US Ethereum ETFs recorded massive net inflows of more than US$1 billion on Monday, significantly outperforming Bitcoin ETFs which saw only US$180 million in inflows. Ethereum has surged 8% daily and 30% weekly to trade at US$4,673, while Bitcoin managed modest gains of 0.2% daily and 5% weekly at US$119,329.Continue Reading
Pantera Capital has invested over US$300M in digital asset treasury companies and launched two dedicated DAT funds. The company backs DATs to outperform ETFs through NAV growth and yield strategies. Their NAV growth strategies include share issuance, staking rewards, and convertible debt. Pantera Capital has committed over US$300 million (AU$459.45Continue Reading
The Grayscale DeepBook Trust and Grayscale Walrus Trust offer accredited investors direct exposure to two core Sui blockchain protocols. DeepBook has processed over US$10B (AU$15.35B) in trades, while Walrus raised US$140M (AU$214.84M) for scalable, privacy-focused on-chain data storage. Sui’s DeFi activity reached a record US$2.3B (AU$3.53B) TVL in July, withContinue Reading
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has acquired a 7.5% stake in the Ethereum treasury company, ETHZilla, which until just a few weeks ago was a biotech firm known as 180 Life Sciences. News of Thiel’s investment in ETHZilla became public Tuesday and it immediately sent the firm’s stock price sky-rocketing, closingContinue Reading
The Layer-1 blockchain Qubic claims it successfully executed a 51% attack on Monero’s network, which resulted in a six-block reorganisation and replaced 60 previously confirmed blocks. Qubic’s attack was a “high-stakes technical confrontation” that involved incentivising Monero CPU mining through its own network to gain control of the majority hashrate.Continue Reading
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s space exploration company, has partnered with Shift4 Payments to accept crypto payments for its suborbital flights. Customers can now purchase New Shepard tickets using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, as well as stablecoins like USDT and USDC. This move is driven by the belief thatContinue Reading
Ethereum core developer Federico Carrone was released after being detained for 24 hours in Turkey on accusations of “helping others misuse Ethereum”. Carrone believes the arrest was connected to a 2022 academic paper he co-authored that analysed privacy protocols on Ethereum and Tornado Cash. His case highlights a growing trendContinue Reading
Do Kwon may change his plea in the US fraud case concerning TerraUSD’s 2022 collapse. Kwon faces nine felony counts including securities fraud, market manipulation, money laundering, and wire fraud. This plea hearing may influence related cases in South Korea where Kwon also faces charges. Terraform Labs co-founder Do KwonContinue Reading
Chainlink has partnered with Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE operator) to integrate institutional-grade forex and metals pricing data onto blockchain networks. The collaboration provides over 2,000 applications with access to trusted market data from more than 300 global exchanges, enhancing blockchain’s appeal to traditional finance. Chainlink has also launched a reserve fundContinue Reading
A luxury Fannie Bay home in the Northern Territory is listed for $2.85 million or the Bitcoin equivalent. About 20% of Australians own cryptocurrency, with the market valued between $50 billion and $70 billion. Internationally, places like Dubai have clear crypto real estate laws, enabling Bitcoin and stablecoin property purchases.Continue Reading
