Day: 17 July 2025

PicPay has reinstated its cryptocurrency trading services, reflecting the nation’s growing embrace of digital money and blockchain technology. This move comes as the company seeks to expand its digital asset offerings amid soaring interest in cryptocurrencies across Brazil. Source: RioTimes PicPay, with a user base now exceeding 65 million, originally ...

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On July 17, 2025, during the opening day of the Web3 Summit, Polkadot co-founder Gavin Wood announced an ambitious plan to introduce a new decentralized stablecoin fully collateralized by the native DOT token. This launch marks a significant step towards enhancing capital efficiency and scalability within the Polkadot ecosystem. The ...

Ripple has announced a new partnership with Ctrl Alt, a UAE-based virtual asset service provider (VASP), to advance Dubai’s ambitions to digitize its real estate sector. In partnership with Ctrl Alt and the Dubai @Land_Department, Ripple Custody will deliver scalable and secure storage for the Dubai Land Department’s tokenized real ...

SharpLink Gaming, a Nasdaq-listed sports betting marketing company, has significantly increased its Ethereum (ETH) holdings by acquiring an additional 10,614 ETH, worth about $35.6 million as of July 16, 2025. This latest purchase raises SharpLink’s total Ethereum portfolio to 296,508 ETH, with a current value close to $1 billion, according ...

Sonic Labs has unveiled Spark by Sonic, an innovative AI-driven platform set to transform the landscape of Web3 app creation. This new tool enables users to build and deploy full-stack decentralised applications instantly, using only natural language, eliminating the need for coding expertise. This breakthrough simplifies access to Web3 technologies, ...

Talos, a leading provider of institutional trading and portfolio technology for digital assets, has announced its acquisition of Coin Metrics, a top crypto market data and analytics firm. The deal establishes the industry’s first end-to-end platform integrating trading, portfolio management, and blockchain intelligence for institutional investors. The strategic move combines ...

Chris Larsen, co-founder and executive chairman of Ripple Labs, has reportedly transferred $26 million worth of XRP to Coinbase, fuelling speculation that he is cashing out as the cryptocurrency nears its highest price in over seven months. Since the start of 2025, Larsen’s wallets have moved approximately 106 million XRP, ...

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