Weekly Market Report. July 18, 2025

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Bitcoin ‘golden cross’ that sparked 2000% BTC gains is already here😲

Bitcoin bulls are salivating as the 2025 daily golden cross starts to deliver classic BTC price gains — in the past, these have exceeded 2,000%.

How to day trade crypto using ChatGPT and Grok 🤔

AI tools like Grok and ChatGPT are changing how traders approach crypto day trading, spotting sentiment shifts in real time and turning them into structured trade plans.

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Trump Jr.-backed Thumzup Media gets board approval for $250 million treasury in BTC, XRP, DOGE and more 🧐

Thumzup Media Corporation, an AdTech firm with Donald Trump Jr. as an investor, announced that its board approved the company to hold up to $250 million in crypto assets, including bitcoin other major cryptocurrencies.

🚨 Important News This Week

AI

Trump Media files AI trademarks to expand Truth Social, present ‘non-woke’ news

OpenSea CTO outlines token trading vision for moving beyond NFTs

Can AI bots steal your crypto? The rise of digital thieves

Tech

‘Slaughterbot’ drones in Ukraine

Nvidia ruffles tech giants with move into cloud computing

Anthropic Lands partial victory in AI case set to shape future rulings

Business

Sharplink Gaming’s expanded $6B share offering could buy 1% of ETH

Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale shifts second 40K BTC pile to Galaxy Digital

Cathie Wood’s ARK starts week with fresh $110M Circle stock dump

Crypto

Crypto market cap tops $4 trillion for first time, solidifying major asset class position

Bitcoin struggles near $90K as US tariff fears spook ETF investors

BTC Digital ditches Bitcoin for Ethereum in ‘transformative’ shift

🚨 Notable Companies Secure Impressive Investments

BULLISH: Strategy acquired 4,225 $BTC between July 7 and July 13 at an average price of $111,827, spending a total of $472.5M

Pump.fun will buyback PUMP worth $31.3M, and two top funds have sold PUMP worth $86.4M over last 2 days

SharpLink Gaming acquired additional ETH worth $68M

Investors pour $727M into spot Ether ETFs on Wednesday

XMTP raises $21M in a Series B round at a $750M valuation

🔥 Top Blockchain & Crypto News of the Week

🚀 From market crashes to institutional power moves, here are the top headlines shaping the crypto world right now.

Stellar ($XLM) Poised for Big Moves

Open Interest surged 127%, from $160M to $346M. Positive funding rates show longs paying shorts—bullish signs.

Open Interest more than doubled, signaling growing trader interest.

Chaikin Money Flow supports long-term strength but beware overbought risk if CMF > 20.

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Ethereum Sees $1B Institutional Inflows

ETH investment products attracted $1 billion last week. AI models predict a neutral-to-bullish trend with a $4,000 target by early September (optimistic).

Institutional demand is strong and growing.

AI forecasts suggest upside potential in the months ahead.

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AI Startups Lead Unicorn Valuations

Waymo (600x), Perplexity (90x), OpenAI (70x) far exceed SaaS average (7x). Fintech faces pressure post-COVID with compressed multiples.

AI companies dominate with massive valuation premiums.

Fintech must grow revenues or face down rounds.

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U.S. Leads AI Race; China Gains, Europe Lags

U.S. dominates with resources and models. China’s progress accelerates, Europe struggles with fragmented rules.

U.S. must innovate to maintain lead.

Europe needs coordinated reforms or risks falling behind.

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