On July 1, Robinhood launched its own blockchain, joining Coinbase, Stripe, Circle, and Tether in the fastest-moving infrastructure race in crypto: giant consumer companies building their own rails instead of renting someone else’s. The land grab has a clear logic, clear winners, and one uncomfortable question about what happens to the neutral chains everyone used
Here’s what the company announced on the 250th birthday of the US. As the world’s most powerful economy and the widely regarded leader of the free world celebrates its 250th Independence Day, various initiatives are emerging to contribute in some way, including one from Ripple. The company behind the popular XRP altcoin announced that
Bitcoin investors have entered an average unrealized loss of about 20%, while a key on-chain cost basis indicator has climbed to roughly $76,700, creating a resistance level that analysts say is weighing on the market. Summary CryptoQuant’s Darkfost says active Bitcoin investors are sitting on an average unrealized loss of about 20%. Bitcoin’s True Market
XRP is climbing while the open interest declines. This suggests that short-covering is driving the move. XRP seems to be showing one of the more interesting derivatives setups amongst the large-cap altcoins at the moment. On the surface, the price is climbing slowly, while the open interest is falling. Normally, this would suggest that
French police have arrested two suspected fraudsters accused of stealing about $1.8 million in cryptoassets from a wealthy couple during a fake villa sale after a year-long investigation. Summary French police arrested a mother and son accused of stealing €1.5 million in crypto during a fake villa sale. Investigators allege the suspects used hidden camera
Germany’s cooperative banking network has begun offering cryptocurrency trading through DZ Bank, opening digital asset access to millions of retail customers across the country. Summary DZ Bank has started rolling out crypto trading through Germany’s cooperative banking network. DekaBank plans a phased crypto trading launch for the country’s savings banks later this year. Germany is
Bitcoin remained in the green over the past 24 hours, while several large-cap cryptocurrencies managed to post gains as the braoder market climbed. The cryptocurrency market managed to sustain its recovery over the past 24 hours. Most of the large-cap altcoins are trading in the green. Bitcoin maintained its recent rebound, as some alts
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have recorded $221.7 million in net inflows, ending a 10-day withdrawal streak as softer U.S. economic data and easing Federal Reserve rate concerns helped Bitcoin recover from this week’s lows. Summary U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $221.7 million in inflows, ending a 10-day streak of net withdrawals. Weak U.S. jobs
Here’s what needs to unfold for BTC to break above $65,000. After several weeks of lackluster performance and a slide to its lowest level since 2024, Bitcoin (BTC) has finally staged a decisive comeback. The popular analyst Ali Martinez highlighted the resurgence and spotted three bullish factors that could push the price beyond $65,000
The Major County Sheriffs of America has withdrawn its opposition to the decentralized finance provision in the CLARITY Act, easing one of the main law enforcement concerns surrounding the proposed U.S. crypto market structure bill. Summary Major County Sheriffs of America has dropped its opposition to the CLARITY Act’s DeFi provision and adopted a neutral