trump administration’s aggressive push to deregulate the crypto industry, however, is a consolidation of power that favors the few while ignoring the many. Read more

Pudgy Penguins ($PENGU) rocketed about 33% in 24 hours to trade at $0.01959 after it rebounded from a $0.01445 intraday low. Over the past week, the $PENGU token has increased 24.8%, riding a wave of bullish momentum fueled by ETF speculation, aggressive whale accumulation, and the growing institutional interest in meme coins.Source: CoinGeckoBeyond Memes: Gaming, […] The post $PENGU Soars 33% Overnight as Whale Frenzy & ETF Hype Ignite Memecoin Rally—What’s Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

NFTs are heating up again as Snoop Dogg’s latest drop showed. Learn from the masters at Flamingo DAO how to invest in NFTs for the long term. Its been called the most powerful collector DAO in NFTs and the numbers back it up. Flamingo DAO, a collective of crypto-native art lovers, investors, technologists and founders, has quietly amassed one of the most formidable NFT portfolios on the planet, which even today is worth well above nine figures. Despite its relatively low public profile, Flamingos has been highly influential since launching in 2020. We launched with support from Tribute Labs (formerly called OpenLaw) at a time when ETH traded near $350, ‘DeFi Summer’ dominated the headlines, and NFTs remained a fringe pursuit, says Flamingo spokesperson and member Chris Cable. That underserved corner of the market felt like the right place for a new experiment in collaborative capital deployment. Read more

Some analysts believe the rally could extend over the following months.

Bit Mining’s stock price surged 350% in pre-market trading after announcing a strategic pivot into the Solana ecosystem. Bitcoin mining firm Bit Mining is making a strategic shift into the Solana ecosystem, with plans to raise up to $300 million to support the move. The company said on Thursday it plans to raise between $200 million and $300 million in different phases to build a sizable Solana (SOL) token treasury. The capital will also be used to expand its capabilities within the network and acquire more tokens. As part of the plan, Bit Mining said it will convert some of its existing crypto holdings into SOL and adopt a long-term holding strategy. It did not specify how much of its reserves would be converted initially. Read more

Ant Group is reportedly working with Circle to integrate USDC into its blockchain platform once the stablecoin achieves regulatory compliance. Jack Ma-backed Ant Group is reportedly working with USDC issuer Circle to bring the stablecoin to its blockchain, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday, citing anonymous sources. The report said Ant Group plans to incorporate USDC (USDC) into its blockchain after the stablecoin becomes compliant in the US. The timeline for the integration is unknown. The news follows recent reports that Circle has applied to establish a national trust bank in the US that, among other responsibilities, would oversee the firm’s USDC reserve on behalf of its US issuer. The US Senate also passed the stablecoin regulation bill, the GENIUS Act, in mid-June, which would provide legal clarity for stablecoin issuers. Read more

Agora, founded by Nick van Eck, aims to boost adoption of its white-label stablecoin platform with $50 million from Paradigm and Dragonfly. Stablecoin issuer Agora raised $50 million in a Series A funding round led by crypto venture firm Paradigm. The investment sets the stage for Agora to expand its white-label stablecoin offering, AUSD, amid growing interest in dollar-backed digital assets. Agora enables companies to launch their own branded stablecoins using AUSD’s underlying infrastructure, benefiting from shared liquidity and interoperability. The project is founded by Nick van Eck, son of VanEck CEO Jan van Eck, alongside crypto veterans Drake Evans and Joe McGrady. “What we wanted to do is really something novel, which is start by building the network,” van Eck told Fortune. “We always had the view that we were going to do white-labeled issuance in a different way to how existing peers had done it.” Read more

Coin Center’s Peter Van Valkenburgh says crypto is at a crossroads, and urges policymakers to protect privacy and defend decentralized networks from overreach. With financial surveillance expanding and global regulators eyeing stricter controls, crypto advocates are warning that the fight for digital privacy is entering a critical phase. On the latest episode of The Clear Crypto Podcast, Peter Van Valkenburgh, executive director of Coin Center, described the current moment as a tipping point. “The stakes have just gotten higher in D.C., not necessarily uniformly better,” he said, pointing to a political climate where crypto has become both more mainstream and more polarizing.  Founded in 2014, Coin Center has long served as an independent voice in crypto policy circles. At that time, lawmakers were beginning to have questions about Bitcoin.  Read more

A new mid-year report from blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant reveals that Binance has emerged as the clear market leader across multiple exchange metrics in the first half of 2025.  The post Binance’s Grip Tightens: 2025 Mid-Year Data Shows Exchange Titan Pulling Ahead: CryptoQuant appeared first on Cryptonews.

