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President Donald Trump go sign one executive order dem call Operation Choke Point 2.0 to stop crypto debanking and make ideologies no dey affect banking. The order tell Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC make dem investigate banks wey cut ties with crypto companies and conservative groups, wey fit break antitrust, consumer protection or equal credit laws. E also say make dem remove inside “reputational risk” policies wey dem dey use as reason to close accounts and give power to SBA to check lending partners for political discrimination. If bank no follow, dem fit face fine, consent decree plus extra watch from DOJ and Fed. Banks don start to update their rules, promise say political risk no go affect banking decisions again, but legal people talk say without new congress okay, order fit get wahala. Crypto companies and traders see am as beta step for market confidence, e go reduce crypto debanking risk and make banking services easier to reach.

Ruvi AI don raise pass $2.7 million for presale since e dey listed for CoinMarketCap, dem don sell 215 million tokens to pass 2,600 holders. Phase 2 don 75% sold, and token price go jump 33% from $0.015 to $0.02. Dis AI super app dey target $100 billion content creator market with real-time trend research, automated script generation plus multimedia publishing tools. Dem get global partnership with WEEX exchange to make sure say liquidity dey and trading smooth. CyberScope audit don confirm say smart contracts dey secure and everything transparent. VIP presale levels dey give up to 100% bonus tokens, wey fit give early investors over 9,000% return. Analysts talk say Ruvi AI fit fit compete wit early momentum of XRP and Avalanche because e get real-world use and CoinMarketCap exposure. Traders suppose watch Ruvi AI’s bullish trend and price catalyst well well.

BitMine Immersion Technologies don add 208,137 ETH inside one week, make their total Ethereum reserves be 833,137 ETH (pass $3 billion). Dis one make BitMine be di fourth-biggest crypto reserve company, wey other ones na Strategy, MARA Holdings and Twenty One Capital. Dis aggressive ETH accumulation make Ethereum price climb almost 6% reach $3,730 before e stabilize for $3,654, wey show say institutional demand dey come back. Fundstrat CIO Tom Lee lead am and investors like Bill Miller III, Stanley Druckenmiller and Cathie Wood back di matter. BitMine talk say softer US labor data and possible Fed policy change fit push prices further. Di rise in institutional buying and tight Ethereum reserves make competition between reserve firms like SharpLink Gaming (438,200 ETH) and The Ether Machine strong. For traders, di growing institutional ETH demand and supply wahala mean say price fit still go up and get better support for Ethereum.

CFTC don launch public comment period on amendments wey dem wan make for Section 2(c)(2)(D) of Commodity Exchange Act and Part 40, and this one na im dem call 'crypto sprint' wey go fast-track regulation for their side. The CFTC spot crypto contracts proposal go allow spot crypto contracts to dey trade on CFTC-registered designated contract markets. According to the plan, spot crypto contracts go resemble listed futures and go dey follow real-time Bitcoin prices, and e go allow leveraged retail trading too. Acting Chair Caroline Pham talk say make dem coordinate with SEC’s Project Crypto so e no go clash with securities laws and dem dey find how DeFi platforms fit inside the new federal framework. Public comment period go dey open till August 18 and because three of five board seats dey vacant, CFTC wan clear im authority over digital assets and make supervision over leverage-based spot trading strong.

Arkham Intelligence on-chain analysis show sey record $14.5B Bitcoin kpai wey make dem comot 127,426 BTC from LuBian mining pool for December 2020. Di attackers use private key wahala comot over 90% of di pool reserves. Two days later, dem jack additional $6M inside BTC and USDT through the Omni layer. Even though dem move 11,886 BTC go recovery wallets and send 1,500 OP_RETURN beg, LuBian no fit get di moni back. Small consolidation for July 2024 still make di hacker address dey as di 13th biggest Bitcoin wallet, pass di Mt. Gox hack. Dis Bitcoin kpai pass di 2025 Bybit $1.5B exploit and show how blockchain security get serious wahala, make mining pools and exchanges to strong dia defence against dis kind attack.

Chainlink don launch dia Data Streams service weh dey deliver real-time prices of U.S equities and ETF across 37 blockchains with institution-grade reliability. Big DeFi platforms like GMX and Kamino don start to use dis decentralized market data, weh dey enable tokenized stock trading, lending plus synthetic ETFs. Dis launch solve stale data problem and improve arbitrage opportunities by giving continuous, low-latency pricing for tokenized assets. After the announcement, LINK, Chainlink oracle token, rise by 4%, showing say market get strong confidence. By strengthening hi data infrastructure, Chainlink dey confirm im oracle leadership and dey prepare ground for bigger institutional adoption for DeFi.

