Key takeaways The AI crypto market is projected to expand from $3.7 billion in 2024 to $46.9 billion by 2034, highlighting the increasing reliance on AI tools like Grok 4 for trading. Launched in mid-2025, Grok 4 quickly became one of the most visited AI tools, with active users rising by 17%, a trend expected…
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Bitcoin (BTC) has leapt from chat rooms and code repos into graduate syllabi. At the University of the Cumberlands (UC), students recently completed the eight-week course “Bitcoin: Fundamentals, Technology, and Applications.” This graduate course grappled with Rothbard’s monetary theory, Mises’ critiques and technology overviews from classic Bitcoin works. It asked not whether Bitcoin matters but…
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Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded over $1.04 billion in net outflows across six consecutive trading days, as investors pulled back in response to growing macro uncertainty and fading confidence in rate-cut tailwinds. On Monday, Ether (ETH) ETFs saw a net outflow of $96.7 million, led by BlackRock’s ETHA, which recorded $192.7 million in withdrawals.…
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Vietnam, ranked among the top countries worldwide for cryptocurrency adoption, is launching a five-year pilot program introducing strict requirements for the crypto industry. Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc signed a resolution enforcing a framework establishing rules for trading and issuance of crypto assets, the Government Electronic Newspaper of Vietnam reported on Tuesday. Taking…
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Key takeaways: Hyperliquid processed around $330 billion in trading volume in July 2025, briefly surpassing Robinhood. A split-chain design enabled CEX-like speed while keeping custody and execution onchain. The HLP vault and Assistance Fund buybacks aligned traders, market makers and token holders in a reinforcing loop. A large airdrop, Phantom Wallet integration and self-funded operations…
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Key points: Bitcoin revisits $113,000 before Tuesday’s Wall Street open amid talk of a new gold copycat move. That level becomes a recommendation for long entries, but not everyone is bullish. Liquidity conditions show a $115,000 short squeeze in the making. Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $113,000 on Tuesday as traders’ BTC price perspectives began to…
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Ripple, the US blockchain firm behind the XRP cryptocurrency, will provide crypto custody services to Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA). According to a Tuesday announcement, Ripple’s agreement to provide crypto custody services to BBVA follows the bank’s recent announcement of its Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) retail trading and custody service. BBVA will…
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US stock exchange giant Nasdaq has reportedly formed a strategic partnership with Winklevoss-founded crypto exchange Gemini to gain access to its custody and staking services. Gemini has secured Nasdaq as a strategic investor as the company moves forward with its initial public offering (IPO) debut on the stock exchange, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing sources…
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US lawmakers have introduced a bill directing the US Treasury to examine and produce a report on the feasibility and technical considerations of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and US digital asset stockpile that President Donald Trump has ordered created. The House appropriations bill, introduced on Friday by Representative David P. Joyce, contains two sections that…
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The cryptocurrency task force with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to hold another roundtable that could lead to policy changes at the financial regulator. In a Monday notice, the SEC said the crypto task force, headed by Commissioner Hester Peirce, would host a public roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy on…
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