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BitGo don drop confidential filing for U.S. SEC for IPO, wey show say na big move for institutional crypto custody. Dem do start the company for 2013 by Mike Belshe and Ben Davenport for Palo Alto. The company don grow the asset dem dey custodi from $60 billion to over $100 billion. Dem also add more service, like OTC trading desk wey fit do spot, options, and margin lending. EU MiCA don give them green light and dem dey consider get US bank charter, this SEC filing na proof say investors dey trust regulated infrastructure more. This one happen after Bitcoin price jump pass $120,000 and crypto market don reach $4 trillion because of new stablecoin law. Goldman Sachs, DRW Holdings and Valor Equity Partners back BitGo. Dem dey offer institution-grade multisig wallets, insurance and compliance systems. Analysts talk say make business models get steady revenue, risk control plus institutional clients to fit list for public. If e work, BitGo IPO fit make people dey use third-party crypto custody pass to do am inside dem own company, e go make regulated infrastructure strong and make demand for secure crypto custody service increase.

XRP price sharp go up reach $3.61 after e weekly close pass $3, wey confirm say di market don change from bearish to bullish since six years old symmetrical triangle. Chart analyst Ali Martinez talk say e expect di price go waka to $6 based on 1.272 Fibonacci extension, and e even talk say higher target fit reach $7.94 and $26. Derivatives data show say spot volume don increase by 45.5% reach $19.41 billion, open interest up by 4.4% reach $11.15 billion and options volume up 137.7%, wey show say speculative demand dey go up. On-chain metrics talk say more than 2,700 whale wallets hold at least 1 million XRP, wey dey control almost half di circulating supply. Golden cross on top MVRV ratio mean investor optimism don fresh again. Future momentum depend on if e fit keep support pass $3; if price drop under $2.85, e fit cancel break out. If XRP futures ETFs launch and spot ETF speculation continue, e fit make price increase go $6 if di bullish momentum still dey.

Tron founder Justin Sun go join Blue Origin New Shepard NS-34 suborbital mission afta wen e bid last seat for $28 million auction for 2021. E go fly with five odas, wey include one real estate investor and one journalist, for one launch wey dem expect to happen in weeks. Sun split the money equal among 19 STEAM charity groups through Blue Origin Club for the Future. Dis big space flight follow Sun recent crypto moves: $75 million investment for World Liberty Financial tokens (WLF) and plan to buy $100 million Official Trump memecoin. Meanwhile, US SEC don pause im lawsuit for alleged trading violation dem, give am small brek.

Former President Donald Trump don repost one 2016 Senate hearing wey talk about Bitcoin, e come call am di “best ever.” Di move start one quick rally for Bitcoin trading volume and price. Major cryptocurrencies sef dey see more activity. Analysts dey see am like say Trump fit dey change im mind for crypto policy. Meanwhile, U.S. Senate don pass bills about cryptocurrency tax, custody standards, and anti-money laundering. Congress also don release stablecoin guidelines and dem dey draft more crypto laws. Industry experts talk say if regulation clear, e go attract institutional capital. Traders suppose dey watch how Bitcoin and crypto regulation dey develop. When political big people support crypto, e dey usually make market positive and fit boost Bitcoin liquidity and adoption.

CFX jump 116.6% afta di Shanghai Technology and Ecosystem Development Conference weh Conflux show dem 3.0 upgrade. Di update promise 15,000 transaction per second (TPS) an native on-chain AI agents. Di event show di launch of offshore RMB stablecoin wit AnchorX an Eastcompeace, we dem use Kazakhstan AFSA approval for cross-border payment dem. Daily trading volume rise pass 400% to $1.7 billion, weh push CFX market cap pass $1 billion despite trading wahala for mainland. Conflux hybrid PoW-PoS consensus, three-graph ledger an GHAST algorithm combine security wit high throughput. Analysts talk say di price rally get beta chances, dem expect more gains as di August launch dey come. Regulatory attention too increase: Hong Kong get 40 stablecoin license applications under their LEAP framework, while Shanghai authority dey review local stablecoin policy dem.

