Number of Bitcoin Whales Jumps to Highest Since January 2021
Whale Entities are clusters of crypto wallet addresses held by a single network participant holding least 1,000 BTC.Source
Citibank Debanked Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Due to Crypto, Exec Says
The chief of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, recounted his own brush with the U.S. government’s pressure on banks to be wary of digital assets, saying Citi dumped him.Source
Bitcoin Slides to $66K, Ether Dives 5% in Market-Wide Selloff
Cryptocurrencies weren’t spared as stocks, bonds, gold and oil all declined on Wednesday.Source
Trump Polymarket Odds Briefly Dip After His No. 2 Bull Adds Bet on Harris
The former president’s probability of retaking the White House slid to 59% Wednesday before rebounding.Source
Solana Hits Record vs. Ether, Outperforms Bitcoin as AI Memecoin Frenzy and Surging Revenues Fuel Rally
Solana was the best-performing asset in the CoinDesk 20 Index through the week, advancing 11%, while BTC and ETH declined.Source
The Protocol: Justin Sun, Bitcoin Mempool Sniping, XRP for Harris, Inspirational Women
This week’s issue could not be more chock-full of blockchain content. We clarify Tron founder Justin Sun’s role in the WBTC project, bring you excerpts from the new crypto book “Lessons Learned” and highlight inspirational women of Web3 and AI. PLUS a photo from the stage at Cosmoverse.Source
Tether CEO Ardoino Says He Expects U.S. Will Catch Up in Crypto Regulation
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told a U.S. crowd on Tuesday that he’s counting on sensible crypto regulations coming soon from the U.S. “There is no place like the U.S.,” he said via video link at DC Fintech Week in Washington.Source
Aurum Launches $1B Tokenized Fund for Data Center Investments on XRP Ledger With Zoniqx
The vehicle will focus on data center investments across the U.S, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, and Europe, claiming to be the “world’s first combined equity and debt tokenized fund.”Source