Crypto Industry News & Market Trends

Robert Kiyosaki Reveals What He Would Do With $10,000 If He Lost Everything

Key TakeawaysRobert Kiyosaki would use the hypothetical $10,000 for financial education, mentorship, and income-producing skills before purchasing assets.Kiyosaki says the central mistake is rushing into investments without first understanding how money and deals work.His strategy relies on finding fundable opportunities while preventing fear and greed from controlling financial decisions.　　Why Would Robert Kiyosaki Refuse to Invest the $10,000？　　During a July 18 episode of The Rich Dad Radio Show, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki outlined a hypothetical financial reset at age 79. He said that if he lost everything, including his businesses, real estate, and gold, and was left with $10,000 to start over, he would not invest any of it.　　The famous author said:　　“Im 79 years old. If I lost everything today, every business, every property, every ounce of gold, and someone handed me $10,000, I would not invest it. Not $1.”　　His refusal is central to the scenario, as he believes money produces different results depending on the knowledge of the person controlling it.　　The position contrasts with Kiyosaki‘s broader investment message. He has repeatedly recommended gold, silver and bitcoin as protection against what he calls “fake money,” warning that rising U.S. debt and flawed financial policies will erode fiat currencies.

07-21Industry

Canadian Dollar extends slide vs USD on soft CPI, Trump tariffs

The USD/CAD pair is seen buying on the previous days solid rebound from the 1.4000 psychological mark, or its lowest level since June 17, and gaining positive traction for the second straight day on Tuesday. Spot prices climbed to a one-week high, around the 1.4085 region, during the Asian session, though the mixed fundamental backdrop warrants some caution for aggressive bulls.　　Against the backdrop of Canadas soft consumer inflation figures, the risk of a fresh US-Canada trade war is seen undermining the Canadian Dollar (CAD). The US Dollar (USD), on the other hand, preserves its recent gains amid a further escalation of tensions in the Middle East and reviving US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate-hike bets. This, in turn, acts as a tailwind for the USD/CAD pair, though elevated crude oil prices offer some support to the commodity-linked Loonie and might cap further gains.　　Statistics Canada reported that the country‘s annual inflation rate unexpectedly slowed to 2.8% in June from 3.2% in May and declined by 0.4% on a monthly basis. Adding to this, the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) preferred core gauges – trim and median Consumer Price Index (CPI) – dropped below the 2% threshold for the first time in nearly six

07-21Industry

Crypto VC market stays active while DeFi funding falls to new low

Crypto venture funding has reached $1.2 billion in July even as DeFi investment has fallen to its lowest quarterly level since late 2023.　　CryptoRank data shows that investors completed roughly 25 funding rounds in July as of July 20, keeping capital active despite a sharp decline in the number of announced deals.　　Monthly fundraising has moved unevenly throughout 2026. According to CryptoRank, crypto companies raised $1.14 billion in January before the total slipped to $896.3 million in February. Funding then climbed to $2.2 billion in March, supported by roughly 85 deals, the highest monthly count shown in the six-month chart.　　Source: CryptoRank　　April brought the sharpest reversal of the year. CryptoRank recorded $698.2 million for the month, while an earlier crypto.news report placed the amount at $659 million across 63 funding rounds. The crypto.news figure represented a 74% decline from Marchs roughly $2.6 billion and 84 deals, taking monthly funding back toward levels last seen in 2024.　　Differences between the two April totals may result from later database updates or varying methods used to classify deals. CryptoRanks current chart nevertheless confirms the same direction: both the amount raised and the number of completed rounds fell sharply after March.　　Funding rebounded to $3.89 billion in May, the

