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In an interview, Input Output CEO Charles Hoskinson declared that Cardano’s long-running efforts to bring DeFi functionality to Bitcoin are no longer theoretical. Speaking with Crypto Megan, Hoskinson laid out the architecture, live integrations, and strategic rationale for what he described as a “multi-trillion dollar opportunity” to merge Bitcoin’s liquidity with Cardano’s programmability. “This is not the beginning,” Hoskinson said, “but it’s the midpoint of a very long conversation about how does Bitcoin achieve programmability.” What began years ago with experiments like Colored Coins and Mastercoin has now matured, he argued, into real interoperability between Bitcoin and other smart contract systems—driven by breakthroughs like Taproot, BitVMX, and an expanding partner ecosystem. Cardano Tech Goes Live on Bitcoin Mainnet One of the most striking announcements came when Hoskinson confirmed that live transactions are already flowing between Bitcoin mainnet and Cardano mainnet. “We had demonstrated transaction between Bitcoin mainnet and Cardano mainnet where an ordinal was able to move back and forth,” he said. “It really proves not only the concept but it proves it at scale.” Cardano’s role in this emerging stack, according to Hoskinson, is to serve as the computational layer to Bitcoin’s value and security layer. “Bitcoin is a very secure audit layer… Cardano is an amazing computation layer. And when you pull these two pieces together and have a little toggle to go back and forth, we can allow a seamless experience,” he said. This toggle—a major part of the user experience innovation—is designed to abstract away complexity for end users. “You have a switch, and you push the switch and it says DeFi mode,” Hoskinson explained. “No mention of another network, no mention of other things… All your transactions you pay fees in Bitcoin and all your returns you get back in Bitcoin.” From a design philosophy standpoint, Hoskinson emphasized the importance of staying true to Bitcoin’s cultural and ideological core. He identified three rules that define legitimate Bitcoin DeFi: it must use Bitcoin for security, Bitcoin for fees, and return yield in Bitcoin. “Unless and until you’re able to present that experience, you’re kind of dead in the water philosophically, culturally, and technologically,” he said. For years, this was an unsolved problem. Now, according to Hoskinson, it isn’t. The infrastructure stack, he said, is maturing rapidly thanks to contributions from Cardano-aligned partners like Fairgate, Sundial, and the Lace Wallet team. The toggle switch was first showcased during this year’s Bitcoin conference, and is already live in the Lace desktop wallet. Hoskinson also revealed that Cardano’s development environment is being reused on Bitcoin via BitVMX. “We showcased… is there a path where Cardano programming language can be used to write Bitcoin script?” he asked rhetorically, before answering with live demos that included tools across both chains. He emphasized that the model builds on Cardano’s foundational similarities with Bitcoin , from its UTXO model to its native assets system. “It just has all the things you always wished Bitcoin had,” he said, “but if you’re a Bitcoin developer, you’ll instantly get how Cardano manages.” That compatibility extends to Cardano’s Babel fees mechanism, which enables users to pay transaction costs in currencies other than ADA—including Bitcoin. “So just like when a tourist goes to France and they pay with dollars and don’t even realize they’re spending euros… under the hood, there’s ADA being transacted, but the user doesn’t see it.” Hoskinson also revealed ambitions for a Bitcoin-backed algorithmic stablecoin, building on Cardano’s experience with Jed and his early work with BitShares. “I’d love to do a Bitcoin-backed algorithmic stablecoin. That would be incredible. It’s almost like the Bretton Woods agreement—you have gold-backed money, now you have Bitcoin-backed money.” On the adoption curve, he believes the combination of user experience improvements, reduced fees, and clear trade-off control is critical. “You don’t pick the security model for the user—you let them decide,” he said, describing a UX layer where Bitcoin maximalists can toggle to a purist configuration, while others may prefer lower fees and faster throughput. Hoskinson framed the entire initiative as part of a broader shift toward pragmatic cross-chain cooperation in crypto. “Bitcoin and Cardano kind of make each other better,” he said. “This is the changing of the ways in crypto. We’ve kind of buried the hatchet.” And the scale is massive . “It’s four times larger than the market cap of Solana and Ethereum combined,” Hoskinson claimed. “Bitcoin at this juncture, especially with the bull market coming, has almost unlimited liquidity. So it’s the ecosystem that really needs this.” While Cardano has long pushed for this integration, Hoskinson made clear that the leap from vision to mainnet deployment changes everything. Cardano’s Bitcoin DeFi roadmap is no longer just theoretical—it’s alive, on-chain, and ready to scale. At press time, Cardano traded at $0.7598.

