The crypto world saw surging markets and landmark regulatory moves over the past two days. From Bitcoin’s price flirting with record highs to major laws passed in the U.S. and beyond, the July 27–28 period brought a flurry of significant developments. Below is a comprehensive roundup of the key news, including global regulatory updates, market trends, project milestones, security incidents, and expert insights from credible sources.
Global Regulatory Milestones Fuel Confidence
United States – First Federal Crypto Laws: In a historic step, President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law – the first major U.S. federal legislation on cryptocurrency cbsnews.com cbsnews.com. The GENIUS Act (“Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins”) establishes strict guardrails for stablecoin issuers, requiring 1:1 backing with dollars or Treasuries and banning interest on regulated stablecoins reuters.com reuters.com. This stablecoin law, passed with bipartisan support, is hailed as a “huge win” for the crypto industry after years of lobbying for clear rules reuters.com. It provides a framework for banks and fintech firms to issue their own dollar-backed stablecoins under federal oversight cbsnews.com cbsnews.com. Alongside it, Congress advanced a “Clarity Act” to definitively classify digital assets as securities or commodities (clarifying SEC vs CFTC jurisdiction) en.cryptonomist.ch, and approved an “Anti-CBDC” act prohibiting the Federal Reserve from offering a direct retail central bank digital currency cbsnews.com. While industry participants celebrated these moves as bringing crypto into the financial mainstream cbsnews.com, critics like Senator Elizabeth Warren warned the GENIUS Act favors crypto firms over consumers and could expose Americans to new financial risks coincentral.com.
Europe and UK – Progress and Delays: In the EU, regulators are moving forward with the comprehensive MiCA framework, which remains the world’s most advanced crypto regulation en.cryptonomist.ch. The EU is now focused on careful implementation to avoid regulatory arbitrage as MiCA’s rules come into effect, reinforcing Europe’s leadership in crypto oversight en.cryptonomist.ch. The United Kingdom, however, has lagged this week – the new government under PM Keir Starmer has not prioritized crypto regulation, raising concerns that the UK could fall behind the US, EU, and Singapore in attracting crypto innovation en.cryptonomist.ch. Policymakers warn that continued delays might cause a “hemorrhage” of fintech talent and capital from London en.cryptonomist.ch.
Asia – Hong Kong Embraces Regulation: Hong Kong is pressing ahead with a major regulatory rollout. A new law effective August 1 will strictly regulate stablecoins, making it a criminal offense to promote or operate an unlicensed fiat-pegged stablecoin in the city coincentral.com coincentral.com. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has been empowered to oversee licensing and enforcement; violators of the stablecoin ordinance face fines up to HK$50,000 and even jail time coincentral.com coincentral.com. More than 50 crypto firms are rushing to apply for licenses ahead of the deadline coincentral.com coincentral.com. This move is part of Hong Kong’s strategy to establish itself as a regulated crypto hub distinct from mainland China, which still bans crypto trading coincentral.com. Notably, a state-backed Chinese brokerage (Guotai Junan) received a digital asset license extension – its stock surged 300% on the news, underscoring the institutional interest in Hong Kong’s crypto market coincentral.com.
Africa – Nigeria Opens Up: Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, reversed its formerly restrictive stance by introducing a new SEC regulatory framework for stablecoins coincentral.com coincentral.com. Under the Investment and Securities Act 2025, Nigeria’s SEC now classifies stablecoins as securities and will oversee their issuers coincentral.com coincentral.com. Companies can launch stablecoin services in Nigeria provided they meet strict licensing, reserve backing, and compliance standards set by the SEC coincentral.com coincentral.com. This pivot from earlier crackdowns towards a regulated embrace of digital assets signals Nigeria’s intent to support fintech innovation while protecting investors coincentral.com coincentral.com. The Central Bank of Nigeria will focus on payment systems as the SEC takes the lead on digital asset oversight coincentral.com, marking a clear policy shift to nurture a compliant stablecoin market.
