Author: Alice Monroe

In a historic shift the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reported liquid staking activities  and the tokens which they issue  will not be classified as securities, if that which falls in this category meets certain criteria. In the report issued August 5, 2025 which went out under the SEC’s Project Crypto initiative we see a turn point in crypto regulation in the U.S. Indeed, SEC’s stance on liquid staking has set a notable precedent. This report, which puts to rest the questions that investors have had for so long, also marks a new stage of development in a…

On August 5, 2025 saw the largest single day outflow of Spot Ethereum ETFs, which had $465 million leave the investors’ side. This drop came right after a 20 day trend of strong inflow and represented a turn around in recent institutional action. Leading the outflows was BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) that saw $375 million redeemed which is almost 3% of its holdings. Fidelity’s Ethereum Fund came in second with $55 million in outflows. Grayscale’s Ethereum Mini Trust along with its larger trust reported combined redemptions of $35 million. Despite the drop in interest ETHA still reports $10.7 billion…

Mei Pharma’s foray into the world of cryptocurrency has rocked the biotech and crypto spaces. Known as Mei Pharma’s Litecoin treasury, the San Diego based company broke into the news with a bold step, they put $110.4 million into Litecoin (LTC) which they have made to be the main element of their treasury reserve. This is a first in the U.S. for a public company which is seeing Mei Pharma put its money behind the digital currency. Between the 30th of July and the 4th of August Mei Pharma bought 929,548 LTC tokens at an average price of $107.58. They…

In July 2025 Pump.fun’s revenue fell off a cliff to just $24.96 million. This was a drop from its January peak of $130 million, due to platform-specific issues. It was also a result of the larger market correction. The Solana-based memecoin launchpad, once the unchallenged king of the meme token game, is now in the midst of an existential crisis. This has impacted revenue streams significantly and hence led to the dramatic fall in Pump.fun revenue. Daily revenues also saw a drop. On July 28th, Pump.fun reported $293,187 as its lowest point since September 2024. That’s a fall of 96%…

In the span of 35 days, Bitmine Immersion Technologies, formerly unknown in the Bitcoin mining space — became the largest player in the Ethereum market. This was the result of a bold strategy put forth by Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat which is now the company’s chairman. The company, linked to substantial bitmine ethereum holdings, now controls 833,000 ETH worth at that time about $2.9 billion. It is aiming to eventually take over 5% of Ethereum’s total supply. Bitmine has adopted MicroStrategy’s approach to Bitcoin but is using it in the stablecoin and Ethereum’s dominant role in DeFi space. The…

In July 2025 Bitcoin and Ethereum are leading the crypto market. This is being powered by large institutional investments and growth in adoption. Bitcoin, which is at $118,50, of late saw only minor gains. These gains attribute to corporate treasuries and long term holders. Ethereum had a 4% increase, which took it to $3,761. For the second week in a row, it outperformed Bitcoin. Institutional interest in Ethereum is very high at the moment. This month saw ETH ETFs report over $2 billion in inflows. This included a record breaking $727 million on July 16. BlackRock’s ETHA fund saw in…

The UK government is to conduct a large-scale bitcoin sale which will see over $7B worth of coins go to the public domain. This is a step to redress a growing fiscal deficit. This comes off the back of a major court win in a high profile case of Chinese national Jian Wen. This case saw his laundered Bitcoin over 61,000 at the time which was seized in London. That was criminal assets’ is now the government’s to do with as they please under the terms of the 2002 Proceeds of Crime Act. Also, under the recently updated 2024 Economic…

MicroStrategy, which is now simply branded as “Strategy”  has again entered the news reports after adding to its Bitcoin portfolio. Their portfolio now totals 607,770 BTC and is worth over $71 billion. The latest addition to the portfolio which was made on July 21, 2025 included 6,220BTC. We paid $739.8 million for this addition, at an average of $118,940 per coin. This comes on the back of an earlier July purchase which saw us buy 4,225 BTC. Overall, these bitcoin holdings by MicroStrategy represent a significant asset for the company. Through the issue of common stock and preferred shares the…

The education sector is seeing a large transformation from two dynamic forces — artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain. Once separate improvements, these techs now cross over to provide scalable, secure, and personal also, education solutions. At times a theory is in fact changing the way that we learn. We prove it out and pass on information. This transformation exemplifies the intersection of AI and blockchain in education. Blockchain, once best known for crypto, now enables tamper-proof academic credentials. Simultaneously, AI tools personalize content delivery, adapt to student performance, and automate teaching support. Together, they address decades-old challenges in education: credential…

JPMorgan Chase is to go big in the field of crypto lending. Soon, JPMorgan will roll out a loan offer service which will see elite customers take out loans. These loans are secured against Bitcoin or Ethereum, as at present people do with homes or stocks. This report was first out by The Financial Times on July 22, 2025. This change from the bank’s present policy which only has that they borrow against crypto ETFS (exchange-traded funds). Should regulators give the go ahead the new service may roll out as early as 2026. This at present isn’t a service for…