Solo Miner With a Tiny 48 Terahash Strikes Bitcoin Block, Beats the Mining Pool Titans

A solo miner hit the jackpot on Saturday morning by solving block 907283, and data shows they did it with a modest hashrate of about 48.3 terahash per second (TH/s). Not bad... Read more »

XRP ‘Healthy Correction,’ Ether Supply Decline: Hodler’s Digest

Top Stories of The Week Australian fintech Finder wins court battle over crypto yield product The Australian Federal Court ruled in favor of fintech company Finder.com, clearing it and its yield-generating product,... Read more »

Blockchain won’t win until it outruns TradFi

Decentralization was blockchain’s founding promise—but in finance, milliseconds move markets. Unless Web3 can match Wall Street’s sub-second speed, users will keep choosing the faster rails of traditional finance. We see this in... Read more »

XRP Holders Should ‘Protect Themselves’ Amid Chris Larsen-Linked Sales

Key points: Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen sparks warnings to XRP investors after a wallet linked to him sends 50 million tokens to exchanges. Larsen notionally has over 2.5 billion XRP left, which... Read more »

Block Hunt Intensifies as Bitcoin Difficulty Climbs 1.07%

Based on the most recent figures, the Bitcoin network just nudged its difficulty up by 1.07% on July 25, making block discovery ever so slightly trickier. At 127.62 trillion, the current difficulty... Read more »

Spot Ether ETFs Hit $453M in Inflows, Extend 16-Day Streak

Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted another strong session on Friday, drawing $452.72 million in net inflows and extending their inflow streak to 16 consecutive trading days, according to data from SoSoValue.... Read more »

Robert Kiyosaki slams ETFs for being ‘paper versions’ of Bitcoin, gold and silver

Investor and “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki warned investors to beware of holding Bitcoin (BTC), gold and silver through exchange‑traded funds, saying those paper‑based instruments are no substitute for the... Read more »

MARA Holdings to raise $850M to buy more Bitcoin and repurchase debt

Key Takeaways MARA Holdings will raise $850 million through zero-coupon convertible notes to fund Bitcoin acquisitions and strategic purposes. A portion of the proceeds will be used to repurchase existing notes and... Read more »

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserve Fails to Help the Average Citizen — NGO Exec

El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserve has had limited impact on the broader population, and the country’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may further complicate its Bitcoin strategy, according to... Read more »

US Government Puts Stamp of Approval on Key Digital Asset in Historic First Move

SEC Chair confirms first-ever U.S. government stamp of approval on a key digital asset, signaling a breakthrough moment for blockchain adoption in mainstream financial infrastructure. SEC Chair Confirms Historic Pivot: Stablecoins Now... Read more »
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