A rare Telegram nickname was offered for $25 million
Telegram user receives $25 million offer for nickname @crypto purchased back in 2023 for $350 thousand. But the owner, known as JF, backed out of the deal. Instead, he emphasized that he would continue to collect usernames.
The Golden Age of Cryptocurrencies: The Trump Administration Wants to Push Digital Assets Into All Spheres
Donald Trump before he became president for the second time, promised to do The US is the crypto capital of the world. It’s not for nothing that major crypto companies spent hundreds of millions of dollars on his election campaign and the promotion of lobbyists to Congress. It’s time to give back. Trump himself, according […]
SEC to approve altcoin ETFs in the fall
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has changed the vector and made changes to the regulation of crypto funds (ETPs). The new rules are designed to facilitate the creation and management of ETPs that include popular altcoins, including XRP, Solana (SOL), Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), Hedera (HBAR), Polkadot (DOT) and others.
Christie’s International Real Estate launches crypto division to trade $1 billion luxury houses
One of the world’s largest luxury real estate brokerage companies has launched a division dedicated exclusively to the use of cryptocurrencies. Christie’s International Real Estate has hired a team of lawyers, analysts, and crypto experts. The new division is headed by Aaron Kirman, CEO of Christie’s Los Angeles branch. He is…
eToro Launches Round-the-Clock Trading of Tokenized Shares of Over 100 Top US Companies
In May eToro shares are now listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. In late July, the investment company decided to join the the trend of tokenization of real-world assets.
AI agent independently purchased NFT CryptoPunk #9098 — at an inflated price
Finally, the unhealthy hype around AI agents began to subside. After the dust settled, more limitations and shortcomings of these systems became apparent.
Real-life satire: One Man’s Trash game about a man who threw 7,500 bitcoins into the trash is out
The story of an IT specialist who accidentally threw away a hard drive with 7,500 bitcoins was turned into a satirical video game called One Man’s Trash.
Malware stealing cryptocurrency and user data found in Steam game Chemia
As of at the end of June, the value of stolen cryptocurrency reached $3 billion, which exceeded the amount of losses for the entire previous year. And this is far from over. A cybercriminal known as EncryptHub (or Larva-208) used the popular Steam gaming platform to spread ransomware.
Tron Inc. to raise $1 billion to buy TRX and aims to break into Nasdaq-100 in 3 years
On July 28, the newly created company Justin Sun’s Tron Inc. has filed an application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to register securities worth up to $1 billion. The company also received the Nasdaq TRON ticker symbol on July 17. Tron Inc. will act as a Nasdaq-listed treasury for TRX, the native tokens of the Tron…
Boyfriend stole $18 million worth of XRP from the widow of legendary country musician George Jones
The widow of country music legend George Jones has accused her former partner of stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrency and cash. Nancy Jones said that 58-year-old Kirk West took $400 thousand in cash and Ledger crypto wallet containing more than 5.5 million XRP tokens from two safes in her home.
Bitcoin goes down: $514 million worth of traders’ positions liquidated
It’s time for a correction. After a record rise in the price of BTC to $123 thousandThe value of the asset dropped to $115 thousand. This led to massive liquidations of positions.
Famous artist Takashi Murakami to release NFT Flowers Revised collection
The NFT market is becoming more active. Japanese fashion icon Takashi Murakami has announced the release of an NFT collection called 108 Flowers Revised. The series of floral digital images are based on his signature Superflat aesthetic, with bright floral designs that were inspired by anime and pop culture influences.
MetaMask crypto wallet wears out SSDs faster — browser extension writes 420 GB per day
Users of the MetaMask extension for Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera) have reported a serious problem. It can record on SSD hundreds of gigabytes of data every day, rapidly using up the drive’s life. MetaMask’s owner, Consensys, has confirmed the existence of a bug that causes excessive drive wear.
In just six months, hackers stole more than $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency
More than $3.1 billion in cryptocurrencies were lost in 2025. Access control exploits have become the main channel for theft (59% of the total amount of losses). Hackers also used phishing (19.2%) and errors in smart contracts (8.*%), rag pools (9.7%), and various types of fraud. That is, in just half of this year, the amount has already exceeded…
$54,000 turned into $9.6 billion: a mysterious owner sold bitcoins that had been lying around since 2011
Recently, an unknown owner who bought bitcoins 14 years ago sold them and became a billionaire (if, of course, he wasn’t before). This is the second such transaction in recent times.
Sales of Ozzy Osbourne’s NFT collection skyrocketed by 400%
The Prince of Darkness passed away on July 22 at the age of 76. Ozzy Osbourne, a legend of the rock scene, had serious health problems: Parkinson’s disease, cancer, suffered from the effects of various injuries and substance abuse.
Asset tokenization — the new Netflix in the investment world
The traditional financial system and industrial giants are increasingly integrating blockchain technologies. The main goal is to convert real-world assets (RWAs) into digital tokens to reach larger markets and facilitate trade BlackRock and WisdomTree offer tokenized assets as an alternative to the USDT stablecoin. The financial company Lazard…
More than 3,500 websites infected with hidden Monero miners — hackers earned crypto from visitors
Hackers infected more than 3,500 websites with hidden scripts for mining Monero tokens (XMR). The malware does not steal passwords or block files. Instead, when visiting an infected website, it turns users’ browsers into Monero mining engines, using small amounts of computing power without the victims’ consent.
