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Cointelegraph.com - 14:01 Jul 16, 2025
A dual-network design and fractal sharding give the Waterfall Network interesting scalability properties. Can a blockchain scale without breaking the promise of decentralization? Waterfall Network argues yes by leaving the linear blockchain model behind. In July 2024, Waterfall Network launched its mainnet and joined the short list of layer-1 protocols that depart from the traditional blockchain architecture. In its latest report, Cointelegraph Research investigates Waterfall Network’s architecture and validator design to assess whether it can become a sustainable, alternative base layer. The full Cointelegraph Research report on Waterfall includes validator roles, DAG propagation mechanics and ecosystem overview. Download the full report here Waterfall Network is a layer-1 protocol that implements a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) as its foundational ledger. A DAG is a non-linear data structure that arranges blocks as vertices in a directed graph. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:00 Jul 16, 2025
Bitlayer faces competition from other Bitcoin DeFi protocols such as BabylonChain, Stacks and BounceBit. Bitlayer, a Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure startup backed by Franklin Templeton, has launched its smart contract bridge on mainnet, aiming to make Bitcoin more interoperable across multiple blockchain networks. The bridge, called BitVM, is described by the company as a “trust-minimized bridging solution for Bitcoin holders.” It enables users to deposit Bitcoin (BTC) into a smart contract, where it is held in escrow and converted into Peg-BTC (YBTC), a tokenized version of Bitcoin that can interact with smart contract platforms. According to Bitlayer, Peg-BTC is designed to facilitate programmability and crosschain compatibility. The company has already secured partnerships to integrate the bridge with networks including Sui, Base, and Arbitrum. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:57 Jul 16, 2025
Iurii Gugnin allegedly used fake documents to bypass sanctions and launder $530 million for Russian clients. In the process, he deceived US banks. Iurii Gugnin allegedly used his crypto firm to move $530 million through US banks and crypto exchanges using Tether (USDT), facilitating payments for Russian clients tied to sanctioned banks. Gugnin allegedly failed to implement AML regulations and didn’t file suspicious activity reports (SARs), violating the Bank Secrecy Act and misleading financial institutions. Gugnin also reportedly accessed websites that provided information on indicators of criminal investigation and methods for detecting law enforcement surveillance. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:36 Jul 16, 2025
World Liberty Financial investor Aqua1’s response to journalist Jacob Silverman skirts the central issue: Is the company truly unrelated to Web3Port? Aqua1 Foundation said it operates independently in response to a report by journalist Jacob Silverman that suggested possible ties to controversial market maker Web3Port, but left important questions unanswered. On Monday, Silverman published his investigation, which claims to have found connections between Aqua1 Foundation and Web3Port through shared web hosting and overlapping personnel. The reporter added that Aqua1’s founder, who goes by Dave Lee on X, is actually David Li, whose profile on outreach platform ContactOut lists him as a partner and senior project manager at Web3Port. Aqua1 Foundation came under the spotlight in late June after it purchased $100 million worth of governance tokens from World Liberty Financial, a crypto project backed by US President Donald Trump and his family. The investigation raised concerns that the entity supporting the pres... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:33 Jul 16, 2025
ARK’s latest Bitcoin ETF sale came shortly after ARKB hit a new all-time high above $39 in early July, equivalent to nearly $118 on a pre-split basis. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has offloaded its largest amount of shares in its spot Bitcoin ETF since the fund’s mid-June stock split. ARK offloaded 225,742 shares of the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) from its ARK Next Generation Internet (ARKW) on Tuesday, according to a trade notification seen by Cointelegraph. The sale netted $8.7 million based on ARKB’s closing price of $38.70 on Tuesday, marking ARK’s largest single-day sale of ARKB shares on record. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Jul 16, 2025
ETH continues to show strength after breaking $3,000 and Ethereum bulls have highs hopes of five-digit prices between $15,000 and $30,000 as the top for this cycle. Key takeaways: Ether’s open interest has rallied 64% since June 22 to a record high of $46 billion. Analysts say ETH could reach as high as $30,000 this cycle, with the near-term target at $4,000. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:11 Jul 16, 2025
