Archive July 2025

In a crypto market plagued by uncertainty, XRP surprises. While Bitcoin wavers and Ethereum experiences sharp fluctuations, Ripple's asset aligns bullish technical signals. Long burdened by its legal troubles, the crypto is now shaping a unique market structure, blending support stability with order book density. This atypical trajectory intrigues analysts and traders. XRP could well be gearing up for a powerful return to levels previously thought unreachable.

Tensions are rising within the Cardano community as a major delegated representative, known simply as “Whale”, has launched a critique of founder Charles Hoskinson and Input Output Global, accusing them of wasting millions in ADA on underdelivered promises. Whale, who reportedly controls around 6 million ADA worth of delegated voting power, declared a blanket rejection of all future proposals from IOG.

Imagine the Louvre Carousel filled with computers, post-its, and high-fives among coders: that’s how the RaiseHack finals took place on July 8-9, in parallel with the RAISE Summit, the main European gathering dedicated to AI. The 2025 edition truly earned its title of the world’s largest AI hackathon: over 6,000 developers registered across all Tracks, a record certified by the organizing foundation.

The Trump administration unveiled its plan to make the United States the "global capital" of AI. This strategy removes environmental constraints and diversity policies that governed the sector. But does this race for technological supremacy not hide deeper geopolitical stakes?

Solana shines, MoonPay joins the dance of liquid staking with a yield of 8.49%. But behind the simplicity, there is fierce competition and colossal stakes for crypto.

Brussels holds its breath. As August 1st approaches, the trade dispute with Washington slides into strategic confrontation. In the face of the threat of a 30% surcharge on European imports, Paris and Berlin demand a firm response. Their goal: to push the EU to activate, for the first time, the anti-coercion instrument.

While Bayrou struggles with the budget, Occitanie is mining convictions: France's local regions are flirting with crypto, and it could very well earn them more than a Livret A.

Andrew Keys, co-founder of Ethereum-focused investment firm The Ether Machine, has reignited the ETH vs BTC debate. During his media rounds, Keys emphasized that Ethereum has significantly outperformed Bitcoin in returns over the last decade.