Lionel Messi will play in his second consecutive World Cup final, yet that wasn’t good news for one trader. The FIFA World Cup is arguably the most watched sporting event across the globe, and its high-stakes matches often attract gamblers willing to place substantial wagers. The recent semi-finals, Argentina vs. England and Spain vs.
Pi Network’s PI token has held above $0.073 after a prolonged decline, with its July 22 Protocol v25 upgrade offering buyers a possible recovery catalyst. Summary PI holds above $0.073 as traders await the Protocol v25 upgrade on July 22. A triangle breakout above $0.080 could expose resistance near $0.085 and $0.10. Weak capital inflows
This was the exchange’s first-ever institutional funding round. As a result, CRO skyrocketed by 25% in minutes. The 10-year-old cryptocurrency exchange, with a reported user base of tens of millions, announced a strategic $400 million investment from Citadel Securities. The statement from the company stated that its valuation after the funding round was $20
Former Fidelity fund manager George Noble has warned that an AI bubble crash could cause 17 times more damage than the dot-com collapse, which erased about $5 trillion from the Nasdaq. Summary George Noble warns an AI crash could cause 17 times more damage than the dot-com collapse. Polymarket traders have raised the odds of
Ault Capital has developed a Cosmos-based Layer-1 network for tokenized assets and digital settlement after banking disruptions affected businesses under its leadership. Summary Ault Capital linked its new Layer-1 network to banking disruptions faced by its businesses. The Cosmos-based blockchain supports Ethereum smart contracts, tokenized assets, and institutional settlement. Identified participants will govern the network,
Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows are staging a clean comeback, and the world’s most influential asset manager just handed the crypto market a high-profile vote of confidence. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told CNBC on July 15 that he is “very bullish” on the crypto market over the next 12 months, comments that landed on the same
Another market oberver, though, challenged this thesis, indicating that ETH might have already found its bottom during this cycle. Ethereum’s native token rode the sub-CPI crypto rally like very few did, pumping toward a six-week peak of roughly $1,950. This means that it had recovered nearly 30% in value since its multi-year peak at
ARK Invest has challenged a16z crypto’s view that traditional financial institutions will mainly adopt controlled blockchain systems rather than decentralized finance. Summary ARK argues public blockchains will win institutional adoption as tokenized assets increasingly connect with DeFi. A16z expects banks to adopt blockchain primitives while keeping compliance, governance and operational control centralized. Standard Chartered forecasts
Bitget has launched a Cross-Asset Unified Account that combines cryptocurrency and tokenized U.S. equities within one margin system. Summary Bitget combines 370+ eligible assets and 100 tokenized U.S. stocks within a single margin pool. Eligible rTokens can support trading, borrowing and margin use while preserving exposure to underlying equities. Reality’s rToken ecosystem has now surpassed
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 $1.12, a roughly 2% gain on the day, as analysts flagged the campaign as a