Because dem dey face budget shortfall, UK government go sell about 61,000 BTC wey dem seize from Silk Road darknet marketplace. Crown Prosecution Service, Home Office, Ministry of Justice and HM Treasury go join body arrange structured Bitcoin sale for parts—starting with about 15,000 BTC—through auction and OTC deals for institutional platforms. The money wey dem go get go enter Treasury’s consolidated fund. This tranche-based plan na to reduce market wahala. But as the current price be around $117,000 per BTC, even small sell-off fit cause market shaking. Traders suppose dey watch short-term price movements and liquidity changes during the Bitcoin sale. The operation, wey resemble the past US government crypto auctions, dey happen for mature market. How dem handle am fit set global example for how to deal with seized digital assets and fit affect the ongoing UK–US talks on crypto regulation.

Di Ethereum Fusaka upgrade dey set for November, dis na di next big network upgrade since Pectra. Developers go start testing from July 23 for public testnets. Di upgrade get 11 EIPs, especially EIP-7825 wey go boost security and throughput. Gas limit fit rise to 150 million, but EIP-7907 and di EVM Object Format dem drop to make testing easy. Public testnets go run for September and October, then mainnet deployment go happen before Devconnect for November. Core developers go finalize di feature list for di next Glamsterdam upgrade wey include EIP-7983 by August 1. Meanwhile, di US SEC don dey engage Ethereum-aligned groups on compliant token standards like ERC-3643 and Chainlink ACE. SEC Chair Paul Atkins don propose innovation exemption to make tokenized securities easier. Di Fusaka upgrade plus regulatory talks go improve Ethereum scalability, security, and compliance, wey fit affect how traders dey feel.

Ethereum price (ETH) don continue dey go up, e rise from about $3,744 for July 20 to recently peak $3,800, na 0.51% increase inside di day. Trading volume jump 12% week to week, e help breakout pass key resistance and confirm say di price dey trend up. ETH price dey trade above im 50-day moving average, with short-term resistance at $3,900 and support at $3,700. Most daily ATR don finish, meaning say volatility no too much. Steady high volume and bullish control for bigger timeframes show say di price fit continue climb til end of di month. Market feeling dey optimistic before Shanghai upgrade, traders dey eye possible rally reach $4,000 if di momentum still dey.

Crypto traders dey shift profít from Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) go LILPEPE presale for e Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 network. For Stage 5, the memecoin don raise over US$6 million at price of US$0.0014 per token, near di US$6.575 million cap. Stage 6 dey set at US$0.0015. With 100 billion supply, LILPEPE dey allocate 13.5% for staking rewards, 30% for chain reserves, plus 10% each for marketing, CEX listings, and liquidity. Di project get zero-trade taxes, sniper-bot protection, DAO governance, meme launchpad, plus upcoming NFT support. One US$777,000 giveaway dey increase participation. After Freshcoin.io audit score of 81.55/100 and quick sell-out of Stage 4, analysts dey expect listing price of US$0.003 and potential gains up to US$0.20. Traders dey see LILPEPE presale as one high-upside DeFi plus utility-driven memecoin play.

Grok AI latest price forecast talk say Dogecoin (DOGE) fit reach $1 by April 2026, because market dey move and e join payment system. E also talk say Shiba Inu (SHIB) price fit go $0.0001 by late 2025, because Shibarium ecosystem dey grow, e get double-bottom reverse near $0.0000177 and token burns jump 2,080% within one week. Analysts target for SHIB na from $0.00004 (CoinCodex), $0.0000455 (InvestingHaven) to $0.0001 (CoinMarketCap), linear model talk say e go $0.000017 by 2030 and $0.000028 by 2040. Meanwhile, Layer 2 meme coin Little Pepe (LILPEPE) finish sell im Stage 4 presale, raise $5.9 million, Stage 5 price na $0.0014—2.14× gain for early investors. LILPEPE get 81.55 audit score from Freshcoins.io, e dey listed for CoinMarketCap, e get EVM compatibility, no transaction tax, staking rewards and deflationary model. Giveaway wey worth $777,000 go give ten winners $77,000 in LILPEPE tokens. Grok AI forecast say LILPEPE fit jump to $3 by Q2 2026, mean say e go return 2,042×. Traders suppose dey watch these price forecasts well for better return opportunities and market catalysts, but make dem still dey careful for volatility and risk from regulation.

