Author: John Smith

LD Capital Founder Jack Yi believes UNI has the potential to reach new highs as it follows Bitcoin and Ethereum’s lead in the bullish rally. The asset is the third largest in the company’s balance sheet. In a recent post, the LD Capital founder highlights the characteristics that make Uniswap’s (UNI) native token a strong contender in the altcoins race. He expressed optimism in the asset that occupies the third-largest share in his company’s, crypto holdings. Seeing as the two other large assets, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have seen strong gains in the past few days. BTC不断新高,ETH冲刺新高,UNI距离新高还有三倍,ETH趋势确立后,被誉为3倍以太杠杆的UNI,确定性和潜力空间巨大,一是ETH龙头,最大DEX,二是DeFi 政策利好,若费用开关提案通过,代币经济模型巨大升级。三是整个UNI共识和走势在主流币里非常良好。UNI是我们第三大投资品种,在6块的时候Trend…— JackYi…

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After days of uncertainty and political drama, ‘Crypto Week’ in the U.S. House ended with a clean sweep as lawmakers passed all major bills on the agenda. On July 18, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the trio landmark crypto bills, clearing a major hurdle for digital asset regulation. The votes came after intense negotiations and followed a week of political standoffs. Leading the pack was the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, which passed with a bipartisan 294-134, with 78 Democrats in support. This bill aims to settle the long-running turf war between the SEC and CFTC by…

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Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Web3 has already redefined how we think about money, ownership, and the internet. But there’s one untapped area that could push this sector even further: sports data. Those same metrics that help train athletes or that fans obsess over during the playoffs could underpin a whole new arm of blockchain and web3. The only barrier? Leagues and data vendors currently treat this information like proprietary assets. As a result, players lack ownership of their information and use…

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NEAR price is gaining steam with a 17% weekly rally as it eyes $5 target based on a bullish pattern. NEAR Protocol (NEAR) price is up 10% in the past 24 hours and 17% over the past week, currently trading at $3 as the price extends its recovery from the $1.80 low hit around June 25. That $1.80 low ended a steep downtrend that began in mid-May and also marked the second low of a huge double bottom pattern, with the first one formed in early April and a neckline established around $3.40, marking the next major resistance. NEAR price…

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Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that would open the $9 trillion U.S. retirement savings market to alternative assets, including cryptocurrency, gold, and private equity. According to a July 17 Financial Times report, the order would instruct federal agencies to examine and remove regulatory barriers that prevent 401(k) plans from incorporating digital assets and other non-traditional investments. This move marks Trump’s most recent attempt to increase cryptocurrency adoption and further incorporate it into the American financial system. If enacted, the policy would allow professionally managed retirement plans to include a broader range of asset classes beyond public…

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The U.S. Department of Justice has sentenced a former rugby player to 30 months in prison for defrauding investors out of $900,000 in a crypto mining Ponzi scheme. Shane Donovan Moore, a 37-year-old semi-professional rugby player from Seattle, operated a fraudulent company called Quantum Donovan LLC between January 2021 and October 2022, a July 17 DOJ statement alleged.  Moore used his ties within the rugby community to build trust and recruit victims across several states, including Washington, Utah, Oregon, Connecticut, and New Jersey. According to federal prosecutors, Moore told investors their money would be used to purchase and operate cryptocurrency…

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Traders on X celebrate as Ethereum bounces back to the $3,650 threshold and beyond. The rally is believed to be fueled by mounting institutional demand as ETH is likened to ‘digital oil.’ On July 18 at around 6:30 AM UTC, data from crypto.news showed that the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap is soaring high above $3,650. It managed to reach a peak at $3,669, barely touching the $3,800 level. At press time, it is trading hands at $3,651. In the past 24 hours, the token has risen by 7.79% and even more than that in the past month. In the…

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Tether’s flagship stablecoin USDT is expanding at a record pace, even as new U.S. legislation threatens to complicate its future in the world’s largest financial market. Its market cap recently reached an all-time high of $160 billion, driven largely by soaring activity on the TRON (TRX) blockchain and growing demand from decentralized users across the globe. USDT’s supply on TRON has now topped $80 billion, surpassing the amount issued on Ethereum (ETH) by $6 billion, per an analysis published on July 18 by CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost. More than $22 billion worth of Tether (USDT) has been issued on TRON alone…

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Caldera’s native token ERA staged a strong rally after securing listings on multiple exchanges, including Binance and Coinbase. According to data from crypto.news, Caldera (ERA) shot up 121% to reach an intraday high of $1.88 on Friday, July 18, pushing its market capitalization to approximately $278 million. The token rallied amid investor optimism after it secured listings on Binance, Coinbase, and Upbit. Binance remains the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Coinbase leads the market in the United States, and Upbit holds the top spot in South Korea. Bybit, KuCoin, Gate, MEXC, Bitget, and Bithumb are some other premier exchanges…

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Backpack, the crypto exchange founded by former FTX insiders, has launched a new portal to help FTX creditors sell their debt claims directly to interested third-party buyers.  The announcement was made on July 18 via a post on Backpack’s Chinese X account, where the company described the initiative as a “non-profit, neutral” service aimed at supporting the wider crypto community impacted by the 2022 FTX collapse. The new platform offers a one-stop process for claim holders, including identity verification, claim validation, offer confirmation, and final settlement, all completed within the Backpack interface. Backpack stated that it will not charge any…

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