Bitcoin passing 20 million mined coins has intensified discussion around scarcity, institutional buying, and supply control. Zcash, Tether, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and TRON also drew heavy attention across social platforms for funding, staking, payments, and AI-related developments.
Tether expands XAU₮ utility as Ledn adds support for tokenized gold. Users can borrow against XAU₮ without selling. XAU₮ reserves hit 707,747 oz in Q1, market cap above $3.3B. Tether's total gold position stands at ~$23B.
Tether launches USAT, a compliant stablecoin for the US market, appoints ex-White House advisor Bo Hines as CEO, partners with Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital, directly challenging Circle's USDC dominance.
Tether and the Georgian government plan to launch GELT, a stablecoin pegged to the lari, under a new digital asset framework designed around reserve, redemption, and AML rules.
Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 11.16% to 125.86T on Feb. 7, marking the biggest downward adjustment since China's 2021 mining crackdown as hash rate, miner revenue, and fee income weakened.
A 51% attack happens when miners or validators control more than half of a network’s power, allowing transaction censorship and double-spending. The guide reviews how it works, major cases, and why attacking Bitcoin is so expensive.
The crypto market fell 1% on July 8, with the Fear & Greed Index at 20. Bitcoin dropped to $63,315.67, Ethereum fell to $1,769.17, while CODEX and EVAA posted outsized gains.
A Bloomberg investigation says the final version of the GENIUS Act, the first U.S. federal framework for stablecoins, ended up containing several provisions that benefited Tether after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations around Donald Trump’s return to office. Citing interviews, lobbying disclosures and court filings, the report says Howard Lutnick and later White House aide Bo Hines played central roles in pushing for softer requirements on foreign issuers, narrowing issuer liability in decentralized finance, and preserving a three-year compliance transition period that Tether wanted. Bloomberg also traces a series of business moves over roughly 18 months: Cantor Fitzgerald’s $600 million convertible-debt deal tied to a 5% stake option in Tether, Tether’s $775 million investment in Rumble, Bo Hines’ move to Tether after the bill was signed, and a later Tether loan to a trust benefiting Lutnick’s children. Tether denied any improper lobbying and said the law does not give it special treatment. The Commerce Department said Lutnick complied with ethics commitments and did not work on the stablecoin provisions of the bill. The White House did not comment, and Hines did not respond.
