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In brief Ethereum role-playing game Pirate Nation is set to shut down in September, along with its blockchain networks. Developer Proof of Play said that it’s too costly to support given a relatively small player base. Numerous crypto games have shut down already in 2025, including Deadrop and Nyan Heroes. Ethereum role-playing game Pirate Nation…
In brief Bitcoin’s price will likely peak in six months to a year, Bernstein analysts said. As the bull market broadens, Ethereum and Solana will likely shine, they said. Bernstein analysts raised their price target for Robinhood shares to $160. As the White House pushes crypto on Capitol Hill, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to see…
In brief South Korea has temporarily suspended new crypto lending services, citing a lack of user protection. This development comes after a recent incident at Bithumb that resulted in widespread liquidations. Analysts suggest the accumulation of leverage has made the crypto market more fragile and susceptible to liquidation risks. South Korean financial authorities have temporarily…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors are slightly green after volatile day; BTC at $115,600 Tom Lee buys $1.7B in ETH in the past week, becomes…
In brief A Solana validator processed blocks with greater than 100,000 transactions per second in an experiment. The performance improvement was more than 25x the typical throughput of the Solana mainnet. Key Solana backers suggest that it means the network is ready for much more. The Solana network briefly processed more than 100,000 transactions per…
In brief Despite a crypto market crash that saw Bitcoin drop, large-scale investors are continuing to accumulate Cardano and XRP. On-chain data confirms this bullish whale activity, with transactions and cohort holdings for both cryptocurrencies hitting multi-month highs in August. The market recovery is tied to a potential end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and a…
In brief Bitcoin’s recent price drop was a result of profit-taking by traders closing positions, rather than a fundamental shift to a bearish sentiment. The market is taking a cautious, defensive stance due to geopolitical uncertainty and upcoming macroeconomic events like Friday’s speech from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. However, long-term bullish catalysts like new Fed…
In brief Publicly traded companies are now racing to accumulate Ethereum. Firms with strategic ETH reserves now account for more than 3% of the entire ETH supply. The top holders include BitMine Immersion Technologies, SharpLink Gaming, and Coinbase. The trend of publicly traded companies adopting crypto treasury strategies may have started with Bitcoin, but it…
In brief On-chain data shows that Ethereum ETFs have added about $3.4 billion over the past five days, against $966 million for Bitcoin ETFs over the same period. The trend marks a fifth straight session of ETH ETF inflows outpacing Bitcoin ETFs. Analysts cited corporate treasury accumulation, thinning exchange and OTC supply, and staking yield,…
In brief In 2023 Lõhmus told Estonia’s public radio he lost access and would consider credible recovery help. On-chain records show only dust transfers, with no outgoing ETH from the labeled wallet. There have been many other cases of lost crypto wallet passwords or keys. Two years ago, Estonian banker Rain Lõhmus told Estonia’s public…
