Bitlayer faces competition from other Bitcoin DeFi protocols such as BabylonChain, Stacks and BounceBit.
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Franklin Templeton-backed Bitlayer rolls out Bitcoin bridge on mainnet [cointelegraph]
Bitlayer faces competition from other Bitcoin DeFi protocols such as BabylonChain, Stacks and BounceBit.
PrivyCycle and the unfinished business of health app privacy on Ethereum [btcmanager]
Inspiration rarely strikes where one expects. The genesis of PrivyCycle did not emerge from the predictable hum of laptops at ETHCC’s hackathon floor, but rather from the electric tension of a Berlin summer stage in June 2025. There, beneath the…
VELO price analysis: Velodrome token eyes a surge despite whale sales [btcmanager]
Velodrome Finance’s token continued its strong rally this week as volume on its platform jumped, coinciding with the launch of Optimism’s SuperStacks rewards. Velodrome Finance (VELO) rose to $0.01740 on Wednesday, July 16, its highest swing since March 3 and…
OORT rolls out Web3 AI dataset on major marketplaces [btcmanager]
Decentralized AI data platform OORT has announced the listing of its user-generated Tools Dataset across several major enterprise data marketplaces. According to a July 16 press release shared with crypto.news, the dataset includes 100,000 data points contributed by users through…
WLF investor Aqua1 offers few answers to alleged Web3Port ties [cointelegraph]
World Liberty Financial investor Aqua1’s response to journalist Jacob Silverman skirts the central issue: Is the company truly unrelated to Web3Port?
Cathie Wood’s ARK dumps its Bitcoin ETF after split-adjusted ATH [cointelegraph]
ARK’s latest Bitcoin ETF sale came shortly after ARKB hit a new all-time high above $39 in early July, equivalent to nearly $118 on a pre-split basis.
Ethereum open interest hits all-time high as trader predicts $30K price top [cointelegraph]
ETH continues to show strength after breaking $3,000 and Ethereum bulls have highs hopes of five-digit prices between $15,000 and $30,000 as the top for this cycle.
Bitcoin BIP proposes quantum-resistant upgrade by 2030 [cointelegraph]
New BIP proposes phasing out legacy Bitcoin signature schemes to prevent catastrophic losses if quantum computers break existing cryptography.
Crypto market hits widest institutional-retail investor split since 2023 in H1 2025: Wintermute [btcmanager]
In the first half of 2025, crypto market has seen its widest divergence in investor focus since 2023, with institutions doubling down on majors while retail pivots to altcoins. According to Wintermute’s 1H 2025 OTC Market Report, institutions have doubled…