Ethereum price don dey fast grow since May low, e don jump 158% reach about $3,580. Dis na because of the record spot Ether ETF inflows—$2.1 billion this week, di biggest weekly figure since dem launch, e extend di ten-week run and make di total ETF assets reach $7.49 billion. BlackRock’s ETHA dey lead wit $9.17 billion under management. On-chain data don strong well well: daily transactions volume jump 280% reach about $5 billion; DeFi TVL pass $80 billion; stablecoin supply don cross $130 billion; DeFi assets don pass $178 billion; plus futures open interest catch record $51 billion. Additional support come from di GENIUS Act and corporate accumulation by SharpLink. Technical indicators dey show say momentum dey bullish wit di golden cross on di 50- and 200-day moving averages, RSI dey rise to 84, and ADX dey 38. After e break pass di $3,250–$3,500 resistance zone and bounce back from $2,500 support, traders dey eye di $4,000 psychological level and possible target near $4,105. But di overbought condition fit make price do small pullback bifo e continue di uptrend.

Ethereum dey attract aggressive company balance-sheet strategies plus enterprise adoption wey fit push ETH price high. Crypto strategist Tom Lee talk say make dem treat Ethereum like MicroStrategy Bitcoin strategy: dem go issue equity and debt above net asset value to collect tokens. His company, BitMine Immersion Technologies, don gather over 300,000 ETH, while SharpLink Gaming and Bit Digital dey control another 380,000 ETH. Meanwhile, EY man Paul Brody predict say ETH treasury allocation go increase plus tokenization projects under the GENIUS Act. Institutional holdings don cross $6 billion, e dey fuel 72% rebound for the ETH/BTC ratio and record-high volumes for ETH perpetual swaps and derivatives. Options data dey show say e get 14% chance say ETH go top $4,000 by July and 27% chance say e go reach $5,000 by year-end. These developments mean say Ethereum traders fit expect good times ahead.

Bitcoin still dey go up, e pass $60,000 reach new record high, e dey trade near $122,000 wit resistance for $126,231 and support for $103,644. XRP come jump up pass $3 because legal matter dey well, e dey trade between $2.40 and $3.12 but e dey show say short-term e don buy pass wetin person suppose buy near resistance for $3.41. Meanwhile, XYZVerse presale don raise over $14 million, wey don increase from $10 million for di first 24 hours, with $XYZ tokens wey jump from $0.0001 to $0.003333. XYZVerse presale get cap for 1 billion tokens, get price tiers wey dey increase, and e dey target $1 billion market cap. XYZVerse combine sports, AR, and blockchain interoperability, e get plan to sell virtual land and drop NFT. Analysts see XYZVerse presale as one kind catalyst for altcoin momentum but dem warn say presale get normal risks. Traders fit diversify for big-cap crypto and new tokens to fit catch potential gains.

Crypto rally weh dey kam from ETF approvals an institutional inflows don carry XRP reach new height an mek big altcoins rise. XRP jump 130% to hit all-time high of $43.64, break im 2018 peak, while Bitcoin jump pass $123,000. US lawmakers don pass CLARITY Act, GENIUS Act and Anti-CBDC Surveillance Act, weh boost market confidence as Bitcoin ETF and treasury adoption reach record levels. Litecoin dey trade around $97 after 10% weekly gain, as 95% chance for spot LTC ETF approval plus MimbleWimble privacy upgrade dey cause demand. XRP sef rise 26% to $2.90 after SEC approve ProShares XRP ETF and tokenized real estate deal for Dubai. Still get legal risk for Ripple. Meanwhile, Unilabs Finance, AI-based DeFi launchpad wey get $30 million AUM, dey do token presale at $0.0074 and fit rally 200% go $0.0222. New projects like DLUME, DEBO, NEX and MNW dey ready for growth inside gaming, trading intelligence, scalability and supply chains. Traders make dem watch short-term corrections but dey alert to ongoing momentum from ETF approvals, institutional demand and regulatory clarity.

