The Ethereum Foundation’s backing of new ecosystem entities has revived questions about funding, accountability, and value creation as ETH underperforms rival networks and Layer 2 economics remain contested.
XRP spot ETFs have gone since April 9 without a single outflow day, bringing in $71.31 million in April and lifting cumulative net inflows back to $1.28 billion.
Bitcoin rose to $69,537 and Ether touched $2,053 after Trump said the US would temporarily lift some oil-related sanctions and said the Iran conflict would end soon. Oil fell from near $120 to about $85, while 24-hour crypto liquidations reached $342 million.
Charles Schwab says it expects to roll out spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading in the first half of 2026, shifting clients from ETF and futures exposure to direct ownership of the assets.
SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are preparing for IPOs in 2026, with combined valuations exceeding $2.5 trillion, potentially the largest IPO wave in history. Wall Street braces for a liquidity test.
Capital rotation marked the final week of July as Pump.fun, Ethena, and Story Protocol surged while Conflux, Sonic, and Curve DAO declined. Bitcoin stayed range-bound between $118K and $120K with total market cap resilient at $3.89T.
The Fed’s March minutes showed policymakers split between inflation risks and weaker growth concerns. With the Iran war pushing up oil prices and clouding the outlook, Bitcoin traders remain focused on whether rate-cut expectations can turn into looser liquidity.
Solana is trading near $80, with traders watching whether the former $73-$76 resistance can hold as support and whether price can break through the $81-$84 resistance band.
