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The city has aligned its fintech push with China's de-dollarization efforts as new stablecoin laws take effect in August.

With just six locations and millions in losses, Vanadi is hoping its crypto pivot can lift financials and bolster confidence in its business.

Bitcoin remains rangebound, as options and on-chain data point to rising volatility amid looming macro policy shifts.

At the BTC Prague conference this week, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) co-founder Michael Saylor stated that Bitcoin treasury companies can grow as quickly as they can issue equity and credit to purchase Bitcoin. Delving into the business model of Bitcoin treasury companies like Strategy, Saylor explained how corporate investment in BTC can far outpace individual investments. […] The post Saylor says BTC Treasury companies can grow as fast as they can issue credit and buy Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Social engineering and key compromise led 80% of crypto thefts in H1 2025, with average hack sizes doubling vs. 2024, per TRM Labs data.

With ETH's bulls eyeing a breakout to $3K, Obol’s Head of Marketing & Ecosystem says that distributed validators are now critical infrastructure as Wall Street takes interest.

More than half of South Koreans aged 20 to 59 have crypto trading experience, with one in four currently HODLing coins. The post Over Half of South Koreans Have Crypto Trading Experience – Survey appeared first on Cryptonews.

The following is a guest post and opinion from Adrian Brinkn, Co-Founder of Anoma and Namada. Decentralization is the most misunderstood word in the blockchain industry. It’s become a dogma, a checkbox, and a marketing slogan. But decentralization is not the prize; it’s just a tool. The real goal is not decentralization; it’s sovereignty—the practical […] The post Sovereignists vs. Globalists: Why blockchain’s lasting promise is sovereignty appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin rose 0.54% to $107,937 after analyst Will Clemente said Trump’s deficit comments reinforce the bull case for BTC and gold.

A simulated quantum stress test conducted using OpenAI’s ChatGPT o3 model has raised fresh concerns about the future of digital assets. The simulation explores a hypothetical breakthrough in quantum computing by 2026 that would render many of today’s cryptographic standards obsolete, potentially leading to widespread collapse across the cryptocurrency ecosystem.Quantum computers use qubits, which can […] The post Quantum Black Swan: How a 2026 Quantum-Computing Breakthrough Could Upend Crypto (and Which Coins Might Survive) appeared first on Cryptonews.

BNB held above $648 Sunday ahead of the Maxwell upgrade, which will cut block time in half and boost scalability, validator sync, and network efficiency.

Jordi Visser argued that growing dissatisfaction among those 25 and younger with the current financial system will increase BTC adoption. Younger generations disillusioned by the current financial system and calling for a socialist system financed through increased public spending will force the price of Bitcoin (BTC) higher in the long term, according to market analyst Jordi Visser. In a Sunday episode of entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano's podcast, Visser said younger generations, those 25 and lower, are fighting against the rising tide of AI-driven job displacement and economic uncertainty, leading to growing calls to replace the capitalist system with a regime of increased social benefits fueled by public spending. “The younger people don't have a belief that the system will come back. They believe the system has been worsening every single year," Visser said. Read more

Bitcoin price made a weekend rush on the $109,000 resistance and HYPE, BCH, LINK and SEI could be the first altcoins to rally if BTC bulls secure new highs. Key points: Bitcoin aims for its highest weekly close above $109,000, but higher levels are likely to attract sellers. HYPE, BCH, LINK, and SEI could extend their rallies if Bitcoin price stays above $105,000. Read more

Ondo rose 1.5% on Sunday, nearly two weeks after the team announced a major alliance to expand global access to tokenized U.S. securities.

I had to hold two separate interviews with Sentient to sit with the information, digest it, and follow up. AI is not my area of expertise, and it’s a topic I’m wary of, given that I struggle to see favorable outcomes (and being labeled an “AI doomer” in this industry is enough to get you […] The post Utopia or dystopia? The race to build God-like AI is humanity’s ultimate gamble appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Miner revenues are low, and Bitcoin network hashrate has declined slightly, but miners, both old and new, have refrained from offloading their holdings.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that one-per-person digital ID systems, despite using zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs), carry risks to privacy. ZK proof wrapped IDs offered by World ID (formerly Worldcoin) using biometric data and ZK proofs have been gaining traction, recently crossing 10 million users. Therefore, in his blog on Saturday, Buterin suggested ‘pluralistic identity’ […] The post Vitalik Buterin says pluralistic ZK digital IDs are the ‘best realistic solution’ to preserve privacy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Avalanche card game Raini: The Lords of Light is closing soon, Eve Frontier launched a free trial period, and more.

Michael Saylor's Strategy is up over 52% on its Bitcoin investment, representing an unrealized capital gain of over $21.8 billion. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled the company's 11th consecutive week of Bitcoin (BTC) purchases, a streak that began on April 14. "In 21 years, you'll wish you'd bought more," Saylor wrote to his 4.4 million followers on X. The Strategy co-founder has gained roughly 1 million followers on the social media platform over the last year. The company's most recent Bitcoin acquisition occurred on June 23, when Strategy purchased 245 BTC for $26 million, bringing its total holdings to 592,345 BTC, valued at over $63.6 billion. Read more

Financial advisors should be recommending clients to allocate between 10% to 40% of their portfolio to crypto, influential investment manager Ric Edelman told CNBC on Friday. According to Edelman, founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, the percentage of allocation to crypto should be decided based on the client’s risk appetite. Therefore, he […] The post Financial advisor Ric Edelman says crypto should make up 10-40% of a portfolio appeared first on CryptoSlate.