Unified Liquidity Enables The First Permissionless Long-Tail Leverage Market

Opinion by: Sky, founder at LIKWID In the last wave of decentralized finance (DeFi) innovation, a generation of engineers funded by venture capital worked tirelessly to design “permissionless” lending protocols. Many projects made notable strides, yet their core structure was centuries old — the collateralized loan model. Like the Sumerians once pledged livestock for silver,…

FTX Estate Wants Clarity If It Can Send Payouts to China

FTX’s bankruptcy estate has raised concerns over payouts to creditors in countries with ambiguous or restrictive cryptocurrency regulations. On Wednesday, the FTX estate filed a motion with the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, seeking authorization for the FTX Recovery Trust to freeze distributions to creditors in “potentially restricted foreign jurisdictions.” The jurisdictions…

Key Bitcoin Price Levels To Watch as BTC Rally Stalls at $110K

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s multiple rejections from $110,000 signal the bulls’ inability to sustain higher prices. BTC price may drop as low as $105,000 in the short term if key levels are lost. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls were thwarted in an attempt to regain support at $110,000 on Thursday as US employment data exceeded expectations, dealing a…

Solana Tool Steals Crypto From Its Users

A GitHub repository posing as a legitimate Solana trading bot has been exposed for reportedly hiding crypto-stealing malware. According to a Friday report by blockchain security firm SlowMist, the now-deleted solana-pumpfun-bot repository hosted by account “zldp2002” mimicked a real open-source tool to harvest user credentials. SlowMist reportedly launched the investigation after a user found that…

Bitcoin Whales Awaken after 14 years

Bitcoin whales have reawakened after 14 years of patiently holding the world’s first cryptocurrency, transferring billions of dollars worth of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. A Bitcoin wallet “12tLs” transferred 10,000 Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $1 billion after 14 years of holding the assets on Thursday. The mysterious whale initially received the 10,000 BTC on April…

Polymarket Users Debate Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s Outfit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s outfit at a June 24 NATO meeting in the Netherlands has become the focal point of a fierce dispute between Polymarket bettors.  A user on Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction platform, created a betting market that asked whether Zelenskyy would wear a suit before July. To settle the bet, a photo or…

Solana ($SOL) Gains Institutional Traction as Japanese Bank Explores Stablecoin Payments

Solana declined 3.36% over the past 24 hours, retreating from $155.69 to $150.81, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model, amid broader market pressures, even as institutional developments in Asia signal growing momentum for the blockchain, One of Japan’s most digitally progressive banks has launched a new initiative that could expand real-world applications for Solana’s…

DeFi Development Corp. Stock Rallied After Recent Announcements

DeFi Development Corp. surged another 17% on Thursday after announcing it had purchased $2.7 million in Solana as part of its ongoing treasury strategy.  The stock price had already rallied the day before as the company released its business update for June, including plans to raise $112.5 million. DeFi Development Corp on Thursday said it…

US GOP To Consider 3 Crypto Bills In Mid-July ‘Crypto Week’

US Republican House leaders have pledged to consider three key crypto bills starting in mid-July as part of a regulatory “Crypto Week.” House Finance Committee Chair French Hill, House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson and Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday that they’d use the week of July 14 to 18 to look over a…

XRP Bullish Pattern And Bank License Trigger Rally

Key point: Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in a post on X that the company “is applying for a national bank charter” from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).  Garlinghouse added that the firm would come under federal and state oversight if the license is approved. That would create a “new…