Malta’s MFSA only “partially met expectations” in the MiCA authorization process for a specific CASP, according to the EU securities regulator. Malta’s cryptocurrency licensing process has come under scrutiny from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), Europe’s primary supervisory body overseeing the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The ESMA on Thursday released a review of the authorization process of crypto asset service providers (CASPs) by Malta’s Financial Services Authority (MFSA), highlighting several shortfalls and proposing a set of recommendations. Despite saying the MFSA met certain expectations in supervisory setup and staffing, the EU watchdog said the Maltese authorities only “partially met expectations” in the authorization process for an unidentified CASP. Read more

The Venn Network team suspects the threat was linked to the North Korean Lazarus Group, citing its complexity and widespread deployment. Crypto security researchers uncovered and neutralized a critical threat affecting thousands of smart contracts, potentially preventing more than $10 million in crypto from being stolen.  On Thursday, pseudonymous Venn Network researcher Deeberiroz shared in an X post that a backdoor exploit had been silently threatening the ecosystem for months. The researcher said the exploit targeted uninitialized ERC-1967 proxy contracts, allowing them to hijack the contracts before they had been properly set up.  Venn Network discovered the vulnerability on Tuesday, triggering a 36-hour rescue operation involving several developers, including security researchers Pcaversaccio, Dedaub and Seal 911, who worked together to evaluate affected contracts and move or secure vulnerable funds. Read more

Coinbase has partnered with Copper to offer off-exchange settlement via ClearLoop, aiming to meet growing institutional demand for secure crypto trading. Coinbase International Exchange has integrated with Copper’s ClearLoop network to offer institutional clients access to off-exchange settlement amid “high” demand for more efficient and secure trading infrastructure. The collaboration, announced Thursday, allows institutions to manage collateral and settle trades in near real-time without moving funds onto the exchange, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph. The move aims to reduce counterparty risk and boost capital efficiency, two major concerns for institutional crypto participants operating at scale. Ethena, a stablecoin protocol known for its role in hedging USDe, has been named a day-one launch partner for the integration. Read more

The collab with Telegram’s TON blockchain appears to show that celebrity-led NFTs, at least on apps like it, aren’t entirely dead.

The Chinese parent company of Alipay is set to incorporate the stablecoin into its blockchain platform, as per unconfirmed reports.

Elon Musk said Grok may soon discover new physics as xAI works on a more advanced, vision-capable model. The xAI team revealed its latest development plans following the launch of Grok 4, as founder Elon Musk shared bold predictions about artificial intelligence. During a Thursday livestream on X, the xAI team said the first public release of Grok 4 is based on the company’s sixth foundation model. A seventh version is currently in training and expected to be completed “in a few weeks,” with improvements focused on “weakness on the vision side.” The update is significant in light of Musk’s broader plans. During the livestream, he said that Grok will be able to interact with the real world through Tesla’s Optimus robot. Read more

Studios agree to "strike suspension language" preventing AI scabs and substantial pay increases through 2027.

Ripple ranks as one of the top 10 pre-IPO companies on EquityZen, while major crypto firms like Tether and Gemini saw the largest spike in popularity in Q2 2025. The bankruptcy of Linqto, a private investment marketplace holding 4.7 million secondary shares of Ripple, will have no impact on the broader pre-initial public offering (IPO) markets, according to EquityZen. Linqto filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, fueling investor concerns about the status of private investments. The company previously allowed users to invest in private companies such as Ripple ahead of potential public listings. According to EquityZen, one of the largest secondary trading platforms for private shares, Linqto’s bankruptcy has no impact on other businesses in the pre-IPO market. Read more