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Whale Alert confirmed the transfer of 100 million XRP from Uphold to an unknown wallet, valued at approximately $129.6 million. The blockchain tracking organization reported the transaction in a recent tweet. No specific date or time for the transfer was provided in the source. Whale Alert

NEAR Protocol announced a new AI model designed to enhance user sovereignty and request access within its blockchain ecosystem. The model aims to eliminate the common trade-off between access and sovereignty that blockchain users face in decentralized systems. This development positions NEAR at the

Ripple CTO David Schwartz and XRPL ecosystem developer Wietse Wind have issued warnings about a surge in scams targeting the XRP community. The warnings address an increase in fake airdrops, impersonation schemes, and phishing campaigns aimed at stealing funds from XRP holders. The fraudulent

Avalanche Treasury Company CEO Bart Smith stated during a Wednesday interview at the Avalanche Summit in New York that AI agents entering financial markets will challenge the assumption that blockchain blockspace is effectively unlimited. Smith told The Block that if low-end expectations for

Zcash (ZEC) surged to an intraday high around $1,388–$1,389 on Thursday after jumping as much as 23% over 24 hours, dramatically outpacing Bitcoin's less than 1% gain. The rally coincided with Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang publicly confirming that the crypto investment firm owns ZEC and

Fastmarkets has selected TMX Trayport to provide the technology behind Fastmarkets Connect, a planned digital platform for price discovery and bilateral deal initiation in the physical lithium market. The service is intended to address a physical market where electronic workflows are less

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated at an AI event that the company expects to sell twice as many chips next year as this year, citing continued demand for computing infrastructure powering AI models and applications. Nvidia stock rose more than 2% in premarket trading to around $218.47, adding to a

Copper partnered with Two Prime to bring institutional bitcoin lending capabilities on-chain through the Axiom WBTC Yield Vault on Pareto. The collaboration integrates ICE Digital Trust's infrastructure to provide enhanced security and compliance standards for institutional investors. This

Bitfinex released market analysis today examining Bitcoin's price movements following the Federal Reserve's recent rate hike. Bitcoin initially declined after the rate increase but has since recovered to $76,500, according to the exchange's commentary. The analysis identifies critical price

Sui Network launched settlement infrastructure for Daya HQ, enabling African businesses to conduct gasless stablecoin transfers and improve treasury management for cross-border payments. The integration aims to reduce

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75-4.00% on the 16th (local time), marking the first increase in 3 years 2 months since July 2023. Despite this rate hike — typically a headwind for risk assets — Baek Jong-hoon, CEO of Smashfi, stated on the

SK Hynix holds 88 trillion won in cash assets as of June, an increase of 33.6 trillion won over three months, and has channeled approximately 20 trillion won into Korea's bond market this year through purchases of corporate bonds, financial bonds, and public enterprise bonds. The cash accumulation s

Bitcoin ETFs reported an outflow of 4,300 BTC, worth approximately $328 million, in one day, according to data shared by @lookonchain. Over seven days, total net outflows reached 12,061 BTC, amounting to $919.92 million. This trend reflects shifting dynamics in institutional interest toward Bitcoin,

Aave unveiled a new look for its V3 interface, signaling a renewed focus on user experience as decentralized finance continues to grow. The announcement, highlighted by a tweet from Aave, showcases the platform's commitment to enhancing its offerings amidst increasing market interest in DeFi

Ethereum has reached a supply milestone with roughly 35% of ETH now staked, according to Ethereum.org data showing more than 43 million ETH committed to the proof-of-stake network. The cryptocurrency recently broke below the $2,400 level, putting short-term bullish structure under pressure despite t

The US dollar declined for the first time in six trading sessions as of 8:55 AM on the 17th, pressured by falling oil prices after Saudi Arabia proposed a two-week ceasefire to Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Dollar Index (DXY) stood at 100.088, down 0.167 points (0.167%) from the prior close of 100.255,

US Treasury bond prices rallied on the morning of the 17th after Saudi Arabia proposed a ceasefire to Yemen's Houthi rebels via Oman, causing oil prices to drop. The 10-year yield fell 4.20 basis points to 4.961% as of 8:47 AM Eastern Time, the 2-year yield declined 3.90bp to 4.688%, and the 30-year

World, the identity-focused crypto project formerly known as Worldcoin, is rolling out World Money, a self-custodial financial app in more than 150 countries that combines stablecoin payments, trading, earning and virtual accounts. The app integrates with Stripe, Kalshi, and Morpho, with World ID

CoreWeave (CRWV) announced Thursday before markets opened that it signed new third-quarter compute contracts at roughly $40 million per megawatt alongside two capital raises: a $3 billion private offering of convertible senior notes due 2033 and an at-the-market program covering up to 35 million

Arbitrum launched a feature enabling users to send and receive encrypted stablecoin payments through Stabletrust Pay, effective immediately. The Layer 2 scaling solution introduced this capability to enhance user privacy on its platform. Privacy solutions are becoming increasingly crucial in