BlockDAG presale don raise USD 361 million over 29 batches and don sell pass 24.46 billion BDAG tokens. Batch 29 tokens dey trade for USD 0.0276, wey bring cumulative ROI of 2,660%. Di BlockDAG presale live trading dashboard V4 dey linked direct to presale wallets. Traders fit buy and sell BDAG against USD, check real-time order books, track price charts and see instant wallet updates. Special entry price of USD 0.0016 dey available till August 11, wey fit give 3,025% return from di original USD 0.05 launch price. By simulating post-launch conditions, di live trading dashboard dey boost trader confidence, attract seasoned investors and set di stage for sustained demand before full exchange launch.

Marine Le Pen Rassemblement National don drop one five-year pilot program to use leftover nuclear energy for Bitcoin mining for EDF wey government dey control. The plan, wey RN lawmaker Aurélien Lopez-Liguori dey lead, na to use nuclear power wey no di in use to run high power rigs, make energy use beta and create digital assets. Le Pen come show say e support the plan wen e visit Flamanville plant, e show say dem don change since 2016 wey dem no too gree crypto. If National Assembly approve am, this nuclear Bitcoin mining yarn fit be beta way for France to do clean energy blockchain work and match EU Markets in Crypto-Assets rules. Traders go dey watch how e go affect energy cost, hardware demand and crypto mining for Europe.

On July 29, decentralized exchange Hyperliquid face like 37-minute wahala with dia API after dem open interest jump reach record $14.7 billion, stop order processing but transactions still dey go blockchain. To make users trust dem again, Hyperliquid refund $1.99 million USDC for August 4, dem give full refund for loss under $10,000 and initial $9,999 payout for bigger claim, KYC required by August 18 to collect balance. Dem talk say the wahala na traffic overload, no be attack. This quick move, after $6.26 million wahala wey happen for March, make community praise dem and show say Hyperliquid still reliable. Hyperliquid now be world seventh biggest derivatives exchange by open interest with $10.6 billion.

Cardano community don approve proposal wey talk say dem go give 96 million ADA (about $71 million) make Input Output Engineering (IOE) fit do year-long protocol upgrades. 74% of voters support am, money go comot from Cardano on-chain treasury everytime dem reach milestone under Intersect control, wit monthly reports plus quarterly budget disclosure to make sure say everything clear. Big upgrades dey target scalability, interoperability and developer experience, like Ouroboros Leios consensus boost, Hydra layer-2 scaling, Mithril signature aggregation, Nested Transactions and modular node architecture wey dem dey call Project Acropolis. This na Cardano first time dem dey fund direct core development through decentralized governance. After the vote, ADA jump over 8% reach $0.7357. Traders go dey watch milestones delivery and network metrics as possible reasons for more price movement.

Metaplanet don acquire extra 463 BTC for $53.7 million, e take their total Bitcoin holdings reach 17,595 BTC at average cost of $101,422 per coin. Di Japan registered company don apply to issue ¥555 billion (≈$3.7 billion) perpetual preferred shares for two years to finance their aggressive Bitcoin accumulation plan as dem dey target 100,000 BTC treasury by 2027. CEO Simon Gerovich tok say di perpetual shares go boost shareholder long-term returns and increase Bitcoin per share. For Q2, Bitcoin-related revenue jump 42.4% year-on-year to ¥1.1 billion ($7.6 million), position Metaplanet as di seventh largest corporate Bitcoin holder globally. Traders suppose watch out for possible BTC liquidity effects and market reaction to this big capital raise.

Tron founder Justin Sun come back safely from Blue Origin NS-34 spaceflight on Saturday, after e win di $28 million seat bid for 2021. E fly wit five other passengers, including investor J.D. Russell and meteorologist Deborah Martorell. During di short suborbital flight, Sun talk about di “overview effect,” wey show how fragile Earth be and urge make we protect di planet. For January 2024, Filecoin and Lockheed Martin test Interplanetary File System (IPFS) protocol, dem send data through satellite to reduce delay and protect info from solar radiation. Then for December 2024, DePIN network Spacecoin XYZ launch dem first satellite to allow blockchain-based communication for orbit. These milestones show how blockchain and space exploration dey join together more and more. Traders fit watch TRX and FIL tokens as demand for decentralized storage and space-based data transmission dey grow.

