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Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr don admit say e guilty for money laundering and conspiracy to block justice for one $13 million crypto Ponzi scheme. From December 2017 to July 2023, him and him people dey run fake platforms Mind Capital and Cloud9Capital wey dey promise big returns from AI trading bots. The scheme collapse when both website disappear, investors no fit access their money again. Mazzotta wash victim money through crypto mixers to pay for private jets, luxury hotels, and security. E also create fake ‘Federal Crypto Reserve’ to collect recovery fees. Court papers show say e destroy devices and fake documents to block investigation. Mazzotta fit face 15 years jail time; sentencing still dey. Co-defendant David Saffron say e no guilty, but associate David Kagel get probation and must pay back $13.9 million. This case show how DOJ dey serious with crypto fraud and the danger of unverified AI trading schemes.

MARA Holdings report say Q2 revenue na $238 million, wey dem gain 64% compared to last year, e come from Bitcoin price go up and their Bitcoin mining work. The result pass analyst dem estimate wey be $223.7 million. Their net income jump high to $808 million from $198 million loss, e come because of $1.2 billion unrealized Bitcoin gains as Bitcoin price climb 31% for the quarter. Dem mine 2,358 BTC, wey increase 3% from last quarter, and dem raise their hash rate to 57.4 EH/s. Their Bitcoin treasury don reach almost 50,000 BTC, make MARA be the second biggest public Bitcoin holder after MicroStrategy. Their shares rise 7.5% for after market trading. MARA come also talk say dem get AI infrastructure partnership with TAE Power Solutions and PADO AI. These deals go help balance energy load and increase their Bitcoin mining capacity to 75 EH/s by the end of the year. CEO Fred Thiel talk say vertical integration, big Bitcoin treasury, and early AI investments na the main things wey dey drive the growth of their Bitcoin mining business.

CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta talk say na true di tori wey sey Coinbase dey for advance talk to buy di Mumbai-based exchange for $900 million, e call di rumor dem "false" and e talk say CoinDCX dey committed to grow India crypto market. Dis denial happen after di $44.2 million hack on internal wallet, afta which CoinDCX start $11 million bounty program and assure say customer money still dey safe. Coinbase wey get stake for CoinDCX and CoinSwitch, and registered wit India Financial Intelligence Unit, neva talk anything for di speculation of buyout. Wit over 13 million users, CoinDCX still dey focus on independence, better security and Web3 expansion despite regulatory wahala wey dey for India.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson dey project say ADA fit shoot up 100x–1000x as e position Cardano as Bitcoin main DeFi yield layer. If dem fit integrate ADA into Bitcoin DeFi, e fit open both staking rewards plus ecosystem token incentives. Hoskinson talk say Cardano market cap don reach $30 billion, pass Bitcoin and e dey similar to returns on 108,000 BTC wey value $15 billion. Now, ADA dey consolidate around $0.80–$0.90, one critical support zone wey dem don test am many times for Q2 2025. If e hold this range, e fit open road for gains go $1.00–$1.15. If e fall below 200-day SMA e fit cause more sell pressure. On-chain data show negative spot taker CVD, meaning short term selling dey, but realized capitalization don increase from $23.4 billion to $23.6 billion, show say fresh capital dey flow and investors confidence still dey. Traders suppose dey monitor ADA integration plan with Bitcoin DeFi plus key support levels for signals of breakout or breakdown.

Manifold don close $10.5 million Series A round we OSS Capital lead, to develop Targon, their decentralized AI cloud platform we dem build for Bittensor network. The funding go help expand engineering, make performance better, and make security strong for their decentralized AI services. Through Bittensor’s tokenomic model we use TAO tokens, Manifold platform dey give transparent model training, federated learning privacy, plus reduce how much dem dey depend on centralized data centers. As Targon dey near commercial launch, partnership and enterprise integration go increase. For crypto traders, dis boost show sey decentralized AI infrastructure and token-based compute networks dey get plenty interest, e mean say TAO and other similar blockchain AI tokens fit see more trading activity.

Revolut dey reason to buy one US bank wey get national charter so that dem fit fast track to get Revolut US banking license. Revolut wey be UK fintech get over 60 million users and e wan skip all the long process wey dem need go through, to fit launch lending and digital asset services for America quick quick. E still get one other way wey Revolut dey prepare direct charter application because dem believe say recent US deregulatory trends go support their plan. This move na follow dia plan for $1 billion funding round wey dem value about $65 billion and the recent buy of Cetelem bank for Argentina, to show how dem dey plan expand fintech business. If Revolut fit secure Revolut US banking license, e go fit improve crypto trading and payment services, make dem strong pass domestic fintech players and move fast to grow global business.