07-21Industry

Vietnam Introduces Strict Fines for Unlicensed Crypto Trading

Vietnam has moved to reshape its crypto market by introducing strict fines for activity outside approved domestic platforms. The new framework targets unregulated trading and strengthens government oversight as the country builds a formal digital asset industry.　　Authorities aim to protect investors while creating clearer rules for exchanges, service providers, and users. The measures arrive as Vietnam continues to rank among the worlds most active crypto markets.　　New Fines Target Unlicensed Crypto Activity　　Under Decree No. 284/2026/NĐ-CP, companies trading crypto without Ministry of Finance approval face fines between VND 30 million and VND 50 million. Individuals generally receive half of those penalties. Additionally, traders using crypto assets reserved for foreign investors could face fines reaching VND 100 million.　　Moreover, companies offering unapproved crypto services may receive penalties from VND 180 million to VND 200 million. Licensed providers also face fines up to VND 70 million for weak customer verification systems.　　Vietnam Builds Domestic Crypto Infrastructure　　However, Vietnam still lacks licensed crypto exchanges, creating uncertainty before enforcement begins on September 1. The Ministry of Finance identified five potential applicants, including VIXEX and Techcombank-linked TCEX.　　Consequently, the country continues preparing a regulated market with strict entry requirements. Applicants need at least VND 10 trillion in charter capital, while foreign

07-21Industry

Tom Lee's Bitmine Taps the Brakes on ETH Buys, Pivots $86M Into Stock Buyback

Ethereum treasury company Bitmine barely moved the needle on its ETH stack last week, adding just 7,430 ETH—about $14 million—as it steered capital toward buying back its own shares instead.　　This weeks buy pushed Bitmines holdings to about 5.78 million ETH tokens, or nearly 4.8% of Ethereums circulating supply, according to the company. That leaves the firm inching toward its stated goal of cornering 5% of the tokens supply. Bitmine, which trades as BMNR, is currently trading for $16.61, up almost 6% on the day.　　Bitmine now holds roughly $11 billion worth of Ethereum, making it the largest corporate holder of ETH in the world. It‘s also one of the biggest digital asset treasuries, second only to Michael Saylor’s Strategy, which itself holds roughly $54 billion in Bitcoin.　　Still, for Bitmine, this latest purchase marks one of the companys thinnest weekly additions since it kicked off its Ethereum treasury strategy in June 2025. The contrast is stark: Bitmine scooped up more than 111,000 ETH in a single week back in May.　　Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee pinned the slowdown on a share repurchase, telling shareholders the firm bought back roughly 5.5 million common shares at an average price of $15.62 under its $4 billion buyback

07-21Industry

Crypto institutions look beyond audits as trust signals falter: Hacken

Institutional investors are looking beyond smart contract audits after traditional trust signals such as prior audits and operating history failed to predict which crypto projects would be exploited, according to Hacken.　　In its Q2 2026 Security & Compliance Report, Hacken said that only 9% of 1,427 tracked projects had third-party monitoring, while 4% combined monitoring with an active bug bounty and a security audit. The report highlighted that compromised keys, signers and infrastructure accounted for 88.3% of the roughly $764 million stolen during the quarter.　　Hacken said projects unable to provide ongoing evidence of operational security may face higher perceived risk, reduced investment and more difficult access to insurance or counterparties.　　Contributors to the report included Federico Bagiotti, group head of risk management at Abraxas Capital, who said “inadequate security relative to the capital at risk” was the signal that most often led the firm to reject an otherwise attractive position. Rajeev Bamra, Moody‘s Ratings’ head of digital economy strategy, said that operational resilience had become “the practical lens” through which institutions evaluated security, compliance and governance.Security controls among those reviewed. Source: Hacken　　Operational security becomes an allocation test　　The report said institutional due diligence is beginning to include signer-set changes, collateral backing, third-party dependencies,

07-20Industry

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin 'vibe-codes' anonymous billboard demo with onchain moderation on Aztec

Quick TakeVitalik Buterin has built a working demo of an anonymous message board on Aztec where users deposit ETH, post without revealing any link to their address, and withdraw their funds.The demo bakes in a censor role that can flag posts as “immoral,” backed by a local LLM daemon that reads an onchain moderation policy and auto-flags violations.　　Vitalik Buterin has released a working demo of an anonymous message board on Aztec, pairing fully private posting with an onchain moderation layer.　　The Ethereum co-founder shared the project Sunday on Farcaster, calling it a “vibe-coded” toy version of the “anon billboard with moderation” concept he outlined in a 2022 blog post. The code is public on GitHub under his vbuterin account.　　Buterins onchain message board　　The billboard is built on Aztec. Users deposit ETH on Ethereums (ETH) base layer, post messages anonymously on Layer 2, and later withdraw their ETH back to Layer 1, according to the repository. Posts carry no sender address in public call data and no link to the original deposit.　　Buterin also noted that Aztec had reached stage 2 — the most decentralized tier on the Layer 2 maturity scale — in a follow-up cast, otherwise known as a post on the