Arkham Intelligence don find out di LuBian Bitcoin hack, wey be di biggest crypto kasala wey dem never talk about before. On December 28, 2020, hackers take advantage of weak private key generation algorithm for Chinese mining pool LuBian to brute-force wallets come steal 127,426 BTC (round about $3.5 billion for dat time). About 90% of di pool holdings dem carry go, while dem put 11,886 BTC for recovery wallets wey secure. Arkham use blockchain forensics—wey track OP_RETURN messages inside 1,516 transactions—to plan how money waka for chain and to confirm di total theft. Now di Bitcoin wey dem thief don reach like $14.5 billion, e still dey active. Dis kain matter show say e dey very important to get strong private key management, hardware wallets, multi-sign setup, plus regular security checks to protect digital money.

Ruvi AI Presale don dey grow fast since e land for CoinMarketCap. Now, the presale dey sell over 1 million RUVI tokens every day for $0.015 each. Phase 2 of the Ruvi AI Presale don sell 70% finish, don raise $2.6M till now, and price go jump 33% to $0.02 when phase close. Analysts dey compare the growth to Solana and dem dey talk say Ruvi AI fit reach $1 value. The project dey offer AI-powered business solutions, clear payments for creators, plus e fit work for many industries. Security na CyberScope audit dey back am. Early supporters dey get VIP levels with up to 100% bonus tokens and leaderboard rewards. With tokens selling fast and price about to rise, Ruvi AI Presale dey present good chance to trade for better.

Hong Kong stablecoin regulation don start dey work from August 1, 2023, dem set up licensed framework for HKD and USD pegged tokens. Issuers go must register local with HKMA, dem need hold at least HKD 25 million for paid-up capital, keep full reserve, separate customer money, allow instant redemption and do regular audits. To make market stable, initial licenses go be limited and approval go start early 2026; firms must show intention by August 31, 2025 and submit complete applications by September 30. E no gree make unlicensed issuers do false marketing and dem fit face punishment. Big players—Standard Chartered (with Animoca Brands and HK Telecom), JD.com and Ant Group—dey prepare applications but small startups dey face high compliance cost. Approved use like cross-border payment, programmable wallets, tokenized assets and loyalty programmes. Dis Hong Kong stablecoin regulation go strengthen Hong Kong as regulated digital asset hub and boost wider market adoption.

Pepe Dollar (PEPD) don launch dia Ethereum presale, wey dem sell 166.9 million tokens for Stage 1 at $0.004688 each. Di PEPD presale don move go Stage 2 at $0.006495 before dem public launch wey dem plan for $0.03695. E get fixed supply of 3.6951 billion tokens and 29% 'Federal Burn' when e launch, PEPD tokenomics dey remove central bank kind inflation. E dey native for Ethereum, Pepe Dollar dey combine Layer-2 payment infrastructure, DeFi integrations, and meme asset minting platform. No developer tax or backdoors dey, so e dey boost transparency. As ETH dey hold above $3,600, di presale strong momentum dey show say capital dey rotate into utility-driven memecoins, wey dey offer traders new DeFi opportunity.

Visa don add more stablecoin settlement platform by add Avalanche (AVAX) and Stellar (XLM), plus PayPal USD (PYUSD), USD Coin (USDC) and euro-backed EURC. This multiple-chain stablecoin settlement system na e get before with Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL). Visa first plan to also add Global Dollar (USDG) under EU MiCA framework, na USDC don dey test since 2020. This new platform fit with recent crypto-friendly law for US and White House digital asset plan. Visa stablecoin settlement dey try make cross-border money transfer time reduce from days to under eight hours, reduce cost and increase liquidity. Big payment providers wey dey use am show say companies dey get more interest for token-based finance.

JPMorgan Chase and Coinbase don dey roll out multi-phase crypto integration wey go start autumn 2025. First, Chase credit cards go dey fund on-exchange USDC purchases directly through Coinbase, so third-party delay and ACH wait time go comot. For 2026, customers fit link their Chase checking accounts via JPMorgan’s API and turn Ultimate Rewards points at 100:1 ratio into USDC inside the Chase interface. The collaboration still get JPMorgan pilot deposit token (JPMD) for Base network. Institutional clients go receive sub-cent, programmable on-chain settlement. Near 80 million users go get easy fiat-to-crypto transfer and convertible reward points as part of the crypto integration. Regulatory clarity from laws like the GENIUS Act dey support this deal. Analysts dey expect new blockchain-based savings, lending, and payment products. With banks like BNY Mellon and PNC dey quicken crypto integration, the trend show stronger ties between regulated banks and digital assets.

