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“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,…

As token unlocks continue to play a crucial role in influencing market liquidity and price volatility, three significant projects—Polyhedra Network (ZKJ), Melania Meme (MELANIA), and Pyth Network (PYTH)—are set to release a large volume of tokens this week. Here’s a breakdown of what to watch. 1. Polyhedra Network (ZKJ) Unlock Date: May 19 Number of Tokens to be Unlocked: 15.50 million ZKJ (1.55% of Total Supply) Current Circulating Supply: 308.39 million ZKJ Polyhedra Network provides interoperability infrastructure through its zkBridge technology. It enables secure and scalable cross-chain operations. ZKJ is the utility token used for operations, incentives, and governance within…

The following is a guest post and opinion of Neil Mullins, CEO at Mojito Web3 gaming is growing rapidly, but loyalty systems haven’t kept pace. In the last year, blockchain gaming didn’t just grow: it leveled up. According to the 2024 DappRadar Games Report, the space hit 7.4 million daily active wallets and added over 1,600 new games. Total gaming activity nearly quintupled compared to the end of 2023 as new users, ecosystems, and experiments poured in. But growth is only half the story. Retention and community engagement remain a grind. Many games are stuck with loyalty systems that feel…

Bitcoin’s hashrate has picked up speed, adding 88 exahash per second (EH/s) over the past 11 days after falling to 810 EH/s on June 24. Meanwhile, miners are enjoying an 11.62% increase in profitability compared to a month ago. From Slump to Sprint: Bitcoin Hashrate Rockets Back, Profits Surge Since bottoming out on June 24, bitcoin’s computational power has jumped from 810 EH/s to 898 EH/s. The rebound followed summer cutbacks by U.S.-based miners, a bump in price, and a 7.48% network difficulty adjustment that took place six days ago. Source: hashrateindex.com The network’s hashprice—the estimated earnings from one petahash…