Strategy get plenti Bitcoin for dem treasury, reach 628,791 BTC, wey don bring $28.2 billion profit dem no don collect yet from total value wey be $74.3 billion. Dem average price to buy one coin na $73,277, after dem buy 21,021 BTC for $117,256 each recently. Dis kind wahala wey dem dey do, wey be dollar-cost averaging, show say big companies get confidence for Bitcoin as protect from inflation and fiat currency wahala. Strategy dey clear on how dem dey run tins, and dey hold for long time patiently, na better example for how companies fit use cryptocurrency save money. But traders suppose still sabi say Bitcoin fit small-since, get concentration risk and regulatory changes fit happen, so make dem cautious when dem dey manage risk and diversify portfolio.

US Bitcoin spot ETFs don record dia fourth day in a row wey money dey flow in, total $79.98 million on July 29. BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) lead with $158 million new money, make their assets under management (AUM) reach $57.547 billion. VanEck HODL ETF add $5.82 million. Meanwhile, Grayscale GBTC experience $48.97 million as money dey flow out, the total redemption reach $23.635 billion. Bitwise BITB and ARK Invest ARKB sef collect redemptions of $26.22 million and $8.2 million. Total AUM for all Bitcoin spot ETFs don reach $152.711 billion, wey be like 6.53% of Bitcoin market cap. This kind steady money wey dey come in show say institution people dey want regulated crypto exposure wella and fit make supply for exchange tight, wey go support Bitcoin price and liquidity. Traders sabi watch ETF flow movement, fee changes, and regulatory updates to catch any changes for how money go dey allocated.

On-chain data dey show say Anchorage Digital, di first crypto bank wey get federal charter for US, don unstake 8,052 ETH (~$30.25M) from Lido. For dis amount, dem stake 7,576 ETH via Coinbase since August 2023 at average price $1,672 per token. Di combined price gains and staking yields wey dem get for dia ETH staking position bring dem about $15.8M profit. Di decision wey Anchorage Digital make show say institutions dey take profit, rebalance portfolio, and manage liquidity as Ethereum dey transition to Proof of Stake. E still show how liquid staking with Lido’s stETH tokens still dey attractive. Even though di direct effect on ETH price fit be neutral, traders suppose dey watch these big flows to understand di institutional feeling and di future market trend.

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) don approve in-kind redemptions for spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, wey allow authorized people to exchange ETF shares directly for BTC and ETH. The SEC new in-kind redemptions policy dey align US ETF rules with Hong Kong and e replace cash-only creations and redemptions, reduce conversion costs and tracking errors. Dis change e fit help improve liquidity, reduce spreads, and boost arbitrage, fit attract more institutional money. Since the update, total crypto market cap don drop 3.8%, Bitcoin dey trade near $118,000 (-0.4%), Ethereum don rise 0.7% above $3,800. Spot ETH ETFs don record net inflows for 18 days straight, na their second longest streak. Traders go dey watch how better ETF efficiency fit affect market stability and institutional demand.

MicroStrategy don complete de biggest U.S. perpetual preferred share IPO for 2025, dem raise $2.521 billion by issuing 28 million STRC shares at $90 each with 9% dividend tied to 1-month SOFR. Di underwriters na include Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Moelis & Company and TD Securities. Di money plus buy 21,021 Bitcoin at average price of $117,256 per coin, wey raise MicroStrategy total Bitcoin holdings to 628,791 BTC (about 3% of circulating supply) with cost basis of $46.08 billion and market value near $80 billion. Bitcoin dey trade near $117,800, down 0.5% in 24 hours. Traders suppose watch MicroStrategy Bitcoin buying, upcoming Q2 results and Federal Reserve rate decision, because these kin things fit cause wahala for Bitcoin market.

Bitcoin Season dey continue shape how crypto market dey behave as Altcoin Season Index dey at 38, meaning say less than 25% of top 100 altcoins don perform pass Bitcoin for past 90 days. The current Bitcoin Season dey show Bitcoin na the main oga for hin market amid risk wey people dey avoid, wey dey happen because people dey expect the upcoming Bitcoin halving plus how institutional money dey flow enter through newly approved spot ETFs. Traders dem suppose increase their Bitcoin holdings and focus on better blue-chip altcoins like ETH, SOL, and BNB. Using dollar-cost averaging plus regular portfolio balancing fit help manage market wahala. Historical trend show say when Bitcoin dey consolidate and get good on-chain momentum, e usually mean new altcoin rally dey come. The key market signal to watch na Bitcoin price stability, wey Ethereum network activity dey increase, and good regulatory developments before the next Altcoin Season.

