Visa, Mastercard, tech firms and banking institutions are all exploring ways of using blockchain technology for payments and settlement. Payment company Visa expanded stablecoin offerings on its settlement platform by adding support for Global Dollar (USDG), PayPal USD (PYUSD), Euro Coin (EURC) and two new blockchain networks, Stellar and Avalanche.… Listen ⇢

The quantum threat  Aggressive scaling  Justin Drake, a prominent researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, has unveiled his vision for the next decade. His vision of “lean Ethereum” will aspire to achieve “extreme performance” with minimum complexity without compromising security or decentralization.  The quantum threat  In his lengthy social media post,… Listen ⇢

TL;DR FTX staked $79M ETH after withdrawing $75M, signaling renewed activity from major crypto players. BlackRock now holds 2.5% of all ETH, adding $375M more through its growing Ethereum ETF. Eleven new whale wallets added 722K ETH since July, with most already staked for the long term. Ethereum ETFs saw… Listen ⇢

Crypto analytics platform Glassnode is saying Bitcoin (BTC) has proven its resilience after a massive stash of the flagship digital asset was sold off last weekend. Glassnode says an unnamed investor disposed of Bitcoin worth nearly $10 billion via Galaxy Digital last weekend, demonstrating Bitcoin’s “growing liquidity profile and market… Listen ⇢

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA, USA, July 31st — Blockstream, the global leader in Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure, has announced the public launch of Simplicity, a groundbreaking smart contracting language, on the Liquid Network. Simplicity introduces powerful, Bitcoin-native programmability, designed for a new generation of decentralized financial contracts and advanced forms of self-custody,… Listen ⇢

Bitwise is the first to act on the SEC’s rule change, though analysts say it’s a backend fix, not a retail breakthrough. The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent decision to let crypto ETF issuers swap Bitcoin and Ether directly for fund shares represents a structural upgrade, not a retail… Listen ⇢

A merger worth over 350 million dollars is shaking the crypto mining world. The protagonist is Eric Trump, who is preparing to take his American Bitcoin Corp public thanks to the union with Gryphon Digital Mining Inc.. According to the latest official communications, this is one of the most significant… Listen ⇢

Anchorage Digital kicked off its day with a massive bitcoin haul. In the early hours of July 30, the federally chartered bank quietly added 10,141 BTC—worth about $1.19 billion—to its wallets. The move happened over a nine‑hour window. Bitcoin’s market price barely budged, slipping just 0.25% in the past week… Listen ⇢

The long-running legal battle between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may finally be heading for closure. Particularly, a joint appeal dismissal from both parties could arrive in the middle of August. If that happens, the outcome would be a turning point for the entire Ripple and… Listen ⇢