Month: July 2025

The best Apple Watch Prime Day deals

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Apple typically doesn’t discount its own hardware, which makes Prime Day deals on its gear so appealing. We’ve rounded up the best Apple Watch Prime Day deals, and we’re particularly struck by the discount on the Apple Watch Series 10. The 42mm aluminum GPS model has dropped to an all-time low price of $279.99 ($120 … Read more

6 days until TechCrunch All Stage kicks off in Boston — and up to $475 in ticket savings disappear

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In just 6 days, the doors to TechCrunch All Stage swing open in Boston’s SoWa Power Station — and your chance to save up to $475 slams shut. This isn’t just another founder event. It’s the summit designed to help startups move faster, fundraise smarter, and scale more effectively. Whether you’re refining your pitch, preparing … Read more

Android’s Circle to Search feature gets AI and gaming upgrades

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Google is bringing some AI support updates to Samsung’s latest generation of Galaxy foldables and watches. Google is adding new AI features to Android’s Circle to Search and Gemini Live tools. The update was announced today, alongside the launch of the next-generation Galaxy foldables, and it includes new Gemini Live capabilities for Samsung devices and … Read more

Core Scientific Sale Sets Floor Price for Bitcoin Miners: JPMorgan

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AI infrastructure firm CoreWeave’s (CRWV) deal to buy Core Scientific (CORZ) will raise the valuation floor for bitcoin (BTC) mining stocks but is unlikely to be replicated, Wall Street bank JPMorgan said in a research report Tuesday. “Much like the company’s first HPC deal with CoreWeave announced last summer, the terms and purchase price appear … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Stellar (XLM) Jumps 10.3% as All Assets Trade Higher

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3188.0, up 1.8% (+56.34) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XLM (+10.3%) and POL (+6.7%). Laggards: BTC (+0.4%) and SOL (+1.4%). The … Read more

Appeals court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule

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A federal appeals court just threw out a new government regulation that would have required subscription services to give consumers an easy way to cancel. The Federal Trade Commission’s click-to-cancel rule was set to take effect next week, and would have required everything from your gym membership to Amazon Prime subscription to let customers cancel … Read more

Patterns Break as Both Short and Long Term Holder Cohorts Accumulate Bitcoin

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As bitcoin BTC continues a now multi-week consolidation just below its all-time high of $112,000, an interesting accumulation phenomenon is occurring. Both short-term and long-term holders have been increasing their stacks as distinct cohorts, which is unusual because these groups typically act in opposite directions, according to Glassnode data. The chart below from Glassnode illustrates … Read more

Crypto Exchange Bullish Teams Up With Solana for Institutional Stablecoin Push

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Crypto exchange Bullish has struck a partnership with the Solana Foundation, aiming to make Solana-native stablecoins the backbone of its trading and clearing operations. Under the collaboration, the two will work on institutional-grade financial infrastructure with stablecoins built on Solana to serve as the primary rails for custody, payments, and settlements across Bullish’s ecosystem, the … Read more

Status Unveils Gasless Layer 2 Feature on Linea, Ditches Sequencer Fees Entirely

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Status, a decentralized communications project, has launched a feature that it claims makes the network the first natively gasless layer 2 on Consensys’ Linea zkEVM stack. The layer 2, called Status Network, will operate differently compared to conventional rollups that depend on sequencer fees to stay afloat, the Status team said in a press release. … Read more

BONK Slides 6% as Sellers Dominate, Despite Growth of Bonk.fun

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BONK tumbled 5.6% in the past 24 hours, falling $0.00002161 after a wave of selling pressure reversed earlier gains and broke through key support zones. Despite the near-term pullback, underlying ecosystem developments continue to support a broader bullish narrative. Attempts to reclaim $0.000022 between 20:00 UTC-21:00 UTC faltered despite 716.32 billion tokens in turnover, signaling … Read more

Kraken and Backed Expand Tokenized Stocks to BNB Chain as RWA Momentum Accelerates

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Crypto exchange Kraken and tokenized asset issuer Backed Finance are bringing tokenized equities to the BNB Chain (BNB), allowing trading with stocks like Apple and Nvidia around-the-clock on the network, the firms said on Wednesday. The move allows token versions of U.S. stocks such as Apple (AAPLx), Tesla (TSLAx) and S&P 500 ETF (SPYx) to … Read more

XRP Hits 45 Day High With ‘Guppy’ Momentum Indicator Pointing to More Gains Ahead: Technical Analysis

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This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. XRP’s price rose to a high of $2.83 during the early U.S. hours Wednesday, hitting levels last seen on May 23, according to data CoinDesk data, The move happened as the Guppy multiple moving average indicator, flashed a bullish signal. … Read more

Japan’s SBI to Let Users Swap Credit Card Points for Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP

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Credit card users in Japan can now convert their loyalty points into crypto. Major conglomerate SBI Group’s APLUS is letting cardholders redeem APLUS points for small amounts of bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), or XRP (XRP). 2,100 points will earn users over 2,000 japanese yen worth of tokens, around $13 at current exchange rates. The crypto … Read more