Man kidnapped in London with $9 in his account because he called himself a crypto millionaire
Prince or beggar? A resident of Belgium has become a victim of kidnapping as he was actively pretending to be a crypto millionaire. All the details came to light only after the criminals saw the man’s account with only $9. In fact, the situation could have ended much worse if the victim had not been believed.
JPMorgan will allow loans secured by cryptocurrencies next year
Large financial institutions are slowly but surely accepting cryptocurrencies. In May, JPMorgan Corporation announced that allowed to buy bitcoins. In July, it became known that the bank wanted to expand its activities to lending secured by cryptocurrencies. JPMorgan is considering offering loans secured directly by clients’ cryptocurrency…
Bulls and longers are happy: Solana’s price broke through $200, and more than 99% of XRP holders are in the profit zone
Solana (SOL) rose above the $200 mark for the first time since March, although the price has now dropped to $198. The daily trading volume rebounded by 62.9% — to $14.64 billion.
The NFT market suddenly came to life and showed an increase of 182%
The market for non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) hit rock bottom and has hardly risen since 2022. But since July 20 of this year, something has been actively stirring at the depths. The total NFT trading volume exceeded $48 million in the last 24 hours, which means an increase of 182%. And the market capitalization has reached $6.71 billion (+22.9%).
For the first time since the end of 2024, 90% of Ethereum addresses have become profitable
On the afternoon of July 17, the value of Ethereum (ETH) reached its highest level since the beginning of the year, and spot ETFs recorded record one-day capital inflows at almost $727 million. Apparently, ETH is just starting to gain momentum.
World Liberty Financial tokens will be open for trading
Holders of WLFI tokens issued by one of Donald Trump’s family’s crypto ventures, World Liberty Financial, have voted to make the coins open for trading. At the time of the launch last year WLFI tokens were sold to investors as unavailable for trading. Instead, they gave the owners the right to vote on some changes to the platform or its…
Global crypto market capitalization reaches $4 trillion for the first time
The total capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has risen to $4.003 trillion for the first time in history, with more than $260.2 billion worth of cryptocurrencies sold in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin currently dominates the market with 59.91% of the total crypto market, having a capitalization of $2.39 trillion.
Will «Crypto Week» end with a victory for stablecoins?
On Monday, July 14, bitcoin breaks the $123 thousand barrier.and Ethereum has risen above $3 thousand for the first time since February. And the total capitalization of cryptocurrencies has reached a new high of more than $3.84 trillion, which is close to the UK’s GDP. What contributed to this growth? Part of it was optimism […]
Spot Ethereum-ETFs record record daily capital inflows with BlackRock and Fidelity leading the way
On the afternoon of July 17, the price of Ethereum (ETH) reached its highest level since the beginning of the year at $3,478 Spot ETFs Ether recorded a record one-day capital inflow of almost $727 million on July 16, thanks to BlackRock and Fidelity.
The bitcoins that Bulgaria sold in 2018 could now fully repay its national debt
In 2018, Bulgaria sold 213,500 BTC in 2018 worth $3.5 billion confiscated the previous year. Now, these BTC would be more than enough to cover the country’s public debt. The same amount of bitcoins today would be worth about $25 billion. This is more than the country’s public debt of $24 billion, according to World Economics.
Hackers steal $27 million from BigONE crypto exchange
Recently, the GMX V1 exchange protocol exploit resulting in the theft of $40 million worth of crypto assets. In a week, hackers robbed the BigONE exchange of $27 million.
Call centers from Ukraine stole UAH 1.5 million from EU citizens and laundered money in crypto
In June 2025, Ukrainian and Czech law enforcement officers completed an international pre-trial investigation into the activities of a network of fraudulent call centers. The amount of losses amounted to almost UAH 1.5 million. Indictments against 4 organizers and 10 participants were sent to court. They face up to 12 years in prison.
In June, the volume of spot transactions of the largest crypto exchanges fell by a third
In June 2025, spot trading volume on major centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) fell by 28% compared to May. Interestingly, at the end of June, it was reported that a 27.9% change in the ratio of spot trading volume on decentralized exchanges (DEX) to CEX.
SharpLink becomes the largest corporate ETH holder in the world
Gaming company SharpLink has become the largest holder of Ethereum. It reported that it had accumulated 280,706 ETH as of July 13. Thus, SharpLink’s stocks of Ethereum coins exceeded the accumulated 259,433 ETH by the Ethereum Foundation itself. The latter is an organization that supports Ethereum and related technologies.
How «unfortunate»: a blockchain developer from russia lost $500k in crypto due to a fake extension for Cursor
A blockchain developer from russia lost about $500 thousand in cryptocurrency due to the installation of a malicious extension for Cursor AI code editor. The victim was looking for a regular extension for syntax highlighting in Solidity, but downloaded a fake version.
