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CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has dropped three points from the previous day to 49. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of the top 100 coins by market capitalization (excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens) against Bitcoin. The market is considered to be in an altcoin season if 75% of these top coins have outperformed Bitcoin over the past 90 days; otherwise, it is a Bitcoin season. A reading closer to 100 indicates an altcoin season.

Iran has fired at least two missiles at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, hitting two merchant vessels, Axios reported, citing a U.S. official. The ships sustained serious damage, but no casualties were reported.

Nasdaq-listed Empery Digital, which is strategically accumulating Bitcoin, withdrew an additional 200 BTC from a new address about an hour ago, Onchain Lens reported. The withdrawal is valued at $12.84 million. The company has now purchased 1,200 BTC, worth $72.65 million, over the past six days.

This is an analysis of the order book for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair using the Spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) chart. The top section shows a Volume Heatmap, and the bottom section displays the CVD. - The Volume Heatmap at the top tracks the volume of trades at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price lingers in a certain range or moves significantly. These brighter areas can potentially act as support or resistance levels. - The CVD indicator at the bottom represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. A rising line for a particular color indicates an increase in buy orders for that category. The yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line represents large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from data provider CoinMarketCap has reached 28, moving from the "Extreme Fear" category into "Fear." The index measures market sentiment on a scale of zero to 100, where zero represents extreme fear and 100 indicates extreme optimism. CoinMarketCap's index is calculated based on factors including the price movements of the top 10 cryptocurrencies, market volatility, derivatives data like put/call ratios, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR), and the platform's own search data.

The Solana (SOL) based memecoin Ansem (ANSEM) is continuing to set new all-time highs, with its market capitalization surpassing $449 million. On the memecoin trading platform GMGN, its market cap is currently listed at $422.4 million. The token is named after crypto influencer Ansem, known for being a long-term Solana holder. It gained prominence after an anonymous developer launched the coin and transferred a significant portion of the supply to the influencer. Ansem is also seen as having influenced the price surge by holding and actively promoting the token. While several cryptocurrencies with the same name exist, the one held by the influencer is officially named The Black Bull (ANSEM).

Prominent Ethereum bull James Fickel transferred 20,000 ETH, valued at $36.19 million, from Coinbase Prime to a new wallet two hours ago, Onchain Lens reported.

A U.S. federal court has decided to rehear fraud claims in a class-action lawsuit against Grayscale founder Barry Silbert and Digital Currency Group (DCG) concerning the Genesis Yield product, The Block reported. Last week, Judge Stefan Underhill of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut partially amended a February ruling. He accepted the plaintiffs' argument that state law claims also fall under the court's jurisdiction per the Class Action Fairness Act. As a result, a fraud claim under New York common law will proceed to trial, while most claims related to consumer protection laws in other states were dismissed or stayed. The lawsuit, centered on the Genesis Yield crypto lending product, alleges that Silbert and DCG intentionally misled investors about Genesis's financial health and risk management before the company halted withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy in early 2023.

Richard Heathcote, the former chief investment officer (CIO) of Tether (USDT), is seeking to sell a portion of his 1.26% stake in the company, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. Heathcote stepped down from his role as CIO, where he oversaw Tether's investment portfolio, in March and now serves as an advisor. The sale reportedly involves only a part of his 1.26% stake, not the entire holding. Meanwhile, Tether is facing regulatory challenges in Europe. Following the company's decision not to comply with the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, several MiCA-licensed trading platforms have begun delisting USDT. Crypto neobank Revolut also announced plans to terminate support for USDT on its platform this month.

Tokenized treasury platform M1X Global has raised $5.5 million in a seed funding round led by crypto investment firm Paradigm, The Block reported. The round, which also saw participation from Breed VC, brings M1X Global's total funding to $8.5 million. The company, which issues the stablecoin USDM1 in partnership with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, stated it plans to use the new capital to expand the use of USDM1 as collateral for institutional investors and for government subsidy payments.

