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Cointelegraph.com - 11:24 Aug 05, 2025
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said the Chainlink Runtime Environment could be as transformative as the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said the recently launched Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) may have a transformative effect on the blockchain industry like that of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). In a YouTube video published on Monday by Chainlink, Nazarov said the CRE “can have the same impact that the EVM had on the blockchain industry.” The EVM, introduced by Ethereum, enabled Turing-complete smart contracts, which reduced development time to weeks from months by allowing developers to use loops and state-based operations, capabilities unavailable in Bitcoin Script. Nazarov said the smart contract development ecosystem is complex and has become a web of interconnected on- and offchain systems. Chainlink’s CRE, he said, adds a layer of abstraction that makes managing this complexity easier for developers. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:48 Aug 05, 2025
XRP is repeating technical patterns from its early 2025 rally, pointing to a potential surge toward the $3.75–$4.00 range. Key takeaways: XRP is mirroring a bullish fractal that led to a 70% rally earlier this year. Price eyes a 20% breakout from a falling wedge, targeting $3.75 in August. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:58 Aug 05, 2025
Bitcoin investors have seriously contrasting views on “buying the dip” at current levels, with treasuries adding while ETFs reduce BTC exposure. Key points: Bitcoin corporate treasuries added 630 BTC to start the week, continuing a month-long inflow trend. The move contrasts with an ongoing sell-off among the Bitcoin ETFs, which sold nearly $300 million Monday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:30 Aug 05, 2025
After a month of record-breaking inflows, US spot Ether ETFs saw their largest-ever daily outflow of $465 million on Monday, led by BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust. United States spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded almost half a billion dollars in daily net outflows on Monday, marking their highest in a single day since launch, according to data from investment firm Farside Investors. Farside Investors’ data shows that spot Ether (ETH) ETFs had net outflows of $465 million on Monday, their second day of outflows since breaking a 20-day inflow streak on Friday with net outflows of $152 million. The sharp pullback suggests a potential shift in investor sentiment after a strong performance in July, during which spot Ether ETFs saw a record $5.43 billion in net inflows. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:37 Aug 05, 2025
The CFTC is seeking feedback on how to more effectively regulate spot crypto trading as it moves to implement recommendations from the Trump administration. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an initiative to enable the trading of “spot crypto asset contracts” on CFTC-registered futures exchanges. The invitation is part of the CFTC’s “crypto sprint” initiative to implement recommendations from President Donald Trump’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, which included 18 recommendations. “The CFTC is full speed ahead on enabling immediate trading of digital assets at the Federal level in coordination with the SEC’s Project Crypto,” wrote the CFTC’s Acting Chair Caroline Pham in a statement on Monday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:18 Aug 04, 2025
Solana Mobile stands to earn at least $67.5 million from sales of the Seeker, which had pre-orders many times higher than the first-generation device. Solana Mobile has started shipping the second generation of its mobile device on Monday, supplying users in over 50 countries. The Seeker phone, which has amassed over 150,000 pre-orders, will feature upgraded technology, a mobile-native crypto wallet and a decentralized application store that bypasses “cryptophobic censorship” seen in app stores today. Solana Mobile general manager Emmett Hollyer told Cointelegraph that the Seeker comes with hardware improvements across the board compared to the first-generation Saga. “But what really sets Seeker apart is its onchain features.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:08 Aug 04, 2025
Grayscale reappoints founder Barry Silbert as chairman and hires top Wall Street talent as it looks to defend its ETF revenue lead and sharpen its institutional edge. Grayscale Investments has expanded its executive team and board as part of its “next phase of growth,” adding four financial industry veterans to key leadership roles and reappointing founder Barry Silbert as board chairman. The expanded leadership team includes Diana Zhang as chief operating officer, Ramona Boston as chief marketing officer, Andrea Williams as chief communications officer and Maxwell Rosenthal as chief human resources officer. The newly appointed executives come from traditional finance firm like Bridgewater, Apollo, Goldman Sachs and Citadel. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:00 Aug 04, 2025
The GENIUS Act’s ban on yield could dampen the appeal of digital dollars, particularly as tokenization efforts in traditional finance gain momentum. The recent passage of the US GENIUS Act was widely celebrated as a major step forward for stablecoin adoption, but a key provision may curb the appeal of digital dollars compared to money market funds, raising questions about whether the bill’s authors were swayed by banking industry pressure to restrict yield-bearing stablecoins. The GENIUS Act expressly bans issuers from offering yield-bearing stablecoins, effectively preventing both retail and institutional investors from earning interest on their digital dollar holdings. Because of this, Temujin Louie, CEO of crosschain interoperability protocol Wanchain, cautioned against viewing the legislation as an unqualified win for the industry. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:41 Aug 04, 2025
Verb Technology is raising $558 million and rebranding as TON Strategy Co., becoming the first public company to hold Toncoin as a treasury asset. Verb Technology Company's stock skyrocketed more than 200% intraday on Monday after it announced a $558 million PIPE deal and a pivot toward crypto. The social commerce company said it plans to rebrand as TON Strategy Co., becoming the first publicly traded treasury reserve vehicle for Toncoin (TON), the native token of Telegram’s blockchain ecosystem. The offering included about 58.7 million shares and pre-funded warrants priced at $9.51. Investor enthusiasm around the company’s move into crypto sent the stock soaring to a high of $29.33 before settling to about $27 at time of writing, according to Google Finance. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:31 Aug 04, 2025
