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FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN.56 BITCOIN WHALES TRANSFERRED IN 8.5 YEARS, WORTH ABOUT $384 MILLION

On 17 July, a Bitcoin wallet that had been unused since the end of 2017 was transferred on Thursday, 5907.56 BTCs, valued at approximately $384 million, to a new address. Galaxy Research data show that these BTCs were first received on 14 December 2017 and transferred in bitcoin block 958217 for approximately UTC 00:15. The agency estimated that the average purchase price of the related warehouse had increased by approximately $286 million, or 291 per cent, over the average purchase price of approximately $17,000. The funds were transferred to previously unidentified wallets rather than to the known exchange filling address, and the chain information did not show that the holder had sold bitcoin. The transfer also moved BTC from the traditional address starting with "1" to the newer bc1q address format。

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DUST INCREASED BY 28% A MONTH IN A DROP IN GOLD MINING UNITS

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (DUST) increased by about 28 per cent over the past month against the backdrop of a decline in gold mining units. Nevertheless, the value of DUST has been reduced by approximately 96 per cent over the past five years and it is therefore considered a short-term trading tool. Meanwhile, VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) fell by about 13 per cent this month. After many years of strong performance, the gold mining unit has recently experienced a marked reversal。

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President OpenAI: IPO time is not up to date

On 17 July, in an interview with CNBC, Chairman Bret Taylor of OpenAI stated that investors waiting for OpenAI’s first public stock call would have to continue to hold their breath. “There is no update on the IPO program,” Taylor said. He reiterated the company's position last month when it submitted the document in secret to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission: “We did so in order to have a choice when we wanted to do it, but we did not have a specific plan. There is much to do while we're not on the market.”

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Summer Mersinger: The Digital Asset Market Transparency Bill will be voted on soon next week

Summer Mersinger, Chief Executive Officer of Blockchain Association and former Commissioner of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stated that the main text of the Digital Asset Market Transparency Bill was nearing completion and that the Senate could vote next week at the earliest if members agreed on ethical provisions. Three Senate Democrats stated that they would not support the bill in the absence of clear ethical provisions and referred to the financial disclosure associated with the digital assets of United States President Trump and the risk of potential corruption。

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The United States mortgage rate rose to 6.55 per cent, the highest since August 2025

On 17 July, the interest rate on United States mortgages rose to its highest level in almost a year, again raising concerns about inflation as tensions in the Middle East rose again. In its statement on Thursday, United States premises indicated that the average interest rate on mortgages at fixed interest rates over a 30-year period was 6.55 per cent, up from 6.49 per cent a week earlier. The latest interest rates reached their highest level since late August. Mortgage interest rates rose for the second consecutive week, with high rates of return on US Treasury debt; the collapse of the interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran had pushed US debt up。

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United States mortgage interest rates rose to 6.55 per cent, the highest since August 2025

According to the United States premises Thursday, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-interest mortgage has risen to 6.55 per cent, up from 6.49 per cent a week earlier and to its highest level since late August 2025. Mortgage interest rates have risen for the second consecutive week, mainly as a result of the high return on US Treasury debt, while the collapse of the interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran has boosted the upturn in US debt。

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Tradable plans to introduce $1 billion in private credit assets to Stellar

Tradeable plans to introduce up to $1 billion in private credit assets into the Stellar block chain are expected to provide $500 million at the time of launch. Tradeable, which will use the Stellar network to support compliance, investor presence and asset life-cycle management, has now monetized $1.7 billion in private credit assets. The CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, Denelle Dixon, stated that the agreement reflected an increased interest in the use of the Stellar network for tokenization of RWA。

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Bitcoin rebounded to $65,000, with long-term high sales to short-term holders

The consumer price index in the United States increased by 3.5 per cent in June compared to the expected 3.8 per cent in June, with bitcoin prices rebounding to nearly $65,000. The chain data show that long-term holders with more than five months of time are sunk at a loss, with short-term holders benefiting at a rate of over $4 million per day. According to analysts, such simultaneous sales create supply pressure above when the market tries to break. Some observers questioned the sustainability of the rebound, arguing that the decline in the consumer price index in June had been driven mainly by a drop in petrol prices, and that the recent rebound in oil prices had reduced the reference value of the data。

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Clarity Act to establish consumer protection rules for a digital assets hub platform

On 16 July, Clarity Act will establish clear federal rules for a centralized platform for consumers to buy, sell and hold digital assets, brokers, dealers and custodians, covering matters such as registration, regulation, disclosure, trusteeship, asset segregation, market integrity, conflict of interest, fraud prevention and insolvency. Following the collapse of the FTX almost four years ago, many consumers were unable to confirm the location of the assets, whether the assets were separated from the Platform ' s funds and the manner in which their assets were disposed of when the company failed. Regulators, bankruptcy courts and law enforcement agencies then deal with related issues。

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