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Ethereum soars past $3,400 sparking altcoin season buzz as alts fly
CryptoSlate
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July 17, 2025
Ethereum‘s price has reclaimed momentum, climbing above the $3,400 level for the first time since mid-January, according to CryptoSlate’s data. The asset posted a strong 9% rally in the past 24 hours, marking a significant recovery after months of...
Ethereum ETFs attract record $726 million, pushing ETH price above $3,400
CryptoSlate
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July 17, 2025
Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded their highest single-day inflows to date on July 16, with investors injecting a combined $726.74 million into nine US-listed funds. Data from SoSo Value highlights renewed institutional interest in Ethereum, with...
US Marshalls Own 85% Less Bitcoin Than Believed, FOIA Reveals
Bitcoinist
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July 17, 2025
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed in March has shed new light on the scale of Bitcoin holdings under the control of the US Marshals Service (USMS). According to the documents obtained by independent journalist L0la L33tz, the...
LetsBonk.fun Tops Ethereum in 24h Revenue as Trading Volume and $SNORT Surge
Bitcoinist
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July 17, 2025
What on earth is happening in meme coin land right now? In an explosive twist no one saw coming, Bonk.fun, also known as LetsBonkFun, just dethroned Ethereum-based launchpads in 24-hour revenue, sending shockwaves through the memecoin world. The...
Court victory clears path for first Bitcoin mortgage in Australia
Crypto Briefing
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July 17, 2025
Key Takeaways Block Earner won a court case against Australia's securities regulator, paving the way for the nation's first Bitcoin-backed home loans. Borrowers can use Bitcoin as collateral and retain ownership while accessing mortgage products...
El Salvador Sees Big Gains from Bitcoin Price Surge
Tico Times
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July 17, 2025
El Salvador has gained $443 million from the rise in Bitcoin’s value, a cryptocurrency the country began acquiring nearly four years ago under the direction of President Nayib Bukele. In September 2021, the Central American nation became the first...
Bitcoin records muted gains in 2025 on Trump’s crypto policy flip-flops
The Hindu Business Line
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July 17, 2025
The crypto week announced by the Trump administration, which was expected to usher in some significant regulations, has resulted in further chaos There was a buzz recently as the price of bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, scaled $120,000....
Ethereum Momentum Fuels Meme Coin Surge While PENGU and PUMP Stumble
BeInCrypto
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July 17, 2025
The winds are shifting in the meme coin market, with Ethereum (ETH) reclaiming dominance across institutional and retail markets. Traders are rotating capital out of weaker narratives like PENGU (Pudgy Penguins) and PUMP (Pump.fun), and into...
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank to roll out Bitcoin, crypto custody services to catch up with global banks
Crypto Briefing
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July 17, 2025
Key Takeaways Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to launch custody services for crypto assets. The initiative aligns with Russia's evolving regulatory stance, aiming to ensure the safety and accessibility of digital assets. Share this article...
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF: Bull Market Still Running On One Engine
Seeking Alpha
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July 17, 2025
Institutional flows via spot Bitcoin ETFs are driving the current Bitcoin market rally, with BITB and others seeing sustained inflows despite recent price consolidation. Retail participation remains muted, as seen in declining spot exchange...
Bitcoin treasury companies acquired 244,991 bitcoin in the first half of 2025: K33
Blockworks
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This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. We’re over halfway through the year, so let’s do a little recap, shall we? I mentioned K33’s H1 report in an intro the other day, but there’s a lot of interesting data...
Hyper Bit Announces Forth Draw From Bit Royalty Credit Facility To Purchase Ethereum
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 17, 2025) - HYPER BIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (CSE: HYPE) (OTCID: HYPAF) (FSE: N7S0) (the "Company" or "Hyper Bit") announces that it has made a fourth request for a draw of...
Microcloud Hologram Inc. Announces It Has Purchased Up To $200 Million In Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency-Related Securities Derivatives, With A Current Cumulative Investment Income Of $34.67 Million
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) SHENZHEN, China, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO ), ("HOLO" or the "Company"), a technology service provider, announced that they have purchased up to $200 million in Bitcoin and...
Is El Salvador Faking Its Bitcoin Growth? IMF Footnote Sparks New Doubts
Benzinga
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A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests that El Salvador's recent increase in Bitcoin BTC/USD reserves stems from internal asset consolidation, not new purchases, as previously claimed by government officials. In a staff...
Is Bitcoin the new gold? Analyst predicts 10x surge within a decade — or even sooner
The Economic Times
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July 17, 2025
Could Bitcoin one day match gold in market value? According to a popular crypto analyst known as @Innerdevcrypto on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), that’s not just a dream, it will become a reality within the next five to ten years or...
Bitcoin treasury firms are a better bet than crypto ETFs, says Twenty-One Capital CEO Jack Mallers
Fortune
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At a time when Bitcoin broke the $120,000 mark for the first time, Wall Street’s appetite is growing for new ways to hold the first—and largest—cryptocurrency. The latest vehicle: publicly traded companies that hold Bitcoin in their treasuries. On...
Bitcoin’s 6-7-Week Theory Shows Where We Are In The Cycle
Bitcoinist
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July 17, 2025
After being in existence for over 15 years, Bitcoin has established a number of trends that analysts across the board have pointed to for historical value. One of these trends that has been established is the number of weeks that the Bitcoin price...
US Bancorp, Ethereum, Roblox: Trending Tickers
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A Now time for some of today’s trending tickers. We are watching US Bancorp, Ethereum and Roblox. Yahoo! Finances’ Josh Schafer is joining me now to discuss and first off we’ve got US Bancorp. Profits are passing expectations in the...
RGB Protocol to bring tokenized assets, USDT to Bitcoin
Coin Telegraph
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July 17, 2025
Smart contract and asset issuance system RGB Protocol said it had launched on the Bitcoin mainnet, enabling tokenized assets like stablecoins, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and custom tokens within the Bitcoin ecosystem. On Thursday, the protocol...
US Marshalls ‘forfeited’ Bitcoin stash may be $20B smaller than estimated, raising eyebrows about reserve
CryptoSlate
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July 17, 2025
The US Marshals Service (USMS) appears to hold just under 29,000 Bitcoin, far lower than the more than 200,000 BTC many believed the government had in custody. The updated figure, confirmed via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by...