Here is a deeper coverage of the latest crypto news topics (July 4, 2025):
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🧭 Macro & Market Movements
The crypto market is correcting, with capitalization down ~4.2% to US$ 3.43 trillion and trading volume down to US$ 97 billion — indicating a “take-profit” mood and the market is awaiting further central bank and geopolitical data.
After a strong rally following US labor data (147,000 new jobs), Bitcoin briefly broke through US$ 110,000, but weakened about 1% to US$ 108,874 due to concerns over new import tariffs.
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📈 Whales & Institutional Investors
A dominant whale moved 10,000 BTC that had been “asleep” for 14 years, making it an asset worth US$ 1.09 billion currently — a significant signal from long-time owners moving.
Large fund flows into ETFs: BTC ETF gathered an additional ~5,530 BTC (~US$ 602 million), including BlackRock (IBIT) and Fidelity (FBTC); Ethereum ETF (ETHA) also experienced significant inflows of US$ 85 million.
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🏛 Policy & Regulation
Crypto Week in the US (July 14–18) is set to debate three important bills including the CLARITY Act, GENIUS Act, and Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act.
EU RegTech is evolving: the MiCA Level 2 update & technical standards related to ARTs and DLT pilot were approved in June, and the risk of regulatory synchronization among countries still exists.
The EU-US forum presidium emphasizes coordination on MiCA, stablecoins, CBDC, DORA, and AML/CFT frameworks.
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🌐 Initiatives and Technology
Ondo Finance & Pantera Capital launched a US$250 million investment program for the tokenization of real assets such as real estate and bonds.
Stablecoins in Europe: a piece by a former ECB executive emphasizes that the European Union must “overcome fear and embrace stablecoins” to avoid falling behind the US.
European crypto media lost 82% traffic in Q1 2025, influenced by MiCA regulation and Google algorithms.
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