The Morning Minute (10.7)Powered by @yeet⏰Top News:-Crypto majors green after BTC and Gold make new ATH; BTC at $124,500-BNB hits new ATH at $1,300 and flips XRP in market cap to become top 3-Grayscale launches ETH ETF staking in major first-Polymarket nears $2B investment from NYSE, will partner on tokenization-BMNR stock pops 12% after disclosing $14B in ETH holdings & $500M in cash🌎 Macro Crypto and Memes-Crypto majors are green after Bitcoin made a new ATH at $125,950 on Monday; BTC even at $124,350, ET ...

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors mostly rallied post-FOMC [1] - Bitcoin increased by 1% to $117,300 [1] - Ethereum increased by 2% to $4,580 [1] - XRP increased by 3% to $3.11 [1] - Solana jumped 5% to $247 [1] - BNB crossed $1,000 for the first time [1] - Memecoin leaders are mostly green post-FOMC [2] ETF & Regulatory News - Bitcoin ETFs saw $51 million in net outflows [1] - SEC approved a generic listing standard which will greatly accelerate the approval process for crypto ETFs [1] - NYDFS told banks to adopt blockchain analytics for AML/sanctions controls [1] Partnerships & Integrations - Moneygram is embracing stablecoins in partnership with Crossmint [1] - Kraken and Circle are partnering to expand stablecoin access with USDC & EURC integration [1] Token & Protocol Developments - ASTER soared to $0.47 and a $750 million market cap ($3.75 billion FDV) [2] - Project X announced its Phase 2 allowing any coin from any chain to be trading directly on their platform with 0 aggregator fees [2] - Token Works and PNKSTR announced perpetual machine rollouts for 5 new NFT collections [1][2] - Bio Protocol raised $6.9 million in seed funding [3] NFT Market - ETH NFT leaders were mostly green after the TokenWorks news [3] - Punks floor price decreased by 1% to 48.3 ETH, Pudgy increased by 2% to 10.5 ETH, BAYC increased by 2% to 9.3 ETH [3]

Market Overview - Crypto majors experienced an overnight selloff, with BTC down 1% at $115,000, ETH down 2% at $4,520, XRP down 2% at $2.99, and SOL down 4% at $236 [1] - Total3 (total crypto market cap minus BTC and ETH) reached a new all-time high of $1.12 trillion over the weekend [1] - The overall AI x Crypto market cap decreased by 6% to $13.6 billion [2] ETF and Treasury Investments - BTC ETFs saw net inflows of $642.4 million on Friday, totaling $2.32 billion in the past week [1] - ETH ETFs experienced their biggest day in weeks with $405 million in net inflows on Friday [1] - Galaxy Digital facilitated Forward Industries' treasury push by purchasing over $700 million in SOL [1] Memecoin and NFT Trends - Memecoin leaders were significantly down, including DOGE (-8%), Shiba (-6%), PEPE (-8%), PENGU (-6%), BONK (-10%), TRUMP (-4%), SPX (-8%), and FARTCOIN (-10%) [1] - ETH NFT leaders showed mixed performance; Punks increased by 3% to 48.3 ETH, while Pudgy decreased by 2% to 10.2 ETH, and BAYC decreased by 3% to 8.9 ETH [2] - A grail Pokemon card was sold for $4 million over the weekend [2] Token and Protocol Developments - Polkadot DAO approved a referendum to cap DOT tokens at 2.1 billion to reduce emissions and increase scarcity [1] - Punk Strategy bought 6 Punks, causing the PNKSTR token to soar to $30 million (now $15 million) [1]

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors experienced a rally followed by a retracement ahead of PPI data release [1] - Bitcoin reached a new all-time high (ATH) of $124,500 overnight before retracing [1] - Ethereum ETFs saw $729.1 million in net inflows on Wednesday, the second-largest day on record [1] - Memecoin leaders were mostly down, including DOGE (-3%), Shiba (-2%), PEPE (-4%), PENGU (-6%), BONK (-3%), TRUMP (-1%), SPX (-6%), and FARTCOIN (-1%) [1] Partnerships & Developments - MetaMask is reportedly partnering with Stripe to launch a stablecoin mmUSD [1] - Google Play Store briefly introduced and then reversed a policy requiring licenses for crypto wallets, impacting custodial wallets [1] - Coinbase announced a partnership with Mercuryo to lower on-ramping fees for USDC on Base and also partnered with Squads to accelerate USDC adoption on Solana [2] Price Targets & Institutional Activity - Standard Chartered raised its Ethereum price target to $7,500 by the end of 2025 and $25,000 by 2028 [1] - Bullish, a crypto exchange backing institutions, had a volatile IPO debut, soaring 3x from its IPO price of $37 to over $100 before settling at $67 [1] NFT Market - ETH NFT leaders experienced corrections after the ETH rally, with Punks down 2% at 51.5 ETH, Pudgy down 6% at 13.6 ETH, and BAYC down 6% at 12.2 ETH [2] - Azuki introduced a new collaboration with Moser & Cie, offering $25,000 and $75,000 watches [2] AI & Crypto - The overall AI x Crypto market cap was up 3% to $13.6 billion [2]

