BTC and XRP Hit Fresh Milestones as Altcoins Take Off: Your Weekly Crypto Recap
2025-07-18 14:56:20
Main Idea
Bitcoin reached new all-time highs above $123,000, while altcoins also saw significant gains, and key developments in the crypto space included legislative progress, ETF inflows, and discussions on quantum-resistant upgrades.
Key Points
1. Bitcoin broke its consolidation phase, reaching a new all-time high of nearly $123,000 before correcting slightly to around $118,000.
2. Altcoins like ETH, DOGE, XLM, LINK, HBAR, and AVAX posted double-digit weekly gains, with XRP surpassing $200 billion in market cap.
3. Bitcoin's realized cap surpassed $1 trillion for the first time, driven by a 25% surge in 2025.
4. BlackRock's ETH ETF saw $546 million in inflows, contributing to a total of $2.1 billion over 10 days.
5. Developers warned that 25% of Bitcoin could be at risk without a quantum-resistant upgrade, urging action.
Description
It was a big week in the cryptocurrency world, with the US voting on a few legislations and fresh all-time highs for bitcoin and a some larger-cap altcoins. But first, let’s take you back to the previous one, which was critical in its own right. After all, BTC managed to break out of its consolidation phase last Wednesday and marked a new all-time high of almost $119,000 about this time last Friday. The weekend was calmer, but the largest cryptocurrency went on the offensive once again on Monday...
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