Anchorage Digital, one US-chartered digital asset bank, don buy 10,141 BTC wey worth about $1.19 billion inside nine hours through OTC desks, dark pools, and algorithmic trading. Dis Bitcoin acquisition dey shine light for how more institutions dey adopt cryptocurrencies plus deep market liquidity. As regulated custodian, Anchorage show say dem sabi execute well and custody well well, including private trading venues, cold storage and multi-signature security. The deal follow after US recently approve Bitcoin spot ETFs wey reduce risk for traditional investors. Big Bitcoin purchases like dis fit make exchange supply tight, boost order book momentum and encourage new products like Bitcoin-backed lending. Traders suppose dey watch BTC liquidity and price movements well as dis kind transactions dey support long-term market fundamentals.

CryptoQuant analyst Crypto Dan dey warn say market fit overheat small before Bitcoin price go drop small. E expect say dis correction go shorter and mild pass past cycles because less short-term holders. Di main things wey go push rally be d upcoming Bitcoin halving, more institutional adoption through spot Bitcoin ETFs, possible interest rate cuts, and ongoing network upgrades. Traders suppose focus on Bitcoin price prediction and use dollar-cost averaging to build position. Long-term view and focus on fundamentals fit help avoid panic selling. Dis balance strategy go set investors well to catch buying opportunities during d dip and benefit from d expected late-2024 rally.

BONK don carry 82% of memecoin launchpad volume for TRON network and e dey near one million holders. This milestone go trigger burn of 1 trillion tokens, e go further compress how many tokens dey waka around. On-chain data from Glassnode show say realize profit still dey under $100 million, e mean holders get strong belief and dem no too dey take profit. After e slide 50% from e Q4 peak of $0.00006, BONK rally more than 100% in July after e hold ground for long time. LetsBonk.fun get 72% share of launchpad volume, e big pass Pumpfun wey get 17%. Small 5.77% weekly drop na healthy cooldown, no be sell-off. With on-chain participation dey increase, these structural shifts dey support better market outlook. Traders go dey watch BONK demand and on-chain activity after burn as key signs for possible move to new all-time high.

Argo Blockchain for face delisting for Nasdaq as de London-based bitcoin miner fail make di $1 minimum bid we Nasdaq require. Di company get 180-day compliance period from Nasdaq for January but e don trade below $1 for 30 days straight. ARBK shares now stand for $0.31. Argo Blockchain plan to request for hearing with Nasdaq Panel to show compliance plan. Things we dem fit do dey include operational improvements, financial restructuring and reverse stock split. Dem never talk exact action like share buybacks or buyback programs yet. If dem no fit regain compliance, ARBK shares go move to over-the-counter trading, wey go reduce liquidity and investor confidence. Delisting fit block bitcoin miner from accessing capital and expansion plans. Dis case dey show wider challenges for mining sector like low bitcoin price, rising energy cost and increased network difficulty. Traders suppose watch Argo Blockchain Nasdaq Delisting hearing well to sabi how e fit affect market.

FaZe Clan CEO Richard “Banks” Bengtson don resign indefinitely afta di MLG memecoin collapse wey spark rug pull allegations. Di token surge na drive by social media hype from Banks and influencer Adin Ross. Wen prices crash, one leaked chat reveal Banks dey accuse Ross of use him followers as exit liquidity. Ross confirm di leak but deny wrongdoing. Banks deny misconduct but talk say di scandal don ruin him brand forever. Him comot leave FaZe Clan without clear leadership and show transparency wahala for influencer-led tokens. Meanwhile, XRP holders dey face more and more deepfake scams. Traders suppose dey watch regulatory scrutiny of influencer endorsements and possible contagion among memecoin projects.

Whale Alert record two big USDT transfers wey involve OKX: one 250.8M USDT wey come inside from one unknown wallet and one other 396.6M USDT wey go outside to another address. Dis kain big USDT movements fit change how exchange liquidity be and show wetin whale dey reason for market—fit make buy pressure strong wen money dey come in and fit mean say dem dey take profit, settle OTC, or put am for cold storage wen money dey go out. Traders suppose dey watch on-chain USDT transfer patterns, OKX wallet balances, plus how order book dey move to confirm whale activity. Even though USDT peg steady, these mixed flows dey show signs for both bull and bear. Make traders get balanced strategy with diversification plus risk management cos short-term volatility fit happen.

