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First Solana ETF Goes Live, Hinting At A Potential Boom For Altcoin Funds

First Solana ETF Goes Live, Hinting At A Potential Boom For Altcoin Funds

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The altcoin market is making significant inroads into traditional finance, with the recent launch of the first Solana ETF on the Cboe BZX stock exchange in Chicago.  Named the REX-Osprey SOL and Staking ETF, this fund is designed for investors looking to […]

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Ripple Joins Ranks Of Crypto Companies Seeking Banking Licenses In The US

Ripple Joins Ranks Of Crypto Companies Seeking Banking Licenses In The US

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Blockchain payment company Ripple, is making another major move with its recently announced pursuit of a national bank charter in the United States, a move that its CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, unveiled on social media.  National Bank Charter And Fed Master Account According

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Bitcoin Flashes Rare Signal That Could Trigger Drop Below ,000, Analyst Warns

Bitcoin Flashes Rare Signal That Could Trigger Drop Below $40,000, Analyst Warns

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin (BTC) recently closed its June monthly candle above $100,000, raising hopes among bulls for continued upside throughout the summer. However, the digital asset has now flashed a rare signal that warns of a significant price pullback in the coming months. Bitcoin

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Tron Wallet Tied to Darknet and Ransomware Gets Hit With US Sanctions

Tron Wallet Tied to Darknet and Ransomware Gets Hit With US Sanctions

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The US Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against a Tron cryptocurrency wallet address associated with the Aeza Group, a Russian internet infrastructure firm allegedly providing a bulletproof hosting (BPH) services to cybercriminal groups. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

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Crypto Goes Mainstream in Belgium as KBC Launches Retail Trading

Crypto Goes Mainstream in Belgium as KBC Launches Retail Trading

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Belgium’s KBC Bank is set to open the door to cryptocurrencies for everyday investors. Based on reports from Belga News Agency, the bank will let retail clients buy Bitcoin and Ether through its Bolero platform starting this autumn. It’s a first for

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Robinhood’s ‘OpenAI tokens’ are not equity, OpenAI clarifies

Robinhood’s ‘OpenAI tokens’ are not equity, OpenAI clarifies

OpenAI publicly disavowed Robinhood’s “OpenAI tokens,” stating “we did not partner with… and do not endorse it.” Robinhood’s tokens offer indirect exposure via a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), not direct equity in OpenAI. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev defended the move as giving retail investors exposure to private assets. OpenAI, the high-profile artificial intelligence firm, has

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Solana dominates real value rankings, DEX volume during H1

Solana dominates real value rankings, DEX volume during H1

Solana dominated major cryptocurrencies in real economic value (REV) and DEX volumes during the first half of 2025, according to Helius’ “Solana Ecosystem Report H1 2025.” The report highlighted that Solana has led all blockchains in REV since October 2024 and reached $551 million in January 2025.  REV is a metric that measures the monetary

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Crypto VC funding drops 22% in Q2 despite strong June finish

Crypto VC funding drops 22% in Q2 despite strong June finish

Venture capital funding directed towards crypto startups totaled $4.5 billion during the second quarter, down 22% versus the previous three months. According to DefiLlama data, the breakdown of the second quarter shows monthly flows of roughly $1.29 billion in April, $624 million in May, and $2.5 billion in June.  June’s figure is over 4x larger

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DeFi Development Corp. to raise 0M for Solana treasury acquisitions ahead of ETF launches

DeFi Development Corp. to raise $100M for Solana treasury acquisitions ahead of ETF launches

DeFi Development Corp has unveiled plans to raise $100 million through a private offering of convertible senior notes to strengthen its Solana-focused treasury strategy as anticipation for potential U.S. approval of Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ramps up. DeFi Development Corp. said proceeds will be used partly to repurchase its own shares through a prepaid forward

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SEC temporarily halts Grayscale’s multi-asset crypto ETF debut despite conversion greenlight

SEC temporarily halts Grayscale’s multi-asset crypto ETF debut despite conversion greenlight

Grayscale’s conversion of its Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been frozen by a stay order, despite receiving approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 1. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said in a social media post on July 2 that the stay blocks the conversion “for now”

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