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China is under increasing pressure from prominent economists and policy advisers to explore using stablecoins for cross-border payments, as the United States accelerates efforts to entrench the dollar’s global dominance through crypto innovations. Though China continues to enforce a sweeping ban on cryptocurrency activities, recent comments from senior People’s Bank of China (PBOC) officials have reignited debate over stablecoins — digital assets typically pegged to fiat currencies like the US dollar. PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng recently acknowledged that stablecoins could “revolutionize international finance,” especially in a geopolitical climate where traditional payment systems are vulnerable to weaponization through sanctions. Pan highlighted…

A large XRP transfer has appeared on-chain with no direct explanation, involving 214,148,716 tokens valued at just under $500 million, as per WhaleAlert. The transaction moved the entire amount in one shot, from a long-active wallet to a newly activated address, both previously unattributed. No labels, alerts or announcements were issued surrounding the transfer. The destination wallet was set up in June 2025 and had not been used much before. After the transfer, the balance is now 708 million XRP, making it one of the biggest holders on the ledger. The sending address still has a balance above one billion…

KULR Technology Group Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) has expanded its bitcoin ( BTC) mining operations, the company announced July 9. KULR Reaches 750 PH/s Bitcoin Mining Milestone On Wednesday, KULR disclosed that it deployed 3,570 Bitmain S19 XP 140 terahash per second (TH/s) bitcoin mining machines at facilities in Asunción, Paraguay. This deployment increases KULR’s operational capacity to 750 petahash per second (PH/s) across its global mining sites. Concurrently, KULR revealed yesterday that it finalized a $20 million credit facility with Coinbase Credit Inc., a subsidiary of Coinbase Global Inc. Announced July 8, the agreement establishes a multi-draw term loan…

Dechat, a well-known decentralized communication platform, has partnered with Bullbit AI, a prominent AI derivatives forum. The key purpose of this collaboration is to revolutionize the existing AI-led trading platforms. The platform shared the details of this partnership in a recent social media post. Dechat is proud to announce our partnership with @Bullbitai@Bullbitai brings AI to the core of trading infrastructure and democratizes AI creation and ownership😎Together, stronger.Take a tour to our partner: https://t.co/N3dmaopVaP pic.twitter.com/UJuKuBieWL — Dechat (@dechat_io) July 7, 2025 Dechat and Bullbit AI Collaborate to Revolutionize Decentralized Trading Infrastructure with AI Dechat’s announcement reveals that the collaboration with…

Flare, the popular blockchain aimed at improving data efficiency, is announcing an integration with TrustSwap – a leading launchpad, as well as Team Finance, which is a token management platform. Big Names In The Industry Join Forces According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the partnership will bootstrap a new chapter for developers on Flare. They will be able to raise capital, manage token logistics, and even reach new communities through the fundrasing tools provided by TrustSwap. The first project to launch from the alliance will be the native decentralized exchange (DEX) and DeFi platform on Flare – SparkDEX.…

Hedera’s native token, HBAR (HBAR), traded higher after being added to the Grayscale Smart Contract Platform Fund . HBAR, up about 2% over the past 24-hour period, replaced polkadot (DOT) in the fund, which rebalanced on Monday. The token was trading at $0.1614 at press time, up about 11% over the past seven days. “In accordance with the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Capped Index methodology, Grayscale has adjusted GSC Fund’s portfolio by selling Polkadot (DOT) and existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings, and using the cash proceeds to purchase Hedera (HBAR) and existing Fund Components in…

Robinhood EU took a bold step toward merging traditional finance (TradFi) and blockchain, launching a batch of tokenized private company stocks, including big names like OpenAI and SpaceX. Beyond crypto industry buzz, this development also ignited debate over whether this new wave of tokenized equities will invigorate or drain the altcoin market. Experts Debate the Impact of Stock Tokens on the Altcoin Market BeInCrypto reported Robinhood unveiling blockchain plans, including tokenized US stocks and ETFs in Europe with 24/5 trading and dividend support via Arbitrum. Blockchain data shows a Robinhood-linked wallet (0xcB…f556) has already minted 2,309 OpenAI stock tokens on…

IOTA’s TWIN initiative aims to modernize the $33 trillion global trade ecosystem, replacing outdated, paper-based processes with decentralized blockchain infrastructure. The project has gained international visibility at forums like the UAE TradeTech Forum and is expected to integrate directly with the IOTA mainnet in H2 2025. With the TWIN initiative taking the center stage, the IOTA Network is gearing up to transform the $33 trillion global trade. IOTA is positioning itself to unlock one of crypto’s largest real-world use cases by digitizing and automating the global trade ecosystem, which has remained outdated and paper-dependent so far. With over $33 trillion…

Popular memecoin platform PumpFun may be preparing to launch its own blockchain. Leaked API documents obtained as a result of technical research conducted in public domains show that the platform is working on an EVM-compatible network, orderbook, Stripe integration, subscription model and token launch features. Blockchain researchers have identified several endpoints still publicly available on the documents, accessible via the recently re-certified domain api.pump.fun, which belongs to PumpFun. These endpoints include features such as users, posts, messages, videos, Stripe webhooks, order management, and subscriptions. One particularly notable feature is the existence of schemes that allow users to set subscription prices…

Pencil Finance raises on-chain capital for student loans, issuing $1 million in real-world loans. Real-world assets are increasingly finding applications in real life. On Thursday, July 10, Pencil Finance, the student loan real-world asset protocol, issued its first-ever student loan capital raised entirely on-chain. The $1 million in loan capital, raised on the Pencil Finance platform, will be used to expand educational opportunities in emerging markets. The focus will be on Asia, including the Philippines and Indonesia. Capital will be distributed through ErudiFi, which will then issue student loans for tuition funding to university students. At the same time, users…