Month: July 2025
Bitcoin price gained 50% the last time its volatility fell this low
Traders are betting big on Bitcoin as calm markets and record-low volatility mask the bull’s intentions.
SOSV bets plasma will change everything from semiconductors to spacecraft
SOSV is investing in more than 25 plasma-related startups over the next five years.
White House steps in to delay CFTC chair vote
A vote on prospective CFTC Chair Brian Quintenz was taken off the Senate Agriculture Committee’s agenda on Monday as the chamber heads into recess.
Bakkt Sheds Loyalty Division as It Doubles Down on Crypto
The firm is selling its loyalty business and raising $75 million as it shifts to crypto custody, trading, and stablecoin infrastructure.
DOGE, SOL and XRP Lead Altcoin Losses as Rate Jitters and Leverage Unwind Hit Crypto
Altcoins slid sharply Tuesday as traders braced for a wave of economic events, including a Federal Reserve interest rate decision due Wednesday. Leading the pack are XRP, solana (SOL) and cardano (ADA) which all fell more than 3% over the past 24 hours as well as dogecoin (DOGE), avalanche (AVAX) and sui (SUI) which are … Read more
YouTube will identify and restrict minors’ accounts with AI
YouTube will soon begin using AI-powered age estimation technology to figure out which users are under the age of 18. Starting August 13th, YouTube will detect underage users in the US based on their activity and the age of their account, allowing the platform to automatically apply restrictions. These accounts will get the same protections … Read more
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Down 99%, biotech firm 180 Life Sciences pivots to crypto with ETH bet
The Nasdaq-listed biotechnology firm is raising $425 million for its ETH strategy, joining a parade of penny stocks investing in cryptocurrencies as their business flounders.
CRYPTOPUNKS SEE $8.2M IN TRADING VOLUME, CRYPTO MAJORS IN THE RED, PAYPAL ANNOUNCE “PAY WITH CRYPTO”
Allocate up to 15% of portfolio to BTC & Gold: Dalio. Paypal launches multi-crypto payments. Metamask launches stablecoin yield, SOL staking. Interactive Brokers weighs stablecoin. Strategy upsizes capital raise to $2.8b. Marathon Digital raises $950m debt to buy BTC. BitMine plans $1bn stock buyback. ETH ‘$6k by Christmas’ odds surge. Tron files $1bn mixed shelf … Read more
Why This $500 Million Crypto Treasury Firm Chose BNB Over Bitcoin or Ethereum
CEA Industries is building a $500 million crypto treasury by embracing the Binance-launched BNB. Incoming CEO David Namdar explains why.
Altcoin rally led by ETH, BNB, AVAX, PENGU likely if Bitcoin range break occurs
Bitcoin prepares for an impulse move, and if the upside is taken, ETH, BNB, AVAX and PENGU could explode higher.
New Lummis Bill Would Back Effort to Ensure Crypto Assets Can Justify U.S. Mortgages
The digital assets industry’s most reliable U.S. Senate ally, Cynthia Lummis, has introduced her latest crypto bill, which would ensure mortgage borrowers could use their cryptocurrency holdings to help secure their loans. Last month, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte directed government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to come up with proposals … Read more
Queens Park Rangers And TokenFi Announces New Partnership
Miami, Florida, July 29th, 2025/Chainwire/–Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and TokenFi, a global leader in real-world asset tokenization, have signed a pioneering sponsorship agreement for the 2025-2026 EFL Championship season. The partnership marks the first of its kind in the sports world, introducing blockchain-powered tokenization to fan engagement on a professional football stage. As … Read more
SquareX Discloses Architectural Limitations Of Browser DevTools In Debugging Malicious Extensions
Palo Alto, California, July 29th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–Despite the expanding use of browser extensions, the majority of enterprises and individuals still rely on labels such as “Verified” and “Chrome Featured” provided by extension stores as a security indicator. The recent Geco Colorpick case exemplifies how these certifications provide nothing more than a false sense of security – … Read more
Shinkai Launches v1.0: Onchain AI Agents Go Live With USDC And Coinbase x402
Georgetown, Cayman Islands, July 29th, 2025/Chainwire/-–Shinkai, the open-source, local-first platform for building and sharing autonomous AI agents, has officially released version 1.0, its first production-ready build. With support for USDC micro-payments and Coinbase’s x402 protocol, Shinkai enables AI agents to run privately on users’ machines while participating directly in on-chain economies. This launch represents a … Read more
ACM Transitions to Full Open Access
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Cash App users can now pool money for group payments — even with non-users
Cash App’s new feature lets users pool money with a group to pay for expenses like vacations and gifts.
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PowerBank’s 3.79 MW Geddes Solar Project Goes Live, Powering New Bitcoin Treasury Strategy
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 29th, 2025/Chainwire/-–PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ: SUUN; Cboe CA: SUNN, FSE: 103), a leader in distributed solar energy, battery storage, and clean energy infrastructure across North America, is excited to announce that its largest owned-and-operated asset in the U.S.—the 3.79 MW Geddes Solar Power Project in New York State—is now fully operational. More … Read more
Google’s NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews
With this new capability, NotebookLM is taking a more visual approach to helping users understand different topics and ideas.
Google won’t say if UK secretly demanded a backdoor for user data
Google said it has “never built a backdoor” for its services, but refused to rule out that it had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data.
Ika Launches Mainnet to Enable Native Cross-Chain Asset Control on Sui Blockchain
Zug, Switzerland, July 29th, 2025/Chainwire/–Ika, the pioneering blockchain infrastructure provider, has officially launched its mainnet, marking a significant milestone in blockchain interoperability. The launch introduces the first-ever zero-trust multiparty computation (MPC) network capable of native cross-chain asset control directly from smart contracts on the Sui blockchain. Ika’s protocol allows Sui-based smart contracts to securely and … Read more