For early August, Franklin Templeton, Bitwise, Fidelity, Canary Capital, CoinShares, Grayscale and VanEck don submit S-1 amendments for Solana Spot ETF proposal dem give US SEC. The filings refine the prospectus talk and clear management fees, including Grayscale own show say 2.5% fee go pay for SOL tokens. Market analyst Nate Geraci talk say the amendments dey show say dem still dey talk with regulators to fix ETF terms well well. The Solana Spot ETF filings na big move toward possible SEC approval. If dem approve am, these ETFs go give institutional and retail investors regulated way to access SOL without direct custody wahala. Approval fit boost market liquidity and make SOL demand rise. Traders suppose dey monitor SEC feedback, prospectus updates and decision timeframe, because timely approval fit be serious catalyst like the strong momentum wey Bitcoin Spot ETF launches bring.

Visa don expand dem stablecoin settlement platform by add Global Dollar (USDG), PayPal USD (PYUSD) and Euro Coin (EURC) inside am. The update come with Stellar and Avalanche support join the USDC rails wey dey for Ethereum and Solana. People fit send, receive and convert stablecoin payments to fiat across these networks now. The plus stablecoin settlement service come as US stablecoin regulations don clear and institutional demand dey grow. The total stablecoin market capitalization don pass $256 billion. Competitors like Mastercard, Walmart and Amazon dey launch tokenized payment solutions, while banks like JPMorgan and Bank of America dey test stablecoin rails to make settlement fast, near instant. By making im offering bigger, Visa dey strong im digital asset strategy, boost blockchain payments and make im position for crypto settlement market strong.

Grayscale don launch Story Protocol IP Trust, one single-asset fund wey dey give accredited investors regulated exposure to di native $IP token. Dem join on-chain licensing, attribution plus royalty streams, di IP Token Trust dey secure intellectual property rights for dis AI time. Story Protocol dey handle over 1.7 million IP transactions every month, from music royalties reach robotic surgery data. Dem dey target di $80 trillion IP market, di trust dey offer blockchain-based access to one sector wey people normally no too sabi well. Waiting for regulatory approval, e fit list for secondary markets. Dis launch dey follow Grayscale own Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) trusts, wey dem get $21.2 billion and $4.25 billion AUM respectively. Di move show say institutional confidence for blockchain IP infrastructure dey rise. Traders see Story Protocol IP Trust as one correct boost for $IP token and IP-focused assets.

AllUnity don launch EURAU euro stablecoin for Ethereum after dem get BaFin EMI licence on July 1, 2025. This MiCAR-compliant token dey fully backed 1:1 by euro bank deposits. E first come as ERC-20 token wey fit make fintechs, banks and companies do secure, 24/7 cross-border payments. Bullish Europe go list EURAU wit BTC/EURAU and USDC/EURAU pairs, plus Flow Traders dey do market making to keep liquidity. DWS, Flow Traders and Galaxy join body create the token, e get support from BitGo, Metzler Bank, V-Bank, DLT Finance, Fireblocks and 21X. AllUnity get plan to expand EURAU to other blockchains in 2025. Euro stablecoins now dey only 0.2% of the $273 billion stablecoin market, dem get capitalisation of $484–587 million after 60% rise since December 2024. EU officials, including ECB adviser Jürgen Schaaf, dey call for coordinated rules to boost euro digital assets.

Pepeto Meme Coin don finish dem presale for Stage 6 well well, dem collect $5.77 million at token price of $0.000000144. Dis Ethereum project get pass 100,000 community people now. Di tokenomics dem allocate supply for staking rewards, marketing, liquidity, and development, wey dey reward early people through tiered pricing system. Pepeto presale money go support di roadmap, wey include launch of PepetoSwap, a zero-fee decentralized exchange, plus cross-chain bridge for better interoperability. Traders suppose dey watch for listing announcement and di rollout of ecosystem tools as Pepeto enter Stage 7, wey fit bring price catalyst and long-term ecosystem value.

Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez an William Lonergan Hill, wey dem arrest for April 2024, don apply make dem change their plea from not guilty go guilty for New York federal court. Dem charge say dem dey run unlicensed money transmitting business an say dem conspire to launder over $2 billion, wit some money wey relate to Silk Road. Dem get hearing wey dem set for Wednesday to make the plea official, an trial go start for November 3. If dem find guilty, dem fit go prison for up to 25 years—20 years for money laundering an 5 years for unlicensed transmission. Dis follow-up to earlier failed motions based on DOJ guidance on unknowing mixers dey show say regulators dey watch privacy tools an crypto mixing services well well. Traders suppose dey watch how dis Samourai Wallet plea deal plus di Tornado Cash trial go fit change compliance standards an di way market feel about privacy wallets.

