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ChatGPT has pointed to a late-2025 crypto upturn, projecting Bitcoin’s renewed advance toward its May peak and substantial upside for XRP, PEPE, DOGE and presale Layer-2 HYPER. The forecast rests on completed SEC litigation, emerging technical breakouts and calmer global risk sentiment. The post ChatGPT Predicts XRP, Pepe and Dogecoin Prices by End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

PENGU memecoin has rebounded 49% this week, retaking the $0.0165 zone after breaking a descending channel. Viral GIF traffic, new Binance, Coinbase, and OKX listings, and analyst views likening its setup to PEPE have strengthened expectations of a test toward $0.02. The post PENGU Memecoin Nets 850M Daily Views – Will a $0.02 Breakout Mirror PEPE’s Explosion? appeared first on Cryptonews.

DeFi Development Corp has unveiled plans to raise $100 million through a private offering of convertible senior notes to strengthen its Solana-focused treasury strategy as anticipation for potential U.S. approval of Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ramps up. DeFi Development Corp. said proceeds will be used partly to repurchase its own shares through a prepaid forward […] The post DeFi Development Corp. to raise $100M for Solana treasury acquisitions ahead of ETF launches appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The platform's OpenAI private equity tokens were disavowed by the company, prompting OpenAI co-founder, Elon Musk, to call the AI firm "fake." OpenAI issued a statement on Wednesday clarifying that OpenAI tokens distributed to European Union users by the trading platform Robinhood do not represent equity in the company. "We are not involved in this and do not endorse it,” representatives of the company wrote on social media. “Any transfer of OpenAI equity requires our approval — we did not approve any transfer. Please be careful." Robinhood distributed $5 worth of OpenAI and SpaceX tokens to clients in the EU region on Monday as part of the company's push into tokenized stock trading, which included launching a layer-2 blockchain network to settle tokenized equity trades. Read more

ChatGPT has combined 42 real-time indicators with SRM Entertainment’s $100 M TRX treasury strategy to assess TRON’s 90-day outlook. Price action above the 20-, 50-, 100- and 200-day EMAs, healthy RSI, and expanding corporate staking have supported a structurally bullish trend and steady liquidity. The post ChatGPT’s 42-Signal TRX Analysis Flags Corporate Treasury Milestone appeared first on Cryptonews.

"Any transfer of OpenAI equity requires our approval — we did not approve any transfer,” the company said in a statement.

The Trump Family has shifted wealth toward crypto. Bloomberg has estimated over $620 million in earnings via World Liberty Financial, the $TRUMP token and mining stakes, cutting real estate to half of Donald Trump’s net worth and widening exposure to Bitcoin, ETFs and stablecoin initiatives. The post Trump Family Rakes In $620M+ From Crypto: Meme coin Windfall, Token Sales, and a 20% Bitcoin Stake appeared first on Cryptonews.

Zohran Mamdani has made waves after his primary election victory, but what would he mean for the crypto industry in NYC? Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayoral primary election on June 24, which has since caused a stir among the crypto industry’s upper crust. Mamdani will face off against incumbent Mayor Eric Adams in November, and it’s clear that many in the crypto industry are uneasy about the prospect of a Mamdani victory. Executives and pro-crypto government officials alike have decried his policy proposals, with critics equating his left-leaning policies to Soviet collectivism. Mamdani laid out many specific policy positions, several of which were further left than the Democratic Party norm, but he has remained relatively silent on cryptocurrency. His opponent, Adams, in contrast, is promoting it at great length. Read more

The SEC is expected to approve several Solana-focused ETFs this year, but the Rex-Osprey Solana + Staking ETF is the first in the U.S.

OpenAI said on July 2 that digital tokens trading under its name on Robinhood’s new blockchain platform do not represent OpenAI equity and were listed without the company’s consent. In a statement posted on X, the artificial intelligence developer wrote:  “These ‘OpenAI tokens’ are not OpenAI equity. We did not partner with Robinhood, were not […] The post OpenAI disavows Robinhood’s ‘OpenAI tokens,’ says demo stock was not approved and has no equity backing appeared first on CryptoSlate.

SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci has cautioned that the rush of firms adopting crypto treasury strategies will fade. He questions paying a premium when assets can be bought directly and notes imitators such as BitMine and Metaplanet must justify cost structures as oversight evolves. The post SkyBridge Capital’s Scaramucci Warns Crypto Treasury Craze Will Fade, Despite Saylor Effect appeared first on Cryptonews.

Pi Coin (PI) has plunged by 19.2% in the past 7 days, as fallout from the highly anticipated “Pi Day” event continues to ripple through the community.One key reveal was a new staking initiative dubbed the Ecosystem Directory Staking, where users can lock up their Pi to support favorite apps — with the most-staked apps […] The post Pi Coin Price Prediction – Controversy Erupts Over No-Reward Staking Mechanism: Is Pi Going to $0? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The proposed bank, called Ererbor, will service firms in crypto, defense, AI and other sectors that have historically been barred from working with more traditional financial institutions. 

Bitcoin came close to a return to $110,000 on Wednesday as major altcoins like Ethereum and Dogecoin put up larger gains.

Celsius has accused Tether of improperly liquidating nearly 40,000 bitcoins in order to cover an outstanding loan while it was on the precipice of bankruptcy in 2022.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $342M in outflows on July 1, ending a 15-day inflow streak and snapping momentum built through June.

Vitalik Buterin's presentation at the EthCC event comes amid an inflection point for the crypto industry as it attempts to reconcile growth and the Cypherpunk ethos. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a keynote speech at EthCC on Wednesday, asking blockchain developers to focus on freeing humanity through their inventions rather than building more technically advanced tools. Buterin compared the individual liberty ethos of the early internet in the 1990s to the current ethos in blockchain, noting that the free and open internet championed by early digital rights advocate John Perry Barlow was lost in the Web2 era. The Ethereum co-founder characterized Web2 as a collection of "walled gardens," warning the audience that many of the Web2 founders, which have since become known for censorship policies, framed themselves as freedom advocates in the early days. Buterin cautioned Web3 founders not to fall into the same trap: Read more

LTC price fell under $90, but multiple factors suggest Q4 2025 could be an exciting time for the altcoin. Key takeaways: LTC’s spot cumulative volume delta flipped positive for the first time since December 2024, signaling a positive shift in market sentiment. A potential LTC ETF could trigger institutional investor demand and align with its historically strong Q4 performance. Read more

Though the agency greenlit the partially altcoin-exposed ETF this week, it also paused the approval until further notice.

Grayscale’s conversion of its Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been frozen by a stay order, despite receiving approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 1. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said in a social media post on July 2 that the stay blocks the conversion “for now” […] The post SEC temporarily halts Grayscale’s multi-asset crypto ETF debut despite conversion greenlight appeared first on CryptoSlate.