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In an interview, TEXITcoin founder Richard W. Wisher discusses merge mining, the Texas State Securities Board case, and how the SEC and CFTC's classification of Litecoin as a commodity could affect his project.
Market pulse
Top gainers and decliners, cached in USD.
Mantle
$0.5741+11.18%
Monero
$503.20+7.35%
PancakeSwap
$1.80+4.09%
NEXO
$0.8468+2.09%
Uniswap
$4.98+1.80%
KuCoin
$6.97+1.41%
Bitway
$0.3922-14.82%
Pump.fun
$0.00423731-13.85%
Official Trump
$2.34-9.80%
POL (ex-MATIC)
$0.0944-8.96%
Ethena
$0.1462-7.88%
Pepe
$0.00000342-6.01%
Fresh from the desk
With the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act stuck in the Senate, the SEC and CFTC are preparing agency-level regulations for digital assets.
Zcash surged 12% as Grayscale filed another amendment for a spot ETF and a DCG subsidiary discussed buying 200,000 ZEC worth about $110 million.
TRON Super Representatives will vote on August 25 on new TVM features, including P-256 signature verification and a CLZ opcode, after node operators update to GreatVoyage-v4.8.2.
President Trump said CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid into the US in a fully compliant manner, sending HYPE and related funds higher.
Bitcoin faces selling pressure from miners, spot ETFs, and Strategy's halted purchases, with analyst Ali Martinez warning of a potential drop to $54,276 if support breaks.
Berkshire Hathaway increased its Alphabet stake by $17 billion, making it the third-largest holding, while Michael Burry warns about CEO Greg Abel's spending.
Hashdex is liquidating its DEFI Bitcoin ETF after trading ended on NYSE Arca, marking the first closure in the US spot Bitcoin ETF category since its 2024 launch.
Binance said its security team helped stop a malicious governance proposal that threatened about $1.2 million in tokens from an unnamed DAO's treasury, with no funds lost.
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