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Created: 2025-07-16 00:31:14 UTC

07/15/2025 Alpha Crypto News Round-Up

What's your $ETH price prediction this cycle? 

₿ Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Market Developments

• Bitcoin hits new all-time high of $123K before pulling back on profit-taking

• Bitcoin whale moves $4.67B to Galaxy Digital wallet in a historic transfer

• Ethereum holds above $3K, analysts predict potential XXXXX% vertical rally

• SharpLink surpasses Ethereum Foundation as largest corporate ETH holder with XXXXXXX ETH

• Solana-based memecoin (PUMP) gains Coinbase listing, market cap tops $2B

• XRP and Solana ETFs debut with 2x leverage via ProShares after NYSE Arca approval

• Institutional crypto inflows hit $3.7B, second-largest weekly total on record: CoinShares

• Bitcoin ETF inflows reach $2.2B in XX hours before cooling to $297M

🏛 Government and Regulatory Highlights

• U.S. House fails to advance crypto legislation during Crypto Week due to procedural vote breakdown

• Trump urges GOP to back crypto clarity and stablecoin bills in pivotal Crypto Week

• U.S. regulators clarify banks’ rights to offer crypto custody in new joint statement

• DOJ and CFTC officially drop investigations into Polymarket prediction market

• California taps Coinbase and Ripple execs to streamline government operations

• Senate Agriculture Democrat calls for major changes to crypto market structure proposal

• Hungary enacts strict crypto regulations, imposes penalties on unlicensed exchange use

• Rep. Maxine Waters warns House crypto bills may jeopardize financial oversight

🖥 Technological and Blockchain Innovations

• Standard Chartered launches institutional spot trading platform for Bitcoin and Ethereum

• Binance unveils bonding curve token launch feature for Wallet users, inspired by

• Linea confirms L2 airdrop despite declining layer-2 user interest

• Cross-chain version of Tether integrates with Bitcoin Layer X Rootstock

• Core launches revenue-sharing model for stablecoin issuers and developers

• TAC brings Curve and Morpho protocols to Telegram via new TON mainnet

• Coinbase seeks public records from Oregon over crypto policy flip-flop

• Raiinmaker partners with Google Cloud to develop ethical AI video standards

💬 Community and Adoption Trends

• Coinbase hits $100B market cap amid bullish BTC momentum and analyst optimism

• SharpLink adds $225M in ETH, becomes largest corporate Ethereum holder

• GameStop CEO frames Bitcoin investment as inflation hedge, not long-term plan

• Fairshake PAC secures $141M in crypto donations for upcoming U.S. elections

• Metaplanet adds XXX BTC and becomes title sponsor of Bitcoin Asia 2025

• Ethereum becomes preferred treasury asset among tech-forward firms: Ray Youssef

• Kazakhstan considers adding crypto to national reserves, reports say

• Crypto ETFs now hold a record $211B as investor demand continues to rise

⚠️ Challenges and Controversies

• Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s trial begins; DOJ ties him to DPRK hackers

• Bitcoin dips X% after $3.5B profit-taking event following new ATH

• U.S. House cancels Crypto Week bill votes, jeopardizing GENIUS Act

• New Zealand homicide case linked to stolen crypto funds from victim’s mother

• Arcadia Finance suffers $3.5M hack on Coinbase’s Base network

• GameStop discloses Bitcoin investment is short-term amid investor concerns

• U.S. watchdog flags crypto as top money laundering risk in new report

• One LA sheriff’s deputy charged, another pleads guilty in crypto extortion scandal

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