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors show mixed performance; BTC leads at $118,650 [1] - ETH ETFs see $330M in net inflows on their 1-year anniversary [1] - 84% of GPs/LPs express optimism toward crypto, with 85% planning investments this year [1] - Memecoin leaders are mostly red, led by BONK [1] - AI x Crypto market cap down 8% at $112B [2] Regulatory & Institutional Developments - Crypto Working Group to deliver report of recommendations on July 30 [1] - US Senate releases draft of crypto market structure bill, allowing up to $75M/year in ICO fundraising [1] - KeyBank becomes latest bank to offer spot crypto custody and trading [1] - Square initiates rollout of Bitcoin Lightning payments for merchants, targeting full availability by 2026 [1] - Fidelity updates its spot Bitcoin ETF filing to allow in-kind creations and redemptions [1] Corporate Treasury & Investment Activities - MARA (2nd largest BTC holder) is set to raise $850M to buy more Bitcoin [1] - Tesla's Bitcoin holdings are now valued at ~$12B [1] - MEI Pharma raised $100M to start a LTC treasury [1] - HYLQ announced an $8M private placement to raise funds to buy HYPE [1] Meme Coin & NFT Updates - PUMP token falls to $3B after Alon stream [1] - Bonk announces 1% of all BonkFun total revenue will go to buying back top memes in the Bonk eco [2] - REKT hits a new ATH at $348M, now up 64% on the week [1] - ETH NFT leaders are mostly even; Punks +2% at 488 ETH, Pudgy -2% at 16 ETH, BAYC +1% at 126 ETH [2]

The Morning Minute (7.16)⏰Top News:-Crypto majors rebound swiftly, ETH leads +6% to $3,150-SBET becomes top ETH holder, passing the Ethereum Foundation-Cantor Fitzgerald close to $4B SPAC deal with Adam Back to buy BTC-US DOJ drops investigation into Polymarket-PUMP team does $20M in surprise buybacks, token pumps 15%🌎 Macro Crypto and Memes-Crypto majors were green with ETH leading; BTC +2% at $118,900, ETH +6% at $3,160, XRP +2% at $2.94, SOL +4% at $166-SPX (+24%), BONK (+20%), ENS (+19%) and PUMP (+19%) ...

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors show mixed performance, with ETH leading again; BTC at $109,200, ETH at $2,630, XRP at $2.38, SOL at $154 [1] - CRO (+10%), RAY (+10%) and SPX (+9%) led top movers [1] - Memecoin leaders were mostly green; DOGE +1%, Shiba +1%, PEPE +2%, TRUMP +3%, BONK -5%, SPX +9%, FARTCOIN -3% & PENGU -3%; MOG +15% outperformed [1] - ALT +60% to $24 million was a notable meme mover along with Blue Chip (+50% to $10 million) [1] - Overall AI x Crypto market cap held steady at $9.25 billion, leaders were mixed [2] Corporate Treasury & Investment - Trump's Truth Social files for 'Blue Chip' ETF featuring BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP & CRO [1] - GameSquare Holdings (GAME) raised $8 million to buy ETH at $0.95 per share, with its board approving up to $100 million in ETH investments over time (GAME stock popped 60% on news) [1] - BTCS surged 100% as the Bitcoin miner announced a $225 million ETH accumulation plan [1] - SBET jumped 29% to $16.30 (and another 12% premarket) after boosting their ETH holdings to 205,000 [1] - ReserveOne, a Bitcoin-focused treasury firm backed by prominent figures from Coinbase and Binance, is pursuing a $1 billion SPAC deal to list on Nasdaq [1] Platform Developments & Partnerships - Robinhood CEO doubles down on tokenized private stocks, plans to offer thousands [1] - Coinbase introduced its Onramp API to allow apps to integrate Apple Pay to Crypto onramps [1] - Phantom introduced Phantom Perps powered by Hyperliquid, offering 100+ markets with up to 40x leverage [1] - Aevo introduced Aevo Degen with 1000x tokenized stock trading offering daily markets [1] - Kaito announced a partnership with Bybit with $1 million in deposit bonuses, a new $100,000 yapper rewards program and more [2]

#Memecoins have always been volatile, but are they becoming a more serious investment option in 2025? What’s your take on the next #Doge or #Shiba? 🐶💥 ...

#Memecoins have always been volatile, but are they becoming a more serious investment option in 2025? What’s your take on the next #Doge or #Shiba? 🐶💥 ...