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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen stated that the company is exploring the option to allow crypto payments for trading card purchases, noting that the demand for such a service needs to be assessed, according to BeInCrypto. Cohen, in an interview with CNBC, mentioned that the crypto payment options could include coins beyond Bitcoin.

Eclipse, an Ethereum layer-2 using the Solana Virtual Machine, launched its ES token, according to its official website. The token serves as gas for the network, enables governance over protocol decisions and can be staked or used in fraud-proof challenges. The total supply is 1 billion ES, allocated as 35% to ecosystem and development, 31% to early investors, 19% to contributors and 15% to airdrops and liquidity.

Binance Alpha, a platform within Binance Wallet that showcases early-stage crypto projects, will add Taker Protocol (TAKER) on July 18, according to an X post by Binance. The platform selects tokens based on community engagement and emerging market trends. Alpha facilitates on-chain trading by integrating it directly into the Binance Wallet and Exchange.

On-chain analyst @EmberCN reported on X that Trend Research, under LD Capital, has sold 48,900 ETH ($150 million) and repaid $67 million in USDT loans on Aave. With remaining loans of $207 million, Trend Research still holds approximately 133,000 ETH ($423 million). To fully pay off the loans and hold only spot ETH, they may need to sell an additional 40,000 ETH ($120 million).

According to CoinMarketCap data, CUDIS has surged 44.36% over the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $0.07842. CUDIS is a Solana-based crypto project that integrates artificial intelligence (AI), wearable technology and blockchain to incentivize healthy living.

Jack Yi, founder of LD Capital, said on X that he sold a portion of his Ethereum (ETH) holdings due to increasing macroeconomic uncertainty. He noted that ETH had risen more than 50% in a short period and reached his target, adding that he plans to pause trading before seeking new opportunities. Yi emphasized that he remains bullish on the long-term outlook for the crypto market. LD Capital affiliate Trend Research recently deposited 22,289 ETH ($68.55 million), to Binance Exchange.

Hyperion (RION), a decentralized map platform built on Aptos (APT), has unveiled the tokenomics of its native token RION via a post on X. The token distribution includes 30% for liquidity incentives, 22.9% for the protocol treasury, 20% for the team and advisors, 9% for public distribution, 8.1% for investors, 5% for airdrops and 5% for community incentives. Meanwhile, the image in the post showing the distribution has since been removed.

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, as reported by Cointelegraph, revealed that illicit crypto laundering via crosschain swaps has soared 211% over the past two years, reaching $21.8 billion in 2025. Originally favored by advanced decentralized finance (DeFi) users, tools like bridges, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and coin swappers have become central to hiding funds across blockchains. Elliptic highlighted that both North Korean hackers and small-time criminals are increasingly using multi-hop and structured chain-hopping methods to evade detection. Today, nearly one-third of blockchain investigations involve tracking funds across three or more networks. While the threat is growing, Elliptic noted that security firms are developing tools to monitor crosschain flows and fight back.

Bitcoin (BTC) layer-2 network Bitlayer has launched its BitVM Bridge on the mainnet, enabling BTC to be used in decentralized finance (DeFi) through a trust-minimized framework, CoinDesk reported. The bridge secures users’ BTC by locking it in a BitVM smart contract, which operates under the assumption that at least one honest participant will expose any fraudulent activity.

The crypto market has yet to enter an overheating phase, according to CryptoQuant on X, citing crypto analyst Crypto Dan. The UTXO Age Bands are now lower than they were in March and December of last year, suggesting that "the market still hasn’t reached an overheated state.” UTXO Age Bands is a set of all active supplies that were last moved within a specified age band. This indicator summarizes the behavior of long-term and short-term holders along with the price action.