UK Jails Officer For Stealing 50 Bitcoin In Silk Road Probe

A former officer of the National Crime Agency has been sentenced to prison for stealing 50 Bitcoin — now worth $5.9 million — seized from the co-founder of the defunct online black market Silk Road 2.0. The Crown Prosecution Service said on Wednesday that Paul Chowles, an ex-operational officer with the National Crime Agency who…

HYPE Aims For New Highs After $583M Treasury Reveal

Key point: Nasdaq-listed biotech company Sonnet BioTherapeutics said on Monday that it had formed a business combination with a newly created entity, Rorschach, to launch a Hyperliquid (HYPE) digital asset treasury.   When the deal closes, Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. aims to hold 12.6 million HYPE tokens and $305 million in cash. The cash will be used…

Is Retail Here? Coinbase App Rockets on Apple App Store

Coinbase has climbed to rank 137 in the US Apple App Store in a sign that often heralds retail interest in crypto. However, the crypto industry is still divided on whether retail investors have truly returned. Sensor Tower data shows that Coinbase has jumped 65% in the US Apple App Store rankings over the past…

WLFI Token Tradability Approved by 99 Percent of Holders

Tokenholders of US President Donald Trump-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) have voted to make them tradable, opening the door for the Trump-linked token to increase in value.  The proposal submitted by the WLFI team on July 9 closed on Wednesday, with an “overwhelming” 99.94% in favor of the unlock. It will make the…

Ethereum’s ‘Crucial’ Breakout Hints at 30% Rally Versus Bitcoin Next

Key takeaways: Ether is up 50% against Bitcoin since April, breaking key resistance levels. Corporations now hold over $5 billion in ETH, which is one of the key reasons behind the Ether boom. ETH still lags behind in 2025 returns, leaving room for upside. Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) token is gaining momentum against Bitcoin (BTC), with…

TON’s Next Stop Could Be $3.50, Here’s Why

Telegram’s one billion users will be able to interact with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) decentralized apps (DApps) directly within the messenger following the launch of the Tac mainnet on Tuesday. This new feature could boost DApp adoption and asset inflows into the TON network as it lowers the technical barrier to entry for mainstream users….

What Happened In Crypto Today

Today in crypto, US lawmakers are set to reconsider a series of crypto bills after an initial setback for Republicans during Congress’ so-called “crypto week.” Meanwhile, Cantor Fitzgerald is said to be nearing a $3.5 billion Bitcoin purchase from Blockstream. Three US crypto bills revived after initial failure in House vote The US House of…

TON’s Next Stop Could Be $3.50, Here’s Why

Telegram’s one billion users will be able to interact with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) decentralized apps (DApps) directly within the messenger following the launch of the Tac mainnet on Tuesday. This new feature could boost DApp adoption and asset inflows into the TON network as it lowers the technical barrier to entry for mainstream users….

UK Lawmakers Push to Ban Crypto Donations in Political Campaigns

While countries like the United States explore crypto as a new campaign fundraising tool, ministers in United Kingdom are sounding the alarm, with one calling for a ban on crypto donations over concerns about traceability and foreign interference. On Tuesday, Pat McFadden, a Cabinet Office minister, said he thought there was a case to be…

There is no Legitimate Use Case for Cryptocurrencies

US Democratic lawmakers characterized crypto as an outright “scam” in a Wednesday press conference, pushing for the development and rollout of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Representative Maxine Waters called the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, a bill that would prohibit the creation of a government-controlled digital dollar, the “anti-innovation act.” The anti-CBDC bill and the…