Former Blackrock Executive Defends Ethereum as Solana’s Validator Count Shrinks to 800

Sharplink co-CEO Joseph Chalom, a former Blackrock executive, has pushed back on claims that Ethereum has a “culture problem,” arguing its 900,000-plus validators and one million-plus developers give it a decentralization edge Solana cannot match. Chalom Rejects the ‘Culture Problem’ Narrative Joseph Chalom, co-chief executive of ether treasury firm Sharplink and former head of digital … Read more

Traders Push Bitcoin Back Above $62,000 as $31M Liquidations Signal Cooling Volatility

Bitcoin stabilized near $62,000 after a brief dip to $61,300, posting a modest 1.5% daily rise—far weaker than the approximately 3% surges seen on July 1–2. Liquidations Drop Sharply Amid Marginal Gains Bitcoin consolidated between $61,000 and $62,000 following sizable gains during the first two days of July, as rising selling pressure capped its bullish … Read more

ChatGPT, Claude Fable and Grok Forecast Whether Satoshi’s 1.1M Bitcoin Fortune Ever Moves

Satoshi Nakamoto remains Bitcoin’s most coveted mystery, with the creator’s true identity continuing to captivate researchers, journalists, cryptographers, and enthusiasts more than 17 years after the network’s launch. To explore whether that mystery will ever be solved, several of today’s top artificial intelligence (AI) models used Bayesian scenario trees to estimate the odds that Nakamoto’s … Read more

Polymarket Traders Give Bitcoin Just 21% Odds of Hitting $70K in July, Even as ETF Money Returns

Polymarket traders are pricing only a 21% chance that bitcoin hits $70,000 before the end of July, with the coin trading near $61,600. The skepticism persists even as U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs just posted their strongest daily inflow since early May. Betting on a Bounce, Not a Breakout Prediction market traders see bitcoin recovering this … Read more

Open USD Backlash: Consortium Faces Allegations of Faking Key Stablecoin Partnerships

Some companies that appeared to be listed in the Open USD Consortium have refused to approve their inclusion. Blockmedia’s BD Head, Tony Chung, indicated that Korean powerhouse Samsung stressed it did not consent, while other names also offered similar takes. Open USD Immersed in Unapproved Inclusion Scandal With Companies Like Samsung Open Standard, the consortium … Read more

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