BTCS don file $2 billion shelf offering wit di US SEC to raise flexible capital for three years. Dis shelf offering go allow BTCS to time how dem dey issue shares without constant SEC filing and to issue equity or debt wen market condition good. Di money go help buy more Ethereum (ETH), using PoS staking to secure 5–7% annual returns. By grow dia ETH holdings, BTCS wan diversify dia balance sheet, tap di growing institutional demand for digital assets and make passive income from staking rewards. More exposure to Ethereum ecosystem show say dem dey shift strategy towards generating yield and diversify asset dem as more institutions dey adopt crypto. Risks dey like crypto volatility, regulatory wahala and possible share dilution. Traders suppose keep eye on BTCS funding schedule, Ethereum network developments and market liquidity to understand wetin e mean for ETH price and staking markets.

XRP futures open interest dey steady for $8.8B afta price drop of 15% from $3.66 to $3.11, e don down 21% from di $11.2B peak but e don rise 48% month-to-month. Di fact say people still dey hold leveraged positions and no dey panic sell mean say market sentiment for derivative side na neutral. Monthly XRP futures dey trade with 6–8% annual premium over spot. Activity for XRP Ledger on-chain low, only $134M tokenized assets dey and DEX volume dey small, e dey make people doubt if price fit hold pass $3 resistance. ETF talk wey come from recent US spot crypto fund approvals and ETH-based products wey get over $18B AUM don help little, but rumours wey no true about SWIFT partnership dey distort sentiment. Traders suppose watch for better on-chain adoption signs and clear ETF moves before dem add more bullish leverage as current data show say make dem cautious.

eToro dey plan to release top 100 US-listed stocks and ETFs as ERC-20 tokenized stocks for Ethereum network. Dis tokenized stocks go dey trade 24 hours every day, five days every week, break free from old market time dem. Investors fit shift their ERC-20 stock tokens go their own self-custody wallets or use dem inside DeFi protocols for yield, arbitrage, and easy cross-platform transfers. CEO Yoni Assia talk say dis move go make finance more open and give users better control. Dis move dey follow the growing real-world asset (RWA) tokenization trend, where tokenized stocks make $418 million out of $21.3 billion market. Similar moves from Robinhood’s Arbitrum layer-2 and Backed Finance dey show say adoption dey increase. eToro’s tokenized stocks fit boost demand for ERC-20 tokens, increase Ethereum network use, and change how equity trading dey for decentralized finance.

Di co-founders dem of Samourai Wallet don agree say dem go admit fault for run one Bitcoin mixer wey no get license wey dem say e wash pass $1 billion for dirty money through the Whirlpool feature. US Department of Justice talk say di service dey process money from darknet markets, drug trade, ransomware plus sanction waka before dem shut am down for one federal raid for 2023. Under the plea deal, di co-founders must confess say dem sabi say dem dey help move criminal money. Sentencing go happen later this year and each of dem fit chop up to 20 years jail. Together with the Tornado Cash case, this matter dey show how government dey watch crypto privacy tools more. Traders suppose watch how dem go tighten compliance and how e fit affect privacy token markets and Bitcoin mixing services.

Strategy, di biggest corporate Bitcoin treasury company for worldwide, don increase di size of their Series A perpetual preferred share offering for Nasdaq under ticker STRC to raise $2.52 billion gross proceeds ($2.47 billion net). Dis STRC IPO na di biggest US public offering wey dey 2025, e bring out di first US-listed perpetual preferred security from one Bitcoin treasury company wey dey pay monthly variable dividends. Strategy use di net proceeds buy 21,021 Bitcoin for average price $117,256 per coin, e grow their total holdings to 628,791 BTC wey dem get for average cost $73,227 and di value over $46.8 billion. On-chain data show say di number of whale wallets wey dey hold more than 10,000 BTC drop reach less than 90 addresses, one multi-year low. Strategy aggressive accumulation no follow dis trend, e show dem get confidence for long-term value of Bitcoin. As of July 29, 2025, di company report say dem get 25% year-to-date yield on their Bitcoin treasury. Dis STRC IPO confirm say institutional interest for bitcoin dey grow and fit affect market sentiment and demand.

BitMine Immersion (BMNR) don launch $1 billion open-ended stock buyback after dem stock drop below im NAV of $22.76. E get 625,000 ETH (~$2.35 billion) and 192 BTC (~$22 million), but e go prioritize to buy back stock wit $401.4 million for unencumbered cash before e add im crypto stash. Di move na to boost earnings per share and to tap di “Alchemy of 5%” plan wey be to stake 5% of Ethereum supply by mid-2025, make confidence for DeFi demand strong. Competition dey hot as Sharplink Gaming raise im ETH stash to 438,190 ETH (~$1.6 billion). One Standard Chartered report talk say public companies don buy 1% ETH since June and dem forecast say ETH treasury holdings go climb ten times. Traders suppose dey track how BitMine dey do buyback and ETH price trend make dem fit enter market on time.

