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Stride's native token STRD trades 0.7% higher as the transition is expected to beef up the liquid staking protocol's security by several thousand percent.

PLUS: Last week's partial court victory for Ripple last week buoyed Coinbase's share price by clarifying a nettlesome regulatory issue. The company still needs to recapture trading volume but seems headed for better times, an analyst says.

Crypto index funds potentially adding XRP to their holdings could mean additional buying pressure for the token, one analyst said.
Today’s downside breach below the current low point of Bollinger Band bears watching for even weaker prices in the near future.
Thursday's rally to a new 13-month high of $31,800 has now more than been fully nullified.

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 18, 2023.

Reddit changed its Terms of Service recently where it now explicitly allows for trading Reddit's tokenized Community Points, one observer said while explaining the price rally.


The sale comes a day after ARK sold $50.5 million of the crypto exchange’s stock.

PLUS: A day in the life of Binance’s head of law enforcement training – petty crooks, fake subpoenas, and dodging politically sensitive requests.
- 15:02Apple's newly established "Answers" team is developing a ChatGPT competitorAccording to Jinse Finance, Apple has established a new "Answers" team that is developing a simplified competitor to ChatGPT to help users access global knowledge. Apple has recently posted job openings for this team on its recruitment website. The job listings state: "Our work provides intuitive information experiences for some of Apple's most iconic products, including Siri, Spotlight, Safari, Messages, Lookup, and more. Join us and help shape the future of how the world connects with information!" Several positions specifically require experience in search algorithms and engine development. While the final product may still take some time, the direction is clear: a simplified, Apple-developed search tool similar to ChatGPT is on the way.
- 13:37Justin Sun Successfully Completes Blue Origin SpaceflightAccording to Jinse Finance, TRON founder Justin Sun successfully completed a suborbital spaceflight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft. The entire mission lasted about 10 minutes, during which the spacecraft crossed the Kármán line, achieving suborbital flight and a period of weightlessness, before safely returning to the landing site in Texas. After exiting the capsule, Justin Sun said in an interview, “I waited four whole years for this flight, but we finally made it happen. I am deeply grateful to Mr. Bezos and his team for making all of this possible. I also thank my parents for bringing me into this world. When I looked at Earth from space, it seemed so small—but it is our home. We must do everything we can to protect it. This is my first commitment and first step toward space, and there will be more to come in the future.”
- 12:52Top 75 HYPE Holders Continue to Accumulate, Now Holding Approximately $18.65 Million in HYPEAccording to Foresight News, monitoring by @ai_9684xtpa shows that the major holder with the address starting 0x7BE, ranked among the top 75 HYPE holders, has continued to increase their position. Twenty minutes ago, they deposited 4.07 million USDC into Hyperliquid, all of which was used to purchase HYPE. This latest purchase has moved their ranking up by 8 places. Currently, this address holds a total of 487,209.95 HYPE (including staked tokens), valued at approximately $18.65 million, with an unrealized profit of $1.535 million.