ECB adviser doubts digital euro can match US dollar stablecoins
The European Central Bank may rely on regulated euro stablecoins and private innovation to counter the dominance of US dollar stablecoins, says adviser Jürgen Schaaf.
Big brands are sleepwalking when it comes to stablecoins
With Amazon and Walmart exploring stablecoins, institutions may be underestimating potential exposure of customer data on blockchains, posing risks to privacy and brand trust.
Monero ‘economic attack’ receives strong community response
Monero is facing a controversial, economically powered hashrate takeover attempt by Qubic, a mining pool and crypto network led by Iota co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo.
Avalanche gains $250M RWA boost with Grove, Janus Henderson funds
Grove will deploy two Janus Henderson products on the Avalanche blockchain, targeting US Treasurys and collateralized loan obligations.
Influencer who coined ‘memecoin supercycle’ sits on $68M profit, data suggests
Murad Mahmudov-labelled wallets from data aggregator DropsTab suggest that the influencer sits on $68 million in memecoin profit.
XRP price to $4 next? ‘Most profitable phase’ likely here, says analyst
XRP price is up today amid a marketwide recovery, but traders say key support levels must hold to reach new all-time highs.
Metaplanet adds 790 Bitcoin, now holds 17,130 BTC worth over $2B
Japanese firm Metaplanet cemented its status as the top non-US Bitcoin treasury with a 780 BTC purchase, bringing its total holdings to 17,132 BTC.
Crypto funds post $1.9B inflows as Ether leads weekly gains
Although Bitcoin ETPs saw losses against altcoin funds last week, the trend probably implied the anticipation of ETFs rather than a broad altcoin season, CoinShares’ head of research said.
Eigen Labs CEO says ‘critical milestone’ slashes scalability trade-off
Eigen Labs CEO Sreeram Kannan told Cointelegraph that Eigenlayer’s upgrade allows decentralized services to have both Ethereum-grade security and scalability.
‘Biggest trade deal ever’ — 5 Things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin gets an early macro tailwind as the US seals trade deals, but plenty of BTC price volatility catalysts are waiting in the wings into August.