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Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for approximately $6.8 billion in cash, marking the first major acquisition under CEO Greg Abel. The deal, expected to close in the second half of this year, is Berkshire’s largest acquisition since its purchase of Occidental Petroleum’s petrochemical business earlier this year. It is also the first major strategic transaction completed since Abel succeeded Warren Buffett as CEO. Abel said the transaction supports Berkshire’s long-term vision for housing and will eventually allow the company to bring together its site-built homebuilding operations into a larger, more coordinated platform focused on expanding…

As speculation mounts that a potential initial public offering (IPO) by SpaceX could draw significant liquidity away from the cryptocurrency market, Neo (NEO) co-founder Da Hongfei has offered a counterpoint: capital flows are a two-way street, and traditional money will eventually find its way on-chain. Capital Flow Dynamics in a Maturing Market In a recent post on X, Da Hongfei acknowledged that infrastructure sectors such as artificial intelligence, computing, and decentralized storage are currently attracting outsized attention from investors. However, he argued that this is a natural phase of market development. Once the necessary pathways are established between traditional finance…

Sui, the Layer-1 blockchain designed for high-throughput decentralized applications, has surpassed 4.5 billion cumulative transactions, according to data from blockchain analytics platform Chainspect. The milestone reflects sustained network activity and growing adoption since the mainnet launch. Network growth and transaction volume Reaching 4.5 billion transactions places Sui among the more active blockchain networks in terms of on-chain activity. The figure includes all transactions processed since the network’s genesis, covering transfers, smart contract interactions, and decentralized application usage. Chainspect’s data confirms the tally as of today, marking a steady increase from previous milestones. The network has consistently added hundreds of millions…

In brief Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he’s down millions of dollars on Bitcoin as the top coin falls. Portnoy admitted he’s never gotten anything “more wrong” than the leading cryptocurrency. In 2021 he famously “paperhanded,” or panic sold, some of his Bitcoin after a price drop. Barstool Sports founder and media personality Dave Portnoy knows he’s not an expert crypto trader—but that’s never stopped him from trying over and over again for several years now. This week, Portnoy told Fox Business host Stuart Varney that he’s down millions on Bitcoin, the top crypto asset by market cap, as…

OpenPayd, a financial technology company building the infrastructure layer for the digital economy, will become a publicly traded company on Nasdaq under the ticker “OP” after entering into a definitive business combination agreement with Titan Acquisition Corp., a SPAC focused on high-growth fintech companies. The deal values OpenPayd at approximately $1.1 billion. Iana Dimitrova, CEO of OpenPayd, called the transaction “a significant milestone” that reflects the company’s platform scale, regulatory strength and ability to deliver profitable growth. “As global financial infrastructure undergoes rapid transformation, OpenPayd has become a trusted partner for modern money movement and we look forward to continuing…

Remixpoint continues expanding its cryptocurrency treasury strategy, with $XRP emerging as one of its most significant holdings alongside Bitcoin, Solana, and Dogecoin. The company expects its digital asset management business to remain a major revenue contributor through fiscal 2027, reflecting growing confidence in crypto-related operations. $XRP is gaining a larger role within Remixpoint’s portfolio, highlighting the firm’s broader commitment to digital assets as long-term treasury instruments. Remixpoint continues to strengthen its position in the digital asset sector as the Japanese company increases its exposure to cryptocurrencies and integrates them more deeply into its business model. While the firm first attracted…

A US-based crypto mining venture raised about $22 million from more than 380 investors, then spent just 13 cents of every dollar on its purported mining operation, the SEC alleges. The regulator filed partially settled charges on July 20 against Zan Shaikh and Bright Vision Distribution LLC, doing business as Mining Automatic. According to the SEC complaint, the defendants promised guaranteed monthly returns between approximately June 2023 and May 2025 even though the purported mining operation was not set up to generate those levels of returns. The SEC alleges Shaikh and Mining Automatic took in at least $20 million more…

The current Nakamoto coefficient of the Solana network stands at approximately 20 validators. The current infrastructure integrates the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for native management via AI agents. The alternative client Firedancer registered performance exceeding one million transactions per second in test environments. Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana, seeks to consolidate Solana’s Nakamoto vision through a long-term development strategy he recently presented. The executive draws a parallel with historical constitutional processes to point out that achieving maximum decentralization will require years of continuous technical development. The same amount of time will pass between full mcp and Nakamoto as between the…

A wave of institutional buying is reshaping the Bitcoin market. According to data from $BTC Treasuries, publicly traded companies — excluding dedicated mining firms — have collectively purchased 166,984 Bitcoin so far this year. That figure is more than double the 81,153 $BTC mined over the same period, highlighting a significant imbalance between supply and corporate demand. Corporate Demand Outpaces New Supply The numbers are striking. On an average day, these companies have acquired roughly 912 $BTC, while the network produces only about 450 new coins daily. This means corporate treasuries are absorbing nearly twice the newly mined supply, a…

Wrapped Ethereum (WETH) recorded 113,000 whale transactions worth more than $100,000 over the past week. This figure is its highest level since May 2021, according to on-chain analytics platform Santiment. The surge indicates that significant capital is moving through Ethereum’s trading, lending, liquidity, and decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure rather than remaining idle in wallets. WETH Whale Activity Santiment, in its latest post on X, revealed that the increase coincides with several signs of rising demand for Ethereum. These include accelerating inflows into US spot Ether ETFs, with BlackRock’s $ETH products absorbing a large share of recent inflows, as well as…