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Cointelegraph.com - 18:41 Jul 30, 2025
As Ethereum turns 10, leaders from Consensys, Coinbase, RedStone, Optimism and GameSquare share what the next decade could look like for the evolving network. To understand Ethereum’s future, it helps to start with its creator, Vitalik Buterin. Before launching Ethereum in 2015, he saw blockchains not just as the foundation for digital money, but as tools for identity, coordination, public trust and more. In a 2021 interview on The Tim Ferriss Show, Buterin described Ethereum as “dynamic and growing… an evolving creature.” That adaptive nature still defines the network today. On its 10-year anniversary, we asked voices from across the community: What might the next decade look like? Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:50 Jul 30, 2025
Bitcoin’s tight consolidation just below $120,000 suggests the bulls are holding on to their positions as they anticipate an uptick in volatility. Key points: Bitcoin remains stuck in a narrow range, suggesting a breakout could be around the corner. The FOMC minutes and Federal Reserve interest rate decision could set the tone for crypto’s next steps. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:36 Jul 30, 2025
The White House’s digital asset task force calls on regulators to clarify crypto trading rules and accelerate innovation, as a major crypto bill becomes law and two more head to the Senate. US President Donald Trump’s crypto working group has reportedly urged federal regulators to clarify trading rules for digital assets as part of a broader effort to ease the adoption of new financial products, highlighting the White House’s increasing focus on the blockchain economy following the passage of three separate crypto bills earlier this month. The policy proposals were introduced by the White House’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, which was established by executive order in January and is led by David Sacks. Among the recommendations were calls for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to “immediately enable the trading of digital assets at the federal level” by clarifying rules around custody, trading, registration and record keeping. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:24 Jul 30, 2025
Traders anxiously await today’s FOMC results to see if a surprise Fed rate cut could ignite a Bitcoin rally toward $140,000. Key takeaways: A surprise Federal Reserve interest rate cut could reduce the appeal of fixed income, pushing some capital toward assets like Bitcoin. Bitcoin benefits from loose monetary policy as excess liquidity and strong macro conditions boost risk appetite. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:21 Jul 30, 2025
Planck relies on a network of global processing units worth $40 million, the protocol said. The Planck Network, an infrastructure protocol targeting the artificial intelligence boom, has launched a layer-0 blockchain aimed at supporting decentralized AI networks, the company said Tuesday. The blockchain is designed to serve as foundational infrastructure for AI applications, particularly those built for decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs). These networks combine hardware, token incentives and distributed processing to create alternatives to centralized resources, such as cloud services. The move aligns with a growing push within the crypto industry to bring Web3 principles of decentralization to AI development, a sector still dominated by centralized players such as OpenAI and Google. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:38 Jul 30, 2025
The Bor layer, which handles transaction execution, did not experience any downtime and continued producing blocks, the Polygon team said. The Polygon Heimdall V2 mainnet, the consensus client for the Polygon proof-of-stake chain, went down on Wednesday due to a suspected “consensus bug,” the Polygon team said. The service has been since restored. Heimdall V2, which handles communication between nodes validators on Polygon, went down about 9:30 UTC and did not impact the Bor layer, used for block production and transaction processing, according to an update from Polygon. The disruption lasted one hour and was caused by an unidentified validator's exit from the network, Polygon spokespersons told Cointelegraph. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:19 Jul 30, 2025
Ethereum price is painting an ascending triangle pattern breakout with a price target of around $16,700. Key takeaways: Ether runs into resistance at $4,000, but strong technicals and rising institutional demand could drive ETH into price discovery. Ether’s ascending triangle pattern targets an ETH price of as high as $16,700. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Jul 30, 2025
TON, the blockchain natively integrated into Telegram’s 900 million-strong user base, is poised to become the first everyday blockchain by 2027, offering a user experience that makes Web3 feel like Web2. Opinion by: Tracy Jin, chief operating officer of MEXC While Ethereum remains the core infrastructure for DeFi and smart contract innovation, it still hasn’t solved its most significant promise: mass adoption. After nearly a decade of development, Ethereum-based apps are still too complex, fragmented and expensive for the average user. The Open Network (TON) is betting on a completely different future, and that’s already unfolding inside Telegram. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:44 Jul 30, 2025
