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One Ethereum whale buy 18,557 ETH for around $64 million within two days, the average price be $3,451 per token. On-chain analysis show say the investor transfer 47.28 million USDT from Crypto.com and Cumberland to complete the buy. After these ETH buys, the Ethereum whale use Aave borrow 16.75 million USDT against ETH collateral, make e holdings increase to about 38,000 ETH (worth about $135 million). This big ETH accumulation mean say market get strong confidence and the circulating supply dey reduce, likely to support bullish momentum for both short and long term.

El Salvador don stop dey buy Bitcoin since December 2024, na according to July 2025 IMF Article IV Consultation report. Under $1.4 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility, government agree make dem limit public sector crypto work and make fiscal stability their priority. On-chain data show sey no new BTC acquisition; recent wallet movements be just internal transfers, no fresh buys. For January 2025, Bitcoin lose im legal tender status for El Salvador. State-backed Chivo Wallet go privatize before end of July. Authorities plan also to dissolve Fidebitcoin trust and make state-owned enterprises transparent pass before. This change for El Salvador Bitcoin policy fit reduce BTC demand and affect market sentiment small small. Traders suppose adjust dia models make e fit reflect correct on-chain data and expect lower fiscal risk from public Bitcoin purchases.

Dave Portnoy, di Barstool Sports founder, sell im XRP for $2.40 two weeks ago, but e watch as di token climb over 50% reach record high pass $3.60. Now, XRP dey trade near $3.40, up 25% inside seven days and get market cap wey pass $200 billion. Portnoy blame one tip-off, him fear say Circle USDC fit compete, like how e comot from GREED meme coin before. Di rally dey pushed by US crypto law, especially GENIUS Act wey support Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, plus di chance say executive order go open $9 trillion retirement market for digital assets. Institutional demand dey rise: open interest for XRP perpetual futures reach record $8.8 billion. Dis story show how XRP get big wahala for volatility and di emotional challenges wey retail traders dey face for top regulatory changes and rising market momentum.

Bitcoin rally don stop for under $120,000, only 15% short-term holders dey make profit—this one far under di 35% wey normally dey make pesin start to collect profit—show say e fit still rise like 25% before e go pull back. Big altcoins (ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL) don beat Bitcoin, e dey make talk say na altseason go be, but BTC dominance still dey near 61% compared to 40–44% level wey normally dey need for altcoin cycles wey fit last. Even though Bitcoin fit still target $200,000–$1 million long term, the risk-reward pattern don balance now. Traders dem dey look early stage tokens for big gains wey no balanced—history talk say things like BTC when e dey cents (2009), ETH for $0.30 (2014), or SOL under $1 (2020) give returns wey reach 11,000×. These IPO style launches dey open for everybody. To put money inside new altcoins now fit bring big big growth as crypto adoption and how people dey use am improve. Market briefs: US House don move CLARITY, GENIUS and Anti-CBDC Acts; one ex UK crime officer jam jail for steal 50 BTC; one whale wey get 40,000 BTC shift coins go new wallet; WLFI tokens don unlock for trading.

Semler Scientific don add $25 million worth Bitcoin for dia company treasury, wey don make dia total BTC holdings reach 4,846 coins wey dey worth about $578 million. This medical technology company buy the new Bitcoin around early July with average price of $118,974 per coin, and dem finance the buy with $175 million at-the-market equity offering. Even with dem aggressive Bitcoin plan, Semler Scientific stock don drop 22% so far this year because investors dey fear say dem shares go dilute and Q2 earnings no too good. For front, Semler Scientific wan increase dia Bitcoin treasury to 105,000 BTC by 2027 — about 0.05% of total BTC supply — wey dem go finance from more equity raises later. The company still dey face legal wahala from U.S. Department of Justice after talks for settlement about possible fraud issues with dia QuantaFlo product. Analysts dey warn say Bitcoin fit help make brand more known, but e no fit solve operational gbege for Semler Scientific. This matter show how still get tension between corporate Bitcoin plans and how stock dey perform, dey make traders dey think well about the risk for treasury diversification against market doubt.

