By the end of 2025, the power capacity tied to artificial intelligence data centers worldwide had reached about 29.6 gigawatts (GW), enough to run all of New York state at peak demand, according to Stanford University’s annual report on the AI industry.The report, released in April, suggests that c…
Basic Attention will hold its weekly BAT Community Call on June 30th. The call will include project updates and a live Q&A with the team on Brave Talk, with a simulcast on X.Refer to the official tweet by BAT:It’s almost that time again! ☎ï¸Join us tomorrow for the $BAT Community Call—your w…
Tezos announced that Ushuaia features are now available on testnet. According to the post, the testnet includes quantum-resistant user keys based on ML-DSA-44 and enshrined liquid staking with sTEZ. The features are not live on mainnet yet and are available for testing and feedback ahead of future…
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a fresh look at how cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds and a proposed new class of funds tied to prediction markets should be regulated following a wave of crypto ETF launches.On Tuesday, the SEC said it is seeking public comment on the regulation…
The US consumer advocacy group Public Citizen on Tuesday reported that the cryptocurrency industry had contributed $189 million toward the 2026 election cycle, following its 2024 playbook.According to a report released Tuesday, the nonprofit organization said that about 37% of all corporate contrib…
TL;DRWhat HappenedWhales Rotate Back To Bitcoin And Ethereum As Altcoin Risk Cools. The update comes from Tokenpost, with the core claim checked against Glassnode exchange flows / IntoTheBlock address statistics. That matters because this is the sort of story that can quickly become noisy if it is…
Owning exchange infrastructure is becoming a common strategy across prediction markets. Platforms that initially relied on third-party venues are increasingly bringing matching, clearing, and regulatory licences in-house, according to a new note from Bernstein.Infrastructure Is Moving In-HouseDraft…
According to Upbit’s listing announcement, Gensyn (AI) will start trading on 30 June 2026 at 16:00 KST with KRW, BTC, and USDT pairs. The mechanism here is straightforward: a new fiat on-ramp (KRW) plus two major crypto quote assets on one of South Korea’s highest-volume exchanges materially lowers…
Monad states that the MetaMask Money Account is now live exclusively on Monad mainnet, offering a DeFi yield-earning account with a payment card that spends directly from it, according to their announcement. The mechanism links a mainstream wallet and card UX to onchain yield, which can drive recur…
SharpLink CAPITALCOM:SBET expanded its Ethereum BITSTAMP:ETHUSD treasury this week, buying 10,000 ETH to reach 886,725 ETH in total holdings. The purchase came while Fundstrat strategist Tom Lee said sentiment looked worse than after the FTX collapse.The company paired the purchase with a stock buy…
Alchemy Pay’s 0% Ramp Fee campaign will end on July 20th at 10:00 UTC. The campaign covers selected networks and assets, including USDC, USDT, ETH, BTC, SOL, USDD, ACH, BNB, XDC, APTM, DASH, ZANO and ADI.Refer to the official tweet by ACH:â° REMINDER: The 0% Ramp Fee countdown is on!📅 June 15, 6 P…
COTI added wETH to the COTI Privacy Portal on June 30th. The update enables encrypted wallet balances, private transfers and one-click conversion from public to private assets.Refer to the official tweet by COTI:Unlock the Power of Private Ethereum 🛡ï¸wETH is now live on the COTI Privacy Portal🔐 F…
Business use of stablecoins is poised to surge in the next 12 months as adoption of the digital currency goes mainstream, according to a new report from payments infrastructure firm Cybrid.The report found 42% of businesses surveyed are already using stablecoins for cross-border payments and 88% of…
TL;DRFor more details, visit the official Supreme Court platform.What HappenedSupreme Court Fed Ruling Puts Central Bank Independence Back In Bitcoin’s Macro Frame. The update comes from BeInCrypto, with the core claim checked against U.S. Supreme Court Docket 25A312 – Trump v. Cook Opinion. That m…
On Tuesday, a coalition of major payment, banking, and crypto firms, including Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), Stripe, BlackRock (BLK), and Coinbase (COIN), is backing a new dollar-pegged stablecoin called Open USD (OUSD).The stablecoin was being developed by Open Standard in an effort that would challe…
Stablecoin wars were always going to arrive eventually. They just arrived wearing suits today. As Open USD officially launched on June 30 with backing from more than 140 businesses spanning payments, banking, fintech, crypto infrastructure, and global commerce. The list reads less like a startup ec…
Ethereum BITSTAMP:ETHUSD enters July 2026 trading near $1,570, close to multi-month lows, after recording its first run of three consecutive red quarterly candles in its history.On-chain data and price charts now tell competing stories. Network usage keeps falling, yet large holders appear to be bu…
TL;DRWhat HappenedMicroStrategy’s New Bitcoin Sale Authorization Puts Altcoin Traders On Edge. The update comes from Coindesk, with the core claim checked against SEC EDGAR Database – MicroStrategy Inc. Form 8-K Filed June 29, 2026. That matters because this is the sort of story that can quickly be…
TL;DRSolana’s meme coin machine appears to be waking up again. New celebrity-linked tokens have reportedly reached market caps in the millions after launching through Solana’s fast-moving retail token ecosystem, pushing traders back into a corner of the market that can feel euphoric one hour and br…
Bitcoin (BTC) miners just got a fresh yardstick for their AI ambitions, and one analyst said it shows how cheaply the market is pricing them.Digital Realty Trust (DLR) has agreed to purchase three fully leased AI data centers in Northern Virginia from Blackstone (BX) for $3.5 billion, a deal that V…