OpenAI Hit $300B, Stargate LLM Lets You Own the AI Boom
The AI boom minted more fortunes than any gold rush in modern memory, and almost none of them belonged to the people actually using the product. OpenAI announced $40 billion in new funding at a $300 billion post-money valuation in…
Solana Launches Binding Onchain Governance With Staker Override Rights
The Solana Foundation launched a fully onchain governance system on July 1, 2026, giving validators and SOL stakers a formal, binding mechanism to vote on protocol-level decisions for the first time in the network’s history. The system, called Solana Governance…
Former Blackrock Executive Defends Ethereum as Solana’s Validator Count Shrinks to 800
Key Takeaways Sharplink’s Joseph Chalom says Ethereum’s 900,000-plus validators dwarf Solana’s roughly 800, defending its decentralization. Electric Capital data shows 1,012,824 developers have built on Ethereum, with about 232,000 active in 12 months. As per available data, Sharplink holds 886,725…
US Bitcoin ETFs Break 10-Day Losing Streak With $222 Million in Inflows as Bitcoin Reclaims $61K
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended a 10-day streak of net outflows on Thursday, attracting $221.7 million in fresh capital as weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve could ease its monetary stance. The renewed institutional…
Bitcoin Recovers Toward $62K as ETF Inflows Return and Trump’s BTC Holdings Make Waves: Weekly Crypto Update
Bitcoin bounced from $58,000 toward $62,000 this week, while altcoins recovered and ETF inflows returned. Although July has only just begun, the past seven days brought some much-needed and long-awaited relief to the cryptocurrency market, even if the overall…
eToro Leads $12.5 Million Funding Round for Extended
Retail trading platform eToro is expanding its decentralized finance ambitions after leading a $12.5 million strategic funding round for Extended, an on-chain perpetual futures exchange founded by former Revolut executives. The investment signals eToro’s latest move to bridge traditional finance…
NEAR price breaks out after Bitwise revamps ETF filing with staking
Bitwise has strengthened its proposed spot NEAR ETF with a staking feature in a new SEC filing, helping drive NEAR nearly 12% higher as the token broke above a multi-week downtrend. Summary Bitwise has updated its proposed spot NEAR ETF,…
ChatGPT, Claude Fable and Grok Forecast Whether Satoshi’s 1.1M Bitcoin Fortune Ever Moves
Key Takeaways 12 AI models weighed whether Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1.1M bitcoins will ever move. ChatGPT 5.5 saw 20% movement odds, while Gemini 3.1 Pro put it under 5%. Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2010 wallet dormancy points to a mystery likely to endure….
Trump Crypto: Family Netted $2.3Bn From Crypto While Investors Lost the Same
In Trump crypto news today, the President’s family made $2.3Bn from four cryptocurrency ventures as of the end of April 2026 while putting up little to no capital of their own – and outside investors lost an equivalent $2.3 billion…
Tokenized Stocks Emerge as Altcoin Lifeline Amid Crypto Market Reset
Persistent token unlocks have added selling pressure, making it harder for traditional altcoin narratives to regain momentum. Tokenized stocks are gaining attention as one of the few areas still attracting capital, with financial services provider BIT arguing in a…
