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07-30
BlackRock transfers 1,104.45 BTC, worth $71.4M, to the IBIT Bitcoin ETF wallet.
ChainCatcher report, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock has cumulatively withdrawn 1,104.45 BTC, valued at approximately $71.4 million, from Coinbase Prime and transferred it to its IBIT Bitcoin ETF wallet.
AI-Focused Hedge Fund with Situational Awareness Liquidates All Public Stock Holdings
According to ChainCatcher, CNBC reported that Situational Awareness, an AI-themed hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, sold its entire public equity portfolio in a single transaction to another hedge fund prior to Thursday’s market open; the buyer has not been disclo
Hyperscale Data Sells 100 BTC to Fund $3B AI Data Center Project
Hyperscale Data, Inc. sold approximately 100 BTC and opened a bitcoin-backed credit facility on July 30, 2026, to speed up construction of its artificial intelligence (AI) data center campus in Dowagiac, Michigan.Key TakeawaysHyperscale Data sold about 100 bitcoin on July 30, 2026, worth roughly $6.
SKHX Whale Turns Loss into Profit Amid Market Recovery
Huo Xing Finance reports that on July 30, according to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai (@ai_9684xtpa), following a strong rebound in the storage sector, the whale who previously invested $31 million bullish positions after Hynix's earnings report has turned a $3.13 million unrealized loss into a $2.01 mill
Robinhood Q2: Prediction Markets Outpace Crypto as Chain Hits $12B Volume
Morning Minute — Tyler Warner
Good morning. Robinhood just delivered a blowout quarter — and the parts that touch crypto made the results especially interesting.
Headline numbers
- Net revenue: $1.31 billion, up 32% year-over-year.
- Diluted EPS: $0.62 (vs. $0.41 expected).
- Net income: $573 mill
South Korea to Enforce 2027 Crypto Tax After Three Delays
After three postponements that kept crypto gains untaxed since the initial 2022 deadline, South Korea’s government is drawing a line. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol told a briefing that the country will begin enforcing a tax on digital asset income from January 1, 2027, wit
Visa Supports Open USD but Remains Neutral in Stablecoin Competition
Visa says it won’t pick a stablecoin winner — even as Open USD (OUSD) prepares to challenge USDT and USDC
Visa CEO Ryan McInerney used the company’s July 28 fiscal Q3 earnings call to lay out a simple message for the stablecoin wars: Visa will stay “multi-coin, multi-chain” and won’t “pick winners.
Aave Hires the Entire Zapper Engineering Team
ChainThink reports that on July 30, Aave founder Stani Kulechov stated on X that Aave Pro has hired the entire Zapper engineering team and welcomed Justin D'Errico to the team.Justin D'Errico previously announced that he has joined Aave as Chief Backend Engineer, where he will assist the team in bui
AI-Focused Hedge Fund with Situational Awareness Liquidates Entire Public Equity Portfolio
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports, according to CNBC, that Situational Awareness, an AI-themed hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, sold its entire public equity portfolio in a single transaction to another hedge fund prior to Thursday’s market open; the buyer has not been d
BlackRock transfers 1,104.45 BTC, worth $71.4M, to the IBIT Bitcoin ETF wallet.
Huo Xing Finance reports, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock has cumulatively withdrawn 1,104.45 BTC from Coinbase Prime, valued at approximately $71.4 million, and transferred them to its IBIT Bitcoin ETF wallet.
EU to Allocate €10B for AI Gigafactories to Boost Global Competitiveness
The European Union is planning to build AI gigafactories, massive computing facilities each designed to house more than 100,000 AI-optimized processors dedicated to training frontier AI models. The price tag sits at roughly €10 billion for the initial sites, part of a broader €20 billion allocation
Ethereum Gains 100+ Institutional Backers to Boost Enterprise Adoption
Ethereum [ETH] is bringing its ecosystem together as institutional interest in blockchain continues to grow. More than 100 participants have joined Ethereum Institutional to support wider enterprise adoption, rather than working separately.The group includes digital treasuries such as Bitmine and Sh
Clarity Act Faces Uncertain Future Amid Legislative Stalemate
You’re reading Crypto for Advisors, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that unpacks digital assets for financial advisors. Subscribe here to get it every Thursday.Happy Thursday, advisors!In today’s newsletter, Aaron Brogan analyzes why the Clarity Act may be falling short of industry needs.Then, in “Ask
SKHX Whale Turns $3.1M Loss into $2M Profit Following Hynix Earnings
PANews, July 30: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a whale who invested $31 million in long positions following Hynix's earnings report has turned a $3.13 million unrealized loss into a $2.01 million unrealized gain; the whale entered at $981.59, during which $SKHX dropped to a low of $897.43.
Uniswap Launches Aggregation Page for Robinhood Chain Token Projects
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that Uniswap has launched a beta "Launches" tab on its web application to aggregate and display token projects built on Uniswap’s infrastructure. This feature initially supports projects on Robinhood Chain and integrates token information from multiple launch platforms, all
