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The Blockchain Association, nestled in the political sanctum of Washington, D.C., is as much the heart of the American crypto scene as a cat is to a warm sunbeam. Comprising illustrious investors and pioneering blockchain firms, its noble purpose is to navigate the treacherous waters of digital asset regulations. A motley crew, indeed, united in the belief that perhaps, just perhaps, collaboration with those in power could yield progress—or at the very least, some entertaining debates over coffee. ☕️

According to Nansen, HOT Wallet alone handled 2.9 million transactions in the past week, while core infrastructure and Ref Finance added 122K and 112K, respectively. 💸

Bitcoin is basically throwing confetti and hurling itself toward $150,000. 🎉 What a party!

Pepe Coin (PEPE) has taken the crypto stage by storm, hopping up a fabulous 32% just as the market decides it’s time to play dress-up again. With whales accumulating like your relatives at a buffet, this charming token has reached a dazzling $0.0000138, the most extravagant height since July 11. And to think it’s nearly 60% above its June lows! 🐸💃

In a week that could only be described as a veritable shopping spree fit for a tech-savvy Scrooge McDuck, SharpLink managed to scoop up over 280,000 ETH, a treasure chest worth a staggering $900 million! Talk about throwing your digital weight around!

On the 16th of July, the world of crypto trading infrastructure was abuzz with the news that Talos plans to acquire Coin Metrics, the Boston-based blockchain analytics and market data firm that supplies high-integrity metrics to financial institutions. 📈

Van de Poppe, with a following that rivals a small town’s population—795,600 souls, to be exact—proclaims that when ETH takes its grand leap into the high stratosphere, the wallets of retail traders will open wider than a preacher’s mouth on Sunday morning. 🙏

Pump.fun, oh, how it aspires to be more than just another meme coin. With its own decentralized social ecosystem, it aims to reward user attention with real value. The platform offered 33 percent of its 1 trillion token supply at 0.004 US dollars a piece, and all of the tokens were unlocked on day one. Through pump.fun and other partner exchanges such as Bybit and Kraken, the ICO raised millions of dollars worth of KYC-verified users, excluding, of course, the U.S. population. 🇺🇸🚫

But hold your applause! The battle is far from over, as these bills will continue to go through more hearings and votes before they can be enshrined into law. The twist? Democratic support has mysteriously vanished—how shocking, right? 🕵️‍♂️ This might just be the plot twist we didn’t see coming…

Yet, as whispers echo in the gilded halls of finance, it appears the soul of Citigroup is fixated on the “tokenized deposit space.” Imagine that! Banking—now with a sprinkle of digital seasoning! 🍽️