12:38 2025-07-04
Russian state-owned giant Rostec plans to launch a stablecoin and payment platform with the ruble on TronThe Russian state-owned giant Rostec has announced that it will launch RUBx, a ruble-anchored stablecoin, and RT-Pay, a payment platform, on the Tron blockchain. As the core enterprise of the Russian military-industrial complex, the group will serve as the sole issuer and operator of RUBx and maintain the anchor value through the "actual debt in rubles" stipulated by law.
The RT-Pay system will directly connect to the Russian bank settlement network, supporting real-time transfer and smart contr...
12:22 2025-07-04
Crypto project financing reaches $10.30 billion in first half of 2025Crypto project financing totaled $10.30 billion in the first half of 2025, surpassing the total for the full year of 2024, with Circle, TON Foundation and World Liberty Financial accounting for 22% of the total.
Stablecoin issuer Circle raised $1.10 billion on the New York Stock Exchange, and its shares rose more than 500% after listing. Telegram-linked blockchain developer TON Foundation completed a $400 million financing in March, with investors including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit and Benchmark....
12:19 2025-07-04
UBS: If Trump increases tariffs again, the dollar could fallIn a worst-case scenario, the U.S. could re-impose reciprocal tariffs that are currently suspended and the dollar could weaken, analysts at UBS Global Wealth Management said in a note. The 90-day tariff suspension ends on July 9. The most serious outcome would be the U.S. imposing previously announced higher tariffs on all trading partners without a trade deal, analysts said. The dollar could sell off against the euro, Swiss franc, Japanese yen and British pound. They added that less liquid curr...
12:04 2025-07-04
Biden slams "big and beautiful" bill: just to give billionaires huge tax breaksAccording to the US "Capitol Hill" report, the US House of Representatives passed the "Big and Beautiful" tax and spending bill promoted by President Trump on the afternoon of the 3rd. Former US President Biden spoke out later in the day, denouncing the bill as "reckless" and "cruel". "It will close rural hospitals and reduce food subsidies for veterans and the elderly. It will raise energy bills. It could also lead to major cuts in health insurance, while increasing the deficit by $4 trillion. ...
11:46 2025-07-04
Over 26,000 Bitcoin Millionaire Wallets Added in First Half of 2025The number of wallets holding more than $1 million worth of Bitcoin increased significantly in the first half of 2025. Finbold's Cryptocurrency Market Report for the first half of 2025 shows that the total number of Bitcoin millionaire wallets increased by 26,758 from January 1 to June 30, from 155,569 at the beginning of the year to 182,327 at the end of June.
10:42 2025-07-04
The Ethereum Foundation provides three-year funding support to Argot CollectiveThe Ethereum Foundation today announced that it will provide three years of working capital support to Argot Collective, an Ethereum tool development team, to advance its continued contributions to Solidity language development and other critical open-source infrastructure.
Argot Collective was founded by former members of the Ethereum Foundation and focuses on the maintenance and optimization of Ethereum's core tools.
10:09 2025-07-04
Hilbert Group announces plans to launch a bitcoin-based cryptocurrency treasurySwedish digital asset investment firm Hilbert Group AB (NASDAQ: HILB B) has announced the launch of a comprehensive cryptocurrency treasury strategy with Bitcoin as its primary reserve asset. The plan has been unanimously approved by the board of directors and is designed to respond to growing institutional interest in crypto treasury assets.
The treasury strategy will be overseen by a dedicated treasury committee, chaired by Chief Investment Officer Russell Thompson. Hilbert is currently evalua...
09:51 2025-07-04
UK-listed company Cel AI spent about $678,000 to buy about 6.18 bitcoinsUK-listed company Cel AI announced that as part of its ongoing strategy to diversify its asset reserves, it bought 6.1794767 bitcoins at an average price of $109,791.00 per bitcoin, for a total investment of $678,450.93.
Previously, on June 30, Cel AI had raised 10 million pounds to buy bitcoin.