Bitcoin investors are showing renewed conviction, holding onto their assets despite record-setting unrealized gains. According to a July 30 Glassnode report, the total paper profits held by Bitcoin holders now exceed $1.4 trillion, surpassing figures earlier recorded this month. Bitcoin Unrealized Profit (Source: Glassnode) This milestone reflects a growing tendency among investors to delay selling, even…
Polygon’s proof‑of‑stake (PoS) network suffered a one‑hour outage on July 30 that disrupted apps and users. According to Polygon CEO and founder Sandeep Nailwal, the incident did not stop block production. However, QuickNode Status reported that block production stopped for one hour at block height 74,592,238, echoing other reports made by users on X. Consensus…
Ten years ago, Ethereum was little more than an idea on Reddit. Today, it stands as one of the most significant technological innovations in modern finance. Co-founded by Vitalik Buterin in 2013, Ethereum began with a vision to move beyond Bitcoin’s perceived limitations. Ethereum’s early days That vision sparked interest from fellow technologists, including Gavin…
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi initiative tied to President Donald Trump, has made substantial investments of over $11 million into Ethereum and a new stablecoin project this week. These moves reflect WLFI’s growing ambition to build out core blockchain infrastructure and deepen its presence across the digital asset ecosystem. Falcon Finance On July 30,…
In a recent interview with Fortune, eToro (ETOR) CEO Yoni Assia shared the company’s interest in potentially developing its own blockchain. This exploration comes as the online brokerage, which went public on the Nasdaq in May, evaluates partnerships with various blockchain ecosystems. eToro Reveals Plans For Potential Blockchain Development Assia mentioned that eToro is in…
Bitcoin (BTC) remains boxed between $105,000 and $125,000, but a breakout could prompt prices toward $141,000, according to Glassnode’s July 29 report. The Short‑Term Holder (STH) cost basis, a key pivot between bullish and bearish local regimes, sits near $105,400. This metric is key to defining BTC’s subsequent movements. Price has repeatedly met resistance around…
Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF (XXRP) reached $323.6 million in net flows this week, being the first XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) traded in the US to surpass the $300 million threshold. According to VettaFi’s data, XXRP now represents 52.5% of the total $616 million in net flows registered by US-traded XRP ETFs. Notably, all…
Strategy closed a $2.521 billion initial public offering of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) and immediately used the proceeds to expand its Bitcoin (BTC) reserve. The company said it purchased 21,021 BTC at an average $117,256 apiece, lifting holdings to about 628,791 BTC as of July 29. The aggregate cost…
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R‑Wyo.) introduced the 21st Century Mortgage Act on July 29, legislation that aims to bring US underwriting into the digital era by requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider digital assets when assessing single‑family mortgage eligibility. The bill directs the government‑sponsored enterprises to recognize assets recorded on cryptographically secured ledgers and…
BlackRock stated that stablecoins now sit at the heart of the “future of finance,” and the recently approved GENIUS Act gives them a clear lane as everyday payment instruments. In a July 28 report, the BlackRock Investment Institute wrote that stablecoins “look here to stay” and that recent legislation cements their use in payments rather…