📈 1. Meme Coins Gaining Traction

🏦 2. Standard Chartered Offers Spot Crypto Trading

🏛️ 3. Stablecoin Boom to Boost Financial Sectors

🚀 4. Massive Bitcoin ETF Inflows Fuel Record Prices

🌐 5. Institutional Pivot to Ethereum

🇮🇳 6. RBI Monitors Global Crypto Policies

📜 7. Pakistan Establishes Crypto Council

The Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), launched in March 2025, oversees blockchain growth and regulatory measures, with Binance’s Changpeng Zhao as an adviser. The government also allocated 2,000 MW for mining and created a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. July saw the launch of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA).

🔎 Regulatory & Institutional Landscape

GENIUS Act: Passed the U.S. Senate June 17 and hit a setback in the House during “Crypto Week” (July 14–15)—the bill would regulate payment stablecoins with rigorous reserve and audit requirements.

Crypto‑Asset Reporting Framework (CARF): OECD-led global tax reporting rules effective from Jan 2026 in the EU. CASPs must report transfers and user tax data, pushing compliance across crypto firms.

Global regulation trends: Over 100 jurisdictions have enacted crypto-specific rules by March 2025. The EU’s MiCAR is active, Australia’s RBA is testing CBDC/stablecoin pilots, and Ghana, South#ETHBreaks3k #BTC120kVs125kToday #ShariaEarn Korea, Nigeria, etc., are advancing frameworks.

📊 Market Overview

Crypto market cap surpassed $3.3 trillion in July, backed by ETF inflows and renewed institutional interest.

Bitcoin dominance climbed to ~65% after mid‑June volatility. DeFi TVL is steadying, and NFT/gaming sectors are consolidating.