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Crypto card spending reached a new all-time high of $705.5M in July, rising 12.2% from June and marking the fifth consecutive month of growth. 📈💳

While crypto markets remain range-bound, real-world adoption continues to accelerate as digital assets become an increasingly common choice for everyday payments—bridging on-chain liquidity with the global economy.

#Crypto #Bitcoin #Blockchain

🚨 The U.S. Treasury has reportedly stepped into the FX market to support the Japanese yen for the first time in nearly three decades.

Following the yen’s plunge to its weakest level against the U.S. dollar since 1986, the Treasury is said to have sold euros and purchased yen through Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, marking a rare coordinated intervention with Japan, according to the Financial Times. 🇺🇸🇯🇵

#USDJPY #JapaneseYen #Forex

🚨 Tether is now the largest known private holder of gold outside central banks and sovereign nations.

The issuer of USDT added another 14 tons of gold in the last quarter, increasing its total reserves to 146 tons valued at approximately $18.8 billion, according to Bloomberg.

#Tether #USDT #Gold

🚨 Over 360,000 South Korean margin trading accounts have reportedly been liquidated as the country faces one of the worst market crashes in its history.

📉 Nearly two-thirds of the wiped-out accounts belonged to investors under the age of 35, underscoring the heavy toll the ongoing market selloff is taking on younger traders.

#SouthKorea #StockMarket #MarketCrash

📈 Strategy reports that $MSTR has achieved a 42% annualized return since adopting the Bitcoin standard, outperforming $BTC, the Magnificent 7, and the S&P 500 over the same period.

#MSTR #Bitcoin #BTC #Strategy

🇺🇸 The US dollar may face downside pressure if the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged this week. TD Securities believes markets are underestimating the possibility of a rate hike under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.

#USD #Dollar #Fed #FederalReserve

South Korea’s KOSPI has plunged 11%, falling below the 6,000 level for the first time since April.

Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have each dropped more than 13%, wiping out nearly ₩600T ($400B) in market value in a single trading session.

#KOSPI #SouthKorea #Samsung

📊 Markets are now pricing in a 36.3% probability that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its July 29 meeting, according to CME FedWatch.

#FederalReserve #FOMC

📊 La volatilité réalisée du Bitcoin reste proche des plus bas pluriannuels.

Le Bitcoin a clôturé le T2 avec une volatilité réalisée sur 1 an d’environ 42 %, restant proche de ses plus bas niveaux de ces dernières années malgré la récente baisse des prix.

📉 Une volatilité modérée suggère que le repli a été ordonné plutôt que déclenché par la panique.

⚠️ Dans le même temps, une volatilité durablement faible peut signaler une complaisance du marché, augmentant la probabilité d’un mouvement de prix significatif lorsque la volatilité commence à s’étendre.

#Bitcoin #BTC #Crypto

🚨 BitMart Announces Exchange Shutdown

Crypto exchange BitMart has announced it will cease operations, joining the growing list of exchanges exiting the market.

Starting July 26, new account registrations, deposits, and trading orders have been suspended. All trading activities are scheduled to end on August 26.

📉 Following the announcement, BMX plunged approximately 63% in the last 24 hours.

#Crypto #BitMart #Bitcoin

🚨 Elon Musk has lost nearly $600 billion in net worth over the last 40 days as SpaceX has plunged 50% from its all-time high.

📉 In just one month, SpaceX has wiped out more market value than the entire market capitalization of Bitcoin.

#ElonMusk #SpaceX #Bitcoin #Crypto

🚨 DeFi hit by a wave of exploits, with over $35.5M stolen in just hours.

🔴 AFX Trade: $24.15M lost after its Arbitrum USDC bridge was exploited.

🔴 Verus: $7.55M drained through an Ethereum bridge vulnerability.

🔴 B² Network: $3.86M stolen after attackers compromised staking contract upgrade authority. Staking has been paused while security measures are completed.

#DeFi #Crypto #Blockchain

🟥 President Trump agrees to crypto ethics rules under the CLARITY Act.

📌 The proposal would prohibit the President, members of Congress, and other federal officials from issuing cryptocurrencies while in office.

🔹 Bipartisan negotiations are ongoing, while the White House says Democrats will be responsible if the CLARITY Act fails to advance.

#Crypto #Bitcoin #CLARITYAct

🟥 Bearish bets against U.S. stocks have climbed to record highs.

📉 Short interest has reached 3.79% for the S&P 500 and 6.3% for the Russell 3000, marking the highest levels since S3 Partners began tracking the data in 2010.

#Stocks #SP500 #Trading #Investing

L’IA transforme le marché des emplois dans le secteur logiciel d’une génération à l’autre. 📊

L’emploi des développeurs âgés de 22 à 25 ans a chuté de 23 % depuis le lancement de ChatGPT, tandis que le recrutement pour les personnes âgées de 41 à 49 ans a augmenté de 18 %.

#IA #Technologie #Emplois

🐋 Les baleines Bitcoin ont accumulé 66 700 BTC au cours des 60 derniers jours, tandis que les détenteurs de taille intermédiaire ont déchargé 77 800 BTC, selon CryptoQuant.

Les dernières données on-chain mettent en évidence une accumulation continue de la part des grands détenteurs, même si les investisseurs de taille intermédiaire réduisent leur exposition.

#Bitcoin #BTC #Crypto

🚨 South Korean Stocks Officially Enter Bear Market

The KOSPI dropped 3.5% today, erasing nearly $144 billion in market value in a single trading session.

📉 The index is now down over 30% from its peak just one month ago, officially confirming a bear market.

#KOSPI #SouthKorea #StockMarket

🚨 Crypto VC funding continues to slow down.

📉 Venture capital activity in the crypto sector has fallen to its lowest level in five years, with total funding dropping from $3.8B in April to $1.4B in June.

💰 So far in July, crypto projects have raised just $456 million, highlighting weaker investor activity across the market.

#Crypto #VentureCapital #Blockchain

🚨 DRAM memory prices have surged by as much as 300% as booming AI data center demand continues to tighten global supply.

📈 Memory chips have outperformed gold and most major commodities this year, while consumer DDR5 prices are also hitting record highs as manufacturers prioritize higher-margin server memory production.

#AI #DRAM #DDR5 #Semiconductors

⚖️ Mise à jour de la loi CLARITY

La loi CLARITY a été adoptée par la Chambre et a été validée par la commission bancaire du Sénat, mais elle attend toujours un vote complet du Sénat.

Le projet de loi nécessite 60 voix au Sénat pour être adopté, tandis que des désaccords concernant les dispositions relatives à l’éthique des cryptomonnaies continuent de retarder les progrès. Alors que les négociations restent en cours, Polymarket situe désormais les chances d’adoption à 32%, le niveau le plus bas depuis janvier.

#Crypto #Bitcoin