Other Notable Regulatory News: Crypto-friendly moves continued elsewhere. Hungary saw fintech company Revolut resume crypto staking services for users after a regulatory review, indicating improved clarity in that jurisdiction reuters.com. In Asia-Pacific, Thailand expanded its “crypto sandbox” program to boost tourism through blockchain ventures coincentral.com. And in Washington, D.C., regulatory debates remain active – for example, SEC vs. Tornado Cash proceedings have sparked debate about code, privacy, and compliance that could set precedents for DeFi anonymity en.cryptonomist.ch. Overall, the flurry of regulatory developments in late July has bolstered investor confidence by signaling that governments are actively crafting rules (rather than outright bans) to integrate crypto into the financial system coincentral.com en.cryptonomist.ch.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Near Record Highs
Bitcoin Climbs on Trade Deal Optimism: Bitcoin (BTC) hovered near the $120,000 mark, buoyed by macroeconomic news and institutional momentum coindesk.com. Early Monday trading saw BTC around $119K–$119.5K – less than 3% shy of its all-time high (~$123K set last week) reuters.com coindesk.com. Over the weekend, the U.S. and EU struck a breakthrough trade agreement that averted a tariff war, which lifted broader market optimism and risk appetite coindesk.com coindesk.com. The pact, announced by President Trump and EU President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, imposes a reduced 15% U.S. import tariff on EU goods (down from a threatened 30%) and includes $600 billion of EU investment in US energy/defense – easing geopolitical tensions and boosting investor confidence coindesk.com coindesk.com. This news helped Bitcoin extend its recent rally, with the CoinDesk 20 index of top crypto assets up ~2.4% on the day coindesk.com. Notably, Bitcoin’s realized market cap (valuing each coin at last moved price) crossed $1 trillion for the first time coindesk.com, reflecting the significant appreciation and long-term holder accumulation behind BTC’s surge.
Ethereum Nears $4K on Institutional Demand: Ether (ETH), the second-largest crypto, also spiked – trading around $3,850–$3,900 on July 28, its highest level of 2025 so far coindesk.com reuters.com. Ether is up about 3% in the past day, fueled by strong fundamentals and institutional inflows coindesk.com coindesk.com. Over 28% of all ETH is now staked on-chain, exchange balances have hit eight-year lows, and new investor inflows are rising – signals of constrained supply and robust demand coindesk.com. In fact, crypto funds saw record inflows this week, with Ethereum-focused products attracting more capital than Bitcoin – over $2.12 billion vs BTC’s share of $4.39B total, as professional investors increasingly view ETH-based platforms and DeFi as strategic assets en.cryptonomist.ch en.cryptonomist.ch. Ethereum’s recent strength is also linked to regulatory clarity (the SEC’s court defeat regarding XRP has set precedents, and Ether itself was not labeled a security) and the rollout of Ethereum futures ETFs. BlackRock’s new Ethereum ETF, for example, raised $5 billion in its first 10 days coincentral.com coincentral.com – a stunning pace that highlights surging institutional appetite for ETH exposure. Some analysts now forecast Ethereum could hit $8,000 in the medium term if global liquidity (M2 money supply) keeps expanding and supply stays deflationary coincentral.com.
Momentum and Market Outlook: Both flagship cryptos have benefited from a supportive macro backdrop. Speculation of U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts later this year and a 90-day pause on U.S.–China tariffs have encouraged investors to seek risk assets coincentral.com coincentral.com. Crypto is firmly in an uptrend – technical indicators are bullish, and sentiment gauges like the Fear & Greed Index are in “Greed” territory amid this rally coincentral.com. BTC has successfully consolidated above $118K after hitting a new record ($122.7K) last week coindesk.com. Now traders are watching the psychological $120,000 resistance: a decisive breakout above 120K and flip to support could open the path toward $122K–$125K and beyond coincentral.com. Polymarket prediction markets give Bitcoin roughly a 1-in-4 chance of reaching $125K by the end of July coindesk.com, reflecting cautious optimism. Many long-term holders took profits during the recent peak, but significant new buyers and capital have stepped in, indicating fresh demand is absorbing sell pressure coindesk.com. As of now, Bitcoin dominance (share of total crypto market cap) has ticked down to ~61% coindesk.com – a sign that investors are also rotating into other cryptocurrencies for higher returns.
Altcoins Rally as Investors Rotate Beyond Bitcoin
Binance Coin (BNB) Hits All-Time High: Altcoins significantly outperformed Bitcoin over the weekend coincentral.com. BNB, the native coin of Binance’s ecosystem, surged to a new record high above $830. Binance’s coin has been on a tear, gaining ~6% in the past 24 hours m.economictimes.com. In fact, BNB’s strength caught the attention of institutional investors – one pharmaceutical company even announced plans to purchase up to $700 million of BNB for its corporate treasury after witnessing BNB’s breakout coindesk.com. The broad altcoin momentum suggests traders are seeking returns in large-cap platforms and DeFi tokens now that Bitcoin has slowed near $120K. As a result, Bitcoin’s dominance slipped under 61% for the first time in months coindesk.com.
