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Kraken Derivatives US don secure approvals for state level for Vermont, West Virginia, North Dakota, Mississippi plus Washington, D.C., to expand their regulated crypto futures and spot platform. Traders fit now use Bitcoin perpetual futures with up to 50x leverage under beta kind institutional setup wey get cross-margin, high-performance matching engine plus full risk controls. The unified interface fit support instant collateral transfer across markets and later e go add commodities, FX, equities plus fixed-income futures. After Kraken launch their commission-free stock trading, dis move aim to boost liquidity, trading volume plus compliance, attract retail and institutional participants. Analysts talk say the kind expansion wey CME and Bakkt do cause spike for Bitcoin derivatives activity; this rollout fit make short term volatility rise but e go support long term growth for US crypto futures market.

Bitcoin first climb pass di main resistance at $11,900, push reach $12,300 as trading volume rise plus bullish on-chain metrics. Profit-taking for di new high, overbought RSI levels and bearish chart patterns, comot with macro wahala—like inflation worry, central bank policy sign dem and regulatory gbege—trigger one 5% pullback go side support around $11,500–$11,700. Ethereum (ETH) also make small gains during di rally, show say altcoins dey strong generally. Even with di dip, Bitcoin fundamentals still strong, backed by continued institutional interest and network growth. Traders suppose dey watch resistance at $12,000–$12,300 and support near $11,500–$11,700 for any sign about di next move.

Bitcoin market capitalization don reach $2.34 trillion as institutional investors dey increase how dem dey allocate money. According to Kobeissi Letter, US institutions dey manage assets worth $31 trillion. If dem allocate only 1% from US inflows—about $300 billion—e fit make BTC price go up by 13% reach $133,000. If global institutional inflows reach 1%, Bitcoin fit reach near $200,000. Big big players like BlackRock and Fidelity don already get 717,388 BTC (3.6% of circulating supply) and 601,550 BTC (3%) respectively, wey add up to 6.6% of supply. Recent drop of 4.3% from $122,000 all-time high to $117,850 na because long-term holders dey take profit, Glassnode report say this week profit realization na the biggest for the year. Main things wey go fit move price further na continued institutional demand, corporate treasury stacking, and possible adoption by nation-state. Traders make dem dey watch support at $103,644 and resistance near $126,231, consolidation fit happen before the next move go $130,000 and pass.

ETH price don break key resistance for $2,880 and $3,083, e get more than $1 billion ETF inflows since July 9 plus 545,000 ETH wey treasury entities buy last month. Chart analysis show support dey for $2,950 and 20-day EMA near $2,734, with deeper floors for $2,613 and $2,500. If e clear breakout pass $3,083, e fit push ETH go $3,153, $3,400 and even the 0.618 Fibonacci extension at $3,588. But if e fall comot under $2,880 (or EMA20 at $2,734), e fit make price pullback go $2,613 or $2,500. Traders suppose dey watch ETF flows, treasury buying trends and Fibonacci zones well to plan entrance and exit.

HBAR don jump up 49% for di past one week, e dey trade round $0.23. Di increase na because Lloyds Bank and Aberdeen Investments don release tokenized money market fund for Hedera’s regulated blockchain, plus dem get partnership with Accenture and EQTYLab to build blockchain-supported AI tools. On-chain data show say e breakout from falling wedge with volume dey increase, net inflows reach $5.11 million—the biggest for six months—plus 90% chance say spot HBAR ETF go get approval for 2025. From July 9 to 15, big whale wallet wey get over $10 million increase their share of HBAR supply from 81.72% to 87.56%, this one show say anybody wey get plenty money strong for bullish mode. Chaikin Money Flow cool down from overbought reach neutral, dis one dey often signal new buying momentum. After e regain $0.23 support, HBAR fit try test $0.29—meaning 27% upside—from trend Fibonacci extension. If e fall under $0.23, dis setup no go valid again and everything go focus for $0.19 0.618 Fibonacci retracement. Traders suppose dey watch whale accumulation, CMF dynamics, main support and resistance, plus ETF chance for HBAR next move.

