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Stride's native token STRD trades 0.7% higher as the transition is expected to beef up the liquid staking protocol's security by several thousand percent.

PLUS: Last week's partial court victory for Ripple last week buoyed Coinbase's share price by clarifying a nettlesome regulatory issue. The company still needs to recapture trading volume but seems headed for better times, an analyst says.

Crypto index funds potentially adding XRP to their holdings could mean additional buying pressure for the token, one analyst said.
Today’s downside breach below the current low point of Bollinger Band bears watching for even weaker prices in the near future.
Thursday's rally to a new 13-month high of $31,800 has now more than been fully nullified.

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 18, 2023.

Reddit changed its Terms of Service recently where it now explicitly allows for trading Reddit's tokenized Community Points, one observer said while explaining the price rally.


The sale comes a day after ARK sold $50.5 million of the crypto exchange’s stock.

PLUS: A day in the life of Binance’s head of law enforcement training – petty crooks, fake subpoenas, and dodging politically sensitive requests.
- 22:27The probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in October is 85.5%.According to Jinse Finance, CME "FedWatch" shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged in October is 14.5%, while the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 85.5%. The probability of the Federal Reserve keeping rates unchanged in December is 4.3%, with a cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut at 35.4%, and a cumulative probability of a 50 basis point rate cut at 60.4%.
- 22:24Aster responds to XPL contract price anomaly and flash crash, assures user fund safety, and will compensate affected usersChainCatcher reported that the XPL perpetual contract price on the Aster platform briefly surged to $4 and is now quoted at $1.37. In response, Aster stated that they have noticed abnormal price fluctuations in this trading pair. User funds are safe, the team is conducting a comprehensive investigation, and compensation will be provided to affected users for their losses.
- 22:18U.S. financial regulators scrutinize abnormal trading patterns of crypto-related companiesAccording to Golden Ten Data, ChainCatcher reported that U.S. financial regulators have reviewed abnormal trading patterns in the stocks of companies that have announced adopting cryptocurrency purchases as their core business strategy. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority have contacted some of the more than 200 companies that announced such strategies this year.