Solana (SOL) Soars on ETF News: Solana, a leading smart contract platform, jumped nearly 7% and briefly traded close to the $200 level fingerlakes1.com. SOL’s price is now at its highest point since February reuters.com. The excitement around Solana is partly driven by ETF developments: the ProShares Ultra Solana ETF (NYSE: SLON), a 2× leveraged SOL fund, launched recently and has skyrocketed 17% in one day reuters.com reuters.com. Additionally, Invesco and Galaxy Digital filed for a Solana ETF in Delaware coincentral.com, signaling that mainstream investment products for SOL are on the horizon. Solana’s ecosystem also got a boost from Coinbase – the U.S. exchange added support for Solana staking tokens (like JitoSOL) and other SOL-based assets this week, expanding access for millions of retail users coincentral.com. These developments, combined with Solana’s reputation for high-speed, low-cost transactions, have positioned SOL as a top performer in this altcoin rally.
XRP Nearing Historic Highs: XRP – the coin associated with Ripple Labs – is experiencing a historic rally of its own. XRP broke through a key long-term resistance at $3.40 last week and is now trading around $3.20–$3.30, up over 50% in the past month coincentral.com coincentral.com. This surge means 99.6% of all XRP in circulation is now in profit – an almost unprecedented level of holder profitability, even higher than Bitcoin’s equivalent metric coincentral.com coincentral.com. XRP’s bullish momentum is fueled by a confluence of positive events: Multiple XRP exchange-traded funds launched in the U.S. and Canada, including a NYSE-listed ProShares Ultra XRP ETF, giving institutional investors easy exposure coincentral.com coincentral.com. At the same time, central banks are testing Ripple’s CBDC infrastructure (the private ledger technology for central bank digital currencies), signaling real-world use cases for XRP in cross-border settlements coincentral.com coincentral.com. The recent legal victory for Ripple – a U.S. court ruling that XRP is not a security in retail sales – provided regulatory clarity, and Ripple’s decision to apply for a U.S. banking charter has further legitimized the project coincentral.com coincentral.com. With newfound clarity and growing adoption, analysts believe XRP could soon challenge its January 2018 record high ($3.84) and possibly break the $4 threshold in the coming days coincentral.com coincentral.com.
Other Noteworthy Altcoin Moves: A broad array of altcoins joined the rally. Solana’s DeFi tokens and Layer-2 coins saw upticks; for example, Ethereum scaling token Polygon (MATIC) and Layer-2 projects rose on speculation of increased network usage (no specific price given here, but market-wide trend evident). Memecoins like Dogecoin and Pepe had more tepid action – Dogecoin is hovering below a key breakout zone (~$0.08) as enthusiasts await a catalyst coincentral.com, and Pepe remained volatile amid speculative bets coincentral.com. On the DeFi and NFT front, trading volumes have picked up. Decentralized finance protocols reported higher total value locked (TVL) as crypto investors expand into yield opportunities, and NFT marketplaces saw a moderate increase in activity – a sign that the broader crypto resurgence is lifting multiple sub-sectors coincentral.com coincentral.com. All told, altcoins are shining as traders rotate out of Bitcoin into assets with potentially higher short-term upside. Crypto market capitalization has now grown by $78 billion in the past day, topping $3.90 trillion total – a level not seen since early 2022 coincentral.com coincentral.com.
Project Updates, Launches, and Governance Developments
Institutional DeFi and Tokenization: Wall Street’s embrace of blockchain is accelerating. In a landmark traditional finance move, Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon announced a partnership to tokenize money market funds on blockchain rails en.cryptonomist.ch. With participation from asset management giants BlackRock and Fidelity, this pilot aims to create 24/7 tradable fund shares with near-instant settlement and lower costs en.cryptonomist.ch en.cryptonomist.ch. Executives touted it as “traditional finance becomes crypto-native,” underscoring how tokenization is going mainstream in capital markets en.cryptonomist.ch. Such projects validate the DeFi premise by bringing real-world assets (like money market funds) onto blockchain, potentially unlocking huge liquidity. Likewise, Michael Saylor’s firm (via NYDIG) revealed a plan to launch a Bitcoin-backed money market-style fund on Wall Street, which would offer institutions a regulated vehicle to park cash in BTC and earn yield coindesk.com. According to reports, the product (nicknamed “Stretch”) will be backed by billions in Bitcoin reserves and target a ~9% annual dividend to investors ainvest.com x.com. Saylor, a prominent Bitcoin advocate, is effectively bridging crypto liquidity with traditional money markets – a development that could further integrate Bitcoin into corporate treasury management.
