Pump.fun, the Solana memecoin launchpad, is under pressure as it scrambles to defend its native token, PUMP, from a steep decline. In a bid to stabilize its price, the team has been aggressively buying back tokens using SOL, with one of its largest buybacks to date looking to be recorded. On August 8, on-chain tracker…
Bitcoin surged to a never-before-seen price peak of $122,838 last month, prompting speculation that the delayed post-halving crypto bull run may soon get here. This upward momentum has reignited interest in leading altcoins and some of the best meme coins alike. Over the past year, tokens such as XRP, TRON, Solana, Sui Network, Pepe, Trump,…
OpenAI just launched its newest iteration of ChatGPT, ChatGPT-5, and the world-famous intelligent chatbot predicts some major price appreciation for holders of XRP, Pepe, and Dogecoin. In fact, the whole market is ablaze with anticipation after Bitcoin smashed through its previous all-time high to touch $122,838 just last month. Following 2024’s halving event, fresh signs…
Crypto projects captured $2.67 billion in investments last month and is equivalent to 85% of money raised during the entire second quarter. DefiLlama data shows that the funding amount in July is 6% larger than June, when crypto startups surpassed $2.5 billion by a small margin. Additionally, July was the second-largest month in funding, bested…
Harvard Management Co. (HMC) reported a position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) worth $116,666,260. According to a Form 13F filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 8, HMC had 1,906,000 shares of IBIT as of June 30. Based on the values shown on the same page, the Bitcoin allocation represents…
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has pledged to donate up to $500,000 to Tornado Cash’s co-founder, Roman Storm, to support his ongoing legal defense. This follows the recent trial verdict that found Storm guilty of one of three charges. Ethereum Foundation Supports Tornado Cash’s Co-Founder On Thursday, the Free Pertsev and Storm fundraiser revealed that the…
Standard Chartered has partnered up with Animoca Brands and HKT to apply for a license under Hong Kong’s new stablecoin regime. Standard Chartered’s JV First To Apply For Hong Kong Stablecoin License According to a press release from Animoca Brands, the company has come together with Standard Chartered’s Hong Kong branch and Hong Kong Telecom…
Pepe (PEPE) has gone up by 2% in the past 24 hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) that could soon allow American investors to add cryptos to their retirement accounts. This favors a bullish Pepe price prediction, and higher trading volumes confirm it. After hitting a low point at around $400…
A crypto memecoin group has taken responsibility for throwing sex toys onto the court at multiple WNBA games over the past week, a new report from USA Today claims. Crypto Memecoin Collective Behind WNBA Sex Toy Incidents According to the August 8 report, an anonymous spokesperson for the memecoin collective—identified only by the X account…
On-chain analytics firm Santiment has pointed out how utility spikes on the XRP network tend to precede bullish price action in the asset’s price. XRP Network Activity Lit Up Before The Latest Price Surge In a new post on X, Santiment has discussed about some network activity-related indicators for XRP. The metrics in question are…