Digital Assets Decoded: Your Daily Crypto Guide

Crypto Surges: Bitcoin Blasts Through Records, Altcoins Explode, and U.S. Crypto Week Looms Large


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Digital Assets Decoded: Your Daily Crypto Guide podcast.

Hey crypto crusaders, it’s Crypto Willy here—your next-door blockchain buddy, ready to break down the biggest news and wildest price moves in digital assets this week!

Let’s start on a thunderous note: Bitcoin just blasted through its old record, rocketing as high as $118,856. That surge came after another day of institutional stampedes—over $1.2 billion poured into Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday, and big players are driving the charge. While retail investors are loving the green, it’s the steady hands of institutions giving this rally staying power. Even the mighty Nasdaq is feeling the FOMO, hitting record highs thanks to tech darlings like Nvidia. Ethereum is no slouch either, climbing more than 6% and trading right around $3,000, with bulls eyeing even higher levels as resistance keeps falling.

But the real sizzle for next week? The U.S. House of Representatives is kicking off what they’re calling ‘Crypto Week’ on July 14. Lawmakers are diving head first into three heavy-hitting bills: the CLARITY bill, the GENIUS Act, and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance Act. The stakes are sky high—if any of these pass, we could see major changes in the way cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins are regulated in the States. The word is this could swing the market sharply and firm up America’s spot as a crypto powerhouse.

President Trump isn’t missing the bus either. His administration just passed the massive $5 trillion “Big Beautiful Bill,” and many analysts see Bitcoin standing to benefit as fiscal policy and risk assets get ever more intertwined. Trump’s not stopping there—his family biz, Trump Media, is angling for a “Crypto Blue Chip ETF,” with planned allocations in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. That could mean even more mainstream exposure for top coins in the months ahead.

There’s bullish action on the altcoin front too: Dogecoin sprinted nearly 9% to $0.1965, while Ethena and Sei exploded over 20%. Meanwhile, gaming giant SharpLink Gaming scooped up a cool 10,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation, bumping its stack to a jaw-dropping 215,634 ETH—making it the world’s top publicly traded ETH holder.

As for liquidations, short sellers got absolutely rekt—over $1 billion in shorts were wiped out in a single 24-hour stretch. Bitcoin shorts alone accounted for $678 million of that. And as the dollar suffers its worst slide since 1973, “risk-on” is the mood of the day.

Looking across the globe, the Royal Government of Bhutan kept up its profit-taking, sending roughly $12 million in Bitcoin to Binance, and GMX exchange managed to recover most funds from a $24 million hack, negotiating a unique 10% bounty with the attacker—real wild west DeFi vibes!

Crypto’s not just about prices: Jack Dorsey jumped back into the spotlight, unveiling Bitchat, a Bluetooth-powered, Bitcoin-inspired offline messaging tool. And Jonathan Gould, ex-Bitfury, just took over as the new U.S. Comptroller of the Currency—another sign that blockchain brains are heading right into top-tier finance.

So, whether you’re stacking sats or just watching the fireworks, that’s your digital asset download for the week. Thanks for hanging out with me, Crypto Willy. Make sure to check back next week for more action—this has been a Quiet Please production. For more and all the latest, check out QuietPlease.ai. Catch you on the blockchain!

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Digital Assets Decoded: Your Daily Crypto GuideBy Quiet. Please