Everything Crypto ICYMI – Saturday's Edition✍️ --- 🌎Macro, Markets & Global Economy •U.S. national debt officially reached a record $39.5T. •@Apple ($AAPL) reclaimed the title of the world's most valuable company by market cap, overtaking @nvidia ($NVDA). •More than $432M was liquidated across the crypto market over the past 24 hours. •@POTUS said the U.S. is taking over the Strait of Hormuz. • $BTC has historically delivered strong July performance even during bear markets according to @cryptoquant_com --- 🏛️Regulation & Institutional Adoption •The UK will introduce a "no gain, no loss" tax treatment for eligible crypto lending & DeFi liquidity pool trxns beginning in April 2027. •JCB & @circle signed an MOU to explore $USDC-powered cross-border payments & stablecoin merchant payments across Japan. --- 🏗️Infrastructure & Network Development •@JupiterExchange unveiled Gacha, an onchain marketplace for professionally graded Pokémon & One Piece collectibles. •@trondao's SBM V1 Comptroller Upgrade enhances protocol stability, scalability & smarter risk parameter management within the JustLend DAO ecosystem. •@ADIChain_ partnered with @ZIGChain to expand stablecoin-native infrastructure for real-world assets. --- 🚀 Product & Ecosystem Updates •@Infinit_Labs is launching a marketplace for AI-managed trading vaults. •@KorProtocol raised $7.5M in a Series A round at a $100M valuation, backed by @1kxnetwork & @blockchaincap, to build a creative asset clearinghouse on @base that connects AI-generated talent with labels, agencies & payment infrastructure. --- 📊Market Intelligence & Onchain Data •Crypto prediction market volume has surged 44× over the past 7 months. •@coinbase's Chief Policy Officer said stablecoin growth has not reduced bank deposits, with $USDC supply up 4.6% while demand deposits increased 4.5% over the past 6 months. •⚡HIP-3 Is Consolidating ➤@HyperliquidX's HIP-3 ecosystem has surpassed $300B in trading volume. TradeXYZ now controls nearly 97% of market share, while several competitors have shut down. •⚡2026 Memecoin Launches ➤ $ANSEM leads 2026 memecoin launches by FDV at $222M, ahead of $CASHCAT ($168M), with much of the activity centered on Robinhood Chain. •Biggest Fundraising Rounds in H1 2026 ➤14 funding rounds raised a combined $4.3B, led by prediction markets, AI infrastructure, payments, blockchain, RWA, DeFi & compliance. --- 🛡️Stablecoin & DeFi Risk Monitor •An early @solana genesis whale was likely hacked for 180,900 $SOL ($14.2M), with the stolen funds bridged to $ETH, according to @zachxbt •More than $155M has been drained from the crypto ecosystem over the past 2 months across 75+ security incidents, as attackers increasingly target infrastructure, private keys, multisigs & oracle vulnerabilities instead of smart contract exploits. --- 🏢Real-World Assets (RWA) & Tokenization •Tokenized stocks have grown 50% over the past month, with the upcoming DTCC trading launch expected to further accelerate adoption. •@OndoFinance partnered with Mirae Asset, South Korea's largest asset manager. •@Securitize & Cantor Fitzgerald partnered to bring regulated IPOs & follow-on offerings onchain. •Tradable plans to tokenize up to $1B in private credit assets on @StellarOrg •@jpmorgan, @GoldmanSachs, @BlackRock, Vanguard & the @NYSE will participate in a trial tokenizing U.S. stocks & Treasuries. --- 🔓Token Unlocks • $DBR @debridge → $10.4M today (July 18) • $CC @CantonNetwork → $19.9M ongoing daily • $WLD @worldnetwork → $16.0M ongoing daily • $TRUMP → $10.2M ongoing daily --- 📈Daily Movers (24H) •Top Gainers: $BTC, $XMR, $BNB, $ZEC, $LINK •Top Losers: $CC, $HYPE, $BCH, $GRAM, $DEXE --- 🎯Found this useful; Like, Retweet & see you next week by order of the Peaky Blinders✍️