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Blockchain analytics firm Onchain Lens reported that 500 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $30.76 million, was deposited into U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase roughly 40 minutes ago. The funds are linked to Irish drug dealer Clifton Collins and had remained dormant for about 10 years before the transaction. Background on the Wallet and Its History The wallet associated with Collins still holds 4,500 $BTC, worth an estimated $277.17 million at current market prices. Deposits to centralized exchanges are generally interpreted by market analysts as a precursor to selling, though the exact intent behind this transfer has not been confirmed. Collins, a Dublin…

Uniswap ($UNI), one of the largest and longest-running decentralized exchanges, is making a deeper push into tokenized assets, introducing a feature designed to let regulated securities trade on the venue without sacrificing compliance requirements. The decentralized exchange’s developer, Uniswap Labs, is rolling out “Permissioned Pools” on Thursday, a piece of infrastructure that allows issuers of tokenized funds, equities and other regulated assets to restrict trading to approved investors while still using the protocol’s automated market maker. That “gives issuers a flexible way to enforce their own compliance rules without building separate trading infrastructure,” Ken Ng, head of ecosystem at Uniswap…

Benjamin Cowen, a well-known analyst in the cryptocurrency market, evaluated the current state of Ethereum (ETH) and the possible scenarios it could follow for the remainder of the year in his new analysis video. Cowen, noting historical cycles and macroeconomic data for Ethereum, which is trading around $1,900, warned investors that a new “window of weakness” could open in August and September following the temporary relief seen in July. Cowen noted that, given the “midterm election years” in the US political and economic cycles, July has historically been a positive month for cryptocurrency markets. However, looking at data from previous…

Jefferies, one of Wall Street’s more established investment banks, just put a number on what many in the crypto industry have been whispering about for years. The bank projects that public listings of crypto and blockchain-related companies could collectively reach a $1 trillion market by 2031. The forecast emerged from the bank’s inaugural Digital Assets Investor Conference, held on May 27 in New York. Around 150 institutional investors and executives from 35 digital asset firms gathered for the event. The thesis: tokenization and stablecoins are doing the heavy lifting The core thesis rests on two pillars: the tokenization of real-world…

Polkadot 2.0 replaces the old two-year slot auction model with Agile Coretime, a flexible system that lets developers buy network compute time on a monthly basis or even block by block. This change went live in September 2024 and was finalized with the release of Polkadot SDK version 2509 in October 2025, completing the three-pillar Polkadot 2.0 upgrade alongside Asynchronous Backing and Elastic Scaling. For developers, the practical difference is significant: launching a parachain no longer requires locking up large amounts of $DOT for years at a time. You pay for what you use, when you need it. What Was…

BitMEX’s utility token lost almost all of its value after the exchange announced Thursday it would wind down operations. The BitMEX (BMEX) token plunged 90% to as low as $0.002 from $0.06, according to CoinGecko data. It traded at $0.0063 at the time of writing. The token, which had traded near $0.06 in recent weeks, began falling at around 7:00 am UTC, roughly an hour before BitMEX announced the shutdown on X. Source: CoinGecko BitMEX announced the closure after its share of the Bitcoin futures market fell to about 0.08%, with roughly $84 million in daily Bitcoin futures trading volume,…

Fred Thiel, CEO of MARA, one of the world’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies, appeared on journalist Natalie Brunell’s Coin Stories program and made noteworthy comments about cryptocurrency mining, the future of Bitcoin, and strategies for moving towards artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. One of the most critical topics highlighted in the interview was the process of Bitcoin miners shifting their energy infrastructure to AI data centers. Thiel stated that AI data centers generate significantly higher revenue per unit of electricity consumed compared to Bitcoin mining. Thiel stated that MARA has over 4 gigawatts (GW) of energy capacity and…

Liquidations Flip the Script on Derivatives On Thursday, bitcoin logged further marginal gains, briefly breaching the $62,000 threshold and widening the gap from a year-to-date low of $57,735 recorded some 48 hours earlier. Market data showed bitcoin largely held above the $60,000 mark since erasing earlier losses, and by Wednesday evening, it offered the first hint that buyers were piling in after testing the $61,000 threshold. Although bitcoin slipped below $60,000 a few hours later, it quickly recovered to momentarily breach the $61,000 mark again. At around 3:55 a.m. EST, the top cryptocurrency launched a rally that peaked at a…

Curve Finance has publicly thanked participants who submitted proposals focusing on risk management. The organization noted that the quality of submissions exceeded expectations, showcasing the expertise of the teams involved. More information about the next steps can be found on their governance forum. The Latest The broader cryptocurrency market is currently displaying mixed signals, with varying momentum across major assets. Amidst this backdrop, Curve Finance’s recent acknowledgment of community-driven proposals stands out as a significant development. The organization underscored the high quality and depth of the submissions, which reflects a proactive approach to governance and risk management. This engagement may…

Ethereum’s validator exit queue has fallen to zero again this year, signaling that no existing stakers are unwilling to leave the network. The exit queue has been empty for three days now, between July 18 and 20th, according to on-chain data from ValidatorQueue. The data indicates there is currently no rush among Ethereum stakers to withdraw from the network.​ Ethereum exit queue falls to zero again In September 2025, the exit queue backlog reached as high as 2.67 million $ETH (approx. $11.7 billion), spurring massive sell-side pressure on the market. Since the peak, however, the Ethereum staking landscape has reversed,…