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Numerai don announce say dem go buyback NMR tokens worth $1 million for secondary markets, e go happen within di next quarter. Di buyback aim na be to reduce how many tokens dey circulation and make di staking system strong. By buying back NMR at normal bid prices, Numerai dey show say dem get long-term plans and dem dey boost on-chain governance incentives. Di plan wey dem dey fund from treasury also show say dem believe for di next protocol upgrades. Traders suppose dey watch how NMR liquidity and price dey waka while di buyback dey happen, expect make volatility reduce, token dem go scarce, and incentives go dey for those wey go hold longer.

Nasdaq-listed miner BTC Digital don raise $6 million and open a $1 million Ethereum position as dem dey swap all their Bitcoin holdings for ETH. Di company aim to build multimillion-dollar ETH treasury by year-end, converting their old and future BTC to ETH. Dis ETH treasury pivot go fund diversified yield strategies, including ETH staking, DeFi participation, real-world asset tokenization, and stablecoin infrastructure. BTC Digital plan to launch ETH-backed yield pools and link up with layer-2 networks, NFT platforms, and stablecoin issuers. Dem go reinvest staking rewards to make returns compound. Di shift from mining-focused model to production-asset-driven digital operator show wider corporate move towards Ethereum. Ether price don jump to a six-month high near $3,600, up 40% in two weeks, which show say the ETH treasury strategy get strong bullish outlook.

Thumzup Media wey dey list for Nasdaq don get board approval for $250M crypto treasury. Dis move go allow di company hold up to $250M for digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC) and USDC. E dey currently hold 19 BTC (~$2.3M) and plans to build positions gradually. CEO Robert Steele talk say di crypto treasury align with US regulatory clarity and e dey aimed to boost shareholder value. Di strategy dey support Thumzup’s expanding AdTech rewards platform and di patent-pending AI-powered lifestyle marketplace. Shares jump for after-hours trading and dem don rise by 84% for di past month. Donald Trump Jr. hold 350,000 shares. Dis diversification trend dey follow wetin di peers dey do, as dem dey blend long-term value and liquidity management for public companies’ crypto treasuries.

BNB don break pass $700 afta dem get 10% gain for di month but e no perform well like di other dem wey gain over 20% for July. Altcoins dem bring almost $140 billion fresh capital but BNB only carry $4 billion. E market dominance drop from 3.40% to di lowest point for five months wey be 2.60%. On-chain data show say di number of wallets wey get over 10,000 BNB don fall to di lowest for three months, wey hint say di big traders dey sell. At di same time, big whales for Solana (SOL) dey gather more, and SOL prices don increase by 20%. Even with strong DEX flows, good token economics, and Windtree Therapeutics plan $200 million BNB treasury, di signals still mix. Traders suppose dey watch BNB market dominance and di big wallet trends to know if BNB fit get back e momentum or e go still correct more as higher-beta altcoins lead di next rally.

France get plan to start five-year pilot program to use surplus nuclear and renewable energy for Bitcoin mining. According to the plan, Bitcoin mining rigs for data centers near power plants go only on when power production pass demand, helping to stabilize the national grid and cut waste. Power producers fit sell unused energy direct to mining companies, and ADAN estimate say dedicating 1 GW capacity fit generate $100–150 million yearly revenue. The pilot come with waste heat utilization too, wey capture heat from mining operations to warm nearby buildings or supply industrial processes. The program base on Nordic initiatives, and e aim to make France be Europe leader for sustainable crypto infrastructure. The bill dey under parliamentary review, and if dem approve am, e fit set precedent for combining Bitcoin mining with grid management.

One big Ethereum whale don put plenty capital into margin accounts to stop big ETH short liquidations as prices dey recover. On-chain data show sey dem top-up multiple times for the past week, show sey the whale get strong bearish belief and over $10 million unrealized losses on their short positions. These capital injections na to stop the rising ETH short squeeze, support price during high volatility, and avoid sudden market corrections. Even though the whale strategy fit ease selling pressure for small time, e raise the amount of capital risk and show say the market dey under serious stress. Traders suppose dey watch margin levels, funding rates, short interest, and price momentum to sabi when squeeze fit happen and make better trading plans.

