Bitcoin rose above $64,000 during Asian trading despite a nearly 3% weekly decline, with most major cryptocurrencies also down except Hyperliquid's HYPE token, which gained 9% weekly. The U.S. dollar weakened, influenced by disappointing retail sales and reduced expectations for a Fed rate hike. Investors await the Federal Reserve's July policy minutes and earnings reports from major retailers Walmart and Target, which could impact market direction. Geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices add further market uncertainty.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praised Bitcoin developers for Utreexo, inspiring Ethereum's research into a hybrid state scaling framework combining UTXO-style and account-based models. Researcher Toni Wahrstätter proposed a native UTXO system t...
JPMorgan launched a program in March 2026 allowing institutional clients to pledge Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral for U.S. dollar loans via its Kinexys platform. The bank applies high collateral haircuts of 30% to 50% on crypto, reflecting its ri...
SpaceX completed the largest IPO in history, raising $85.7 billion, with billionaire investors like Antonio Gracias, Peter Thiel, Gina Rinehart, Luke Nosek, and Gwynne Shotwell holding significant shares. These stakes reflect long-term confidence in ...
In the first half of 2026, real-world asset (RWA) trading attracted 31.7% of new users on Hyperliquid, bringing in 169,000 wallets. Most of these users, about 80.9%, stayed focused on RWA markets rather than shifting to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin ...
XDC Network reached a new high of 27.7 million transactions in July 2026, marking a 50% increase over six months and pushing its total lifetime transactions past 1 billion since 2019. The enterprise-focused blockchain supports trade finance, real-wor...
