NEWS

July 11, 2025

Bitcoin’s Rally to a New All-Time High Could Reach $168,000

The world’s largest digital asset broke out of a period of consolidation to a new bullish phase. The stars are aligning for the asset to go at least 40% higher.

PODCASTS

The Chopping Block: Paul Grewal on Regulation, Tokenization, and Crypto’s Next Legal Frontier – Ep 867

Episode #867 | July 11, 2025

The Chopping Block: Paul Grewal on Regulation, Tokenization, and Crypto’s Next Legal Frontier

Tokenized Stocks Arrive: Robinhood’s OpenAI Stunt, Coinbase’s Legal Play, and the $4B Pump.fun Frenzy – The Chopping Block

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Bitcoin

July 11, 2025

Bitcoin’s Rally to a New All-Time High Could Reach $168,000

The world’s largest digital asset broke out of a period of consolidation to a new bullish phase. The stars are aligning for the asset to go at least 40% higher.

July 11, 2025

Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High Above $118,000

Bitcoin broke past $118,000 with a $7,000 daily jump and soaring volume.

July 11, 2025

Why Phantom Wallet Chose Hyperliquid Over Solana DEXes to Launch Perps

Why is a Solana-first wallet launching perps on Hyperliquid, and what does that say about crypto UX?

July 11, 2025

How PIPE Deals Could Blow Up Crypto Treasury Stocks

Crypto companies are rushing to raise money via PIPEs, and retail investors may be the ones left holding the bag. Steven Ehrlich explains how dilution, low float, and investor panic could send prices crashing.

Business

July 11, 2025

Weekly Recap: Pump.fun’s Token Details, Polymarket’s Suit Controversy

This week in crypto: Metaplanet eyes banking with Bitcoin, CoreWeave’s $9B AI merger shakes up mining, and Circle expands USDC deals.

July 11, 2025

Why Phantom Wallet Chose Hyperliquid Over Solana DEXes to Launch Perps

Why is a Solana-first wallet launching perps on Hyperliquid, and what does that say about crypto UX?

July 11, 2025

How PIPE Deals Could Blow Up Crypto Treasury Stocks

Crypto companies are rushing to raise money via PIPEs, and retail investors may be the ones left holding the bag. Steven Ehrlich explains how dilution, low float, and investor panic could send prices crashing.

July 9, 2025

BitMine Crashes 39% After It Files to Raise $2 Billion for More ETH

The registration comes on the same day that the firm closed a $250 million private round. The crash could indicate investor angst over more dilution.

DeFi

July 11, 2025

Why Phantom Is Launching Perps + Why Bit Digital Ditched BTC for ETH

In this double-header, Phantom’s cofounder explains why it launched perps powered by Hyperliquid. Plus, a Bitcoin miner explains why they sold 280 BTC to go all-in on Ethereum.

July 4, 2025

Why Arbitrum Won Over Robinhood + A $59 Million Polymarket Controversy

Robinhood is rebuilding its core product on crypto rails. And Polymarket may have just fumbled a $59 million bet on what counts as a “suit.”

July 4, 2025

DeFi Development Corp.’s Total Solana Holdings Near $100M

DeFi Development Corp. boosted its Solana stash to nearly $100 million, doubling down on a long-term staking and validator strategy.

July 1, 2025

Does Lido’s Dual Governance Now Make It the Safest Place to Stake ETH?

Is Lido’s new governance system the breakthrough that makes staking safe for institutions?

Ethereum

July 11, 2025

Why Phantom Is Launching Perps + Why Bit Digital Ditched BTC for ETH

In this double-header, Phantom’s cofounder explains why it launched perps powered by Hyperliquid. Plus, a Bitcoin miner explains why they sold 280 BTC to go all-in on Ethereum.

July 9, 2025

BitMine Crashes 39% After It Files to Raise $2 Billion for More ETH

The registration comes on the same day that the firm closed a $250 million private round. The crash could indicate investor angst over more dilution.

July 8, 2025

‘Frontier’ Ethereum Whale Wallets Move Millions After Decade

Two Ethereum genesis wallets from 2015 quietly moved nearly $3 million in ETH, breaking a decade of dormancy as whale activity picks up.

July 7, 2025

Vitalik’s EIP-7983 Calls For 16.77M Gas Cap Per Transaction

Vitalik Buterin proposed a gas cap of 16.77 million per transaction to curb DoS risks and improve Ethereum’s efficiency.

NFTs

February 27, 2025

How the Bybit Hack Reveals an Industry Still Striving for Transparency

Bybit happened to publish a proof of reserves the day before the $1.5 billion hack by North Korea. But the incomplete snapshot of the exchange’s finances lays bare why they don’t serve customers when disaster strikes.

January 21, 2025

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin’s NFT Choice Spurs Talk of ‘Wartime Mode’

Buterin’s acquisition and use of a Miladys NFT on his social media accounts X and Farcaster comes at a time when the Ethereum community has expressed a number of concerns about the network’s trajectory and leadership.

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2024 Was Full of Fascinating Crypto News. Here Are Its Top Moments

From the groundbreaking success of the ETFs to Solana’s dominance and the Trump effect on Bitcoin, we look back at the stories and voices that defined 2024.

December 17, 2024

Pudgy Penguins See NFT Floor Price Drop Almost 50% After PENGU Launch

PENGU, the new token for Pudgy Penguins that rolled out on Solana, has a fully diluted valuation of $2.6 billion, making it the sixth largest memecoin.

Regulation

July 11, 2025

Venn Researchers Discover Backdoor That Left $10M Vulnerable Onchain

Researchers uncovered a stealth backdoor in thousands of smart contracts that exposed $10 million to theft, prompting an urgent rescue effort possibly tied to Lazarus Group.

July 11, 2025

Robinhood Crypto Probed Over Allegedly Misleading Investors

Florida opened an investigation into Robinhood Crypto, accusing it of misleading users with claims about trading costs that may mask hidden fees.

July 10, 2025

GMX Loses $40 Million in V1 Exploit, Halts Trading and Minting

A $40 million exploit on GMX’s V1 platform forced a trading halt after a flaw in its liquidity pool was used to mint tokens without backing.

July 9, 2025

Judge Likely to Exclude Tornado Cash Sanctions at Roman Storm Trial

A judge signaled she’ll block Tornado Cash sanctions from being used against Roman Storm at trial, though ties to North Korea will remain fair game.

Tech

July 9, 2025

Polygon PoS to Ship ‘Most Complex’ Hard Fork Since Launch

Polygon will activate its biggest hard fork yet with Heimdall v2, slashing finality times and overhauling its core consensus system.

July 9, 2025

Phantom Wallet Launches Direct Perpetual Trading With Hyperliquid

Phantom wallet is rolling out built-in perp trading via Hyperliquid, offering up to 40x leverage without needing to leave the app.

July 7, 2025

Jack Dorsey Tests Decentralized Messaging App Bitchat

Jack Dorsey is trialing Bitchat, an offline, encrypted messaging app built on a Bluetooth mesh network for decentralized communication.

July 1, 2025

Robinhood Is Building Its Own Layer 2 Blockchain

Robinhood is building a custom Arbitrum-based L2 to power tokenized stocks and 24/7 trading, sending its shares to all-time highs.

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The Chopping Block: Paul Grewal on Regulation, Tokenization, and Crypto’s Next Legal Frontier – Ep 867

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