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When the House of Representatives gavels in today, the chamber will devote its entire floor schedule to what Republican leaders are calling “Crypto Week,” a coordinated push to vote on three high-profile digital-asset bills: the Senate-passed Genesis of Electronic Notes and Issuance Under Supervision (GENIUS) Act, the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, and the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act. Majority Leader Steve Scalise cast the moment in sweeping terms, saying the package “further[s] the President’s pro-growth and pro-business agenda, and provide[s] a clear regulatory framework for digital assets.” The intra-Republican debate burst into the open late last week when Ohio Republican Warren Davidson warned in a post on X that the sequencing chosen by party leaders could backfire. “Crypto Week next week in the House,” he wrote on 11 July. “The Senate’s GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins should be amended… Instead, they want to pass it without amendments… Without the CBDC ban, CBDC delivery architecture would be in place, and nothing would protect self-custody. For this reason, I will oppose the GENIUS Act.” Davidson’s chief fear is that the narrower stablecoin bill will sail to the President’s desk while the broader market-structure and CBDC measures stall in the Senate, leaving what he calls a “hollowed-out” framework in place. The episode exposes a rift between members who prize incremental wins—especially a federal stablecoin statute many lobbyists have sought for years—and libertarian-leaning lawmakers who see a CBDC ban and explicit protections for self-hosted wallets as existential. What Each Crypto Bill Does, And Where It Stands Stablecoins. The GENIUS Act, which cleared the Senate 68-30 in June, would require any issuer of a crypto stablecoin to hold reserves “backed one-to-one by US currency or other similarly liquid assets” and to publish a monthly breakdown of those reserves. Because the bill has already passed the upper chamber, a clean House vote would send it directly to President Trump, who has publicly promised to sign it. CBDCs. The Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (H.R. 1919) would prohibit the Federal Reserve from “using a central bank digital currency to implement monetary policy” and bar any Fed-issued retail CBDC altogether. The bill advanced from committee in May but lacks a Senate companion with the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster—precisely the bottleneck Davidson and other skeptics highlight. Market structure. The 236-page CLARITY Act carves crypto assets into three buckets—securities, commodities, and “permitted payment stablecoins”—and removes the last two from the statutory definition of a security. Section-by-section summaries note that the measure directs the SEC and CFTC to write parallel rulebooks and creates provisional registration regimes for exchanges, brokers, and custodians. Unlike GENIUS, CLARITY has not yet been taken up in the Senate; Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott has promised a hearing “by the end of September,” but no legislative text exists in that chamber. Democrats, who were pivotal in sending GENIUS through the Senate, are signaling sharper resistance in the House. Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on Financial Services, derided the GOP branding as “‘Anti-Crypto Corruption Week,’ calling all three bills dangerous pieces of crypto legislation.” The legislative drumbeat has coincided with a fresh all-time-high in Bitcoin above $121,000 and a rally in altcoins. Independent trader Cas Abbé summed up the mood via X: “US House has designated July 14–18 as ‘crypto week’…It’s expected that all of them will be passed in 2025, which will set the stage for a massive rally.” At press time, the total crypto market cap was at $3.75 trillion.

The Dogecoin price has shown a lot of promise recently after surging above the $0.2 mark with momentum over the last week. However, the price does remain very well below its all-time high of $0.7 , which means there is still a way to go for the meme coin from here. Interestingly, the meme coin’s price looks to have fallen into a trend not seen since December 2020, as highlighted by crypto analyst CryptoKaleo, showing a rising bullish trend. Dogecoin Price Returns To Levels Before 36,000% Rally In an X post, CryptoKaleo outlines the fact that the Dogecoin price has been trending similarly to where it was back in 2020. In particular, the Dogecoin price was struggling in December 2020 , but this was just before the legendary 36,000% surge that had been kick-started by billionaire Elon Musk posting about the meme coin on his X (formerly Twitter) post. Back then, the price had been struggling after its previous all-time high, following a trend line straight down. This was until it hit another upward momentum, followed by a downtrend, which marked the end of the price decline. At this point, the bottom signaled the start of the next rally. Now, once again, the Dogecoin price is beginning to mark another bottom after an initial breakdown within this trendline. According to the analyst, this puts the Dogecoin price right in the same place where it was back in December 2020. If it follows the same trend as it has been doing, then the meme coin could be getting ready to see a parabolic rally . From the analyst’s chart, the $1 mark is a no-brainer, with a possible top being as high as $2.4 before the trend is completed. Can The DOGE Price Rally 36,000% Again? The last time that the Dogecoin price broke out of this trend , it ended up rallying by 36,000% over the next few months. This opens up the possibility that a similar rally could be in the cards. However, multiple developments over the last few years suggest that this is not possible. For one, a 36,000% rally from here would mean that the price would rise as high as $72, meaning that the Dogecoin market cap would have to rise above $2 trillion. This is highly unlikely given that the DOGE supply is always rising and remains unlimited. More than likely, the $1 mark would mark the beginning of the end of the Dogecoin price rally.

