Blockonomi

TLDR MARA pledged BTC worth about $1.2 billion to secure fresh financing. Coinbase and Two Prime provided $300 million each in new funding to support MARA’s expansion strategy. MARA faces roughly $56.7 million in annual interest costs if the full $750 million remains outstanding. A sharp decline in Bitcoin could trigger margin calls and expose MARA’s pledged BTC to liqui...

TLDR Brian Armstrong says crypto deserves greater recognition for expanding financial access beyond traditional banking systems. Stablecoins give users access to digital dollars and enable fast, low-cost transactions around the clock. Armstrong highlights DeFi, Bitcoin, and tokenization as technologies expanding access to credit and global assets. Crypto still faces chal...

TLDR: World Liberty faces fresh scrutiny after Guren Bobby Zhou, linked to Aqua 1’s $100 million WLFI purchase, was tied to an active UK money laundering investigation. British authorities arrested Zhou in 2021 on suspicion of money laundering, but prosecutors have not charged him, and the investigation remains open. The source of Aqua 1’s $100 million WLFI purchase remains unc...

TLDR: Solana price holds a higher-low structure above $75, while a confirmed break through $78 to $78.70 could strengthen the path toward $80 and $82. Ali Charts identifies a parallel channel, TD Sequential buy signal, and MACD golden cross that could support a conditional move toward $100. US spot Solana ETFs recorded zero daily inflows on August 7, while total assets stayed n...

Key Highlights Wednesday brings July’s Consumer Price Index report, with forecasts pointing to 0.2% increases in headline and core metrics Questions about Federal Reserve autonomy intensify following White House actions regarding Governor Lisa Cook’s position Earnings releases from AI infrastructure players Nebius, CoreWeave, and Cerebras scheduled throughout the week F...