PUMP token presale raise $500 million for 12 minutes and peak reach $0.006812. The price later drop 19% come down to about $0.0054. BitMEX data show say 59.6% of presale tokens don sell or send go exchange. Another 37.4% wallets still hold, and 3% increase their position. Funding rates for PUMP perpetual futures still dey positive, meaning demand still dey. Trading volumes for Pump.fun launchpad don drop from $11.6 billion for January go $3.65 billion for June. This drop for volume dey cause worry about liquidity and if valuation fit sustain. Solana-based launchpad LetsBonk catch 54.7% of meme token volume in 24 hours. Traders suppose dey watch token distribution, funding rates and launchpad volumes to sabi price shakings and market stability.

US Congress don pass stablecoin bill wey build on previous infrastructure amendments wey clarify digital-asset tax and regulatory standards. Dis stablecoin bill dey bring regulatory clarity for issuers and exchanges, e reduce uncertainty for DeFi projects. Because of dis, Bitcoin rise go near $120,000, e even test $121,000 small—higher than the previous record of $70,000 wey happen during the legislative momentum led by Senators Lummis and Gillibrand. Ethereum climb pass $3,500 for the first time since early 2023. Industry people like BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes and Cathie Wood talk bullish forecasts for Bitcoin and Ethereum prices, wey make market confidence strong. General market trends like rebound in US June retail sales, drop for jobless claims, and TSMC’s 61% profit growth in Q2 push S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record highs. Traders dey link this crypto rally to renewed interest in spot Bitcoin ETFs and better regulatory clarity. Though the stablecoin bill and ETF momentum fit attract institutional inflows, crypto markets still dey volatile. Traders suppose manage risk with stop-loss strategies and dey watch regulatory votes wey dey come.

Di London-based Smarter Web don increase im Bitcoin holdings on July 16, dem buy 325 BTC for £27.15 million ($36.45 million) under di 10-Year Plan. Dem total Bitcoin holdings now dey 1,600 BTC with average cost of £79,534 per coin. Di treasury value don reach over £127 million, and e don deliver yield pass 39,000%, including 419% gain inside di past 30 days. Di company start to accept Bitcoin payments for 2023 and dem dey see Bitcoin as digital gold and inflation hedge against currency risk. Dem come show proprietary valuation metric wey dey track on-chain velocity relative to supply, and dem go publish di indicator monthly to improve transparency. With £4 million cash reserved for further Bitcoin purchases and target to join top corporate treasuries, Smarter Web disciplined accumulation strategy na like wetin MicroStrategy and Tesla dey do, e show say institutional adoption dey rise for crypto market.

TRON price dey continue to rise, e pass $0.29 and e dey test resistance at $0.32 even as strong selling pressure and long top wicks dey. Important support dem dey at $0.20, $0.15 and $0.10. Meanwhile, Toncoin don try test im long-time $3.60 resistance again after e climb pass di 21- and 50-day moving averages, wey mean say momentum dey go up. If e break through $3.60 well, e fit carry TON reach $4.20—and fit even reach $6.00 and $8.00 if momentum hold. Traders dem suppose dey watch volume and price movement around $0.315–$0.32 zone for TRON and $3.60 barrier for Toncoin, use these important levels to check next altcoin breakout chance.

Tether dem USDT stablecoin don reach record $160 billion market cap, e demand strong for emerging markets. Demand for Tether USDT still tight as active users jump from 2.8 million for 2020 to 450 million now, plus monthly transfer volume rise to $1 trillion, show how USDT be key liquidity backbone. For the meantime, US House dey plan to check the bipartisan GENIUS Act again, wey go require third-party audit for all stablecoin issuers reserves. If dem fail the audit, stablecoins fit no fit operate for US. Dem try pass GENIUS Act for July 16 but e fail, GOP members promise say dem go do standalone vote for July 17. Traders suppose dey watch USDT market cap and on-chain volume trends as liquidity indicators. Continue regulatory watch and possible competition from regulated like Ripple upcoming RLUSD token fit change stablecoin market and fit affect market stability.