Public firms around the globe have been piling into Bitcoin this year. According to Blockware Intelligence, the number of public companies holding Bitcoin jumped by 120% in 2025. That surge brought the total to 141 firms. And by the end of 2025, at least 36 more are expected to add Bitcoin to their balance sheets. That would represent a 25% boost from today’s numbers. Rising Tide Of Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Based on reports from Blockware’s Q3 2025 market update , three dozen new entrants could join the so‑called “Bitcoin Treasury Companies” over the next six months. These firms act as a bridge between traditional markets and the crypto world. In the first half of the year, companies big and small added more than 159,107 BTC to their books, setting a new record for corporate crypto purchases. Big Names Still Lead The Pack The top spot remains with US President Donald Trump’s favorite crypto advocate Michael Saylor’s Strategy , which holds a staggering 597,325 BTC. That figure is roughly 12 times what second‑place MARA Holdings owns, at about 50,000 BTC. Those two alone account for most of the Bitcoin held by public companies. Some Players May Be Taking A Risk Blockware points out that many newcomers are either brand new companies or ones that face tough business challenges. For firms with low growth or shrinking markets, parking cash in Bitcoin at an estimated 40 to 50% compound annual growth rate can look more appealing than running a struggling operation. But that choice comes with its own risks. Corporate Bitcoin Growth Faces Warning Signs Glassnode’s lead analyst James Check sounded an alarm on July 4, warning that the easy upside might already be gone for latecomers. Venture firm Breed outlined a “death spiral” risk for companies trading close to net asset value. Some crypto traders echoed that view, saying these firms will be tested in the next bear market, especially if NAV premiums start to slip. For now, the move toward Bitcoin is very real. Larger, well‑capitalized companies may weather the ups and downs better than smaller players. Investors and analysts will be watching how these treasuries perform when markets cool off. If premiums hold, new entrants could keep the momentum going. If not, some balance sheets may face a rough ride. Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView

The US spot Ethereum ETFs have logged another bullish week, attracting over $900 million in inflows and extending their winning streak to nine consecutive weeks. This development comes amidst the general crypto price rally during which Ethereum (ETH) prices surged to over $2,800. Ethereum ETFs Hit Highest Weekly Netflows In the past week, Ethereum registered a remarkable weekly gain of 16.22%. During this period, data from the ETF tracking site SoSoValue shows the Ethereum ETFs registered net deposits of $907.99 million, representing their largest weekly inflows since their launch in July 2024. Before this development, the highest inflows stood at $854.85 registered in the second week of December 2024 amidst the popular crypto bull run. Of the ATH weekly inflows, BlackRock’s ETHA attracted a resounding $675 million, reflecting an unrivalled market dominance similar to its Bitcoin counterpart. ETHA now boasts $6.14 billion in assets under management, representing 45.38% of the total net assets of spot Ethereum ETFs. Meanwhile, Fidelity’s FETH and Grayscale’s duo – ETH and ETHE, also recorded significant net deposits valued at $87.04 million, $73.53 million, and $36.64 million, respectively. On the other hand, Bitwise’s ETHW, VanEck’s ETHV, 21 Shares’ CEZT, and Franklin Templeton’s EZET all saw modest inflows ranging between $5 million – $16 million. However, Invesco’s QETH saw another week of negative netflows as this particular continues to suffer an epileptic performance. Following this week, the cumulative inflows of spot Ethereum ETFs now stand at $5.13 billion, despite ETHA’s singular inflows of $6.47 billion due to significant withdrawals valued at $4.26 billion from the Grayscale ETHA. In addition, the total net assets of these ETFs are now valued $13.53 billion, representing a 24.93% increase from the previous week. Interestingly, these figures indicate that the spot Ethereum ETFs now account for 3.77% of the total Ethereum market cap. Meanwhile, Ethereum continues to trade at $2,964 following a 0.11% decline in the past day. Altcoins ETF Race Underway In other news, other prominent altcoins aside from Ethereum are likely to soon debut in the US Spot ETF market. Notably, asset managers have submitted a host of altcoin-affiliated ETF applications to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), looking to replicate the success of the Ethereum and Bitcoin ETFs, in attracting a weighty institutional interest to the crypto market. Presently, there are over 70 crypto ETF filings looking to grant investors access to Solana , Dogecoin, XRP, Cardano , Litecoin, among other cryptocurrencies. It is likely the SEC will keep issuing a delay on its responses till the final deadline, most of which comes around October. Featured image from Pexels, chart from Tradingview