Exchange & Protocol Updates: Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, continued expanding its asset support. This week Coinbase added two Solana-based tokens, JITO and MPLX, to its listings coincentral.com, reflecting growing support for the Solana ecosystem on mainstream platforms. dYdX, a major decentralized exchange, made a strategic acquisition of a crypto wallet security startup (Pocket Protector) to enhance its social trading features and user safety coincentral.com. This signals ongoing consolidation in the crypto industry as established projects acquire specialized teams to bolster their platforms. In the Layer-2 space, Ethereum’s scaling solutions are thriving – Ethereum futures open interest hit a record $7.85 billion across exchanges coincentral.com, indicating traders’ growing interest in ETH derivatives amid the ETF boom. Arbitrum and Optimism (popular Layer-2 networks) reported upticks in activity and even new token launches; for instance, Upbit exchange in Korea added new Optimism (OP) trading pairs to meet demand in Asia ainvest.com.
On the enterprise adoption front, the 257-year-old auction house Christie’s launched a crypto-powered real estate division with a $1 billion property portfolio coincentral.com. Properties in this portfolio can be bought, sold, or fractionally invested using cryptocurrency, pointing to deeper integration of crypto in high-value real assets. And in emerging markets, Thailand’s government expanded its crypto regulatory sandbox to allow blockchain startups (like those offering tokenized tourism rewards and payments) to operate with temporary regulatory relief coincentral.com – part of a push to boost tourism and fintech innovation simultaneously.
Blockchain Governance and Community: Governance votes and legal battles also made news. The Tornado Cash trial (involving a developer of the Ethereum mixer) saw arguments over open-source code liability, with the outcome expected to set a precedent for privacy protocols and AML (anti-money laundering) compliance in DeFi en.cryptonomist.ch. The community is watching closely, as a conviction could chill development of privacy tools, whereas an acquittal might affirm that publishing code is protected speech. In other governance updates, Uniswap’s community discussed an upcoming vote on deploying the DEX on a new Layer-2 network, reflecting the continued multi-chain expansion of DeFi (no final result yet as of this roundup). MakerDAO initiated steps for an executive vote to adjust DAI stablecoin savings rates, given the new U.S. stablecoin law – a reminder that on-chain protocols quickly adapt to regulatory shifts. Meanwhile, Ripple Labs (XRP’s issuer) announced it will not appeal its partial legal victory against the SEC and is instead focusing on building within the clarified rules coincentral.com. By seeking a national bank charter and naming BNY Mellon as a custodian for its reserves, Ripple is doubling down on institutional credibility and compliance coincentral.com coincentral.com. All these project-level moves show a maturing crypto industry: major players are aligning with regulators, expanding through mergers or listings, and bringing real-world assets on-chain, which in turn continues to drive market growth.
Major Security Incidents Rock the Industry
Despite the positive developments, security challenges persist at all-time-high levels in 2025. Over the weekend, analysts digested new reports showing crypto hacks and exploits have surged to record amounts this year chainalysis.com chainalysis.com. Chainalysis’ mid-year update revealed that more than $2.17 billion in crypto has been stolen in 2025 so far – already surpassing the total stolen in all of 2024 chainalysis.com. In the first half of the year, North Korea’s Lazarus Group set a sinister new record with a $1.5 billion hack of the Bybit exchange, now recognized as the largest crypto theft ever chainalysis.com chainalysis.com. This single incident accounts for roughly 69% of all crypto funds stolen from services in 2025 and underscores the growing sophistication of state-sponsored hackers chainalysis.com chainalysis.com. U.S. officials say the DPRK is using such heists to evade sanctions and fund its regime, noting that North Korean-linked thefts hit $1.3B last year and have already far exceeded that in 2025 chainalysis.com.