LILPEPE na one next-gen meme coin don raise $5.28M for im presale as e don sell pass 4.3 billion tokens. E build for native Ethereum Layer-2 infrastructure, LILPEPE dey support fast and cheap transactions plus e get zero-tax trading and protection against sniper bots. E get dedicated launchpad wey dem call “Pepe’s Pump Pad,” wey dey auto-lock liquidity and stop any rug pull. The project still use deflationary tokenomics with regular burns and locks. LILPEPE roadmap get mainnet launch, more exchange listings, staking, airdrops, and $777K giveaway wey go reward early supporters. Community engagement for Telegram, Discord, and X dey help organic growth. After e list for CoinMarketCap at $0.003 per token, traders see big upside potential. As the bigger crypto market dey ready for bull run, LILPEPE blend real utility, strong tokenomics plus launchpad tools put am in good position for quick adoption. Crypto traders suppose check the zero-tax system and strong Layer-2 infrastructure when dem dey consider meme coin opportunities.

FARTCOIN, wey be Solana-based meme token, jump up over 23–24.5% for 24 hours reach around $1.56, break di $1.53 resistance after e hold between $1.20 and $1.33 for three months. The 24-hour trading volume climb to $556–576 million, while open interest for derivatives hit record $1.05 billion, increase $250 million for two days. Big whale trades shape di recent price movement: initial sell 1.459 million FARTCOIN for 10,509 SOL (lock about $963,000 profit), then later dem offload 4.76 million FARTCOIN for over 1 billion PUMP tokens, cause 10% price fall plus PUMP volume spike. These whales don reaccumulate and now dey hold over 50% of di token supply, show say dem dey coordinate liquidity management and possible short squeeze over important $1.80 resistance. Technical indicators like rounded bottom pattern, rising RSI (67), MACD momentum and positive order-flow deltas confirm say bullish momentum dey grow. As price hold above $1.52–$1.53, e fit push FARTCOIN go $2.48 all-time high, but if e drop under $1.45, risk dey say price fit return to $1.38–$1.40 accumulation zone. Overall, FARTCOIN breakout dey align with wider meme token momentum and show say traders dey still bullish.

BTC dominance don drop below 64%, show say altseason 2025 don start as traders dey shift dia money enter altcoins wey Ethereum dey lead. DeFi, NFTs plus layer-2 demand dey push ETH pass $3,400, meanwhile new ideas for tokenized assets and AI analytics dey boost liquidity plus growth for mid to small-cap tokens. Big jump for main altcoins and memecoins show say people dey get better confidence, Crypto Fear & Greed Index reach 73. New wallet creation, more trades, and plenty social media talk show say retail traders active well. With Ethereum network upgrade wey dey come to make im strong, e good make traders dey time well and carefully check tokenized plus AI projects. Dem suppose dey watch BTC dominance plus Ethereum performance, balance dia main BTC and ETH holdings with choosen altcoin exposure and strong risk management to make better profit in time of high volatility.

On July 17, on-chain data show say $2.05M DeFi OTC transfer happen. Flowdesk send 1.1253 million LDO and 3,033 AAVE tokens go one wallet wey dey linked to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. Dem do am outside exchange to avoid slippage, this DeFi OTC transfer show say demand for big Ethereum DeFi asset dey grow among institutions. AAVE dey trade near $325 after 10% gain for the week, while LDO dey test $0.95–$1.00 resistance after 20% jump. Hayes purchase show say confidence for Ethereum DeFi still dey and fit ginger bullish momentum. Traders suppose watch AAVE V4 upgrade and LIDO staking innovations wey fit be catalyst. Market people see this big DeFi OTC transfer as short-term price support and sign say professional involvement deep.

