Monero’s 51% Attacker, Qubic, to Target DOGE Next

The community for Qubic, the AI-focused blockchain project that executed a 51% attack on Monero this week and gained majority control of the network’s computing power, has voted to target Dogecoin (DOGE) next. Sergey Ivancheglo, the founder of the Qubic network, asked the Qubic community which application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-enabled, proof-of-work blockchain the group should…

SharpLink Shares Drop 12.6% on Q2 Crypto Impairment Loss

SharpLink Gaming, an online gaming company with the second-largest corporate Ether treasury, announced a net loss of $103 million for the second quarter of 2025, driven by a paper loss from accounting for liquid staked Ether (LsETH). The loss marks a steep drop from a $500,000 loss in the same period of 2024 — a…

What Happened In Crypto Today

Today in crypto, Qubic community votes to target Dogecoin after 51% attack on Monero, Japan’s FSA is set to approve JPYC as the country’s first yen-pegged stablecoin. Meanwhile, Galaxy’s Mike Novogratz warns that a $1 million Bitcoin price in 2026 would not be a positive sign for the economy. Qubic community votes to target Dogecoin…

Brevan Howard, Goldman Sachs and Harvard Lead Billions in Bitcoin ETF Buying Spree

Wall Street ramped up its exposure to bitcoin in the second quarter, adding positions not only in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but also in U.S. stocks closely tied to the cryptocurrency’s price, according to new filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Brevan Howard nearly doubled its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust…

Altseason Set To Boom If China Expands Economic Stimulus

Key takeaways: China’s central bank stimulus could redirect liquidity into cryptocurrencies. Rising US Treasury yields suggest lower risk aversion, supporting potential recovery in altcoin markets. Central banks stimulate growth by reducing interest rates or enabling special financing conditions, effectively increasing the money supply. This dynamic benefits risk assets such as stocks and cryptocurrencies. Traders now…

Saylor Hints at Impending Bitcoin buy From Strategy

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase by the company, as the price of Bitcoin hovered below the all-time high of over $124,000 reached on Thursday. The company’s most recent Bitcoin acquisition occurred on Monday, when Strategy purchased 155 BTC for $18 million, bringing its total holdings to 628,946 BTC, valued at…

Centrifuge tops $1B TVL as institutions drive tokenized RWA growth

Blockchain infrastructure platform Centrifuge has crossed $1 billion in total value locked (TVL), joining the ranks of BlackRock’s BUIDL fund and Ondo Finance as the only real-world asset (RWA) platforms to surpass the milestone. Centrifuge CEO Bhaji Illuminati attributed the milestone to institutions moving from pilots to “real deployments,” alongside strong onchain allocator demand. “Markets…

How Bitcoin Could Hit $400K by Year-End, According to Udi Wertheimer

In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, crypto commentator Udi Wertheimer lays out a provocative thesis: Over the last five years, institutions have been quietly buying out old Bitcoin (BTC) holders — and it’s reshaping the market in a way few have appreciated. “For the last five years, they’ve been buying out old holders of Bitcoin,”…

Tariff Surplus Should be Funneled into Bitcoin Strategic Reserve — Adam Livingston

The United States government can purchase more Bitcoin (BTC) for the US strategic reserve through funneling portions of the tariff receipt surplus into BTC acquisitions, according to Adam Livingston, author of “The Bitcoin Age and The Great Harvest.” Livingston proposed taking a portion of the surpluses generated by trade tariffs every month and funneling that…

Nearly 94% of XRP Holders are in Profit: Has Price Peaked?

Key takeaways: XRP’s rally to $3 has pushed 94% of supply into profit, a level that historically marked macro tops. XRP is in the “belief–denial” zone, onchain metrics show, echoing peaks in 2017 and 2021. XRP’s (XRP) rally to over $3 has pushed nearly 94% of its circulating supply into profit, Glassnode data shows. As…