The legal team of asset management firm Grayscale called out the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its decision to delay the listing of the firm’s Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) on the New York Stock Exchange. As Bitcoinist reported earlier, the conversion of GDLC, which contains Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, and Cardano, into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) was “stayed” indefinitely 24 hours after the SEC’s Division of Trading & Markets approved the fund’s listing. Grayscale To Petition SEC On Multi-Asset ETF In a July 8 letter , the Grayscale attorneys expressed their displeasure at the decision of the Office of the Secretary to delay the conversion of the GDLC to an ETF. According to the commission, the purpose of this “stay” decision is to review the delegated action of listing Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund on the New York Stock Exchange. Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart posited, at the time the news of the delay broke out, that the SEC could be holding out on all multi-coin ETF launches till it completes a comprehensive digital-asset ETP framework. “The 2nd theory is that there’s something the SEC wants to work on in relation to a specific aspect of $GDLC itself (like its structure?) The 19b-4 approval order comes from the division of Trading & Markets. Perhaps another division isn’t ready to let this convert just yet,” Seyffart added at the time. However, the messaging of Grayscale’s letter suggested that the asset manager’s patience is running thin with the commission. The attorneys of Grayscale hinted that the parties involved in the conversion are considering submitting a petition requesting that the stay on the GDLC listing be lifted temporarily. The letter read: The consequences of a failure to meet the statutory approval or disapproval deadline, regardless of the reason, are clear: under Section 19(b)(2)(D), the rule proposal is deemed approved. Grayscale, the Exchange and the Fund’s current investors are suffering harm as a result of the delay in public launch of the Fund, and Grayscale and the Exchange are therefore considering whether to file a petition requesting the Commission to lift the stay imposed by Rule 431(e) while the Commission reviews the action taken by delegated authority, so that the Fund may promptly launch while that review proceeds. Grayscale concluded the letter by acknowledging the progress made by the Commission regarding regulatory clarity in the digital asset industry. “Grayscale appreciates the Commission’s efforts to provide regulatory clarity and intends to continue to engage cooperatively with the Commission in furtherance of the shared goal of regulatory clarity and to serve as a resource to the Commission on crypto-related matters,” the asset manager added. GDLC ETF Launch Just A Matter Of Time: Expert Scott Johnsson, an expert in finance law, shared their opinion on the developments between Grayscale and the US SEC regarding the Digital Large Cap Fund’s conversion. Despite the somewhat technical complexities, the finance expert expects the GDLC to launch as an exchange-traded fund in due time. Johnsson said on X: Given Grayscale was suggesting they had productive talks with the SEC prior to approval, and they had made extensive amendments to the rule proposal in line with those discussions, my guess is the Rule 431 application was a parting gift from Crenshaw acting unilaterally. SEC then had to deal with the mess. This is going to launch, its just a matter of when imo. While the Bitcoin and Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds started trading in 2024, the US SEC is still sitting on a group of ETF applications for other crypto assets, including Solana, XRP, DOGE — to name a few.

