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Amid intense debates around two technical initiatives that have split the crypto community, Strategy chairman Michael Saylor publicly outlined his position on how Bitcoin’s future should be shaped. His post on X was immediately supported with a repost by Blockstream CEO Adam Back. Whether Saylor’s statement is connected to real disputes over possible forks in the Bitcoin network remains a matter of speculation. Inside the battle for control over Bitcoin Right now the leading cryptocurrency has indeed found itself at a crossroads, facing two radical proposals: BIP-110 (Transaction Spam Filter): An update designed to block transaction spam, which some developers…

Ethereum dropped by around 4% in the past 24 hours, slipping back to around $1,835 after briefly climbing above $1,930 earlier this week. Despite the pullback, two market analysts continue to point to near-term upside based on different indicators, although one believes the recovery will be followed by a much deeper correction before a new bull cycle begins. $ETH Market Roadmap Upon observing Ethereum’s historical behavior around the 0.8 MVRV Pricing Band, Ali Martinez found that the asset has repeatedly rallied toward, or even above, its Realized Price after reclaiming the band as support over the past six years. After…

WTW, a global insurance broker and risk advisory company, has acquired crypto insurance platform Redefind and launched a digital asset protection service that covers expenses related to forensic investigations, asset tracing and legal recovery efforts following theft or loss. Redefind is a crypto insurance platform that allows individuals and institutions to purchase coverage for digital assets held across different custody arrangements. The company said its system uses cryptographic proof of ownership to verify insured assets. The service is designed as a non-custodial insurance product for digital asset owners and will initially launch in the United Kingdom, with broader market expansion…

Thomas Braziel, CEO of crypto investment and advisory firm 117 Partners, has publicly called for greater transparency from Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson regarding the disposition of 1,096 Bitcoin originally held by the Manxem Foundation for the Cardano Foundation. In a post on X, Braziel acknowledged Hoskinson’s explanation that the funds were used to settle audit procedures and related obligations tied to Michael Parsons, the foundation’s former board chairman. However, Braziel argued that this explanation raises more questions than it answers. Demand for Documentation and Traceability Braziel stated that if Hoskinson’s account is accurate, the next logical step is the public…

There is a quiet but significant problem at the heart of U.S. financial disclosure: the system designed to inform markets about major corporate events is, in many ways, too blunt to be useful. SEC 8-K event extraction has long been constrained by item codes that lump wildly different occurrences into the same bucket — a routine board committee update and a CEO resignation might share a single category. A new research system from Rian Dolphin aims to fix that, and the results suggest large language models can do far more than summarize text — they can build reliable, granular maps…

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced the listing of a new perpetual futures contract tied to the SK Hynix ADR (American Depositary Receipt). The contract, trading under the ticker SKHYUSDT, went live at 3:50 p.m. UTC on July 10, 2025. What the Listing Entails The SKHYUSDT perpetual futures contract allows traders to speculate on the price movements of SK Hynix ADRs without directly owning the underlying stock. Perpetual futures, a popular derivative product in crypto markets, have no expiration date, enabling traders to hold positions indefinitely as long as margin requirements are met. Binance’s move…

An address linked to the Royal Government of Bhutan has deposited 700 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $43.75 million, into the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to blockchain tracking firm Onchain Lens. The transaction, recorded about two hours before the report, is the latest move by a sovereign entity to engage with digital asset markets. Details of the Transaction Onchain Lens identified the wallet as belonging to Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), Bhutan’s sovereign wealth fund, which has been known to hold and manage Bitcoin as part of its investment portfolio. The transfer of 700 $BTC to Binance is a significant sum,…

Bitmine plans to slow its Ethereum purchases as its holdings approach 5% of the cryptocurrency’s supply, ending a year of rapid accumulation that made the company the network’s largest corporate token holder. In his July Chairman message, Thomas Lee said Bitmine has amassed 5.7 million $ETH, equal to about 4.8% of supply, but will approach the 5% threshold gradually rather than continue buying at its previous pace. The shift opens a new phase for Bitmine. The company plans to direct more capital toward staking, Ethereum infrastructure, and financial services investments as it seeks to expand the network’s economic use and…

Investor outflows from US-based spot Bitcoin and spot Ethereum ETFs continue unabated. On June 2nd, a net outflow of $519.23 million was recorded from US spot Bitcoin ETFs. This marked the 12th consecutive day of net outflows from Bitcoin ETFs. According to the data, the total capital withdrawn from spot Bitcoin ETFs in the last 12 days has reached approximately $3.98 billion. The largest outflow was seen in the IBIT fund, managed by BlackRock, with $388.68 million. Grayscale Investments GBTC fund followed with an outflow of $83.51 million, and Fidelity Investments FBTC fund with an outflow of $45.14 million. Additionally,…

Former Ripple developer Matt Hamilton has praised $XRP’s early design, it being one of the longest-standing DEXs in crypto history. The XRPL has possibly the world’s oldest decentralized exchange (DEX), operating continuously since the $XRP Ledger’s launch in 2012. The exchange allows users to buy and sell tokens for $XRP or other tokens, with minimal fees charged to the network itself (not paid out to any party). Hamilton’s comment comes amid the latest innovation unveiled at the Solana Summit Germany. One of the interesting projects pitched at Solana Summit Germany was Mato, presented by founder Thomas Gehrmann. It is a…