Bitcoin adoption dey for mid-level, e follow power law like internet wey dey driven by wallet growth and demand. As Fidelity man Jurrien Timmer talk, market dey gradually mature well well, price cycles dey show gains and consolidation. Company wey dey do business dey use Bitcoin more. For Q2, 46 public companies don add Bitcoin, now total na 125 companies get 847,000 BTC ($91 billion). Dis momentum for Bitcoin adoption na because record $3.7 billion flow enter crypto products last week, wey raise AUM reach $211 billion, Bitcoin products dey make 85%. Retail FOMO don start again. First time buyers add over 140,000 BTC for two weeks. Even the EV maker Volcon plan private placement of $500 million, 95% go put for Bitcoin. The mix of institutional money and fresh retail demand show say bullish potential dey remain strong.

Ethereum don overtake Bitcoin for July as strong demand from institutions and spot ETF inflows push ETH up 34.8% to $3,426 from early-month low. Net ETF inflows into Ethereum reach 79,674 ETH (~$256 M), iShares dey lead. For weekly chart, ETH/BTC clear 0.02629 resistance and dey try 0.02968, bounce from 0.015–0.020 support zone. This breakout match wit Bitcoin Dominance fall from 66.04% to 62.47%, show say capital dey move enter altcoins. Crypto analyst Matthew Hyland warn say if ETH/BTC keep im uptrend, e get 99% chance say Bitcoin Dominance don reach im peak. Traders dey watch 0.038 BTC level as key barrier for Ethereum to continue rally. Overall, growing ETF demand, technical momentum, plus possible altseason mean bullish outlook for ETH.

Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp, Christian Papathanasiou and other cryptographers for July 14, dem publish one draft Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) wey dem call “Post-Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset” for GitHub. The plan dey use the new P2QRH output type and e dey roll out for three phases: Phase A (three years after activation) no allow make dem fund quantum-vulnerable addresses; Phase B (two years later) no accept ECDSA and Schnorr transactions, make legacy outputs freeze; Phase C dey find way recover funds using zero-knowledge proofs. McKinsey talk say threat-level quantum computer fit show between 2027–2030, and about 25–30% BTC (around five million coins, including exposed Satoshi addresses) dey at risk. By no allowing transactions go vulnerable addresses, the BIP dey force migration to quantum-secure scripts. E wan stop delay wey dey among wallets, exchanges and custodians for upgrading. If dem adopt am, dis migration go pass SegWit and Taproot for scale, and e go make Bitcoin long-term security strong against quantum threats.

On July 17, 2025, US House wen pass H.Res.580 tight tight, 217–212 vote. E set rule dem for debate three big crypto bills dem: GENIUS Act for stablecoin oversight, CLARITY Act wey show who get power SEC or CFTC, and CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act wey ban Federal Reserve digital dollar. Earlier, H.Res.580 motion no clear, e fail 196–223 after five Republicans talk say CBDC get wahala, but GOP leaders add the ban matter inside CLARITY Act. No Democrat support that procedural vote, dem call am ‘crypto giveaway’ to former President Trump. Now wey H.Res.580 don clear, House go soon continue full debate and final vote, fit send the bills go Senate and President dis week. Traders suppose dey watch H.Res.580 matter well, crypto law clarity, plus CBDC ban because e fit affect market.

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) don file U.S. trademark applications for “Truth Social AI” and “Truth Social AI Search.” Dis na mean say dem wan use Truth Social AI help recommend content, personal news feed and better search for iOS, Android and web. After dem file, TMTG shares jump 5.5% for Nasdaq. Dis move join with their old trademark application for crypto trade, payment service, and Trump metaverse. E also dey fit their bigger digital system wey get streaming service Truth+ and fintech unit Truth.Fi wey dey explore blockchain and crypto. Even though dem lose $31.7 million for Q1 2025 with just $8.8 million revenue and face wahala from Facebook wey get 3.1 billion monthly users, TMTG still wan use AI for news, entertainment and investment advice. Dem get to overcome challenges like computing power, algorithm, privacy, bias and regulatory wahala. Dem never talk when dem go launch am.