One crypto investor has stunned many with the revelation of a once-in-a-lifetime missed opportunity with Shiba Inu. The investor, who goes by the name Rick Primes on the social media platform X, shared that he once held a staggering 2.1% of the total Shiba Inu (SHIB) supply, only to exit the market far too early and fumble a potential $882 million bag during Shiba Inu’s price peak. Early Shiba Inu Investor Loses Out On Massive Bag Shiba Inu’s journey from obscure meme coin to the most popular meme coin is one of the most well-known stories from the 2021 bull market. Although Shiba Inu was created as a funny response to Dogecoin, the most popular meme coin at the time, it eventually gathered an enormous community on the internet and attracted billions in investment capital. Between January and October 2021, SHIB posted one of the most explosive returns in crypto history, surging by more than 100,000% at its peak. Those who entered early and held their positions during this parabolic phase were able to turn mere hundreds of dollars into millions. The frenzy reached its climax when Shiba Inu temporarily entered the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap. Among those who allegedly invested early is a social media user that goes by the name Rick Primes on X. His interesting revelation regarding Shiba Inu was made in response to another trader recalling his own costly misstep with PEPE by selling his own 3% of the total PEPE supply very early for just $100,000. Rick Primes recalled his story as part of a broader discussion thread asking users to recount their worst fumbles in the crypto market. According to him, he initially owned 2.1% of Shiba Inu’s total supply during the early stages of the token’s launch. However, he ended up selling that position long before SHIB began its crazy ascent. After liquidating the initial holding, he reentered the market to hold about 0.8% of the supply and later exited again for a modest profit in the range of $20 million to $30 million. The pain lies not in that gain he made, but in what could have been. Had he held the full 2.1% supply through to Shiba Inu’s all-time high price of $0.00008616 in October 2021, the value would have reached as high as $882 million. Shiba Inu Price Today Save for a few spikes here and there, the meme coin niche has been relatively quiet this cycle. Although the current market cycle is less euphoric than the 2021 run, Shiba Inu and its investor community still have a strong presence in the crypto industry. At the time of writing, SHIB is trading at $0.00001335, which is an increase of about 16.3% in the past seven days. However, the meme coin could have a tough time breaking above a strong resistance around $0.0000135, where it was rejected in June. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

Coinbase has filed a lawsuit against Oregon State Governor Tina Kotek over an abrupt change in the state’s policy on the regulation of digital assets. This lawsuit comes as a response to Oregon’s initial suit accusing the American exchange of operating as an unregistered securities issuer and trading platform. Coinbase Vs. Oregon In an X post on July 11, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal shared ongoing efforts by the crypto exchange to direct the Oregon State Governor Tina Kotek and Attorney General (AG) Dan Rayfield to reveal public records that justify a recent change in the state’s crypto policy. According to the lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of State of Oregon for the County of Mason, Coinbase legal representatives explain that Oregon government officials have previously advised citizens that cryptocurrencies are regulated as commodities rather than securities.However, there appeared to be a shift in this policy when Oregon AG filed a charge against Coinbase in April 2025 with a complaint stating the exchange has acted as an unregistered securities platform by facilitating trading of a selected 31 digital assets – a lawsuit similar to that of the SEC against Coinbase in 2023 which has now been dropped by the regulatory body. The American exchange explains that such change in policy should be accompanied with public hearings and debate or an agency rulemaking consultation that involves relevant stakeholders. However, Coinbase alleges that the Oregon State Government followed none of these procedures with the new anti-crypto policy being adopted behind closed door meetings. Oregon Officials Blocking Citizens From Trading Crypto: Coinbase VP In a statement to local media The Washington Times, Ryan VanGrack, Coinbase’s Vice President of Litigation has shared his support of the exchange’s lawsuit against Tina Kotek accusing the Oregon State Government of attempting to taper its citizens’ access to the crypto market. VanGrack said: … why is Governor Kotek refusing to provide basic information about the case, including why the state suddenly flipped its views on crypto? Oregonians deserve to know why their government is keeping them in the dark — and why they’re pursuing a case that would deprive Oregonians (and only Oregonians) from trading crypto. Importantly, the Coinbase Exec has expressed intense disapproval at the timing and basis of Oregon’s initial lawsuit as the US Congress attempts to establish a crypto regulatory framework , especially with the upcoming vote on the GENIUS Act and Clarity Act.VanGrack further added: No one else has filed suit. It came after the federal government dismissed its case, and it is coming on the heels of bipartisan legislation; I can’t imagine a more illogical time for a state to peacock and insert itself when the federal government made it very clear it is their domain. At press time, the total crypto market cap is valued at $3.63 trillion following a 2.44% increase in the past day.