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Cointelegraph.com - 03:59 Jul 27, 2025
The Bitwise Invest executive admits he “could be wrong” but doesn’t see 2025 as the end of the upside for Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s price could see significant upside in 2026, bucking the traditional four-year market cycle, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. The prediction comes as other analysts are divided on whether Bitcoin (BTC) will stray from its historical pattern or follow the traditional halving cycle and peak in the coming months. “I bet 2026 is an up year,” Hougan said in an X video on Friday. “I broadly think we’re in for a good few years,” Hougan added. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:32 Jul 26, 2025
Analysts call XRP’s dip on Thursday a healthy correction, while Galaxy Digital’s CEO says Ether could outperform Bitcoin within the next six months, and other news. The Australian Federal Court ruled in favor of fintech company Finder.com, clearing it and its yield-generating product, Finder Earn, in a legal battle with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that lasted almost three years. In a Thursday court decision, Justices Stewart, Cheeseman and Meagher confirmed a previous judgment that Finder Wallet and Earn complied with consumer financial laws. The federal court “confirmed the initial finding that Finder Earn was not a financial product,” Finder said in a Thursday blog post. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:19 Jul 26, 2025
Solo miners successfully adding blocks to the Bitcoin blockchain network is a rare event, but still not impossible in 2025. A solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner successfully mined a block on Saturday, collecting the 3.125 BTC block reward, valued at $372,773. The miner, operating through the Solo CK pool, a solo mining service, successfully mined block 907283, which contained 4,038 transactions and block fees totalling $3,436. Rising network hashrate and difficulty make it increasingly harder for solo miners to compete with large-scale, corporate mining firms. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:37 Jul 26, 2025
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have permanently reduced volatility and altered Bitcoin market dynamics, according to analysts. Bitcoin (BTC) will no longer experience “parabolic” price rallies or “devastating” bear markets, because BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have permanently reduced volatility and altered market dynamics, according to Blockware BTC analyst Mitchell Askew. “BTC/USD looks like two entirely different assets before and after the ETF,” the analyst wrote on Friday. The chart he shared showed a sharp reduction in price volatility following the January 2024 launch of the Bitcoin ETF in the United States. The analyst said: Senior Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas wrote that the reduced volatility has helped Bitcoin “attract even bigger fish and gives it a fighting chance to be adopted as currency.” The tradeoff to this is that there will likely be no more “God Candles,” the analyst added. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:39 Jul 26, 2025
Bitcoin delivers a classic liquidity grab with a correction below $115,000 only to bounce back, while traders eye a BTC price showdown with new all-time highs next. Key takeaways: Bitcoin traders now turn their focus to higher levels after Friday’s $115,000 liquidity grab. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee predicts Bitcoin could hit $250,000 by year-end. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:24 Jul 26, 2025
A young and tech-savvy population, combating inflationary pressures, is driving Bitcoin adoption and a new financial system in Pakistan. Pakistan’s demographics position the country as a major catalyst for Bitcoin (BTC) adoption, allowing it to “leapfrog” developed nations, according to Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan’s state minister of crypto and blockchain. “A global policy shift has happened, not just in Pakistan, but all around the world,” Bin Saqib told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview. The government of Pakistan moved to regulate crypto in November 2024. The country has 40 million crypto wallets and is one of the “top five” countries in terms of crypto adoption, which the minister attributed to Pakistan’s young demographic. He told Cointelegraph: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:32 Jul 26, 2025
XRP selling pressure could mushroom if the recent 50 billion XRP sale from a wallet linked to Ripple's Chris Larsen was "just the warm-up." Key points: Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen sparks warnings to XRP investors after a wallet linked to him sends 50 million tokens to exchanges. Larsen notionally has over 2.5 billion XRP left, which would create massive selling pressure if distributed. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:00 Jul 26, 2025