Bitcoin has broken through the next ceiling and is preparing to break through the $125 thousand level
Not even a week has passed since Bitcoin has updated its historical price record. On July 10, BTC was trading at $112 thousand, and on July 14, it reached $123 thousand amid the growth of cryptocurrency ETFs. On Thursday, bitcoin ETFs recorded the largest day of inflows in 2025 at $1.18 billion.
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao’s family office to launch BNB Treasury Company in the US
Rumors that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao managed to reach an agreement with Trump have been circulating for a long time. Recently SEC withdraws lawsuit against Binance in the US. And CZ is seeking a presidential pardon after pleading guilty to violating US anti-money laundering laws.
Liquidations of short positions hit a record $1 billion amid new highs for bitcoin
After a long period of silence, bitcoin has surged upward. If yesterday it was a new record of $112 thousand was broken. Today, the price has already beaten this figure, reaching $118,213.
Snoop Dogg’s NFT drop on Telegram sold like hotcakes: $12 million in 30 minutes
From 2022 NFTs are considered dead. But sometimes they still show signs of life. First, the legendary NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) by Yuga Labs has launched its Telegram channel. Later, the famous rapper Snoop Dogg organized a drop of NFT gifts. They sold out in the first 30 minutes, raising $12 million from initial sales.
Hackers steal $40 million from GMX crypto exchange
The next hacker attack. The cybercriminals exploited a vulnerability in the GMX V1 exchange protocol, which allowed them to steal $40 million worth of assets from the liquidity pool.
Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high — what’s next for the market?
Bitcoin powerfully completes week, reaching $112 thousand before a slight correction. Initially, BTC updated its historical high, after which it rolled back to $111,276. Analysts remain optimistic about the future of the leading cryptocurrency. Overall, BTC has risen by almost 2.4% over the past 24 hours. This has pushed the market capitalization…
A crypto is a crypto, but Tether is storing 80 tons of gold worth $8 billion in a secret vault
Tether Holdings stores 80 tons of gold worth $8 billion in a private vault in Switzerland. It is owned and controlled by the company. The exact location or time of construction of the storage facility is not disclosed. By Tether moved to El Salvador at the beginning of the year.
Volkswagen robotaxis will receive road data via the Solana blockchain
ADMT, a subsidiary of the well-known automaker Volkswagen that develops autonomous cars, has signed a partnership with Hivemapper. The latter company has a mapping network based on of the Solana blockchain called Bee Maps.
Biotech company BioSig to spend $1.1 billion on tokenization and a gold-baked treasury
BioSig Technologies (BSGM), a medical technology company, has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed investor to raise $1.1 billion in tokenization. The funds will come in two parts: $100 million in senior secured convertible bonds and a $1 million equity line of credit.
Palestinians «will be relocated» from Gaza through tokenization
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), with the help of two members of the Tony Blair Institute — an organization founded by the former British Prime Minister —, has developed a financial model for a project called «Aurora», aimed at moving more than half a million Palestinians from Gasa. They will be offered so-called relocation packages funded…
Ukraine imposes sanctions against 60 cryptocurrency companies that helped russia launder money
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on the imposition of sanctions against 60 legal entities that helped the russian federation withdraw assets through cryptocurrencies. And also against 73 Russian citizens, managers and owners of the listed companies, as well as officials of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (in particular,…
Global cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded inflows of $1.04 billion for the week
Weekly investment inflow in digital asset products reached a record $1.04 billion last trading week, bringing total assets in the stock market to a record $188 billion and marking the 12th consecutive week of increased investment inflows. This is a historic high. Trading volumes reached $16.3 billion, which is in line with this year’s weekly…
Chinese tech giants are ready to launch yuan stablecoins
Everyone is just talking about stablecoins. This time, this topic was raised by Chinese tech giants. JD.com and Alibaba’s subsidiary Ant Group asked the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to allow the issuance of stablecoins pegged to the yuan to counter the dominance of US dollar-based assets (estimated at $247 billion).
Crypto billionaire bites off attacker’s finger during kidnapping attempt in Estonia
Since 2024, the number of cryptocurrency-related crimes has been growing rapidly. From hacking the perpetrators turned to kidnapping and torture.
Bloomberg: Trumps earned $620 million on cryptocurrencies
The Trump family uses its name and connections to profit from digital assets. Although, Donald Trump’s personal wealth has hardly changed since he returned to the White House: $6.5 billion on Election Day and $6.4 billion now.
Should we expect an alt-season in July 2025?
After Bitcoin’s fall below the psychological mark of $100,000, panic began to set in, as a 10% drop would have led to the liquidation of positions worth more than $2 billion. But everything went against the trend: BTC is currently growing and is about to break the all-time high set on May 22, 2025: $111,970. […]
A well-known crypto trader lost $15 million in just 10 days
Bitcoin rose to $110 thousand. The top cryptocurrency trader Qwatio has suffered staggering losses. His positions worth 1,177 BTC ($128.3 million) and 34,466 ETH ($86.82 million) were liquidated on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid. Thus, he lost $15 million of his own funds in just 10 days.
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