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Grok 4 Basic Review: $30 a Month for This? Elon Musk's AI Now Thinks Like Him

While Elon Musk's $300 โ€œHeavyโ€ model puts up record-breaking benchmark scores, the basic Grok 4 struggles to keep up with competitors.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Telegram is not a neobank โ€” itโ€™s the platform where the next ones are born

The next wave of Web3 neobanks wonโ€™t be standalone apps; they'll be embedded within platforms people already use.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

How a teen stole $243M in Bitcoin and revealed his identity on livestream

Veer Chetal, a 19-year-old hacker, used social engineering to steal $243 million in Bitcoin, then exposed his identity during a livestream and reoffended while out on bail.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Fortune Magazine owner to lead Thai firmโ€™s pivot into Bitcoin and DeFi banking

DV8 Public Company Limited, a publicly listed firm in Thailand looking to reinvent itself as a Bitcoin Treasury firm, has appointed Thai business magnate Chatchaval Jiaravanon as its new Chairman, according to a July 11 statement shared with CryptoSlate. Jiaravanon, best known internationally for acquiring Fortune Magazine in 2018, is part of Thailandโ€™s influential Charoen [โ€ฆ] The post Fortune Magazine owner to lead...

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Coinbaseโ€™s Pudgy Penguin Avatar Change, ETF Hopes Ignite 60% PENGU Rally

The move also lifted the floor price of Pudgy Penguin NFTs and increased volume by nearly 690%.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

What the second half of 2025 holds for Bitcoin and the crypto market

The first half of 2025 has been eventful for crypto. Bitcoin (BTC) price climbed around 24% during the first six months while Ethereum (ETH) lost nearly 12% of its value. With President Donald Trump taking office in January, the U.S. approach to cryptocurrencies has shifted significantly. Several lawsuits against crypto firms initiated during the Biden [โ€ฆ] The post What the second half of 2025 holds for Bitcoin and the...

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

โ€˜We Expect Bitcoin to Top $200K by the End of Yearโ€™, Says Bitwise CIO

With the bitcoin price reaching a new all-time high earlier this week, crypto industry leaders and analysts are starting to expect a lot more from BTC in 2025.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

The SEC Chair Who Sued Ripple Is Now Prosecuting Roman Storm

Jay Clayton, President Trumpโ€™s onetime SEC head, is now top prosecutor at the DOJ office set to take Roman Storm to trial on Monday.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Asiaโ€™s tokenization boom is shifting capital away from the West: Expert

Asiaโ€™s regulatory frameworks in tokenization are attracting global investors, with Japan and Hong Kong setting the pace for real-world asset adoption.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

SEC charges Georgiaโ€™s First Liberty Building & Loan and owner in $140M Ponzi scheme

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed civil charges and sought an emergency asset freeze against First Liberty Building & Loan, LLC, a lending institution based in Newnan, Georgia, and its founder and owner, Edwin Brant Frost IV. The SEC alleges that the firm and its owner orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that defrauded [โ€ฆ] The post SEC charges Georgiaโ€™s First Liberty Building & Loan and owner...

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

BlockFi bankruptcy administrator and DOJ agree to dismiss $35M lawsuit

BlockFiโ€™s bankruptcy administrator and the DOJ have settled a $35 million crypto asset transfer lawsuit.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Crypto Traders Eye $130K Bitcoin as Majors Price-Action Shows Market Structure Shift

Dogecoin has rallied 23% over the past week, driven by increased retail participation through platforms like Robinhood and Binance. XRP volumes have spiked on Korean exchanges, while Cardano, TRX, and AVAX are all trading firmly in the green.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

DOGE Surges 9% Before Sharp Reversal as $0.213 Resistance Halts Rally

Market-wide crypto strength lifts Dogecoin, but coordinated profit-taking caps intraday breakout.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

US Bitcoin ETFs record first back-to-back $1B inflows

US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs saw over $1 billion in inflows on two straight days for the first time ever, as Bitcoin hit new all-time highs this week.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Why is XRP Up Today? Whale-Driven Rally Sends Ripple to Nearly $3

Intraday volatility surged 14% as volume spiked above 375M; analysts eye breakout extension to $3.40.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Bitcoin Christmas rally to $200K or $300K possible based on โ€˜power lawโ€™ model

Bitcoinโ€™s parabolic rally could last until Christmas with a cycle top near $300,000, according to one analyst.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Tether to sunset USDT redemptions on 5 โ€˜legacyโ€™ networks including Bitcoin Cash, Algorand

Tether announced it will discontinue support for its USDT stablecoin on five โ€œlegacyโ€ blockchains, including Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand. According to the July 11 announcement, the move will become effective Sept. 1, ending redemptions and freezing remaining tokens on those networks. The decision comes as part of what the company [โ€ฆ] The post Tether to sunset USDT redemptions on 5 โ€˜legacyโ€™...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