Wrench attacks on prominent crypto executives are shaping the narrative on centralized crypto custody. Crypto custodians are reporting increased interest in their services amid the rising frequency of so-called “$5 wrench attacks” on cryptocurrency traders, investors and project leaders. In the last year, several high-profile wrench attacks — physical attempts to steal someone’s crypto — have targeted prominent investors and business executives in the blockchain industry. The crypto mantra of “not your keys, not your coins” has lost its power among some investors who fear for their personal safety. Cold wallets may offer full control over digital assets, but they also present a single point of attack. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:48 Jul 26, 2025
Japan’s slow and risk-averse approval system, not taxes, is the real barrier driving Web3 startups and liquidity offshore, says WeFi CEO Maksym Sakharov. Japan’s regulatory bottlenecks, not taxes, are the real reason crypto innovation is leaving the country, according to Maksym Sakharov, co-founder and CEO of decentralized onchain bank WeFi. Sakharov told Cointelegraph that even if the proposed 20% flat tax on crypto gains is implemented, Japan’s “slow, prescriptive, and risk‑averse” approval culture will continue to push startups and liquidity offshore. “The 55% progressive tax is painful and very visible, but it’s not the core blocker anymore,” he said. “The FSA/JVCEA pre‑approval model and the absence of a truly dynamic sandbox are what keep builders and liquidity offshore.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:45 Jul 26, 2025
A $1-million Bitcoin would upend global finance, reshaping wealth, inflation, energy markets and the very role of fiat currencies. Bitcoin has already achieved major highs that very few thought possible. The ink on the current drivers of its all-time high is still wet. One of the major catalysts was the introduction of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early 2024, such as BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. By mid-2025, US Bitcoin ETFs had amassed $14.8 billion in net inflows, with BlackRock’s ETF alone raising over $1.3 billion in just two days. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:07 Jul 26, 2025
Tyler Winklevoss claims JPMorgan paused Gemini's onboarding after he criticized the bank’s data access fees, calling the move anti-competitive. Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has accused JPMorgan Chase of halting the crypto exchange’s onboarding process in response to his public criticism of the bank’s new data access policy. In a Friday post on X, Winklevoss claimed JPMorgan retaliated after he called out the banking giant’s new move as anti-competitive behavior that could harm fintech and crypto firms. “My tweet from last week struck a nerve. This week, JPMorgan told us that because of it they were pausing their re-onboarding of Gemini as a customer after they off-boarded us during Operation ChokePoint 2.0,” the Gemini boss wrote. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:13 Jul 26, 2025
BlackRock's ETHA leads with $440 million as Ether ETFs stretch their inflow streak to 16 days, pushing total net assets to $20.66 billion. Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted another strong session on Friday, drawing $452.72 million in net inflows and extending their inflow streak to 16 consecutive trading days, according to data from SoSoValue. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) once again dominated the charts, pulling in $440.10 million in daily net inflows. The fund now commands $10.69 billion in assets, the largest share among US Ether (ETH) ETFs. Bitwise’s ETHW followed at a distant second with $9.95 million, while Fidelity’s FETH added $7.30 million. Grayscale’s ETHE, however, continued to see redemptions, losing $23.49 million on the day and pushing its cumulative outflow to $4.29 billion, by far the largest net loss among all Ether ETF products. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:08 Jul 26, 2025
Ether's recent surge in social media dominance signals the potential risk for a price correction, according to Santiment. Ether’s recent price rally may be due for a cooldown, as a surge in social media mentions — reaching levels of “extreme euphoria” — points to the potential for a near term correction, according to sentiment platform Santiment. However, other indicators suggest Ether’s (ETH) rally may still have room to run, which has gained more than 50% over the past 30 days. “Social metrics are flashing warning signs. Since early May, Ethereum's price ratio against Bitcoin has surged by an incredible 70%,” Santiment said in a report on Friday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 03:35 Jul 26, 2025
The Ripple executive says he felt really bad about the situation and "it wasn’t the authentic interaction with celebrities" that he was aiming for. Ripple’s chief technology officer David Schwartz confessed that he once faked fan questions for Black Sabbath and filtered the responses of recently deceased rock legend Ozzy Osbourne during what was meant to be an authentic Q&A with fans — an experience he now regrets. “I cheated,” Swartz said in an X post on Thursday. “To me personally, it was a failure, but to everyone else it was a success,” recalling his time at WebMaster when, as an employee, he was assigned to deliver responses to fan questions for Osbourne — who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76 — and the other members of Black Sabbath using the company’s ConferenceRoom software. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:06 Jul 25, 2025
