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On July 18, Bitcoin Treasury Capital, a Canadian listed company, announced the purchase of 4.5 Bitcoins for approximately $500,000 (or 5 million Swedish Krona), with an average buying price of $118,338 per Bitcoin. As of July 18, 2025, it holds approximately 156 Bitcoins. The approximately 5 million Swedish Krona raised from the share issuance on July 9 has not yet been used and will be entirely allocated for the purchase of Bitcoins.

On July 18, according to White House officials, Trump will sign the GENIUS Act today to make it law.

On July 18, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, James Wynn has recently opened a 40x Bitcoin short order, with an entry price of 119,226.20 USD, a position size of 31,475,780.97 USD, and a liquidation price of 120,178.26 USD. The current unrealized gains are 236,400 USD.

On July 18, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, trader AguilaTrades has closed its 20x leveraged Bitcoin long position and opened a 15x leveraged Ether short position. Entry price is $3,593.92, liquidation price is $4,091.77.

[U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary: Crypto Assets Regulations Further Strengthen the Dollar as the Standard Currency] U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Falkend: Crypto Assets regulations further strengthen the dollar as the standard currency.

On July 18, according to on-chain data, a suspected Trend Research Address under LD Capital withdrew 1,004,500 UNI from CEX 10 minutes ago, worth over 10.69 million USD.

The Japanese Senate elections may change Bitcoin policy. Although the market position has weakened after the hacker incident, the potential is huge. High tax rates and complex loss calculations remain barriers, and the opposition party has proposed a separate taxation system to improve the current situation.

On July 18, according to CEX market data, Ethereum fell below $3600, with a 24-hour rise narrowing to 5.21%.

[Bitwise CIO: The CLARITY Act May Reshape Digital Asset Valuation Like the Bond Market] Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that the U.S. House of Representatives passed two landmark bills on Thursday. One of them, the CLARITY Act, provides a clear definition for digital assets and delineates regulatory responsibilities between the SEC and the CFTC.
At the same time, another piece of legislation called the GENIUS Act became the first federal-level encryption law in U.S. history, establishing a national standard for the issuance and regulation of stablecoins. This prompted institutional investors and market analysts to begin rethinking the valuation, trading methods, and structural design of future digital assets.
After the vote passed, Matt Hougan expressed his views on the impact of digital assets on the market. He stated

On July 18, Nasdaq-listed mining company Bit Origin Ltd (BTOG) rose over 46%, with a market capitalization reaching 54.5 million dollars. BlockBeats previously reported that on July 17, Bit Origin announced it had reached an agreement with accredited investors to sell up to 400 million dollars of Class A common stock and up to 100 million dollars of Convertible Bond, with the raised 500 million dollars to be used to launch a DOGE treasury reserve. The company stated that DOGE may be incorporated into payment scenarios in the future (such as X.

On July 18, the preliminary consumer confidence index for July from the University of Michigan in the United States is 61.8, expected 61.5, previous value 60.7. ( Jin10 )

On July 18, the U.S. July one-year inflation rate expectation initial value is 4.4%, expected 5.00%, previous value 5.00%. ( Jin10 )

On July 18, according to market data, the CEX stock price hit a new high since its IPO in 2021, currently reported at 430.36 USD, rising 4.95%.

[Trump: Will sign an important protocol at the White House at 2:30 PM Eastern Time] Trump: Will sign an important protocol at the White House at 2:30 PM (2:30 AM Beijing time the next day). ( Jin10 )

On July 18, according to the official announcement, CEX wealth management, one-click coin purchase, flash exchange trading platform, and margin trading will launch Chainbase (C). CEX cross-margin and isolated-margin leverage will add C borrowable assets at 22:00 (UTC+8) on July 18, 2025, as well as C/USDT and C/USDC cross-margin and isolated-margin trading pairs.

[U.S. stock indices open higher, Crypto Assets concept stocks rise collectively] At the opening of the U.S. stock market, the Dow rose 0.16%, the S&P 500 index rose 0.27%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.35%. Crypto Assets concept stocks rose collectively, with Robinhood ( HOOD.O ) rising about 4%, CEX ( COIN.O ) rising 2.2%, and Strategy ( MSTR.O ) rising 0.2%. On the news front, the U.S. House of Representatives passed key legislation on stablecoins on Thursday. ( Jin10 )

On July 18, the CEO of American Express stated that stablecoins are more like investment vehicles and will not replace fiat currency. ( Jin10 )

[DeFi Development announces the launch of the SOL Reserve Accelerator Program] DeFi Development Corp., a Nasdaq-listed enterprise-level reserve company for Solana, announced the launch of its SOL Reserve Accelerator Program. According to an announcement sent to Cointelegraph on Thursday, DeFi Development officially launched the DFDV Treasury Accelerator as part of its international expansion plan, utilizing a franchise model to support regional Solana reserve systems worldwide.
The program is jointly supported by the cryptocurrency exchange CEX and crypto venture capital firms Pantera Capital, RK Capital, and Borderless Capital. They will assist in promoting the new regional SOL reserve project.

[Arkham: Currently, BlackRock's ETF allocation to ETH is more than 5 times that of BTC] Arkham stated on social media that BlackRock (Spot ETF) recently purchased Ethereum (ETH) for a total of $547 million, surpassing its Bitcoin (BTC) inflow of $497 million, with a difference of $50 million. When calculated by market capitalization weight, its ETF currently allocates to ETH at more than 5 times that of BTC. This difference highlights the increasing importance institutional investors place on the Ethereum ecosystem.

[Golden Evening News | Important Updates on the Evening of July 18] 12:00-21:00 Keywords: KULR, ZKWASM, Pocket Protector, Waller
1. BlackRock has held a 5.6% stake in KULR Technologies.
2.CEX acquires the crypto social trading platform Pocket Protector;
3. Charles Schwab CEO: Continue to expand digital asset business;
4. SEC Chairman: Stablecoins fall under the jurisdiction of banking regulators;
5. The exclusive TGE of CEX wallet, the 31st issue, will be launched on Delphinus Lab (ZKWASM);
6. Federal Reserve Governor Waller: If President Trump offered me the position of Federal Reserve Chair, I would accept;