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20 articlesSolana Launchpad Pump.fun Token Hits 2-Month High, Up 23%
Solana News Pump.fun (PUMP), the token behind Solana (SOL)‘s dominant token-launch platform, climbed to its highest level in two months on Monday. The Solana ecosystem asset jumped more than 23% intraday and ranked as the single largest ga
Cardano Activates van Rossem Hard Fork, Upgrading Mainnet to Protocol Version 11
Cardano News Cardano activated its van Rossem hard fork over the weekend, moving the mainnet from Protocol Version 10 to Version 11 at the epoch boundary. On-chain data shows the network remained on Version 10 through the end of epoch 643 before switching to Version 11 upon entering epoc
Aptos CEO Says CLARITY Act Will Reshape Finance Within 5 Years
CLARITY-ACT News The CLARITY Act, the market-structure bill moving through the U.S. Congress, is emerging as a potential catalyst for banks and corporations to enter the digital-asset market, according to Aptos Labs chief executive Avery Ching. Speaking in a recent broadcast interview, C
NEAR Holds Near $1.92 as US Misses GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rule Deadline
NEAR News NEAR Protocol (NEAR) held near $1.92 as US regulators let the GENIUS Act’s one-year rulemaking deadline pass without a single final rule in place. Five federal bodies — the Treasury, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the National C
Zcash Schedules Ironwood Hard Fork for July 28 to Seal Orchard Pool
Zcash News Zcash will activate its Ironwood hard fork on July 28, sealing the privacy-focused Orchard shielded pool to contain any hidden counterfeit ZEC. The upgrade, formally labeled NU6.3, is scheduled to go live at block 3,428,143 and retires the existing Orchard pool entirely. After
CLARITY Act Clears Senate Banking Committee 15-9 but Awaits Floor Vote
CLARITY-ACT News The CLARITY Act, the United States market-structure bill that would define whether a digital asset is a security or a commodity, remains unpassed as of July 18, 2026, despite clearing a key committee hurdle. The Senate Banking Committee approved an amended version by a 1
JPYC Tapped by AZ-COM Maruwa to Pay 2,300 Logistics Partners
Crypto News AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings, one of Japan's largest logistics groups, will begin settling part of the fees it owes to roughly 2,300 partner companies using JPYC, a yen-pegged stablecoin. The move marks the firs
Lummis Frames CLARITY Act Around Three Core Benefits for U.S. Crypto
CLARITY-ACT News Senator Cynthia Lummis has framed the CLARITY Act around three core outcomes she says a durable U.S. digital-asset framework must deliver: certainty for developers, protection for investors, and market integrity. In a July 17 post on X, the Wyoming Republican argued that
Tron Inc Adds 153,993 TRX, Lifting Treasury Above 705 Million Tokens
TRON News Tron Inc has expanded its Tron treasury, purchasing 153,993 TRX at an average cost of $0.3247 and lifting its total holdings above 705.6 million tokens. The company disclosed the acquisition as part of an ongoing strategy to accumu
Solana Meme Coin Jimothy The Raccoon Surges 186% in a Day
Solana News A Solana meme coin inspired by a viral Seattle raccoon has surged 186% in a single day, pushing its market capitalization to roughly $11 million. Jimothy The Raccoon (JIMOTHY), launched this week by anonymous developers, drew traders within hours of its debut on the <a href="
XRP Issuer Ripple Relaunches CLARITY Act Push Backed by 200+ Groups
XRP News The company behind XRP has revived its public push for United States crypto market-structure rules, returning its branded CLARITY Act truck to Washington, D.C. on July 14. The rolling display carried the message ‘the path to clarity’
XRP Futures Leverage Sinks to Lowest Level Since 2024
XRP News Leverage across XRP (XRP) futures markets has fallen to its lowest reading since 2024, according to derivatives positioning data, as the token trades near $1.09 and open interest continues to unwind. Binance’s Estimated Leverage Ratio — a gauge that compares the size of open pos
LayerZero to Unlock 2.36% of Circulating ZRO Supply This Week
Crypto News The week ahead carries a dense mix of macro releases and crypto-native supply events. Traders are tracking several scheduled token unlocks that will add fresh circulating supply across the altcoin market. LayerZero (ZRO)
Chainlink (LINK) Coils Into Bullish Pennant Near $8.35 on Reviving Volume
Chainlink News Chainlink (LINK) is compressing into a classic bullish pennant, a continuation pattern that forms when price consolidates in a tightening range after a sharp advance, and traders are watching for a volume-backed breakout. Buying volume has begun to recover as the range nar
ARK Invest Buys $18.3M of SPCXB at Post-IPO Low
SPCXB News ARK Invest scooped up $18.3 million of SPCXB shares after the SpaceX-linked instrument slid 5.43% to a fresh post-IPO low, according to the firm’s official July 17 trading disclosure. Four actively managed ARK exchange-traded funds absorbed a combined 147,623 shares during a s
SpaceX (SPCXB) Slides Below Its $135 IPO Price After $200 Peak
SPCXB News SpaceX (SPCXB) shares fell beneath their $135 initial public offering price this week, unwinding the momentum that had carried the stock above $200 in the weeks after its record Nasdaq debut. The company priced at $135 per share in June, raising roughly $75 billion in what ran
XRP Ledger Fix Upgrade Clears 85% Consensus, Locks In July 29 Activation
XRP News The XRP Ledger is 11 days from a major protocol upgrade after its FixCleanup3_2_0 amendment cleared the consensus threshold and entered a two-week activation window. On-chain governance data shows the amendment reached majority with
Cardano van Rossem Hard Fork Enacts at 21:44 UTC on July 18
Cardano News Cardano (ADA) is set to enact its van Rossem intra-era hard fork today, with activation scheduled for 21:44:51 UTC on July 18, 2026 at slot height 192,844,800. According to the protocol schedule, the upgrade triggers automatically at the coming epoch boundary, marking one of
Ripple Payments Secures EU MiCA License for XRP Rails Across 30 Countries
XRP News Ripple Payments Europe, the regulated payments arm tied to the XRP ecosystem, has been added to the European Union's MiCA register, lifting the bloc's tally of authorized crypto service providers to 294. The listing confirms the firm
ATH Watch: LEO Token Trades Within 7% of Its $10.57 Record
ATH News LEO Token (LEO) enters the weekend as the altcoin closest to a fresh all-time high, trading near $9.80 and roughly 7% below its record of $10.57 — the smallest gap among the coins on this watchlist. The token is down a