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In the recent 24-hour sales list of non-fungible token (NFT) collections, Courtyard on the Polygon blockchain was ranked number one with a sales volume of 2,516,224. The collection led in revenues but witnessed a negative performance in the most important parameters, such as a 7.33% decline in sales volume and a 13.09 % decline in transactions. The number of buyers declined by 20.25%, and the number of sellers declined by 41.3%. Guild of Guardians (Immutable-Zk) came second to Courtyard with sales of $1,718,156. Nevertheless, it had a 40.71 percent sales volume drop. The number of transactions and the number of…

This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. If you want to build in Web3, you’ve pretty much always needed to know how to code. Not necessarily at an elite level, but at least a baseline understanding. That plus lots of late nights, semicolon-heavy syntax, compiler errors, and a burly stack of ever-open documentation tabs. The technical barrier was part of the “chewing glass” culture. Gatekeeping, maybe, but also a necessary filter in an ecosystem where one misplaced line in a smart contract could drain a treasury. That filter is eroding fast these days, however.…

HSBC has teamed up with ADX and FAB to introduce the MENA region’s first digitally native bond on blockchain, adding to HSBC’s growing portfolio of digital bond issuances on its Orion platform. HSBC has partnered with Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and First Abu Dhabi Bank to launch the MENA region’s first digitally native bond using distributed ledger technology. As reported by Middle East Economy, ADX has already commenced the pricing process for the product. Issued by FAB, the bond will be launched through HSBC’s Orion platform — a blockchain-based digital asset infrastructure. Orion is operated via the Central Moneymarkets Unit…

“Nothing stops this train,” Lyn Alden initially stated at Bitcoin 2025, walking the audience through a>Bitcoin is more necessary than ever. Her first chart, sourced from the Federal Reserve’s FRED database, displayed a stark decoupling: the unemployment rate is down, yet the fiscal deficit has surged past 7% of GDP. “This started around 2017, went into overdrive during the pandemic, and hasn’t corrected,” Alden said. “That’s not normal. We’re in a new era.” She didn’t mince words. “Nothing stops this train because there are no brakes attached to it anymore. The brakes are heavily impaired. Why should Bitcoiners care? Because,…

Janus Henderson Investors has launched the first fully native onchain AAA collateralized loan obligation (CLO) strategy in partnership with tokenization platform Centrifuge, backed by a $1 billion allocation from the Grove protocol operating within the Sky Ecosystem. Janus Henderson’s JAAA CLO Strategy Debuts Natively Onchain According to the announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, Janus Henderson Anemoy AAA CLO Strategy (JAAA) resides natively on the blockchain without using wrapped tokens or intermediaries. Managed by the same team overseeing Janus Henderson’s $21 billion AAA CLO ETF, JAAA aims to provide onchain investors institutional-grade credit exposure targeting capital preservation and yield. The Grove…

Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase’s Layer 2 scaling solution, Base, has gone from being the leader in 2024 in terms of capital inflows through cross-chain bridges to the top loser this year. Data from the Artemis Terminal shows Base has seen a net outflow of $4.3 billion this year, a stark contrast to the net inflow of $3.8 billion in 2024, which was the highest among the top 20 blockchains. Meanwhile, Ethereum, the world’s largest smart contract blockchain, has registered a net inflow of $8.5 billion this year, compared to a net outflow of $7.4 billion in the previous year. Top…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Strategy (MSTR) Chair Michael Saylor waxed poetic about bitcoin in a keynote speech at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Thursday, laying out his guiding principles — his so-called “21 ways to wealth” — for a jam-packed audience of fans and conference-goers. “Satoshi started a fire in cyberspace, and while the fearful run from it and fools dance around it, the faithful feed the flame, dreaming of a better world, and bathe in the warm glow of cyberlight,” Saylor said. “What does that mean? It means that a lot of people that look at Bitcoin are going to be…

Crypto infrastructure provider StraitsX debuted its Singapore dollar-pegged stablecoin, XSGD, on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to cater to growing demand for regulated multi-chain stablecoins supporting real-time cross-border payments. Digital asset developers, fintechs firms and financial institutions can use XSGD to conduct cross-border transactions, settle transactions on-chain and create programmable financial flows. XGSD is being powered by XRPL, a decentralized public blockchain from Ripple. StraitsX, a major payment institution licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, began issuing XSGD in 2020. The stablecoin pegged to the Singapore dollar is fully backed 1:1 by reserves held with DBS Bank and Standard Chartered.…

Luffa, a well-known decentralized social platform leveraging Distributed Encryption technology, has started a unique partnership with Arichain, an advanced L1 blockchain entity. The collaboration indicates an exclusive merger of Luffa and Arichain to boost liquidity within the Web3 landscape. The platform revealed this endeavor in a recent social media post shared on its official X account. 🔥 Excited to announce our partnership with @Arichain_ !Arichain reunites blockchain’s fractured liquidity into a single, multi-dimensional Layer 1.Let’s embark on this journey together!#Luffa #ARI pic.twitter.com/KlIy6z7uj3 — Luffa (@LuffaMessage) July 4, 2025 Luffa Collaborates with Arihain to Bolster Web3 Liquidity The partnership takes into…

US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a total net outflow of $358.6 million on Thursday, ending a 10-day streak of positive inflows totaling $4.26 billion across 12 ETFs. US Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $358 Million Net Outflow: 10-Day Inflow Streak Ends BlackRock’s IBIT fund was the exception of the day, recording net inflows of $125 million alone, according to data provider SoSoValue. Other major providers suffered significant losses: Fidelity’s FBTC fund: $166.32 million exit Grayscale’s GBTC fund: $107.53 million exit Ark & 21Shares’ ARKB fund: $89.22 million exit Bitwise’s BITB fund: $70.85 million exit Other ETF providers including VanEck,…