Tokenized stocks rise 220% in July, reminiscent of ‘early DeFi boom’
Tokenized stocks are nearing an inflection point that may lead to an $1.3 trillion market opportunity, according to Binance Research.…
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Cardano-aligned ‘Vector’ blockchain promises instant finality speeds
Apex Fusion will debut Vector, a Cardano-aligned blockchain that claims instant finality and 10x transaction speed, at Rare Evo on…
Satsuma secures $218M, including $125M in BTC, to advance Bitcoin strategy
Satsuma Technology secured $217.6 million in its latest raise, with over half settled in Bitcoin, drawing support from top crypto…
Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses $3M with single click
Crypto scammers are switching from code to exploiting human vulnerabilities that don’t require breaking through complex cybersecurity guardrails. A cryptocurrency…
Eye-scanning crypto projects pose national security risks, China warns
China’s security agency warned that biometric data collection by crypto firms, including iris scans, may endanger personal privacy and be…
Backlash as ex-SEC chief of staff links liquid staking to Lehman Brothers
Former SEC chief of staff Amanda Fischer slammed the latest SEC guidance on liquid staking, sparking a sharp backlash on…
Solana treasury race heats up as firms hunt staking rewards
Three public companies increased their Solana holdings this week, as BitGo speculated that firms are buying Solana to stake it…
SEC’s crypto pivot has ‘not been priced in,’ Bitwise exec says
Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan remarked on “the most bullish document I’ve read on crypto.” Crypto investors may be…
SharpLink now holds almost $2B in Ether after $264.5 million buy
SharpLink marches ahead with its Ether strategy, bagging $264 million of ETH, raising its total staked ETH holdings to 521,939…
Blockchain-focused Figure Technology joins crypto IPO wave with SEC filing
Public markets provide new fundraising avenues for blockchain companies, enabling them to tap into capital from traditional markets. Figure Technology…
AI bot ‘Clanker’ racks up $34M in swap fees launching Base memecoins
Users of Clanker, an AI-powered memecoin generator, have created over 355,000 tokens and earned over $34.4 million in fees amid…
Coinbase plans $2B dual-tranche note sale to fund buybacks, acquisitions
Coinbase plans to raise over $2 billion in a dual-tranche offering to fund future investments and stock buybacks. Coinbase may…
BlackRock leads record $465M spot Ether ETF Monday exodus
After a month of record-breaking inflows, US spot Ether ETFs saw their largest-ever daily outflow of $465 million on Monday,…
CrediX recovers $4.5M in crypto after successful exploit negotiation
CrediX recovered $4.5 million in stolen crypto after reaching a deal with the exploiter. Affected users will be refunded within…
Yield-bearing stablecoin supply surges after GENIUS Act
The supply of USDe has increased by 70%, while that of USDS rose 23% since the GENIUS Act was signed…
Trump Bitcoin adviser David Bailey wants to create a $200M PAC
A key priority of the proposed PAC would be to send the Bitcoin price to $10 million, according to Bailey,…
Arcadia Finance users reimbursed by DeFi hack insurance
Nexus Mutual has paid about $250,000 in claims to users hit by July’s $3.5 million Arcadia Finance hack on Base.…
Hyperliquid reimburses $2M to crypto traders after API outage
Hyperliquid’s rapid response may boost confidence in decentralized trading platforms, which are gaining market share. Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has reimbursed…
Pump.fun hits lowest monthly revenue in 2025 as memecoins lose steam
Solana-based memecoin platform Pump.fun saw its July revenue plummet to $24.96 million, down 80% from its January peak. Solana memecoin…
Crypto funds see $223M outflow, ending 15-week streak as Fed dampens sentiment
Profit-taking broke a 15-week winning streak of global cryptocurrency ETPs last week after hawkish remarks that followed last week’s US…