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…

Which Is the Better Hedge Asset in 2025?

Given the Trump administration’s vocal and demonstrated support for crypto, some investors are wondering whether gold’s days as the world’s favorite hedge asset are numbered. André Dragosch, European head of research at Bitwise Asset Management, suggests the choice isn’t so simple. In a post on X Saturday, he offered a rule-of-thumb: gold still works best…

Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Fundraising Strategy Under Pressure as Stock Drops 54%

Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed firm aggressively accumulating Bitcoin, is facing mounting pressure as its share price tumbles, threatening the fundraising model it has used to build one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries globally. The company’s stock has dropped 54% since mid-June, despite Bitcoin (BTC) gaining around 2% during the same period. The decline has put…

AI Agents Need Intent-Based Blockchain Infrastructure

Opinion by: Adrian Brink, co-founder of Anoma Web3 was founded on decentralization, sovereignty, verifiability and resilience. Now, those values are under threat. The rise of AI agents is beneficial and inevitable. Unless agents are built on sovereign intent-centric infrastructure, they are a threat to the core values of crypto.  The integration of intents is no…