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.

the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision tonight (2:00 AM Beijing time on July 31st), and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will hold a post-meeting press conference 30 minutes later. According to CME's "FedWatch" data, the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut in July is 2.1%, while the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 97.9%.

 according to the official announcement, Rhea Finance (RHEA) will be listed on Binance, and trading will start on July 30, 2025 at 21:30 (UTC+8). After trading begins, users holding at least 200 Binance Alpha points can claim 1000 RHEA tokens airdrop. First come, first served. If the event is not over, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 15 points every hour. Please note that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm the claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours, otherwise it will be considered as giving up the airdrop.

the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision at 02:00 on Thursday morning Beijing time, and Powell will hold a press conference at 02:30. This meeting is expected to remain unchanged, with the possibility of two directors "changing sides". The market is focused on the timing of interest rate cuts. In addition, tonight the U.S. "small non-farm" and second quarter GDP data will be released. (Jinshi)

according to the official announcement, Binance is the first platform to list Gaia (GAIA), with trading starting on July 30, 2025 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Eligible Binance users can use Binance Alpha points to claim 500 GAIA tokens airdropped within 24 hours after trading begins on the Alpha activity page.

according to an official announcement, the UK-listed gold mining company Hamak Gold Limited has purchased their first batch of 20 BTC.

 according to Arkham monitoring data, approximately 18 hours ago, the Ethereum Foundation once again transferred 1,000 ETH (approximately $3.83 million) to its internal address (address: 0xbC9a...fbC3), which currently holds 13,531 ETH, worth approximately $36,101,347.

according to OnchainLens monitoring, yesterday, a whale closed its ETH long position and made a profit of $6 million. The whale withdrew $12.68 million from Hyper Liquid and deposited it into Binance, and transferred out 2,000 ETH from Binance, worth $7.63 million.

according to TraderT monitoring, the net inflow of $218.6 million into the US spot Ethereum ETF yesterday.

Matrixport released a chart today stating, "The current greed and fear index is approaching a high level, and the slow moving average is also showing a top signal. Looking back in history, whenever this indicator is in an upward phase, the price of Bitcoin usually performs strongly; but once it starts to fall, it often means that market sentiment is cooling down, and investors need to be more cautious.

Base Ecology Derivatives Exchange Avantis reposted a long article by the Avantis Foundation on Platform X, reiterating that the main tasks of the foundation are to ensure protocol development and security, community governance and transparency, ecosystem growth and innovation, and the suspected issuance of coins is imminent.