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The Bitcoin mining difficulty is crucial to both miner profitability and ensuring that BTC is not mined faster than the protocol allows. The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty hit an all-time high of 127.6 trillion this week, but is projected to drop during the next difficulty adjustment on August 9. Mining difficulty is expected to fall by about 3% to 123.7 trillion in the next adjustment period, and the current average block time is about 10 minutes and 20 seconds, according to CoinWarz. Data from CryptoQuant shows that the mining difficulty fell in June, with a sharp drop-off at the end of month and the first two weeks of July, when difficulty fell to 116.9 trillion. However, the difficulty level resumed its long-term uptrend in the latter half of July. Read more

Michael Saylor likens Strategy’s latest Bitcoin-backed preferred stock to Apple’s iPhone, calling STRC a breakthrough in corporate finance with massive market potential.

Bitcoin miners had a profitable month in July, JP Morgan analysts noted in a report, as the price of the digital coin broke a new record.

Even though Ethereum has been the talk of the town throughout the past month, Solana is pulling ahead in one key metric: RWAs.

China’s plan to liquidate confiscated crypto through Hong Kong exchanges isn’t simply a policy — it’s to control global digital asset markets and outmaneuver the US. Opinion by: Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association  Last week’s announcement of Hong Kong’s LEAP Digital Assets Policy Statement 2.0 was made with much anticipation and fanfare. The government of Hong Kong promised a comprehensive regulatory framework that will unify licensing and “expand the suite of tokenised products.”  Yet beneath the hype and visible maneuvers lies a far more consequential move: Beijing’s (the world’s second largest holder of crypto) announcement of its intention to liquidate confiscated virtual currencies through Hong Kong’s licensed exchanges. These events, while seemingly separate, are actually components of a carefully orchestrated strategy by China, designed to position Hong Kong as the dominant virtual asset hub and China’s strategic market operator. Read more

XRP is down by over 8% weekly but the landscape could soon worsen.

The DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has called on the US Senate Banking Committee to take a more measured approach to DeFi regulation. The post DeFi Education Fund Urges Senate to Tread Carefully on DeFi Regulation in Joint Letter appeared first on Cryptonews.

Hayes suggested that markets will be impacted by President Trump's tariffs and a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, predicting a bearish scenario for crypto

XRP is down by over 20% since its peak in mid-July.

A Bitcoin whale likely moved 80,000 BTC from dormant wallets after alarming OP_RETURN messages were sent across multiple old addresses. On July 4, 2025, eight Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallets moved a total of 80,000 BTC. Each wallet contained 10,000 BTC, sparking inevitable turmoil in the cryptocurrency space. The Satoshi era is generally considered to span the years 2009 to 2011. During that time, Bitcoin (BTC) could either be transacted or mined with regular computer processors. Eight dormant Bitcoin wallets each sent a transaction of about 10,000 BTC recently. This has led to speculation that threats from quantum computing caused the transfers. Read more

A dismal U.S. jobs report, rising geopolitical risks and recession worries triggered a broad crypto sell-off led by BTC and ETH.

The cryptocurrency industry has donated over $26 million to Donald Trump this year, according to newly released campaign finance filings. The post Trump Nets Over $26M in Crypto Donations This Year, New Filings Reveal appeared first on Cryptonews.

Arthur Hayes is once again sounding the alarm on a greater shakeup in the crypto market after worse-than-expected data from the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) jobs report sparked downside volatility in both traditional and digital markets. Despite his reputation as a long-term crypto bull, Hayes has recently moved assets and cash, preparing for further volatility […] The post Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes positions for market slump: predicts BTC to test $100K after NFP print appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Binance Coin (BNB) recently achieved a brand new all-time high, but here are a few incredibly impressive facts for you to think about.

Although Coinbase shares fell 17% on Friday, the stock could gain ground as the trading platform expands its services through different acquisitions, analysts wrote.

BONK trades near $0.000026 as analysts watch a cup-and-handle pattern and key $0.000025 support for a potential rebound.

With Bitcoin’s hashrate near all-time highs, solo miners continue to land full block rewards, thanks to efficient ASICs and a heavy dose of luck. Solo miners have been defying the odds, successfully claiming full Bitcoin block rewards even as the network hashrate hovers near all-time highs. As of this writing, the Bitcoin (BTC) network’s hashrate is hovering around 902 exahashes per second (EH/s), just below its all-time peak, according to Blockchain.com. The figure shows growing competition and higher difficulty, suggesting that single miners face steep odds to win a block. However, last week, a solo miner defied these odds, securing block 907,283 via the Solo CK pool and earning the full 3.125 BTC reward, worth over $372,000 at the time. The miner also received an additional $3,436 in transaction fees. Read more

Bitcoin went down by roughly seven grand in 48 hours.

XRP just overtook Ethereum in Coinbase’s trading revenue for H1 2025. Can this momentum spark a breakout above $3 and start a major XRP rally? The post XRP Price Prediction: Overtaking ETH on Coinbase: Is This the Start of a Big XRP Rally? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum daily active addresses hit a 2-year high. Find out how rising on-chain activity impacts ETH price trends, technical signals, and trade setups. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Daily Active Addresses at 2-Year Peak – What Does This Mean for ETH’s Value? appeared first on Cryptonews.