NFT-related tokens soar in Q2, with PENGU leading despite decline in trading volumes

NFT-related tokens delivered the strongest sector performance in the second quarter, gaining an average of 55.4% even as dollar-denominated NFT trading volume fell to multi-year lows. Artemis data shows that the average gains from NFT-related tokens surpassed the second-best performance, which was Ethereumโ€™s (ETH) 37.2%, by nearly 50%. Pudgy Penguinsโ€™ PENGU token accounted for much [โ€ฆ] The post NFT-related tokens soar...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

House Democrats Struggle to Approach 'Crypto Week' With Unified Front

Some Democrats are pledging to punish other party members who support what they see as โ€œTrumpโ€™s crypto corruption.โ€ Leadership has largely stayed out of the fight.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Bitzlato co-founder requests US pardon after guilty plea โ€” Report

US President Donald Trump has issued five pardons for figures in the crypto and blockchain industries, and may have received requests from Changpeng Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Coinbase, Strategy, Other Bitcoin and Crypto Stocks Soar in Record-Setting Week

Crypto-focused companies benefited from the surge in crypto markets this week.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Binance allegedly wrote the code for WLFIโ€™s stablecoin USD1

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao allegedly supported crypto projects tied to the Trump family while privately seeking a presidential pardon, according to a July 11 Bloomberg News report. The report claimed that Binance wrote the foundational smart contract code for USD1, a stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, a company affiliated with President Donald Trump. [โ€ฆ] The post Binance allegedly wrote the code for...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Tether to End USDT Redemptions on Bitcoin Cash, Algorand and Beyond

Stablecoin issuer Tether is ending support for USDT on five "legacy" blockchains after previously halting minting on those networks.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

France opens criminal investigation into X for alleged algorithmic manipulation

French J3 cybercrime unit launches probe into Xโ€™s algorithm as EU scrutiny intensifies.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

US Democrats push back on digital asset bills with โ€˜anti-crypto corruption weekโ€™

House Republicans announced a "crypto week" to consider three digital asset bills starting on Monday, but Democratic leaders are pushing back.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Solana Treasury Firm Upexi Raises $200 Million to Boost SOL Stash

Publicly traded Upexi is poised to boast the largest Solana treasury stash once its latest funding round is completed.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Ethereum ETFs See Inflow Surge as BlackRockโ€™s ETHA Draws in Record $300M in a Day

Investors are pouring capital into U.S.-listed ether ETFs, helping push the asset's price to $3,000.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Public Keys: CoreWeave Fusion Dance, $1 Billion Day for Bitcoin ETFs and Strategy's Bye Week

Core Scientific and CoreWeave announce a massive $9B merger while Bitcoin ETFs see their second-biggest day ever with $1.17B in inflows.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

BlackRockโ€™s IBIT vaults over $80B in assets, breaks ETF speed record

BlackRockโ€™s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) crossed $80 billion in assets under management on July 10, becoming the fastest exchange-traded fund (ETF) to reach the threshold in 374 trading days. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted on X that IBIT outperformed the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), which took 1,814 days to accumulate the same [โ€ฆ] The post BlackRockโ€™s IBIT vaults over $80B in assets, breaks ETF...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

State of Crypto: Previewing Congress' 'Crypto Week'

On deck: Stablecoin, market structure and central bank digital currency bills.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Is the crypto market entering a new supercycle? Here are 5 ways to know

As Bitcoin price hits new highs and altcoins soar, traders are curious to know if a new super cycle has begun.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Tether to discontinue USDT on five blockchains to 'refocus resources'

The discontinuance of USDt on these blockchains has been in the works for years, as Tether looks to pivot its strategy to other protocols.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Altcoins roar as Bitcoin hits new all-time highs, Cardano and XRP surge over 10%

Bitcoin (BTC) registered a new all-time high of $118,287.46 on July 11 and is up 3.3% in the past 24 hours, but major altcoins are leading the gains during the same period. Ethereum (ETH) breached the $3,000 threshold for the first time since Feb. 2, and is currently trading at $2,987.55 as of press time, [โ€ฆ] The post Altcoins roar as Bitcoin hits new all-time highs, Cardano and XRP surge over 10% appeared first on...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Grok 4 Predicts Dodgers for World Series Winโ€”But Other AIs Aren't So Sure

Elon Musk's new model crunched Polymarket odds and picked the Dodgers, but ChatGPT and DeepSeek favor the Tigers as a better value for bettors.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

GMX Hacker Goes White-Hat, Returns $40 Millionโ€”Sends Rest to Tornado Cash

After returning funds to GMX, it appeared a would-be hacker sent $5 million in Ethereum to the coin mixer.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt