Drake is once again making waves in the crypto world. In his latest track What Did I Miss, the rapper compares backstabbing friends to bitcoins price volatility, rapping, Could be down this week, then Im up next week. Its a punchy nod to BTCs notorious market swingsand not his first. Over the years, Drake has emerged as a high-profile figure in the crypto community. With over 146 million followers, he once shared a clip of MicroStrategys Michael Saylor declaring bitcoin would eat gold, amplifying crypto to a massive audience. His activity doesnt stop at social media posts, either. Drake has...

U.S. exceptionalism is showing renewed strength, as Wall Streets rally outpaces global markets. Since early April, the tech-heavy Nasdaq has soared 31%, while the SP 500 has jumped 24%, according to TradingView data. In contrast, major indices like Germanys DAX, Frances CAC, Japans Nikkei, and Chinas Shanghai Composite have trailed behind. This performance, alongside continued demand for U.S. Treasuries, challenges the widespread belief that capital is fleeing the U.S. due to debt concerns and political instability. PineBridge Investments Hani Redha notes that structural advantagessuch as...

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is trading at $482.54, down 0.23% in the past 24 hours, following a retreat from its eight-month peak of $526.5 on July 1. The recent surgefueled by whale accumulation, speculative inflows, and a broader altcoin rotationpushed BCH over 75% higher in just three months. Despite bullish technical signals, including a golden cross in late June, on-chain activity tells a more cautious story. Daily active BCH addresses have dropped to a six-year low, underscoring weak network utility behind the price action. Still, open interest in BCH derivatives rose 27.4% this week to $578...

Singapores financial regulator has fined nine financial institutions a total of S$27.5 million (US$21.5 million) following a two-year investigation into the countrys largest money laundering case, involving S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion) in illicit funds tied to a network of Chinese nationals. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) stated that the local unit of Credit Suisse, now owned by UBS, received the highest penalty of S$5.8 million due to serious lapses in its anti-money laundering (AML) controls. Citigroups Singapore branch was also penalized for failing to comply with AML...

SharpLink Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: SBET), a leading sports betting and iGaming marketing firm, has made headlines by becoming the first publicly listed company to adopt Ethereum (ETH) as its primary treasury reserve asset. The Minneapolis-based firm announced on July 4, 2025, that it will not only hold ETH but actively stake and deploy it within Ethereum-based yield protocols to enhance long-term shareholder value. The move follows a $425 million private placement in May, led by Consensys and other major crypto investors. As part of the deal, Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin...

Litecoin (LTC) is showing increased whale activity despite recent market volatility. According to data from IntoTheBlock, large LTC holders moved 105.9 million LTC in the past 24 hours, setting a new daily milestone. Over the past week, whale transactions hit a high of 93.75 million LTC and a low of 12.03 million, signaling renewed interest from major investors in the Litecoin network. At the time of writing, Litecoin is down 1.79% to $86.42, after peaking at $88.53 earlier. Trading volume has also dipped by 8.26%, falling to $348.68 million. While current price movement remains choppy,...

XRP Ledger (XRPL) is drawing renewed investor attention as Mercado Bitcoin, one of Latin Americas largest digital asset platforms, launches a massive tokenization initiative. The company announced plans to tokenize over $200 million worth of permissioned real-world assets (RWAs), including fixed-income and equity instruments, on XRPL. This move marks one of the most significant tokenization efforts in the region and is central to Mercado Bitcoins international strategy to boost regulated digital asset access in South America and Europe. This development could prove pivotal for XRP, which has...

Bitcoin advocate and executive chairman of MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor, has once again stirred the crypto communitythis time through a gamified meme featuring himself and Simon Gerovich of Metaplanet. The image mimics an old-school fighting game, with Saylor and Gerovich representing their respective companies in a symbolic battle based on Bitcoin holdings. MicroStrategys character boasts 597,325 BTC as its HP, while Metaplanet stands at 13,350 BTC, reflecting the firms actual Bitcoin reserves. Saylor tweeted the meme with the message, If youre going to fight, fight for Bitcoin, playfully...

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) saw unexpected movement late Friday, coinciding with the largest ever transfer of dormant Satoshi-era Bitcoin (BTC). BCH surged to $483.67 following a suspicious transaction involving over 10,000 BCH (worth nearly $5 million), raising concerns of a potential private key compromise. Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, flagged the BCH transaction as being tied to one of eight legacy whale wallets. These wallets, inactive since 2011, each moved 10,000 BTCtotaling 80,000 BTC or $8.5 billionjust one hour after the BCH test. The BTC was sent to newly created SegWit addresses,...

Billions in long-dormant Bitcoin were mysteriously moved today, sparking speculation of a potential private key hack. Conor Grogan, director at Coinbase, suggested theres a small chance this could be the result of a security breach, possibly making it the largest crypto theft in history. According to Grogan, the movement may have been preceded by a test transaction on Bitcoin Cash (BCH), which shares private keys with corresponding BTC wallets. This low-profile move could have allowed the attacker to verify access without drawing attention, as the BCH blockchain is less monitored. Notably,...