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Cointelegraph.com - 11:51 Jul 09, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:00 Jul 08, 2025
Bitcoin’s inflow/outflow ratio fell to 2022 lows, and the cumulative volume delta shows short-selling pressure failing to push prices lower. Time for a rally? Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s monthly outflow/inflow ratio has dropped to 0.9, signaling renewed long-term confidence and accumulation. Despite aggressive short-side pressure on Binance derivatives, BTC has remained in a tight range between $100,000 and $110,000. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:14 Jul 08, 2025
Soaring stablecoin reserves at Binance, falling Bitcoin dominance and a bullish chart pattern point to a possible altseason starting in the bottom half of 2025. Key takeaways: USDT and USDC balances on Binance hit a record $31 billion in June 2025. One analyst sees the reserve build-up as a “brewing liquidity explosion,” with investors waiting for clear altcoin trading opportunities. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:47 Jul 08, 2025
With eyes on tokenized gold, the companies plan to merge and launch a gold-backed treasury business. BioSig and Streamex have secured $1.1 billion in growth financing to support their pivot into onchain commodities, starting with gold. The companies, which signed a letter of intent to merge on May 5, say the funding will help establish a gold-backed treasury business focused on tokenized financial instruments. Of the total funding, $100 million comes in the form of convertible debentures, while the remaining $1 billion is an equity line of credit. BioSig’s share price has fallen 27.4% on the news on Tuesday, though it is still up 541% in the past six months. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:00 Jul 08, 2025
Blockchain competitors and recent decisions by institutional investors chip away at Solana’s market share. Will this impact SOL price? Key takeaways: SOL’s perpetual futures funding rate turned negative, highlighting a lack of confidence among traders. Despite strong fundamentals, institutional players continue to avoid Solana due to MEV concerns. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:55 Jul 08, 2025
The judge reportedly said she would not be inclined to have attorneys bring up the US Treasury’s 2022 sanctions against Tornado Cash after they were withdrawn in March. The judge overseeing the US criminal trial of Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm said she was “inclined” to disallow any mention of the 2022 sanctions against the cryptocurrency mixing service in court. According to reporting from Inner City Press on Tuesday, Judge Katherine Failla of the US District Court of the Southern District of New York said she was unlikely to grant a motion prohibiting the mention of North Korea and the hackers in the Lazarus Group as part of prosecutors’ case against Storm. However, the judge reportedly said she was “inclined to keep out the August 2022 sanctions, since they were later withdrawn.” The sanctions in question referred to the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions adding addresses connected to Tornado Cash to its list of Specially Designated Nationals in 2022. Howe... -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:31 Jul 08, 2025
The sustainability-focused platform uses Avalanche to tokenize municipal loans, giving DeFi investors direct exposure to government-backed renewable energy infrastructure. Projective Finance, a sustainability-focused real-world asset (RWA) financing platform, has launched a $7 million lending pool for Illinois public schools, giving decentralized finance (DeFi) investors direct access to municipal infrastructure projects in the United States. The lending pool will fund solar energy installations across school districts in the state of Illinois, with infrastructure loans executed entirely onchain, Projective Finance said. By leveraging blockchain technology, “What traditionally required multiple intermediaries, fund structures, and minimum investments in the tens of millions can now be accessed directly with full transparency,” said Josh Chinnaswamy, Projective Finance’s co-founder. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:52 Jul 08, 2025
SOL’s chart projects further upside despite the SEC delaying a decision on a Solana ETF approval. Key point: SOL’s narrowing range suggests a potential range expansion in the next few days. The possibility of an upside breakout remains high as the bulls buy on every minor dip. Fidelity Investments’ proposed spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund has been delayed as the US Securities and Exchange Commission has asked for public comments within 21 days and rebuttals within 35 days. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:51 Jul 08, 2025
The hearing will come after the US Senate passed legislation to address stablecoin regulation and Republican House leadership said they would handle three bills starting on Monday. As the United States Congress weighs key legislation that could reshape the regulatory framework for digital assets, top crypto executives, policy advocates and former regulators are set to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. On Wednesday, lawmakers with the US Senate Banking Committee will hear from Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) member and Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger, former CFTC Chair Timothy Massad, Chainalysis CEO Jonathan Levin, and others to address digital asset markets. The hearing will mark one of the first times US lawmakers could offer a preview of how the Senate will handle a crypto market structure bill after its leadership said it aimed to pass legislation by October. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:00 Jul 08, 2025
Positive newsflow, a change in investor sentiment and steady ETH ETF buying could help Ether rally above $2,700. Key point: Ether aims to establish a new trend, but bulls need to secure a daily close above $2,635 first. Ether’s (ETH) price has been in a range for several days, but institutional investors seem to be silently accumulating. Ether exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $225 million in inflows for the trading week ended Friday, according to CoinShares data. It was the 11th successive week of inflows into Ether ETPs. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:23 Jul 08, 2025
