Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure
The BNPbacked brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AInative financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue…
ARK pushes back against a16z’s ‘TradFi wants blockchain, not DeFi’ claim
ARK Invest’s director of research disputed a16z crypto’s thesis that traditional finance will adopt permissioned blockchain infrastructure instead of…
Tether invests $20M into Argentine neobank Ualá
Tether reportedly invested $20 million into Ualá, as part of the Argentine neobank’s $197 million funding round announced earlier in March. Source：Cointelegraph
Bitcoin $107K buyers providing ‘early signals’ of 2026 bear-market bottom: Glassnode
Bitcoin realized losses appeared to be copying a reversal structure that marked previous bearmarket bottoms, with $69,000 a new BTC price battleground.…
Hyperion DeFi to deploy 500K HYPE for Hyperliquid HIP-3 markets
The deal gives Hyperion an equity stake in Skew and a share of listingservice revenue as it expands the utility of its HYPE treasury assets.…
Base’s social bet left it trailing in prediction markets and perps: Pollak
Base creator Jesse Pollak is stepping back from leadership of the Base App after admitting he was “definitively wrong” to bet on social experiences driving…
Aave launches V4 on Avalanche, laying groundwork for tokenized credit markets
The deployment marks Aave V4’s first expansion beyond Ethereum and introduces lending infrastructure designed to support future markets for tokenized realworld…
Bitcoin hits $65.5K as more surprise US inflation data sparks three-week BTC price high
Bitcoin moved up to its highest levels since June 22 as US PPI inflation numbers provided the week’s second surprise macro data drop. Source：Cointelegraph
Is Robinhood Chain’s success bullish or bearish for ETH the asset?
Surging volumes on Robinhood Chain could be very good for Ethereum, but only if the “ETH is money” crowd turn out to be right. Source：Cointelegraph
Bitcoin gets new $80K August target: Watch these BTC price levels next
BTC price upside predictions include $68,000 within two weeks and up to $80,000 next month, contrasting warnings of a 2022 bearmarket rerun for the rest of…
Bitmine generated $46M from Ethereum staking last quarter
Ethereum staking generated 98% of Bitmine’s revenue last quarter as the company’s pivot from Bitcoin mining gained momentum following its March validator…
Three US senators oppose CLARITY Act on ethics grounds with vote expected soon
Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly said the chamber will consider a vote on the crypto market structure bill before Aug. 10, though it’s unclear…