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Bitcoin Project Roxom Global Raises $17.9M to Build BTC Treasury, Create Media Network

Bitcoin (BTC) project Roxom Global is building a BTC-denominated securities exchange and a 24/7 media network dedicated entirely to bitcoin. Roxom has raised $7.9 million in investment for its exchange from Draper Associates, Borderless Capital, ego death and Kingsway Capital and $10 million in a private funding round round for RoxomTV, according to an announcement shared with CoinDesk on Thursday. Its building a bitcoin-denominated exchange with futures, spot markets and synthetic instruments priced and settled in BTC. Roxom aims to "bring Bitcoin standards to global finance," CEO Borja Martel Seward said in the announcement. The exchange is focused on Latin…

BitcoinJul 18

Ether Sees Record Short Build up as Hedge Funds Pile on Basis Trade

Hedge funds have been aggressively shorting ether (ETH) during the recent uptick to $3,000 as they attempt to harvest a yield by carrying out a basis trade. Hedge funds are shorting ether to the tune of $1.73 billion on the CME, a venue favored by institutional traders, according to data from the Block, which cites the CFTC. CME data also shows that ether leveraged net totals have skewed heavily to the short side, according to X account zerohedge. Ether leveraged shorts going all-in: biggest short on record pic.twitter.com/PYuDvJdMhW — zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 13, 2025 A basis trade involves shorting an…

EthereumJul 18

Donald Trump Slams Jerome Powell, Says “He’s Terrible” Amid $2.5B Fed Controversy

Trump calls on Jerome Powell to resign, accusing him of misleading lawmakers about the cost of expensive renovations at the Fed’s headquarters. US President considers new contenders for the positions of Fed. U.S. President Donald Trump has called for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to resign if the allegations against him prove to be true. Powell has been accused of misleading lawmakers about the cost of expensive renovations at the Fed’s headquarters and of failing to cut interest rates in recent months. Trump Urges Jerome Powell to Resign As Fed’s Chair On Tuesday, during a cabinet meeting, President Trump said…

MarketsJul 18

Meta Pool Unveils Incentive Program Ahead of Proposed NEAR Inflation Cut

Meta Pool has launched a targeted incentive program designed to safeguard validator profitability and ensure a smooth transition to community-led governance. Key takeaways Meta Pool has launched a new incentive program to support validators and delegators ahead of NEAR’s proposed inflation cut. The initiative introduces APY boosts, infrastructure subsidies, and discounted NEAR rewards to ease the impact of reduced staking emissions. The effort aligns with NEAR’s transition toward community-driven governance, with a validator vote on the inflation change expected in July. The announcement follows a proposal by HOT DAO to reduce staking reward emissions, an initiative currently under discussion in…

AltcoinsJul 18

Crypto Market Structure Bill Will Kill DeFi in the US, Industry Leaders Say

DeFi policy experts and industry leaders are coming out swinging against the House’s crypto market structure bill, dubbed the CLARITY Act, just hours before the landmark legislation is set to face a floor vote. After months of tongue biting, DeFi policy leaders from a spectrum of nonprofits, advocacy groups, and top industry firms—who requested anonymity to speak candidly—told Decrypt they believe the bill as written, while not explicitly hostile to DeFi, is deeply flawed. If signed into law, CLARITY could decimate the novel DeFi sector in America, they say. The CLARITY Act would “continue the trend of forc[ing] DeFi developers…

RegulationJul 18

Bitcoin Exchange Binance Announces Support for This Altcoin's Network Upgrade and Hard Fork! Here Are the Details

Binance has announced that it will support the planned network upgrade and hard fork for the THORChain (RUNE) network. Binance to Support THORChain (RUNE) Network Upgrade and Hard Fork To protect the user experience and ensure technical compatibility, deposits and withdrawals on the RUNE network will be temporarily suspended starting at 19:00 on 16-07-2025. Technical Details Upgrade Block: 21,984,000 Hard Fork Time: Approximately 16-07-2025 – 20:00 Transactions Affected: Only deposits and withdrawals will be temporarily suspended. Unaffected Transactions: Trading in RUNE trading pairs will continue uninterrupted. Technical Process: Binance will manage all technical details on behalf of users. Following the…

ExchangesJul 18

OORT rolls out Web3 AI dataset on major marketplaces

Decentralized AI data platform OORT has announced the listing of its user-generated Tools Dataset across several major enterprise data marketplaces. According to a July 16 press release shared with crypto.news, the dataset includes 100,000 data points contributed by users through OORT’s application. It is now live on Google Cloud Analytics Hub, Databricks Marketplace, Snowflake Marketplace, and Datarade, with a listing on SAP’s Datasphere Marketplace expected soon. Price per dataset ranges from $2,000 to $10,000, depending on the size and licensing terms. The listing is non-exclusive, making it more accessible to a wider range of buyers. The rollout marks the first…

BlockchainJul 18

What You Didn’t Know About Laszlo Hanyecz, the Bitcoin Pizza Day Legend

The skalds of Bitcoin Twitter have sung of the historic moment, the “first real world purchase” with bitcoin, and pundits have etched the story into the internet’s memory with headlines about the infamous Bitcoin Pizza Purchase, now dearly valued at more than $1 billion. But what if I told you that Hanyecz spent nearly 10 times more bitcoin following the historic purchase? And, what if I told you that perhaps Hanyecz did so as ostensible penance for his much more consequential contribution to Bitcoin in its uncertain infancy? He was a Bitcoin technical pioneer The penumbra of Hanyecz’s Pizza Day…

BitcoinJul 18

Ethereum (ETH) Price Prediction for July 15

Ethereum price has climbed back above the $3,000 threshold after a decisive breakout past multiple resistance zones. As of July 14, Ethereum price today is holding near $3,046, registering a 2.5% gain over the last 24 hours. The rally is underpinned by both structural bullish shifts and accelerating demand in derivatives markets. What’s Happening With Ethereum’s Price? ETH price dynamics (Source: TradingView) The daily chart shows Ethereum price breaking out of a multi-month accumulation range between $2,400 and $2,800, triggering a clean bullish structure shift. ETH price has now reclaimed the $2,970–$3,000 supply block that capped advances in June and…

EthereumJul 18

Trump plans to introduce new 25–40% tariffs on Southeast Asian countries

Trade tensions rise as US President Donald Trump threatens new tariffs on Southeast Asian countries. Analysts have warned that this could erect a “tariff wall” that disrupts regional supply chains and raises prices for American consumers. Trump’s new threats come as an August 1st deadline for trade deals approaches. He said he planned to impose new tariffs, from 25% to 40%, on countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, and Thailand. These countries have become primary port calls for a shuffle of Chinese goods redirected to skirt current US tariffs. Vietnam, the largest in this chain of trans-shipping, receives a 20%…

MarketsJul 18