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TradFi & Fintech
Ripple’s RLUSD Market Cap Passes $515M, Flips TrueUSD
Last week, the firm announced BNY Mellon will be the custodian of RLUSD’s reserves.

Tokens
PUMP Token Launches, Dominates Solana Mindshare
The memecoin launchpad token opened up at a $5.6 billion fully diluted valuation.

Markets
Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High Above $122,800 as Crypto Markets Gain Momentum
Spot Bitcoin ETFs record over $1 billion in inflows amid growing integration of crypto and traditional assets.

DeFi
Kamino Becomes First Major DeFi Lender to Accept Tokenized Stocks as Collateral
The Solana-based protocol now allows users to borrow stablecoins against xStocks.

Blockchains
Hyperliquid Layer 1 Gains Traction as TVL Grows to $2 Billion
HyperEVM has grown steadily to nab ninth place among Layer 1 blockchains by TVL.

Blockchains
Activity on Ripple’s XRPL EVM Slows Two Weeks After Launch
The XRPL EVM sidechain posted a strong start but daily users are now down 77% from launch day.

Blockchains
Sharplink Buys ETH Worth $30 Million from Ethereum Foundation
The “Microstrategy of ETH” purchased 10,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation, with the proceeds being used by the EF to fund operations.

DeFi
PumpFun Raises $500 Million in 12 Minutes
The highly anticipated PumpFun token is trading at a $5.8 billion pre-market valuation on Hyperliquid, briefly surging as high as $7 billion over the weekend.

Regulation & Politics
US Lawmakers Gear up for ‘Crypto Week’ — What to Expect
The week of July 14 will see votes on both the stablecoin and broader crypto industry regulation bills.

NFTs & Web3
Elon Musk’s Grok 4 Demo Taps Polymarket for Prediction Data
In a livestream demo, xAI showed how its latest AI, Grok 4, integrates Polymarket prediction data — with a spotlight on the 2025 World Series.





