DappRadar: NFT Prices Fall but Sales Rise
TL;DR DappRadar reported a 45% drop in NFT trading volume in the second quarter, while sales rose 78%. OpenSea led activity with a 156% increase in trades, driven…
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Wormhole Integrates Stacks to Connect Bitcoin with DeFi Applications
TL;DR Wormhole added Stacks to its multichain infrastructure, enabling native transfers of sBTC and STX to Solana and Sui. The integration aims to revive…
Banca Sella Dives into Digital Assets with Stablecoin Custody Pilot
TL;DR Banca Sella has launched a Fireblocks-powered pilot allowing select employees to custody stablecoins, marking one of Europe’s first bank-led stablecoin initiatives. The summer-long…
Crypto, Fraud and Social Engineering: Financial Crime Ring Dismantled
TL;DR The Guardia Civil dismantled a network that defrauded over 5,000 people through fake crypto investments and laundered more than €460 million. The group…
JitoSOL Becomes the First Solana Liquid Staking Token with Bank Custody in the U.S.
TL;DR JitoSOL becomes the first Solana liquid staking token backed by Anchorage Digital, the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S. The service…
John Deaton Warns That Wall Street’s Greed Is Driving the Adoption of XRP, ETH, and SOL
TL;DR John Deaton believes Wall Street won’t let Bitcoin monopolize profits and expects growing corporate adoption of XRP, ETH, and SOL. Five companies already…
Strategy Buys $531 Million in Bitcoin, Raising Its Holdings to 597,000 BTC
TL;DR Strategy purchased 4,980 BTC for $531.1 million at an average price of $106,801. While Bitcoin surpassed $108,000 at the end of June. The…
Vitalik Buterin Sells DOG and Ethereum Foundation Moves 9,000 ETH as Market Tension Rises
TL;DR Vitalik Buterin sold 2 trillion DOG tokens for 4.43 ETH and still holds over 400 tokens in his wallet, including WHITE, valued at…
Ledger Ends Nano S Updates and Recommends Migrating to New Devices
TL;DR Ledger will stop providing software updates for the Nano S, with just 320 KB of memory that can no longer support modern features.…
FATF Says Criminal Use of Stablecoins Keeps Growing
TL;DR The use of stablecoins in financial crimes continues to grow steadily, according to a recent report from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).…
World Chain Activates Priority Blockspace for Humans
TL;DR World Chain activated Priority Blockspace for Humans, reserving block space for verified users during congestion without gas fee auctions. The feature is already…