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Brain Quintenz, President Donald Trump’s pick to take over the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that’s anticipated to be the premiere U.S. crypto regulator, needs a sign-off from the Senate Agriculture Committee before he can get a confirmation vote. But that step has now been delayed a second time. The committee was set to vote on the former CFTC commissioner’s nomination Monday afternoon, but a last-minute change struck his advancement from consideration during the scheduled voting. After his committee vote had already been delayed from last week with even less notice, Quintenz is struggling to leap this first hurdle before the…

Key Takeaways Coinbase is launching nano XRP and SOL perpetual futures for US traders on August 18. Both futures contracts will be cash-settled, track spot prices, and have position limits and set trading hours. Coinbase is set to add nano XRP and SOL perpetual futures to its derivatives platform for US traders starting August 18, the firm announced on Tuesday. The upcoming rollout is in line with Coinbase’s mission to expand market access through new crypto products. Launching August 18. nano $SOL & nano $XRP US Perpetual-Style Futures are coming to Coinbase Derivatives. The expansion of our perpetual-style product suite…

Russian data centers and hosting providers have been obliged to share all relevant information about crypto miners using their services with the state tax authority. The new order from the revenue agency comes as the Russian government prepares to limit the use of computing power and electrical energy in the minting of digital currencies. Mining infrastructure operators tasked to report on miners All operators of data processing hardware and infrastructure offered to other people and organizations for the purpose of mining cryptocurrency in Russia are now required to transfer detailed information about their clients to the Federal Tax Service (FNS).…

Bitcoin marked a new all-time high at 122,870 dollars during the European morning, fueling a wave of optimism in the cryptocurrency sector. After the peak, the price slightly decreased, remaining around 121,700 dollars with the opening of the U.S. stock exchanges. This rally had a direct impact on the shares of the main companies involved in Bitcoin mining, rewarding in particular the sector leaders such as MARA Holdings. MARA Holdings at the top of growth among Bitcoin miners Solid gains also for other crypto stocks MSTR and GLXY among the protagonists Core Scientific and Riot Platforms in moderate growth The…

US investors poured more into spot Ether exchange-traded funds than their Bitcoin counterparts over the last six trading days, as institutional interest in Ethereum surged this week. Spot Ether ETFs recorded a net inflow of nearly $2.4 billion in the past six trading days, far above spot Bitcoin ETFs, which recorded only $827 million during the same period, according to Farside Investors. Ether ETF inflows also outpaced Bitcoin ETFs for each of the last six trading days. Ether ETFs’ net inflow in the past six days hit $2.39 billion. Source: Farside Investors. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum ETF (ETHA) was the biggest…

The legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been ongoing since 2020, and investors are eagerly watching for signs of closure. One date that has been doing rounds is August 15, 2025. This date could be key to finally ending the lawsuit that has caused years of uncertainty for XRP holders. Why August 15 Matters August 15 is not the deadline to end the case, but it is the date by which the SEC is expected to file a status update with the appellate court. This date comes from a joint request made…

Binance, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, periodically reviews its spot trading pairs to protect its users and ensure a high-quality trading environment. Binance Removes XVS/TRY and YGG/TRY Spot Trading Pairs As a result of these evaluations, some trading pairs may be removed from the list for various reasons such as low liquidity and weak trading volume. Based on Binance’s latest assessment, the following TRY-based spot trading pairs will be removed and trading will be suspended on August 1, 2025, at 06:00 (Türkiye time): Note: TRY is a fiat currency representing the Turkish Lira and does not represent any…

By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)Bitcoin has dropped 3% in the past 24 hours and is currently some 7% below its June 14 all-time high. This raises the question of how much further it might drop. In the context of a continuing bull market, double-digit corrections are not unusual, with the largest drawdown reaching 30% since this cycle began in January 2023. One technical factor to keep an eye on is the CME Bitcoin Futures gap between $114,355 and $115,670. These gaps typically occur when price movement happens outside of the CME’s trading hours, generally over…

Yesterday, on day 11 of the Tornado Cash trial, Dr. Edman, co-founder and partner at Naxo, a digital forensics and investigations firm, took the stand for the majority of the trial day. In his direct testimony, he defined key crypto terms for the court, explained the extent to which Tornado Cash was decentralized, highlighted the precautions Roman Storm and the other Tornado Cash co-founders took to prevent bad actors from using the service, and called into question the validity of the analysis presented by two former witnesses. During the cross-examination, the prosecution prodded Dr. Edman to share details and to…

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that the Arena-Z (A2Z) token will be traded in various services on the platform. Binance Adds Arena-Z (A2Z) Token to Earn, Crypto Buy, Conversion, Margin, and Futures A2Z, Binance Simple Earn, Buy/Sell Crypto, Binance Convert, Marjin ve Futures bölümlerinde aşağıda belirtilen tarih ve saatlerde kullanıma açılacak. Binance Simple Earn A2Z will be added to Binance Simple Earn as part of Flexible Products as of 11:00 on 30-07-2025, and users will be able to initiate flexible staking transactions for A2Z from this date onwards. Buy/Sell Crypto Within an hour of its listing…