Lightchain AI dey plan launch dia mainnet for Polygon L2 late July 2025. Dis AI blockchain get AI Virtual Machine (AIVM) plus parallel task execution. Dem use machine learning for network to optimize gas cost and audit smart contracts. Developers fit automatically generate audited contracts. Lightchain AI join Chainlink oracles for real-time data feeds. Na dia tokenomics allocate 40% presale, 28.5% staking rewards, 15% liquidity, 6.5% treasury, and 10% marketing plus development. Stakers fit use di native LCAI token for governance. Di protocol raise $5 million for seed round. E get scalable framework wey support near-linear performance across 10,000 nodes. Polygon L2 dey benefit from lower fees and faster finality for DeFi and gaming dApps. Di launch go include developer grants and hackathons. Later for di year, Lightchain AI plan cross-chain expansion. Traders go watch how transparency, governance, plus scalability fit challenge Solana (SOL), wey trade around $157.41 on July 1 wit 4.15% gain. Dis news fit increase LCAI demand and raise MATIC plus ETH usage across Layer 2 networks.

Windtree Therapeutics, na be NASDAQ-listed biotech company, don launch $200M securities purchase agreement wit Build & Build Corporation to carry out their BNB treasury strategy. Di deal go make am possible for Windtree to raise extra $140M, wey dem go fund wit cash, Osprey BNB Chain Trust shares plus BNB tokens. Di shares jump 14.44% for pre-market after dem announce am. As di first NASDAQ company to offer direct Binance Coin exposure, Windtree dey target institutional investors and retail traders. Di BNB treasury strategy dey leverage daily trading volumes wey pass $2B to optimize liquidity and diversify asset portfolios. Di executives, Jed Latkin and Patrick Horsman, talk about dis new crypto treasury management approach. As of di time dem publish am, BNB dey trade at $717, wey don rise 9% over di last 14 days but e still dey 8.6% below im all-time high.

Recent Sensor Tower data show sey Coinbase app download don increase sharp sharp, as for U.S. Apple App Store, e ranking jump from 436 reach 126 within one month, plus from 386 go 137 for another report. Dis kain rise for Coinbase app download mean sey retail investors dey return as Bitcoin don reach new high. Based on history, when exchange ranking pass 175, e mean market dey bullish; dis kind rise show say people trust market well well plus e fit bring fresh bull run, as over $53 billion flow enter spot Bitcoin ETFs and $6.4 billion into spot Ethereum ETFs. Now investors fit enter crypto through traditional brokers so dem no dey depend too much on trading apps. Even though Google Trends and YouTube views no too popular like 2021, other ways like tokenized stocks for Robinhood and crypto reserve companies (MetaPlanet, SharpLink) dey attract retail players. Traders suppose dey watch liquidity, volatility, social media talk, "buy Bitcoin" search trend and individual trading volume. Regulatory wahala and macro risks still dey. Investors fit think of dollar-cost averaging, diversifying assets, and make security strong to waka for this crypto market wey dey change.

FLOKI don jump 25% for 24 hours as trading volume quadruple reach $824 million. Dis rally follow the launch of e Valhalla play-to-earn game for opBNB, wey process over 1 million transactions and mint 125,000 NFT dem inside two weeks. FLOKI market cap jump $510 million reach $1.14 billion. Technically, di token break key resistance for $0.000110, overcome falling wedge pattern and diagonal trend line. Analysts still dey bullish despite say FLOKI dey trade 62% below e all-time high. The project also secure first MiCAR-compliant white paper wey ESMA approve, wey fit open legal trading status across EU platforms and add real utility pass meme hype. Broader memecoin sector gain $18 billion for July. Top tokens like DOGE, SHIB and PEPE record better gains. Dis renewed momentum show sey trading environment fine for FLOKI and other similar assets.