After di U.S. House pass di GENIUS Act wey go regulate stablecoins an dey wait for President Trump approval, new crypto rally don show face. DOGE lead di gains, rise over 11% because institutional backing from Thumbzup Media an Bit Origin treasury plans, plus XRP jump over 10%, near im January 2018 peak. Di strong movement spread for major altcoins an Solana (SOL) break key resistance with 10.8% gain. High-risk traders dey eye memecoin presales—Snorter Token (SNORT) an Best Wallet Token (BEST)—both dey trade under $0.10 an dey offer trade-sniping bots, rug-pull detection, non-custodial wallets, governance rights, an staking rewards. Litecoin (LTC) around $110 still dey undervalued Bitcoin alternative. Dis crypto rally show say institutional an regulatory momentum don rise again, give chance for short-term swings an longer-term holds. Traders suppose watch di act’s passage, liquidity change, an new presales to sharpen strategies.

President Trump dey prepare executive order wey go open di $9 trillion 401(k) retirement market to crypto, gold and private equity. Di order dey tell federal agencies make dem remove regulatory wahala wey dey stop 401(k) crypto allocations. Big asset managers like BlackRock, Apollo and Blackstone dey partner with plan providers like Vanguard and Empower to offer 401(k) crypto exposure. Dis move come after recent law wins—the CLARITY Act for token regulations, di GENIUS Act for stablecoins and di Anti-CBDC Act wey block Fed digital dollar. News about di order send Bitcoin (BTC) pass $120,000. If dem broaden 401(k) crypto access, e fit trigger one of di biggest institutional capital inflows, change retirement portfolios and boost long-term demand for digital assets.

Ethereum market cap don pass retail big man Costco for about $230 billion, wey na key milestone as global crypto market cap climb pass $4 trillion for di first time. Di rise for Ethereum market cap show say more institutions and retail people dey interested, after net inflows total $172 million last week—$114 million go Bitcoin and $58 million go Ethereum funds. Di inflows make Bitcoin near $66,000 and Ethereum go above $4,000. CME Bitcoin futures open interest hit record $27.5 billion, wey mean say institutional demand strong. Major altcoins also improve: Solana rise 10% and Cardano 6%. Analysts talk say di rally na because high-profile ETF filings, US regulatory clarity, smart-contract adoption, and network upgrades like the Shanghai hard fork. Traders dey observe ETH price activity for chance to enter or exit, because stronger macro factors dey support further rise.

Analyst dem dey predict say XRP go correct come around $2.53 for 2025 because market dey consolidate and regulatory things still uncertain. From 2026, if better rules come and institutions start dey use am well well, XRP fit go pass $5, then climb reach $11–$12.70 by 2028, and pass $20 by 2030. Meanwhile, memecoin XYZVerse don launch presale for $0.0033 wey fit give up to 50 times gain after dem list am. The token get 17.13% burn, 15% liquidity reserve, plus 10% community rewards. XYZVerse wan list for big CEXs with first target of $0.10–$0.25 and long-term chance to reach $0.20–$0.40 inside 12 months. Traders suppose dey watch how rules dey change, how institutions dey partner, exchange listings, and community moves to fit sabi how XRP momentum and XYZVerse risk-reward dey go.

