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Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom announces Bitcoin grant program of up to $250K per developer

The new Bitcoin grants program could invite more innovation for Bitcoin-native DeFi, or BTCFi.

BTC price tags $66K — can Bitcoin bulls beat out $100M of asks?

Bitcoin buyers need to ramp up pressure to squeeze the market back toward all-time highs, BTC price analysis concludes.

Nigerian prison doctor detained over Binance executive’s health concerns

Gambaryan’s family has expressed concern about his well-being and appealed to the EFCC to release him and pursue its investigation into Binance instead.

Degen Chain user loses 90% funds during bridge transfer

A bug on Degen Chain’s service providers leads to significant user fund loss, sparking criticism on the layer 3 ecosystem.

Trump hints at 4th NFT collection, fears Chinese crypto take-over

In a wide-ranging interview, former United States president Donald Trump hinted at launching another NFT collection, saying “the people want” it.

‘Bullish narratives’ erupt as XRP surges 35% this week

XRP has surged 35% this week and some traders are anticipating a breakout moment, pointing to a long-term trend they’ve been observing on the price chart.

BlackRock's IBIT draws $260M as Bitcoin ETFs notch 8th day of inflows

United States spot Bitcoin ETFs notched $422.5 million of net inflows on Tuesday, marking their strongest trading day in more than a month.

Trump election bets boost Polymarket volumes to record $116M in July

A massive surge in US Presidential election bettors has already brought Polymarket record-breaking volumes just two weeks into July.

Traders eye $71.5K Bitcoin price as open interest jumps 13%

Bitcoin may be gearing up to move above $70,000 now it has reclaimed a critical level that traders have been closely watching for the past two months.

Fake ‘professors’ use phoney loans to trick victims in latest crypto scam

The scam often starts on a Facebook ad where those interested click the link and are met with a “Letter from the Professor” or “Letter from the Dean” on the company website.

Bitcoin whales set to stack more amid ‘overestimated’ Mt. Gox FUD: Analyst

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says Bitcoin is still vulnerable to “speculative FUDs,” giving smart money a way to buy up cheap Bitcoin.

FTX and CFTC agree to $12.7B settlement, subject to court approval

The US commodities regulator didn’t seek a civil monetary penalty, meaning the entire $12.7 billion would be used to pay back FTX’s creditors.

Bitcoin price rally to $65K fueled by ‘complete exhaustion’ from sellers — Glassnode

Bitcoin price displayed surprising strength after various market participants absorbed over 48,000 BTC that the German government sold.

Angel Drainer reportedly shuts down after devs potentially identified

Two hours after Match Systems claimed to have discovered the identity of Angel Drainer developers, users began complaining that the app no longer worked.

Elon Musk says X and SpaceX headquarters will move to Texas

The billionaire industrialist has an estimated net worth of $221 billion and owns Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, and the X social media platform.

Bitcoin traders forecast ‘splendid’ bullish price action now that BTC is above $65K

Multiple Bitcoin price metrics point to an incredibly bullish “post-halving growth trajectory.”

Ripple backs Deaton with $1M donation in senate race against Warren

Ripple has the back of one its strongest supporters in his attempt to unseat powerful Senate crypto foe Elizabeth Warren.

Blast drops ‘L2’ from X username, reduces withdrawal time from 14 to 7 days

After monitoring withdrawals for four months, the developers concluded that longer withdrawal times were no longer necessary.

Solana traders chase $180 target after SOL gains 13% in 2-days

A surge in Solana network activity, memecoin prices and optimistic derivatives markets could be a sign that SOL is aiming for $180.

VC Roundup: Venture firms push Web3 forward despite macro headwinds

This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup features Mira, Astria, Compute Labs, BOB, Dora and BITKRAFT Ventures.

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