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XRP price ‘highly rare’ setup eyes 60% gain past $3, veteran trader says

XRP posts strongest weekly gain since November as whale wallets hit record high, signaling rising confidence among large investors.

BTC price in 'crisis mode' at $123K: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin price tailwinds are accelerating as new all-time highs start the week; a major US debt crisis is being priced in.

Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm makes urgent plea for $500K as trial looms

Roman Storm’s trial on money laundering and sanctions charges begins on Monday, with $1.96 million raised to cover legal expenses so far.

‘100-bagger’ — Ethereum could hit $1.5M over time: EMJ Capital

EMJ Capital founder Eric Jackson says approved Ether staking ETFs could kick off a rally that could see it rise by more than 100-fold and eventually hit $1.5 million per token.

Jack Dorsey’s new app tracks how much grass you’re touching

Sun Day is the second app that the Twitter co-founder has launched in the last week, and it was built using Block’s artificial intelligence assistant, Goose.

Controversial Bitcoin upgrade BIP-119 may be decided by end of year

If activated, BIP-119 could boost Bitcoin layer 2s like the Lightning Network and Ark while offering end-users safer and easier self-custody solutions.

Bitcoin is rallying on US deficit concerns, not hype: Analyst

Bitcoin has become a macro asset hedge against a $7 trillion deficit swing in the US and understanding that could be key to figuring out where the price is going.

NFT lawsuit against Dolce & Gabbana in doubt as US arm cleared

A US federal judge allowed Dolce & Gabbana USA to escape a class-action lawsuit over an NFT project launched by its Italian parent company.

xAI blames code for Grok’s anti-Semitic Hitler posts

xAI blamed an instruction set glitch for Grok’s anti-Semitic tirade, claiming that deprecated instructions made the chatbot mirror extremist content for 16 hours.

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is the world’s 11th richest person

Bitcoin would need to spike at least 208% and hit $370,000 per token for Satoshi Nakamoto to become richer than the top billionaire on the Forbes billionaires list.

Bitcoin taps new all-time high at $120K on Coinbase

Bitcoin reached a new high on Coinbase at $120,000 amid surging spot ETF flows, network activity, and long-term holder profits, which hint at higher targets.

Bank of England governor warns against private stablecoin issuance

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey joins a growing list of European officials concerned with the rise of stablecoins.

Real-world asset tokens are the new ETFs — CoinFund president

Tokens are a new financial wrapper, akin to the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that debuted on US exchanges in 1993, Christopher Perkins said.

Michael Saylor signals Bitcoin buy after one-week hiatus

Strategy continues to lead the pack among Bitcoin treasury companies, issuing debt and equity instruments to finance more purchases.

Bitcoin hits new all-time high above $119K as trader eyes 7-week uptrend

BTC price action is copying late 2024 — and that could result in fresh 50% gains, one trader says as late Bitcoin shorts feel the pain again.

RWAs build mirrors where they need building blocks

Most RWAs remain isolated and underutilized instead of composable, DeFi-ready building blocks. It's time to change that.

CZ shares rumors linking Coinbase to Bloomberg’s Trump stablecoin report

Binance founder CZ shared a tweet alleging Coinbase as the anonymous source behind Bloomberg’s report targeting Trump’s crypto project and Binance.

Collapsed crypto firm Ziglu faces $2.7M deficit amid special administration

Thousands of savers face potential losses after a $2.7 million shortfall was discovered at Ziglu, a British crypto fintech that entered special administration.

Czech central bank adds Coinbase to portfolio, boosts Palantir holdings

The Czech National Bank boosted its investment in Palantir and entered the crypto space by acquiring Coinbase shares in Q2.

Bitcoin headed for 36 more public companies by year-end: Blockware

The corporate Bitcoin adoption race is “mostly being spearheaded by brand new companies or dying companies you’ve never heard of,” says Blockware.

Bitcoin retail interest ‘almost nowhere to be found’ as BTC taps highs

Bitcoin’s surge to all-time highs has barely moved the needle in Google search interest compared to the spike seen after Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November.

Schiff says sell Bitcoin for silver as $258K target looms: Hodler’s Digest, July 6 – 12

Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff calls Bitcoin a selling opportunity as it hits new highs, high-leverage trader James Wynn deactivates his X account, and other news.

High-leverage trader James Wynn deactivates X account

High-risk trader James Wynn lost hundreds of millions of dollars in a matter of weeks by speculating on short-term price movements.

Bitcoin's four-year market cycle isn't dead — Xapo Bank CEO

Seamus Rocca warned that the next Bitcoin market downturn could be sparked organically and not through a single catastrophic event.

Animoca Brands partners with DDC Enterprise to put BTC treasury to work

Animoca Brands joins a growing list of companies adopting a Bitcoin treasury strategy or expanding their existing Bitcoin reserves.

Pump.fun ICO raises $500M, sells out within minutes

Venture capitalists and the Solana community touted the ICO as a showcase for capital formation in the age of internet capital markets.

Telegram is not a neobank — it’s the platform where the next ones are born

The next wave of Web3 neobanks won’t be standalone apps; they'll be embedded within platforms people already use.

How a teen stole $243M in Bitcoin and revealed his identity on livestream

Veer Chetal, a 19-year-old hacker, used social engineering to steal $243 million in Bitcoin, then exposed his identity during a livestream and reoffended while out on bail.

Asia’s tokenization boom is shifting capital away from the West: Expert

Asia’s regulatory frameworks in tokenization are attracting global investors, with Japan and Hong Kong setting the pace for real-world asset adoption.

Binance’s CZ threatens to sue Bloomberg over Trump stablecoin report

Binance co-founder CZ has dismissed a Bloomberg report linking him to the Trump-backed USD1 stablecoin, threatening legal action over alleged defamation.

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