Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas has proposed developing a new open-source Bitcoin client, aimed at removing restrictions affecting Runes and Ordinals transactions.  In a post to X on Friday, Leonidas called the proposed client “Bitcoin $DOG Mode,” which would lift the maximum individual transaction size to 3.9 million weight units (WU), compared to Bitcoin Core’s 400,000…

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Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs gained $107.80M on July 15, led by Blackrock IBIT’s $80.82M inflow. Ether ETFs added $53.83M with no outflows, while ETHA drove $45.29M in demand. Blackrock reported $15.3T AUM as crypto ETF recovery gained institutional support. HYPE ETFs Add $2.1 Million as ETF Flows Turn Positive The recovery in crypto ETFs did…

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The US government also transferred some ETH to the exchange. According to data coming from Arkham Intelligence, wallets linked to the United States government have moved almost $300 million in bitcoin and ether to Coinbase Prime, reigniting concerns that Washington could be preparing to sell part of its massive BTC stash despite Trump’s previous…

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Bitcoin (BTC) saw three-week highs on Wednesday as US inflation data beat expectations for a second day. Key points: Bitcoin sees copycat bullish price action as US inflation data cools for a second day running. Risk assets get a more positive outlook as Fed rate-cut odds drop. Traders stay conservative over Bitcoin’s ability to continue…

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Key Takeaways Stripe and Advent bid $60.50 a share for Paypal per Bloomberg, valuing the fintech above $53 billion. The offer is backed by roughly $50 billion in committed bank financing, with the pair holding equal stakes. A deal would put Paypal’s PYUSD stablecoin under the roof of Stripe, owner of the Tempo blockchain. A…

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US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) returned to outflows, reversing the previous week’s short-lived return to positive flows. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $424.66 million in net outflows on Monday, marking their biggest single-day withdrawal in July so far, according to SoSoValue data. The latest outflow reversed last week’s $197.4 million new inflows, which had briefly…

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Key Takeaways Strategy’s Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index compares public adoption signals across trading, custody, products, lending and executive activity. Fidelity leads the ranking at 71%, followed by BNY at 46% and Goldman Sachs at 45%. The index’s 32% overall score suggests institutional bitcoin adoption is expanding, but remains uneven across major financial firms. What’s Behind…

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Strategy founder and chairman Michael Saylor again took to social media on Sunday to offer his latest signal to investors as one analyst sees Saylor’s messaging as needing more clarity to help Bitcoin regain its momentum. “Orange dots tell only part of the story,” was Saylor’s message on Sunday in a post that accompanied a…

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This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. While total hashrate under management declined, Bitfufu (NASDAQ: FUFU)‘s self-owned hashrate increased by 9.4% to 3.5 EH/s. This growth followed the acquisition and deployment…

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Bitcoin (BTC) demand shifts are “behind” the price rebound to $64,000, new analysis claims. Key points: New Bitcoin price analysis says that US whales are behind the latest spate of BTC price relief. The Coinbase Premium is above its 14-day moving average, a key sign of strength. Research from Bitcoin Suisse suggests that “something changed”…

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