Month: July 2025

Luxury Brokerage Christie’s Allows Buyers to Purchase Real Estate With Crypto: NYT

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Christie’s International Real Estate has launched a dedicated division to facilitate real estate transactions conducted entirely in cryptocurrency, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Spearheaded by Aaron Kirman, CEO of a Christie’s-affiliated firm in Los Angeles, the initiative follows several high-profile deals, including a $65 million Beverly Hills transaction where crypto was used exclusively. … Read more

Ethereum ETFs Pull In $8.7B in First Year After Almost $5B Rush in Past Two Weeks

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The first wave of U.S.-listed spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has racked up nearly $8.7 million in net inflows in its first year on the market, according to public data compiled since the funds launched on July 23, 2024, despite heavy outflows out of Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust (ETHE). That performance, while modest compared to their … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Drops 4.2%, Leading Index Lower

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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 3943.11, down 2.0% (-80.67) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Five of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BCH (+7.2%) and HBAR (+3.6%). Laggards: SOL (-4.2%) and XRP (-3.7%). … Read more

NEAR Rallies 6.9% as Bulls Reclaim Control After Overnight Selloff

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NEAR Protocol bounced 0.7% between 11:10 and 12:09 UTC on Thursday, erasing a brief $2.77 dip in a volatile trading window marked by sudden institutional inflows. The token whipsawed from $2.79 to $2.77 before reclaiming session highs, highlighting a two-phase move characterized by consolidation near $2.78, followed by a selloff and swift recovery. The rebound … Read more

Diving into Apple’s Liquid Glass

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Apple has had two months to refine Liquid Glass since introducing the design language at WWDC. It’s dialed the effect back, then amped it back up. It’s addressed some of the biggest complaints – the Control Center, for one – and left us to live with some of the others. So after all the tweaks, … Read more

Crypto Whale Spends $4.3M on CryptoPunks as NFT Market Cap Climbs 66% in 30 Days

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A single buyer spent more than $2.9 million on six rare CryptoPunks featuring the coveted hoodie trait, deepening a resurgence in the market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that has pushed up prices and volumes. The purchase, carried out in rapid succession on NFT marketplace OpenSea, came after floor prices for top collections surged across the … Read more

I ‘fooled’ Samsung’s new antioxidant feature with a Cheez-It

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Turns out, Cheez-Its have antioxidants. If I were to believe the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, I don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables. Normally, smartwatches don’t make judgments about your nutritional intake. But this year, Samsung introduced a new experimental feature called Antioxidant Index. Using blue, yellow, and infrared LEDs, the watch’s sensor can pick up … Read more