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A US federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea manager found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering for using insider information to trade non-fungible tokens. In a Thursday decision, the Second Circuit ruled that the jury was improperly instructed and could have convicted Chastain for unethical conduct rather than misappropriating a traditional property interest, a requirement under federal fraud statutes. Source: US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Chastain was initially charged with insider trading in June 2022, tied to OpenSea NFT collectibles he bought and sold the previous year. In 2023,…

Bitcoin financial services company Fold is working with publicly traded prepaid gift-card provider Blackhawk Network to widen distribution of its BTC gift card, the companies announced Thursday.  Fold—which began trading publicly on the Nasdaq Composite in February under the ticker FLD—lets customers accrue Bitcoin rewards by using its services. They can also buy BTC through the platform without fees. “By making Bitcoin available as a gift card, we’re opening access to the millions of consumers who already buy, send, and use gift cards,” Fold Chairman and CEO Will Reeves said.  We’ve partnered with Blackhawk Network to massively expand access to…

CARV, a popular modular>AI agents with the integration of human-verified intelligence. As per the official announcement from CARV, the mutual initiative is noteworthy in incorporating verifiable and structured intelligence into cutting-edge AI agents. At the same time, the endeavor ensures the preservation of the data integrity as well as data ownership. CARV × @codatta_io In a world of autonomous agents, truth needs provenance.Through this partnership, Codatta’s human-contributed knowledge becomes structured, on-chain intelligence — made verifiable and modular via CARV’s infrastructure.Here’s what we’re enabling:▶️Knowledge… pic.twitter.com/TA8AMtXiQ8 — CARV (@carv_official) August 1, 2025 CARV and Codatta Fortify AI Trust by Integrating Human-Verified Intelligence…

Renowned NBA player Scottie Pippen has published a tweet about the mysterious Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Once again, Pippen claims, Satoshi has visited him during his night dream. Satoshi has given him a cryptic Bitcoin message, Pippen stated. “Another wild Satoshi Nakamoto dream” Pippen has again entertained the crypto community by tweeting that Satoshi had visited him in a “wild dream.” In this one the Bitcoin creator was “an afro, dressed like the Jackson 5.” He delivered a cryptic Bitcoin message to the basketball player – during his brief visit, Satoshi was singing “BTC, easy as 1-2-3.” He assumed that…

A cryptocurrency trading expert has identified a key level that could confirm Ethereum’s (ETH) bullish momentum, as whales continue to accumulate the second-largest digital asset by market cap. According to Ali Martinez, Ethereum must decisively break above the $4,100 resistance level to trigger its next major rally, as he noted in an X post on July 29. The analysis is based on the weekly chart, where the asset has shown a strong recovery from its lows around $1,500 earlier this year. Recent candles indicate a steady climb above key support zones at $2,200 and $3,300. Currently, ETH is trading just…

GSR has announced a $100 million private investment in MEI Pharma (NASDAQ: MEIP) and a new strategic partnership. As part of the agreement, GSR will serve as a strategic advisor and manage MEI’s digital asset treasury. This move signals a new direction for MEI, which plans to adopt Litecoin (LTC) as a core treasury asset. Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, and a GSR representative will join MEI’s Board of Directors. The Litecoin Foundation will support the initiative. This development follows MEI’s earlier review of strategic alternatives and shows its transition toward a digital asset-focused business model. GSR will help…

Paul Atkins, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), introduced the new “Project Crypto” initiative in his speech today. In his speech, Atkins stated that they aim to strengthen the US’s global leadership in the field of digital assets and gave strong messages. “We need a project that will unleash American ambition. This is precisely the moment,” Atkins said, adding that the US should not be content merely to keep pace with the digital asset revolution: “America must lead this revolution.” Atkins, referencing the President’s statement last week, said, “Last week, the President said, ‘I want the entire world…

A huge step towards a combination of artificial intelligence and blockchain has already been made, since Self Chain announces a strategic partnership with StarAI. This partnership combines Self Chain and its on-chain keyless, intent-focused blockchain infrastructure with StarAI and its vast acclaimed AI-driven content creation ecosystem to provide frictionless and safe interaction of assets to millions of creators worldwide. 📢 Partnership Announcement 📢We’re excited to welcome @The_StarAI to the Self Chain ecosystem!Together, we’re enabling secure, intent-driven access to AI-powered content creation by combining StarAI’s Create-to-Mine platform with Self Chain’s keyless & intent-centric… pic.twitter.com/r6AnStMCv2 — Self Chain (@selfchainxyz) August 1, 2025…

The continuous Bitcoin rise threatens even millionaires, and a top crypto pundit has urged high-net-worth individuals to buy before it becomes costly for them. Bitcoin now trades above $120,000 amid its fourth consecutive month of price increase. The crypto leader touched $123,181 today, marking a new all-time high, before pulling back briefly. Remarkably, this persistent uptrend means Bitcoin has become far more costly for the average earner. The Social Security Administration recently published that the average yearly salary in the United States stands at $66,622, which is almost half of BTC’s current price. For context, the January 2022 post noted…

According to the latest market statistics, Ethereum-based collections dominate non-fungible token (NFT) sales during the observed period. Bored Ape Yacht Club ranked first with sales of 3.11 million, which is a gain of 308.09% although there were 37.50% fewer transactions. The collection had a record of 10 buyers and sellers, which were a decrease of 23.08% and 16.67%, respectively. Another project based on Ethereum, the Mutant Ape Yacht Club, made it to second place with sales of $2.87 million, an increase by 483.10%, but the number of transactions and participants decreased by 50.00% and 44.44%, respectively. Another project in Ethereum,…