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BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF rapidly climbs to third in revenue, nears top spot

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF rapidly climbs to third in revenue, nears top spot

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund IBIT has become the asset manager’s third-highest revenue-generating ETF just 18 months after its launch, according to data shared by Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor responded to the milestone by predicting that IBIT will soon become BlackRock’s number one revenue-generating ETF. The IBIT fund has […]

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Senator Lummis presents bill to insert crypto tax definitions to shield micro-payments, validation rewards

Senator Lummis presents bill to insert crypto tax definitions to shield micro-payments, validation rewards

Senator Cynthia Lummis filed a bill on July 3 that rewrites multiple sections of the Internal Revenue Code to govern how crypto users calculate, defer, and report taxable income. The measure inserts statutory definitions for “digital asset” and “actively traded digital asset,” classifying any cryptographically recorded unit of value as property unless it merely mirrors

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Asian consortium led by Metaplanet, Sora Ventures targets Thai market with DV8 acquisition

Asian consortium led by Metaplanet, Sora Ventures targets Thai market with DV8 acquisition

A consortium led by the founding forces behind Japan’s Metaplanet, known as the “MicroStrategy of Asia,” announced plans on July 3 to acquire Thailand’s DV8 Public Company Limited through a voluntary tender offer. The cross-border alliance includes UTXO Management, Sora Ventures, Kliff Capital, Simon Gerovich, Moon Inc., AsiaStrategy, and Mythos Group. The transaction marks a

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Bitcoin at UATX: A New Era of Intellectual Sovereignty

Bitcoin at UATX: A New Era of Intellectual Sovereignty

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin at UATX: A New Era of Intellectual Sovereignty UATX, The University of Austin, Texas, is rediscovering and redefining academic pursuit. Founded in 2021, the start-up university stands as a protest to the intellectual dogma and the “woke” radicalization of major universities in recent years, focusing instead on entrepreneurship and preparing students for

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Geyser Launches K Nostr Wallet Connect Grant to Spark Open-Source Innovation

Geyser Launches $10K Nostr Wallet Connect Grant to Spark Open-Source Innovation

Bitcoin Magazine Geyser Launches $10K Nostr Wallet Connect Grant to Spark Open-Source Innovation Geyser, a Bitcoin crowdfunding and grants platform, announced the NWC Hackathon Grant this week, inviting projects that leverage Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) – a communication protocol that enables programmable, non-custodial Bitcoin payments and seamless interactions between apps and wallets. NWC uses the

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Solana staking ETF launch ranks in top 1% with  million debut

Solana staking ETF launch ranks in top 1% with $33 million debut

Solana’s institutional appeal has surged, with data showing significant growth in both its staking Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Solana CME futures markets. The impressive performance translated into a 5% rise in SOL’s value in the last 24 hours to $155 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate’s data. The REX-Osprey Solana Staking ETF, known as

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Ripple Boosts RLUSD Adoption With Embedded Finance and Payment Features

Ripple Boosts RLUSD Adoption With Embedded Finance and Payment Features

Ripple is scaling RLUSD-powered stablecoin payments globally, fusing blockchain precision with embedded fiat access to transform enterprise finance across high-impact markets. Ripple and Openpayd Join Forces to Power Global Stablecoin Payments Surging enterprise demand for seamless blockchain-to-banking integration is accelerating partnerships focused on compliant stablecoin solutions for high-volume global payments and treasury operations. Financial infrastructure

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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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Ripple Files for National Bank License and Fed Master Account to Boost RLUSD Security

Ripple Files for National Bank License and Fed Master Account to Boost RLUSD Security

Ripple is charging into the regulated banking arena, seeking a national license and Federal Reserve access to vault its stablecoin into elite, federally supervised territory. Ripple’s Dual Licensing Move Sets Compliance Benchmark for Stablecoins Ripple announced on July 2 that it filed for a national banking license with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of

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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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