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Ripple’s XRP: From Global Payment Tool to Daily Profit Asset – Unlocking the New Potential of Digital Currency As XRP breaks through $3.55 to reach an all-time high, AWG Crypto has officially launched its new XRP cloud mining service , offering global cryptocurrency investors a stable, daily income channel. Users can initiate cloud mining contracts using XRP, BTC, and other major cryptocurrencies, unlocking a truly “zero-barrier, intelligent” path to asset appreciation. XRP Hits New Highs, Signaling a New Trend in Crypto Asset Allocation Over the past week, XRP surged more than 36%, outperforming Bitcoin and becoming a leading altcoin in the ongoing market rebound. Analysts point to three major driving forces behind XRP’s rally: ★Passage of the GENIUS Act , which lays the regulatory foundation for U.S. stablecoins ★Ripple’s legal settlement with the SEC , clearing regulatory uncertainties ★Expansion of RLUSD , Ripple’s ecosystem ...

On Monday, Michael Saylor announced the IPO of his fourth series of preferred shares offering perpetual yield, Stretch (STRC). With its debut, Saylor claims that he’s “building out the yield curve for BTC credit” and has published the world’s first curvature of bitcoin (BTC) credit for the world to behold. As founder of the world’s largest publicly traded BTC treasury company, Saylor is unique in his ability to issue yield-bearing securities while holding over 3% of the circulating supply of BTC. This privilege, according to Saylor, allows his company to benchmark its rates against the yield curve of multi-trillion dollar bond markets like agency mortgage-backed securities, junk bonds, and even US Treasuries. Indeed, according to a diagram published yesterday alongside the STRC IPO announcement, the supposed BTC credit yield that MicroStrategy is building resembles the yield curve of these massive instruments plus a slight premium due to MicroStrategy’s idiosyncra...

Bitcoin (BTC) has been hotly debated in the past weeks, as it managed to hit a new all-time high (ATH) above $123,000 and become the fifth-largest asset by market capitalization.  Contributing to the discussion, crypto market analyst Ali Martinez, suggested in a July 22 post on X that the coin could be on track to surge even further. According to Martinez, Bitcoin could march toward $131,200, provided it maintains a critical support level at $117,400. Ali Martinez’s BTC chart. Source: X (@ali_charts) Bitcoin performance Bitcoin faces technical resistance in the $118,500–$123,000 range, and a break above this zone could set the stage for a rally toward a price of up to $135,000. The ‘digital gold’ currently trades at $118,050, down 0.76% in the past 24 hours but well above its 30-day simple moving average of $111,700. Still, momentum indicators advise caution. The moving average convergence divergence (MACD) histogram, for instance, recently turned negat...

Solana (SOL)  climbed almost 7% in the last 24 hours breaking past the $190 price mark for the first time since February 16, 2025. The momentum is a continuation of a general upward trend observed in recent weeks, as the cryptocurrency is up 13.5% in the past week and 34.5% in the past month.  At press time, SOL was trading at $191.05, with a 69.71% increase in daily trading volume, which now sits at $7.89 billion. Solana 24-hour price performance. Source: CoinMarketCap Likewise, the network’s market capitalization has managed to exceed $102.79 billion according to CoinMarketCap , allowing Solana to surpass the likes of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) in global market worth rankings. Is a new Solana ATH possible? As Solana regains strength, analysts are debating whether a new all-time high (ATH) is possible.  Market analyst Satoshi Flipper, for instance, who accurately predicted the jump to $190 on July 17, believes the new price could propel SOL clo...

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Bitcoin Core developers have been trying to squash a cockroach of a bug that has bothered full node operators since 2020. This month, it seems like they might have finally exterminated the pesky disk fill attack once and for all. The disk fill attack physically annoys the machines that operate full nodes. Attackers use commands like LogPrintf, LogInfo, LogWarning, or LogError to force the hard drives of victims to excessively write superfluous data to disk. Especially for cheap or older nodes that use non-flash storage with a spinning disk, this excessive logging overwhelms their hard drives, filling it with pointless data. Bitcoin devs calm panic over Core bug false alarm Read more: High severity bug in Bitcoin Core affects 17% of full nodes Even for storage drives that use flash storage, excessive writes degrade the disk and can even crash the machine altogether. Ending Bitcoin’s disk fill attack In Bitcoin Core Pull Request (PR) 32604, which revived 2...