As crypto market dey hot for summer 2025, traders wey make profits from Shiba Inu rally dey target different meme coins for potential gains. Dogecoin (DOGE) be stable veteran play with plenty listings but low volatility. For Solana, Bonk (BONK) standout with high-speed airdrops and community-driven rallies, e dey attract investors wey no too fear risk. Little Pepe (LILPEPE) dey do presale at $0.0014 for EVM-compatible Layer 2 chain, don raise $5.19 million and e get zero-tax token model plus NFT layer, launchpad and DAO governance. MoonBull (MOBU) for Ethereum dey lead with exclusive whitelist, early-access pricing and unique staking rewards, while Pepe (PEPE) dey maintain deflationary pressure with supply burns and zero fees. Dogwifhat (WIF) dey use viral social hype and low transaction fees to gather organic traction. These meme coins get different risk-reward levels—stability, explosive growth, structured ecosystems and viral branding—dem allow traders diversify strategy based on low entry prices, strong tokenomics and solid community momentum.

Bitcoin don jummpo reach new record high of $123,218, wey mark 10% gain for the week. The Bitcoin spot volume for Binance drop small before the rally begin, e mean say some hidden squeeze and quiet stacking dey happen. The drop mean say big holders dey collect BTC from outside the exchange. On-chain data from CryptoQuant show say exchange inflows sharply increase, caused by whale deposit of like 1,800 BTC in one day. This one mean say dem dey take short-term profit and maybe local top dey come. Analyst data still show say accumulator addresses buy 248,000 BTC for 2025—pass the normal monthly average—and now dem hold around $30 billion worth Bitcoin. Long-term holders still dey optimistic, plus institutional demand dey go on: spot Bitcoin ETFs record $2.72 billion net inflows for the week wey end July 11. Traders make dem watch for consolidation and possible sell pressure near current levels, but overall outlook still positive due to strong accumulation and ETF flow.

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich and one Hong Kong-led crew, wey include Top Win International, KCGI and UTXO Management, go buy KOSDAQ-listed software firm SGA for about $25 million. The deal, wey SGA board and Korea Financial Services Commission approve, dey issue 58.86 million new shares and add Bitcoin reserve strategy join the current SGA operations. This Bitcoin reserve strategy follow MicroStrategy style, dey raise money by zero-coupon convertible bonds or equity to buy big BTC. Since April 2024, Metaplanet don buy 797 BTC at around $117,451 each, increase their holdings to 16,352 BTC. Them aim make dem hold about 1% of the total global Bitcoin (≈210,000 BTC) by 2027. If regulator approve finally, this corporate Bitcoin reserve strategy fit make BTC demand long-term, boost market confidence, but if BTC price fall, debt and dilution risks go high.

Stellar (XLM) don jump pass 110% inside one week, e climb reach six months high of $0.515 with heavy trading volume. Technical indicators dey show say e don tire: bearish divergence dey for 4-hour chart and Bollinger band wey don too stretch. Even tho Bitcoin and Ethereum rally still dey push weekly bullish trend, XLM fit drop small. Fibonacci retracement levels wey dey between $0.216 and $0.516 show key demand zone for 50% level wey be $0.364. Accumulation/Distribution and Chaikin Money Flow confirm say money dey enter, meanwhile liquidation heatmaps show plenty long-liquidation clusters near $0.445–$0.395 and overhead liquidity above $0.51. Traders suppose dey watch volume trends well and wait make e drop reach $0.364 before dem start new long positions, plus dem suppose manage risk tight tight for dis volatile stage.

Bitcoin don record im strongest week close since May after e break out well well pass the $118,000 resistance level. No many big wahala till e reach $150,000–$200,000 range, the bullish vibe and di way trading volume dey increase mean say e fit continue to climb. On-chain data show say ETF dey gather more money and plenty supply dey for wallets wey no dey easy to use, meaning say long-term holders no go sell, market supply go tight well well. Institutional demand through Bitcoin ETFs still dey boost liquidity and net inflows. Analyst and industry guy Samson Mow don confirm im $1 million Bitcoin prediction, talk say adding another zero na just matter of time now, no be speculation. Wetin fit make am go up include regulatory clarity, more people to dey use ETF, big changes for economy, and network upgrades. Traders suppose try enter around support levels, dey watch technical triggers and macro flows, plus dey manage risk well to fit handle the wahala wey dey come with market volatility.

