Bitcoin traders are bracing for volatility around the July 29 Fed decision as debate persists over a surprise hike versus unchanged rates. Polymarket cited a 23% hike chance after Citadel Securities reportedly changed its forecast.
Zcash’s Ironwood upgrade activated July 28 with a new shielded pool and independently verifiable supply integrity. More than 115,000 ZEC reportedly migrated within its first several hours, while Gemini enabled shielded deposits and withdrawals from launch.
Senators Ruben Gallego and Thom Tillis are reportedly finalizing a Democratic counteroffer on the CLARITY Act to send to the White House within days, while ethics negotiations remain a hurdle to securing 60 Senate votes. SEC Chair Paul Atkins pledged technical assistance and支持ed*
BIP-110 is reportedly drawing only about 2%–2.5% hashrate signaling against a 55% activation target. Opponents argue that such limited support can reject the proposal without coordinating a user-rejection soft fork.
CASHCAT remains under pressure, with one holder reporting a 60% loss even after the project announced a market-maker partnership intended to improve liquidity and support exchange onboarding. Traders remain split between capitulation and hopes for a Robinhood Chain recovery.
Solana-traded SPCX fell to another reported all-time low near $113, roughly 50% below its June high. Traders remain split between calling a bottom and waiting for prices below $100.
Sentiment around HYPE has turned more defensive after its bounce near $54, with traders debating whether it can form a higher low below $50. Some now argue that its prior uptrend has broken, while large-holder selling claims remain uncorroborated.
Bitcoin reclaimed $64,000 and Ether reached $1,900 as falling oil supported crypto risk appetite. Claims of renewed U.S.-Iran talks remain disputed, while fresh threats and higher forward oil prices signal continued geopolitical risk.
Robinhood Chain says it became the fastest EVM chain to reach 100 million transactions, while its launchpads generated a reported $1.23 billion in weekly volume. Activity remains highly speculative: DEX turnover is elevated even as daily bridge net inflows have fallen 98% from a二
JIMOTHY’s decline has traders debating whether the token has reached a buying opportunity near a reported $6.7 million valuation or is effectively finished. Near-term sentiment remains sharply divided.
Morgan Stanley launched Ethereum and Solana ETPs on NYSE Arca with 0.14% expense ratios and plans to pass staking rewards through to investors.
Emirates integrated Crypto.com Pay, allowing eligible UAE customers to book AED-priced flights with crypto through its website and app.
Bitcoin whale and shark wallets reportedly accumulated nearly 19,700 BTC in eight days as retail dip-buying cooled. Exchange withdrawals into self-custody during the correction also suggest accumulation rather than broad distribution.
A rush to trade FEFER drove a sharp increase in StableChain activity, filling some RPC mempools despite continued block production. The episode divided traders between bullish adoption claims and criticism of FEFER and the chain’s scalability.
Bankr’s founder said the project remained locked out of its compromised X account after 72 hours while support repeatedly requested the same information. Posts speculate that social engineering of X support enabled the takeover, but the mechanism remains unconfirmed.
Ondo introduced Ondo Network as a non-custodial execution layer combining private, high-speed execution with decentralized verification. It replaces the Ondo Chain plan rather than operating alongside it and, according to an Ondo executive, is not currently a blockchain.
Ether is outperforming Bitcoin in both relative price action and spot ETF flows, with ETH/BTC reaching a six-week high as investors favor Ether funds over Bitcoin funds.
Vlad Tenev said a fraudster socially engineered X support to bypass 2FA and login alerts before promoting a fake memecoin from his account last week. Access was restored the same day, and X added safeguards intended to prevent another support-assisted takeover.
Five days after relaunch, Fake World Assets reportedly reached $447,000 in daily revenue, trailing only Sky among Ethereum protocols over 24 hours. PULL POOL also introduced standing orders for automatic entry into future FWA pulls as users debate liquidity-provider risks and buy
Strategy has gone five consecutive weeks without buying Bitcoin, leaving its holdings at 843,775 BTC while its cash reserve rose to $3.75 billion. The reserve reportedly covers about 2.1 years of preferred-dividend obligations.
The Hood minted 1,994 NFTs for about $10 each and airdropped THEHOOD tokens to minters, after which NFT prices rose roughly sevenfold and the token briefly exceeded a $1 million valuation.
1inch launched its Aqua shared-liquidity protocol across 13 chains, enabling liquidity to support multiple positions without leaving users’ wallets. The rollout includes an incentive program aimed at attracting liquidity.
Fortitude brought a 12 MW Nebraska Zcash mine online, lifting owned power capacity above 60 MW and targeting a reduction in direct mining cost from about $70 to $40 per ZEC.
Hyperliquid’s XYZ:SKHYNIX perpetual briefly fell 17.9% after an anomalous single-share trade in South Korea’s NXT pre-market moved the underlying price and its oracle. The XYZ-operated market is under investigation after the move triggered a liquidation cascade.
Russia is advancing an organized crypto-trading framework covering exchanges, custody and depositories, while Sberbank plans supporting trading and custody infrastructure by December 1.