Sui Research’s new quantum-safe wallet upgrade method offers a hard fork-free solution for EdDSA-based blockchains, but does not apply to Bitcoin or Ethereum. Sui Research has introduced a cryptographic framework that could offer protection against quantum computing threats without requiring hard forks, address changes or key updates. Cryptographer Kostas Chalkias wrote in a Monday X post that the recent research paper he co-authored with Sui Research constitutes “a major breakthrough in quantum transition of ‘some’ blockchains.” He explained that while the new approach would apply to Sui, Solana, Near, Cosmos and other networks, it would not apply to Ethereum and Bitcoin. “As far as I know, this is the first backward-compatible quantum-safe upgrade path for blockchain wallets to avoid future forks or freezing accounts,” Chalkias said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:30 Jul 30, 2025
10 years on, Ethereum finally has a plan to solve the blockchain trilemma and scale the L1 to 10,000 TPS while maintaining decentralization. A decade after the first block was generated on July 30, 2015, Ethereum’s roadmap has a renewed sense of direction and purpose. Sure, the recent price increase helps a lot, but after years of mucking around with scaling via L2s, the Ethereum L1 finally has a credible path to maximal scaling while preserving maximal decentralization. The TL;DR is that the gas limit and transactions per second (TPS) will increase multiple times a year from here on out. Validators will switch from reexecuting transactions to simply verifying zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, enabling the base layer to hit 10,000 transactions per second. The L2s will scale up in concert to process hundreds of thousands, if not millions of TPS, and a new type of L2 called native rollups will act like programmable shards of a unified blockchain offering the same security as the base layer. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:07 Jul 30, 2025
WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin will be used as a collateral asset on Falcon Finance, fueling regulatory concerns about potential conflicts of interest related to the Trump family-backed platform. A blockchain platform affiliated with US President Donald Trump has invested $10 million in Falcon Finance to support the development of stablecoin infrastructure, the companies said Wednesday. The investment aims to improve liquidity and interoperability between two stablecoins: Falcon USD (USDf) and World Liberty Financial USD (USD1), a token launched by the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI) platform in March. Falcon Finance will use the $10 million investment to build shared liquidity, multichain compatibility and quick conversion infrastructure between USDf and USD1, the company said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:45 Jul 30, 2025
Ripple claims hundreds of bank partners, but with a 30%–40% drop in XRPL activity and institutional use concentrated offchain, transparency concerns persist. Ripple, the company behind major cryptocurrency XRP, is facing community backlash after online entrepreneur Andrei Jikh raised questions over the company’s projects and transparency. Jikh took to X on Wednesday to voice multiple concerns about Ripple, including the lack of verifiable onchain data to support the company’s claim of securing over 300 bank partnerships in its 13 years of operation. Ripple’s chief technology officer, David Schwartz, promptly joined the X thread, addressing all six questions raised by Jikh to defend the company’s approach to transparency, onchain data and institutional adoption. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:42 Jul 30, 2025
Investors are uncertain and moving their Bitcoin off exchanges, while stablecoins are set to take off after GENIUS passed. Crypto market analysts are optimistic as July winds to a close, and Bitcoin reserves on crypto exchanges are down 2% on the month. This is a bullish signal. A decrease in exchange reserves indicates people are taking their Bitcoin (BTC) off exchanges and holding it, anticipating the price to go higher. While 2% on the month sounds like small potatoes, it continues the overall decrease in exchange reserves since January. In the US, the House of Representatives passed three crypto laws in July. One of them — the GENIUS Act regulating stablecoins — was signed into law by President Donald Trump. With set rules for stablecoins, and a regulatory framework in the form of the CLARITY Act making its way through the Senate, observers predict substantial growth in the stablecoin sector. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:35 Jul 30, 2025
