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Little Puff, a Solana memecoin inspired by TikTok’s most-followed cat, has surged nearly 300% since launch and now boasts a market cap of over $13 million three weeks after minting. That Little Puff (PUFF), a new cat-themed memecoin launched on Solana (SOL) memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, has gained massive traction in recent days, rising around 60% from its May 20 low of $0.01097 to a recent high of $0.01773. According to Solscan, PUFF (5241BV…onkJZP) was minted on April 28, making it just over three weeks old. The memecoin currently has a market cap of just over $13 million, with a circulating…

FATF’s warnings ignite calls for tighter global stablecoin oversight and unified licensing. Blockchain leaders view regulation as a catalyst for trust and mainstream adoption, not a crackdown. The major blockchain intelligence firms are resisting the fears that the recent warnings by the Financial Action Task Force that stablecoins are being used in criminal activities pose a threat to the cryptocurrency industry. Industry officials claim that regulatory scrutiny is not anti-crypto aggression but a required form of control over the growth of digital assets.Recently, the global financial crime watchdog has raised concerns about concerning patterns in the use of illicit stablecoins,…

Crypto.com has integrated with dYdX to set up the dYdX trading infrastructure within its onchain application. This partnership enables users to have direct access to derivatives trading with up to 50x leverage via the self-custodial mobile app interface. The feature introduces a high-performance on-chain trading option to a wider audience and preserves decentralized user environments. dYdX 🤝 @cryptocomUsers of https://t.co/3PK5bDHeeX’s Onchain app can now trade with up to 50x leverage – powered by dYdX.Seamless UX. Trusted security. Powered by dYdX. pic.twitter.com/8V7Ebw6aR4 — dYdX (@dYdX) June 30, 2025 The partnership enables Crypto.com to integrate the dYdX infrastructure without changing its user…

Twelve years ago, hardcore Bitcoin users begged developers to “nuke” coins held in a US government wallet captured from Silk Road. They feared the feds could dump the stash and crush the market, or worse, wield it as monetary power. Yet in March, the White House quietly ordained those same confiscated coins part of a new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. What once sparked calls for a censorship fork has become a source of patriotic pride. The most expensive yard sale in crypto history Between 2014 and 2023, the US Marshals Service auctioned roughly 195,000 BTC for just $366 million. At today’s…

A bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) that generates yield from decentralized finance (DeFi) markets has debuted on Tuesday, in what issuer Fineqia calls a first of its kind.The Fineqia Bitcoin Yield ETP (YBTC), listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange, targets a 6% annual yield by deploying investor capital into DeFi strategies. It is issued by Fineqia’s Liechtenstein-based subsidiary and advised by Psalion Yield, a digital asset investment firm focused on blockchain-based yield. Unlike existing crypto yield ETPs that rely on derivatives or structured notes, YBTC maintains one-to-one exposure to bitcoin while generating returns directly from DeFi protocols. “It allows investors to…

New data released today by market analyst Phoenix Group listed top Ethereum burner DeFi projects in the last month. These are the leading DeFi projects that have burned the highest amount of ETH over the past month, as per the data. According to the data, a total of 7,857 ETH worth $19.3 million have been burned in the past month. TOP #ETHEREUM BURNER #DEFI PROJECTS IN THE LAST MONTH#Uniswap $UNI #Metamask #Gnosis $GNO #1INCH #Newton #Aave $AAVE #Pendle #KyberSwap $LON $TORN pic.twitter.com/Y3C5TIydjK — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) June 29, 2025 Top 10 Ether Burners over the Month…

Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market, predicts there is a 97.5 percent chance that the Federal Reserve will not lower interest rates during its next meeting. The forecast aligns with overall market expectations, which anticipate that the Fed may maintain its rate unchanged in the immediate future. Both investors and analysts expect the Fed to delay policy changes until September. Source: Polymarket Markets on Edge Ahead of Key Global Decisions Markets are gearing up to a critical week as crucial events take place both in the US and the UK. Short-term market trends will be important for investors in this category…

Blockchain behemoth Ripple has published a press release about adding the first EUR-backed stablecoin to the XRP Ledger — MiCA-compliant EURØP. The asset was developed and launched by Schuman Financial. Per Ripple, this is a major step toward adopting compliant stablecoins and launching payments, tokenized RWAs and on-chain finance in the European Union. EURØP goes live on XRP Ledger The product’s launch took place today, May 22. EURØP is touted as a redeemable stablecoin fully backed by EUR. The issuer has a license from the ACPR (Banque de France) — a regulatory authority of the European Central Bank. The reserves…

The U.S. Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s massive reconciliation bill on Tuesday—but failed to include key tax amendments in the legislation that would have benefited crypto users. In the hectic final hours of heated negotiations over the president’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” pro-crypto senators and industry policy leaders raced to tack an amendment onto the bill containing numerous long-sought tax benefits for crypto stakers and miners, businesses that hold crypto stockpiles, and retail digital assets users. Ultimately, however, the clock ran out. Only over the weekend were the crypto tax provisions, spearheaded by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), deemed ready…

MARA Holdings’ Bitcoin mining production slid 25% in June as the firm faced poor weather conditions at a Texas facility and ongoing challenges that have made mining more difficult industry-wide, its June report shows.  The Florida-based company produced 713 Bitcoin in June, or 237 fewer tokens than it did in May. Similarly, the Bitcoin miner won just 211 blocks last month, or 25% less than its record-high 282 blocks won in May. The company held a total of 49,940 BTC worth more than $5 billion as of June 30, according to its statement.  MARA attributed the mining production dips to…