Tokyo-listed energy and fintech firm Remixpoint has raised 31.5 billion Japanese yen ($215 million) to expand its Bitcoin treasury, aiming to accumulate 3,000 BTC. Tokyo-based energy company Remixpoint raised 31.5 billion yen (around $215 million) to expand its Bitcoin treasury, according to a Wednesday announcement. Remixpoint will allocate the newly raised funds entirely to Bitcoin (BTC) acquisition, the company said in an X post. The funds were raised through Remixpoint’s 25th series of stock acquisition rights and fourth series of unsecured bonds, according to local media outlet CoinPost. This series of stock acquisition rights will create 55 million new shares, representing a 39.9% dilution. The issuance is made without any discount and is conducted at market price. Read more
Bullish chart setups hint at more upside for XRP, with price targets near $2.87 and possibly $3.72 if momentum holds. Key takeaways: XRP price jumped around 12% after Ripple named BNY Mellon as custodian for its RLUSD stablecoin. Traders are betting on increased XRP utility as RLUSD adoption potentially shifts from Ethereum to XRPL. Read more
The growing role of blockchains in trade finance. The XDC Network offers a case study in cautious, incremental adoption. Trade finance rarely makes headlines. But behind the scenes, it underpins over $30 trillion in annual global commerce. Still, the systems that power it remain paper-heavy, slow and exclusionary. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are still routinely denied financing due to fragmented infrastructure and therefore face barriers when participating in global commerce. In its latest report, Cointelegraph Research analyses increasing number of institutions and governments asking whether blockchain can offer a more efficient model. One notable project in this regard is the XDC Network. To learn more about how XDC utilizes blockchain to digitize trade documents, download the full report here Read more
Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal described the upcoming Heimdall 2.0 upgrade as the “most complex” Polygon hard fork since 2020. Polygon is set to deploy its most complex hard fork to date on Thursday, upgrading its proof-of-stake blockchain with a new consensus layer dubbed Heimdall 2.0. In an X post, Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal said the upgrade enhances the backbone of Polygon’s proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. It will replace legacy components dating back to 2018 and 2019 with newer infrastructure. “This is the most technically complex hard fork Polygon PoS has seen since its launch in 2020,” Nailwal wrote, adding that it will improve finality, user experience and the network’s upgradeability. Read more
Elon Musk says that his new America Party will support Bitcoin, but does it have a chance in the American political system? The growing rift between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump turned into a gulf on July 5 when Musk announced the independent America Party, supposedly focused on Bitcoin and centrist policies. The move was catalyzed by Congress passing the Trump administration’s controversial One Big Beautiful Bill Act. According to Musk, the bill flies in the face of the administration’s initial efforts to cut government spending. The America Party has yet to hold a formative congress or issue a specific platform. Little is known about the party’s stance, beyond Musk’s vague comments of a preference for centrism, deregulation, reduction of government spending and support for Bitcoin (BTC). Read more
Launched in late 2024, Ripple’s enterprise-focused RLUSD stablecoin has hit a $500 million market cap in less than seven months. Ripple’s US dollar-pegged stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), has received a significant boost by integrating with Transak, a major cryptocurrency payments platform. Transak has officially integrated support for the Ripple USD stablecoin, enabling its 8.3 million users to purchase RLUSD using multiple fiat currencies, the company announced in a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday. “We worked closely with the Ripple team to understand how RLUSD could benefit from wider distribution across Transak’s global network — spanning more than 450 wallets, DApps [decentralized apps] and exchanges,” said Transak’s head of marketing, Harshit Gangwar. Read more
Bybit will host PumpFun’s PUMP token sale, but users in Europe will be excluded due to regulatory restrictions. Update (July 9, 2:10 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include token sale confirmation from Pump.fun. Bybit has confirmed details of the much-awaited Pump.fun token sale, revealing that users registered through its European Union-regulated platform, Bybit.eu, will not be able to participate, citing compliance with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The public sale of PUMP, the native token of the no-code memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, will open on Saturday at 14:00 UTC and run through Tuesday, according to a Wednesday press release shared with Cointelegraph. A total of 150 billion PUMP tokens, 15% of the 1 trillion total supply, will be offered at a fixed price of $0.004 USDT per token. Read more
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that corporate ETH treasuries are vital for driving ecosystem growth. Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said ETH treasuries are crucial for the development of the Ethereum ecosystem. During an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Lubin said that a large amount of Ether (ETH) is in circulation, but there is insufficient activity to utilize it. He cited this as the reason he is involved in building the Ethereum treasury company SharpLink Gaming, where he serves as chairman. Lubin said Ether treasuries are “a great business to run.” He also said that “it’s going to be critical to enable the supply-demand dynamics of Ether to right-size as we build more and more applications.” Read more