Exchange Hacks – CoinDCX and BigONE: In July, two other major exchanges were compromised. CoinDCX, one of India’s largest crypto exchanges, lost $44 million in a hack on July 19 cointelegraph.com indiatoday.in. Attackers breached an internal operational wallet (not user accounts) via a sophisticated backend exploit, managing to drain funds without affecting customer balances indiatoday.in. CoinDCX quickly assured users that no customer funds were lost, and the exchange has offered an $11 million bounty for information to recover the stolen assets timesofindia.indiatimes.com linkedin.com. The incident has prompted Indian regulators to take notice, as it’s one of the largest breaches in the country’s crypto history. Around the same time, BigONE, a global exchange, suffered a $27 million hot wallet hack on July 16 coindesk.com coindesk.com. BigONE confirmed that a third-party exploit led to abnormal withdrawals across multiple chains (BTC, ETH, Tron, Solana, etc.) coindesk.com coindesk.com. In a reassuring stance, BigONE pledged to fully reimburse all user funds from its reserves and temporarily halted withdrawals to implement additional security measures coindesk.com coindesk.com. Blockchain forensics firm SlowMist is assisting in tracing the stolen tokens, and early indicators suggest no further spread of the breach coindesk.com coindesk.com. These exchange hacks add to a growing list of 2025 incidents – as of mid-July, total crypto exploit losses have crossed $2.1 billion, marking 2025 as worse than even 2022 (the previous record year for hacks) at the same point in time coindesk.com.
DeFi Exploits and User Scams: Decentralized finance platforms remain prime targets as well. No new DeFi mega-hack was reported in the July 27–28 window, but earlier in the month a CertiK report noted that $2.5 billion was lost to crypto hacks and scams in H1 2025 coindesk.com. Common attack vectors include flash loan exploits, oracle manipulation, and phishing of user private keys. Security researchers warn of an uptick in personal wallet compromises this year – nearly 23% of stolen crypto value now comes from hackers targeting individuals (via malware or “ice phishing”), not just exchanges chainalysis.com chainalysis.com. Intriguingly, there’s even a trend of “wrench attacks” – old-fashioned physical robberies of crypto holders – correlating with Bitcoin price surges, as criminals grow bolder during bull markets chainalysis.com chainalysis.com. The geographic distribution of victims is worldwide, with notable concentrations in the U.S., Germany, Russia, Canada, and parts of Asia chainalysis.com.
On a positive note, law enforcement had some success: just days ago, the U.S. Justice Department seized $225 million from crypto investment scams, marking the largest-ever crypto seizure by the Secret Service justice.gov. And forensic recovery firms scored a win when one such company, CovaSecure, reportedly helped return $4 million in stolen crypto to victims – a rare instance of hackers’ loot being reclaimed fingerlakes1.com. Still, the overarching theme is that 2025 is on track to be the worst year on record for crypto theft, potentially exceeding $4B stolen by year’s end if the trend continues chainalysis.com chainalysis.com. These security woes underscore the urgent need for improved cybersecurity in exchanges and DeFi protocols. Industry experts are calling for rigorous audits, bug bounties, and possibly new insurance or consumer protection mechanisms as crypto enters a more regulated era.
Expert Analysis and Commentary
Institutional Wave Becomes Reality: Analysts across the board agree that the crypto market’s character is fundamentally changing in mid-2025. Institutional adoption is no longer just a prediction – “it is a reality before our eyes,” as a CoinShares report put it en.cryptonomist.ch. The record $4.39B inflows into crypto funds this week (with Ethereum notably outpacing Bitcoin) is hard evidence that Wall Street and big-money investors are now deeply involved in crypto en.cryptonomist.ch en.cryptonomist.ch. CoinShares’ analysts note that regulatory clarity in the U.S. (from the new legislation) is supporting this trend, giving institutions the confidence to deploy capital at scale en.cryptonomist.ch. Luke Nolan, a senior research associate at CoinShares, commented that Ethereum’s rally – partially driven by investors seeking DeFi yields now that U.S. stablecoins can’t pay interest – is an “awaited moment” but cautions it’s early to call a permanent trend shift reuters.com reuters.com. Still, the confluence of factors (ETF approvals, legal clarity, macro tailwinds) is playing into Ether’s favor, Nolan said reuters.com.
Market Sentiment and Forecasts: The overall sentiment has turned decidedly bullish. Galaxy Digital’s research team pointed out that the market absorbed a massive 80,000 BTC ($9B) sale from a long-dormant “Satoshi-era” wallet with barely a blip in price coindesk.com coindesk.com – a sign of deep liquidity and new buyers stepping up. This resilience suggests the market may be entering a “supply shock” phase, where long-term HODLing constrains available supply and even large sell orders get swallowed by demand coindesk.com coindesk.com. Some observers warn that if Bitcoin decisively breaks its ATH, FOMO (fear of missing out) could drive a parabolic move – but for now, many expect a healthy consolidation. A survey by a U.S. brokerage found that while crypto ownership among U.S. investors has surged 8× since 2018, many still see it as “risky” coindesk.com coindesk.com – indicating there is room for sentiment to improve further as crypto proves its staying power.
