World Liberty Financial Plans $1.5B Public Company to Hold WLFI Tokens

World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-backed crypto venture, is exploring the creation of a publicly traded company to hold its WLFI tokens, with a fundraising target of roughly $1.5 billion. The structure of the deal is still being finalized, but major investors in technology and crypto have been approached, and discussions are said to be…

Trump’s $9 Trillion Executive Order Could Open the Door to Bitcoin in 401(k) Plans

Key takeaways Trump’s forthcoming executive order could open the $9 trillion US retirement market to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The order aims to give 401(k) providers legal protection when offering crypto investment options. Major asset managers like BlackRock and Apollo are reportedly developing crypto retirement products in anticipation of regulatory clarity. Financial providers may move…

Ether Short Wipeout Amid $4K Reclaim Led To Eric Trump Smiling

Ether saw the largest short position wipeout of the day across all crypto assets on Friday as its price surpassed $4,000, with some analysts saying it could be setting the stage for a short squeeze. The rally led to Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, taking a jab at bearish traders. $4.1K is…

ETF Analysts Speculates On Possible BlackRock Solana ETF

The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, should not be allowed to launch a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) simultaneously with the US-based issuers who have already filed for one, says ETF analyst James Seyffart. “That’s messed up,” Seyffart told ETF analyst Nate Geraci in a video published to YouTube on Saturday, discussing a hypothetical scenario where…

The Jury’s Journey To The Roman Storm Verdict

A 12-person jury, including a member who celebrated her 90th birthday, deliberated this week in the complex case of Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash. They convicted Storm on one count of running an unlicensed money transmitting business, while remaining unable to reach a decision on other charges. According to court documents released on Thursday…

Ether Short Wipeout Amid $4K Reclaim Led To Eric Trump Smiling

Ether saw the largest short position wipeout of the day across all crypto assets on Friday as its price surpassed $4,000, with some analysts saying it could be setting the stage for a short squeeze. The rally led to Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, taking a jab at bearish traders. $4.1K is…

Harvard Reports $116M Stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF in Latest Filing

Harvard Management Company, which oversees the university’s $50 billion endowment, disclosed a $116 million position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in its latest quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The stake, reported in a Form 13-F on Friday covering holdings as of June 30, 2025, represents one of the largest…

Blockchain AI Cannibalizes Decentralized AI

Opinion by: Samuele Marro, PhD student in machine learning at the University of Oxford The Web3 AI space has fallen into a trap. Somewhere along the way, “decentralized AI” became synonymous with “blockchain AI.” This false equivalency actively harms innovation.  Excellent decentralized AI projects contort themselves into blockchain frameworks, not because it makes technical sense,…

Price predictions 8/8: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, XLM, SUI

Bitcoin could challenge the $120,000 to $123,218 resistance zone but crossing it may be a tough ask for the bulls. Source link

What Happened In Crypto Today

Today in crypto, Ukraine’s parliament plans to conduct the first reading of a crypto regulation. In the US, an executive order enabling 401(k) retirement plans to invest in cryptocurrencies has drawn cautious optimism. Meanwhile, Ripple and the SEC have officially concluded their years-long legal dispute. Ukraine to weigh bill regulating crypto market in late August…