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Cointelegraph.com - 09:09 Jul 28, 2025
Although Bitcoin ETPs saw losses against altcoin funds last week, the trend probably implied the anticipation of ETFs rather than a broad altcoin season, CoinShares’ head of research said. Cryptocurrency investment products ended last week in the green, marking 15 consecutive weeks of inflows, even as Bitcoin funds saw minor outflows. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $1.9 billion of inflows during the trading week ending Friday, according to a Monday report from European crypto asset manager CoinShares. The latest inflows came despite heightened market volatility as Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled to as low as $115,000 by the end of the week, while Ether (ETH) briefly dropped below $3,600 on Thursday, according to CoinGecko. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 08:34 Jul 28, 2025
Bitcoin gets an early macro tailwind as the US seals trade deals, but plenty of BTC price volatility catalysts are waiting in the wings into August. Bitcoin (BTC) heads into the July monthly close eyeing $120,000 as a BTC price rebound holds firm. BTC price action is giving market participants cause to expect all-time highs again, but the threat of a $113,000 comedown remains. A giant week of US macro data combines with the Fed meeting on interest rates amid pressure on Chair Jerome Powell. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:28 Jul 28, 2025
A group of Senate Democrats has probed Federal Housing Finance Agency director William Pulte over his order to propose how to consider crypto in mortgage applications. Five US Senate Democrats have probed the head of the country’s housing finance agency over his plan to consider how crypto can be counted in the approval process for certain mortgages. The senators, led by Jeff Merkley, sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director William Pulte on Friday asking him to explain his plan “to fully assess the potential risks and benefits of your order and its implications for the U.S. housing market and financial system.” Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, Mazie Hirono and Bernie Sanders also co-signed the letter, which asks Pulte for a response by Aug. 7. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:23 Jul 28, 2025
SharpLink’s purchase of 77,210 ETH comes days after the online technology company appointed BlackRock veteran Joseph Chalom as its new co-CEO. SharpLink Gaming, the second-largest corporate holder of Ether, has acquired another 77,210 Ether, worth $295 million, as the firm shows no signs of slowing down its crypto treasury play. The single purchase is more than the network’s net issuance of Ether in the past 30 days, which stood at 72,795 ETH, according to Ultra Sound Money. The company staked most of the acquired ETH to earn staking rewards. After the recent acquisition of ETH, the company’s total ETH holdings exceed 438,000 ETH, which is worth more than $1.69 billion, according to Lookonchain. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 05:23 Jul 28, 2025
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko ignited criticism from the crypto community by likening memecoins to loot boxes in mobile games. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has sparked controversy after referring to memecoins and non-fungible tokens as “digital slop,” despite Solana’s substantial memecoin-driven revenue. “I’ve said this for years. Memecoins and NFTs are digital slop and have no intrinsic value,” Yakovenko said in a X post on Sunday while comparing the crypto tokens to loot boxes in free-to-play mobile games. Yakovenko’s comment came during a debate with Base creator Jesse Pollak over whether memecoins and NFTs have fundamental value, and if so, where that value lies. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:12 Jul 27, 2025
Bitcoin suddenly ups the volatility into Sunday's weekly close, with key liquidation zones on the radar and predictions of bigger BTC "price swings" to come. Key points: Bitcoin stages a late comeback into the weekly close as price approaches important liquidation zones. Traders and analysts emphasize various key price points to reclaim next. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:10 Jul 27, 2025
As gold hits record highs amid economic uncertainty, Tether Gold (XAUt) sees continued growth, mirroring institutional and central bank demand for the metal. A volatile macroeconomic landscape has sparked a new gold rush among institutional investors and central banks, with gold bullion hitting record highs this year — a trend that has also extended to Tether’s gold-backed digital token. By the end of the second quarter, Tether Gold (XAUt) — a tokenized commodity offering direct exposure to physical bullion — was backed by 7.66 tons of fine troy ounces of gold, according to the company’s latest attestation report, verified by BDO Italia. This reserve supports over 259,000 XAUt tokens in circulation, giving the asset a total market capitalization exceeding $800 million. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Jul 27, 2025
