🚀 BTC & XRP Shatter Records as Altcoins Skyrocket: The Must-Read Crypto Weekly Wrap (July 18, 2025)

Crypto markets defy gravity—again. Bitcoin and Ripple just stamped fresh all-time highs while altcoins eat the zeroes off their valuations. Here’s why traders are flipping bullish (and why Wall Street still doesn’t get it).

The BTC-XRP Double Punch

Bitcoin isn’t asking permission. The OG crypto ripped past its previous ceiling like tissue paper, dragging XRP along for the ride. No ETFs, no investment banks—just pure, uncut decentralization doing the heavy lifting.

Altseason Goes Nuclear

Meanwhile, second-tier tokens are mooning harder than a SpaceX test flight. From Solana to Dogecoin, the ‘dumb money’ is making smart gains—while traditional finance bros sweat over their 2% bond yields.

The Bottom Line

Same story, different cycle: crypto outpaces legacy assets while ‘experts’ scramble to explain why. Pro tip: when your banker starts shilling stablecoins, it’s time to rotate into privacy coins.

Market Data

Market Cap: $3.93T | 24H Vol: $307B | BTC Dominance: 59.5%

BTC: $117,610 (-0.4%) | ETH: $3,570 (+18.5%) | XRP: $3.43 (+21.6%)

This Week’s Crypto Headlines You Can’t Miss

. Following BTC’s epic surge to and beyond $123,000, market analysts and commentators were quick to praise the MOVE and provide further insight on what might have driven it and how high it can go – here’s CryptoQuant’s take on it, and this is the one from Bitfinex.

. Aside from BTC’s price on exchanges, another important metric – the cryptocurrency’s realized cap – also reached a new all-time high this week, breaking above $1 trillion for the first time.

. Following its impressive ascent into uncharted territory, Ripple’s market cap grew past $200 billion at one point, which helped it become the 81st biggest global asset by that metric. XRP is now bigger than Uber, while Goldman Sachs is not far ahead.

. ETH’s spectacular growth in the past few weeks has been driven partially by the mindblowing net inflows in the spot ethereum ETFs in the US. Naturally, BlackRock’s ETHA leads the pack as it set another record this week.

Despite all the positive price-related records, some of the most prominent developers working on the world’s largest blockchain warned that 25% of all BTC might be at risk and urged for a quantum-resistant upgrade.

. Saylor’s Strategy didn’t announce a big BTC buy last week, but it stepped back on the accumulation pedal on Monday, as reported. The company spent over $470 million to acquire 4,225 BTC, pushing its total to over 600,000 BTC.

Charts

This week, we have a chart analysis of Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Solana, and HYPE – click here for the complete price analysis.