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South Korean regulators have approved a takeover of SGA Co. by investors tied to Metaplanet and Sora Ventures.

Sovereign Bitcoin reserves may become a long-term strategy for nations as El Salvador’s gains show multi-year value, Decrypt was told.

Storm’s legal counsel alleges prosecutors misattributed a journalist's message and failed to disclose the mistake immediately.

The Nasdaq-listed gaming firm turned strategic reserve, has made consecutive eight-figure buys of Ethereum.

Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally is being fueled by tariff-driven trade flows, high Treasury payouts, and a broader shift toward risk assets.

Coinbase's 'A New Day One' event is set to highlight where Base is going in the era of memecoins – and it all starts with a wallet rebrand.

The following is a guest post and opinion from Michael Egorov, Founder of Curve Finance. As DeFi edges closer to mainstream finance, it must balance neutrality, security, and throughput. In 2025, that balance is increasingly defined by two competing architectural visions. The evolution of DeFi has always hinged on one core question: what kind of […] The post Ethereum vs. Solana in 2025: Why decentralization may surpass speed in DeFi’s next chapter appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey joins a growing list of European officials concerned with the rise of stablecoins. Bank of England (BOE) governor Andrew Bailey recently warned against banks issuing stablecoins, saying that the Bank of England should focus on tokenizing deposits instead. Stablecoins introduce systemic risks to banking institutions that could destabilize the entire financial system, causing sovereign governments to lose control over their currencies, the BOE official told The Sunday Times in an interview.  He also added that the United Kingdom’s central bank should not adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or otherwise seek to launch a centrally-managed digital fiat token. Read more

OFAC sanctioned a DPRK hacker funding Pyongyang's regime while DOJ charged OmegaPro founders in a $650 million crypto investment scam.

Tokens are a new financial wrapper, akin to the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that debuted on US exchanges in 1993, Christopher Perkins said. Real-world asset (RWA) tokens can democratize access to investments previously inaccessible to retail traders, similar to how exchange-traded funds (ETFs) expanded retail access to financial instruments when they debuted in 1993, according to Christopher Perkins, president and managing partner of investment firm CoinFund. “I believe tokens are the new ETFs,” Perkins told Cointelegraph in an interview. The executive said tokenized RWAs, which trade 24/7 on globally accessible markets, reduce the information asymmetry that has typically kept retail investors out of private placements under existing accreditation laws. He added: Essentially, that leaves ordinary people, normal people, very little access to what are the most exciting, the most innovative companies,” he continued. Read more

Caffeine, which calls itself “the first complete tech stack designed for AI,” launches July 15 in San Francisco.

Off the Grid's GUN token has expanded from Avalanche to Solana, while the list of crypto games shut down in 2025 only grew last week.

GameSquare’s $100M ETH push joins a wave of corporate Ethereum plays, with firms like SharpLink and Bit Digital also going big on ETH.

Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm took to Twitter with an urgent plea for support, ahead of his high-profile trial date tomorrow. Storm, who has been battling legal charges for nearly two years, is calling on the crypto community to help raise $500,000 in the next few days and $1.5 million in the coming weeks to […] The post Urgent appeal to help defend Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm and the right to financial privacy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

As the bitcoin price breaks records and institutional demand ramps up, the once-theoretical endgame of hyperbitcoinization is starting to look more like a macro trend than just a crypto dream.

A former voting tech auditor claims that voting machines still lack key security fixes flagged in 2006, leaving U.S. elections vulnerable.

MiCA licensing spans major industry players such as Coinbase, Kraken, and BBVA, and has allowed them to passport crypto services across 30 EEA countries.

Strategy continues to lead the pack among Bitcoin treasury companies, issuing debt and equity instruments to finance more purchases. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled that Strategy would resume Bitcoin (BTC) buying on Monday after the company took a week-long hiatus from accumulating the digital asset. “Some weeks, you don’t just HODL,” the executive wrote on Sunday. The company skipped buying BTC last week but announced a $4.2 billion capital raise. Before the break, Strategy racked up 12 consecutive weeks of BTC accumulation. Strategy’s most recent BTC buy occurred on June 30, when the company bought 4,980 BTC for $532 million, bringing its total holdings to 597,325 BTC, valued at over $70.9 billion. Read more

Although bitcoin's move on Sunday delighted bitcoiners, holders of two top 20 altcoins had even more reason to celebrate.

Solana is showing renewed strength after successfully breaking the $160 resistance level, currently trading at $163.43 with a 12.87% monthly gain, as analysts project SOL hitting $300 before August, while PumpFun's ICO raised over $500 million via on-chain wallets. The post Solana Price Prediction: Experts See SOL Hitting $300 Before August Amid Bullish Chart Patterns appeared first on Cryptonews.