The US housing regulator's decision to recognize crypto assets in mortgage applications marks a historic shift from exclusion to integration, opening new pathways to homeownership. Opinion by: Dr. Scott Lehr In the early 2000s, getting a loan in the United States without verifying your income or assets was possible. It was called a “no-doc” or “low-doc” loan. The aim was to help self-employed or contract workers, but it was widely abused. Today, lenders verify income, assets, debt and employment. Whether the centralized fraternity likes it or not, the financial world is changing. What once required W-2 wage-and-tax forms, gatekeepers and credit files is now being rebuilt on transparency, autonomy and a blockchain wallet. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:47 Jul 27, 2025
Sygnum’s Fabian Dori says the GENIUS Act brings the U.S. closer to global consensus on stablecoin regulation, paving the way for real-world use cases. The GENIUS Act is poised to change the stablecoin landscape by steering issuers away from yield-based models and toward payment-focused use cases, according to Sygnum chief investment officer Fabian Dori. “The GENIUS Act was recently amended to create a clear separation between interest/yield-bearing stablecoins and those used for payments,” Dori told Cointelegraph. He said this brings the US framework closer to the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, laying the foundation for “global consensus.” Dori added that the real impact of the GENIUS Act goes beyond regulation. “By providing long-sought-after clarity, it gives confidence to organizations and issuers to develop original, innovative ‘killer apps’ that don’t just serve their customers’ current needs, but create demand for entirely new services, including payments,” he said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:11 Jul 27, 2025
Divine Research has issued 30,000 unbacked USDC loans using Sam Altman’s World ID to verify borrowers, targeting underserved users. San Francisco-based lender Divine Research has issued around 30,000 unbacked short-term crypto loans since December, using OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s iris-scanning platform World ID to verify borrowers. Divine offers loans under $1,000 in the USDC (USDC) stablecoin, mainly to overseas borrowers underserved by traditional finance. It uses World ID to ensure users cannot open multiple accounts after defaulting. “We’re loaning to average folks like high-school teachers, fruit vendors . . . basically anyone with access to the internet can get access to our funds,” Divine founder Diego Estevez told the Financial Times. “This is microfinance on steroids.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:19 Jul 27, 2025
Pudgy Penguins shut down rumors of an OpenSea buyout, calling the speculation unnecessary and pointing instead to growing brand partnerships. Pudgy Penguins has denied speculation that it acquired NFT marketplace OpenSea, following a wave of social media chatter suggesting a deal may have closed as early as December 2024. In a Saturday post on X, Beau, head of security at Pudgy Penguins, dismissed the acquisition talk. “Pudgy Penguins didn’t buy OpenSea… chill,” he wrote. He claimed that the project has big plans, so there’s no need to focus on just one possible acquisition. “Talk about partnering with Lufthansa and NASCAR, and go find the next great brand for us to proliferate with,” Beau wrote. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:25 Jul 27, 2025
A crypto analyst disagreed with the statement, saying, “Everyone dies. At some point, investment returns become irrelevant.” A prominent crypto analyst has sparked debate in the Bitcoin community by claiming that Bitcoin OGs are losing confidence in the asset as it becomes increasingly adopted by institutions. “Many of the most ardent early whales have seen their faith shaken and have been selling at these prices,” Scott Melker, aka The Wolf of All Street, said in an X post on Saturday. “Bitcoin is amazing, but it’s obviously been co-opted to some degree by the very people that it was created as a hedge against,” Melker said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 03:59 Jul 27, 2025
The Bitwise Invest executive admits he “could be wrong” but doesn’t see 2025 as the end of the upside for Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s price could see significant upside in 2026, bucking the traditional four-year market cycle, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. The prediction comes as other analysts are divided on whether Bitcoin (BTC) will stray from its historical pattern or follow the traditional halving cycle and peak in the coming months. “I bet 2026 is an up year,” Hougan said in an X video on Friday. “I broadly think we’re in for a good few years,” Hougan added. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:32 Jul 26, 2025
