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[Draxen @Draxen_Web3]

$ZIG is approaching a key weekly imbalance

As long as price holds this weekly imb

I believe this zone can act as support and provide the base for the next leg higher

The main objective remains the initial buy-side liquidity resting above

If buyers defend this imbalance

Then I’d expect price to start expanding toward that liquidity

@ZIGChain

[BitBull @AkaBull_]

🚨 TOMORROW COULD BE AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR CRYPTO REGULATION IN THE U.S.

The House will hold a field hearing on how the CLARITY Act could shape innovation, market rules, and the future of digital assets in America.

This is one hearing worth watching closely.

GM.

[Garrett @Garreett_G]

ethereum:0xb2617246d0c6c0087f18703d576831899ca94f01

Price is still respecting the flag support despite the recent pullback.

As long as this structure holds, I'm watching for a breakout toward the higher resistance zones. 👀📈

@ZIGChain

[Alek @Alek_Carter]

Whenever @ARafayGadit hosts a conversation, you know it won’t be surface-level talk.

This Founders’ Table goes right into what @ZIGChain is building for the next phase of onchain finance real revenue, credible buybacks, meaningful governance, and token value that can stand on its own.

With @ahm3dzig and @phil_cp joining the table, expect real insights into how institutions look at token economies when the hype fades.

July 16 • 6 PM UTC

Pull up a seat, Rafay is cooking something worth hearing.

[Draxen @Draxen_Web3]

Everyone keeps comparing exchanges by trading volume

I think that’s starting to miss the bigger picture

According to The Block and Kaiko 👇

@binance processed $34.3T in trading volume in 2025

And accounting for 50%+ of global CEX spot volume and 42.5% of global futures volume.

IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS!!

But those aren’t what stood out to me

What stood out is how much the platform has expanded beyond trading.

In its ninth year alone:

• Crypto alongside tokenized equities like Tesla, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Meta, and QQQ

• Gold and silver futures

• Earn products and integrated payments

• bStocks growing from $5.6M to $100M+ AUM in just 15 days.

That’s a very different direction from simply becoming a bigger exchange

It’s about bringing more parts of a user’s financial activity under one roof

Kaiko describes this as a multi-layer platform where trading, yield, payments, and collateral reinforce each other instead of existing as separate products.

Looking at the data 🤷‍♂️

That framework makes a lot of sense.

we reached 300m+ users last year

It’s that the platform is increasingly being measured as a financial ecosystem rather than just a place to trade crypto

LFG @cz_binance 💛

[Garrett @Garreett_G]

$ETH just made a strong move, buyers are finally stepping in. 👀

$3k 🔜

[Cipher X @Cipher2X]

The market is finally getting some relief 👇

After a cooler than expected PPI report

$BTC and $ETH are breaking higher and liquidity is starting to flow back into the market

The overall market has been under pressure for the past months

And I still think the real improvement is more likely around September if macro conditions continue to support the trend.

[BitBull @AkaBull_]

Ethereum longs jumped 8% in a single move today.

At the same time, Tom Lee says the bottom may already be in.

Could be coincidence but someone already knows something.

[Draxen @Draxen_Web3]

PPI TODAY 🚨

The market gets fresh U.S. inflation data at 8:30 AM ET

- Higher-than-expected PPI could pressure risk assets.

- In-line data may keep price action range-bound

- A softer-than-expected print would likely fuel bullish momentum across crypto and equities

One data release could set the tone for the rest of the week.

[Shahzain Haider @Shahzaynhaiderr]

Stablecoins might look boring during a bull market, but they’re often the glue holding the crypto ecosystem together.

They help traders protect capital from sudden volatility, move funds between platforms, send payments, and access DeFi without cashing out through a bank every time.

But don’t let the word “stable” fool you.

A stablecoin is only as strong as the system behind it.

Before trusting one, I always look at:

→ What actually backs it
→ Who controls the reserves
→ Whether redemption is reliable
→ How transparent the issuer is
→ What happens during market stress

Some are backed by cash and short-term government assets, while others depend on crypto collateral or complex mechanisms.

That difference matters when things go south.

Stablecoins are becoming a major bridge between traditional finance and blockchain, especially for cross-border transfers, payments, trading, and settlement.

They may not grab headlines like BTC or ETH, but behind the scenes, they keep the wheels turning.

Useful? Definitely.

Completely risk-free? Not a chance.

Always look under the hood before parking your money.

#Binance
#BinanceAcademy #LearnWithBinance

[Garrett @Garreett_G]

BTC and ETH spot ETFs both recorded net inflows on July 14.

BTC: $181.08M
ETH: $58.34M

Fresh capital is still moving into both markets, with Bitcoin clearly taking the larger share.

GM.

[BitBull @AkaBull_]

🚨 Markets are no longer expecting a Fed rate hike in July.

Right now, the first hike is being priced in around September or October.

[Cipher X @Cipher2X]

For a long time, I looked at crypto the same way most people do

As something you buy… and eventually sell

But over time, my perspective started to change

Watching @cz_binance thoughts during Binance’s 9th anniversary livestream reminded me why

▸ We never ask, “When do you exit the internet?”

