Bitcoin and ether ETFs draw $2.6B in strongest inflow week since October, volume triples to $29B
Combined spot ETF weekly trading volume more than tripled to $29 billion as bitcoin and ether prices rallied, though both categories remain negative on the year
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Bitcoin records largest weekly dollar gain in history; Strive CEO predicts strongest cycle ever
Bitcoin posted its biggest weekly dollar gain ever as Strive CEO argued the next cycle will be the strongest yet, citing BTC's performance against both the doll
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Tether's $120M Uruguay bitcoin mining project collapsed over power contract dispute, Reuters reports
UTE cut power to Tether's mining sites in July 2025 after Tether representatives did not attend the signing of a revised contract, according to the report.
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DeFi lending protocol Term Finance loses estimated $8.5M to governance exploit
Term vault proposals face a seven-day delay and can be vetoed by liquidity providers, but those controls apparently did not stop the exploit.
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Solana cuts mainnet slot time to 350 milliseconds in first step toward 200ms goal
The change should lead to faster transaction confirmations but is not designed to increase the overall throughput of the network.
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Zcash hits eight-year high near $850 with futures volume near $10B amid Grayscale ETF push
CoinGlass recorded nearly $10 billion in 24-hour futures volume and $1.76 billion in open interest, indicating derivatives made up much of the trading activity.
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