Crypto Market Pulse: Week 31, 2025 – Bulls Charge as Institutional Inflows Hit Record Highs
Bitcoin smashes through resistance levels while Ethereum's Layer 2 solutions see explosive growth—proof that the 'flippening' chatter isn't just hopium.
DeFi's TVL surges 22% WoW as yield farmers rotate into real-world asset protocols. TradFi banks? Still trying to figure out how to custody NFTs.
Altseason heats up with Solana and Avalanche posting double-digit gains. Meme coins? Let's just say the 'community-driven narratives' are... creatively liquid.
Regulators circle like vultures as the SEC delays another ETF decision. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's crypto licensing scheme quietly onboarded 17 new exchanges this month.
Closing thought: When your stablecoin's APY beats your bank's 5-year CD, maybe it's time to question who the real 'savages' are in finance.
JPMorgan makes a u-turn
Just a few months ago, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon publicly railed against digital assets. Bitcoin was worthless, served money laundering, and his bank would never work with it. But since the change of government in the US, JPMorgan has made a complete U-turn. The financial giant now offers trading in Bitcoin and Ethereum, plans to use digital assets as loan collateral, and allows clients to link their accounts with the crypto exchange Coinbase. The message is clear: banks must embrace the shift or risk falling behind.
Crypto ETFs become more efficient
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has quietly approved a rule change for spot Bitcoin and ethereum ETFs: “in-kind” redemptions are now permitted. Authorized market participants can now redeem ETF shares directly in Bitcoin or Ethereum – instead of only in US dollars as before. Institutional investors stand to benefit most, as they can move large crypto volumes more efficiently. At the same time, the new flexibility is likely to improve arbitrage between spot and ETF markets and reduce price discrepancies.
ECB under pressure
An author of the official ECB blog – previously known as a staunch crypto critic – has made a surprising reversal on stablecoins. Europe risks losing relevance compared to the US dollar, he writes. Especially in cross-border payments, digital tokens “could play a potentially meaningful role.” The statement comes amid a wave of global regulatory initiatives for stablecoins. After years of rejection, awareness is growing in the EU: the risk of missing the crypto future is becoming real. In the US, the recently passed GENIUS Act has created innovation-friendly guidelines not found in other jurisdictions.
The story of the Bitcoin hard fork
In addition: Switzerland celebrated its national holiday on August 1, and the Bitcoin community also remembers the date. On August 1, 2017, the most well-known hard fork in Bitcoin history occurred: the creation of Bitcoin Cash. A hard fork splits a blockchain when the network cannot agree on updates – two separate protocols emerge. The background was a dispute over Bitcoin’s scalability. While the original continued with 1 MB blocks, Bitcoin Cash increased the block size to 8 MB to allow more transactions and reduce fees. The goal was to create a more user-friendly payment method. But despite the technical approach, Bitcoin Cash was never able to prevail against the original.
