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Chainflip Unlocks One-Click Cross-Chain Swaps for Polkadot with Asset Hub Integration

Polkadot-native assets now trade seamlessly with BTC, ETH, and USDC across ecosystems SAN FRANCISCO (07/30/2025) – Chainflip, the decentralized exchange pioneering seamless, native cross-chain swaps, today announced a strategic collaboration with Velocity Labs to integrate Polkadot’s Asset Hub directly into the Chainflip network. The move simultaneously deepens stablecoin markets and exposes every Asset Hub token to the full range of blockchains already supported by Chainflip, transforming Polkadot liquidity into a universal, cross-chain pool. Traders now enjoy one-click access to deeper markets, while protocols can tap friction-free, asset-agnostic liquidity to build capital-efficient, multichain applications, without wrapping, synthetic assets, or traditional bridging.…

BlockchainJul 31

$2.7B Surge Puts It Neck-and-Neck With Gold ETPs

Digital asset investment vehicles drew in $3.7 billion last week, and represented the second-highest weekly inflow on record. July 10th registered the third-largest single-day inflow ever. This marks the 13th week in a row of inflows, raising the cumulative total to $21.8 billion, with year-to-date inflows hitting $22.7 billion. Assets under management surpassed the $200 billion milestone for the first time, reaching a record $211 billion. ETP trading volumes also surged to $29 billion, doubling the year’s typical weekly average. Investors Pour Billions into Bitcoin and Ethereum In the latest edition of the ‘Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report,’ CoinShares…

BitcoinJul 31

US-Traded Spot Ethereum ETFs Break Their Own Record with Net Inflow for 19th Consecutive Day! Details Here

US-traded spot Ethereum ETFs attracted a total of $5.38 billion in capital, tying the previous record streak with 19 consecutive days of net inflows. Ethereum ETFs Break Record High with $5.4 Billion in Inflows, Reaching Nearly 5% of Total ETH Supply Previously, the 19-day period from May 16 to June 12 saw only $1.37 billion in inflows. The latest inflows began on July 3, reaching an average of $282.9 million per day. However, Wednesday saw net inflows of just $5.8 million, the lowest daily increase of the series. All eyes are now on whether these inflows will continue on Thursday…

EthereumJul 31

Crypto Millionaire’s Altcoin Fund Collapses, Announces New $1 Billion Altcoin Treasury: Controversy Emerges

Cryptocurrency investor and Asymmetric Financial founder Joe McCann announced that he has decided to close the Asymmetric Liquid Alpha Fund due to intense investor backlash following the company's 78% year-to-date loss. This development comes just after McCann recently announced plans to establish a $1 billion treasury fund for the Solana ecosystem. The fund has already lost nearly 70% of its value. In his official statement, McCann responded to the changes made to the fund structure and what he considered to be some “misleading information” spread on social media: “Asymmetric's Liquid Alpha Fund was established to trade in markets characterized by…

MarketsJul 31

Backwards-compatible quantum fix found, but not for Bitcoin and Ethereum

Sui Research has introduced a cryptographic framework that could offer protection against quantum computing threats without requiring hard forks, address changes or key updates. Cryptographer Kostas Chalkias wrote in a Monday X post that the recent research paper he co-authored with Sui Research constitutes “a major breakthrough in quantum transition of ‘some’ blockchains.” He explained that while the new approach would apply to Sui, Solana, Near, Cosmos and other networks, it would not apply to Ethereum and Bitcoin. “As far as I know, this is the first backward-compatible quantum-safe upgrade path for blockchain wallets to avoid future forks or freezing…

BlockchainJul 31

Bitcoin Tracking Past Cycles as Analysts Predict $200K in 2025

“Bitcoin is still tracking past cycles surprisingly well,” said engineer and analyst ‘apsk32’ on X on Monday. This is quite remarkable given the headwinds such as US trade tariffs and geopolitical conflicts they added. Nevertheless, there was still a big price prediction to go with it. “If the pattern holds, we would expect a peak somewhere around $200,000 in November or December of this year.” Bitcoin to Surge Higher The analyst produced a Bitcoin Power Curve Cycle Cloud chart stating that if BTC is measured in gold ounces, “it looks like the cycle hasn’t even started.” Bitcoin’s still tracking past…

BitcoinJul 31

The Ether Machine Becomes Third Largest Ethereum Holder With $56.9M ETH Buy

The Ether Machine has purchased nearly 15,000 ETH at a cost of $56.9 million, making the newly formed company one of the largest holders of Ethereum, overtaking the Ethereum Foundation itself. This brings the total Ethereum purchased and committed by The Ether Machine to 334,757 ETH, with up to $407,000,000 remaining for additional ETH stockpiling. The Ether Machine sprang into existence only last week, via a merger between The Ether Reserve, LLC and publicly traded blank check firm Dynamix Corporation. It plans to list on the NASDAQ in Q4. Funded by startup capital from Andrew Keys, the former head of…

EthereumJul 31

Donald Trump Makes Surprise Fed Statement! Will He Meet with Powell? Here Are the Details!

US President Donald Trump has taken the pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whom he has long criticized, hinted at impeachment, and called for his resignation, a step further. Trump will make a surprise visit to the Fed today. Details of the visit are being kept under wraps, and it's not yet known whether there will be a private meeting with Powell. According to the statement made by the White House, Trump will go to the FED building at 23:00 Turkish time. As is well known, Donald Trump has been constantly pressuring Fed Chair Powell. Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell…

MarketsJul 31

CoinShares Launches Zero-Fee SEI ETP With Staking Yield Across Europe

Crypto asset manager CoinShares has launched a new exchange-traded product (ETP) that gives investors exposure to Sei while eliminating management fees and offering a 2% staking yield. The product, listed under the ticker CSEI, will be traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange. It marks the first regulated investment vehicle offering direct access to SEI, a Layer-1 blockchain designed to support high-speed, low-latency trading infrastructure. CoinShares, which manages over $8 billion in digital assets, said the launch aims to remove hurdles for institutional investors who previously faced complex custody and operational requirements to access SEI. The product is physically backed by…

ExchangesJul 31

Planck launches layer-0 blockchain for artificial intelligence

Planck, an infrastructure protocol targeting the artificial intelligence boom, has launched a layer-0 blockchain aimed at supporting decentralized AI networks, the company said Tuesday. The blockchain is designed to serve as foundational infrastructure for AI applications, particularly those built for decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs). These networks combine hardware, token incentives and distributed processing to create alternatives to centralized resources, such as cloud services. The move aligns with a growing push within the crypto industry to bring Web3 principles of decentralization to AI development, a sector still dominated by centralized players such as OpenAI and Google. “Currently, high-performance AI compute…

BlockchainJul 31