Record ETH ETF inflows wey reach $726.7 million for Wednesday make Ethereum price reach six-month high of $3,463, with BlackRock’s ETHA ($499 M) and Fidelity’s FETH ($113 M) leading. July net ETF inflows hit $2.27 billion, and US spot Ethereum ETFs don hold over 5 million ETH (4% of supply). Institutional accumulation still rise: SharpLink Gaming, BitMine Immersion and World Liberty Financial add hundreds of millions for ETH. The broad altcoin market like Dogecoin, XRP, Solana, BNB, Tron and Cardano perform pass Bitcoin because of renewed risk appetite and strong supply absorption. Memecoin Pengu sharply surge on elevated trading volumes and social media buzz, show say trader focus dey shift and e reinforce confidence for Ethereum market position.

Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale don wakka after 14 years, e transfer 40,192 BTC (about $4.77 billion) on July 4 go new wallet. Earlier, e move 40,009 BTC go asset manager Galaxy Digital on July 15, wey den transfer 6,000 BTC go Binance and Bybit. Di whale eight addresses originally receive 80,201 BTC for April–May 2011. Dis big on-chain flows dey signal say supply pressure don renewed for exchanges and e fit cause big BTC sell-off, wey fit affect short-term price levels. Traders suppose dey monitor exchange inflows and on-chain activity. Major early holders like Satoshi Nakamoto, Winklevoss twins, Tim Draper and Michael Saylor still dey inactive.

Liquid Collective don release their Solana liquid staking token, LsSOL, for big exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, Galaxy, Anchorage Digital and Fireblocks. This Solana liquid staking launch dey meet the growing demand from big institutions before possible US-listed SOL ETF, opening better liquidity and attracting big investors. Technical analysis show say SOL don break inverse head-and-shoulders pattern after e cross $159. The 20-day EMA dey rise and RSI dey near overbought levels, wey mean strong bullish momentum dey. If e hold well above $168, e fit push SOL go resistance for $185 and even $210, but if e fall below the EMA around $157, e fit drop go $144 and $137. For the four-hour chart, $159 don become support now and if e break above $169, e fit target the $180–185 zone.

World Liberty Financial don open WLFI token trading and transfer afta 99.94% community governement vote. Before dis, WLFI tokens bin issue for two funding rounds at $0.015 and $0.05, but dem no fit trade am till dis proposal. Di token unlock dey cover small early investor allocation from di total 100 billion supply. Another vote go decide wen di remaining tokens go release. Founders, team members and advisors get longer vesting schedule to align wit long-term protocol development. Di advisory board get three Donald Trump pikin dem plus US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, wey family members dem hold key positions. DT Marks DEFI LLC, wey linked to Trump family, go get 22.5 billion WLFI tokens, while Donald Trump personally dey hold 15.75 billion WLFI. Bloomberg estimate say di WLFI sales don generate $390 million, join contribute to $620 million crypto-linked wealth. Traders need watch WLFI token liquidity, price discovery plus possible volatility wey political factors fit cause as market enter active trading.

Blockchain analytics company Lookonchain tok say big Ethereum whales don sell 178,080 ETH (~$528M) for July 17, Trend Research lead di way with 79,470 ETH wey dem sell and another whale sell 98,610 ETH. Even tho, one Ethereum spot ETF record $192M net inflows, meaning say institution demand still dey strong. For the recent nine hours, two wallets don gather 9,119 ETH (~$30.7M), show renewed ETH gathering plus whale activity dey increase. Traders suppose dey watch on-chain metrics and whale addresses for more gathering trends. The big sell-off fit cause short-term price pressure, but the steady ETH gathering and ETF inflows show say bullish momentum dey, supply fit tight, plus volatility dey come.

UK ministers and MPs dey call for ban on crypto donations to political parties. Dem warn say Bitcoin and Ethereum donations fit cross borders anonymously, wey fit cause money laundering and foreign interference wahala. Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden and Labour MP Liam Byrne want law wey go give extra power to National Crime Agency and Electoral Commission. Dis proposal get support from many parties and e come afta Reform UK start accept Bitcoin donations wey trigger anti-corruption warnin. Some US states don restrict crypto political donations. But El Salvador allow am under weak oversight. Traders suppose dey watch new law wey go talk about crypto donations and political funding. New rules fit increase regulatory risk for cryptocurrencies.

