Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In its July 2025 crypto monthly recap report, global investment management firm VanEck suggested that Ethereum (ETH) could emerge as a superior store of value compared to Bitcoin (BTC). The report pointed to ETH’s lower inflation rate in recent months relative to BTC, alongside its growing utility within decentralized finance (DeFi). Ethereum A Better Store Of Value Than Bitcoin? In recent years, a growing number of companies have diversified their treasuries by allocating capital to digital assets – most notably Bitcoin. However, emerging trends show that corporations…
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Key Takeaways Roman Storm was found guilty of operating Tornado Cash as an unlicensed money transmitting business processing over $1 billion in illicit transactions. Prosecutors said he could’ve stopped criminals from using the mixer, but didn’t. Share this article Roman Storm, builder of Tornado Cash, one of crypto’s most prominent privacy mixers, was found guilty of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business that processed over $1 billion in illicit funds, the Southern District of New York (SDNY) said in a Wednesday press release.Storm, however, has dodged the bigger charges – money laundering and sanctions violations. The jury failed…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bakkt Holdings (BKKT), a key player in the crypto services sector, has announced a strategic move to acquire approximately 30% of the outstanding shares of MarushoHotta Co., Ltd. (MHT), a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). This massive acquisition, facilitated through a share purchase agreement with metallurgical company RIZAP Group, Inc., positions Bakkt as the largest shareholder of MHT. Incorporating Bitcoin Into MHT’s Treasury Management Plans As announced on Wednesday, part of this transaction will see Phillip Lord, the President of Bakkt International, assume the…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Base, the Ethereum Layer-2 solution developed by Coinbase, experienced a 33-minute network disruption that halted block production on its Mainnet. The outage occurred on August 5, 2025, and was caused by unexpected on-chain congestion combined with an unprepared backup sequencer. While Base is designed with high availability in mind—featuring multiple sequencer instances managed by Conductor (an OP Stack component)—a critical handoff failure required manual intervention to resume operations. This event sparked immediate fear and speculation across the crypto community. Investors and users began to question the sustainability…
Microsoft is making OpenAI’s new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, available to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry, the tech giant’s platform that lets users tap AI features, APIs, and popular open source models on their computers. The company said in a blog post that gpt‑oss-20b is “tool-savvy and lightweight,” adding: “Optimized for agentic tasks like code execution and tool use, it runs efficiently on a range of Windows hardware, with support for more devices coming soon. It’s perfect for building autonomous assistants or embedding AI into real-world workflows, even in bandwidth-constrained environments.” Launched on Tuesday, OpenAI’s gpt-oss-20b…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has moved to shake off a $1.76 billion clawback bid from the now-bankrupt FTX trust. It’s a bold opening move. Based on reports, he argues the case should never have landed in a Delaware court. Challenge To Delaware Jurisdiction According to a report, Zhao insists he lives in the United Arab Emirates and has no real ties to Delaware. He points out that the complaint doesn’t show he’s “at home” there. His lawyers say the US Bankruptcy Court for the District…
Key Takeaways Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Bitcoin advocate, announced her campaign for Tennessee governor. Blackburn supports crypto innovation and has co-sponsored legislation favoring Bitcoin adoption. Share this article Senator Marsha Blackburn, a prominent supporter of Bitcoin and crypto innovation in the US, declared her candidacy for Tennessee governor today, eyeing a historic win as the first female in the role. It’s official! I’m running for Governor to ensure Tennessee is America’s conservative leader for this generation and the next. I would be honored to have your support. #TNGov pic.twitter.com/5PNN8MkTJQ — Marsha Blackburn (@VoteMarsha) August 6, 2025“We’ll make Tennessee America’s number…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, delivered one of the harshest assessments yet of Ripple and the XRP ecosystem in a recent episode of the Gold Goats ‘n Guns podcast, calling into question the project’s credibility, tokenomics, and long-term viability in institutional finance. In a sweeping critique, Long stated bluntly: “It’s not going to take over. If it were going to take over, it would have taken over a long time ago.” Caitlin Long Slams Ripple And XRP The conversation began with a reference to…
A new startup, Lava Payments, aims to take on payment giants by building a solution for the modern web where AI agents now handle transactions for their customers. The idea came to founder Mitchell Jones after he left his earlier Y Combinator-backed fintech startup, Lendtable, as he began to experiment with AI. He saw the potential to build out a system that would make using AI and agent payments simpler and more developer-friendly. While experimenting with an AI app and trying to build what he thought was something simple, he realized he quickly spent more than $400 trying to build…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In what could mark a significant advancement for the cryptocurrency industry, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new guidance regarding liquid staking activities. This development follows a concerted effort by industry leaders, including Jito Labs, Bitwise Asset Management, Multicoin Capital, VanEck, and the Solana Institute, who recently urged the SEC to allow the use of liquid staking tokens in proposed exchange-traded products (ETPs) for Solana (SOL). SEC Clarifies Liquid Staking Regulations The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released a statement clarifying how federal securities…