Can BTCfi Keep Miners Secure?

Daily transaction fees on the Bitcoin network have collapsed by more than 80% since April, according to a report from Galaxy Digital. As of August 2025, nearly 15% of blocks are “free,” meaning they’re being mined with minimal or no transaction fees, just one satoshi per virtual byte or less. Lower Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees…

Supreme Court Opened Crypto Wallets To Surveillance

Opinion by: Vikrant Sharma, CEO of Cake Labs When the United States Supreme Court refused to hear Harper v. Faulkender on June 30, 2025, the court essentially endorsed the Internal Revenue Service’s sweeping “John Doe” summonses for cryptocurrency records. By letting a lower court ruling stand, the court confirmed that the century-old third-party doctrine stands…

XRP Price Cycle Target Remains $20: Analyst Explains

Key takeaways: XRP’s macro outlook remains bullish, with technical scenarios projecting a cycle top above $20, according to one analyst. XRP’s symmetrical triangle signals a potential bullish breakout targeting $4. XRP’s (XRP) price fell 22% to $2.72 from its multi-year high of $3.66 reached on July 18, before recovering to current levels around $3.  Has…

Newsom Plans ‘Trump Corruption Coin’ to Mock Trump’s Crypto Ties

California Governor Gavin Newsom has teased plans to launch a “Trump Corruption Coin” as a direct response to Donald Trump’s controversial involvement in crypto, especially through memecoins. Speaking on the “Pivot” podcast, Newsom, a Democrat, said the planned memecoin, named explicitly after Trump’s alleged scandals, is part of his broader “Campaign for Democracy” initiative, with…

Bitcoin No Longer Plays Gold’s Game

Opinion by: Armando Aguilar, head of capital formation and growth at TeraHash Bitcoin was treated as a purely inert asset for years: a decentralized vault, economically passive despite its fixed issuance schedule. Yet more than $7 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) already earns native, onchain yield via major protocols — that premise is breaking down. …

Newsom Plans ‘Trump Corruption Coin’ to Mock Trump’s Crypto Ties

California Governor Gavin Newsom has teased plans to launch a “Trump Corruption Coin” as a direct response to Donald Trump’s controversial involvement in crypto, especially through memecoins. Speaking on the “Pivot” podcast, Newsom said the planned memecoin, named explicitly after Trump’s alleged scandals, is part of his broader “Campaign for Democracy” initiative, with proceeds from…

BTC Whale Sells $2.7B, Hackers Net $53M: August in Charts

The Ethereum network is seeing bullish signals, with the network recording a year high of 1.8 million transactions this month. More Ether is being locked into the network as American regulators issue guidance and definitions for staking.  Bitcoin (BTC) is in a slump, meanwhile, with the currency trading down over 5% over the last 30…

Chainlink, Pyth Become Oracle Providers for US Government

The US government has tapped Chainlink and Pyth, two blockchain oracle providers, to publish economic data onchain. Chainlink was selected to provide data feeds from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and will publish additional data feeds in response to consumer demand or at the behest of the US government, a Chainlink spokesperson told Cointelegraph….

Will Bitcoin Price Drop Again in September?

Key takeaways: Bitcoin (BTC) is set to close August in the red, its first down-month since April, stoking fears that the downturn could deepen as September begins. BTC/USD monthly price chart. Source: TradingView September is usually a bad month for Bitcoin Bitcoin has a well-established tendency to slide in September. Since 2013, Bitcoin has closed…

Newsom Plans ‘Trump Corruption Coin’ to Mock Trump’s Crypto Ties

California Governor Gavin Newsom has teased plans to launch a “Trump Corruption Coin” as a direct response to Donald Trump’s controversial involvement in crypto, especially through memecoins. Speaking on the “Pivot” podcast, Newsom said the planned memecoin, named explicitly after Trump’s alleged scandals, is part of his broader “Campaign for Democracy” initiative, with proceeds from…