We simply use it

▸ AI isn’t just an investment narrative it’s becoming part of everyday life

▸ Blockchain has the potential to follow that same path, becoming infrastructure that quietly powers how value moves around the world.

That shift in thinking is what excites me the most

Not the next green candle

Not the next hype cycle

But the possibility of a future where financial access is:

- faster

- more open

- available to anyone, anywhere.

Whether that vision takes years or decades, it’s a journey worth building toward.

Happy 9th anniversary to @binance

Here’s to nine years of pushing the industry forward and to everything that’s still ahead

#BinanceTurns9 #BuiltByYou

@cz_binance 💛

[Draxen @Draxen_Web3]

The biggest difference between 2017 and 2026 isn’t Bitcoin’s price

It’s how people think about crypto

A few years ago 👇

The idea of using crypto for everyday finance sounded ambitious

Now we’re seeing platforms evolve beyond trading into complete financial ecosystems

@binance is one of the clearest examples of that shift

In nine years, it has grown to:

300M+ registered users

A presence in 100+ countries

More than $156.4T in cumulative trading volume

A platform that now connects crypto with

- payments

- tokenized assets

- stocks

- ETFs

And other financial products all in one financial super app

What I find most interesting isn’t any single milestone.

It’s the bigger trend

The walls between crypto and traditional finance are getting thinner every year.

Users increasingly want access, convenience, and flexibility not separate ecosystems.

If that’s where finance is heading, the companies building that bridge today will shape how millions of people interact with money tomorrow.

Whether you’ve been there since day one or joined recently

It’s been fascinating to watch that evolution unfold.

Congratulations to Binance on nine years of building

Higher we go 🔥

[Draxen @Draxen_Web3]

I think the biggest takeaway here isn’t the list of partners

It’s that every layer you’re talking about serves a different purpose

And that’s pretty impressive

▸ Capital without compliance won’t attract institutions

▸ Compliance without distribution won’t reach users.

▸ And neither matters without products people actually want to use.

That’s the part many ecosystems are still missing.

@ZIGChain 🚀

[Garrett @Garreett_G]

$BTC is trying to stabilize near $63K, but open interest has climbed sharply during the move.

That tells me leverage is building while price is still weak. Until BTC reclaims the recent highs, this setup needs caution.

[BitBull @AkaBull_]

Why is everything selling off at once?

More than $1.5T was wiped from global markets in just 10 hours.

Bitcoin, gold, silver, Asian equities all under pressure.

The main drivers look clear: fresh U.S.
attacks on Iran are raising oil and inflation risks, possible BOJ yen intervention could force wider deleveraging, and rising bond yields are making financial conditions tighter.

This is less about one asset and more about a broad risk-off move across markets.

[Draxen @Draxen_Web3]

I’ve always found it strange that my crypto portfolio and stock portfolio lived in completely different worlds

- Crypto was on exchanges

- Stocks were with a broker

Different apps

Different balances

Different workflows

So I started looking into tokenized stocks again

This time I compared @bitget rToken with bStock

At first, I honestly thought they were basically the same product

After spending some time reading and comparing them…

I don’t think they are

The biggest difference isn’t that both let you buy exposure to companies like NVIDIA, Apple or Tesla

Both can do that

The difference is what happens after you buy

With bStock, the token mainly gives you stock exposure

With Bitget rToken, eligible assets become part of the broader crypto ecosystem

That was the part I found most interesting

You’re trading with USDT

Not funding a brokerage

Not converting into USD first

Just using the same balance many crypto traders already keep on an exchange

Then there’s the backing model

Bitget says every rToken is backed 1:1 by an actual share held through a regulated broker.

That’s one of the first things I check whenever I look at tokenized assets.

The coverage is bigger than I expected too.

Over 500 U.S. stocks and ETFs.

Everything from rAAPL and rNVDA to rTSLA, rSPY and rQQQ.

Another thing I wasn’t expecting…

These assets don’t necessarily just sit in your portfolio

Eligible rTokens can also be used as margin, collateral, and across products like futures, lending, copy trading, grid bots, and other supported strategies

That feels much closer to how crypto users already manage capital

I also like that eligible dividends are paid in USDT

And supported stock splits are handled automatically

Small details… 🤷‍♂️

But they make the experience smoother

That said, I wouldn’t call it perfect

I’d still keep an eye on liquidity during periods when U.S. markets are closed.

And it’s important to understand you’re not buying registered shares, so you don’t get shareholder voting rights.

Overall… 👇

I think Bitget is trying to do something bigger than simply tokenize stocks.

It’s trying to make stocks behave like crypto assets.

Whether that becomes the standard remains to be seen.

But it’s definitely one of the more interesting approaches I’ve looked at so far.

[BitBull @AkaBull_]

$ETH’s OBV is starting to break out, which suggests buying pressure is improving beneath the surface.

Now price needs to reclaim and hold above $1,850.

That would make the setup look much stronger.

[Garrett @Garreett_G]

Liquidity is starting to improve again.

The Treasury has released around $180B into the system this month, while the Fed added another $15.5B through bill purchases.

It’s not a full stimulus wave, but it does create a better backdrop for risk assets than the market had a few weeks ago.

GM.