Prosecutors for New York don move to stop defense testimony wey dey talk about kidnap, threats, and torture linked to cryptocurrency holdings inside Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm trial. Interim US Attorney Jay Clayton tell Judge Katherine Failla say this kind evidence dey cause inflammation, biased and no concern Storm’s mind. Storm dey face charges like money laundering, running unlicensed money-transmitting service and break US sanctions. Since dem choose jury on Monday, prosecutors don object defense mention of user safety two times and wan limit evidence under privacy and relevance rules. Testimony so far include one Taiwanese investor wey talk about stolen fund flows, McDermott Will & Emery lawyer wey represent BitMart hack victim and former associate Justin Bram on Tornado Cash’s mixing features and geo-blocking. Court judgment on this motion fit narrow the scope of evidence wey dey allowed and fit set precedent for crypto-related trials.

XRP don jump pass 33% since July 8, e small time e climb reach $3.04 as traders dey test key resistance at $3. Technical indicators like 0.118 Fibonacci retracement and CoinGlass liquidation heatmaps show say short squeeze fit happen above $3.04. Futures open interest don climb reach $8.11 billion, near January peak, while on-chain data show record 2,743 wallets each holding over 1 million XRP. Market catalysts dey drive the current bull run. People dey expect say multiple XRP ETFs go get approval, Ripple SEC case fit get good outcome and institutional backing dey grow, all of these support more gains. Experts dey advise holders make dem secure their assets for cold wallets or trusts and dem go fit consider use leverage instead of them sell on the first rally. History show say like Amazon gains wey people miss, e dey risky to exit early. Structural trends also show long-term growth. Industry forecast say more than ten XRP ETFs go get approval by October 2025, stablecoin market go expand to $3.7 trillion and real-world asset tokenization fit reach $19 trillion by 2030. Potential SEC settlement fit bring legal clarity and boost confidence. Technical analysts believe say if price fit stay above $3.25, e fit open way go $10 during the next bull cycle. Important support levels wey traders go watch be $2.65 and key exponential moving averages. Traders fit use these breakout and support zones position for more XRP momentum.

Talos don don complete im acquisition of Coin Metrics for over $100 million, dem don integrate Coin Metrics market data, benchmark indexes, pricing feeds and on-chain analytics inside im institutional trading platform. Talos get backing from Point72, Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz and other investors. Dis acquisition na them plan to make one solid solution for trade execution, portfolio management, and on-chain insights. Dem dey expect dis integration this quarter, e go add network node services and risk management tools to Talos infrastructure. USA crypto-friendly government dey push institutional demand, so Talos acquisition na further crypto infrastructure consolidation, after recent deals from Robinhood and Alchemy. Crypto traders fit expect better market insights, improved reference data and precise network metrics for one platform.

Ruvi AI RUVI token don complete full security check and don secure liquidity partnership with WEEX Exchange. The presale don raise $2.3 million, don sell over 190 million RUVI tokens to 2,300 holders. For phase 2, tokens dey trade for $0.015, then hop to $0.07 after presale, wey mean say early investors fit get almost 5× ROI. Analysts talk say token fit reach $1 valuation, mean say fit get 66× gain. Total supply na 1 billion and 500 million tokens dey circulate, RUVI market cap na $7.5 million. The project combine blockchain and artificial intelligence to better marketing, pay creators, and make cross-border finance cheap. VIP investment level dey give bonuses up to 100%, fit boost returns more. Traders suppose watch audit report, DEX liquidity pools, mainnet features wey dey come, and CEX listings as important catalysts. Compared to Solana $70 billion ecosystem, RUVI audited token status and aggressive presale numbers put am as one high-upside speculative chance for altcoin traders.

