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Hedera’s HBAR Rises After Inclusion in Grayscale Fund

Hedera’s native token, HBAR (HBAR), traded higher after being added to the Grayscale Smart Contract Platform Fund . HBAR, up about 2% over the past 24-hour period, replaced polkadot (DOT) in the fund, which rebalanced on Monday. The token was trading at $0.1614 at press time, up about 11% over the past seven days. “In accordance with the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Capped Index methodology, Grayscale has adjusted GSC Fund’s portfolio by selling Polkadot (DOT) and existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings, and using the cash proceeds to purchase Hedera (HBAR) and existing Fund Components in…

Ethereum

Catalyst or Competition for Altcoins?

Robinhood EU took a bold step toward merging traditional finance (TradFi) and blockchain, launching a batch of tokenized private company stocks, including big names like OpenAI and SpaceX. Beyond crypto industry buzz, this development also ignited debate over whether this new wave of tokenized equities will invigorate or drain the altcoin market. Experts Debate the Impact of Stock Tokens on the Altcoin Market BeInCrypto reported Robinhood unveiling blockchain plans, including tokenized US stocks and ETFs in Europe with 24/5 trading and dividend support via Arbitrum. Blockchain data shows a Robinhood-linked wallet (0xcB…f556) has already minted 2,309 OpenAI stock tokens on…

Markets

IOTA Leads the Digital Transformation of $33 Trillion Global Trade in 2025

IOTA’s TWIN initiative aims to modernize the $33 trillion global trade ecosystem, replacing outdated, paper-based processes with decentralized blockchain infrastructure. The project has gained international visibility at forums like the UAE TradeTech Forum and is expected to integrate directly with the IOTA mainnet in H2 2025. With the TWIN initiative taking the center stage, the IOTA Network is gearing up to transform the $33 trillion global trade. IOTA is positioning itself to unlock one of crypto’s largest real-world use cases by digitizing and automating the global trade ecosystem, which has remained outdated and paper-dependent so far. With over $33 trillion…

Altcoins

It May Also Be Developing Its Own Blockchain!

Popular memecoin platform PumpFun may be preparing to launch its own blockchain. Leaked API documents obtained as a result of technical research conducted in public domains show that the platform is working on an EVM-compatible network, orderbook, Stripe integration, subscription model and token launch features. Blockchain researchers have identified several endpoints still publicly available on the documents, accessible via the recently re-certified domain api.pump.fun, which belongs to PumpFun. These endpoints include features such as users, posts, messages, videos, Stripe webhooks, order management, and subscriptions. One particularly notable feature is the existence of schemes that allow users to set subscription prices…

Blockchain

Animoca-backed Pencil Finance issues first ever blockchain-based student loans

Pencil Finance raises on-chain capital for student loans, issuing $1 million in real-world loans. Real-world assets are increasingly finding applications in real life. On Thursday, July 10, Pencil Finance, the student loan real-world asset protocol, issued its first-ever student loan capital raised entirely on-chain. The $1 million in loan capital, raised on the Pencil Finance platform, will be used to expand educational opportunities in emerging markets. The focus will be on Asia, including the Philippines and Indonesia. Capital will be distributed through ErudiFi, which will then issue student loans for tuition funding to university students. At the same time, users…

DeFi

Ethereum's Lubin Heaps Praise on Michael Saylor

During a recent CNBC interview, ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin praised former Strategy CEO Michael Saylor for pushing a clear and powerful narrative for Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency. "It had Michael Saylor doing a really good job growing the brand and buying lots of Bitcoin," he said. At the same time, he stressed that Bitcoin's value proposition is "now," while Ethereum's value proposition "has been perceived to be in the future." "We've been building scalable infrastructure, layers of enabling infrastructure for about a decade, anticipating that all the activity of the internet and the web will move to Web3," Lubin told…

Ethereum

U.S. M2 Money Supply Hits Record High of Nearly $22T

A comprehensive measure of money circulation in the U.S. has risen to new highs, a signal of economic growth that posts contradictory messages for the path of bitcoin . The M2 money supply, which includes hard currency and bank and money market mutual fund deposits that are relatively liquid, rose to a record $21.94 trillion at the end of May, topping the previous peak of $21.72 trillion in March 2022, according to data source barchart.com. Year-on-year growth rate matched April's 4.5%, which is also the highest in nearly three years, according to data source Yahoo Finance. For cryptocurrencies, the message…

Markets

Bitwise Says Buying XRP is Cleanest Way to Invest in Rise of Tokenization

Something is brewing in the real-world asset tokenization sector, and Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes the best way to gain exposure is through assets like XRP. The industry leader shared his thoughts in his weekly CIO memo, where he talks about cryptocurrencies in five minutes. In this week’s edition, he highlighted the enormous potential of the tokenization industry and how buying XRP is a means of gaining exposure to the emerging technology. Tokenization: The Next Big Thing For the uninitiated, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is a technological advancement that seeks to onboard traditional assets, such as stocks, bonds, and real…

Altcoins

Veritas and Bixos Join Forces for the Secure Tokenization of Real Estate

Veritas, an AI-based security protocol specializing in automated smart contract protection, announced a strategic partnership with Bixos. This company is focusing on further Web3 solutions of the tokenization of a property. This collaboration will unite more powerful artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with the possibility of tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) and will contribute to a safer and more open Web3. 📢 PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT We’re excited to announce a new partnership between @veritas_web3 and @Bixosinc! Veritas is an AI security protocol for autonomous vulnerability detection and self-healing smart contracts. Built on custom-trained AI and multi-agent framework… pic.twitter.com/zU5w8xg9ZU — Bixos Incorporation (@Bixosinc) July…

Blockchain

Bitcoin Sees Massive 7,883 BTC Outflow From Coinbase – Are Institutions Loading Up?

As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade near its recent all-time high (ATH) of $111,980, activity on major crypto exchanges suggests that institutional investors may be strengthening their BTC holdings. Most notably, Coinbase – the leading US-based crypto exchange – recorded a net outflow of 7,883 BTC, raising speculation about renewed institutional demand and a potential continuation of the rally. Coinbase Sees 7,883 Bitcoin Outflow According to a recent CryptoQuant Quicktake post by contributor burakkemeci, Coinbase experienced a daily outflow of 8,742 BTC on May 26. After accounting for BTC deposits, the net outflow stood at 7,883 BTC – marking the…

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