Japan’s regulatory bottlenecks, not taxes, are the real reason crypto innovation is leaving the country, according to Maksym Sakharov, co-founder and CEO of Web3 firm WeFi.
Sakharov told Cointelegraph that even if the proposed 20% flat tax on crypto gains is implemented, Japan’s “slow,

Ether’s recent price rally may be due for a cooldown, as a surge in social media mentions — reaching levels of “extreme euphoria” — points to the potential for a near term correction, according to sentiment platform Santiment.
However, other indicators suggest Ether’s (ETH) rally may still have

El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserve has had limited impact on the broader population, and the country’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may further complicate its Bitcoin strategy, according to Quentin Ehrenmann, general manager at My First Bitcoin, a non-governmental

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ETH gained 50% in two weeks, and Elliott Wave models are pointing to a possible $9,000 top by early 2026.
Onchain fundamentals are strong: 28% of ETH is staked, exchange balances are at their lowest since 2016, and new buyer inflows are accelerating.
Network usage remains near fu

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Dragonfly Capital could be the target of federal charges stemming from its early investment in Tornado Cash developer PepperSec, Inc., but the venture firm says it is prepared to “vigorously defend” itself if prosecutors pursue the case.
In a Friday social media post, Dragonfly Capital managing par

Defense attorneys representing Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm will reportedly rest their case sometime next week, sending the matter to the jury.
According to reporting from Inner City Press on Friday, Judge Katherine Failla said she expected to hear closing statements from

The tokenization of money market funds marks a significant step in preserving the appeal of “cash as an asset,” especially as the growing adoption of stablecoins threatens to erode the attractiveness of traditional fund offerings, according to JPMorgan strategist Teresa Ho.
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When a temporary data cloud outage can disrupt the global financial system — as the AWS Tokyo outage demonstrated in April — something’s gone wrong with the infrastructure that

Smart contract developers and auditors told Cointelegraph that artificial intelligence usage in programming will make crypto safer despite earlier reports suggesting that AI-generated code may introduce new security risks.
A November 2024 report by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Sharplink, a major public company with significant Ether holdings, has hired a veteran BlackRock executive as the corporate Ether treasury race heats up.
Former BlackRock senior executive Joseph Chalom has joined Sharplink as its new co-CEO, effective July 24, the company announced on Friday.
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Vietnam has officially launched a national blockchain platform designed to serve as the backbone for its expanding digital ecosystem
On Friday, Vietnam announced the launch of a state-run blockchain network, which will verify digital transactions and records across different sectors
The new plat

Ripple USD, a stablecoin issued by XRP coin issuer Ripple, was initially marketed as an “enterprise-focused” stablecoin but has since gained notable traction among retail users.
Ripple officially introduced

An Arizona woman has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for helping North Korean operatives infiltrate US cryptocurrency and tech firms using stolen identities and fraudulent documents.
According to a Thursday announcement by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of

The non-fungible token (NFT) market is showing signs of a resurgence, as the sector’s total market capitalization reached $6.6 billion in July, according to the data platform DappRadar
The platform reported Thursday that the figure represents a 94% increase from the previous month. Weekly

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