Bitcoin crossed $110,000 on July 3, showing a sharp 2.2% daily rise. Ethereum also gained momentum, climbing to $2,613. In the same week, BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF outperformed its S&P 500 fund in annual fee revenue, with $187.2 million earned despite managing smaller assets.
The listed companies kept on placing big ones on Bitcoin, acquiring 245,510 coins in the first half of 2025. This number was doubled by the ETFs acquired, which indicated a change in commercial strategy. One such strategy acquired almost 5,000 bitcoins during the last week of June, which drove the total to 597,325.
At the same time, Robinhood conducted a test with o-stock tokens on the Arbitrum network. It issued more than 2,300 o-stock tokens representing a small-scale simulation.
This experiment reflects Robinhood’s exploration of potential growth in on-chain financial services. In addition, stock tokens connected to Robinhood and other entities have emerged but are only available to a small group of verified users.
Bitcoin ETFs still lead the market
At the same time, Circle applied for a national bank license. If granted permission, the organization will be able to manage USDC reserves alone and provide services to institutional customers. Crypto ETFs witnessed new activities. The first Solana Staking ETF on the basis of the USA was launched with $33 million in volume in day one.
While it performed better than the same Altcone Etfs, it remained low on Bitcoin’s initial ETF figure. In another area, Vitalik Buterin gave a warning during a community conference, emphasizing the requirement for genuine decentralization in Ethereum’s future.
He presented practical examinations to measure the durability of the project and avoid empty promises. In world matters, Goldman Sachs changed its horoscope and expected to start cutting American interest rates in September, which will be 75 basis points this year.
Binance staff stay despite new rules
It mentioned the impact of reducing taxes and stronger control of inflation. Binance held many employees in Singapore, even with new rules that target some crypto companies. These employees manage Binance’s technical work and are not affected by new laws because they do not serve customers in Singapore.
There was an increase in funding for Web3 activities. Digital Asset collected $135 million in a new round of financing. Boba Network concluded $70 million, and Paradigm managed a $15 million investment in the Dex Gte startup.
TWL Miner, a mining company, finished the round of $95 million, while the open platform closed $28.5 million to support Ton-based apps. The small rounds included projects such as Zama, OpenRouter, and smart web, all of which raised between $25 million and $57 million.
Firms that are in their nascent stages for sectors like gaming and AI also acquired funding, indicating that there is still interest in the newer crypto segments. This points to a future where crypto keeps growing, traditional finance joins in, new products launch, and global adoption accelerates despite ongoing regulatory hurdles.
