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Solana has officially opened validator registration for its highly anticipated Alpenglow network upgrade, a significant technical milestone aimed at dramatically improving transaction processing speed. The upgrade is scheduled for a phased rollout to the mainnet, beginning in August and culminating in a full activation by October, as reported by BeInCrypto. What the Alpenglow Upgrade Delivers The core promise of Alpenglow is a radical reduction in block finality time. Currently, Solana’s network finalizes blocks in approximately 12 seconds. The upgrade targets a reduction to around 150 milliseconds—an improvement of roughly 80x. For context, this would place Solana’s finality among the fastest…

Senator Elizabeth Warren has reportedly asked the US Commerce Department to explain the administration’s policy toward the United Arab Emirates following the country’s investment in President Donald Trump’s family-backed cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial. According to a Wednesday CNBC report, Warren sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick asking for an explanation for the US government giving the UAE greater access to AI chips after two investments linking the country to the Trump family crypto business. An Abu Dhabi entity backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan reportedly made a $500 million investment in World Liberty Financial in…

Bitcoin price has fallen about 1.8% over the past 24 hours to around $63,950 after another attempt to hold above $65,000 failed, and sellers pushed $BTC back toward its immediate support zone. According to CoinGecko data provided for this report, Bitcoin traded as high as roughly $65,300 during the latest 24-hour period before sliding to around $63,750, leaving the cryptocurrency close to $63,950 at the time of writing. Most of the decline occurred during a sharp move from above $64,700, followed by relatively narrow trading between roughly $63,800 and $64,100. The decline has erased Bitcoin’s latest attempt to recover from…

Marex Group, a Nasdaq-listed financial services firm, has invested an undisclosed amount in institutional crypto infrastructure provider Digital Prime Technologies, underscoring traditional finance’s growing interest in digital asset markets. The companies announced Wednesday that the investment will support the continued development of Tokenet, a digital asset lending and borrowing platform built by Digital Prime in partnership with EquiLend. Marex said the investment is part of its strategy to expand its institutional digital assets business. Last week, Digital Prime said Tokenet had surpassed $1 billion in lending inventory and more than $1 billion in borrowing demand from its launch partners. The…

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will launch a dedicated Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Division on August 7, giving the country’s digital-asset firms a single supervisor. The agency is following through on a reorganization it approved back in December 2025, and is a major step forward in the country’s goal to treat crypto like mainstream financial products. What does the new FSA division do? Crypto oversight in Japan has typically been scattered across low-level offices, but the Financial Services Agency will be launching a division with three specialized teams dedicated to the sector, called the Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Division, on…

Bitcoin price slipped below the $64K mark. The bearish crossover is active, and the downtrend accelerates. The largest asset, Bitcoin ($BTC), slipped below the $64K mark and is currently trading at around $63,981. Its daily trading volume has surged by over 50% to $21.78 billion. Moreover, this session ranged between $63,752 and $65,316, with $49.61 million in liquidations recorded in the past 24 hours. Significantly, $67K was the high in both June and July. Until that level breaks, the upside momentum stays on hold. Everything happening for the asset between $60K and $67K right now is just rattle inside a…

Sandisk (SNDK) and Western Digital (WDC), two of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI storage boom, were both 10% lower in pre-market trading Thursday, despite reporting strong quarterly results. Sandisk posted record fourth-quarter revenue of $8.97 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $39.25, comfortably beating expectations. Western Digital also delivered a double beat, reporting revenue of $3.75 billion, up 44% year over year, while its gross margin surged to 54.4%. Despite those results, both stocks are now trading roughly 50% below their all-time highs. The problem was guidance. Sandisk’s first-quarter outlook came in below expectations, with projected revenue of $10.7 billion…

Pendle Finance has announced an exciting new partnership with Monad, where users can earn a reward of 1.98M $MON in the first two weeks. This collaboration highlights the growing momentum in the decentralized finance sector, and it follows a recent tweet by Pendle showcasing their enthusiasm for the new adventure. The announcement is available on Pendle’s official Twitter account, which can be viewed here. What Went Down The broader crypto market is currently experiencing mixed signals, but Pendle’s announcement stands out as a significant development in the altcoin space. While major cryptocurrencies show varying momentum, this partnership with Monad could…

Nigeria is tightening its regulatory grip on the cryptocurrency sector, introducing new requirements that mandate tax identification numbers (TINs) for all crypto businesses operating in the country. The move, reported by Cointelegraph, is part of a broader effort to curb tax evasion through digital assets and align the sector with existing financial regulations. New Compliance Measures for Crypto Firms Under the updated rules, crypto exchanges, wallet providers, and other virtual asset service providers must obtain a TIN from Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). This requirement aims to create a transparent framework for tracking crypto transactions and ensuring that profits…

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone is likely to extend its real-name account partnership with KakaoBank for an additional year, as discussions to renew the won deposit and withdrawal account agreement near completion, according to a report from Edaily on Tuesday. Background of the Partnership KakaoBank has reportedly been reviewing a one-year extension of the partnership, which is set to expire in mid-August. The review process included an on-site inspection of Coinone’s operations in May. Coinone has maintained its real-name account partnership with KakaoBank since November 2022, when it switched from NH NongHyup Bank. Under South Korean financial regulations, cryptocurrency exchanges…