On July 12, President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting August 1, following unsuccessful trade negotiations. This escalation in the trade war has angered U.S. allies and unsettled investors. Trump communicated this decision in letters to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and […]
Seamus Rocca warned that the next Bitcoin market downturn could be sparked organically and not through a single catastrophic event.
In the last seven days, the total crypto market capitalization climbed 10%, from $3.4 trillion to $3.74 trillion. Bitcoin closed at just over $117,200, gaining 8.5%—but its dominance dropped from 63.71% to 57.85%, signaling a shift to altcoins. Crypto Market Ends Week on a High Note After a slow start, the crypto economy ended the […]
Bitcoin miners faced a 7.96% hike in difficulty on June 12, 2025, when block height 905184 was reached—pushing the number up to 126.27 trillion. Snagging BTC just got trickier. Saturday’s difficulty tweak pushed the level 7.96% higher, marking the ninth time it’s climbed this year, alongside five times it’s been dialed down. The difficulty figure […]
Animoca Brands joins a growing list of companies adopting a Bitcoin treasury strategy or expanding their existing Bitcoin reserves.
There is no credible evidence that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) created Bitcoin, and comparisons between Bitcoin’s white paper and a 1996 NSA paper on electronic cash are extremely misleading at best. No Smoking Gun: The NSA’s 1996 Paper Is Not Bitcoin, and It’s Not Even Close Conspiracy theories flourish in the absence of […]
A Wired report suggests that the prison footage of Jeffrey Epstein may have been altered using high-end editing software created by Adobe. On top of that, both Wired journalists and independent video forensics specialists suspect the footage released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is stitched together from a pair of separate clips. The […]
Venture capitalists and the Solana community touted the ICO as a showcase for capital formation in the age of internet capital markets.
As bitcoin pushes into uncharted price territory, speculators are letting their imaginations run wild—just how high can the top crypto climb? Over on prediction market Polymarket, bettors are giving it a 20% shot that BTC hits $130,000 before July wraps up. Prediction Market Bets Explode: $120K Leads, $200K Still in the Cards On July 11, […]
Pump.fun’s public token sale for its PUMP cryptocurrency raised $500 million after selling out rapidly in roughly 12 minutes. PUMP Token Sale Sells out, Raising $500 Million for Platform Expansion The initial coin offering (ICO) — a crowdfunding method for new digital tokens — launched July 12 at 2 p.m. UTC. Pump.fun, a leading meme […]
The next wave of Web3 neobanks won’t be standalone apps; they’ll be embedded within platforms people already use.
Veer Chetal, a 19-year-old hacker, used social engineering to steal $243 million in Bitcoin, then exposed his identity during a livestream and reoffended while out on bail.
