Ripple secures full MiCA CASP authorization across 30 European Economic Area countries
Ripple obtained full regulatory authorization from Luxembourg under MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) to offer crypto services across all EEA member st
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Aave deposits top $100 million on Monad two days after launch; V4 hits $250M
Aave's new market on Monad blockchain crossed $100 million in deposits within 48 hours of launch, with the V4 protocol also reaching a new all-time high of $250
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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum's next major rebuild will rival the Merge and take 3-4 years
Vitalik Buterin outlined that Ethereum's upcoming major protocol reconstruction will be as significant as the Proof-of-Stake Merge, with quantum safety now elev
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June VC funding hits one-year low; DeFi share increases despite broader slowdown
Venture capital funding activity in June fell to its lowest levels in a year by both deal count and total capital deployed, though decentralized finance allocat
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Trump financial disclosure shows $1.4 billion in crypto-related income for 2025
Trump's annual financial disclosure revealed total crypto-related earnings exceeding $1.4 billion in 2025, with roughly $636 million tied to a memecoin token, d
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Robinhood Chain emerges as latest corporate blockchain; Morpho provides yield infrastructure
Robinhood launched its own blockchain layer, joining other corporate entrants like Base and Tempo; Morpho protocol powers Robinhood's crypto earning products wi
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DeFi protocol Summer Finance exploited for $6 million via flash loan attack
An attacker used a $65.4 million flash loan to execute a price manipulation attack on Summer.fi's Lazy Summer Protocol, extracting $6 million in value through a
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Ornn raises $33 million to build peer-to-peer marketplace for compute power trading
Ornn, a platform positioning compute power as a tradeable commodity similar to oil markets, completed a $33 million funding round to develop its marketplace inf
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Bitcoin ETFs record eighth consecutive weekly outflow despite Thursday's large inflow
Spot Bitcoin ETFs extended their losing streak to eight straight weeks of net outflows, though a major inflow on Thursday was offset by broader weakness; Hyperl
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Nasdaq selects Pyth for market data distribution; Securitize lists on NYSE
In weekly updates: Nasdaq chose Pyth Network for market data feeds, tokenized securities platform Securitize went public on NYSE, and Symbiotic protocol pivoted
Substack
Sovereign wealth funds invest in digital assets primarily through regulated vehicles and ETFs
Analysis shows sovereign wealth funds enter crypto markets predominantly via spot Bitcoin ETFs, public equities with crypto exposure, blockchain infrastructure
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Cantos Ventures closes $70 million Fund IV for deep tech and seed investments
Cantos Ventures, a seed-stage investor focused on deep technology, raised $70 million for its fourth fund to continue backing early-stage founders.
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Report: Riot Platforms custody transfer of 500 BTC reveals AI funding pressure on miners
Analysis of a reported 500 Bitcoin custody transfer by miner Riot Platforms suggests the company is liquidating holdings to fund artificial intelligence infrast
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Worldmodeldata raises GBP 7 million seed with ex-Meta policy VP joining board
Worldmodeldata, a data aggregation startup, secured GBP 7 million in seed funding and added a former Meta policy executive to its board as it competes to accumu
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South Korea formalize crypto-specific procedures for asset seizures and liquidation
South Korean courts amended their civil execution procedures to explicitly address how to handle forced seizures and liquidations of cryptocurrency holdings in
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Chainalysis adds automatic token support for Robinhood Chain
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis deployed automatic token support for the newly launched Robinhood Chain, enabling transaction monitoring and compliance to
Crowdfund Insider · +2 outlets
Nigel Farage under parliamentary probe over undisclosed GBP 5M gift from Tether stakeholder
UK lawmaker Nigel Farage faces a parliamentary standards investigation for failing to declare a GBP 5 million donation from Christopher Harborne, a stakeholder
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Nearly 1 million wallets are down $3.81 billion on Trump memecoin holdings
On-chain data shows approximately 1 million wallet addresses hold Trump memecoin at a loss totaling $3.81 billion, as the token has declined significantly from
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