Altcoin investors dey eye TRX, HYPE plus XYZVerse as dem next ROI play, wan turn $1,000 to $1 million by 2035. These tokens get different risk and reward levels for di altcoin market. XYZVerse dey run for Polygon and don raise over $14 million for presale. E token price climb from $0.0001 reach $0.003333, final presale price na $0.02 and e plan be list for $0.10. Structured tokenomics, community airdrops plus strategic burns dey support e 1,000× ROI target. TRX wey launch for 2017 dey power low-fee dApps and transparent smart contracts. E dey trade steady between $0.28 and $0.29 near SMA-10 and SMA-100 levels. RSI dey neutral at 54.4 and MACD dey positive, resistance dey at $0.30. HYPE get high-speed Layer 1 blockchain with HyperBFT consensus plus gas-free perpetual futures trading on on-chain order book. E don surge over 100% inside six months trade around $39–$42. RSI dey 60.1 with bullish MACD momentum. Resistance levels dey $43.67 and $48.05, support levels dey $34.91 and $30.53. When traders dey assess altcoin ROI chances, dem suppose check token market impact, liquidity chances plus development roadmap make dem fit weigh risk and reward.

Pump.fun ICO don sell out for Solana within 12 minutes, dem raise $500 million for dia PUMP token. The PUMP get max supply of 1 trillion, wit 33% set aside for the ICO—18% for institutional investors and 15% for retail traders. Di project dem reserve 24% tokens for ecosystem development, plus 13% for early supporters. The quick token sale show say memecoin projects and initial coin offerings dey bounce back after early 2024 wahala. On-chain data dey show strong demand from automated bots and real traders. Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi call Pump.fun ICO one of the biggest revenue-making ICOs, predict big fee-based income. On di other hand, Mary Bent warn about high speculation risks for young investors, and Coinbase’s Conor Grogan raise concern about bot-driven token creation. Pump.fun ICO success mean crypto funding dey active again for Solana, wey fit make PUMP token price dey volatile. Traders suppose dey watch on-chain performance and how people dey take profit as memecoin momentum dey grow.

Grayscale don formally challenge SEC pause on their Digital Large Cap (GDLC) spot altcoin ETF wey hold Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA). SEC approve the GDLC altcoin ETF on July 1 but stop trading make dem review more. For legal complaint wey dem file for D.C. Circuit plus letter to SEC, the asset manager talk sey this delay dey harm investors, e violate statutory timeframes and e dey discriminate altcoin ETFs compared to approved Bitcoin ETFs. GDLC get around 80% BTC, 11% ETH, 4.8% XRP, 2.8% SOL and 0.8% ADA. Grayscale talk sey over 100,000 retail investors fit lose the liquidity, transparency and compliance benefits wey dey built-in. The company demand make SEC lift freeze and authorize GDLC altcoin ETF for NYSE Arca, dem warn say if dem need, dem go do more legal action. Traders dey watch as SEC go do next move, cos the result fit open billions of assets under management and fit set important precedent for future altcoin ETF approvals.

Dogecoin price don solidify im bullish way after e clear key levels like $0.15, di 21-day and 50-day moving averages, plus e recover im point of control. Di token dash go $0.19 before e settle around $0.198. E dey face immediate resistance at $0.21 and $0.22–$0.24 Fibonacci retracement zone. If e break pass $0.21, e fit carry Dogecoin go $0.26, and if e sharp move pass $0.24, e go open road to $0.32. But if e reject here, e fit pull back to 50-day SMA and support near $0.14, wey fit set higher low to keep di bullish market structure. For di 4-hour chart, di 21-day SMA still dey above di 50-day SMA, and volume increases confirm di momentum. Traders suppose dey watch breakout volume, support tests for key levels, and broad resistance for $0.45–$0.50 with support cluster near $0.25–$0.30.

