Crypto Daily — DeFi, NFT, Web3

🐳 Tom Lee's BitMine purchased an additional 98,800 ETH last week — now the company's balance is 4,066,062 ETH.

🔮 Vitalik Buterin calledprediction markets a more rational alternative to social networks, especially when discussing sensitive topics. Users of online platforms can irresponsibly stoke panic. Similarly, the media often heighten anxiety with sensational headlines, thereby fueling debates. Prediction platforms solve this problem through a mechanism of financial responsibility — imprudent or "stupid" bets lead to real losses.

💰 Spot XRP ETFs have continued their "green streak" for 6 consecutive weeks, during which the funds have accumulated more than $1.2  billion. Meanwhile, spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded further outflows last week — $497  million and $644  million respectively.

🇬🇭 Ghana legalized cryptocurrencies and launched market regulation — at the moment, about 3 million citizens (17% of the adult population) use cryptocurrencies in the country.

🧬 According to Jameson Lopp, the developer of the Bitcoin core, the transition to post-quantum standards will take at least 5-10 years. He agreed with Adam Back that quantum computers do not pose a threat to BTC in the near future.

📊 Annual return on different assets in 2025: 🔴 Silver: +130% 🔴 Gold: +65% 🔴 Copper: +35% 🔴 Nasdaq: +20% 🔴 S&P 500: +16% 🔴 Russell 2000: +13% 🔴 BTC: -6% 🔴 ETH: -12% 🔴 Altcoins: -42%

💰 A video is circulating online in which a man claims to have found a USB flash drive from 2009 with 100 BTC in its balance.

🇰🇷 In South Korea, there are calls to urgently institutionalize stablecoins, otherwise the country risks losing control over the payment system. ➤ Dollar stablecoins are already used in the real economy, including for paying foreign workers' salaries. ➤ Businesses are starting to use them for international settlements, regardless of the state's position. ➤ National stablecoins remain outside the financial infrastructure, while business and payments shift towards dollar stablecoins. ➤ Stablecoins are faster and cheaper than traditional cross-border payments, so their widespread adoption in the financial system is almost inevitable. ➤ A "Digital Asset Basic Act" bill is already being prepared in parliament. Authorities view stablecoins not only as protection against dollarization but also as a growth strategy focusing on small businesses and cultural payments.

💸 Northern Data, a controlling stake in which belongs to Tether, sold its mining division to companies owned by Tether executives.

👻 Bitcoin is currently experiencing the strongest selling pressure in 3 years — analysts

🗽 In the USA, they are developing a rule according to which small payments in stablecoins up to $200 will not be taxed like regular purchases. And they want to pay taxes on mining not immediately, but only when the income received is actually sold or withdrawn as money.

💰 About 461,000 transactions worth $10–15 billion pass through the Bitcoin network daily.

🇧🇹 Bhutan uses 10,000 BTC from its reserves to build a special administrative district — Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC).

🖥Yesterday, the first mining pool in history turned 15 years old — a special server (which was initially called Bitcoin CZ, later Slush Pool, and now Braiins Pool) allowed miners to work together on the same block and distribute rewards more evenly.

❤️ Tesla shares have hit a new all-time high — over the past seven months, the company's market capitalization has increased by approximately $900 billion.

💰 According to CryptoQuant, the total capital inflow on Binance reached a record $1.17 trillion — this is 31% more than a year earlier, and significantly higher than the figures of its closest competitors. The volume of perpetual futures trading has risen to $24.6 trillion with 49.6 billion transactions, indicating high activity of professional traders and a strong network effect. The spot market is also close to a historical high: $6.82 trillion in turnover and more than 24 billion transactions, confirming Binance's role as the main entry point for new capital into the crypto ecosystem.

⚖️ Caroline Ellison, the former girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried from FTX, was transferred to a probationary regime — she will be either under house arrest or in a rehabilitation center. Earlier, we reported that Netflix plans to make a series about the collapse of the FTX exchange — Evan Peters is being considered for the role of Sam Bankman-Fried, and Julia Garner may play Caroline Ellison.

📉 The number of active Bitcoin wallets has fallen to its lowest level in a year.

⚖️ SEC has completed a four-year investigation against Aave. Under Donald Trump, the SEC suspended, terminated or dismissed about 60% of cases involving companies and projects in the cryptocurrency industry.

💶 Since the beginning of this year, the volume of issued Euro stablecoins has increased to 425,000,000 Euro (+168%).