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MetaPlanet Chief Financial Officer Dylan LeClair, a guest on Natalie Brunell’s show, discussed the recent sharp sell-offs in the cryptocurrency markets and the growing criticism of Bitcoin treasury companies. LeClair noted that the current pessimistic sentiment in the market bears striking similarities to the 2022 crash, arguing that the price pullback and the clearing of leverage have opened the door to a new rally period for Bitcoin. LeClair stated that the recent pullback in Bitcoin prices has created a negative perception of companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets, adding that this is a cyclical phenomenon. Recalling a similar doomsday…

Ethereum developers are set to deliberate on a new defense mechanism against MEV bots, proposing to encrypt transaction details until their order in a block is finalized. The discussion, scheduled for a mempool encryption meeting on August 19, local time, aims to prevent bots from exploiting pending transactions in the network’s public mempool. Understanding the MEV problem The Ethereum mempool is a public waiting area where transactions are held before being included in a block. This transparency allows sophisticated bots, often used in sandwich attacks, to monitor pending transactions and manipulate their execution for profit. These attacks can lead to…

The staggering sum wasn’t lost on a single event or during a market crash. It accumulated quietly, bet by bet, as retail users stacked low-probability outcomes into parlay wagers that promised huge payouts but almost always failed. According to the original report citing Bloomberg data, prediction-market platform Kalshi has seen its parlay bettors lose about $294 million — a figure that lays bare the deep structural disadvantage casual traders face when they chase long-shot combinations. Kalshi, regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, allows users to bet on event outcomes, from elections to economic releases. Parlay bets bundle multiple predictions…

As the cryptocurrency market remained in choppy consolidation over the past few months through July 14, a crypto trader on Aster DEX (Decentralized Exchange) made more than 800% in profit in a month. The trader (0x89c3…A013) deposited $1 million into Aster DEX on June 18, opened a short position in Yooldo (ESPORT), and made over $9 million, according to on-chain data from AsterDEX explorer. As such, the crypto trader returned about 806%. User 0x89c3…A013 crypto portfolio. Source: AsterDEX explorer Although the ESPORT/$USDT leverage crypto trading is still open, the trader has already withdrawn the initial capital of $1 million from…

In a recent announcement, major crypto exchange Binance issued a notice of removal for selected margin trading pairs, which will be delisted from Cross and Isolated Margin platforms as applicable. A total of eight pairs will be delisted from Cross Margin; three out of these eight will be delisted on Isolated Margin, with the delisting set to occur on August 21. The eight Cross Margin pairs affected include AUCTION/$USDC, BEAMX/$USDC, CETUS/$USDC, $HUMA/$USDC, $LAYER/$USDC, $NXPC/$USDC, UMA/$USDC and VELODROME/$USDC. The Isolated Margin pairs affected are three in number and include $HUMA/$USDC, $LAYER/$USDC and $NXPC/$USDC. Binance Margin will delist the aforementioned margin trading…

As Bitcoin ($BTC) spot trading volume recently dropped to the lowest level in 2026 amid the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market, Michaël van de Poppe, founder of MN Fund, argued that the market is offering an opportunity to accumulate. Poppe said the current “ghost town” conditions in crypto and Bitcoin should not be viewed as a negative outlook. Instead, he described them as a clear signal that the market is providing a strong chance to buy. “The fact that crypto and Bitcoin are a complete ghost town isn’t bad. It’s a sign of the markets providing a tremendous opportunity to accumulate,”…

The market is showing textbook signs of an altcoin cycle. From a technical perspective, Bitcoin dominance has once again failed to break through the 60% level. Macro sentiment isn’t helping either, as macro FUD is beginning to resurface. Notably, the 30-year Treasury yield climbed to a 19-year peak due to inflation and deficit worries. Normally, higher yields make Treasury bonds more attractive to investors, which means the return of capital to the safe haven decreases the amount of risk-taking capital in the crypto market, further pressuring Bitcoin dominance. This naturally sets the stage for the next potential surge in Ethereum’s…

Visa reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $11.6 billion, up 14% from a year earlier, driven by double-digit growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions. During the company’s earnings call, Visa outlined its broader stablecoin strategy, saying it has been investing across multiple layers of the stablecoin ecosystem. The company said: We are active in investing in each layer of the stablecoin stack, from blockchain, to issuance, wallets, infrastructure and orchestration, and applications. This quarter, we’ve made progress in both the issuance and application layers. Visa added that it had joined the OpenStandard consortium, which plans to issue the…

The $XRP Ledger (XRPL) has surpassed one million AI agent transactions on its mainnet. The milestone is an early step in the network’s push to support autonomous, software-powered payments. Notably, the update came from Chandler Fang, co-founder of AI infrastructure firm t54.ai and former Ripple product lead. He said the achievement shows an “autonomous loop” is already running on XRPL. In this system, AI agents can request services, pay with $XRP or $RLUSD, and continue executing tasks without human intervention. AI Agents Are Already Transacting on XRPL According to Fang, the milestone follows the launch of t54’s XRPL AI Hub,…

Crypto and prediction market bigwigs are set to gather at the White House next week, according to a Thursday report from POLITICO. The report, citing people with knowledge of the matter, said the industry officials would meet one day before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission holds a meeting for its new Innovation Advisory Committee. The committee will feature a panel of experts also from the crypto, prediction market and traditional finance spheres. Despite the long-awaited crypto Clarity Act being delayed, regulators are moving ahead with pro-crypto initiatives. BREAKING: White House to host gathering for crypto industry officials next week, POLITICO…