Author: James Wilson

What if Uniswap’s model isn’t the endgame? Kuru Labs, backed by Paradigm’s latest investment, is testing that theory with an audacious plan to replace AMMs entirely with an on-chain orderbook. Success could redefine DeFi’s trading infrastructure. On July 7, Kuru Labs, the startup building a decentralized exchange on Ethereum-compatible Monad, announced an $11.6 million Series A funding round led by Paradigm. The raise, which follows a $2 million seed round last year, will fuel the development of what could be the first fully functional on-chain central limit orderbook for the EVM. The round included participation from notable angel investors like…

CoreWeave, a Nasdaq-listed artificial intelligence and cloud solutions provider, has announced its acquisition of Core Scientific, a top cryptocurrency mining data center, in a deal worth approximately $9 billion. The CoreWeave team revealed in a press release on July 7, 2025 that the companies have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition, with the deal set for an all-stock transaction.  It’s the latest development in CoreWeave’s quest to acquire the Bitcoin (BTC) mining company, with the first attempt of $1 billion rebuffed in June 2024. If the deal sails through as expected in the fourth quarter, CoreWeave will offer Core…

Bitcoin remains stuck in a tight range between $100,000 and $110,000. A CME futures gap at $108K adds pressure for a retrace as traders watch for a breakout backed by volume. Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating between two major high time frame levels: $110,000 as range resistance and $100,169 as range support. A recent failed breakout to $111,960 followed by a quick re-entry into the range confirms a deviation, a classic hallmark of range-bound price action. Without strong volume, BTC is likely to continue oscillating within this zone. Traders are now focused on a CME futures gap at $108,300, which adds…

Arbitrum is quickly becoming one of the favored blockchains for stablecoins, which are rapidly expanding. Arbitrum (ARB) stablecoin adoption is growing rapidly. On Monday, July 7, the total stablecoin market cap of the chain reached an all-time high, surpassing $6.8 billion in value. The figure includes both natively minted stablecoins and bridged stablecoins. Stablecoin supply by blockchain | Source: Artemis Capital This figure puts Arbitrum in fifth place among blockchains. Ethereum (ETH) still dominates, with $127 billion, while Tron (TRX) is in second place at $81 billion. BNB Chain (BNB) and Solana (SOL) follow in third and fourth place, at…

Dogecoin price formed a double bottom pattern, pointing to an eventual rebound as whale accumulation continues.  Dogecoin (DOGE) was trading at $0.1700 on July 7, a few points above the year-to-date low of $0.1467. It has dropped by 35% from its highest point this May. On-chain data shows that whales have continued adding to their positions in the past few months. Holders with between 1 million and 10 million tokens now hold over 10.5 billion, up from 10.32 billion in February. Similarly, those with between 10 million and 100 million coins now hold over 24.8 billion, up from last year’s…

Price gains over the past week boost total assets under management up to a new all-time high of $188 billion. CoinShares noted a shift in investor attitudes which favored Ethereum more than Bitcoin. In the past week, digital asset investment products saw $1.04 billion in global inflows, which marked the 12th consecutive week of inflows. According to CoinShares’ weekly report, the total net inflows have reached $16.3 billion, which aligns with the weekly average of 2025 so far. Not only that, price gains evident throughout the last week also pushed the AuM to a new all-time high of $188 billion…

A Bitcoin wallet holding billions just came back online after more than a decade of silence, and it’s now shifting its assets across fresh addresses. Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham recently spotlighted the re-mergence of a long-dormant Bitcoin whale, which moved roughly $8.6 billion worth of Bitcoin across eight different wallets after 14 years of dormancy. Each of the wallets had originally received BTC between April and May 2011, back when Bitcoin was still trading below $1. The funds were split into various portions and transferred into eight new addresses, where they currently remain untouched. A single entity moved $8.6 BILLION…

Months after peaking at $74 per token, TRUMP has slid to $8.59 and expanded to a new network in a bold pivot. Its leap to Tron adds complexity to an already polarizing project where memes, money, and power blend awkwardly. On July 7, the team behind TrumpMeme (TRUMP) announced that it will launch the memecoin on the Tron blockchain, marking the latest twist in the token’s turbulent journey. Originally launched in January as a Solana-based memecoin tied to Donald Trump’s political brand, TRUMP now joins a network backed by Justin Sun, a controversial crypto mogul with his own legal entanglements…

Meme coin launchpad Pump.fun recently saw its revenue drop by around 92% from its historic peak, indicating the continued decline of the platform’s hold on the crypto market. On-chain data shows that the meme coin launchpad’s fees have been continuously going lower and lower over the past few days. This indicates a significant drop in generated revenue compared to the beginning of the year when it started off strong. According to data from DeFi Llama, on July 6, the launchpad’s revenue only amounted to $533,410, while its fees have generated less than $922,890. This is the first time since March…

Floki price has rebounded in the past few days, reaching its highest level in almost a month as its social sentiment score improved and exchange reserves dipped. Floki (FLOKI), one of the biggest meme coins in the cryptocurrency industry, rose to a high of $0.000089, up by over 45% from its lowest level in June. The rebound happened in a high-volume environment, with its 24-hour volume jumping by 83% to $211 million. The Floki token’s jump coincided with a big increase in its social volume. Santiment data shows that the volume jumped to 21, the highest level since June 5.…