According to PANews, Ripple and Tenity have introduced an XRPL accelerator program in Singapore, offering up to $200,000 in funding. This initiative targets early-stage startups in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on the development and expansion of XRPL-based projects.

Cybersecurity firm SlowMist has issued a warning after a user lost their crypto assets by downloading what looked like a legitimate Solana trading bot. The project, called “solana-pumpfun-bot”, claimed to help users trade tokens on Pump. fun, … source: https://coinpedia.org/news/crypto-scam-alert-new-fake-github-trading-bot-is-draining-solana-wallets/

Odaily Planet Daily News: Hong Kong Financial Services and Treasury Secretary Paul Chan said at the "Hong Kong Digital Finance Awards 2025" that the stablecoin issuer licensing system will be officially implemented next month, marking the further improvement of Hong Kong's digital asset regulatory framework. The four pillars of "LEAP" proposed in the "Hong Kong Digital Asset Development Policy Declaration 2.0" are also being promoted simultaneously, including legal supervision optimization, tokenization product expansion, cross-border application scenario development and talent cooperation, aiming to accelerate Hong Kong to become a reliable and sustainable Asian digital asset center. (Zhitong Finance)

According to Cointelegraph, Daniel Ianello, accused of orchestrating an exit scam involving the crypto project The Phoenix, has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against him in a Tennessee federal court. The complaint alleges that Ianello took control of Phoenix Community Capital in October 2022 and executed actions resembling an exit scam. After assuming control, he reportedly shut down the project's smart contracts and moved substantial investor funds. Plaintiffs claim he deleted posts on Discord, removed earlier versions of the Phoenix website, and announced that the smart contracts would not be restored. In his defense, Ianello argues that he is a Michigan resident with no significant ties to Tennessee, asserting that the court lacks personal jurisdiction over him. He maintains that he did not sell any securities, as he joined the company by acquiring its assets after the alleged sales. Ianello further contends that he made no statements regarding the investments and accuses the plaintiffs of unjustly associating him with The Phoenix and its founders. The Phoenix, now with a deleted website, had promised significant returns to its token holders through a profit release mechanism, leveraging a large capital pool of community assets for investment opportunities. It also claimed to offer an in-house incubation program to fund and manage new projects, purportedly leading to high-profit sharing with the community. Crypto scams continue to be a significant concern in the industry. A recent report by blockchain security firm CertiK highlights that losses from crypto hacks, exploits, and scams surged to $2.47 billion in the first half of 2025. Cointelegraph also reported on a self-claimed victim of a crypto romance scam who has filed a second lawsuit against two banks after previously suing Citibank for missing red flags. Additionally, a man involved in a crypto Ponzi scheme was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison by a federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, underscoring the ongoing challenges posed by fraudulent activities in the crypto sector.

Binance Earn announced a promotion of Simple Earn SOL Flexible Products with a daily Wormhole (W) giveaway. Wormhole (W) is a generic message passing protocol that enables communications between blockchains.Users who hold SOL Flexible Products from July 4, 2025 00:00 (UTC) to July 17, 2025 23:59 (UTC) will receive an APR Boost Giveaway in W Rewards on a daily basis, with the total reward pool consisting of 2,907,140 W.W APR Boost Giveaway Rewards will be automatically distributed to eligible Simple Earn SOL Flexible Products users’ Spot Accounts daily from July 5, 2025 10:00 (UTC).  

The crypto market is down today, while US spot BTC ETFs saw the highest inflow in six weeks on Thursday. 'ETH has the stronger momentum narrative, but BTC’s options market is coiled for a decisive move,' an analyst says. source: https://cryptonews.com/news/why-is-crypto-down-today-july-4-2025/

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Traders pile in ahead of strong jobs data; but can risk appetite survive macro reality? source: https://ambcrypto.com/bitcoin-this-could-be-the-breakout-setup-that-changes-everything/

Catenaa, Friday, July 04, 2025- Intel has begun layoffs of more than 100 employees in California, including chip design engineers and architects, as part of a broader restructuring effort announced by CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The cuts are scheduled to start July 15 and follow Tan’s earlier warning that 15% to 20% of the company’s workforce […] source: https://investors.catenaa.com/news/intel-cuts-hundreds-of-california-engineers-shuts-down-automotive-chip-unit

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin holds above $100,000 with strong ETF inflows, ending Q2 with gains over 30%. Ethereum remains below $3,000 but saw its revenue jump 133.7% over three months, outpacing Solana. Solana enters a critical July with key support at $130 and resistance near $160, as experts see potential for $175 or a drop to $115 source: https://cryptonews.com/reports/what-could-july-bring-for-bitcoin-ethereum-and-solana/

Bitstamp, one of the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, has received a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the company announced Thursday.

FTX has paused creditor payouts in 49 countries due to legal concerns about local crypto restrictions, with most frozen funds linked to users in China. Creditors must wait for legal approval before payments resume, and some are planning to challenge the freeze in court.

Russia plans to impose value-added tax on companies that rent mining equipment or data centers to overseas companies and mining pools.

BTC, United States, Bitcoin once again reaches 110,000, is the bull market back? Golden Finance, Bitcoin is rising slowly, but the bull market is unlikely to reappear

A solo Bitcoin miner with a small setup managed to mine a full block and earn nearly $350,000, beating long odds of around 1 in 2,800. The win highlights that even with modest equipment, small miners can occasionally succeed in a space dominated by large industrial operations.

Robinhood, on-chain stocks take off: Robinhood and xStocks compete for layout Golden Finance, this is another historic week for the crypto industry.

A scammer located in Nigeria has allegedly impersonated Steve Witkoff, the co-chair of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, by making use of a barely noticeable type.

Robinhood targets a market of 400 million people: 24-hour stock trading arrives in the EU.

The founder of WhiteRock Finance was arrested in the UAE over his suspected role in a $30 million scam linked to the failed crypto project ZKasino. The news caused WhiteRock’s token to crash, as investigators revealed forged partnerships and missing investor funds.

Speaking at a central banking conference in Sintra, Portugal, Lagarde emphasized that stablecoins have the potential to erode the authority of central banks and blur the lines between private and public money.