RerserveOne is headed by Jaime Leverton, who has been involved with Bitcoin mining companies Hut 8 and Riot Platforms. ReserveOne, a digital asset management company, will go public through a merger with M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp., the company announced on Tuesday. The transaction is expected to generate more than $1 billion in gross proceeds that will back up the companies’ crypto reserve strategy through the accumulation of Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Solana (SOL), among other digital assets. “By moving towards a public listing, we’re reinforcing our commitment to responsible innovation, financial inclusion, and the development of a more resilient, transparent market for digital assets,” Jaime Leverton, CEO of ReserveOne, said in a statement. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:21 Jul 08, 2025
Bitcoin’s trading range tightens as bulls buy minor corrections while pushing BTC’s average daily trading price higher. Key point: Bitcoin is finding support at $107,245, showing investor sentiment remains positive, and every minor dip is being purchased. Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting to bounce off the moving averages, indicating buying on dips. Although the price is just below the all-time high of $111,980, it is not yet in the overvalued zone. CryptoQuant contributor Axel Adler Jr. said in a post on X that the Mayer Multiple at 1.1x was “within the neutral zone (0.8–1.5х).” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:02 Jul 08, 2025
The CEO, who was just appointed in June, is also listed among the management of Japan-based crypto exchange BITPoint. Takashi Tashiro, the new CEO of Tokyo-based energy company Remixpoint, will be paid in Bitcoin as part of stated efforts to be “in the same boat” as shareholders, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Remixpoint said it will calculate Tashiro's salary and taxes, purchase the equivalent amount in Bitcoin (BTC) and transfer it to a wallet the CEO designates. The move is as part of a “shareholder-oriented management,” the company said. “The remuneration in this case will be paid in Japanese yen in format based on the appropriate organization of the Company Act and taxation,” a translated version of the statement reads. ”On top of that, we plan to acquire Bitcoin (BTC) equivalent to the same amount at the market price with Japanese yen, which is equivalent to the full amount of the payment, and deliver it to the crypto asset wallet designated by the President and CEO.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:14 Jul 08, 2025
CoreWeave agreed to purchase Core Scientific in an all-stock deal valued at $9 billion. Shares of CoreWeave (CRWV) opened lower on Tuesday as analysts questioned whether the company’s recent acquisition of Core Scientific (CORZ) would contribute meaningfully to its bottom line. CRWV stock was down 3.6% after the opening bell, hitting a low of $153.97. Despite the decline, the crypto miner turned AI infrastructure company holds a market capitalization of $75 billion after posting a 288% gain since its initial public offering in March. Selling pressure mounted after D.A. Davidson’s Gil Luria raised doubts about CoreWeave’s $9 billion all-share deal to acquire Core Scientific, announced Monday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:30 Jul 08, 2025
Bitcoin's long-term investors now hold 80% of all BTC in circulation, which could trigger the next leg higher into price discovery, if history repeats. Key takeaways: 80% of all Bitcoin is now being hodl’d, a historical signal for upcoming rallies. A break above the $110,000 resistance could lead to increased volatility, with some traders anticipating a rise to $130,000. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:49 Jul 08, 2025
The venture fund has already invested in Bitcoin-focused exchanges, savings platforms and payment solutions. Venture capital firm Ego Death Capital has raised $100 million from family offices and other investors to support early-stage Bitcoin (BTC) companies, highlighting the growing institutional appetite for digital asset-focused ventures. The fund aims to back Series A rounds for companies generating between $1 million and $3 million in annual revenue, founding partner Nico Leshuga told Axios in an exclusive interview. Leshuga said he sees “Bitcoin as the only decentralized and secure base to be able to build on.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:45 Jul 08, 2025
In 2025, governments hold over 463,000 BTC, with the US and China leading, while countries like Bhutan, Iran and the UK quietly build strategic reserves. Roughly 463,000 BTC — or about 2.3% of Bitcoin’s total supply — is currently held by governments around the world, according to publicly available blockchain data and legal disclosures. While that might sound like a small percentage, it equates to tens of billions of dollars in sovereign Bitcoin wealth, giving Bitcoin (BTC) a growing role in national asset strategies and state-level accumulation. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:05 Jul 08, 2025
Ethereum is eyeing a breakout toward $3,400 as it consolidates within a bull pennant, echoing classic continuation patterns from past rallies. Key takeaways: Ethereum mega whales have increased their holdings by 9.31%, a stronger buildup than before the 2022 rally. ETH is consolidating inside a bull pennant, with a breakout potentially targeting $3,400 by August. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Jul 08, 2025
As AI threatens to deepen gender disparities in the workforce, blockchain technology can be a powerful tool to empower women to reclaim their rightful place in the digital future. Opinion by: Lisa Loud, executive director at Secret Network Left unchecked, algorithms will replay yesterday’s prejudices at machine speed, sidelining half the workforce and entrenching wage gaps for a generation. A fresh warning from the International Labour Organization shows the danger in high-income economies where almost 10% of jobs held by women face disruption from generative artificial intelligence — nearly triple the share for men. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:45 Jul 08, 2025
Thailand’s five-year tax break on crypto capital gains looks like a dream for investors, but the fine print reveals a strategic push for surveillance, platform control and regulatory dominance. Thailand is rolling out the crypto red carpet, but before you jump in, there’s more to this tax holiday than meets the eye. Yes, it’s true, from Jan. 1, 2025, all capital gains on crypto transactions made through licensed platforms will be tax-free until the end of 2029. At first glance, Thailand’s crypto tax exemption sounds like a trader’s paradise. No capital gains tax for five years? Read more
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