Solana don sharp 13% reach $174.45 as Bitcoin push pass $122,000, e dey ginger traders risk appetite. Mixed US inflation figures—June CPI na 2.7% and PPI na 2.3%—don calm fear say Federal Reserve go tighten market before the July 30 FOMC meeting. Bitcoin sef gain 2% from $119,000 level. Ethereum see ETF inflows wey pass $193 million, and Solana product dem carry $3.3 million, show say institution dem interest dey grow together with corporate buyers like SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion. Solana network fundamentals still solid: daily transactions pass 100 million, staking participation na 66.43% with 7.17% annual yield, plus on-chain revenue and app fees don balance up since May. The surge sef na because of Pump.fun ICO wey generate near 30 million trades and $1.7 billion DEX volume—94% for meme tokens—even though Bonk still get the highest overall volume. As Bitcoin liquidity sidon around $120,000 and Solana dey show e own strength, traders fit find fresh crypto trading opportunities as altcoin season dey pick up.

Di recent talk wey former President Donald Trump do about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Fed independence don make cryptocurrency market dey waka up and down. For early trading, one tweet wey talk say dem no get plan to fire Powell kill hope wey some people get for loose monetary policy and bring Bitcoin down by about 1.5%. Later, Trump wider criticism about Fed autonomy make things dey uncertain, and Bitcoin bounce back more than 2% reach about $119,500. Traders dey look out for Fed minutes and the coming CPI data to get fresh clue about how interest rates go move. Market people talk say if political interference make people lose trust for fiat money, e fit make Bitcoin more popular as hedge, supporting e position as “digital gold”. Crypto traders need to watch how Fed policy independence and political risk dey develop because these things fit make price waka up and down more and create new trading chances.

BNB Chain don show dem 2026 upgrade roadmap for mid-2025. Di plan be make block finality dey under 150 ms plus make pass 20,000 transactions per second (TPS) before end of 2026. Before so, di hard forks Lorentz and Maxwell reduce block time from 3 s to 0.75 s and finality from 7.5 s to 1.875 s. Dem changes cut fee down to $0.01 and reduce bad MEV attacks by 95%. Daily transactions reach 17.6 million peak, with average volume $9.3 billion and 12.4 million transactions every day. For rest of 2025, developers go scale capacity by increase block gas limit ten times to one billion units. Di network go migrate to Rust-based client wey dem fork from Ethereum’s Reth, add “superinstructions” to batch smart contract calls and optimize StateDB to make data access faster. For 2026, BNB Chain plan big upgrade with new parallel-execution virtual machine, native privacy features, Web2-style onboarding plus multi-signature wallets. All this upgrade na to position BNB Chain as fast, low-cost DeFi settlement layer wey fit compete with centralized exchanges and TradFi platforms. Traders suppose dey watch for more adoption, lower costs, and better network utility.

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen don confirm say GameStop dey explore crypto payment for trading card buying. Di company go check wetin customers wan before dem go choose di crypto wey dem go accept. Dis move go make revenue better from gaming hardware and e fit mean say dem wan bring back their NFT marketplace. As part of di digital plan, GameStop hold 4,710 BTC wey dem buy for May as protection against inflation. Dem also raise $450m through convertible notes, e fit be say na to invest for more Bitcoin. Meanwhile, Bitcoin dey trade within 3.5% of e all-time high. Ethereum rally dey challenge Bitcoin supremacy. Altcoin strength don add $1.33tn to market cap for three months. For related news, Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER) raise $3m for presale for Solana VM-compatible Layer 2 solution wey dey offer 298% staking APY. Traders suppose watch demand for crypto payment inside collectibles and macro crypto trends wey fit affect GameStop stock and crypto holdings.

Bitcoin dey face future quantum gbege as advances for quantum computing fit break ECDSA and SHA-256. To protect against key-extracting gbege, developers wey Jameson Lopp dey lead don draft quantum-resistant soft fork. The upgrade go happen for three phases. Phase A go ban transactions to legacy ECDSA/Schnorr addresses three years after dem activate am. Phase B go make all those signatures invalid two years later, freezing about 1.1 million BTC wey dey tied to early pay-to-pubkey formats. Phase C optional and e go allow people recover frozen funds with zero-knowledge proof say na their seed dem get. Early adopters go get on-chain incentives, while the old addresses go dey restricted. The plan dey refer BIP 360 for layered security and e dey propose migration to quantum-resistant P2QRH addresses. Even though quantum computers wey fit crack Bitcoin encryption still dey far, this upgrade na to secure the network early against quantum threat wey dey come.