Notable Predictions: Veteran crypto investors are making bold calls. Mike Novogratz of Galaxy Digital argued this week that Ethereum could outperform Bitcoin over the next 3–6 months given ETH’s supply reductions (post-merge burn) and its appeal in emerging use cases coincentral.com. He points to the supply crunch created by staking and institutional accumulation as a catalyst for Ether’s potential outperformance coincentral.com. On the Bitcoin front, Robert Kiyosaki (author of Rich Dad Poor Dad) made headlines by endorsing Bitcoin ETFs – he suggested investors get exposure to BTC through the new ETFs, even as he personally still “loves real assets” like gold and real estate as hedges coincentral.com. His stance reflects how even traditional “hard asset” advocates now acknowledge crypto’s role in a balanced portfolio. Meanwhile, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee and other strategists remain extremely bullish; some have price targets well above current levels, citing the potential approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF by the SEC later in the year as a game-changer (though no approval has happened yet, anticipation is building).
Industry Voices: Prominent crypto entrepreneurs also chimed in. The Winklevoss twins (Gemini exchange co-founders) criticized JPMorgan for high banking fees and what they call a “crypto crackdown” by banks, arguing that the new laws (like the GENIUS Act) should help level the playing field coincentral.com. Cameron Winklevoss noted that banks charging excessive fees for services that crypto can do cheaper are one reason public interest in decentralized alternatives is growing coincentral.com. On regulation, many in the industry praised the U.S. Congress’s “Crypto Week” achievements – Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire lauded the stablecoin law as bringing much-needed consumer protections and legitimacy, though he cautioned that banning interest on stablecoins might simply shift yield-seeking into DeFi platforms. Senator Cynthia Lummis, a vocal crypto supporter, celebrated the Clarity Act’s progress, saying it will end the SEC vs CFTC turf wars and finally give blockchain projects a clear framework to innovate in the U.S. en.cryptonomist.ch.
Macro and Mainstream Analysis: Traditional financial media are now closely watching crypto. Reuters reported that crypto-linked stocks (like Coinbase and MicroStrategy) jumped after Trump signed the crypto bill, signaling that equity markets view regulatory clarity as a positive for the sector reuters.com reuters.com. Market commentators on Bloomberg and CNBC noted that Bitcoin’s correlation with gold and equities shifted this week – gold prices have dipped (down four days straight) as easing trade tensions reduce demand for safe havens coindesk.com coindesk.com, while Bitcoin has behaved more like a risk asset rallying on good news. This inverse move (BTC up, gold down) over trade news was highlighted as evidence that Bitcoin is being treated as “digital gold” but with higher beta, attracting those seeking growth when risks subside coindesk.com coindesk.com. Economists also pointed out that with global inflation cooling and potential rate cuts ahead, the environment could be ideal for crypto’s continued appreciation, much like in 2020–2021 when loose monetary policy fueled record crypto gains.
In summary, July’s final weekend of 2025 has been extraordinarily eventful for crypto. The market is riding high on a mix of policy breakthroughs, fresh capital inflows, and technical strength, even as it remains vigilant against security threats. Bitcoin stands just a stone’s throw from a new all-time high, Ethereum is leading an altcoin charge underpinned by real adoption, and regulators around the world are actively shaping the future of this industry. If these trends persist, many experts believe the second half of 2025 could usher in an unprecedented phase of mainstream integration for cryptocurrencies – truly, a new chapter in the evolution of global finance en.cryptonomist.ch cbsnews.com.
Sources: Relevant news and analysis were compiled from reputable outlets including CoinDesk coindesk.com coindesk.com, Reuters reuters.com reuters.com, Cointelegraph, Cryptonomist en.cryptonomist.ch en.cryptonomist.ch, CBS News cbsnews.com cbsnews.com, and official reports like Chainalysis chainalysis.com chainalysis.com, among others, to ensure a comprehensive and accurate roundup of the crypto developments on July 27–28, 2025. Each factual claim is backed by these sources for verification.
