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The digital asset Solana, one of the top ten cryptocurrencies by market size, has fallen to about $69. The drop follows a warning from a trader who had earlier flagged the coin as likely to cool off after it reached resistance levels near $75. A large investor placed a very risky short position,

Crypto Law Push: Senate Nears Decision Amidst Last‑Minute Haggling

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is racing toward a Senate vote, but the final weeks are packed with negotiations that could still derail the bill. At the heart of the debate is a clause that would bar senior officials from doing business with crypto firms. This rule, especially relevant to f

AUSD stablecoin company gets a new operations leader with crypto scaling experience

A major player in dollar-pegged digital money just brought in a seasoned executive to handle its growing needs. Tanya Denisova, who spent years running day-to-day operations for a well-known crypto trading app, has moved to Agora, a company that creates AUSD—a stablecoin that stays equal to real dol

Crypto Market Takes a Hit as Stocks Struggle

The crypto world saw red across the board this week as digital assets followed tech stocks downward. Bitcoin dropped to around $62, 300, losing 2. 5% in a single day. Ethereum fell even harder, sliding over 4% to about $1, 650. The pain wasn’t limited to just these two giants—most altcoins got crush

Burnham’s Crypto Chat: A New Leader, Old Questions

Andy Burnham has stepped into the spotlight as a potential prime minister after Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation. His recent win in Makerfield suggests voters are ready for a fresh face at the top of Labour. Yet his knowledge about cryptocurrencies remains uneven. In early 2024, Burnham

Crypto Prices Could Rise a Lot Next Year

Matt Hougan, the chief investment officer at Bitwise, said on a June talk that crypto might be heading into a period where people are getting tired of the current slump. He thinks Bitcoin could fall to about $30, 000 if a four‑year cycle repeats, but he does not see that as the most likely path.

Crypto Prices Drop as Tech Stocks Pull Back

Bitcoin slipped to about $63, 000 after a broad sell‑off in risky assets. The cryptocurrency fell 0. 9% over the last day and 3. 3% for the week, following a peak near $65, 000 on Monday. This decline mirrored losses in other digital assets: Ether dropped 0. 9%, XRP fell 1. 6%, Solana lost 3. 4%, an

DAOs Are Back—But Will They Work?

The idea of running a company with no bosses, just code and tokens, has been hot for years. Some people think it’s a clever way to spread power; others say it only looks democratic while the big token holders decide everything. In recent chats on social media, a partner from a well‑known venture

AI Speed Threats: Crypto’s New Hacker Tool

Anthropic has launched its most powerful AI model yet, Claude Fable 5, which can think and code faster than previous versions. The release comes as decentralized finance (DeFi) has already lost more than $840 million to hacks this year. The new model is split into a public version and a restricted o

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