🗞 July 16 2025 cryptocurrency news highlights

【Cryptocurrency】
Bitcoin Mining: AAS MINER launches the world's first AI-driven Bitcoin cloud mining platform - supporting mainstream currencies such as BTC, XRP, DOGE, ETC📣

【Economy】
Trump Says GENIUS Act Vote Set for Tomorrow Amid Crypto Bill Delays 💼

【Indicators】
🟠 Vanguard is now the largest shareholder of Strategy, holding 20.59M shares—nearly 8% of the company.

【Others】
Musk solicited names for male Grok partners, and related meme coins fluctuated violently in a short period of time

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USDT Market Cap Grew 34x Since 2020, On-chain Transaction Volume Increased 74x🔥

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Fox Business discussing Bitcoin potentially hitting $150,000 this year 👀

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Ethereum Shorts Rekt as ETH Price Keeps Climbing🔹📈

Ethereum (ETH) surged 9% to over $3,330, triggering over $152 million in short liquidations—more than half of all crypto liquidations in the past day. ETH futures volume rose 27%, open interest climbed 8.73%, and trading volume increased 15% to $132 billion. Analysts see this as a sign of healthy market dynamics due to fresh, low-leverage positioning. BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes dubbed it "ETH season" and announced plans to invest in DeFi.

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Upexi Stock Surges as Solana Climbs—Why the Firm Is Bullish on SOL🪙

Consumer products company Upexi is building a substantial Solana (SOL) treasury, having raised $100 million to accumulate around 1.65 million SOL. This strategic crypto move has paid off—UPXI stock surged nearly 39% on Wednesday and is up over 100% in the past six months.

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Trump’s World Liberty Financial may soon list its $ WLFI token after a vote with over 11 billion “yes” votes 🗳

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Strategy Reaches Historic 600,000 BTC Holdings, Market Cap Soars 😶‍🌫️

Strategy Inc. added 4,225 BTC—spending around $472 million via share sales—pushing total reserves to roughly 601,550 BTC and marking the first time a publicly traded company has crossed the 600,000 BTC threshold. The acquisition solidifies its position as the leading corporate Bitcoin holder and helped the firm’s market capitalization hit a new record high above $117 billion.

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The stock tokenization platform xStocks had a transaction volume of US$5.44 million yesterday and achieved 14,634 transactions

According to Dune data, the stock tokenization platform xStocks created by Backed had a transaction volume of US$5.44 million yesterday. Yesterday, the platform's DAU (daily active users) reached 1,139 people and achieved 14,634 transactions.

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The Meme Coin Season Index has recently surged continuously to 39.

According to CoinMarketCap data, the Altcoin Season Index has recently continued to rise to 39. On June 22nd, it temporarily dropped to 15. This index shows that in the past 90 days, about 39 projects among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization have outperformed Bitcoin.

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Windtree, a US-listed BNB Treasury Strategy Company, saw its pre-market gains expand to 50%

According to market data, Windtree (WINT), a US-listed BNB Treasury Strategy Company, saw its pre-market gains continue to expand, rising by more than 50%, with its share price now at $1.35.

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The S&P 500 is up nearly 100% in dollar terms since 2020. But priced in bitcoin? It’s down 85%.

The real benchmark has changed.

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🗞 July 17 2025 cryptocurrency news highlights

【Cryptocurrency】
The Meme Coin Season Index has recently surged continuously to 39.

【Economy】
Trump’s World Liberty Financial may soon list its $ WLFI token after a vote with over 11 billion “yes” votes 🗳

【Indicators】
The stock tokenization platform xStocks had a transaction volume of US$5.44 million yesterday and achieved 14,634 transactions

【Others】
Fox Business discussing Bitcoin potentially hitting $150,000 this year 👀

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Cantor Fitzgerald is nearing a $4B SPAC deal with
Adam Back & Blockstream to acquire 30,000+ BTC 🔥

➤ Bitcoin contributed for equity
➤ Up to $800M in additional capital raised
➤ Mirrors $3.6B SoftBank–Tether venture

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Ripple co-founder makes surprising $26M XRP move as ETF launch nears🪙

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen transferred $26 million in XRP to Coinbase on July 15. In 2025, his wallet has moved a total of $344 million worth of XRP. Larsen has an estimated net worth of $10 billion. XRP remains the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, at $194 billion.

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Why Dogecoin Is Jumping Today🐶

Dogecoin rose 3.1% as investor optimism about the ongoing crypto bull market grows. The surge comes ahead of a key U.S. House vote on major crypto legislation and news that a company raised $500 million specifically to invest in Dogecoin.

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All three crypto bills have passed the House – CLARITY Act (294-134), GENIUS Act (308-122), and Anti-CBDC Act (219-210) ✅

The GENIUS Act now heads to President Trump's desk for signing tomorrow afternoon at the White House.

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Crypto Legislation Hits Escape Velocity — No Future President Can Stop It Now 🚂

U.S. House passed three landmark crypto bills during “Crypto Week,” including the GENIUS Act regulating stablecoins, the Anti‑CBDC Surveillance State Act banning a Fed-issued digital dollar, and the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act defining SEC/CFTC oversight roles. President Trump is expected to sign them, marking the first major federal crypto laws and signaling strong institutional support. Backed by heavy lobbying from industry players, these laws establish regulatory guardrails and investor safeguards—but criticism persists over ethics concerns, surveillance risks, and uneven power to draft exemptions.

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FBI Tracks 1,610 BTC to Armenian Hacker in Major Ryuk Ransomware Case 🚨

U.S. authorities have traced 1,610 BTC—worth over $15 million at the time—to Armenian national Karen Serobovich Vardanyan, linked to Ryuk ransomware attacks between 2019 and 2020. Vardanyan was extradited from Ukraine, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, fraud, and extortion charges, and faces trial on August 26 after U.S. agencies seized his assets. The FBI is leading the cybercrime investigation.

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Analysis: Three Cryptocurrency Bills Could Bring Uncertainty to DeFi Stablecoin Operations, More Legislation Expected in the Coming Years to Fill the Gaps

Logan Payne, a lawyer at Winston & Strawn law firm focusing on the cryptocurrency field, analyzed the three cryptocurrency bills to be signed and said that the GENIUS bill may bring uncertainty to how DeFi platforms handle stablecoins.

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The options market data shows a strong sense of optimism currently, with many traders betting on Bitcoin rising to $140,000 and Ethereum rising to $4,000.

Data from the options trading platform Deribit shows that traders have built up $23.6 billion in notional open interest on $140,000 call options, making it the most popular bet on the platform. Call options at $120,000 and $130,000 also received strong positioning. In contrast, the open interest for $100,000 put options is only half of the largest call option, highlighting overall strong bullish sentiment in the market.

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