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Dow Jones down, S&P near records as markets focus on U.S.-China talks

After the U.S. negotiated a favorable deal with the EU, traders are now bracing for an update in U.S. trade talks with China. Summary The U.S. made a favorable trade deal with the EU EU carmakers, pharma firms biggest losers of the deal Markets are now focused on China, with a deadline looming Major U.S. stock indices were mixed after an initial rally following a U.S. trade deal with the EU. On Monday, July 28, Dow Jones was down 0.10%, while the S&P 500 was hovering near all-time highs, up 0.03%. The tech-focused Nasdaq saw the biggest gains, up 0.29%.…

Markets

Decoding the $271 Million Whale Move

In the fast-paced world of cryptocurrency, every major transaction sends ripples, and a recent event has certainly caught the attention of market observers. Imagine a digital leviathan moving an enormous sum of money, quietly, yet with significant potential implications. That’s precisely what happened when a staggering 270,660,018 USDT was observed in a single USDT transfer from the popular exchange OKX to an unknown wallet. This colossal sum, valued at approximately $271 million, was reported by the blockchain tracking service Whale Alert, sparking widespread discussion across the crypto community. What does such a monumental USDT transfer signify for the broader market?…

Exchanges

Bitcoin Devs Float Proposal to Freeze Quantum-Vulnerable Addresses — Even Satoshi Nakamoto’s

A new Bitcoin draft proposal wants to do what’s long been unthinkable: Freeze coins secured by legacy cryptography — including those in Satoshi Nakamoto’s wallets — before quantum computers can crack them. That’s according to a new draft proposal co-authored by Jameson Lopp and other crypto security researchers, which introduces a phased soft fork that turns quantum migration into a ticking clock. Fail to upgrade, and your coins become unspendable. That includes the roughly 1.1 million BTC tied to early pay-to-pubkey addresses, like those of Satoshi’s and other early miners. “This proposal is radically different from any in Bitcoin's history…

Bitcoin

You Can Now Buy NBA Top Shot NFTs From Vending Machines in Japan

Basketball highlights from Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot collectibles platform are now available via physical vending machines in Japan, thanks to a collaboration with Web3 marketing firm 24karat. As part of the initiative, basketball fans and hopeful collectors can engage with AIICO smart vending machines situated in train stations and commercial centers from Hokkaido to Okinawa, adding Top Shot NFT moments on the Flow blockchain to their collection with their mobile phones. “It’s exciting to see fandom and true ownership crossing back and forth between digital and physical realities,” Flow Chief Architect Dieter Shirley told Decrypt. “What better place to…

NFT

Aiming for a New $1 Billion Move

Tron Inc. announced that it may issue up to $1 billion in securities in total, through its Form S-3 shelf registration filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under this application, the company gained the flexibility to offer common stock, preferred stock, debt instruments, warrants and other hybrid securities to the public. No timetable has yet been released for when or under what terms these securities will be issued. However, the filing reveals that Tron Inc. is aiming for growth through capital increases in the coming period. Form S-3 is a registration form that allows publicly traded companies…

Markets

The Sui Ecosystem’s Top 3 Altcoin Performers

While everyone’s talking about Bitcoin breaking past $123,000, the Sui blockchain is quietly making big moves of its own. Its native token has jumped over 300% in the past year, and a few projects in its ecosystem are growing even faster. Here’s a quick look at three promising altcoins from the Sui network that investors have their eyes on right now: Bluefin (BLUE) Bluefin is now the third largest decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Sui network by total value locked (TVL). In June alone, Bluefin recorded over $1 billion in perpetual trading volume, and the platform offers some of the…

Altcoins

Unpacking a Staggering $501 Million Whale Move from OKX

Imagine a staggering half-billion dollars moving in an instant, not in traditional bank wires, but across the transparent yet often enigmatic realm of cryptocurrency. This is precisely what unfolded recently when a massive USDT transfer, totaling over 500 million Tether (USDT), was reported moving from the prominent exchange OKX to an undisclosed wallet address. Such monumental transactions are more than just numbers; they are seismic events in the crypto landscape, often sparking intense speculation and deep dives into their potential implications. What does a move of this magnitude truly signify, and what can we learn from the digital footprints left…

Exchanges

Institutions Continue to Show Interest in Bitcoin! Sweden-Based Company Opens Digital Asset Division! Here Are the Details

Sweden-based digital trading company Refine Group announced that it has raised 10 MSEK (approximately $1 million) in capital and launched a new business line, Digital Assets, powered by a Bitcoin-based treasury strategy. Refine Group has launched a third business unit, Digital Assets, in addition to its existing “Products” and “Digital Services” businesses. With this new division, the company is adopting a treasury strategy that aims to hold Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset on its balance sheet. To finance the company’s first Bitcoin investment, the board of directors approved the issuance of directed shares worth 10 MSEK to new and…

Bitcoin

Ether Surges 4% as ETH Treasury Firm BitMine Steps Up Bid to Acquire 5% of Supply

Ether extended its rally Thursday after BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) announced that its holdings of the second most valuable cryptocurrency had surpassed $2 billion — just 16 days after closing a $250 million private placement to support its Ether treasury strategy. In a press release dated July 24, the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining firm said it had acquired 566,776 ETH at an average price of $3,643.75. The milestone marks significant progress toward BitMine’s stated goal of acquiring and staking 5% of the total ether supply in circulation. "At BitMine, we surpassed $2 billion in ETH holdings just sixteen days after closing…

Ethereum

China Turns to Yuan-Pegged Stablecoins to Take On Dollar after Long CBDC Struggle

For years, the world has been watching China's efforts to establish the digital yuan as a major player on the global stage. However, despite high-profile trials and substantial government support, the digital yuan hasn’t yet caught on internationally as Beijing likely expected. Meanwhile, a quiet pivot is underway in Beijing, where blockchain startups are piloting yuan-backed stablecoins — a possible fallback for extending the currency’s global footprint — just as Washington moves to clear the way for dollar-linked stablecoins to scale abroad. In mid-July, Chinese financial news outlet Sina Finance reported that Conflux Network, a Chinese Layer 1 blockchain backed…

Markets