XRP price don climb like 30% for di last one week, e dey near di key $3.00 resistance. Dis increase follow as open interest for XRP futures jump pass 50% for July to around $8 billion, near di January 2025 record of $8.33 billion. Historically, when open interest pass $8 billion, XRP price dey rally, e dey boost bullish vibes. Daily trading volume sef rise, reach peak $35 billion on July 12, and e dey average $16 billion recently. On-chain activity mirror dis trend: daily active addresses for XRP network rise 124% for July to over 8,100. Technical indicators still dey support the momentum, with XRP’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) pass 70. The SEC for U.S. approve ProShares Ultra XRP futures ETF (UXRP) from July 18, plus DTCC eligibility dey add more push. Meanwhile, Ripple new partnership with California government to modernize public services with blockchain dey show institutional adoption. Traders go dey watch if XRP price fit break and hold above $3. If e breakout well, e fit lead to move towards di all-time high of $3.84 for 2017.

Uniswap COO Mary-Catherine Lader don resign afta four years for di top decentralized exchange. Since she join for 2021 from BlackRock, Lader build core systems for finance, legal, hiring, marketing and policy. She oversee Uniswap’s multi-chain expansion, mobile wallet launch and how dem move from developer-driven project go structured company. Her departure follow SEC Wells notice plus $175,000 CFTC settlement amidst di changing crypto rules for U.S. like di GENIUS Act proposals and Congressional market-structure moves. Lader go still dey small as adviser, while Uniswap Labs dey find new leaders to keep growth steady. Traders fit expect ongoing platform development from di current team, wit over $5.3 billion value locked for Ethereum.

Cardano ADA don form one bullish double bottom and e break through the key $0.74 resistance on July 16. The move follow Emurgo launch of the Cardano Card payment solution on July 15, wey make active addresses jump 38% to 38,500. Total value wey dey lock for DeFi protocols naik 93% reach $438 million. ADA price rise 2.17% to $0.74, comot market cap reach $26.3 billion and 24-hour volume reach $1.34 billion. Golden cross for 20-day and 50-day moving averages dey support more upward movement. For 4-hour chart, ADA dey trade above 20-day SMA at $0.7361, dey test upper Bollinger Band at $0.7607, and RSI hold steady at 58.6. Positive funding rates and altcoin season index 34, plus compressed volatility, show say near-term target na $0.85. Key resistance for $0.76 neckline dey on top $1.03 Fib projection from 78.6% retracement.

Bitcoin surge reach record $123,000 as crypto derivatives activities bam spike: volatility smiles begin dey skew higher, perpetual funding rates hit January 2025 peak, plus futures-implied yields bin dey inverted. Profit takin cause small pullback come $116,000, meanwhile Ethereum bounce back pass $3,000, push option skews higher. Market-wide, uncertainty around Federal Reserve leadership succession and fresh U.S. tariff threats add more wahala dey make market volatile. For traders, the high volatility and funding rates for spot and crypto derivatives markets mean better risk and opportunity dey.

Di California Breakthrough Project na beta blockchain task force wey Governor Gavin Newsom start during US Crypto Week. Dem bring executives from Coinbase, Ripple and MoonPay together. Di group hold dia first meeting on June 6 for Ripples san Francisco office. Government officials and industry heads go check how blockchain fit make record keeping easy, speed up license check, plus make benefit payment simple. Di project want make state services transparent and efficient. Dem never talk any specific pilot projects but the one wey dey for panel show say dem go try payment system and data management. Report from California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency talk say 25% of North America blockchain firms dey di state. Di Breakthrough Project na di first big move to modernize public services wit distributed ledger technology. Di launch dey come as crypto political activity dey rise. Fairshake PAC don raise $141 million to support pro-crypto candidates as stablecoin law dey stuck for Congress. Traders suppose look out for pilot program talk and regulatory signs.