China government agencies like Shanghai SASAC and China People Bank (PBOC) don start dey research how dem fit develop yuan stablecoin and run pilot tests. SASAC oga He Qing and PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng talk say make dem explore digital currencies and blockchain payments to make cross-border settlement better. Big fintech companies like Ant Group and JD.com don ask PBOC to approve yuan stablecoin weh go fit shake US dollar pegged competitors. Advisor Huang Yiping and policy experts talk say make dem try pilot yuan stablecoin for Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and Hong Kong to sabi how to handle capital controls and gather data. Even though regulation hard and supervision plenty, China careful move show say yuan stablecoin fit help renminbi become more international and make market liquidity grow.

Pump.fun PUMP token don see 40% pre-ICO premium for derivatives platforms like OKX and Hyperliquid wey launch perpetual futures trading before the July 12 ICO. Within 24 hours, futures volume pass $30 million and open interest reach $17 million, with leverage reach 5x for OKX and 3x for Hyperliquid. PUMP token ICO go start on July 12, e go offer 33% of the 1 trillion supply—18% for private buyers and 15% for public sale at $0.004 per token, all unlocked on launch. The project get deflationary tokenomics: 2% burn and 1% redistribution on every trade, plus automated market making and staking pools wey fit give up to 30% APY. Pump.fun don already make over $600 million from meme coin launch fees for Solana and e dey plan to build decentralized rewards-driven social network. Traders suppose watch Ethereum gas cost and market sentiment before the token DEX listing for late July.

Crypto ATM scams for Tasmania don make the state top 15 users lose total AUD 2.5 million. Scammers use social engineering like fake romance or investment schemes to pressure victims make dem deposit cash for crypto ATMs, convert am to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), then move the money go illegal wallets. From 2021, Tasmania network of crypto ATMs grow from one go 24 machines, and Australia get almost 1,890 ATMs now, e don increase exposure to crypto ATM scams. After banks flag suspicious transfers, scammers put over AUD 592,000 enter these machines. Detective Sergeant Paul Turner warn say urgent and high-pressure request to use crypto ATMs na scam nearly all the time. On June 25, Australian Federal Police and AUSTRAC launch national operation to fight ATM fraud. For June 2025, AUSTRAC impose limit of AUD 5,000 per deposit plus stricter compliance for operators. Similar moves be New Zealand ban on crypto ATMs and Spokane order to remove. Crypto traders suppose dey monitor changing regulations and ATM use trends to manage risk.

SUI price don jump over 20% dis week, e climb from $2.94 reach $3.52 as e break pass im 5-, 10- and 20-day moving averages with volume wey dey increase. Di token dey test key resistance around $3.60, di upper boundary of symmetrical triangle. On-chain data show say higher lows don dey since February plus trendline wey dey around $1.92. Fibonacci retracements show support for $2.82, $3.18 and floor for $2.60. Short-term indicators beta: RSI dey near overbought area but MACD lines dey widen, confirm say momentum dey accelerate. Chart patterns include completed bullish flag for three-day chart and falling wedge wey get target for $3.20 and $3.51. Catalysts like Threshold Network’s tBTC launch on Sui (wey add Bitcoin liquidity) plus better Grayscale report dey support di rally. But as token unlock dey come soon and head-and-shoulders pattern dey form, e fit cause wahala. Traders suppose dey observe SUI price, volume and candle closes wey dey above $3.60, key support at $2.88 and $3.18, plus monitor RSI and MACD signals along with supply events.

One ETH whale chop two correct swing trade for Ethereum, dem pocket over $30 million by buying when price drop and selling when e peak. After the gains, the whale move 10,000 ETH (~$17 million) go big exchanges, convert am to stablecoins, which make exchange reserves rise and small small push ETH price down. Within next 30 minutes, the same whale carry another 70,000 ETH (≈$115 million) from HTX go Binance—na one of the biggest single transfer between the platforms dis year. Such big inflows dey often mean say sellers dey press and fit bring plenty price wahala. Traders go dey watch as Binance volume rise and changes for ETH price after these big transfer dem.