Analysts call XRP’s dip on Thursday a healthy correction, while Galaxy Digital’s CEO says Ether could outperform Bitcoin within the next six months, and other news. The Australian Federal Court ruled in favor of fintech company Finder.com, clearing it and its yield-generating product, Finder Earn, in a legal battle with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that lasted almost three years. In a Thursday court decision, Justices Stewart, Cheeseman and Meagher confirmed a previous judgment that Finder Wallet and Earn complied with consumer financial laws. The federal court “confirmed the initial finding that Finder Earn was not a financial product,” Finder said in a Thursday blog post. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:19 Jul 26, 2025
Solo miners successfully adding blocks to the Bitcoin blockchain network is a rare event, but still not impossible in 2025. A solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner successfully mined a block on Saturday, collecting the 3.125 BTC block reward, valued at $372,773. The miner, operating through the Solo CK pool, a solo mining service, successfully mined block 907283, which contained 4,038 transactions and block fees totalling $3,436. Rising network hashrate and difficulty make it increasingly harder for solo miners to compete with large-scale, corporate mining firms. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:37 Jul 26, 2025
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have permanently reduced volatility and altered Bitcoin market dynamics, according to analysts. Bitcoin (BTC) will no longer experience “parabolic” price rallies or “devastating” bear markets, because BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have permanently reduced volatility and altered market dynamics, according to Blockware BTC analyst Mitchell Askew. “BTC/USD looks like two entirely different assets before and after the ETF,” the analyst wrote on Friday. The chart he shared showed a sharp reduction in price volatility following the January 2024 launch of the Bitcoin ETF in the United States. The analyst said: Senior Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas wrote that the reduced volatility has helped Bitcoin “attract even bigger fish and gives it a fighting chance to be adopted as currency.” The tradeoff to this is that there will likely be no more “God Candles,” the analyst added. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:39 Jul 26, 2025
Bitcoin delivers a classic liquidity grab with a correction below $115,000 only to bounce back, while traders eye a BTC price showdown with new all-time highs next. Key takeaways: Bitcoin traders now turn their focus to higher levels after Friday’s $115,000 liquidity grab. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee predicts Bitcoin could hit $250,000 by year-end. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:24 Jul 26, 2025
A young and tech-savvy population, combating inflationary pressures, is driving Bitcoin adoption and a new financial system in Pakistan. Pakistan’s demographics position the country as a major catalyst for Bitcoin (BTC) adoption, allowing it to “leapfrog” developed nations, according to Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan’s state minister of crypto and blockchain. “A global policy shift has happened, not just in Pakistan, but all around the world,” Bin Saqib told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview. The government of Pakistan moved to regulate crypto in November 2024. The country has 40 million crypto wallets and is one of the “top five” countries in terms of crypto adoption, which the minister attributed to Pakistan’s young demographic. He told Cointelegraph: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:32 Jul 26, 2025
XRP selling pressure could mushroom if the recent 50 billion XRP sale from a wallet linked to Ripple's Chris Larsen was "just the warm-up." Key points: Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen sparks warnings to XRP investors after a wallet linked to him sends 50 million tokens to exchanges. Larsen notionally has over 2.5 billion XRP left, which would create massive selling pressure if distributed. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:00 Jul 26, 2025
Wrench attacks on prominent crypto executives are shaping the narrative on centralized crypto custody. Crypto custodians are reporting increased interest in their services amid the rising frequency of so-called “$5 wrench attacks” on cryptocurrency traders, investors and project leaders. In the last year, several high-profile wrench attacks — physical attempts to steal someone’s crypto — have targeted prominent investors and business executives in the blockchain industry. The crypto mantra of “not your keys, not your coins” has lost its power among some investors who fear for their personal safety. Cold wallets may offer full control over digital assets, but they also present a single point of attack. Read more
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