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RWA TokenFi Platform to Tokenize Floki Minibot

TokenFi, a sister project to Floki that focuses on tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs), is set to tokenize the Floki Minibot M1, an AI-powered robot created by Rice Robotics, in what the team says is the first tokenization of an AI-powered household robot. The move coincides with the launch of TokenFi’s RWA tokenization module on May 23. A presale of Minibot M1 tokens will begin on the same day, initially for a list of users compiled by Rice AI and select participants in the Floki ecosystem. The presale is tied to broader plans to launch Rice AI’s RICE token and conduct…

AltcoinsJul 5

Ripple (XRP) Made a Big Move on the FED's Lawsuit!

Ripple (XRP) continues to make big moves. At this point, Ripple has applied for a national bank license in the United States, following a similar move by stablecoin giant Circle. While this move was seen as a major development for Ripple, Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett drew attention to a more significant development. Eleanor Terrett said that Ripple also applied for a Fed main account through Standard Custody, the crypto custody company it acquired last year, which was a much bigger deal. Terrett argued that granting a Fed master account is more important than a banking license in terms of…

RegulationJul 5

South Korean Court’s Crucial Ruling Orders Return of Coinone Glitch Funds

Imagine waking up to find extra Bitcoin in your crypto wallet, not through a successful trade, but due to a system glitch. Sounds like a dream, right? For some users of the South Korean crypto exchange Coinone in 2018, this was a reality. However, what started as an unexpected windfall has now culminated in a landmark legal battle, with a South Korean court ordering these users to return the excess funds. This ruling isn’t just about a few misplaced BTC; it’s a pivotal moment for digital asset law, highlighting the evolving responsibilities of both exchanges and their users. Bitcoin: A…

ExchangesJul 5

Consolidation Deepens Below Key Resistance

Bitcoin is trading at $105,332 today with a market capitalization of $2.09 trillion and a 24-hour trade volume of $42.12 billion. The price range over the past 24 hours has fluctuated between $105,042 and $107,528, indicating relatively narrow intraday movements as momentum weakens across multiple timeframes. Bitcoin Bitcoin’s daily chart indicates a weakening uptrend with a sharp reversal after touching highs near $112,000, followed by significant volume on the sell-off—characteristic of distribution. The recent candlestick patterns reflect a bearish engulfing formation, often signaling a broader downtrend. Price is hovering around $106,000, within a key support range of $104,000 to $105,000,…

BitcoinJul 5

is a bearish rotation ahead?

Over the past 24 hours, Ethereum has rejected from its $2,550 resistance zone, triggering a structural breakdown. This region includes the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement, the point of control, and a major high time frame resistance level that has held for more than a week. If momentum fails to return, Ethereum may be setting up for a deeper rotation toward $2,220. Ethereum’s (ETH) recent attempt to push beyond $2,550 has once again failed, reinforcing this level as a key battleground for bulls and bears. The rejection has resulted in a short-term market structure break and the formation of a new local…

EthereumJul 5

Tokenized money market funds could be the next ‘killer app’

This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Franklin Templeton is introducing intraday yield to Benji users. Basically, investors can “own a tokenized security for part of the day, transfer it to another investor, and still earn yield for the period they were a shareholder.” Franklin Templeton’s Roger Bayston explained: “To actually splice the day, to be able to do that, opens up market opportunities and things like collateral markets, where money may be moving in and around multiple times a day, but as long as you’re in Benji, you can earn the interest for…

MarketsJul 5

Anza Proposes Biggest Change to Solana’s Core Protocol

Anza, the Solana blockchain infrastructure company spun off from Solana Labs, has proposed a new proof-of-stake consensus called Alpenglow. Alpenglow consists of Votor, which handles voting transactions and block finality logic, and Rotor, a data distribution protocol that will replace Solana’s proof-of-history timestamping system and aims to reduce the time it takes for all nodes to agree on the state of the network. According to Anza’s researchers, Alpenglow will break latency limitations, achieving finality in about 150 milliseconds, rivaling the infrastructure of the Internet. Votor, which will replace TowerBFT, will aim to finalize blocks in a single round if 80%…

AltcoinsJul 5

Operation Choke Point 2.0 is ‘not dead yet’

CEO of Custodia Bank Caitlin Long stated that the infamous Operation Choke Point 2.0 is very much still alive, contrary to what Vice President J.D Vance said in his speech about the crypto industry. In a recent interview, Caitlin Long criticized J.D Vance’s speech back on May 28 when he declared that “Operation Choke Point 2.0” is dead. The CEO of crypto-friendly Custodia Bank disagreed with his statement, stating that it was an exaggeration. According to Long, the statement is inaccurate due to the fact that despite major advancements made in the U.S. crypto industry under Trump, a lot of…

RegulationJul 5

Post-maintenance mishap on Solana’s Backpack triggers incorrect futures orders, balance reports

Backpack halted trading for scheduled maintenance at 10 a.m. UTC on July 3 and reopened two hours later, but the restart triggered account errors that forced CEO Armani Ferrante to promise reviews and compensation. Backpack had warned users on X that the platform would go offline at 10 a.m., enter post-only mode at noon, and resume full trading at 12:10 p.m. The post-only window lets customers place or cancel maker orders but blocks taker activity. When spot and perpetual markets came back online, several users reported abnormal balance changes and order reversals. A Brazil-based trader, identified as Defi Remora, wrote…

ExchangesJul 5

Another Solo Bitcoin Miner Beats the Odds, Winning $350K Jackpot

Ding ding ding—we have a winner! A solo miner bagged a reward of 3.173 BTC ($349,028) by mining Bitcoin block number 903,883 late Thursday night. Winners like this don’t come around often; in fact, one expert says an underdog this small will only win every eight years on average. Thursday night’s lucky winner was identified as using Solo CK, a non-profit service that enables Bitcoin miners to attempt to mine solo blocks. By using Solo CK, the miner paid a 2% fee but avoided the overhead required to run a high-end Bitcoin mining rig. “Congratulations to miner bc1q~9sj3 with 2.3PH…

MiningJul 5