Japan is proposing a major reform in its tax regime for crypto assets. If passed, these changes will make digital asset investing simpler for crypto investors. Crypto investors in Japan are bracing for a major tax shake-up in the country. On Jun. 24, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) proposed classifying crypto assets as financial products, similar to equities, bonds, etc. This reclassification would put crypto assets under the scope of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), a regulatory framework that is applicable to traditional financial products in the country. Japan has long been recognized as a global pioneer in cryptocurrency adoption and regulation alike. 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for digital assets in the world’s fifth-largest economy. The FSA’s proposal is aligned with the government’s wider “New Capitalism” initiative, which aims to transform the nation into an investment-driven economy. By aligning crypto taxation with traditional financial products, Japan aims to s... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:23 Jul 30, 2025
Twenty One Capital, backed by Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether, may begin issuing US dollar loans using Bitcoin as collateral. Twenty One Capital is reportedly exploring a strategy that would allow it to issue US dollar loans backed by Bitcoin collateral, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. “Optionality is wealth; for us everything is on the table because we think we can do anything,” a spokesperson for the crypto company reportedly said. Twenty One Capital, backed by Cantor Fitzgerald, has expanded its Bitcoin holdings to at least 43,500 BTC, about 1,500 Bitcoin (BTC) more than originally projected. The company recently acquired about 5,800 BTC from stablecoin issuer Tether, pushing its total holdings to an estimated $5.13 billion at current prices. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:11 Jul 30, 2025
Coinbase and JPMorgan Chase partner to bring crypto purchases, stablecoin rewards and direct bank integrations to Chase customers. JPMorgan Chase has partnered with crypto exchange Coinbase to introduce crypto integrations to its customers, a step in bridging traditional finance with digital assets. Coinbase announced Wednesday that Chase credit card holders can use their cards to buy crypto on Coinbase starting this fall. In addition, Coinbase said JPMorgan’s customers will also be able to redeem their Chase Ultimate Rewards Points for USDC (USDC) in 2026. Coinbase said this will be the first major rewards program redeemable for crypto. “For the first time, points from a major credit card rewards program will be redeemable for crypto rewards,” Coinbase said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:10 Jul 30, 2025
Ethereum turns 10 as corporate treasury firms and Wall Street entities increase their Ether holdings, signaling growing institutional adoption. Corporations and Wall Street entities are starting to recognize Ether as the next emerging treasury asset as the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency and blockchain network celebrates its 10th anniversary on Wednesday. Ethereum went live on July 30, 2015, introducing smart contract functionality and laying the foundation for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The network has maintained 10 years of uninterrupted uptime. To mark the milestone, Cointelegraph reviewed the five largest corporate Ether (ETH) holders, underscoring Ether’s rising status as a strategic reserve asset among public companies. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:00 Jul 30, 2025
From the ICO craze and CryptoKitties to the Merge and spot ETFs, Ethereum’s first decade is a reflection of crypto’s most chaotic and innovative moments. Ethereum celebrated its 10-year anniversary on Wednesday, with renewed institutional momentum fueling hopes that Ether (ETH) could challenge its all-time high that was set in November 2021. Over the past decade, Ethereum has become the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) blockchain, with nearly $85 billion in total value locked (TVL) at the time of writing. Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, circulated an early version of the white paper in 2013. The project raised $18.3 million in its initial coin offering (ICO) and officially launched in 2015 as a blockchain for smart contracts. Its cryptocurrency, Ether, now ranks as the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after Bitcoin (BTC). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:23 Jul 30, 2025
A Kraken executive told Cointelegraph that tokenized equities shouldn’t just copy Wall Street onto the blockchain but reinvent how users access financial assets. As traditional finance becomes more intertwined with blockchain technology, a Kraken executive said simply bringing traditional financial products onto a blockchain won’t cut it and is not the end goal for tokenization. Mark Greenberg, the global head of Kraken’s Consumer Business Unit, told Cointelegraph that tokenized equities must go beyond replicating Wall Street systems onchain. Instead, he said they should unlock new levels of accessibility, programmability and global reach. He argued that it’s an opportunity to fundamentally rethink how global markets function when it comes to accessibility, programmability and user access to legacy tools. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:19 Jul 30, 2025
Most of XRP’s recent losses occurred during the $175 million transfer period linked to the Ripple co-founder. Key takeaways: Over 93% of XRP supply is in profit resulting in a profiting-taking spike. Whale activity and theft headlines have amplified XRP’s downside pressure. Read more
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