Changes to El Salvador's Bitcoin laws under the IMF agreement put the benefits of BTC even further out of reach for the average resident. El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserve has had limited impact on the broader population, and the country’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may further complicate its Bitcoin strategy, according to Quentin Ehrenmann, general manager at My First Bitcoin, a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on Bitcoin adoption. Ehrenmann told Reuters that repealing the Bitcoin legal tender laws under the IMF agreement has created a vacuum in public BTC education or state-led adoption initiatives. In a translated statement, he told the news outlet: The Central American country also agreed not to purchase any new BTC under the agreement, a detail that was confirmed in a recent IMF report, which contradicted claims by El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office that the country is accumulating BTC daily. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:45 Jul 25, 2025
Ether is showing renewed strength as tight supply, rising demand, and bullish technicals align, pushing ETH toward a possible $9,000 target. Key takeaways: ETH gained 50% in two weeks, and Elliott Wave models are pointing to a possible $9,000 top by early 2026. Onchain fundamentals are strong: 28% of ETH is staked, exchange balances are at their lowest since 2016, and new buyer inflows are accelerating. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:36 Jul 25, 2025
An early Bitcoin investor has sold 80,000 BTC through Galaxy Digital, marking one of the largest crypto transactions ever, in a trading session marked by higher volatility. An early Bitcoin (BTC) investor has sold 80,000 BTC through Galaxy Digital, in what the digital asset company described as one of the largest notional transactions in crypto history, though details regarding the date and execution price were not disclosed. Galaxy Digital’s disclosure of the sale first appeared on PR Newswire late Friday, followed by a post on the company’s official blog about 30 minutes later. Cointelegraph reached out to Galaxy Digital for further details on the transaction, and although the company declined to comment further, they did confirm the authenticity of the press release. Galaxy did not reveal the client’s identity but stated that the “transaction was part of the investor’s broader real estate planning strategy.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:42 Jul 25, 2025
Bitcoin traders turn cautious as BTC trades near a critical support level, but outright panic is absent in derivatives markets. Key takeaways: Bitcoin options and futures data suggest traders are neutral despite a 7% drop from the peak. Stablecoin demand in China remains steady, showing marginal fear in crypto markets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:33 Jul 25, 2025
New data shows stolen crypto is laundered within minutes, often before hacks are even disclosed. A new report from Swiss blockchain analytics company Global Ledger reveals that over $3.01 billion was stolen across 119 crypto hacks in the first half of 2025, surpassing the total for all of 2024. Even more alarming is a trend beyond the rising volume: speed. The report analyzed onchain data tied to each exploit, and tracked how quickly attackers moved funds through mixers, bridges and centralized exchanges. By mapping the time between the initial incident and the final laundering endpoint, researchers found that laundering now happens in minutes, often before a hack is even disclosed. According to the report, laundering was fully completed before the breach became public in nearly 23% of cases. In many others, the stolen funds were already in motion when victims realized what had happened. In such cases, by the time a hack is reported, it may be too late. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:00 Jul 25, 2025
Hive Digital Technologies, the first publicly traded Bitcoin miner, marks a major milestone at Nasdaq as it accelerates its HPC expansion. Hive Digital Technologies (HIVE) has many firsts in the crypto industry. It was the first publicly traded Bitcoin miner in 2017 and one of the earliest to make a decisive pivot into high-performance computing (HPC) in 2022. Now, Hive is back in the spotlight, ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange as it eyes a $100 million annual run rate for its HPC business by next year. Cointelegraph received an exclusive invitation to the Nasdaq event, where we sat down with Executive Chairman Frank Holmes and CEO Aydin Kilic. The two discussed the mining industry’s escalating “scramble for electricity and land,” Bitcoin’s (BTC) evolving role as a reserve asset, and the challenges of still being viewed as a Bitcoin proxy stock in 2025. Read more
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