Bitcoin ETF netflows may be key in gauging market appetite as exchange order-book liquidity puts $116,000 top of the list for bulls. Key points: Bitcoin bounces as liquidation guardrails appear above and below price, making $116,000 a key level to watch. Expectations call for BTC price support to hold above $110,000 should bears take control. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:24 Aug 04, 2025
Triton is Nvidia’s open-source inference server designed to optimize AI model deployment, now at the center of newly disclosed security vulnerabilities. Technology company Nvidia released on Saturday a software update to patch vulnerabilities in its Triton server, which clients use for artificial intelligence models. The vulnerabilities, which cybersecurity company Wiz calls “critical,” could lead to the takeover of AI models, data theft and response manipulation if not patched. “Wiz Research found a chain of vulnerabilities that, when combined, could let an attacker with no prior access take full control of an AI server,” Wiz head of vulnerability research Nir Ohfeld told Cointelegraph. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:12 Aug 04, 2025
Web3 pump-and-dump schemes thrive on hype, anonymity, and unregulated markets; understanding their playbook is key to avoiding costly traps. Pump-and-dump schemes in Web3 manipulate a cryptocurrency’s price through coordinated buying along with misleading information and hype to lure investors in before a mass selling of a token, leaving it almost worthless. Decentralized anonymity and 24/7 unregulated trading make the industry particularly vulnerable to these manipulative investment schemes. A pump-and-dump follows four stages, including the token prelaunch, promotional hype building at launch, price pumping through buying action and a coordinated sell-off by orchestrators running off with profits. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:37 Aug 04, 2025
Former UK Chancellor and current Coinbase adviser George Osborne says the UK is falling behind in the cryptocurrency market, particularly when it comes to stablecoins. The United Kingdom is falling behind in the digital asset market, particularly in the area of stablecoins, despite the technology’s potential to help the country preserve its leading role in global financial services. That was a central message in a recent Financial Times op-ed by George Osborne, the former UK chancellor turned crypto lobbyist, who joined Coinbase as an adviser last year. “What I see makes me anxious. Far from being an early adopter, we have allowed ourselves to be left behind,” Osborne wrote, referring to his native UK. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:20 Aug 04, 2025
Bitcoin is trying to start a recovery from $112,000, but bears may pose a substantial challenge at $117,000 and then at $120,000. Key points: Bitcoin is trying to take support near $112,000, but higher levels are likely to attract selling by the bears. The deep pullback in several altcoins suggests the next leg of the up move may not happen in a hurry. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:03 Aug 04, 2025
The digital exchange operator and media company is eyeing an initial public offering of between $28 and $31 per share, regulatory filings show. Cryptocurrency exchange operator and media company Bullish plans to raise between $568 million and $629 million in a US initial public offering (IPO), having already drawn interest from major institutional investors. Just weeks after its initial IPO submission, Bullish submitted an updated F-1 document with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), outlining plans to issue 20.3 million shares, potentially valuing the company at up to $4.2 billion. If the IPO is approved, Bullish shares could begin trading as early as Aug. 12. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:56 Aug 04, 2025
Ether faces weak institutional demand and lacks catalysts, keeping ETH price tied to broader altcoin trends and economic uncertainty. Key takeaways: Ether’s futures and options data signal neutral‑to‑bearish sentiment despite recent price recovery. Institutional ETF outflows and a lack of catalysts keep ETH from breaking $3,800. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:40 Aug 04, 2025
A cybersecurity expert warns that quantum computing could silently break Bitcoin, stockpiling encrypted data today to crack it in the future. Quantum computers could quietly break Bitcoin, and a former hacker says the countdown has already begun. David Carvalho, a one‑time teenage spam hacker turned CEO of cybersecurity firm Naoris Protocol, warns that the blockchain’s cryptographic defenses may not withstand the coming wave of quantum computing and AI‑driven breakthroughs. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Aug 04, 2025
DeFi promised to rebuild the financial system from the ground up. Moving from early experiments to everyday utility demands an upgrade. Opinion by: Vikram Arun, co-founder and CEO of Superform DeFi already moves billions of dollars daily, lets anyone create new assets in minutes and rewards users with yields that banks can’t match. Using one app to find opportunities, another to bridge, a third to swap, a fourth to deposit and yet another to track your position — all while juggling wallets, chains and gas settings — doesn’t feel like a financial revolution. It’s more like a flight simulator where most pilots crash on the runway. That complexity must disappear if crypto upgrades global finance and surpasses the earliest risk-takers. But the answer isn’t just another protocol. It’s a re-architecture of how DeFi is built and used. One that pairs ownerless, composable infrastructure with productized, intuitive interfaces. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:46 Aug 04, 2025
A Power of 3 pattern suggests a $126,000 target for Bitcoin after a leverage reset, but BTC price must first flip its immediate resistance level into new support. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin’s Power of 3 pattern shows accumulation, manipulation and a possible distribution phase targeting $126,000. A $922 million liquidation event caused a major reset in leveraged positions, increasing the chances of a market recovery. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:10 Aug 04, 2025
A sophisticated supply chain attack on Seychelles-based crypto exchange BigONE led to a $27 million theft from hot wallets, without exposing private keys. The Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange BigONE confirmed that on July 16, 2025, it suffered a crypto supply chain attack that allowed cybercriminals to drain $27 million from the exchange’s hot wallets. With a sophisticated attack, the hackers compromised the exchange’s production network and gained access to the funds without ever accessing private keys. Read more
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