Adam Back, a cryptographer and the CEO of Bitcoin infrastructure developer Blockstream, argued that the collapses of FTX and Mt. Gox stemmed from the structural problem of exchanges holding customer assets while also conducting trades. Speaking at the BTC Prague 2026 conference, Back emphasized the need to separate trading and custody, stating that the industry continues to repeat these same failures. He advised that it is best for long-term investors to hold their assets directly and avoid using leverage. Back shared a personal anecdote, recalling that he lost BTC during the Mt. Gox bankruptcy after redepositing funds on the exchange to chase a 10% arbitrage opportunity, learning that the high returns were a reflection of high risk. He recommended that retail investors use self-custody for their long-term holdings and avoid borrowing against their BTC for additional purchases, as this increases liquidation risk. Back added that he has weathered all three of BTC's bear markets and views the 200-week moving average, around $61,000, as a key support level.

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju stated on X that whale investors have been driving the Bitcoin (BTC) spot and futures markets over the past 24 hours. He previously analyzed that the environment is not yet suitable for large-scale institutional inflows, citing continued net outflows from U.S. spot BTC ETFs and the fact that BTC ended the first half of the year on a downtrend. According to CoinMarketCap, BTC is currently trading at $63,358, up 6.58%.

Major exchanges have seen $150 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $557 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

ETH has risen by 2.01% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, ETH is trading at $1,828.66.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $64,000. BTC is trading at $64,326.01 on the Binance USDT market.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +0.72% - Nasdaq: +1.12% - Dow Jones: +0.30%

Blockchain-based game developer Yield Guild Games (YGG) announced it is shutting down its crypto game publishing division, citing the crypto market downturn and strategic difficulties in the video game industry. According to Decrypt, this will result in the closure of YGG Play, its casual crypto game publishing arm, along with its website, launcher, and games like LOL Land and Wifusweeper, on Aug. 1. YGG stated it plans to pivot and focus its investment on supplying data for AI training, believing that behavioral data from video game players' decision-making processes could be valuable for AI developers. The company added that it held $20.6 million in assets as of the first quarter and expects this restructuring to secure four years of operating funds.

President Donald Trump's plan to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve is facing difficulties over which government department would have oversight and other legal hurdles, Bloomberg reported. According to the report, the Trump administration is considering an operational structure jointly managed by the Treasury, Commerce, and Justice departments. The initial proposal was for the Treasury to hold Bitcoin obtained through criminal and civil forfeitures and to purchase additional BTC in a "budget neutral" manner without increasing public debt. However, internal concerns have reportedly been raised about whether the Treasury has the legal authority to hold and manage Bitcoin long-term. As a result, the administration is said to be exploring various options, including placing the reserves under the Department of Commerce. Meanwhile, the White House stated today that work is underway to structure the strategic Bitcoin reserve and cryptocurrency holdings, adding that the administration's commitment to the plan has not changed.

U.S. President Donald Trump said cryptocurrency is very powerful during a press conference at the White House, according to Cointelegraph.

Bonk DAO has lost $20 million worth of tokens in a governance attack, according to a report from Unfolded. The drained funds have reportedly begun moving to exchanges. According to CoinMarketCap, BONK is currently trading at $0.054221, down 11.39%.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced an expansion of its partnership with Stellar (XLM) to make blockchain payments a standard for global relief aid, Solid Intel reported. To this end, the UNDP has conducted pilot programs in Haiti, Syria, Kenya, Guatemala, and the Gambia.

South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit and Bithumb have announced the temporary suspension of deposits and withdrawals for Bonk (BONK), citing suspected security issues.

Total open interest (OI) on the decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid has surpassed $10.2 billion for the first time since October 2025, according to a report by The Block. The surge was primarily driven by activity in crypto perpetual futures. Additionally, the platform's trading volume in June reached approximately $267 billion, a 34% increase from the previous month.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $63,000. BTC is trading at $63,010.57 on the Binance USDT market.

Major Ethereum developers and researchers are backing the long-term 'Lean Ethereum' roadmap unveiled by co-founder Vitalik Buterin, CoinDesk reported. While developers agree with the roadmap's direction, which includes strengthening privacy and introducing quantum-resistant cryptography, they have criticized the proposed three to four-year development schedule as excessively long. Some have suggested that implementation should be targeted within about one year by leveraging AI and large language models (LLMs). Industry observers believe that execution speed, rather than core technology, will ultimately determine Ethereum's future competitiveness.