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7:00 am: Maya Crypto App Under Maintenance
Licensed crypto exchange and digital bank Maya placed its cryptocurrency trading service under maintenance, preventing users from accessing the feature during a market rally.
Bitcoin surged past $116,000 and Ethereum traded above $4,000, extending gains in the ongoing bull run.
It is unknown whether the maintenance has been up even before the current bull run, but BitPinas covered a similar issue regarding the platform last year.
8:00 am: Trump Family Plans $1.5 Billion Crypto Treasury Firm
The Trump family is planning to launch a cryptocurrency treasury company under its World Liberty Financial brand, three investors familiar with the deal told Fortune.
- The proposed publicly traded firm would hold a mix of World Liberty’s proprietary token WLFI and cash, with Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. serving on its board, and aims to raise $1.5 billion.
- If approved, it would join the family’s expanding crypto portfolio, which includes the WLFI token, with $550 million in sales, a stablecoin called USD1, and other blockchain ventures.
The venture follows the growing trend of “digital asset treasury companies,” modeled after Michael Saylor’s Strategy, which holds more than $72 billion in Bitcoin and whose stock has become a proxy for the cryptocurrency.
9:00 am: Arthur Hayes Buys Back $10.5M in Ethereum After Selling Early as Price Tops $4,100
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, repurchased Ethereum after selling 2,373 ETH worth $8.32 million a week ago when the price was around $3,507. On-chain data shows Hayes moved 10.5 million USDC four hours ago to buy back ETH at above $4,100, amid the ongoing market rally that has pushed Ethereum past $4,000 and Bitcoin to $116,000.
In a post on X, Hayes joked about the trade, telling Fundstrat “I’ll never take profit again” alongside a chart showing Ethereum’s recent surge. The move reflects renewed bullish sentiment as ETH hit its highest level in over two years.
11:00 am: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin, Worth Over $1B On-Chain, Says He Hand-Washes Own Clothes to Defy ‘Unjust’ Hotel Laundry Fees
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, whose publicly disclosed on-chain assets have surpassed $1.02 billion, says he still washes his own clothes by hand as an act of principle.
Blockchain analytics platform Arkham reports that Buterin’s holdings include roughly 240,000 ETH, 2,906 AETHWETH tokens, and other assets spread across publicly linked wallets.
Despite his crypto fortune, Buterin said in a social media post that he refuses to pay what he views as unjust hotel laundry fees, arguing that “if something is unjust, you have a duty to rebel,” even at the expense of personal comfort.
This article is published on BitPinas: Maya Crypto App Under Maintenance Amid Bull Run | Live Crypto Updates | Aug. 10, 2025
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