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Ethereum ETH$4,803.82 hit a record price of $4,885 on Coinbase on Friday after a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggesting interest rate cuts left traders relieved going into the weekend.The token rose nearly 15% over the past 24 hours as part of a broader rally in financial markets.Nevertheless, ether’s rally stood out among other tokens. Bitcoin was also up, but only by about 4%. The CoinDesk 20 Index, which tracks the broader crypto market, rose 9% over the same period.Powell on Friday gave hints that the Fed will indeed cut interest rates in September, as initially anticipated by…

A Bitcoiner lost $91 million in a single transaction to a social engineering attack on Tuesday, with funds then sent to a privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT.The victim was deceived by impostors posing as crypto exchange and hardware wallet support, losing 783 Bitcoin (BTC) in a single transaction, ZachXBT said in an X post on Thursday.Blockchain data shows the theft occurred on Tuesday at 11:06 am UTC, and the exploiter started laundering the stolen funds a day later through the Bitcoin privacy-focused Wasabi Wallet to conceal the trail of the stolen funds, ZachXBT said. Social engineering attacks involve…

Last year, major breakthroughs in blockchain technology, increasing institutional adoption, and the resilience of cryptocurrencies during economic uncertainty have silenced many critics.  Here we are in 2025, and the question on everyone’s mind is: What’s next for crypto? Let’s break it down. First, let’s address the elephant in the room: is crypto trading profitable in 2025? Spoiler alert: it absolutely can be, but only if you play your cards right.  This year is shaping up to be a pivotal one for crypto, with a mix of major events and market trends likely to shape the landscape. The SEC’s approval of…

XRP slipped below the critical $3.00 level this week, extending its losing streak as whale sell-offs and regulatory uncertainty weighed heavily on the market. Currently trading at $2.8, XRP has made a 3.68% decline in the past 24 hours, with trading volume rising slightly by 0.82% to $6.85 billion. Related Reading The latest downturn comes after on-chain data revealed that whales offloaded 470 million XRP tokens over the past 10 days, slashing their cumulative holdings to just 7.63 billion coins. Large-scale exits by wallets holding between 10 million and 100 million XRP suggest institutional desks and high-net-worth traders are taking…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent believes that the cryptocurrency industry will become one of the key buyers of U.S. government bonds in the coming years. Of particular importance, he said, will be stablecoins — digital assets backed by currencies and highly liquid securities like Treasuries. Bessent has already held talks with leading issuers, including Tether and Circle. As a result of these discussions, the Ministry of Finance intends to increase the issuance of short-term bonds in the coming quarters. This step coincided with the adoption in July of the GENIUS Act, signed by President Donald Trump. The document for the…

By Sean Tinney August 19, 2025 $79 for complete email marketing setup sounds too good to be true. Let’s do the math. When you purchase a managed email marketing service like AWeber’s Done-For-You, you’re not just buying templates – you’re purchasing a complete system that would cost thousands to build yourself. The Hidden Cost of DIY Email Marketing Here’s a realistic breakdown of the hours most business owners spend on DIY email marketing. Time Investment Breakdown DIY email marketing requires significant time investment: Template design and customization: 10 hours Automation workflow setup: 5 hours Landing page creation: 5 hours Testing,…

Derek Ross calls Nostr “the foundation of a more open internet.” For him, Bitcoiners who aren’t using Nostr are missing the point. Looking at his feed, you get early 2010s Twitter vibes — “microblogging” was the word used back then. But what Ross sees in the future for this revolutionary communication platform goes well beyond food images, travel updates and “good morning” messages. He’s the co-founder of the Grow Nostr Initiative, does developer relations for Soapbox.pub and is one of the most prolific posters (and zappers!) on the social media.  There’s a quip about Nostr and Bitcoin — the orange…

The Zcash Foundation is excited to share our roadmap of events for the next three years. This tentative plan is designed to support learning, collaboration, and innovation across the global Zcash community.While the overall vision is represented below, specifics may shift over time in response to factors like available resources, community needs, and partnership opportunities. Our hope is that by sharing this plan early, we can spark ideas, foster alignment, and invite feedback.FundingOur planned approach is to self-fund most of these events, depending on the status of our treasury and runway at the time. For Zcon specifically, we may explore…

KindlyMD (NAKA), the Nasdaq-listed firm that’s recently merged with bitcoin treasury firm Nakamoto closed a $200 million convertible note offering late Friday.The convertible notes bear no interest in the first two year, then they carry a 6% annual rate starting in year three until maturity in 2028. The firm intends to use the funds to buy additional bitcoin.The financing, arranged with Yorkville Advisors’ YA II PN fund, was structured with some unusual terms, CoinDesk senior analyst James Van Straten noted.Yorkville can convert the debt into equity at an initial price of $2.80 per share, raising concerns of dilution if the…

If you’re trying to win the Ironman Triathlon where contestants must first swim 3.86 kilometers, then bike 180.25 kilometers followed by a 42.20 kilometer run, here are some of the key ingredients you need: A long-term committed outlook, years of consistent and serious training, years of studying and observing other Ironman participants, a mentor, sound nutrition, physical & mental fitness and sleep. It should go without saying that if you start out sprinting as fast as you can you’re going to quickly burn out and even worse, you’re going to lose. Just like an Ironman triathlete or marathon contestant must…