Bitmine Immersion, wey dey list for Nasdaq as Bitcoin miner, don change im strategy to ETH treasury, dey put over $1 billion for Ethereum make e fit earn staking yields and make e reduce wetin fit happen with BTC volatility. Dis new ETH treasury plan fit help di company make dem tap into DeFi, NFTs and dApps wey dey grow. Di shares jump after Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund take 9% stake, e mean say Ethereum dey gain more acceptance from big company dem. Dis kain trend match with Robinhood wey launch tokenized US stocks, Bit Digital wey convert 280 BTC to ETH, plus more stablecoin activity since Circle IPO and progress for GENIUS Act. On July 17, ETH trade at $3,426.54, up 8.4% for 24 hours and 18.6% for Q3, pass Bitcoin. But RSI show say market don overbought, mean say small short-term pullback fit happen despite bullish movement. Traders suppose dey watch ETH treasury developments, staking yields and market signs to know di best time to enter and manage risk.

Matador Technologies don launch Bitcoin treasury strategy to gather 6,000 BTC by end of 2027, building from their current 77.4 BTC holding. On July 14, the Toronto-based company file CA$900 million shelf prospectus to fund the plan over 25 months through at-the-market equity, convertible debt, asset sales, and BTC-backed credit lines. Approved by TSX Venture Exchange as hybrid technology/investment issuer, Matador go deploy compound flywheel model wey cover BTC accumulation, synthetic mining, DeFi-linked revenue streams, and yield generation from market volatility. CEO Deven Soni talk say Bitcoin na company core asset, while CVO Mark Moss highlight the strategy role for balance-sheet stability and inflation hedging. Combine with recent Frankfurt listing (IU3) and 24% stake for India’s HODL Systems, this Bitcoin treasury strategy put Matador among top corporate holders. Traders suppose watch Matador funding milestones, acquisitions, and product launches as potential catalysts for BTC volatility.

Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase dey quicken how dem enter stablecoin market. Earlier dis year, Bank of America send RFI for dollar-pegged digital dollar stablecoin to make interbank and cross-border payments faster. JPMorgan get plan to expand their JPM Coin pilot to bigger stablecoin services. PayPal PYUSD dey live already for Ethereum and Solana, plus dem get Arbitrum deployment plus rewards program to boost adoption. Global stablecoin market don grow reach $258.5 billion market value with $143.1 billion average daily trading volume. Regulators like SEC and Federal Reserve dey consider targeted exemptions to promote asset tokenization. Traders suppose watch stablecoin issuance updates plus regulatory rulings as wider bank adoption plus new payment use cases fit change liquidity and trading volumes.

Shiba Inu don hold strong support zone for $0.000011 after e form bullish double bottom. Price dey trade near $0.0000145, e don rise over 15% weekly but e still dey 31% below where e start for year. One analyst talk say e fit rally 110% go $0.000029 on top double bottom breakout and social sentiment wey dey rise. Another one expect gains reach 130% go $0.0000335 with entry points around $0.00001092 and $0.0000188. Important things to note na overbought RSI wey be 72, mixed whale flows, small exchange outflows, and Shibarium network health (4.65 million daily transactions, 50% utilization). Because e get 0.92 correlation with Bitcoin, any pullback for BTC fit affect momentum. Traders suppose dey watch RSI levels, how whales dey behave, support and resistance zones, plus how Bitcoin move. E good make dem dey manage risk for both short-term and long-term positions wey fit reach two years.

US economic data show say June retail sales carry better pass wetin dem expect (+0.6% vs +0.1% wey dem expect) plus 0.5% rise if you no include motor. Philadelphia Fed survey show say CAPEX, employment and new orders indices take blow, prices wey dem pay naik reach 58.8. Initial jobless claims fall unexpectedly while continuing claims stop their recent rise. Investors dey also watch Netflix earnings wey dem expect to be $7.07 per share, and dem dey talk about Federal Reserve independence. Traders talk say the strong US economic data fit make Fed tighten policy, reduce liquidity and put pressure on risk assets like crypto.

WLFI tokenholders bin approve removal of the lockup restrictions wit 99.94% support, wey mean say WLFI trading fit start. Small batch of early investor tokens go enter exchanges first. The founder and team holdings still lock for longer time. Future token unlocks go need community votes, so governance go dey structured well. The project raise $550 million through presales at $0.015 and $0.05 per WLFI token. Trump family wey get 40% now make $57 million, while Tron founder Justin Sun invest $30 million. WLFI also collect $10 million for ETH and appoint TRM Labs for compliance. The roadmap get USD1 stablecoin and DeFi lending platform wey WLFI votes go run. Traders suppose prepare for more liquidity and possible volatility.