07-20Industry

TD Cowen cuts Smarter Web Company price target 36% on revised bitcoin outlook

Quick TakeTD Cowen cut its price target on The Smarter Web Company to £0.64 from £1 while maintaining a Buy rating.　　Investment bank TD Cowen lowered its price target on The Smarter Web Company PLC to £0.64 ($0.86) from £1.00 ($1.35), while reaffirming a Buy rating on the UK-based bitcoin treasury company.　　Smarter Web shares traded at £0.287 ($0.39) on Monday morning, according to London Stock Exchange data. TD Cowens £0.64 price target implies about 123% upside from that level.　　In a note to clients, TD Cowen analysts led by Lance Vitanza said the revised price target incorporates bitcoin forecast assumptions published last month, as well as updated treasury activity and dilution projections.　　Their valuation framework assigns £63 million to treasury operations and values projected year-end 2026 bitcoin holdings at £229 million. After factoring in projected net debt of £18 million, the analysts derived a target equity value of £274 million, equivalent to £0.64 per share based on 426 million fully diluted shares.　　The analysts also reiterated their broader investment thesis for Smarter Web, describing the company as a public bitcoin treasury company focused on accumulating bitcoin and increasing bitcoin holdings on a fully diluted per-share basis through equity, debt, and other financing tools. The

07-20Industry

Ethereum bridge users have 24 hours to exit before chain shuts down after just 5 week warning

Powerloom, a blockchain network built for decentralized data infrastructure, is scheduled to halt permanently at 6:00 AM UTC on July 21. Users with POWER or other transferable assets still held on the network have under 24 hours to move them to Ethereum as of press time.　　Currently, Powerlooms official wind-down page lists the bridge as active. The projects final reminder directed users to initiate a withdrawal through the official bridge and complete the claim on Ethereum before the cutoff.　　The bridge only covers balances already available for transfer on Powerloom. Reward claims, unstaking, and node burns closed when mint.powerloom.network went offline at 6:00 AM UTC on July 16.　　Powerloom says unclaimed rewards, staked POWER, or node-slot funds that still depended on those dashboard workflows can no longer be recovered. The remaining eligible group is holders with liquid on-chain balances; users waiting on claims or unstaking have no recovery path.　　What disappears after the deadline　　Powerloom says the chain will stop producing blocks at shutdown. Contracts and state on the network will become inaccessible, and the Arbitrum-based bridge will stop functioning because it will no longer have an operating source chain to connect to.　　That dependency is the wider risk behind the deadline. A bridge works only

07-20Industry

Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platforms

SummaryThe GENIUS Act that governs U.S. stablecoin issuers is complicated and a work-in-progress, but now that its first anniversary is reached, Tether and other non-U.S. issuers have two years left to figure out their compliance strategies.The one-year mark was supposed to see the federal financial regulators finishing their stablecoin rules, but none have done so, yet, leaving some compliance uncertainty.The basic outlines of the U.S. standards, though, would force the most widely circulated coin — Tethers USDT — to make a lot of major changes before it could satisfy the law.　　The worlds leading stablecoin by volume, Tethers USDT, could be shoved out of the U.S. markets if the company doesnt revamp dramatically in the next two years.　　Despite assurances last year from CEO Paolo Ardoino that the stablecoin giant would achieve U.S. compliance for USDT, the company hasnt yet revealed a sharp turn toward the demands of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, which became law one year ago.　　With that consequential anniversary of President Donald Trumps signing of the law passing on Saturday, the industry has marked a surge in stablecoin interest and issuance, plus a wide array of crypto and traditional financial firms pursuing U.S.

07-20Industry

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