Day: 18 July 2025

Hello there! Whew — what didn't happen in crypto this week? ???? U.S. lawmakers breathing new life into stalled crypto bills, hackers made off with millions (again), and a popular darknet marketplace just ghosted in what’s probably an exit scam. Oh, and lest we forget, the regulatory shakeups happening left ...

In early crypto lore, DAOs were imagined as unstoppable, uncensorable machines, headless swarms governed by smart contracts and consensus, free from the baggage of legal entities, tax obligations, and boardroom politics. Fast forward to 2025, and that narrative is being stress-tested by a harsh legal reality. Over the past year, ...

Crypto-integrated banking startup Dakota has raised $12.5 million in a Series A round led by CoinFund, with participation from 6th Man Ventures and Triton Ventures, as it looks to reinvent global business banking using stablecoins and U.S. Treasuries. Founded by former executives from Coinbase, Square, and Airbnb, Dakota is building ...

Pando Finance has officially launched the Pando Bitcoin ETF (2818.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), a significant development that underscores the region’s accelerating push into regulated digital asset products. The ETF is benchmarked against the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – Asia Pacific Variant (BRRAP), provided by CF ...

Hong Kong, PCR, 18th July 2025, Chainwire

Venture capital is flowing back into the crypto industry at unprecedented levels, with 2025 shaping up to be a record-breaking year for startup funding. According to a report released by CEX.io on Thursday, July 17, venture deals in the first half of 2025 reached an impressive $16.5 billion. This figure ...

NEW YORK, United States, 18th July 2025, Chainwire

On July 17, 2025, the global cryptocurrency market capitalization surpassed the $4 trillion milestone for the first time, signaling a significant evolution in the crypto industry’s maturity and acceptance as a mainstream asset class. Data from Coingecko showed the total crypto market cap hitting approximately $4.003 trillion, accompanied by a ...

Backpack has rolled out a dedicated portal to help FTX creditors sell their debt claims directly to institutional buyers. The launch was announced on July 18 via Backpack’s Chinese X account, positioning the initiative as a “non-profit, neutral” solution for those still reeling from FTX’s dramatic collapse in 2022. Backpack ...

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining firm BTC Digital has announced a sweeping overhaul of its treasury strategy, opting to liquidate all its Bitcoin reserves and pivot entirely to Ethereum. In a statement released July 17, the U.S.-based company revealed it has already secured $6 million in fresh financing, alongside a new $1 ...