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Ethereum has recovered from yesterday’s sharp sell-off and is once again testing the crucial $1,800 resistance level. After falling to nearly $1,728 following Strategy’s $216 million Bitcoin sale, $ETH has bounced back toward $1,800. However, this price zone has rejected Ethereum five times over the past month. So, will this be the breakout that finally sends $ETH toward $2,245? What Needs to Happen for Ethereum to Rally? Ethereum’s recent recovery has brought it back to one of its biggest resistance levels. Over the past month, $ETH has failed five times to move above the $1,800–$1,830 range, with sellers stepping in…

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Neo-CLI v3.10.0 is now available, introducing groundwork for the upcoming Gorgon hard fork alongside new developer tools, wallet enhancements, and an official Docker image for simplified node deployment. The release was published on June 11, deployed to the T5 TestNet on June 12, and is planned for MainNet on June 26. The update does not activate the Gorgon hard fork itself, which remains without a scheduled date. However, it marks a significant step toward readiness for the C# reference node, which must complete its dynamic opcode pricing implementation before the fork can proceed. The Neo Council voted in April to…

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Two Polymarket traders, William Wood and Thomas Bush, have sued the prediction market platform for breach of contract. The dispute is linked to the market tracking whether Strategy would sell Bitcoin by May. Per the filing, Wood and Bush held the ‘Yes’ share of the binary market, betting that Strategy would sell $BTC by the 31st of May. Indeed, the firm confirmed it sold 32 $BTC in a SEC filing between 26th and 31st May. Instead of resolving the market to ‘Yes’ based on the disclosure, the platform added new language and concluded it was a ‘No’ after a final…

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Solana’s blockchain infrastructure takes a significant leap with ERPC’s recent announcement of integrating the x402 payment protocol within its JSON-RPC access. This innovative update enables applications, bots, and AI-driven entities to execute transactions in $USDC directly for the requisite RPC queries, foregoing the traditional necessity of account creation or monthly subscription plans. Immediate Transactions Without Subscription Hassles Operating as a JSON-RPC proxy on Solana’s mainnet, ERPC’s service introduces the novel mechanism where standard RPC requests lacking payment data receive an HTTP 402 “Payment Required” response. Users then augment their queries with payment specifics on the Solana network in $USDC. Post-verification,…

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The Rainbow Chart was developed by Reddit user Azop in 2014. It uses a logarithmic growth curve to track bitcoin’s long-term price trend and places the asset into colored bands that correspond with different stages of market sentiment. Analysts disagreed on what the breach means for bitcoin and the Rainbow Chart itself. “The first time price breaks below a band that has held for over a decade indicates that there’s a structural shift in the model,” Markus Levin, co-founder of XYO, told CoinDesk. “I do not read this as bitcoin being dead, I read it as the Rainbow Chart being…

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Uniswap has integrated a new routing infrastructure that connects transactions involving $DAI, USDS and $USDC directly to Sky’s LitePeg stability module. Thanks to this update, the platform now allows users to swap between these three stablecoins at a precise 1:1 parity. The move is designed to reduce slippage in transactions and lessen reliance on external market makers. New routing mechanism goes live LitePeg serves as a mechanism that ensures transitions among $DAI, USDS and $USDC are automatically executed at parity. By leveraging this system in transaction steps involving these stablecoins, Uniswap can minimize price impact and tap into deeper liquidity…

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Ethereum is pulling back, but the broader recovery setup remains intact if buyers defend the $1,742–$1,672 zone. A move back above $1,796–$1,844 could turn the July bounce into a stronger breakout toward $2,245. Ethereum’s $1,800 Trigger Could Be the Breakout Bulls Need Ethereum is pressing into a level that could decide whether this recovery keeps building or stalls again. If bulls can flip the $1,796–$1,816 area into support, the chart points to a stronger move toward $2,245. $ETH MVRV Pricing Bands chart. Source: Ali Charts on X, Glassnode. Ethereum is testing the 0.8 MVRV Pricing Band near $1,796, which now…

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Bitcoin mining company Keel Infrastructure (KEEL) has announced plans to issue $400 million in convertible notes due in 2032, an increase from the initially planned $350 million. The offering, detailed in a press release distributed by Globe Newswire, reflects strong investor demand for the company’s debt securities. Convertible note terms and structure The notes carry an annual interest rate of 1.25%, a relatively low coupon that underscores investor confidence in Keel’s credit profile. The debt is structured as senior unsecured obligations, meaning it ranks above subordinated debt but below secured borrowing in the event of liquidation. Payment obligations are guaranteed…

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Blockstream CEO Adam Back publicly criticized the economic model of Gram ($GRAM), the token heavily associated with Pavel Durov and popular messenger Telegram. The well-known cypherpunk and Bitcoin pioneer commented on the entrepreneur’s statement about currency issuance of fiat. This happened on the day when the TON token officially returned to its historic name, Gram. Back’s remark was prompted by a post from Pavel Durov, in which he once again criticized the traditional financial system and supported the concept of Bitcoin. “The government keeps printing money like there’s no tomorrow. Nobody is printing Bitcoin,” the Telegram founder said. Adam Back…

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Polymarket Traders Favor France by a Wide Margin Polymarket‘s World Cup Winner market has generated $3.9 billion in total trading volume. France sits at the top with a 35.4% implied probability of winning the tournament, backed by more than $94.5 million in individual volume on that outcome alone. Image source: Polymarket FIFA World Cup bet as of July 5, 2026. Argentina, the defending champion, holds second place at 16.8%, with $99.8 million wagered on its chances, the highest single- volume figure in the market. Spain follows at 12.4% with $85.0 million in volume. England and Brazil sit in a tight…

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