Bitcoin, Ethereum Outperform Markets in July as Chip Stocks Plunge 22%
Bitcoin has posted an August loss every year since 2022, giving traders another seasonal risk to consider. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) look set to finish July ahead of most major asset classes, with the former adding over 7%…
MoonPay launches PayBox for ChatGPT crypto payments
MoonPay has launched PayBox, a noncustodial payment vault that lets users prepare and execute crypto transactions or online purchases through ChatGPT and Claude. Summary PayBox connects with ChatGPT and Claude through custom connectors and natural-language commands. Users can buy, swap,…
South Korea Arrests Suspects in Fake FXRP Scam That Stole $8.6M in XRP
The scam targeted XRP holders through a fake investment platform that disappeared after collecting millions of dollars worth of digital assets. South Korean authorities have uncovered a cryptocurrency fraud case that exploited interest in a newly launched blockchain token….
Google backs $15B Anthropic data center in Texas
Google is reportedly backing a proposed $15 billion financing package for an Anthropic-linked data center in Texas, extending an AI infrastructure boom that has also lifted Bitcoin miners expanding into high-performance computing. Summary Nexus is in advanced talks to raise…
CLARITY Act faces Senate test as Bessent demands vote
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged senators to vote immediately on the CLARITY Act, increasing pressure on lawmakers to test support for the crypto market structure bill before the August recess. Summary Bessent demanded that the Senate vote “NOW”…
Ethereum Turns 11 Years as ETH Trades 61% Below the High Set Last August
It has been 11 years since the network behind the world’s largest altcoin launched. Here’s what happened since. Ethereum’s (ETH) genesis block turned 11 on July 30, closing quite a busy year. The network now runs on a 60…
Binance Philippines returns under SEC sandbox
Binance has regained website access across the Philippines after PLDT restored the platform on its network, extending an SEC-supervised return that remains subject to testing and local compliance requirements. Summary PLDT restored access to Binance, following a similar move by…
Japan Crypto: Gumi’s $18.3M Altcoin Fund Signals Yield-First Crypto Shift
In Japan crypto news, Japanese game developer Gumi is launching an $18.3M crypto asset fund with SBI Financial Services, and the strategy goes well beyond parking cash in Bitcoin. The fund will actively stake, rebalance, and hedge across Bitcoin and…
526 million tasks, two dollars each: Pi’s human workforce
Pi Network paid more than a million people to verify eighteen million identities across half a billion discrete tasks, then published the exact formula for what it paid them. Every outlet reproduced the formula. Not one converted it to dollars….
Canopy and Fhenix make private the default for onchain apps
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Fhenix and Canopy integrate confidential computation to simplify private onchain app development. Summary Fhenix and Canopy integrate confidential computation,…
