Signs of life?: State of Crypto
Several sources told CoinDesk that a new draft of the Clarity Act may drop this week, but challenges remain. Source:CoinDesk
Stablecoin market cap has shrunk by $10 billion since May, but analyst sees no reason to panic
The market shrank by $7.7 billion in June alone, the largest dollar amount since May 2022's TerraLuna crash, but stablecoins will likely resume their longterm…
Bitcoin is nearing a power law support line Fidelity has tracked since 2015
The group's Dir. of Global Macro Jurien Timmer calls it an accumulation zone but notes the lack of a catalyst to bounce yet. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin, ether little changed as U.S. launches fresh Iran strikes
The U.S. hit Iran for the third time this week and Tehran has reportedly closed the Strait of Hormuz again. Source:CoinDesk
Ripple once weighed shutting down and handing XRP to shareholders, CEO says
Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse says he and cofounder Chris Larsen considered winding the company down and handing its XRP to shareholders before deciding to fight…
Bitcoin’s BIP 110 fork deadline nears with miner support at zero
The BIP 110 proposal would cap arbitrary data on Bitcoin for a year, but Saylor, Adam Back and others say turning a spam dispute into a consensus fight could…
Lending protocol Bonzo loses 77% of value locked as $9 million oracle exploit rattles Hedera
Bonzo Lend lost approximately $9.05 million after an attacker exploited a verification flaw in a thirdparty Supra oracle contract on the Hedera network.…
Crypto IPO market stalls as capital rotates to AI and macro uncertainty weighs
Funding constraints and investor caution, not regulation, are delaying crypto IPOs, according to Cohen & Company Capital Markets' Christian Lopez.…
The UK has finally shown it’s serious about crypto
Several recent regulatory steps indicate the UK might finally stop dragging its feet when it comes to crypto, argues Wirex CEO Chet Shah. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital sold about half of its BTC stack
It's a sign of the times as the troubled company swaps its bitcoin treasury ambitions for AI data centers. Source:CoinDesk
AI found an Ethereum bug that could take validators offline, but humans had to prove it
The Ethereum Foundation pointed coordinated AI agents at the software its validators run and got a remotely triggerable crash out of it. It also got a pile of…
Bitcoin analysts predict $300,000–$500,000 price in 2029. The math says no
Analysts predict a rally to $300,000 or more by 2029. But key data suggests the era of moonshots may be over. Source:CoinDesk