US Bitcoin spot ETFs waka record $403.1 million net inflow for July 16, show say institution dey put money for regulated digital assets more. For Q2, BlackRock crypto ETF inflows climb 366% reach $14 billion, dem represent 16.5% of $85 billion new net assets, compare to 2.8% for Q1. But overall net flows drop 19% to $68 billion, because $52 billion redemption from low-cost index funds. Digital asset products add $40 million for base fees (1% of long-term revenue), up 18% quarter-on-quarter. CEO Larry Fink talk record iShares ETF inflows, 16% ACV growth, and IBIT don become fastest ETF to scale. Crypto ETF inflows na 42% of all industry fund flows for first half year. Bitcoin price rebound 25% for Q2 after 12% fall for Q1. Traders suppose dey watch crypto ETF inflows dey go to see how e fit affect Bitcoin liquidity and price dynamics as digital asset dey join traditional portfolios more.

One Bitcoin wallet wey don siddon for long since 2011 start to move money again for beginning of July, dem carry as e be like 60,009 BTC (about $7.1 billion). For July 4, dem transfer 20,000 BTC, plus for July 14, dem move another 40,009 BTC, everything go through Galaxy Digital’s OTC desk. Lookonchain data show say Galaxy sharply send 6,000 BTC go Binance and Bybit to get better spot liquidity. Bitcoin drop over 6% from im top $123,000 go near $115,700 before e balance for around $117,500, e make people fear say 2024 Mt. Gox sell-off go happen again but this time e dey under control. With 40,000 BTC still dey hold with Galaxy, traders dey warn say more exchange order-book sales fit happen wey fit test bids for $112,000–$115,000. The mixed US June CPI data plus strong dollar add more shaky shakiness. Strong institutional and OTC demand fit help reduce some selling, but di remaining BTC still dey give short-term bearish risk for market stability.

Standard Chartered don launch spot crypto trading for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) through their UK branch. Dis new service dey give institutional investors direct access to digital assets. E dey operate under UK regulation and e dey integrate well with the bank’s FX platforms. The spot crypto trading platform dey use Zodia Custody to settle trades through in-house or third-party custodians. Initial trading dey cover Asian and European hours. The bank dey consider to shift to 24/5 trading access. Group CEO Bill Winters talk say demand for secure, compliant way to manage digital assets risk strong. Rene Michau, Global Head of Digital Assets, say bank plan to add non-deliverable forwards as e dey scale its infrastructure. Dis launch show Standard Chartered leadership for regulated spot crypto trading and e go improve liquidity, boost trading efficiency, and drive institutional adoption of digital assets.

Bitcoin jump 8.5% dis week reach around $47,200 as institutional demand dey cause record money enter spot Bitcoin ETFs. BlackRock IBIT carry lead with $297 million on Tuesday, push total money wey enter Bitcoin ETFs pass $10 billion since January. Ether ETFs don run nine days straight win, collect $62 million and make combined AUM pass $5 billion. Open interest for BTC futures reach record high, show say bullish momentum dey strong. Traders dey move money from equities go crypto because market dey volatile. Ongoing ETF adoption and possible approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs fit keep the gains, but sudden market wahala and regulatory changes need make we dey watch dem well.

Telegram Tac mainnet e launch for July 15 as EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain wey build on top Cosmos SDK. Telegram Tac mainnet dey bridge Ethereum DeFi, NFT markets and Web3 games enter The Open Network (TON) without need code rewrite. Users fit swap tokens, lend, borrow and manage NFTs direct for Telegram. This one dey bypass browser extensions, complex wallets and high gas fees. Developers fit use the existing EVM DApps tap Telegram hundreds millions users and TON high throughput plus low transaction costs. Dem don list the $TAC token for major exchanges plus Telegram Wallet. E also raise $800 million liquidity on Turtle Club. Tac mainnet dey run on delegated proof-of-stake, wey dey offer 8–10% APY staking rewards with 5% annual inflation. Gas fees dey handle by simulated EVM gas conversion to TON and network-level paymasters dey cover native costs. Security strong pass with Halborn, Trail of Bits and Quantstamp audits, planned Babylon BTC staking module and validator set wey get top infrastructure providers. With better blockchain interoperability, Telegram Tac mainnet dey aim to democratize DeFi and drive mass adoption inside Telegram ecosystem. Regulatory clarity plus ongoing security upgrades na still major challenges.