Standard Chartered dey predict say corporate Ethereum holdings fit climb from just over 1% of di circulating supply now go reach 10% by 2025. Dis forecast na because institutional treasuries dey find better yields through staking and DeFi strategies as spot ETF inflows dey grow. Public companies like BitMine Immersion Technologies and SharpLink Gaming don already add ETH for their balance sheets to grab about 3% annual staking yields and explore leverage for DeFi protocols. As more Ethereum dey locked for staking contracts and DeFi, market liquidity fit tighten, wey fit make price volatility increase. Standard Chartered still talk say enterprise Ethereum adoption dey move faster than Bitcoin, with ETH/BTC rate rising from 0.019 in April to 0.032 in July. Di bank still get year-end Ethereum price target of $4,000. Traders suppose dey watch institutional flows, ETF demand, and staking trends as key drivers for Ethereum market performance.

Cboe BZX Exchange don file one proposal for change rules with SEC to put Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF for list. Di Solana ETF wan track how SOL price dey behave, e go give regulated and liquid way for people to get chance without keeping the token directly. Invesco Galaxy, wey be joint work of Invesco and Galaxy Digital, join traditional finance with crypto palava. SEC go check this Solana ETF matter under Section 19(b)(1) and Rule 19b-4. Dem go look things like market surveillance, how to keep custody well, valuation method, and how to protect investors. Public fit talk their mind and amendments fit make the time for approval long. Analysts dey talk say this Solana ETF show say institutional people get correct trust for Solana blockchain. If dem approve, institutions plus retail traders fit take their crypto portfolio scatter well, bring capital and liquidity, and e go also prove say Solana ecosystem get strength, e fit make way for other altcoin ETFs aside from BTC and ETH. Even though regulatory wahala still dey, Solana ETF na big step for digital asset ETFs. Traders suppose dey watch SEC matter well because if dem approve, e fit make SOL price go up by making people want am more through popular brokerage platform dem.

PayPal don launch im crypto checkout tool for US merchants (except New York), weh go allow business dem accept over 100 cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT and XRP. Dis checkout tool fit join with big wallets like Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask, OKX, Kraken, Binance, Phantom and Exodus. When customer pay wit crypto, e convert sharp sharp at checkout into PYUSD stablecoin or fiat money. Dis one dey protect merchants from price wahala and e go boost stablecoin payment. De service dey charge 0.99% transaction fee, wey lower pass normal card rates. Using PYUSD for cross-border payment (market cap don rise 80% YTD to $894 million), PayPal wan make global crypto payment dem easy. Dis launch follow same kain tins wey Stripe and Coinbase don do, and e fit stablecoin clarity under GENIUS Act. E go increase competition for merchant crypto payments inside retail, e-commerce, travel and real estate sector dem.

Metaplanet don buy 780 BTC (≈$92.5 million for $118,622 each), dem don increase dia corporate Bitcoin holding reach 17,132 BTC (≈$2 billion) and e dey rank seventh among public companies. Since 2024, the company don invest $1.73 billion for Bitcoin at average cost of $101,030 per coin. This Japan-based investment company dey change how dem dey allocate asset to Bitcoin as inflation hedge and dem aim to hold over 210,000 BTC—1% of total supply—by end of 2027. For Q2, Bitcoin-related revenue jump 42.4% year-on-year to ¥1.1 billion ($7.6 million), showing say Bitcoin be big growth driver. After the purchase, Metaplanet shares go up 5.6% inside one day, dem dey trade at ¥1,247 despite 16.3% drop for the month but 258.3% rise year-to-date. The company also plan to use Bitcoin as collateral to fund acquisitions of profitable digital banks. This continued investment from big institutions for digital assets na sign of long-term confidence for Bitcoin value.

Bitcoin Spot ETFs dey get strong inflows daily and weekly, wey BlackRock IBIT dey lead. For 25 July, U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs get net inflows of $129.37 million: IBIT carry $91.5 million, follow by ARK Invest’s ARKB ($30.27 million), Bitwise’s BITB ($20.96 million), VanEck’s HODL ($18.16 million), Fidelity’s FBTC ($10.19 million) and Grayscale’s Mini BTC ($8.79 million), but Grayscale’s GBTC suffer $50.5 million outflows. For week wey end July 26, net inflows total $72.3 million, IBIT carry $267.9 million, VanEck HODL $62.1 million and Mini BTC $27.2 million, but Franklin’s FBTC ($123.2 million), ARKB ($90.2 million) and GBTC ($79.7 million) get outflows. Dis movement show say dey get growing institutional demand for controlled Bitcoin exposure, better liquidity and changing capital allocation for U.S. Bitcoin Spot ETF market.