Roger Ver don file lawsuit for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to block im extradition from Spain go the U.S. because dem dey accuse am say e do mail fraud, tax evasion plus false tax returns after e sell tens of thousands bitcoins for 2017. U.S. prosecutors talk say Ver underreport the gains wey e make from $240 million token sales and e evade tax pass $48 million. Ver people talk say Spain no follow international extradition rules well and dem ignore early legal wahala for U.S. exit tax for crypto assets. Spanish court gree make e bail after dem arrest am for Mallorca, na so ECHR confirm say dem don receive im complaint. This Roger Ver extradition palava bring political drama, as dem give lobbyist Roger Stone $600,000 and make appeal go former President Trump, e split crypto community. This case show say regulatory scrutiny dey increase and legal wahala dey for crypto tax matter wey traders suppose dey watch well well.

DEA an FBI agents dem for Miami don seize over $10 million for cryptocurrency wey relate to Sinaloa Cartel. Dis crypto seize na part of big federal crackdown against illegal money. Since January 2025, authorities don carry away 44 million fentanyl pills, 4,500 pounds fentanyl powder, 65,000 pounds methamphetamine and over 201,500 pounds cocaine, wey lead to 2,100 arrests for fentanyl matter. Acting DEA Administrator Robert Murphy talk say dem dey use strong blockchain analytics to track money laundering networks. Attorney General Pamela Bondi warn public about fake pills. Analysts for Elliptic report say illegal crypto flows reach $21.8 billion for 2025, North Korean hackers na responsible for 12%. Hacks for cross-chain platforms like THORChain show say vulnerability still dey. Dis crypto seize show how US agencies dey update strategy to stop cartel money and make market transparency better.

Solana-based memecoin Bonk (BONK) surge 22.1% for 24 hours reach $0.00003508, e reverse earlier drops and show 81.1% weekly gain. Di token don jump over 113% dis month, break key resistance at $0.000023 and dey near last November peak wey be $0.000054. Derivatives open interest raise 25% reach $62.9 million, while trading volume climb 32% to $776 million, show say bullish bets don start again. On-chain holders near 1 trillion BONK tokens, fees for letsBONK.fun spike from $2.2 million for June go $13.2 million for early July. Bonk ecosystem dey expand: im Bonkbot Telegram tool don generate $194.6 million fees, and integrations with launchpads like LetsBonk and Bonkfun dey cover DeFi, NFTs and GameFi, bring $54.8 million annual fees across 400+ dApps. Governance via Bonk DAO allow recent $3.4 million token burn. Institutional interest dey increase after Grayscale add BONK to im watchlist and DeFi Development Corp. team up for Solana validator node. Technically, BONK/USDT show parabolic 4-hour advance from $0.00001450–$0.00001800 base on rising volume; key Fibonacci supports dey $0.00002929, $0.00002590 and $0.00002041. If e break above $0.00003600 steady, more gains fit come, but if e fail, e fit go test $0.00003100 again. Traders suppose watch volume, RSI and MACD for confirmation.

Bitlayer don launch BitVM Bridge for Bitcoin mainnet, na trust-minimized cross-chain solution wey fit make users lock BTC for clear smart contracts and mint 1:1 pegged YBTC tokens for Layer 2 networks. BitVM Bridge dey secure assets with on-chain dispute and fraud proofs wey dey anchored to Bitcoin PoW. After dey do correct tests for Bitcoin Testnet3 and BitVMNet, the mainnet launch na the first time dem run live app of the BitVM style. The bridge join with Sui, Arbitrum, StarkNet, Base, Cardano and Plume, to make Bitcoin DeFi liquidity bigger across chains. Bitlayer dey preview Network 2.0 with sub-second finality, decentralized sequencers and fund escape hatches, and dem get plans for Network 3.0 wey go give millisecond settlement and parallel EVM run. Traders fit now bridge BTC via BitVM Bridge to get new YBTC yield ways for staking, lending and trading. Bitlayer go expand network support, plus launch audits, bug bounties and decentralization moves.