Hashdex to shut smallest Bitcoin ETF after more than two years
The spot price Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, which was never able to attract more than $18 million in net assets, will pay out investors and sell its 225 BTC in the coming weeks.
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XRP Holders Can Now Borrow Ripple's RLUSD on Ethereum Without Selling Their Crypto
Announced on Monday by layer 1 blockchain developer Flare, the integration lets users convert XRP into Flare's FXRP token, bridge it to Ethereum, deposit it as collateral on the Morpho lending protocol, and borrow RLUSD…
Kenya moves 30 million academic credentials onto Avalanche blockchain
A new digital verification platform aims to reduce forged certificates by allowing employers and universities to authenticate academic records onchain.
BlackRock Files With SEC to Issue Tokenized Fund Shares on Solana
BlackRock has filed with the SEC to issue tokenized fund shares on Solana, marking one of the clearest signals yet that the world’s largest asset manager is moving deeper into blockchain-based finance.
Trump-linked American Bitcoin president Matt Prusak departs for Giga Energy
Matt Prusak, president and interim chief financial officer of Trump-linked bitcoin miner American Bitcoin (ABTC), is leaving the company to join AI and energy infrastructure developer Giga Energy, marking another senior…
Trump Sons’ American Bitcoin Reports $57.2M Q2 Loss, Yet Adds 8,000 BTC to Treasury
American Bitcoin posted a $57.2 million quarterly loss while expanding its Bitcoin treasury beyond 8,000 BTC.
U.S.-Japan intervention revives yen carry trade fears for bitcoin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed Sunday that the U.S. joined Japan in coordinated foreign exchange intervention last Friday, calling it a move to counter "disorderly yen movements." The USD/JPY pair almos…
XRP Price Holds $1 Support as Ripple Expands Digital Capital Markets With ZILO, Licuido Investments
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Tom Lee's Bitmine bought more ether, added to stock buyback last week
Bitmine Immersion (BMNR), the largest Ethereum treasury company, bought 10,399 ether (ETH) during last week as Chairman Tom Lee pointed to ether's strongest monthly performance against the Nasdaq in a year as evidence t…
Crypto Privacy Tools Serve ‘Essential Protective Functions’: Report by ChangeNOW, CoinRabbit
Crypto privacy tools serve “essential protective functions” that restore a measure of financial privacy that has always existed in TradFi, according to a new report from non-custodial crypto platform ChangeNOW and digit…
Bitcoin edges lower below $63k as Coldcard hack overshadows U.S.-Iran hopes
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Strategy Sells 1,637 BTC as Bitcoin Holdings Fall to 842,138
Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for approximately $104.7 million between July 27 and August 2, at an average price of $63,957 per Bitcoin. The company used about half of the proceeds to fund preferred stock dividends, while the…
BlackRock expands tokenized cash with new blockchain-based money market offerings
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has expanded its tokenized cash platform, introducing a couple of new tokenized money market products, the firm said on Monday.
CLARITY Act failure could send crypto valuations lower: Bernstein
Bernstein said Congress’s failure to pass the CLARITY Act’s could trigger another leg down for crypto valuations and accelerate policy support from US regulators.
Strategy sells 1,638 Bitcoin to fund dividends and STRC repurchases
Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 1,638 Bitcoin in its second-largest sale of the year to fund dividend payments and repurchase its preferred STRC stock.
BlackRock launches tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves
The asset manager introduced two blockchain-based money market funds designed to qualify as stablecoin reserve assets under the US GENIUS Act.
Threat to oil tankers in Middle East worst since start of Iran war, analysts say
The threat to ships carrying oil in the Middle East is at its worst since the Iran war started, experts have said, after a spate of attacks on another key route in the region.
US hints at more yen intervention: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Concerns over US Treasury markets were behind the US decision to intervene in the Japanese yen last week. Washington engaged in a rare operation to support the yen after USD/ JPY had reached almost 164 last week, per da…
Morning Minute: The Coldcard Bitcoin Hack Nears $114 Million in Potential Losses
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Bitcoin Whales Buy 19,610 BTC as Retail Sells After Coldcard Security Scare
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Trump Family’s American Bitcoin Tops 8,000 BTC After Record Mining Quarter
The Trump family-backed American Bitcoin said Monday it expanded its Bitcoin reserve to more than 8,000 BTC, worth roughly $512 million, during the second quarter after producing a record 932 Bitcoin, underscoring its s…
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will BTC Hit $100K in August?
Bitcoin is being pinched between two moving lines on the chart, and according to one analyst, history says that kind of squeeze doesn’t stay quiet for long.
South Korean Exchange Bithumb Targets 2028 IPO
Bithumb has set out a three-stage path to a stock market listing in 2028, telling customers on Monday it will spend this year upgrading internal controls and preparing to switch accounting standards, then file for preli…
Xbox Series X price hiked by £170 due to rising memory chip costs
Microsoft has increased the price of Xbox consoles worldwide, citing rising memory and storage chip costs.