Bitcoin fell below $64,000 as Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish remarks erased initial relief from the Fed’s 3.50%–3.75% rate hold. Markets continued to favor one September hike after three officials dissented in favor of an immediate 25-basis-point increase.
Traders described a solid Bitcoin bounce as South Korean equities whipsawed through repeated circuit breakers, with some viewing the KOSPI wick as a possible low. Attention remains on whether the rebound can withstand the Fed decision.
MoonPay launched PayBox, a noncustodial wallet that lets ChatGPT and Claude users approve AI-directed trades and payments on Solana and Base. The rollout included promotional rewards for linked users and demonstrations of conversational token swaps.
Morgan Stanley’s Ethereum and Solana ETFs began trading on NYSE Arca on July 28 with 0.14% expense ratios and all staking rewards passed to holders. MSOL reportedly traded about 951,000 shares, or roughly $19 million, on its first day.
A semiconductor- and megacap-led selloff erased more than $1 trillion from major chip stocks this week as hedge funds cut tech exposure and momentum unwound. Traders are watching whether the broader risk-off environment constrains a near-term crypto recovery.
Anthony Fauci’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment during Senate testimony—and a subsequently announced Florida investigation—fueled attention around a FAUCI memecoin. One promoter claimed the token delivered a 262-fold move within two hours.
Russia reportedly placed Pavel Durov on an international wanted list over allegations that Telegram aided terrorism after refusing FSB requests to remove channels, chats and bots. TON sold off amid the news, while Durov responded with a defiant profile-picture change.
1inch launched Aqua, a shared-liquidity layer that lets one self-custodied token balance support multiple positions across 13 EVM chains. Its incentives include more than 80 1INCH markets across three chains operated by Merkl on behalf of 1inch.
Crypto traders are assessing renewed risk after Trump threatened a forceful response to a reported Iranian missile attack on U.S. forces in Jordan. Posts cited crude jumping nearly 7% toward $90 and stocks weakening, raising concern about pressure on crypto and other risk assets.
Solana memecoin JIMOTHY posted a reported 107% reversal from its local low to a $13.2 million valuation. Traders attributed the rebound to renewed liquidity rotation and whale bids.
Ethereum Institutional closed its initial ecosystem funding round with more than 100 supporters, anchored by BitMine, SharpLink, Joseph Lubin and Mihai Alisie. No dollar amount was disclosed.
Recent posts are calling a FEFER bottom and highlighting a reported $11,000 fresh-wallet buy, while traders speculate that StableChain activity or support could drive a rebound from a sub-$5 million market cap. The thesis remains uncertain, with posters also noting Stable’s lack前
Yuga Labs put engineering leader James Hall in charge of Otherside as the company prepares to expand access, serve Otherdeed and Koda holders and develop the metaverse's digital economy on ApeChain.
BIP-110 remains contentious after Michael Saylor opposed changing Bitcoin’s base-layer consensus rules. One analysis says it now needs more than 73% miner signaling for the rest of the period to reach its 55% threshold, otherwise supporters may split into a separate coin.
Senator Cynthia Lummis rejected Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s latest proposal for crypto software-developer protections, arguing liability should require specific intent to facilitate money laundering. Industry groups are pressing for a CLARITY Act vote before the Senate’s Aug
Kaito launched Katalyst, an X-compliant creator campaign layer that can reward outcomes such as clicks, sign-ups, deposits and platform activity. Token campaigns allocate 80% to creators and 20% to KAITO stakers, with disclosed vesting and refundable project deposits.
Zcash’s Ironwood upgrade is live with a formally verified shielded pool, and users continue migrating funds via ZIP-318. The rollout follows the Orchard “infinity” flaw; posts say there is no indication it was exploited.
HYPE traded near $55 as two wallets reportedly moved $86 million of tokens toward Coinbase Prime and OKX, reviving speculation about institutional selling. A Selini-linked response said its tokens support ecosystem activity rather than market sales and disputed claims that other大
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.
Celsius-derived bitcoin miner and AI-infrastructure firm Ionic Digital rose more than 22% in its Nasdaq debut, reaching a valuation near $2.8 billion. The listing gives Celsius creditors a public market for their distributed IOND shares.
BNY plans a blockchain-based digital transfer agency to record fund transactions and ownership onchain while retaining its traditional system. Its fund-servicing business covers about $8.6 trillion, with BlackRock, Baillie Gifford and BNY’s Dreyfus expected among the early users.
Tether’s GENIUS Act-compliant USAT launched on Celo as its first expansion beyond Ethereum, supporting native minting, burning and gas payments.
CXMT closed 465% above its IPO price in its Shanghai debut. Pyth said it delivered a real-time feed from the opening trade, marking its first day-one Shanghai IPO feed.
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.
The Ethereum Foundation appointed security and privacy contributor Pascal Caversaccio as its fourth board member for a one-year voluntary term.