DeFi policy experts and industry leaders are criticizing the CLARITY Act, warning that it could harm the DeFi sector in the U.S. The bill may force decentralized exchanges to operate more like centralized ones, impacting small startups disproportionately.
Wintermute's 1H 2025 OTC Market Report reveals a growing divergence between institutional and retail investors in crypto trading. The report shows institutions maintaining larger allocations to Bitcoin and Ethereum, while retail investors are rotating into altcoins. Options trading surged by 412% in the first half of 2025 on Wintermute's OTC desk.
ProShares has introduced two new exchange-traded funds offering increased exposure to XRP and Solana, aiming to provide investors with double the daily returns of these assets. These new products come as issuers expand their crypto-focused offerings to meet investor demand for leveraged funds.
A blockchain researcher accidentally burned $58,000 worth of Pump.fun's PUMP token on Solana, but he remains unfazed by the costly mistake. Despite losing a significant amount, he maintains a positive outlook, focusing on what he can control.
XRP's price surged to over $3.00, driven by optimism about its utility and regulatory environment. Analysts predict further growth due to tokenization trends and XRP Ledger's compliance features. Ripple's CEO highlighted the positive impact of recent regulatory developments on the cryptocurrency's future.
BitMine Immersion Technologies saw its stock price surge by 45% to $59.00 after surpassing $500 million in ETH holdings, but the gains were short-lived, dropping to $41.02 by the end of the day. The company's stock has been highly volatile due to its ETH treasury strategy.
Coinbase stock reached an all-time high of $398.50, just shy of the $400 target set by Argus Research. Analysts praised the company's growth and profit margins, with a market cap exceeding $100 billion.
An attacker exploited a flaw in GMX's codebase, stealing over $40 million in crypto, but later returned $40.5 million, including 10,000 Ethereum. GMX offered a 10% white-hat bounty for the return, with its token price seeing a 16% jump.
Upexi is strengthening its Solana treasury by raising $200 million through an equity offering and the sale of convertible notes. The firm aims to use the funds to purchase more SOL, with the convertible notes collateralized by locked, spot SOL from purchasers.
Max Resnick from Anza revealed that sandwich attacks on Solana have significantly decreased due to improvements in the network's code. The reduction in sandwiching is attributed to the enhanced transaction targeting, limiting opportunities for malicious actors to manipulate transactions.
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