With Amazon and Walmart exploring stablecoins, institutions may be underestimating potential exposure of customer data on blockchains, posing risks to privacy and brand trust. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/brands-are-sleepwalking-when-it-comes-to-stablecoins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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ECB adviser doubts digital euro can match US dollar stablecoins
The European Central Bank may rely on regulated euro stablecoins and private innovation to counter the dominance of US dollar stablecoins, says adviser Jürgen Schaaf. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/digital-euro-alone-curb-usd-stablecoin-rise-ecb-adviser?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Strategy skipped Bitcoin buys last week amid new equity offering
Michael Saylor’s Strategy did not purchase any Bitcoin last week, reporting just two acquisitions in July totaling 10,445 BTC, a 39% drop from June. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-no-bitcoin-buys-stacking-pace-slows-down?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Avalanche gains $250M RWA boost with Grove, Janus Henderson funds
Grove will deploy two Janus Henderson products on the Avalanche blockchain, targeting US Treasurys and collateralized loan obligations. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/grove-janus-henderson-funds-avalanche-rwa?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monero ‘economic attack’ receives strong community response
Monero is facing a controversial, economically powered hashrate takeover attempt by Qubic, a mining pool and crypto network led by Iota co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/monero-economic-attack-saw-strong-community-response?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Influencer who coined ‘memecoin supercycle’ sits on $68M profit, data suggests
Murad Mahmudov-labelled wallets from data aggregator DropsTab suggest that the influencer sits on $68 million in memecoin profit. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/murad-mahmudov-memecoin-supercycle-spx-holdings-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Metaplanet adds 780 Bitcoin, now holds 17,132 BTC worth over $2B
Japanese company Metaplanet cemented its status as the top non-US Bitcoin treasury with a 780 BTC purchase, bringing its total holdings to 17,132 BTC. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-expands-bitcoin-treasury-17132-btc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
XRP price to $4 next? ‘Most profitable phase’ likely here, says analyst
XRP price is up today amid a marketwide recovery, but traders say key support levels must hold to reach new all-time highs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/xrp-price-4-dollars-next-most-profitable-phase-likely-here-analyst?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Eigen Labs CEO says ‘critical milestone’ slashes scalability trade-off
Eigen Labs CEO Sreeram Kannan told Cointelegraph that Eigenlayer’s upgrade allows decentralized services to have both Ethereum-grade security and scalability. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/eigenlayer-multichain-verification-layer-2-avs?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto funds post $1.9B inflows as Ether leads weekly gains
Although Bitcoin ETPs saw losses against altcoin funds last week, the trend probably implied the anticipation of ETFs rather than a broad altcoin season, CoinShares’ head of research said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-etps-log-15th-week-inflows-ether-leads?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound