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More than 220 companies now hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. But as VanEck warns of capital erosion and GBTC’s crash proves, not all bets pay off.

Blockchain’s next leap is about intelligence. Predictive infrastructure anticipates demand, erases latency and enables new levels of trust and scalability. Blockchain can become proactive and invisible.

Chinese blockchain company Nano Labs announced a $500 million convertible notes deal to fund a major BNB acquisition, aiming to hold up to 10% of its circulating supply.

If Bitcoin continues to tumble this season, it will mark its fourth consecutive summer in the red, while TradFi aims to extend its winning streak to three.

Hype moves fast, but real crypto innovation is quieter. Use GitHub, Discord and X to spot legitimate projects before they moon or rug.

Digital Asset raised $135 million from Goldman Sachs, Citadel and others to scale its Canton Network and drive tokenization of real-world assets in finance.

Trump may issue an executive order to protect crypto firms from banking discrimination, ending what some call Operation Chokepoint 2.0, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Bitcoin bullish catalysts are multiplying amid a Middle East ceasefire and new hopes of an earlier-than-expected Fed rate cut.

Japan’s FSA proposed classifying crypto as financial products, potentially allowing ETFs and a flat 20% capital gains tax.

Circle’s eighth-largest holder, ARK Invest, continued offloading CRCL shares on Monday amid the stock briefly topping at $299.

The US Federal Housing Finance Agency is reviewing whether crypto holdings like Bitcoin could be used to qualify for mortgages.

Turkey’s Finance Ministry plans new rules requiring crypto platforms to collect source and purpose data, with limits on stablecoin transfers.

Institutional Bitcoin allocation is on the rise, while retail BTC holdings are falling in favor of altcoins with a strong ETF approval chances, such as XRP.

Unlike Ledger’s previously released key recovery product, Ledger Recover, the new Ledger Recovery Key is always offline and doesn’t require identification.

Celestia co-founder Mustafa Al-Bassam said the team remains fully committed despite community outrage over alleged insider dumping and a 95% token drawdown.

Arthur Britto, elusive co-creator of the XRP Ledger and co-founder of Ripple Labs, made the first-ever public post on his 14-year-old X account.

Kaspersky says the malware SparkKitty has been around since at least early 2024, and is likely connected to a similar type of malicious software dubbed SparkCat.

VMS Group is looking to invest up to $10 million with Re7 Capital strategies, as it hopes to diversify into more liquid investments, according to managing partner Elton Cheung.

Panther Metals is planning a $5.4 million Bitcoin treasury and will use it as collateral to buy a mineral mining deposit in Canada and other commodities in the future.

Under Operation Chokepoint 2.0, more than 30 technology and crypto companies were denied banking services in the US after the collapse of crypto-friendly banks in 2023.

Core developer Barnabé Monnot says six-second block times would slash confirmation delays, boost DeFi efficiency and create smoother user experiences across the Ethereum network.

Crypto entrepreneur and podcaster Anthony Pompliano has raised $750 million to take his crypto company ProCap public by merging it with a blank-check firm.

Huione Guarantee’s shutdown sent “shockwaves” through the ecosystem but also left a vacuum for other crypto darknet marketplaces to fill.

Bitcoin bounced to $106,000 as traders bet on higher chances of Fed interest rate cuts due to tensions in the Middle East.

Anchorage Digital is expanding its Porto wallet with Uniswap integration, giving institutions direct access to DeFi swaps and liquidity.

Trump Media’s recently announced $400-million buyback plan will not alter its strategy of using $2.3 billion to invest in Bitcoin, according to the company.

Shares of the stablecoin issuer account for roughly 13% of the MVDAPP, said VanEck’s Mathew Sigel.

The proposed bill from Senator Adam Schiff followed similar legislation in the House of Representatives from Maxine Waters in response to the president's memecoin dinner.

HYPE is up 300%, and Hyperliquid leads the DEX perp market. But with a $38B valuation and just 21 validators, some question if the rise is sustainable.

The company’s CEO described the stock tokenization as a “DeFi Lego block,” suggesting it serves as a foundational piece for decentralized finance adoption.