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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) used a July 31 staff blog to say the quiet part out loud: Bitcoin now belongs inside the world’s core economic statistics. The post—timed to the UN Statistical Commission’s approval of the updated System of National Accounts (SNA)—states that “Bitcoin, for examp...

A clear vote in Washington has set the stage for a potential boom in cryptocurrencies. On July 17, 2025, the House passed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025. Related Reading: New Crypto Lab Unit Signals Bank Of Korea’s Shift From Research To Regulation According to Cardano co-founder Charl...

Ethereum is attempting to hold the crucial $3,600 support level after a modest pullback from recent highs. Despite the short-term correction, ETH remains one of the strongest performers in the crypto market, having surged over 85% since late June. Bulls continue to show strength, supported by weeks ...

Teucrium Trading, a firm traditionally known for its agriculture-based Exchange Traded Fund (ETFs), has made headlines with an unexpected and highly successful pivot into the cryptocurrency market. In a recent appearance on CNBC’s “ETF Edge,” Sal Gilbertie, the President and CEO of Teucrium Funds, a...

The broader crypto market is facing heightened volatility, and Bitcoin, the largest digital asset, has experienced a pullback to the $116,000 threshold. With the market under bearish pressure, several key Bitcoin metrics are beginning to move into negative territory, sparking concerns in the market....

Strategy is raising more money to buy Bitcoin. Based on reports, the company filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31 to offer up to $4.2 billion of its new Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, or STRC. The move follows a recent IPO that funded another lar...

Ripple Chief Technology Officer (CTO) David Schwartz has addressed critical questions regarding XRP’s role as the crypto firm looks to replace SWIFT. Schwartz indicated that the altcoin was irreplaceable in the firm’s operations despite the issuance of the RLUSD stablecoin. Ripple CTO Addresses Ques...

FTX, the once-prominent crypto exchange and hedge fund that collapsed in 2022, is set to begin its third round of creditor repayments. The bankrupt company, through the FTX Recovery Trust and FTX Trading, announced on Wednesday that it will distribute $1.9 billion to eligible claim holders starting ...

An accused torturer walked free this week after two months behind bars. According to a report, 37-year-old John Woeltz left Rikers Island on a $1 million bond this Thursday. His alleged partner, 33-year-old William Duplessie, remains in custody. Related Reading: Crypto In The Courtroom—2025 Class Ac...

According to a top White House official, the Donald Trump administration is pressing ahead with its plan to establish a US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Despite its brief mention in a recent digital assets policy report, the initiative remains firmly in play and is considered a key pillar of the admini...

Yesterday, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins announced ‘Project Crypto’ – a bold new initiative he describes as ‘the SEC’s north star in aiding President Trump in his historic efforts to make America the crypto capital of the world.’ Ultimately, it aims to modernize US fi...

The race for an Ethereum treasury reserve is heating up, as multiple big companies continue to accumulate the second-largest crypto asset at a rapid rate and scale. While accumulation at the institutional level has spiked, the Ethereum Foundation has lost its position as the leader in ETH holding ra...

What a wild month July turned out to be for altcoin investors! Not only did Bitcoin, the granddaddy of all cryptocurrencies, break out to fresh all-time highs, but major tokens like XRP, Solana, and Ethereum also staged impressive rallies. With the market now brimming with momentum heading into Augu...

Bolivia’s Central Bank and El Salvador’s Digital Assets Commission signed a deal this week to work together on crypto rules and tools. It went into effect right away and has no end date, at least based on initial reports. Related Reading: Crypto In The Courtroom—2025 Class Actions Could Hit All-Time...

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has intensified the ecosystem’s push into regulated, privacy-preserving digital dollars, declaring on July 31 that “Moneta’s USDM is becoming the most advanced stablecoin ever built.” The remark, posted on X, came in the wake of a multi-day workshop in Buenos Aires ...

Sometimes it takes only a few words to mark a major policy shift. For all the attention given to recent US crypto legislation, including the GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act, the International Monetary Fund and United Nations Statistical Commission may have done just as much for crypto adoption in a coupl...

Global digital payment company Visa, has announced plans to enhance its settlement platform by incorporating additional stablecoins and blockchain technologies. This decision comes amid a global shift toward a more crypto-friendly landscape. After years of skepticism regarding digital assets, the US...

Coinbase has announced ‘Everything Exchange,’ a one-stop app for trading tokenized stocks, derivatives, prediction markets, and early-stage tokens. Once launched in the coming months, it aims to make on-chain trading faster, easier, and more accessible to US investors. It’s bound to drive broader ad...

S príchodom augusta kryptomenový trh je plný očakávania a zdá sa, že tento mesiac môže byť pre digitálne aktíva mimoriadne dôležitý. Napriek tomu, že posledné týždne boli pre mnohé altcoiny pozitívne, pravá altseason ešte nezačala. Viacerí analytici sa však zhodujú, že práve august môže byť obdobím,...

Eric Conner, a prominent Ethereum figure who helped design the network’s landmark fee-market overhaul EIP-1559 and recently left the ecosystem to work in artificial intelligence, said late Thursday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s new policy direction amounts to a dramatic tailwind f...