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Arthur Hayes, a leading figure in the cryptocurrency sector, announced that he has sold all of his Hyperliquid ($HYPE) and Near Protocol ($NEAR) holdings. Hayes, the founder of BitMEX, attracted attention in the markets with his decision, particularly due to his recent optimistic statements about both assets. Hayes stated that he will detail the reasons behind the decision to sell in a comprehensive article to be published next Tuesday, but for now, he shared some key justifications. According to the experienced investor, there are a number of developments that could increase risks in global markets. These include rising energy prices…

South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, continue to expand their product portfolios with new digital asset listings. According to official announcements, Upbit will make its Conflux ($CFX) token available for trading on Korean Won (KRW), Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT) markets. Bithumb, on the other hand, announced that it will launch a KRW trading pair for its Gravity Token (GRVT). According to Upbit’s announcement, deposit and withdrawal operations for the $CFX token will be activated approximately 1.5 hours after the announcement is published. Spot trading is scheduled to begin on July 31st at 16:00. The exchange emphasized that…

Kevin Warsh chaired his first Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week and immediately showed his hawkish colors. Rates stayed steady, but the new Fed Chair made it clear he intends to prioritize price stability and reduce loose forward guidance. While Warsh is focused on managing the dollar’s ongoing challenges, his debut actually highlights something much deeper: the dollar still requires constant human intervention to avoid dilution and debasement. Bitcoin, by contrast, has a hard-capped supply and predictable issuance that no chairman can change. Warsh’s first meeting as Fed Chair makes the advantage of Bitcoin’s fixed supply more obvious than…

Liquid staking app Lido has started moving the bulk of its staked $ETH onto Ethereum’s larger post-Pectra validators, and the operators running them are now putting up their own capital for the first time. The main idea is that Lido’s curated node operators stop running thousands of identical 32 $ETH validators and collapse them into far fewer, much larger ones. $16B in $ETH Moved Moreover, Ethereum’s Pectra hardfork, activated in May 2025, raised the maximum effective balance per validator to 2,048 tokens through what are known as 0x02 credentials. Curated Module v2 is the piece of Lido Core that now…

In a recent podcast appearance on the Alt Funds Network, Krista Lynch, SVP of ETF Capital Markets at Grayscale, discussed the advantages of Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs). She noted that while gold ETPs have been a staple for over 20 years, Bitcoin ETPs are a more recent innovation, having only existed for around three years. This comparison underscores the rapidly evolving landscape of digital assets and their growing acceptance among investors. Inside the Move The cryptocurrency market is currently experiencing mixed signals, with Bitcoin’s position as a digital asset gaining traction. Grayscale’s emphasis on Bitcoin ETPs reflects a broader trend…

Arthur Hayes’ family investment firm, Maelstrom, has published an optimistic review of Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project focused on artificial intelligence. The company argues that $WLD’s current market value represents significant growth potential compared to other investment opportunities in the AI sector, setting a price target of $5 for August. According to Maelstrom’s analysis, global capital flows have recently focused on the artificial intelligence sector. Companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, in particular, are attracting investor interest with valuations reaching hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars. However, Worldcoin’s circulating market capitalization of approximately $2 billion positions the project among small-scale…

It has been suggested that the long-awaited new altcoin season in the cryptocurrency market, unlike past cycles, may only benefit a limited number of projects. Wintermute, one of the world’s leading crypto market makers, stated in its latest assessment that institutional investor behavior is beginning to shift and capital is increasingly concentrated in a smaller number of tokens. Wintermute announced that in the first half of 2026, institutional clients accounted for 72% of the company’s over-the-counter (OTC) spot trading volume. This is the highest level recorded in the company’s history. According to the data, institutional investors’ trading activity decreased significantly…

Bitcoin was rejected from the $67,000 to $77,000 resistance zone this week, and the way that rejection happened is telling analysts something important. The bear market that began earlier this year is might still be in control. After bottoming in early June, Bitcoin rallied higher, but only in what technical analysts call a three-wave move, a weaker corrective pattern rather than a genuine trending rally. That distinction matters. In bull markets, rallies tend to unfold in five clean waves, signalling real buying conviction. In bear markets, bounces typically form in three weaker waves before rolling over again, exactly the pattern…

The number of wallets holding Ethereum ($ETH) has surpassed 200 million, according to data reported by Cointelegraph. This milestone reflects a steady increase in user engagement with the Ethereum network, driven by decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and growing institutional interest. Network Growth in Context Ethereum’s wallet count has more than doubled since early 2021, when it first crossed 100 million wallets. The latest figure of 200 million includes both active and dormant addresses that hold a non-zero balance of $ETH. While not every wallet represents a unique individual — some users control multiple addresses — the metric is…

When the Open Standard alliance unveiled its Open USD stablecoin, backed by more than 140 institutions including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, and BlackRock, the market didn’t celebrate — it went straight for Circle’s jugular. Shares in Circle fell between 15% and 18% at one point following the announcement, a reaction that tells you everything about what investors really fear: not that $USDC will lose users overnight, but that its entire revenue model is about to face structural pressure it wasn’t built to handle. Key takeaways The Open Standard alliance launched the Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin with more than 140 institutional…