Oops, he did it again: President Donald Trump’s latest executive order could mark one of the biggest steps yet toward mainstream crypto adoption.
His most recent executive order allows ‘401(k) investors to access alternative assets for better returns and diversification.’
Put more plainly, US

Block’s Q2 earnings in 2025 actually showed some pretty strong performance, and Jack Dorsey bitcoin strategy has been driving around 14% year-over-year profit growth to $2.54 billion right now. The company also raised its Block stock forecast amid Cash App profit growth and even Square AI tools

Key Points
Bitcoin will keep attracting larger pools of capital, thanks to a favorable regulatory stance from governments.
Bitcoin's scarcity stands out when compared to constantly debasing fiat currencies.
It wouldn’t be surprising to see Bitcoin’s market cap reach gold’s value in a

Financial systems face ongoing challenges from fragmentation, where Decentralized Finance (DeFi) operates separately from Traditional Finance (TradFi), limiting efficient asset movement. This has increased risks, such as bridge hacks, which have resulted in billions of dollars in losses over

Core Scientific's largest shareholder, Two Seas Capital, opposes the acquisition protocol by CoreWeave, deeming the $9 billion valuation too low and the transaction structure overly risky. This shareholder holds a 6.3% stake and supports Core Scientific's independent operations, calling for any acquisition to reflect its true value.

Animoca Brands, in partnership with Standard Chartered and Hong Kong Telecom, has launched a stablecoin joint venture called Anchorpoint. They aim to issue licensed stablecoins and apply for a stablecoin issuer license in Hong Kong amid new regulations.

Market analyst Crypto King predicts XRP's price could reach $7, following significant past surges. Despite recent stability, a July breakout indicates potential for further gains, driven by strong market sentiment and investor interest.

Humanity Protocol launched its mainnet, introducing a privacy-focused blockchain identity network using zero-knowledge transport layer security to connect Web2 credentials with Web3 services. This innovative approach aims to enhance privacy while enabling verifiable information sharing without exposing sensitive data.

The crypto world is playing out a drama of schizophrenia, with one side pursuing the real-world value of RWA and the other turning attention into stakes with meme coins. These two are not mutually exclusive but will push regulation into a dilemma. (Background: Cryptocurrency Analysis: The Church, Amusement Park, and Casino — Three Perspectives on the Public Chain Ecosystem in 2025) (Additional Background: Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Johnson: A cryptocurrency crisis is imminent) The financial market is being tugged by two forces, including a solid belief in tangible value and a frenzied chase of intangible expectations. At this moment, the crypto world is vividly interpreting this tug-of-war. On one hand, the tokenization wave of Real-World Assets (RWA) is trying to create an anchor for this digital realm previously known as the "on-chain casino," tying it to the physical economy's big ship.