New BIP proposes phasing out legacy Bitcoin signature schemes to prevent catastrophic losses if quantum computers break existing cryptography. A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) aims to tackle the threat posed by quantum computers by phasing out Bitcoin’s legacy signature schemes, which can be vulnerable to quantum attacks, in favor of quantum-resistant alternatives. The proposal, titled “Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset,” was drafted earlier this week by a group of cryptography and blockchain experts, including American software engineer Jameson Lopp and BitcoinQS founder Christian Papathanasiou. While quantum computers powerful enough to crack Bitcoin’s cryptography are not yet here, recent developments have narrowed the window. Some academic forecasts suggest quantum machines capable of threatening Bitcoin (BTC) could arrive as early as 2027 to 2030, per McKinsey. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:35 Jul 15, 2025
Lader was one of the early names leave traditional finance to work in the crypto space. Mary-Catherine Lader, president and chief operating officer of Uniswap Labs, has reportedly resigned after four years with the company. According to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, Lader will stay in an advisory role before moving on to her next venture. A spokesperson for Uniswap said the company “will continue to build on her contributions,” according to the report. Lader was one of the early big names to leave traditional finance to work in crypto space. She joined Uniswap in 2021 from BlackRock, where she was a managing director and global head of Aladdin Sustainability, according to Bloomberg. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:59 Jul 15, 2025
The Tornado Cash co-founder's legal team argued he "had nothing to do" with hackers using the crypto mixing service as his criminal trial kicked off. Jury selection in the criminal trial of Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm wrapped up on Tuesday, and prosecutors and defense attorneys issued their own statements in a case that could have significant repercussions for the crypto and blockchain industry. According to reporting from Inner City Press inside the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, US prosecutors focused much of their opening statement on attempting to link Storm to North Korean hackers using Tornado Cash to launder funds, in violation of US sanctions. The Lazarus Group was allegedly behind a 2022 hack of the Ronin Bridge, which removed about $600 million in crypto. “The defendant was profiting from a giant washing machine for dirty money,” reportedly said Assistant US Attorney Kevin Mosley, adding: “Mr. Storm had choices. Once he learned he was washin... -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:45 Jul 15, 2025
Ether reclaims $3,000 and breaks key technical levels, setting the stage for a potential 1,110% rally. Key takeaways: Ether is outperforming Bitcoin this week, with the altcoin reclaiming $3,000. The ETH/BTC pair broke above its 200-day moving average, with the RSI breaking a three-year downtrend, hinting at a structural shift. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:18 Jul 15, 2025
Big banks have been weighing an entry into the stablecoin market as the US Congress debates digital assets regulation. JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States with $3.6 trillion in assets, has plans to “to be involved in […] stablecoins,” CEO Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday during an earnings conference call. According to Dimon, JPMorgan’s move into the stablecoin space is partly driven by competition from fintech companies, which are increasingly trying to replicate features of the traditional financial system. “We’re going to be involved in both JPMorgan deposit coin and stablecoins to understand it, to be good at it,” Dimon said. “I think they’re real, but I don’t know why you’d want to [use a] stablecoin as opposed to just payment.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:43 Jul 15, 2025
Fairshake reported raising $52 billion from the crypto industry in the first half of 2025, at a time when candidates previously supported by the PAC were providing crucial votes. Fairshake, a US-based political action committee (PAC) backed by contributions from cryptocurrency companies including Coinbase and Ripple Labs, reported holding $141 million in assets to be used to influence upcoming elections. In a statement released on Tuesday, Fairshake said it had raised about $52 million in the first half of 2025, with $25 million from Coinbase. This total, including its $109 million raised since November 2024, had the PAC holding more funds than it spent on congressional races in the last US election cycle. The PAC, through its affiliates Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress, has already spent more than $2 million to support candidates in special congressional elections in 2025 for three House seats in Virginia and Florida. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:40 Jul 15, 2025
Rising US inflation tempers investors’ interest rate cut hopes, leaving Bitcoin at a critical juncture below $120,000. Key takeaways: June CPI data showed rising headline and core inflation, reducing expectations of an interest rate cut in July. Bitcoin must reclaim the $119,250–$120,700 zone to confirm bullish momentum and aim for fresh highs above $123,000. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:39 Jul 15, 2025
