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Indonesia Doubles Crypto Levies and Targets Offshore Trades From 1 August
Indonesia will sharply increase taxes on cryptocurrency transactions from 1 August under a finance-ministry regulation published on 30 July...

MPC Alone Can’t Stop Multi-Million Dollar Exchange Hacks, Experts Warn
Despite utilizing multi-party computation (MPC), exchanges remain exposed to breaches if internal systems and wallet infrastructure are assumed to be secure by default, according to Blockaid....

Ethereum Marks 10 Years, Securing 23 Million Blocks and $460 Billion Market Cap
Ethereum, the pioneering programmable blockchain network, celebrated its 10th anniversary on July 30, 2025...

Bitcoin’s Rise Slows as Altcoins Rally and New U.S. Crypto Rules Take Shape: Sygnum
Sygnum’s latest report shows Bitcoin’s strong momentum from ETF inflows and low supply is facing pressure as altcoins gain ground....

ECB Signals Pivot On Stablecoins As U.S. Advances Dollar-Based Tokens
The European Central Bank is softening its stance on euro stablecoins as the U.S. doubles down on dollar-backed assets with the GENIUS Act....

Autonomous AI Artist Coin on Zora Briefly Surges 11,000% on First Day
A self-minting AI artist is making waves on Zora, launching its own tokenized art and coins daily with no humans in the loop....

SEC Approves In-Kind Creation and Redemption for Bitcoin, Ether ETFs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 29 July granted accelerated approval to rule changes from Nasdaq, Cboe and NYSE...

MicroStrategy Deploys $2.52 Billion IPO Windfall to Buy 21,021 Bitcoin
MicroStrategy has closed the $2.52 billion initial public offering of its bitcoin-focused subsidiary, Strategy (ticker STRC)...

U.S. SEC Acknowledges BlackRock Filing to Permit Staking for Spot Ethereum ETF
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially acknowledged BlackRock's filing to permit staking for its spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF)....

Stablecoins Could Help Cement US Dollar’s Global Dominance: BlackRock
The trend is being driven by new legislation, especially the GENIUS Act, and rising adoption, positioning stablecoins as a long-term force in digital finance....