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AI-related activity on blockchains has increased by 86% since the beginning of 2025, with approximately 4.5 million daily unique active wallets interacting with AI dApps, according to Cointelegraph, citing a report from DappRadar. The report also states that AI agent projects have raised $1.39 billion so far this year, a 9.4% rise compared to 2024.

Bitcoin Treasury Corporation has completed its listing on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) and made its first Bitcoin purchase, acquiring 292.8 BTC, according to a press release from Globe Newswire.

Nick van Eck, founder and CEO of Agora, the issuer of the AUSD stablecoin, dismissed Anchorage’s stablecoin safety report as biased, according to The Block. He argued that while Anchorage cited structural risks in delisting AUSD and USDC, the real reason was Agora’s refusal to join its Genius Bill as a Service program. Van Eck said a business-driven delisting would have been understandable, but claimed Anchorage raised false security concerns in the report to undermine the stablecoins. Anchorage’s report rated PayPal’s PYUSD and Paxos’s USDP highest, while AUSD ranked among the lowest.

PayPal CEO Alex Chriss says stablecoins will take time to catch on in the U.S. due to challenges in getting consumers on board, Bloomberg reported. In a TV interview, he noted that most users don’t see a clear benefit to using stablecoins, so PayPal is introducing rewards programs to encourage adoption.

Cryptocurrency asset management company, Grayscale, has added Avalanche (AVAX) and Morpho (MORPHO) to the Grayscale Research Top 20, a shortlist of digital assets that the company believes have high potential over the coming quarter. Lido DAO (LDO) and Optimism (OP), which were included on the list last quarter have dropped out of the shortlist.

Bitcoin is signaling bullishness on technical indicators, raising the possibility of a new all-time high price, according to an analysis published by Cointelegraph. Since 2021, the pattern has formed 19 times on the daily chart, 15 of which have resulted in cycle highs within days or weeks of the pattern's formation.

AI-focused education firm Genius Group announced it will allocate 50% of any future legal settlement proceeds to buy Bitcoin and the other 50% as special dividends to shareholders, according to the GlobeNewswire press release. The company is pursuing over $1 billion in damages through two lawsuits, including a $750 million RICO case and an upcoming suit related to alleged short selling.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said the Senate plans to introduce a draft bill on crypto market structure ahead of the August recess, with markup expected in September, according to Crypto in America host Eleanor Terrett on X.

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X that cryptocurrency asset manager Bitwise has submitted amended S-1 filings for its spot Dogecoin and Aptos ETFs. He noted the updates are a positive sign, reflecting ongoing engagement from the U.S. SEC and aligning with trends seen in past spot ETF approvals.

Lion Group Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed investment and financial services firm, has made an initial $2 million purchase of Hyperliquid (HYPE) tokens at an average price of $37.30, according to PR Newswire press release. The acquisition is part of its $600 million treasury strategy, with plans to buy more HYPE, Solana (SOL) and Sui (SUI) using proceeds from a recent $11 million funding round.