Public Keys: CoreWeave Fusion Dance, $1 Billion Day for Bitcoin ETFs and Strategy’s Bye Week

Core Scientific and CoreWeave announce a massive $9B merger while Bitcoin ETFs see their second-biggest day ever with $1.17B in inflows.

Crypto Scam Led by Alleged North Korean Defector Unravels in South Korea

Local authorities say the scheme siphoned nearly 1 billion Won—around $728,000—through a bogus crypto investment platform. According to police, the defector, who had resettled in South Korea over a decade ago, was recruited by a Chinese national to promote a fraudulent trading app. She then enlisted two other North Korean defectors before widening her pitch […]

Ethereum-based memecoin lending protocol crosses $55m in deposits as memecoins soar

Memecoin lending protocol crosses 55m in deposits

More crypto milestones expected in 2025 after new BTC high

Industry watchers weigh in on what’s coming for bitcoin, M&A and tokenization before the year wraps

Crypto Treasuries Surge: SharpLink Deepens ETH Stack, Smarter Web Buys More Bitcoin

, tharpLink buys 10,000 ETH to strengthen its growing crypto treasury stack. Smarter Web buys 275 Bitcoin, expands treasury under long-term crypto plan. Firms show crypto shifting from a trading asset to a serious corporate treasury tool. Two major companies have boosted their crypto treasuries this month. Nasdaq-listed SharpLink Gaming and London’s Smarter Web Company […]

BlackRock’s IBIT vaults over $80B in assets, breaks ETF speed record

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) crossed $80 billion in assets under management on July 10, becoming the fastest exchange-traded fund (ETF) to reach the threshold in 374 trading days. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted on X that IBIT outperformed the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), which took 1,814 days to accumulate the same […]

Elon Musk’s Grok 4 Demo Taps Polymarket for Prediction Data

In a livestream demo, xAI showed how its latest AI, Grok 4, integrates Polymarket prediction data — with a spotlight on the 2025 World Series.

AI Meets Crypto Payments: A Transformative Integration by Oak Grove Ventures

This content is provided by a sponsor. As Web3 ecosystems and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies converge, the crypto payments space is undergoing a paradigm shift—from serving as a mere tool to becoming an ecosystem enabler. This report by Oak Grove Ventures focuses on the frontier of “crypto payments + AI,” examining three case studies: Crossmint’s […]

ETH Targets $2,600, LINK Struggles at $13.18 While BlockDAG’s 50M Daily Buyer Battles & $336M Presale Steal Market Attention

ETH price analysis shows Ethereum drawing renewed attention as its value moves past $2,500, hinting at emerging resistance zones ahead. On the other hand, each LINK price update shows Chainlink’s solid network activity and whale actions shaping its next course, keeping it among the top coins under close watch. Meanwhile, BlockDAG (BDAG) is gaining massive […]

Optimism – Is $0.75 in sight for OP after a 17% spike?

Can the improving on-chain metrics for Optimism help it sustain the breakout?