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BitMine accumulated $2 billion in ETH, flipping the script on SharpLink’s recent dominance, signaling an intensifying battle for Ethereum’s liquid supply. Summary BitMine has amassed 566,776 ETH worth over $2 billion, surpassing SharpLink as the top public holder of Ethereum. The rapid accumulation highlights a growing corporate race to control ETH supply and potentially influence Ethereum’s future governance. On July 24, NYSE-listed BitMine Immersion Technologies announced its Ethereum (ETH) holdings had surged past $2 billion, a staggering eightfold increase from its initial $250 million private placement just 16 days earlier. The company now controls 566,776 ETH, worth roughly $3,643 per…

XRP has recently achieved a significant milestone on the derivatives market, gaining market attention. CME-traded XRP and Micro XRP futures have crossed over $1.6 billion in total notional volume traded since their official launch, demonstrating growing demand for regulated XRP investment products. XRP futures started trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) derivatives platform in May, becoming the first regulated futures tracking the price of XRP in the U.S. $1.6b since launch. #XRP & micro XRP futures. https://t.co/PH6RZIW1tl — WrathofKahneman (@WKahneman) July 14, 2025 The launch began with two contract sizes for XRP: micro futures 2,500 XRP and standard futures…

OKX says it is the first global crypto exchange to launch regulated derivatives products for retail traders in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), offering access to futures, perpetual contracts, and options with up to 5x leverage. The launch falls under the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA)’s pilot framework, which allows select platforms to test innovative financial products in a controlled environment. OKX’s new offering opens tools previously available only to professional traders, giving retail participants ways to hedge, speculate, or diversify strategies in volatile market conditions. “This is a pivotal moment,” said Rifad Mahasneh, CEO of OKX MENA in a…

Bitcoin is trading at $118,847, with a market capitalization of $2.36 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $60 billion. Over the past day, its price ranged between $116,094 and $119,248, revealing a tight consolidation pattern following recent bullish activity. Bitcoin The daily bitcoin chart indicates a bullish breakout from a low of $98,240 toward a peak near $123,236 before consolidating back to the $118,000 level. This suggests that while the primary uptrend remains intact, profit-taking near resistance has led to a temporary pause. The presence of strong support at $98,240 and resistance at $123,236 outlines a defined range, with…

BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) has officially crossed $10 billion in assets under management (AUM), making it the third-fastest exchange-traded fund (ETF) in history to achieve this milestone. According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) has reached $10 billion one year after its launch, trailing only two other crypto ETFs: BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and Fidelity’s spot Bitcoin ETF (FBTC). All three are now the fastest ETFs to reach $10 billion AUM, outperforming thousands of traditional finance counterparts. LOOK OUT: $ETHA just hit $10b in one year flat, the 3rd fastest ETF to hit…

Now more than ever, the five-year SEC lawsuit against Ripple and XRP appears to be nearing its ultimate conclusion. Amid these high hopes, the XRP community has been actively speculating about what could come next for the digital asset. Some members have resurfaced an old video featuring Yoshitaka Kitao, Chairman and CEO of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings, where he expressed strong confidence in XRP’s future once the SEC lawsuit is resolved. In the resurfaced video, Kitao stated that the long-running legal battle with the U.S. SEC was nearing its end. He cited comments from Ripple’s leadership suggesting that a…

Binance has launched RWUSD, a new principal-protected yield product offering up to 4.2% APR benchmarked against tokenized U.S. Treasury bills and other real-world assets. The offering aims to continue Binance’s plan to incorporate off-chain financial instruments into its Earn product suite while avoiding direct exposure to tokenized assets. Users can subscribe to RWUSD using stablecoins like USDT or USDC, depending on regional availability. Upon subscription, Binance issues RWUSD in a 1:1 ratio to a user’s Spot Account, with no associated subscription fees. Redemption is only permitted in USDC at the same 1:1 ratio, regardless of the initial stablecoin used. Fast…

Wall Street bank JPMorgan reshuffled ratings and price targets on a group of bitcoin miners to begin the week. Updating estimates for the group to reflect second-quarter earnings and changes to the network hashrate and the bitcoin price, the bank upgraded MARA Holdings (MARA) to overweight and lifted its price target to $22 from $19, suggesting about 30% upside from the Friday close just above $17. IREN (IREN) was downgraded to neutral from overweight, though the price target was lifted to $16 from $12. Riot Platforms (RIOT) was also cut to neutral from overweight, and its target increased to $15…

Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Strategy and probably the most vocal Bitcoin evangelist, let a single word do the talking today – and the market’s listening. In the post, Saylor was shown dressed like “The Dude,” wearing a robe. He wrote, “Bitcoin Abides” as the caption. The post’s timing is not random either. Bitcoin is trading just under $119,000, near new all-time highs after a mid-June breakout flipped resistance into solid support. Price action is pretty tight near $120,000, so Saylor’s message is more like a reaffirmation than a prediction – and the balance sheet backs it up. The…

Maximal-extractable value (MEV) on the Ethereum network is becoming increasingly centralized, with arbitrageurs tightening their grip on transaction ordering. According to a recent research paper, these arbitrageurs, called “searchers” in the paper, are increasingly in-house or have exclusive contracts with maximal extractable value builders, who are responsible for block construction on the Ethereum network. MEV refers to the profit that blockchain validators or other participants can earn by reordering transactions within a block before it’s finalized. On Ethereum, MEV often involves strategies like arbitrage, front-running, or sandwich attacks, where traders exploit price differences to maximize gains. The paper, titled “Measuring…