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In brief Texas Tech has secured a $70 million, 15-year naming rights deal with Galaxy Digital to rebrand its football stadium. The partnership establishes Galaxy as the official digital assets partner and creates new NIL opportunities for student-athletes. This deal supports Galaxy’s strategic shift from crypto trading toward large-scale AI and high-performance computing infrastructure in Texas. Starting with the 2026 season, Texas Tech’s football stadium—currently Jones AT&T Stadium—will be rebranded Galaxy Stadium. Galaxy Digital, the Nasdaq-listed (GLXY) trading, asset-management and>The timing is convenient for the Red Raiders. Texas Tech just won the Big 12 and made the College Football Playoff.…

Injective ($INJ) has put forward a governance proposal for its Vulcan mainnet upgrade, now in the voting phase, with the network upgrade (version 1.20.0) scheduled for June 4. The update is designed to introduce a next-generation oracle engine that promises to reduce oracle gas fees by 90% while integrating Pyth Pro and SEDA oracles. What the Vulcan Upgrade Brings The Vulcan upgrade focuses on enhancing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of Injective’s oracle infrastructure. By slashing oracle gas fees by an estimated 90%, the update aims to lower operational costs for developers and users relying on price feeds and external data.…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that the sweeping U.S. cryptocurrency regulation bill, the CLARITY Act, has entered the final stretch. “Clear rules are almost here — we’re on the one-yard line,” the head of the US crypto exchange wrote, sharing photos from his meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Armstrong called the preparation of the bill a genuine bipartisan effort and firmly stated the industry’s position: “It’s time to get CLARITY done.” Behind the Coinbase chief’s statement lies a severe time crunch: supporters of legalizing the crypto industry have only seven days left before the Senate leaves for its summer…

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has stated that Bitcoin ($BTC) has entered a significant buying zone for long-term investors. According to recent analysis, the Bitcoin price hovering near the 200-week simple moving average (SMA) presents a picture historically associated with strong buying opportunities. Kraken’s assessment highlighted that the 200-week moving average is one of the most important technical indicators measuring Bitcoin’s long-term uptrend. It noted that the $BTC price briefly dipped below this level twice in the last two weeks, but recovered by climbing back above the average towards the end of the week. According to the analysis, it is quite rare…

On July 30, 2015, the Genesis Block for the Ethereum protocol was mined. The chain has become the second most important blockchain in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and has reached a market capitalization of over $230 billion, according to CoinGecko. Needless to say, its eight official founders have each profited greatly. To honor this anniversary, Protos has taken a look at what they’re still publicly working on. Vitalik Buterin Vitalik Buterin is perhaps the individual most strongly identified with the Ethereum project, serving as its sincere and awkward spokesperson and guiding light. Unlike many of the other founders, he’s continued to…

Institutional investors could soon be paying a hefty price for one thing: getting President Donald Trump’s social media posts a few milliseconds before everyone else. According to a report by the Financial Times, Trump Media & Technology Group has discussed charging trading firms and institutional investors as much as $100,000 per month for access to a new Truth API service that delivers President Trump’s Truth Social posts in a machine-readable format with lower latency. Why Milliseconds Matter The proposed service is aimed at hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and quantitative investors that rely on ultra-fast information to execute trades. Although…

Community figure Eri has identified $XRP as the important ingredient in a “crypto sandwich” setup amid calls to improve liquidity on the ledger. The $XRP community is now focusing on one issue they believe is important to the network’s future growth: liquidity. Several figures have recently stressed that stronger liquidity is necessary to help the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) reach its full potential. Key Points Eri identified $XRP as the center ingredient in a “crypto sandwich” setup for global remittances once liquidity issues are resolved. Brett Mollin said liquidity is the biggest factor limiting the $XRP Ledger’s next growth phase. Ripple…

The US Treasury has sanctioned two Iranian maritime firms involved in an alleged Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-backed insurance network, saying one accepted Bitcoin ($BTC) and other digital assets to bypass Western sanctions. On Wednesday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said that Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority were integral to what it described as an IRGC-backed insurance network that required commercial vessels to buy approved coverage before transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The firms were designated for operating in Iran’s financial sector. The action comes after earlier reports that Iran was considering…

Upbit, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the listing of MetaDAO (META2), a Solana-based blockchain project. According to the official statement released by the exchange, META2 will be available to users on July 29th in Korean Won (KRW), Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT) trading pairs. According to the announcement, deposit and withdrawal operations for META2 will be activated within two hours of the announcement’s publication. Spot trading is scheduled to begin on July 29th at 16:30. Upbit also stated that the start time may be postponed if sufficient liquidity is not available. The exchange emphasized that users…

Bitcoin has fallen below $64,000 after the Federal Reserve signaled additional rate hikes in 2026, wiping out a relief rally that had briefly pushed the cryptocurrency above $66,000. According to market data, Bitcoin climbed to an intraday high of $66,315 on June 17 before reversing course and sliding to around $63,800 during early June 18 trading. The move came hours after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 3.50%–3.75% but projected further tightening this year, a stance that prompted investors to pull back from risk assets. Earlier in the day, traders had responded positively to reports that the United…