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The makers of Hamster Kombat say they’re “actively working” to launch the token—but it sure doesn’t appear to be coming in July.

Crypto fund weekly trading volume reached the highest level since May thanks to the launch of spot Ethereum ETFs.

Neiro, the newly-adopted Shiba Inu of the owner behind the Dogecoin-inspiring Kabosu, has triggered a battle for meme coin supremacy.

Alt Bionics founder and CEO Ryan Saavedra talks with Decrypt’s Jason Nelson about the Genesis Hand, an affordable $5,000 bionic limb designed for daily use.

Wild price swings for Bitcoin—including after the U.S. government moved $2 billion in BTC tied to Silk Road—have caused serious bleeding.

At a bell ringing ceremony hosted by Bitwise at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, bankers and analysts grappled with the debut of spot ETH ETFs—and how best to understand them.

Just days after Trump vowed that the U.S. would “keep 100%” of seized Bitcoin if elected, the government just moved $2 billion in BTC tied to Silk Road.

Bitcoin touched a price of $70,000 per coin early Monday as network fees continue to fall, nearing a one-year low under a dollar.

Bernstein is still very bullish on mining: “We expect top 5 Bitcoin miners to be 25% of Bitcoin’s global network hashrate by 2025,” the report states.

Billy was abandoned by his dev who deleted all social media accounts. But the community took over, pushing the token to a $200 million market cap.

“If China were to take a similar path, it could lead to healthy competition between the two economic powerhouses,” an expert told Decrypt.

GBTC holders will see a part of their holdings be converted to the new fund, but the company explained that this is not expected to constitute a taxable event.

The U.S. election is heating up and prediction market Polymarket has seen record highs for active traders and volume of bets placed.

“The Digital Asset Framework represents a pivotal milestone in our journey towards fostering innovation and growth,” said an official.

Legislative Council member Johnny Ng called for Hong Kong to “research and consider” including Bitcoin in strategic financial reserves.

Investors aren’t expecting the Fed to cut rates on Wednesday, but “a rate cut indication on July 31 could push Bitcoin above $70,000,” say analysts.

The institute will focus on producing “high-quality” studies on Bitcoin, aiming to close knowledge gaps stemming from misguided research.

The move, though legal within Compound Finance’s DAO rules, was called out by community members and experts following its passage on Sunday.

Rate cuts could help lift crypto prices as borrowing becomes cheaper for investors ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November.

The Portugal-based Unbound Fund is promoted as the world’s first Bitcoin-driven “golden visa” investment vehicle.

Tokenization of real estate and other assets could accelerate greatly, but Mantra CEO John Patrick Mullin believes that general-purpose chains aren’t fit for the task.

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A post-halving stretch has put pressure on Bitcoin mining firms’ business models, but some are branching out into AI and chip manufacturing.

Star Wars Outlaws and Madden NFL 25 headline a strong month for new video games, along with a handful of other picks.

The former president vowed that the U.S. would be the United States will be “the crypto capital of the planet.”

Donald Trump took the stage at Bitcoin 2024 and promised big plans for BTC and cryptocurrency in the United States if elected.

The co-founder of MicroStrategy says buying Bitcoin today would be like buying Manhattan for “paper and trinkets.”

A joint report from Coinbase and Glassnode highlights Ethereum growth amid a decline in price correlation across assets.

Prices have been fairly unimpressive this week—but a lot has happened.