The United States House of Representatives has successfully passed the bill ‘Clarity Act’ seeking clarity for the creation of non-fungible token-based gaming coins. This highly anticipated bill has proceeded to the Senate. Upon approval, this ‘Clarity Act’ bill will unlock a new era of billion-dollar gaming tokens. At the time of publishing, the chances of this bill passing in the Senate stand at 87% on Polymarket. The Clarity Act Just Passed In The House Of Reps In a July 17 blog post, Robbie Fergusson, the Co-founder and President of Immutable, confirmed that the Clarity Act has just passed in the United States House of Representatives and it’s now proceeding to the Senate. The United States House of Representatives is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the U.S House and Senate have the authority under Article I of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation. CLARITY Act just passed in House of Reps,...

The Great Ethereum Puzzle: Staking Climbs, TVL Plateaus! Over the past year, Ethereum has continued to evolve as the dominant smart contract platform, but a curious divergence has emerged that’s puzzling analysts and builders alike: staking is hitting all-time highs, while Total Value Locked (TVL) in DeFi remains largely stagnant. This divergence highlights a deeper shift in user behavior, market dynamics, and how value is being captured in the Ethereum ecosystem. Staking Surge: Confidence or Complacency? Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) marked a major milestone. As of mid-2025, over 31 million ETH is staked—nearly 26% of the total supply. This sharp rise reflects increasing confidence in Ethereum’s security and longevity. Staking provides yield with relatively low risk, especially when compared to the often volatile and exploit-prone world of DeFi. Institutional investors and retail users alike are drawn to the predictable returns from staking. With liquid staking p...

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Amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) ongoing rally to a new all-time high, interest in buying the cryptocurrency has surged across the United States, particularly over the past month. Specifically, search interest for the phrase “buy bitcoin” jumped by 76% in 30 days. On June 15, the search index stood at 49. It climbed to 90 by July 15, reaching a peak of 100 on July 14, according to Google Trends data retrieved by Finbold.  One-month search interest in ‘buy Bitcoin’ in U.S. Source: Google Trends Regionally, the highest search volumes came from the District of Columbia, followed by New Hampshire, Nevada, New Jersey, and Washington, highlighting strong interest across the Northeast and West Coast. The surge in public interest tracks closely with Bitcoin’s price action. In this case, over the past month, BTC gained around 10%, briefly topping $123,000.  The spike in searches likely reflects growing retail curiosity, with fear of mis...

Ukraine has long been recognized as one of the global leaders in cryptocurrency adoption. According to Chainalysis, Ukraine consistently ranks among the top countries in terms of grassroots crypto usage. Additionally, some reports suggest that the country holds one of the largest government-owned reserves of Bitcoin (BTC) globally. This leadership is bolstered not only by adoption but by the exceptional talent of Ukrainian engineers and entrepreneurs, many of whom play pivotal roles in Web3 development. While a large portion of Ukrainian talent contributes as developers and core contributors, a select group of visionaries has founded some of the most impactful projects in the blockchain space. Here are the five most influential Ukrainian crypto founders who have left a global mark on the industry: 1. Anatoly Yakovenko – Co-founder and CEO of Solana Born in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States, Anatoly Yakovenko is one of the most prominent figures in the...

Stellar (XLM) is breaking out alongside the broader cryptocurrency market, with an artificial intelligence (AI) model forecasting a potential push past the $0.50 resistance level by the end of July. As of press time, XLM was trading at $0.46, up 20% in the past 24 hours and 86% over the last week. XLM one-week price chart. Source: Finbold Amid the rally, Finbold consulted  OpenAI’s ChatGPT model, which outlined several possible price scenarios for the cross-border payment token.  In a bullish case, driven by continued market strength or positive project developments, XLM could climb to between $0.55 and $0.62. A neutral scenario might see the price consolidate between $0.42 and $0.48, potentially retesting the support level.  However, ChatGPT noted that if momentum fades due to a Bitcoin (BTC) cooldown or profit-taking, XLM could retreat to the $0.35 and $0.40 range. The AI model’s base case assumes Bitcoin remains above the $115,000 to ...