Trump’s CLARITY Act push is now about beating China
With three weeks left on the Senate calendar, the President stopped selling crypto’s biggest bill on its merits and started selling it as a race against Beijing. The pitch is a tell, and it reveals exactly which argument Washington has…
XRP News: XRP Jumps 2% as Binance’s $800K RLUSD Reward Campaign Goes Live
In major news today, Binance has reportedly launched an $800,000 XRP reward campaign running until August 14, 2026, distributing XRP to users who hold RLUSD, or Ripple’s USD-pegged stablecoin, in qualifying accounts. The Binance airdrop pushed XRP price to around…
Pi Network Team Reveals New Update Deadline Amid PI Price Turmoil
The native token’s rebound yesterday turned out to be a classic dead-cat bounce. After several weeks of little to no updates from the Core Team regarding the status of the upcoming version 25, they finally announced the completion deadline….
U.S. Senate unanimously opposes clemency for Sam Bankman-Fried
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution opposing any federal clemency for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Summary Senators unanimously backed a resolution opposing any pardon, commutation or other federal clemency for Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried remains imprisoned for FTX fraud…
Arthur Hayes Buys ETH Above $1,900 Weeks After Selling at $1,700
Meanwhile, newly emerged whales have gone on a substantial ETH accumulation spree. Ethereum (ETH) has stolen the show in the past few days, posting impressive gains and outperforming the market leader and many of the larger-cap alts. One of…
BlackRock scores major SEC win as IBIT options cap quadruples
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust has secured a major regulatory win after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a fourfold increase in the ETF’s options position limit from 250,000 to 1 million contracts. Summary SEC has approved raising IBIT options…
Why That Could Be Bullish for Bitcoin
Bitcoin remains under pressure, but the collapsing crypto discussion could leave room for whales to drive the next market move. Discussion surrounding cryptocurrencies across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other social platforms has dropped to its second-lowest daily level since…
Blockaid uncovers $18M exploit that forces Ostium trading halt
Ostium has halted trading after an exploit tied to a compromised oracle signer key drained nearly $18 million USDC from its liquidity vault, according to blockchain security firm Blockaid. Summary Blockaid linked Ostium’s $18 million exploit to a compromised oracle…
Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Pushes Past $65K
Bitcoin’s notable rally is now approaching a major technical decision point. The asset has reclaimed several short-term resistance levels and is once again testing a critical supply area that could determine whether the current recovery evolves into a broader trend…
Jesse Pollak admits Base misstep, bets big on AI and trading
Base creator Jesse Pollak has acknowledged that the network’s multi-year bet on onchain social products did not deliver the expected growth and has redirected Base toward trading, payments, and AI-powered financial infrastructure. Summary Jesse Pollak admitted Base’s onchain social strategy…
