What Happens to Bitcoin if the Fed Raises Rates in July?
Will bitcoin be under fire if the Fed hikes the rates next week? With the latest Consumer Price Index data for June already out, all economic eyes have now turned to the United States Federal Reserve and the upcoming…
Zcash sets July 28 hard fork to seal Orchard after critical bug
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has explained how the network’s July 28 Ironwood hard fork will address uncertainty around a critical flaw in the Orchard shielded pool. Summary Zcash will seal the old Orchard pool, limiting how much ZEC can leave…
Is History About to Repeat?
If BTC is to mimic its previous surge, it would rise above $500,000. Bitcoin has managed to recover some ground from the early July drop to a multi-year low and now fights for $65,000. On the more macro scale,…
Visa and Mastercard prove an early Bitcoin payments prediction right
A prediction made more than a decade ago about closer ties between Bitcoin startups and traditional payment companies increasingly resembles the payments market of 2026. Summary A 2014 prediction about traditional payment firms partnering with Bitcoin startups increasingly resembles today’s…
CLARITY Act Odds Crash to 31% After Trump Push Fails to Break Senate Deadlock
Although it cleared a major Senate committee, the CLARITY Act’s final approval is still far from reality. Prediction-market traders have become less optimistic. Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign had a strong focus on the cryptocurrency industry. While trying to…
US regulators miss key GENIUS Act deadline as stablecoin rules stall
U.S. financial regulators have missed the GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline to complete key rules for the country’s federal stablecoin framework. Summary US regulators missed the GENIUS Act deadline with several major stablecoin rule packages still unfinished. Stablecoin issuers face a…
This Week’s Biggest Gainers and Losers Revealed as Bitcoin (BTC) Aims at $65K: Weekend Watch
ZEC stands in one corner, HYPE in the opposite. Bitcoin continues with its gradual weekend climb and has neared $65,000 after bouncing from $63,700 yesterday. Most larger-cap alts have remained still over the past 24 hours, which is why…
Coinbase lost touch with crypto-native users, Cobie admits
Coinbase product executive Jordan Fish, better known as Cobie, said the company has become too distant from crypto-native users as questions grow over trust in the Base ecosystem. Summary Cobie says Coinbase lost touch with crypto-native users after avoidable mistakes…
XRP Has Stayed in Crypto’s Top 10 for 13 Straight Years
XRP stands next to BTC in this very prestigious list. A recent report by CoinGecko found that Ripple’s cross-border token is the only cryptocurrency besides the market leader to remain among the largest 10 cryptocurrencies every year for a…
Hyperliquid’s Jeff Yan warns crypto is losing its brightest minds to AI
Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff Yan has warned that crypto’s failure to attract enough top entrepreneurs has become one of the industry’s biggest obstacles as young talent moves toward artificial intelligence. Summary Jeff Yan says crypto is struggling to attract top young…