Traders pin their ETH price target at $3,400 as Ether treasury purchases and ETF inflows propel Ether price. Key point: Strong inflows to the Ether ETFs and purchases by Ethereum treasury companies suggest investors expect the rally to continue. Ether (ETH) is witnessing selling above the $3,000 level, but a positive sign is that the bulls have not given up much ground. That suggests the investors are backing it for more upside. Farside Investors’ data shows more than $1 billion in inflows into Ether exchange-traded funds since Wednesday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:15 Jul 15, 2025
Despite its anti-crypto stance, Vanguard is now the biggest institutional backer of the world’s most aggressive Bitcoin holder. Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment management firms, is now the biggest institutional shareholder of Strategy (MSTR) — Michael Saylor's company best known for adopting Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset. According to data from investment research platform Intel, Vanguard has accumulated more than 20 million shares of MSTR, representing about 8% of MicroStrategy’s outstanding Class A common stock. The stake gives Vanguard indirect exposure to over 200,000 Bitcoin (BTC) held on Strategy’s balance sheet, representing a 26.3% jump between January and April 2025. Many of Vanguard’s funds include exposure to the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, which holds MicroStrategy as part of its broad US equity allocation. The stock also appears in dozens of Vanguard mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking mid-cap benchmarks. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:04 Jul 15, 2025
Bitcoin’s post-all-time high sell-off is par for the course, and charts suggest buyers could step in around $113,000. Key point: BTC is showing signs of profit-booking, but buyers may stall the pullback near $113,000. Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back after hitting a new all-time high of $123,218 on Monday, indicating profit-booking at higher levels. The correction seems to be technical in nature, as the underlying demand remains strong. Bitcoin treasury companies purchased 159,107 BTC in Q2, according to BitcoinTreasuries.NET. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:47 Jul 15, 2025
Republicans are still planning to pass three pieces of crypto-related legislation, but a majority of members in the House voted against a resolution to consider the bills. Cryptocurrency-related bills backed by US President Donald Trump failed to clear a key procedural step in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, despite the president’s public push for action. Trump had urged Republican lawmakers to “get the first vote done this afternoon” on legislation to regulate payment stablecoins as part of a larger effort to pass crypto legislation before the August recess. In a Tuesday post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump ordered all Republicans to vote yes on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, a bill designed to regulate payment stablecoins in the US. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:38 Jul 15, 2025
Kraken Derivatives US launched after the exchange’s acquisition of futures platform NinjaTrader earlier this year. Crypto exchange Kraken has launched a derivatives platform for US traders, offering access to CME-listed cryptocurrency futures and expanding the availability of institutional-grade trading tools. On Tuesday, the exchange announced the launch of Kraken Derivatives US, providing access to futures contracts via the Kraken Pro platform. The move expands Kraken’s product suite by expanding futures trading alongside its existing spot market offerings. According to Kraken Pro, access to Kraken Derivatives US has been rolled out initially in Vermont, West Virginia, North Dakota, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:50 Jul 15, 2025
New Zealander Julia DeLuney is accused of murdering her mother, Helen Gregory, after allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars in hidden cash to invest in cryptocurrency. New Zealander Julia DeLuney is accused of having murdered her 79-year-old mother, Helen Gregory, after funneling her money into crypto. According to a Tuesday report by Radio New Zealand, 53-year-old DeLuney is accused of killing her mother after stealing the money that she kept hidden in her home. Gregory reportedly distrusted banks and instead kept plastic packets hidden around the house. When Gregory was hospitalized after a fall in September 2023, DeLuney and her husband allegedly stayed at her house. The elder’s friends told the court that upon her return, she found the home in a poor state and noticed that money was missing. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:30 Jul 15, 2025
XRP saw profit booking at $3 but steady buying by large investors suggests the rally could send the altcoin’s price to $4. Key point: Whales continue to buy XRP, creating a steady tailwind on the altcoin’s price. XRP (XRP) broke out from its long-term range on Friday and soared to $3.03 on Monday. XRP has since given back some of its gains, indicating profit-booking at higher levels. Read more
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