President Donald Trump called on ExxonMobil and Chevron to cut US fuel prices after the oil majors earned roughly $26.5 billion combined during the second quarter. Trump demands lower fuel prices Trump criticized ExxonMobil and Chevron at the White House…
The CLARITY Act remains stuck in the Senate after the White House reportedly failed to respond to a bipartisan ethics proposal, pushing its 2026 passage odds back down to 27%. White House has not answered ethics proposal Crypto journalist Eleanor…
XRP Ledger developers and users can now connect to globally distributed public nodes operated by Ankr, expanding network access ahead of the expected xrpld v3.3.0 release. Ankr brings global public nodes to XRP Ledger The XRP Ledger Foundation announced the…
Bitwise has disclosed NRR as the ticker for its proposed spot NEAR ETF in an amended filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Bitwise NEAR ETF discloses NRR ticker Bitwise submitted the third amendment to its Form S-1 registration…
Kenya has anchored more than 15 million academic records to the Avalanche C-Chain as it replaces slow, paper-based certificate checks with a national electronic verification system. Kenya moves academic verification onto Avalanche The Kenya National Examinations Council launched the system…
BlackRock has launched two tokenized money market products as the world’s largest asset manager expands its blockchain-based cash management and real-world asset strategy. BlackRock launches BSTBL shares on Ethereum The BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund, or BSTBL, will introduce…
SpaceX stock is attempting to stabilize near $110 ahead of its first post-IPO earnings report, but a $100 billion share unlock could limit any recovery. SpaceX will report its second-quarter results after the US market closes on Aug. 4, giving…
Ondo and Pi Network face market pressure as BlockDAG gains attention, with upcoming Exchange and Super App launches fueling speculation around growth. Ondo just voted to torch 100 million tokens, ten percent of its own supply, and Ondo price still…
Circle has acquired nearly 1,000 blockchain patents from IBM, giving the USDC issuer what it describes as the largest blockchain patent portfolio in the United States. Circle takes control of IBM’s blockchain portfolio Circle announced the acquisition on July 27,…
The CLARITY Act’s narrowing path through the U.S. Senate could trigger another crypto sell-off before the market recovers later this year, according to Bernstein analysts. CLARITY Act misses the Aug. 3 Senate schedule The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or…
Introduction Ethereum’s shift to proof of stake in September 2022 created a pool of economic security: over 30 million ETH staked by validators who risk losing their deposit (slashing) if they behave maliciously. This security pool protects Ethereum, but it…
Introduction Blockchains do not talk to each other. Ethereum cannot read Solana’s state. Arbitrum cannot verify a transaction on Avalanche. Each chain maintains its own ledger, its own consensus, and its own finality rules. This isolation is a feature of…
Introduction Most DeFi users believe they interact directly with an automated market maker when they swap tokens on Uniswap or SushiSwap. In 2022, this was broadly true. A user signed a transaction, that transaction entered the public mempool, a validator…
Introduction The standard advice for anyone entering crypto has not changed in a decade: write down 12 words, store them offline, and never lose them. This instruction is correct under the old model. Externally owned accounts (EOAs) derive a single…
Bitcoin price rebounded toward $63,900 on Aug. 3 after briefly falling near $62,300, but weak spot demand and fresh short-term holder losses continue to limit its recovery. Bitcoin price recovers from $62,300 According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price…
Hashdex will close and liquidate its US-listed Bitcoin ETF, DEFI, after the fund struggled to attract enough assets and trading activity to remain viable. DEFI will stop trading on Aug. 17 According to a WSJ report, asset management company Hashdex…
Bitmine Immersion Technologies added 10,399 ETH to its treasury and repurchased another 4.5 million shares, but BMNR stock fell toward $17 as investors weighed its mounting unrealized losses. Bitmine’s Ethereum holdings approach 5.8 million ETH Bitmine said it acquired another…
SHR Miner explores the rising demand for computing infrastructure as blockchain adoption expands across tokenized assets, stablecoins, and financial services. Blockchain adoption is entering a new stage as major financial institutions move tokenized assets and stablecoin settlement closer to real-world…
Circle Internet Group has received a downgrade from Morgan Stanley, which has lowered its rating to Underweight from Equal Weight and reduced its price target to $38 from $106 after cutting long-term expectations for USDC growth. Morgan Stanley said the…
Strategy has sold 1,638 Bitcoin for $104.7 million after redirecting part of the proceeds toward preferred-stock dividends and share repurchases while increasing its U.S. dollar reserve. An SEC filing submitted on Monday showed the company sold the Bitcoin between July…