MicroStrategy bought another 2,530 $BTC($243M) at an average price of $95,972 last week!

On July 31st, according to GMGN data, the Base Layer AI token BankrCoin (BNKR) has exceeded a market capitalization of $85 million. It is currently at $85.24 million, reaching an all-time high, with a 24-hour growth rate of 41.3%.

On July 31st, as reported by The Block, as of the present time, the cumulative market value of publicly traded companies that hold cryptocurrency has reached $160 billion. This is a notable increase from approximately $90 billion in early 2024, indicating a new trend where investors are obtaining crypto exposure through equities. This six-month growth reflects a general shift in corporate treasury management strategies. An increasing number of companies are regarding digital assets as legitimate assets on their balance sheets. As the market adjusts to this emerging trend, many companies have witnessed a substantial double-digit increase in their stock prices after announcing their crypto asset allocations.

On July 31st, as per Decrypt's report, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the two co-founders of the cryptocurrency mixing service Samourai Wallet, admitted on Wednesday that they had conspired to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and were facing a maximum prison term of 5 years. As part of a plea agreement, the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to drop more serious money laundering charges. According to the DOJ's sentencing guidelines, these charges could have carried a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The charge of operating an illegal money transmitting business has a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison. Both individuals initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, but court documents indicate that they have since changed their pleas to guilty.

On July 31st, as per on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa), a particular swing trader liquidated their ETH holdings on June 25th. These holdings were purchased at an average price of $2451.6. The sell order was carried out at an average price of $3268.19, thereby achieving a profit of $1.62 million in this swing trade.

On July 31st, according to FinanceFeeds, Nancy Jones, the widow of the American country music legend George Jones, became a victim of a scam masterminded by her ex-boyfriend Kirk West, losing XRP worth $17 million.
West was arrested in July 2025. It is reported that he took advantage of his access to Nancy Jones's assets to steal cash and a hardware wallet. Court documents indicate that on June 26, 2025, West stole more than $400,000 in cash and a Ledger hardware wallet containing over 5.5 million XRP tokens from two safes in Nancy Jones's Franklin residence.
Kirk West, 58 years old, met Nancy Jones shortly after George Jones's death in 2013. He pretended to be wealthy and quickly got into a romantic relationship with Nancy, moving into her residence. Court documents reveal that West had a history of financial deception. He was convicted of bank fraud in 2016, and at that time, Nancy covered his debts. West pretended to be very knowledgeable about cryptocurrency and persuaded

On July 31st, Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, announced on the X Platform that he has confirmed his spaceflight on Blue Origin's New Shepard, which is scheduled for August 3, 2025. He is set to become the youngest Chinese astronaut in history. In 2021, Justin Sun successfully bid $28 million for a seat on the first crewed flight of New Shepard and donated all the proceeds to Blue Origin's "Club for the Future" to support STEM education for young people worldwide.