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US Senate targets Bukele's El Salvador, bill calls to sanction BTC strategy

A group of Democratic senators has introduced a new bill that could impose sanctions on El Salvador’s leadership over its Bitcoin holdings and alleged human rights abuses. The legislation, titled the “El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025” (S. 2058), was brought before the US Senate by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), alongside Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA). The bill is calling for the US to cut ties with President Nayib Bukele’s government, which became the first in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021. Liberal senators claim Bitcoin in the country is being used…

RegulationJul 12

AI has no future without blockchain technology

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. On the surface, AI and blockchain share a lot in common. Both are transformative technologies with the potential to reshape every industry they touch. Both have attracted vast amounts of investment, not to mention hype. And both are blunt tools whose full power is only manifested when they’re astutely sharpened and wielded with precision. You might also like: AI is being built behind closed doors, and that’s a dangerous mistake | Opinion When AI and blockchain are…

BlockchainJul 12

Vanadi Coffee stock surges 242% in a month, shareholders approve plan to establish $1.1b Bitcoin treasury

Struggling Spanish cafe Vanadi Coffee stock skyrocketed more than triple its initial value after shareholders of the firm approved a plan to invest up to 1 billion euros into its Bitcoin treasury. According to a translated press release, on June 29, shareholders of Vanadi Coffee approved the company’s change in strategy to acquire more Bitcoin (BTC) on its balance sheet. The publicly-listed chain that currently operates six cafes based only in Alicante, now aims to become the largest Spanish company with a Bitcoin treasury. At the time of writing, it currently holds the title of being Spain’s first publicly-listed Bitcoin…

MarketsJul 12

Arbitrum TVL Surges to $2.5B as RWA Activity Accelerates

Arbitrum, a top Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution, recorded strong momentum in the second quarter of 2025, thanks to new product launches, a partnership with retail brokerage giant Robinhood, and more activity around tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The L2’s total value locked (TVL) grew nearly 32% from $1.9 billion in April to over $2.5 billion as of today, July 8, according to data from DeFiLlama. Meanwhile, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) on Arbitrum have processed over $544 billion in cumulative volume, a 12% increase since April. Cumulative DEX volume on Aribtrum. Source: DeFiLlama RWAs on the network also grew, climbing to…

AltcoinsJul 12

Tornado Cash Judge Won’t Let One Case Be Mentioned in Roman Storm’s Trial: Here’s Why

A federal judge at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has blocked any mention of a key court victory for crypto privacy advocates during the upcoming criminal trial of Ethereum coin mixer Tornado Cash’s developer Roman Storm, dealing a setback to the defense. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla declared during a Tuesday hearing that "The words 'Van Loon' are not going to show up in this trial," referring to the Van Loon vs. Department of the Treasury case in which a Fifth Circuit Court ruled that "immutable smart contracts are not property because they…

RegulationJul 12

Bluwhale AI and CDARI Form a Big Partnership to Revolutionize Web3 Commerce

CDARI has formed a partnership with Bluwhale AI, which serves as the intelligence layer of Web3 and will enable users to seamlessly blend shopping, entertainment, and tokenized rewards. 🤝 Strategic Partnership We’re teaming up with @cdariofficial, a Web3 e-commerce platform fusing shopping, entertainment, and rewards. Built on Matchain, an AI-powered L2 on @BNBCHAIN , Cdari is pioneering a blockchain-native retail experience. 🔗 Commerce meets intelligence.… pic.twitter.com/TXK3o8GYMJ — Bluwhale AI (@bluwhaleai) July 9, 2025 This partnership will create a seamless, blockchain-first retail experience that integrates both commerce and AI on an AI-augmented Layer 2 solution, CDARI. Merging Bluwhale AI’s Intelligence with…

BlockchainJul 12

Bulls Hold $109K as Market Eyes $112K Breakout

After reclaiming lost ground earlier this week, the Bitcoin price today is trading around $109,560, consolidating just under the $110,000 psychological barrier. The market’s recent recovery from a steep May 24 dip has turned attention back to whether bulls can muster enough momentum to pierce through $111,287 and retest the yearly high at $112,000. What’s driving this shift in tone? A mix of strong institutional flows, range-bound consolidation, and signals from key technical indicators suggest a breakout could be in play—if the bulls defend the current zone convincingly. What’s Happening With Bitcoin’s Price? BTC price forecast (Source: TradingView) The Bitcoin…

BitcoinJul 12

Chainlink, StarkNet, and Ethereum Dominate Dev Activity Among ETH-Based Projects

Chainlink has emerged as the most actively developed project within the blockchain ecosystem, reflecting its growing influence. Following behind in development activity are Ethereum, Starknet, and EigenLayer, each playing a unique role in the blockchain ecosystem. Santiment, a market intelligence platform known for tracking on-chain and social data across more than 3,800 cryptocurrencies, recently shared on its official X account a list of the top Ethereum-based projects ranked by development activity. 🧑‍💻 Here are crypto's top coins that are partially or fully associated with the Ethereum-based ecosystem, by development activity. Directional indicators represent each project's ranking positioning since last month:…

AltcoinsJul 12

Trump Ally Compares Crypto Industry Writing Its Own Rules to Spilled 'Urine Sample'

Senators from both parties raised concerns about a crypto market structure bill during a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday—with even a staunch Trump ally expressing worry about allowing the crypto industry to write its own rules. “To what extent should we allow you to draft [these rules]?” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked a panel of crypto leaders including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. “I've… heard some of you say that digital assets represent the next generation of the internet,” Kennedy continued. “Well, we let the current generation of the internet correct their own rules, and frankly, what we got…

RegulationJul 12

SFT Protocol Partners with SecondLive to Advance AI-Driven Spatial Web3 Development

SFT Protocol partners with SecondLive to integrate decentralized infrastructure with AI design. SecondLive’s AIGC tools now support decentralized, multi-chain environments on major blockchains. SFT Protocol’s strategy combines AI, DeFi gamification, and cross-chain Web3 adoption. SFT Protocol has announced a new partnership with SecondLive, an AI-powered world modeling platform intended for creating digital environments. The collaboration seeks to merge decentralized infrastructure with artificial intelligence and user-generated spatial design across multiple blockchain ecosystems, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Polygon, and TON. The joint effort was shared publicly through SFT Protocol’s official X account and marks a significant expansion of its partnerships within…

BlockchainJul 12