🗣 Trump stated that the U.S. attempt to open the Strait of Hormuz will be paused as negotiations with Iran continue. #macro

🕵️ Vitalik Buterin: Why Consortium Blockchains Have Almost Completely Failed

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin declared the original vision of consortium blockchains a failure in a July 20, 2024 Arbitrum video. He noted that these private chains inherit the drawbacks of both centralized and decentralized systems, resulting in cartel-like structures devoid of real openness or privacy.

As a viable alternative, Buterin proposed retrofitting existing centralized servers with cryptographic scaffolding—anchoring proofs and Merkle roots on-chain to enhance security without overhauling current infrastructure.

😱🤑 Fear & Greed Index for #BTC

🗣 #XRP CEO of Ripple states that the market structure bill is not yet a "done deal," despite reaching a compromise on stablecoins.

According to TD Cowen, the debate over stablecoin yields could delay the passing of the cryptocurrency market bill, with no compromise reached yet. #stablecoin

👮 CFTC Intends to Strengthen Protections for Software Developers That Do Not Custody Assets - The Block #regulation

🆕 $WIF listed on Upbit spot (KRW)

🆕 $EDGE listed on OKX spot

🥷 #ZRO Kelp DAO claims that LayerZero employees approved the setup of a 1-of-1 verifier. This verifier was later identified by LayerZero as the cause of the $292 million hack of the rsETH bridge. #hack

📊 #BTC CME Group to launch BTC volatility futures.

🕵️ Solana Foundation and Google Cloud Launch AI Agent Payment Gateway

Solana Foundation announced a partnership with Google Cloud to launch a payment gateway for AI agents. This gateway enables access to and payment for APIs via Solana wallets using stablecoins on a pay-per-call basis, without requiring accounts or subscriptions. The system supports integration with Google Cloud services including Gemini, BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Run, as well as over 50 third-party APIs, allowing for pay-per-use and multi-service selection through a unified API marketplace. #ai

🐳 The whale "0x0a8" further withdrew 9,288 $ETH ($21.94M) from Bybit. The whale now holds 27,098 $ETH ($64M).

Address: 0x0a89A70Ed887D949A7781826441C2c6A4764d908

🆕 $BILL listed on Bybit futures

📊 BTC Breaks $81K as Dominance Rises, but Altcoins Show Early Stabilization

Trading volumes for altcoins on Binance are showing signs of gradual recovery. Their share relative to the combined #BTC and #ETH volumes on Binance has increased from 31% to 49%.

📊 #RWA Head of Digital Assets Department for Treasury and Trading Solutions at Citi stated that tokenized money will not fully realize its potential if it remains confined to a single bank's systems and does not operate across multiple institutions.

🆕 $CRCL listed on Bybit futures

🙅 $CLOUD delisted from Bybit futures

🙅 $SYN has been delisted from Bybit futures.

📈 #BTC Bitcoin hits $82,000.

📊 Historical norm is +8%. The L/S ratio reads 47.5% long vs 52.5% short — a rare short majority on $BTC at a four-month high.

Either smart money is hedging spot ETF longs with futures shorts, or the next squeeze leg is loaded.

🐳 As the market keeps rising, the $BTC and $ETH 3x short position held by whale “pension-usdt.eth” is now sitting on a floating loss of over $19.6M.

His profit has dropped from over $32M to $10.66M.