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Truth Social, the alt-tech social media platform owned and operated by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), filed for a new Crypto Blue-Chip ETF with the US SEC. The document reveals which cryptocurrency assets it will support, and the disclosure resulted in a massive price surge for one of them. Trump’s Truth Social has filed for a Crypto Blue-Chip ETF, per new S-1.The proposed fund would hold:– $BTC– $ETH– $SOL– $XRP– $CRO A politically-backed push for mainstream crypto exposure — and a bold move into digital asset ETFs. pic.twitter.com/FI9Wpivevj — CryptoPotato Official (@Crypto_Potato) July 8, 2025 According to the filing…

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Bitcoin retraced weekend gains, forming a $1,200 CME gap before futures session open. CME futures set to reopen while spot price aligns with prior close, reducing gap pressure. Low weekend activity seen, with one Hyperliquid whale driving most trading volume. Bitcoin’s weekend price movement has drawn attention to a common market phenomenon: the CME gap. After a rally above $108,000 on Friday following the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) close, the cryptocurrency reversed direction, retracing most gains and creating a notable discrepancy between the last settlement price and its trading value during the off-hours session. The 15-minute BTC/USD chart shows Bitcoin’s…

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As real estate investing moves onto the blockchain, Bart de Bruijn is making sure everyday investors don’t get left behind. De Bruijn is the co-founder and main director of EstateX, a rapidly growing platform that utilizes tokenization and smart contracts to unlock real estate ownership for retail investors. Backed by a fast-growing community of over 26,000 users and nearly $3 million in presale funding, EstateX has garnered attention from Microsoft and advisory firm GDA Capital for its ambitious vision. De Bruijn has steered the company through complex regulatory landscapes, landing key partnerships and a $175,000 Microsoft credit grant along the…

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Amid the ongoing price consolidation across the wider crypto market, a Fartcoin whale has shifted his focus to Solana (SOL). Today, July 8, 2025, market analyst Onchain Lens reported a post on X, revealing that a Fartcoin’s major investor made a significant move as he sold 1.459 million FARTCOIN tokens for 10,509 SOL worth $1.57 million. A whale has sold for 1.459M $FARTCOIN for 10,509 $SOL ($1.57M), at a price of $1.07, and deposited it into #Binance.The whale bought these $FARTCOIN for 5,171 $SOL ($606K), 3 months ago, making a profit of $963K.Address: AGF8NeiyY4zhFLuFW4qRQyFLRvNhuDsNsHYVD8435yNGData… pic.twitter.com/aoOJXb2F8D — Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) July…

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Crypto gaming has seen a troubling trend of projects shutting down or being abandoned after years of hype, token sales, and chaos. Experts say it isn’t much of a surprise considering how challenging game development is, and pointed to gaming tokens as a flawed system that applies too much pressure to projects in their infancy.  It’s easy to say that we all saw it coming, but in reality, a lot of the recently discontinued titles were once-promising blockchain experiences. Deadrop, for example, was once led by popular streamer Dr. Disrespect and had substantial hype, before the studio crumbled in January…

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New data released today by market analyst Satoshi Club listed top gaming blockchains by UAWs (unique active wallets). In other words, the data highlighted platforms that are generating top excitements in the crypto gaming sector, as discussed below. .@BNBCHAIN is currently the top gaming blockchain by unique active wallets, with 1.62M UAW.It leads all chains in user activity, showing steady growth and strong engagement across its gaming ecosystem. pic.twitter.com/1M3aQUbCHl — Satoshi Club (@esatoshiclub) July 9, 2025 Top 9 Gaming Chains by UAWs opBNB According to the data, opBNB, a L2 scaling solution for the BNB Chain, is at the top…

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Bitcoin would grow increasingly scarce over the years as pioneers programmed the network to halve the issuance rate periodically. The April 2024 halving saw the mining reward for Bitcoin cut in half. Formerly at 6.25 BTC per block, the automated event slashed block rewards to 3.125 BTC. Notably, the last halving event is just the fourth since inception. Miners received 50 BTC as a reward at the genesis block, but the 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 reductions have reduced the numbers to 25 BTC, 12.5 BTC, 6.25 BTC, and now 3.125 BTC. 32 More to Come In a recent post,…

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The world of digital finance is buzzing, and South Korea is at the forefront of this exciting evolution. Imagine a future where sending money is as easy as sending a text, with stability akin to traditional currency. This vision is rapidly becoming a reality, and a major player in Korea’s fintech scene, Toss Bank, is making a bold move that could reshape the landscape of digital money. The recent news of Toss Bank’s extensive trademark filings for a Toss Bank stablecoin is a clear signal: the race for a robust, regulated digital currency ecosystem is heating up, and Korea is…

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With activity on Hyperliquid’s Layer 1 blockchain, the HyperEVM, continuing to scale, one of the most highly anticipated protocols coming to the ecosystem, Kinetiq, announced it will launch on July 15, and HYPE whales are preparing by unstaking their HYPE. Kinetiq announced its launch date yesterday saying, “This notice is meant to provide additional time on top of the 7 day unstaking period of HYPE, to account for global timezones.” Immediately after the announcement, there was more than 1 million HYPE, worth roughly $40 million set to be removed from current validators, presumably to stake with Kinetiq. Source: Hypurrscan The…

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A group of crypto traders are planning to launch legal action against prediction platform Polymarket after its controversial $242 million Volodymyr Zelenskyy suit market concluded last night. The resolution over “Will Zelenskyy wear a suit before July?” was disputed multiple times and eventually settled on “No” on Tuesday. However, many onlookers and Polymarket users described the outcome as an example of “market manipulation” due to a small number of UMA token holders dictating the outcome of the bet — even if the conclusion was seen by many as being factually incorrect. As a result, X user defipolice told Protos that…

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