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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) made noteworthy statements regarding how Bitcoin ($BTC) could be protected against quantum computers in the future and how the $BTC believed to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto should be handled. Appearing on the Galaxy Brains podcast hosted by Galaxy Research President Alex Thorn, CZ stated that quantum computing is not an insurmountable problem for Bitcoin. According to CZ, quantum-resistant encryption algorithms already exist to counter the risks that quantum computers could pose. The crucial point is whether the Bitcoin community can make such a transition in a coordinated manner. CZ argued that “doing nothing” regarding the…

Doppler Brings $XRP Infrastructure to Base Doppler Finance, an institutional-grade yield infrastructure built natively on the $XRP Ledger (XRPL), announced on July 29 that its infrastructure is expanding to Base, beginning with Coinbase Wrapped $XRP (cbXRP) and later extending to other tokenized financial products. The announcement outlines the phased deployment as one of the first steps in the protocol’s broader multichain strategy, enabling tokenized assets to gain institutional-grade onchain utility through lending, borrowing, collateral, and other decentralized financial applications. Doppler Finance stated: “Initially, the expansion will focus on supporting cbXRP, with additional support for tokenized assets planned as the Base…

Ethereum trades at $1,898.91 on July 29, down 1.09%, pulling back from its intraday high of $1,926.52 after Morgan Stanley launched regulated $ETH exposure products and whales redistributed $430M worth of the token in a single session. $ETH Is Holding Between The 0.382 Fibonacci And The Descending Trendline $ETH 1D Price Action (Source: TradingView) $ETH at $1,898 is sitting in a tight zone. The 0.382 Fibonacci at $1,837 holds as support below. The descending trendline from May’s peak sits above, converging with the 0.5 Fibonacci at $1,939 and the 100-day EMA at $1,931 into a resistance cluster that has rejected…

Hut 8, a company that has strategically repositioned itself from a Bitcoin mining operation to an artificial intelligence infrastructure provider, has seen its stock price surge dramatically in 2025. According to data from TradingView, as reported by BeInCrypto, Hut 8 shares rose from $44 to $133 at their peak this year, representing a gain of nearly 200%. The rally was significantly influenced by a landmark $9.8 billion, 15-year AI data center lease agreement with a large private technology firm, underscoring the market’s confidence in the company’s new direction. A Strategic Pivot from Mining to AI The transformation of Hut 8…

Grayscale’s Head of Research, Zach Pandl, recently suggested that $XRP ETFs could take up about 5% to 6% of $XRP’s circulating supply in the near future. He made this projection during a recent appearance on the Paul Barron Podcast, where both speakers discussed the impressive rise of $XRP-based investment products. Key Points Grayscale’s Zach Pandl says ETFs could hold 5-6% of $XRP’s circulating supply over time. $XRP ETFs have attracted $1.42 billion in total cumulative inflows since launching in Q4 2025. Current ETF holdings represent about 1.4% of $XRP’s $71.2 billion market cap. If these products capture 5-6% of the…

Phantom will end support for the Monad network on Aug. 26, the wallet company said on X on Friday, cutting off the high-throughput EVM chain roughly nine months after its November 2025 mainnet launch. “We’ll soon begin notifying Monad users in-app with links to support articles that share options to move or swap their Monad-native assets,” Phantom said. Because Phantom is self-custodial, Monad assets remain accessible after the cutoff: users can import their recovery phrase into another wallet that supports the chain. The two companies gave different deadlines. Monad’s own post on X, published about three hours before Phantom’s, told…

Hyperliquid trader James Wynn has reopened a highly leveraged Bitcoin short position despite cumulative losses exceeding $22 million, according to blockchain analytics firm Onchain Lens. The move signals a continued bearish conviction on the leading cryptocurrency, even after a series of costly reversals. Position Details and Liquidation Risk The newly opened position is sized at 1.31 $BTC, worth approximately $83,000 at current market prices. Wynn entered the trade with 40x leverage, an entry price of $63,102, and a liquidation price set at $63,785. This means that a relatively modest upward move of less than 1.1% in Bitcoin’s price could trigger…

Aave, a leading lending protocol in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, has announced a comprehensive restructuring process aimed at improving the platform’s efficiency. Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated that the protocol will gradually phase out assets with low usage rates and scale back its operations on some blockchain networks. According to the announcement, Aave plans to gradually end support for 50 reserve assets on its own network that are not seeing sufficient usage. In addition, support will be phased out for 25 reserve assets on the Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos networks. Thus, a total of 75 reserve…

Ethereum’s core development is progressing with the release of go-ethereum client version 1.17.5, codenamed ‘Grav-Torque Pad’, on July 27, 2026. This update includes maintenance fixes and significant strides toward the upcoming Amsterdam hardfork. The Amsterdam hardfork is a major protocol upgrade designed to enhance Ethereum’s Layer 1 capabilities, focusing on improved block processing, increased transaction throughput, and greater decentralization. Advancing Core Protocol Capabilities The v1.17.5 release specifically continues the implementation work for the Amsterdam hardfork, which is anticipated to be one of Ethereum’s most significant upgrades since The Merge.Latest Stories The Amsterdam upgrade, also known as Glamsterdam, is a two-layer…

Prediction market platform Kalshi rolled out its U.S. “Midterms Hub” as it seeks to position itself as the primary reference for election odds in the U.S The new hub will allow users to observe the outcomes speculators expect in individual U.S. Senate and House of Representatives as the country heads to elections in November, Kalshi said in a press release sent Wednesday. Kalshi said the Midterms Hub will provide a live snapshot of where users are willing to place their bet at any given time. “It’s designed as the one-stop-shop for state and federal election forecasting picture of where a…