Recent FOIA tori show say US Marshals Service get only 28,988 Bitcoin wey value reach $3.4 billion, this one na far from earlier tori wey talk say dem get 198,012 BTC and $25 billion. E dey challenge Trump admin 2020 policy wey mark Bitcoin as national reserve asset and plan say dem go increase di amount without change budget. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis wey sabi Bitcoin well well criticize di sale of over 80% of government reserve say na wrong move wey make US weaker for di global digital asset race. Dis tori make market confidence rise because e reduce fear say dem go sell plenty and e show say transparency wahala still dey for federal crypto reserves. Traders suppose watch how Bitcoin demand dey change and any policy update as other countries dey increase their digital asset reserves for this geopolitical tension time.

Trend Research don do two big ETH transfer moves as part of how dem dey balance their institutional portfolio. First, dem sell about 69,946 ETH (~$218M), reduce their stock to 115,187 ETH. Recently, dem transfer 79,000 ETH go Binance, make their on-chain reserve drop to 108,000 ETH. These ETH transfers cause small price wahala but network big liquidity carry am well. Traders dey watch big ETH transfer so dem fit track how exchange reserve and market liquidity dey change. The 108,000 ETH wey dem still hold mean say Trend Research dey keep strategic reserve for future moves. This kind whale move usually mean dem dey take profit and manage risk, no be say dem get bearish mind. Combine on-chain analytics with protocol upgrade wey dey come and macroeconomic factors fit help traders sabi market change better and find trading chances.

Las week, BigONE suffer one crypto exchange hack wen attackers take use im hot wallet infrastructure for one cross-chain hack, dem thief more than $27 million worth assets, including 120 BTC, 1,272 ETH, 23.3 M TRX and 2,625 SOL. The exchange real-time monitoring quick flag di breach, so e suspend withdrawals and deposits. BigONE bring external auditors, strong security, dem isolate hot wallets and invite white-hat hackers to test di updated infrastructure while dem dey work with global regulators like Interpol, U.S. SEC and FinCEN. E promise make e refund full from insurance fund, dem plan to pay compensation within one week, and dem confirm say cold wallets still safe, e mean say no net user loss. This crypto exchange hack show di constant risk for hot wallet hack inside di sector and e stress how important strong insurance reserves, clear policies and real-time oversight be for market stability.

Ripple don fast track XRP adoption by leveraging im XRP Ledger for on-demand cross-border settlements. After e 30% rally wey outrun BTC and ETH, XRP secure $168 billion market cap, driven by deep liquidity, institutional investment plus ISO 20022 integration through Fedwire-as-a-Service. SWIFT transaction volume don fall 15% even as XRP ledger activity dey surge, with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse forecast say SWIFT traffic go reach 14% share within five years. Ripple don apply for US national bank charter, dey pursue MiCA license for Luxembourg wey cover 450 million EU users, plus dem form partnership like wit Japan’s SBI. Record $8.1 billion futures open interest, growing treasury allocations, ETF launches and RLUSD stablecoin $517 million market cap show say XRP utility and regulatory progress dey expand.

USA authorities don formally close DOJ and CFTC investigations on top Polymarket, wey include FBI dem raid CEO Shayne Coplan house. Dis decision follow di bigger US crypto regulatory change under Trump government, wey go help traders see clear. Polymarket fit now apply to be CFTC-licensed exchange or join force with one wey get license, plus dem get fresh moni from Peter Thiel Founders Fund and dey work with Elon Musk’s X and xAI forecast partnership. For South Korea, Seoul court clear ex-Wemade CEO Jang Hyun-guk from WEMIX market manipulation palava, as Tornado Cash trial for co-founder Roman Storm don start for New York. These developments mark big change for US crypto service dem, fit boost market access, liquidity, plus user confidence.