Federal Reserve maintained interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, with a rare division in the decision-making process and no clear indication of when a rate cut might be possible. This decision was opposed by two directors appointed by Trump - Waller and Bowman, both of whom believe that the current monetary policy is too tight. This is the first time in over 30 years that two directors have voted against a decision. The FOMC voted 9-2 to keep the benchmark overnight interest rate in the 4.25%-4.50% range, maintaining the status quo for the fifth consecutive meeting. The Federal Reserve stated in its announcement: "The unemployment rate remains low, and the labor market conditions remain strong. Inflation remains slightly high." The statement also noted that economic growth "slowed somewhat" in the first half of the year, which could strengthen the case for a rate cut at a future meeting if this trend continues. However, the statement also emphasized that "uncertainty about the economic outlook remains high," and that both inflation and employment targets face risks. This wording reflects the Federal Reserve's reluctance to cut rates hastily before the path of inflation and employment becomes clearer.

there are currently more than ten types of eligible cryptocurrencies, which are in line with the mainstream cryptocurrencies with a probability of approval of over 85% as previously expected by the market. Regarding the specific approval time, Balchunas indicated that it may be in September or October this year.

Glassnode data shows that the supply ratio of long-term holders to short-term holders (LTH/STH) has decreased by 11% in the past 30 days, indicating funds continue to shift towards the circulating market. At the same time, the market share of open interest in Ethereum futures contracts has risen to nearly 40%, reaching the highest level since April 2023, indicating investor attention is shifting from Bitcoin to Ethereum. This data is at a historical top 5% level.

Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill have pleaded guilty in the US New York District Court to charges related to their cryptocurrency mixing service.

according to official sources, Binance Savings, One-Click Buy Coin, Flash Exchange Trading Platform, Leverage, and Contracts will launch Arena-Z (A2Z). Among them, Binance will launch A2Z 1-75x U perpetual contract on July 30, 2025 at 16:00 (GMT+8).

the official page shows that Binance alpha has launched GAIA.

Nasdaq-listed company Fundamental Global Inc. announced the sale of 40 million common shares at a price of $5 per share, with expected total revenue of $200 million, which will be used to launch the company's Ethereum treasury strategy. Participants include Galaxy Digital, Kraken, Hivemind Capital, Syncracy Capital, Digital Currency Group (DCG), and Kenetic.

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according to the data of the Hong Kong stock market, as of the close of trading today, the turnover of 6 Hong Kong virtual asset ETFs was 20.12 million Hong Kong dollars. Among them: the turnover of Huaxia Bitcoin ETF (3042.HK) was 4.77 million Hong Kong dollars, the turnover of Huaxia Ethereum ETF (3046.HK) was 12.91 million Hong Kong dollars, the turnover of Jiashi Bitcoin ETF (3439.HK) was 1.01 million Hong Kong dollars, the turnover of Jiashi Ethereum ETF (3179.HK) was 0.4287 million Hong Kong dollars, the turnover of Boshi HashKey Bitcoin ETF (3008.HK) was 0.4352 million Hong Kong dollars, and the turnover of Boshi HashKey Ethereum ETF (3009.HK) was 0.5672 million Hong Kong dollars.

the security research organization c/side recently revealed that more than 3500 websites have been attacked by hackers and implanted with hidden JavaScript cryptocurrency mining programs. Attackers use Web Workers and WebSocket technology to secretly mine cryptocurrencies when users browse infected websites.