🇺🇸 US Crypto Week – Daily Update – July 15, 2025
📊 Market Snapshot
BTC clipped slightly at $116,857 (– 3.8% intraday)—profit-taking after recent highs Barron's.
ETH slipped to $2,972 (– 2.9%), amid hedge funds increasing short positions Business Insider+10The Economic Times+1099Bitcoins+10.
📰 Top Stories Today
Stablecoin Surge & Legislative Push
Bank of America flags a wave of stablecoin-driven growth under the GENIUS Act, pushing traditional banks, PayPal, Mastercard, and Shopify to expand crypto integrations Fortune+13Business Insider+13Reuters+13.
Congress Accelerates "Crypto Week" Agenda
The U.S. House pushed forward the GENIUS, CLARITY, and Anti-CBDC acts aiming to formalize crypto regulation—fueling recent institutional interest Financial Times+12Business Insider+12GlobeNewswire+12.
Bitcoin Pullback After New All-Time High
After briefly surpassing $123K, Bitcoin fell ~3.7% amid market consolidation Reuters+7Barron's+7Cryptonews+7.
Eth ETF Flows vs. Price Retrenchment
U.S. spot Ether ETFs saw $2.6B in ytd inflows (≈$900M this week), though ETH’s price isn’t climbing in step etf.com.
XRP ETF Discussion Gains Steam
Industry voices now see XRP as a candidate for future U.S. ETF inclusion thanks to new regulatory indicators Fortune+15coinpedia.org+15etf.com+15.
🐳 On‑Chain & Sentiment Watch
Whales are moving BTC onto exchanges—a potential sell indicator CoinDesk.
Hedge funds are entering record short positions on ETH ($1.73B CME shorts) amid basis $XRP trade strategies
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