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Helios produced data-center revenue for the first time with Phase I expected to generate about $80 million quarterly from Q3.
Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters said the ELIZAOS foundation is closing and holders should sell, ending the token that replaced AI16Z after a lawsuit, rebrand and 97% crash.
The company reported no BTC sales in the second quarter, but shares fell before the open as investors focused on capital spending, free cash flow pressure and a looming insider lockup expiry.
The funds bring Yellow Card’s total financing to more than $120 million since being founded 10 years ago.

Binance-linked companies sued RedotPay, accusing it of diverting more than 470,000 Binance Card users under a commercial deal and seeking nearly $473 million in damages.

Stablecoin issuer Circle reported $701 million in Q2 revenue, missing Wall Street estimates of about $713 million.
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Shares jumped 10% in pre-market trading as the stablecoin issuer revealed institutional adoption for its layer 1 blockchain Arc.
Derivatives data show subdued activity in bitcoin and ether but aggressive positioning in select altcoins.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $382 million in two-day inflows, with Galaxy’s Bitcoin ETF returning to gains as the Coldcard incident renewed custody concerns.

The rating recognizes the fund’s ability to maintain a stable net asset value, while S&P separately reaffirmed USDT among the lowest-rated stablecoins under its existing assessment framework.
The attack exposed a five-year-old firmware flaw. The industry’s rapid response is accelerating the adoption of collaborative multisig security.

Glassnode confirmed that its aggregate BTC price cycle tool was in its coldest phase since the collapse of FTX in late 2022.

JPMorgan’s Kinexys platform will tokenize select BlackRock money market fund shares denominated in pounds, euros and US dollars.

The a16z-backed studio will open-source Pirate Nation assets, while an independent foundation continues supporting the PIRATE token.
The so-called ‘500-day rule’ says buying BTC roughly 500 days before a bitcoin halving and selling it about 500 days after would have produced profits in prior cycles.
Maelstrom co-founder Arthur Hayes says overleveraged AI data-center spending will eventually crack, forcing government bailouts and money printing that become the next major bitcoin catalyst.

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