Crypto thief Nicholas Truglia gatch 12 years prison sentence afta e fail repay more than $20M wey e steal for 2018 SIM swap attack. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein upgrade di original 18-month sentence and supervised release wey Truglia get from 2022 when the convicted crypto thief knack waka from di people wey dey try collect, shift di stolen money go Bitcoin, and spend am for fine fine tins. Court documents show how Truglia intercept security codes from entrepreneur Michael Terpin’s accounts. E show for public say e dey keep di stolen crypto, dat one make di judge pass di federal guidelines. Dis case show how dem dey look di law well well for digital asset theft, di serious risk wey SIM swap attacks still dey carry, and how di courts wan make sure say make people pay back for crypto crime cases.

Germany na NRW.BANK don issue one €100 million digital bond for Polygon blockchain, e be one of the biggest regulated tokenized securities for Europe. The digital bond na register under Electronic Securities Act (eWpG) and managed by Deutsche Bank, DZ BANK and DekaBank, e register finish through BaFin licensed Cashlink Technologies. Dem deploy am on top Polygon blockchain upgraded Heimdall v2 infrastructure, so issuance de deliver faster settlement, reduce admin costs and better transparency. E backed by big banks, dis move show say tokenization dey grow for regulated European capital markets and e put Polygon blockchain as top platform for institutional digital finance.

Robinhood don launch Ethereum staking and Solana staking service for US, dem reduce di minimum stake to $1. Di platform dey gather ETH deposits to reach di 32 ETH validator requirement and e dey offer users 50–100% of protocol staking rewards, minus 25% platform fee wey go start from October 1, 2025 plus third-party fees. Di service no dey available for California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin. By putting Ethereum staking and Solana staking inside im crypto wallet, Robinhood make am easy for retail investors to get passive income. Dis move go help boost network security, increase token lock-up rates and improve crypto liquidity. Traders suppose watch how Ethereum staking demand and SOL staking participation go change, potential shifts for network participation, plus changes for net staking yields as liquidity fit flow from DeFi platforms to Robinhood.

According to Bitwise Q2 2025 report, corporate Bitcoin adoption don carry gbege as 125 public companies buy 159,107 BTC, wey cause 23.3% jump quarter-to-quarter. Total corporate holdings don reach 847,000 BTC (4.03% of supply), wey be worth $91 billion at average price of $107,754, boost portfolio values by 61% this quarter. Top buyer MicroStrategy add over 69,000 BTC—make their total reach 697,325 BTC plus make $14 billion unrealized gain. New people wey enter include Twenty One wey buy $450 million worth 37,230 BTC and GameStop wey do their first buy of 4,710 BTC. Marathon Digital, Trump Media wey get planned $2.5 billion funding round, and Metaplanet wey list for Tokyo also dey feature for trading volume. This increase for corporate adoption show say Bitcoin dey grow as treasury reserve and inflation hedge. Institutional investment for Bitcoin dey boost market confidence and fit support further price rise.

Di BNB Treasury Company wey Binance founder Changpeng Zhao dey back don file заявку for US IPO make dem fit offer institutional investors exposure wey regulated to di BNB token. Di company wey YZI Labs and 10X Capital develop, and CEO David Namdar dey lead, go buy and hold BNB for di investors dem side, no need for crypto wallets or decentralized platforms. Di asset management and capital raising go dey handled by 10X Capital, Cohen & Company Capital Markets and Clear Street LLC, and dem dey close finance round soon to fund di first BNB purchases. Dis announcement come as BNB chain activity rebound, active addresses reach 1.75 million on June 20 and top 1% wallets increase their holdings for late June. Other corporate treasuries like Nano Labs, Build & Build, Trident Digital and Webus still dey accumulate BNB. If US IPO go well, e fit connect US capital markets with BNB Chain, make BNB token liquidity better and increase adoption by institutional investors.

