While the trade war intensifies, Beijing and Moscow show their determination. In July, their exchanges jumped to $19.14 billion, an annual record that contrasts with the gloom of the first half of the year. This rebound occurs as Donald Trump threatens China with new tariffs, after sanctioning India for its Russian oil purchases.
DeFi platform CrediX Finance has disappeared from the web following a $4.5 million exploit that drained its liquidity pools, prompting suspicions of a coordinated exit scam. The incident was first flagged on Monday by blockchain security firms, who found that the attackers gained control of the protocol’s multisig admin and bridge wallets six days prior. Using this access, they minted new tokens, posted them as collateral, and then siphoned liquidity from CrediX’s pools.
The tokenization of real assets (RWA) is no longer a laboratory experiment: it is a global undertaking that, quietly, is rewriting the way we own a building, a government bond, or a corporate debt. The idea is simple: to represent an economic right (rent, coupon, dividend) by a token registered on a blockchain, exchangeable at any time and, above all, programmable. But behind the apparent simplicity hides a legal, technical and financial mechanism that is refined month after month.
The highly anticipated launch of ChatGPT-5 turned into a disaster on social media. Presented by Sam Altman as the smartest AI ever created, the new model is accused by a large portion of users of degrading the experience compared to its predecessors. This backlash breaks out as rivals like DeepSeek quickly gain ground. Did Sam Altman offer a dream... for a harsh awakening?
The announcement sent shockwaves through the traditional finance world. Harvard's prestigious endowment fund, with 53.2 billion dollars, revealed it had invested 116 million dollars in BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF. While Harvard had already shown a timid interest in crypto in the past, this operation marks a symbolic step: the largest American university now officially backs the locomotive of the crypto market.
They were thought buried under the dust of the bear market… NFTs re-emerge, stealing the spotlight from DeFi. A plot twist or the beginning of a new crypto empire?
Beijing is tightening its grip on stablecoin activity, directing top financial institutions to halt all promotion of the digital asset class. In a bid to curb rising hype and possible speculative risks, regulators have ordered brokerages, think tanks, and research groups to cancel stablecoin seminars and stop publishing related content.
Chainlink has officially launched a dedicated LINK reserve, attracting $1 million worth of the token in its first days. The reserve will be funded by the project’s on-chain and off-chain revenue streams and is intended to enhance the growth, security, and long-term sustainability of the network.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) statement regarding liquid staking has, as expected, drawn different views and opinions across all corners of the crypto space. Although some believe that this nonbinding guidance could help drive institutional and retail adoption, others have raised concerns over the risk, potential challenges and key legal hurdles.
The next weeks could decide the market's future, as bitcoin trades above 117,000 dollars. Indeed, legendary trader Peter Brandt warns that the crypto queen approaches a pivotal moment, possibly a temporary peak. With over ten years of post-halving cycle analysis, he cautions against a scenario that could surprise even seasoned investors. This alert comes as some experts doubt the relevance of bitcoin's historical cycle.