Weekly Market Report. July 25, 2025

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🔥 Top Reads

Trump’s AI plan eases data center rules, strips federal DEI guidelines 😲

On Wednesday, the White House released its plan to make the United States a global leader in artificial intelligence research and development.

Bitcoin ‘strength’ index crashes as Galaxy Digital sales liquidate $500M 🤔

Bitcoin traders continue to grapple with mass selling of “OG” BTC, but RSI values are already hinting at a recovery after a trip to single digits.

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OpenAI said to launch GPT-5 in early Aug., open-weight model by late Jul. 🧐

Separately, Founders Fund and Dragoneer are reportedly backing OpenAI’s $30B tranche with $1B+ each

🚨 Important News This Week

AI

How to use ChatGPT Agent for crypto trading in 2025

Trump’s AI plan eases data center rules, strips federal DEI guidelines

Nvidia, AMD CEOs Rally Behind President Trump’s AI ‘Action Plan’

Tech

Why Amazon Wants an AI Bracelet That Records Everything You Say

Why You Shouldn’t Buy an iPhone Right Now

Intel to Lay Off 15% of Workers, Cancel Billions in Projects in Bid for Rebound

Business

Hong Kong fintech sector sees 250% blockchain growth since 2022

FTX liquidated $1.5B in 3AC assets 2 weeks before hedge fund’s collapse

US court gives Three Arrows nod to increase its FTX claim to $1.53B

Crypto

Arizona woman sentenced for helping North Korea coders get US crypto jobs

Satoshi-era $9.7B Bitcoin OG: Galaxy moves another $1.1B to exchanges

Here’s what happened in crypto today

🚨 Notable Companies Secure Impressive Investments

Pantera-backed Ether Machine raises $1.5B to use $800M to acquire Ethereum

StableCoinX raises $360M to buy $ENA and plans to list on Nasdaq as USDE

SharpLink’s ETH balance rose to 360,807 after $97M share sale

World Liberty Financial buys over 3,400 ETH for $13M

🔥 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.

OpenAI Launches Universal AI Agent Inside ChatGPT

OpenAI has unveiled a universal AI agent within ChatGPT that can perform tasks autonomously — from managing calendars and sending emails to writing code and building presentations.

🧠 Highlights:

Works via natural language

Integrates with Gmail, GitHub, and more

Available to Pro, Plus, and Team users

This is the next step in task automation, bringing powerful AI tooling to everyday users.

Read more: https://t.me/constantinkogan/1461

Whale Buys 45 CryptoPunks for 2,000+ ETH

An anonymous whale just spent over 2,000 ETH (~$7.2M) to acquire 45 CryptoPunks, causing the collection’s floor price to surge 15% in 24 hours.

As digital art gains institutional respect and collector momentum, high-conviction buyers are reshaping the NFT landscape again.

Read more: https://t.me/constantinkogan/1462

JPMorgan to Offer Crypto-Backed Loans to 91M Clients

JPMorgan is exploring crypto-collateralized lending for its 91M+ clients.

Bitcoin and Ethereum could be accepted as loan collateral — a huge shift from CEO Jamie Dimon’s past skepticism.

Goldman Sachs and peers haven’t followed yet, giving JPMorgan a head start.

Read more: https://t.me/constantinkogan/1465

Goldman Sachs & BNY Mellon Tokenize Money-Market Funds

Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon have launched tokenized MMFs for institutions, using on-chain mirror tokens via BNY’s LiquidityDirect and GS DAP.

💼 Backed by asset giants: Fidelity, BlackRock, Hermes

🧾 Benefits:

Instant settlement

Efficient collateral

Fractional share ownership

📜 The Genius Act lays out the regulatory path for stablecoin and tokenized finance.

Read more: https://t.me/constantinkogan/1467

Grok AI Now Powers Predictions on Kalshi

Elon Musk’s xAI has integrated Grok with Kalshi, the only U.S.-regulated prediction market.

🎯 What it means:

Real-time AI forecasts before you place bets

Covers everything from the Fed’s next move to Oscar winners

This fusion of AI + prediction markets could redefine decision-making in finance, politics, and beyond.

Read more: https://t.me/constantinkogan/1470

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