Tron founder Justin Sun don buy $100 million TRUMP token to make development for Tron network faster. TRUMP token wey start for Solana go waka enter Tron through LayerZero, e go be main memecoin for the network. Sun dey plan global expansion for Asia and Africa, use Tron as place to settle stablecoins and meme coins. Tron Inc. go go public through Nasdaq reverse merger, give institutional investors chance to get direct access to Tron ecosystem. Sun talk say e follow better regulatory environment under former President Trump. But Democratic lawmakers dey draft MEME Act to stop political people from issuing tokens, e fit cause wahala. Traders suppose watch for more trading volume, network movement, and higher volatility before the bridge launch and Nasdaq listing.

Robinhood don launch tokenized stocks and ETFs for EU customers for Arbitrum’s layer-2 blockchain, dem dey offer over 200 US equity and ETF tokens wey dey backed 1:1 by custodial reserves. Dis kind digital tokens dey mirror real share prices, dem dey pay dividends for inside app and fit trade 24/7 without any wahala of residency, tax or currency. After dem rollout am, HOOD shares climb 3% go $94.65—close to 4% from their record high—wey boost their market cap pass $82 billion. For Q1 2025, Robinhood talk say revenue rise 50% reach $927 million, na crypto and blockchain services dey push am. Dem get plan to run US-focused onchain Real World Asset Exchange and dem dey face regulatory reviews, including wetin Lithuania central bank dey do dey investigate private equity tokens. Private companies too dey find way to access tokenized stocks, show say demand dey grow. Dis development show how blockchain don enter proper for traditional finance and fit make secondary market active and asset price go up.

xAI don launch Grok 4, dia most powerful AI model so far, wey get 100 times better training because of Colossus supercomputer plus 200,000 H100 GPUs. E get single agent and multi-agent version (Grok 4-Heavy). Grok 4 get 256K-token context window wey bigpass before, e fit do better reasoning, respond faster and get code, search plus visual tools join inside. E pass SAT and GRE test and fit solve half of 2,500 question Humanities test. Elon Musk talk say Grok 4 go discover new tech for 2025 and new physics for 2026, e fit help design rockets, cars, medicines and possible gear with Tesla Optimus robots. People wey get xAI subscription (X Premium+ at $30/month, SuperGrok Heavy at $300/month) fit use am through API. Dem put safety filter and plan to add multimodal and coding upgrade by 2025. E no get too much direct effect for crypto market but traders suppose watch how Grok 4 dey used in AI-based algorithmic trading and blockchain dem, as better AI fit change market moves and how dem dey automate trading.

Pump.fun go hold $1.32 billion ICO for dia own PUMP token on July 12, dem go sell 33% of fixed 1 trillion supply. Di sale get 18% private round at $0.004 per PUMP token and 15% public round for Gate, tokens go unlock after 48–72-hour transfer lock. People wey dey USA and UK no go fit join. Before launch, PUMP token dey trade at $0.0056 and e don generate $30 million volume and $17 million open interest since e perpetual contract start for Hyperliquid. Binance Futures go list di contract with up to 3× leverage on July 10. Di tokenomics split—over 37% go team, investors, and ecosystem funds— don cause wahala for Web3 community because e too centralized. Even with this concern, Pump.fun plan say e go turn to decentralized social platform for Solana (SOL), wey go reward users for content creation and livestream monetization.

Tether don bundle up 80 metric tons of gold wey worth about $8 billion inside one private Swiss vault so dem fit reduce custody fees and make their USDT stablecoin reserves strong. CEO Paolo Ardoino yan say di in-house facility na “di most secure for di world” and e dey expect say storage costs go reduce as Tether Gold (XAUT) token dey grow. Since March, Tether gold holdings don rise from 7.7 tons to 80 tons, wey now represent less than 5% of USDT $160 billion market cap. Di company still hold about $100 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds plus cash equivalents. Dis move dey diversify Tether collateral, e follow central bank bullion strategies and e respond to di high demand wey institutions get for safe-haven assets. Proposed U.S. stablecoin regulations like di GENIUS Act fit make dem sell non-cash assets like gold or block market access for non-compliant issuers. With stablecoin sector total supply of $255.3 billion—USDT get over 62% and USDC around 24%—Tether gold strategy show how dem dey push for asset diversification as regulatory and geopolitical wahala dey increase.