public firms holding at least 1,000 BTC grow 50% in 2025 – Fidelity

The cohort of publicly traded companies with holdings of at least 1,000 Bitcoin (BTC) has surged from 24 at the end of the first quarter to 35 as of July 25, representing... Read more »

Why Balaji Srinivasan says all property will become cryptography

Author of the Network State, Balaji Srinivasan, argues that the future of property and ownership will run on cryptography, specifically, blockchain technology. His vision extends beyond crypto assets to encompass nearly all... Read more »

Polymarket $10k bet on NASCAR race turns to $60k dispute following Zelensky controversy

A routine $10,000 prediction market on Polymarket covering Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race erupted into a dispute in UMA’s history after the oracle rejected an early settlement proposal, despite it being accurate. ... 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 »

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 »

Polymarket shows 96.3% odds of no rate cut next week despite Trump claiming Fed is ‘ready’ to ease

Bettors on the Polygon-based prediction market Polymarket are assigning a 96.3% probability that the Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged at its July 29–30 meeting, according to the platform’s contract covering the... Read more »

WOO X suffers $14 million breach affecting 9 users, halts withdrawals

WOO X suffered an authorized breach on July 24, resulting in the theft of roughly $14 million in crypto. The exchange said it is investigating the “contained incident” and revealed that the... Read more »

BitMine Immersion aims to stake 5% of Ethereum’s supply as holdings exceed $2 billion

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has strengthened its position as Ethereum’s largest publicly traded holder, with its total ETH portfolio now valued at over $2 billion. In a disclosure on July 24, the... Read more »

Legislation on a blockchain pilot for Veteran Affairs claims awaits House floor vote

The House is considering a proposal that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to examine how distributed ledger technology, such as blockchain, can enhance the agency’s claims systems.  The “Veterans Affairs... Read more »

Brazilian firm VERT pioneers $130 million agribusiness tokenization on XRP Ledger

VERT, a Brazilian fund management and securitization firm, has launched a blockchain-based platform on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to modernize the issue and management of agribusiness credit. According to a July 23... Read more »
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