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In this languorous confinement, the price of Bitcoin exhausted itself hovering just above crucial support, whispering tales of strength that fooled no one but perhaps the most optimistic hodler. The very air seemed thick with expectation—it was the sort of silence before the family dinner erupts over whose turn it is to fetch the samovar. Volatility, like the patience of a Petersburg coachman, was vanishing, portending that an ominous—nay, fateful—move was surely gathering in the wings.

Cette rhétorique a envoyé les actions asiatiques en chute libre pour la troisième fois en quatre séances, a fait plonger les futures de cuivre à Londres, et a traîné les futures d’actions américaines dans le rouge. Et pourtant, Bitcoin est resté largement impassible, suggérant que les investisseurs en cryptomonnaies soit ignorent le bruit macroéconomique, soit considèrent BTC comme de plus en plus isolé des risques politiques mondiaux, ont supposé certains.

Apparently, this ghost page offered 150 billion PUMP tokens (that’s 15% of the pie, people) at $0.004 a pop, for a theoretical $600 million raised and a $4 billion valuation. That’s more zeroes than in my bank account.

The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) – which sounds like a made-up thing, but apparently isn’t – has fingered two individuals and four entities as being part of a North Korea-run IT worker ring. One of them, a chap named Song Kum Hyok, allegedly stole US citizens’ info to use as aliases. Because who needs their own identity when you can just nick someone else’s? 🤣

Now, Bitcoin’s had its fair share of ups and downs, like a rollercoaster ride at the county fair. It took a tumble after failing to reach the $110,000 mark, but the bulls came a-runnin’ to save the day.

First off, Netflix’s anime explosion isn’t accidental. They’ve deliberately embraced anime, releasing shows simultaneously around the globe in up to 33 dubbed languages. This hyper-global strategy has led anime to dominate Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English titles, doubling from 2021 to 33 hits in 2024 alone. And it’s paying off. The Dentsu report notes that one in three viewers worldwide now watches anime weekly, with Netflix leading over rivals like Disney+, Hulu, and even Crunchyroll, the dedicated anime platform. 🎉

The price trudged a merciless 2% higher—grubby, relentless—reclaiming the $2.30 as the mighty Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation finally listed ProShares’ Ultra XRP ETF (UXRP). Somewhere in an office, a banker’s monocle fell into his coffee.

It takes more than a signature to move these behemoths. Now, the ETF inclusion whispers of future XRP Spot ETFs, while the US SEC hovers nearby, pretending it reads all the paperwork but secretly wishing for lunch.

Trump’s Truth Social S-1 Filing for Crypto Blue Chip ETF | Source: SEC.Gov

All this is thanks to a shiny new license bestowed by the New York State Department of Financial Services. For those unversed in the deathless rituals of American finance, this license allows Coinbase to be a properly buttoned-up Virtual Currency Business. Suddenly, our intrepid exchange is not only legal but actually reputable—at least by New York standards, a place where losing your hat is expected and losing your shirt is merely unfortunate.

It all starts with President Trump’s August 1 deadline for progress on trade deals. If things don’t go his way, he’s threatening 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea 🤯. QCP notes that this “TACO” narrative (yes, that’s a thing 🌮) is still going strong, with Trump leaving a tiny window for delay. Markets are currently thinking “all talk, no action,” but if those tariffs do happen, it’ll be a major growth-killer 💀.