Google AI Mode don expand im AI search power wit two new feature wey dem design to make research and market analysis easy for crypto traders. Canvas bring side-panel workspace wey people fit use to draft and improve study plans, project outlines and trading strategies for plenty sessions. Search Live join Google Lens for real-time visual queries, so traders fit point for charts or on-screen diagrams and get sharp insights plus relevant web links quick quick. For desktop, AI Search now dey provide instant page insights and fit handle PDF uploads, so traders fit ask questions interaction for research reports and slide decks. Google still dey test chat-style answers so e go pass the old blue-link result and e plan to add document uploads from Drive by end of year. As Google dey finalize e ad plan for AI Mode, publishers dey fear say AI-first summary fit reduce their traffic. Overall, these updates show say Google AI Mode dey move toward one better, multimodal, context-aware AI Search experience wey fit help crypto traders see patterns, find personalized data and boost productivity.

Bitcoin 30-day implied volatility don drop reach d lowest level since September 2023, e come down pass di key 45 threshold plus e jam with realized volatility for di 10th percentile. For history, dis kind volatility compression dey usually come before rallies wey fit reach 50%. On-chain metrics still dey confirm say e good: di short-term holder Market Value-to-Realized Value (STH MVRV) ratio na 1.19—well below last cycle peak—show say people no too dey collect profit. Short-term holder realized cap don drop like –8%, and accumulators don add 227,000 BTC supply into structured cost basis ladders wey dey between $110,000 and $117,000. All dis signal say quiet accumulation dey happen wey dey usually come before strong price breakout. Traders need dey watch implied volatility, STH MVRV and volume to catch early entry points.

BlackRock don file one 19b-4 proposal with SEC make dem fit add staking to their spot iShares Ethereum Trust ETF. The SEC don acknowledge di filing and don open public comment period, na the first regulatory step. ETHA na di biggest spot Ethereum ETF by AUM, e cross $10 billion for less than one year. E get almost $4 billion net inflows since early July. For di past month, di inflows and staking hopes lift ETH price by over 50% reach almost $4,000, a 150% gain since April low. If dem approve am, ETF-based Ethereum staking go allow investors collect ETH rewards direct through di fund. This fit make institutional demand strong and boost yield for ETF investors.

ConsenSys build Linea L2 don show ETH-first roadmap wey dey focus on native ETH staking, two fee burn and deflationary tokenomics. From October 2025, ETH wey dem bridge through di official bridge go dey staked native through non-custodial institutional validators, join Layer 2 scalability with mainnet staking rewards. Di protocol go burn 20% of net transaction fees for both Ethereum mainnet and Linea, convert di remaining 80% to LINEA tokens. With more than $515 million TVL (1.23% L2 market share), Linea consortium—Eigen Labs, ENS Labs, Status, SharpLink Gaming and ConsenSys—go govern ecosystem fund for ten years. LINEA token distribution dey allocate 10% to early adopters, 75% to di fund and 15% to ConsenSys treasury wey lock for five years. Di network plan make upgrade from Clique to QBFT consensus for Q2 2025 and make permissionless DPoS by 2027. Traders suppose dey watch make staking bridge launch, fee burn activation and tokenomics clarity, include governance rights and regulatory outlook, so dem fit sabi Linea position for Ethereum Layer 2 solutions.

DeFi Development don increase dia SOL holdings well well. Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development (DFDV) con buy extra 407,247 SOL, bring dia total to 1,831,011 SOL. Dis strategic buy show say DFDV serious for Solana blockchain and e dey show say many big big institution dey join DeFi sector well well. Solana high transaction speed, low fees plus scalable network design make am one of top choice for decentralized app dem. Dis DeFi Development SOL buy still show say dem get confidence for Solana ability to grow ecosystem again. When big institution buy like dis, e fit confirm market feeling and fit cause SOL price them go increase. For traders, DFDV move dey signal say SOL price go dey push up and e also dey show say e important to dey watch SOL holdings and how institution money dey flow. E also remind say make person balance potential money wey person fit make with smart risk management for market wey dey shake. Overall, dis buy na one big step for digital asset portfolio strategy and e dey give one important data point for crypto market analysis.