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The article says Monero’s FCMP++ upgrade, expected in August, will increase transaction anonymity by changing ring signatures to use over 100 million decoys, citing CoinMarketCap and Changelly. It also notes BitMEX removed XMR on July 30. It claims Pepeto’s presale has raised $10.5M ahead of an expected Binance listing, with an entry price of $0.0000001886 and 167% APY.

Understanding Monero's Recent Price Surge Over the past day, Monero (XMR) has risen about 3.3%, outperforming both the total crypto market (~1.9%) and the privacy coin category (~2.1%). This move aligns with a post-FOMC relief bounce and a modest rotation into privacy coins, driven by renewed regulatory debate over mixers and privacy tools, as well as macro uncertainty.

The article says BlockDAG (BDAG) will enable claims for Batches 1–6 and official staking in 48 hours, with a limited-time price of $0.00000019. It also discusses World Liberty Financial’s token technical levels, citing support at $0.053–$0.054 and resistance at $0.062–$0.0635. For Monero, it cites market cap near $6.6B and ongoing privacy features.

Bitcoin rose about 0.75% to around $64,300 after a volatile two days, while markets awaited a Federal Reserve rate decision that could be the first increase in three years. The CoinDesk 20 Index was slightly higher. Jupiter (JUP) gained 5.79%, while FET fell 4.60%. Derivatives data showed steady positioning and BTC put demand.

The article says crypto markets were mixed during the week, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) largely steady while other coins split between gainers and decliners. It cites total market cap near $2.25T and BTC dominance around 58.6%. It reports spot Bitcoin ETF net inflows of $534.1M (July 14-24) and spot Ether ETF net inflows of $224.7M, plus BTC ETF outflows of $465.2M on July 23-24. It highlights Monero (XMR) up about 8.2% vs Zcash (ZEC) down about 13.5% over seven days.

Bitcoin is trading around $62,600, down 1.1% in 24 hours, with liquidations falling to $345M from over $532M, per CoinGlass. A second day of positive US spot ETF flows brought over $265M via ETFs, including BlackRock’s IBIT. Coinbase Bitcoin Premium stayed negative for 50 days at -0.0742%, while EU lawmakers discuss tighter post-MiCA rules.

On July 1, 2026, OFAC added 134 ISIS-Khorasan wallet addresses to its sanctions blacklist, including 131 TRON addresses and three Monero addresses, according to OFAC. Tether said it froze USDT balances on the 131 TRON addresses within hours. Chainalysis reported the TRON wallets received $1.4M and sent $880K since 2023; Monero addresses were not freezeable due to Monero’s privacy design.

Tether froze USDT in 131 TRON wallets linked to ISIS-K after the U.S. Treasury’s OFAC added the addresses to its sanctions list. Chainalysis said the wallets moved over $880,000 and received more than $1.4 million in crypto since 2023. OFAC also added three Monero wallet IDs. Regulated entities must freeze any assets held.

Bitcoin fell 2.5% to about $62,300 and ether dropped more than 4% to around $1,650 as a Nasdaq tech selloff spilled into crypto, according to market data cited in the article. Altcoins were hit harder, with $717 million in liquidations. Derivatives indicators showed bearish control across most top coins, while options positioning favored downside protection.

According to APA-Economics, major cryptocurrencies rose over the past 24 hours as total market capitalization increased 1.26% to $2.18 trillion. Bitcoin gained 1.29% to $63,454 and Ethereum rose 1.55% to $1,723. Among top 10, BNB (+2.10%), BCH (+2.90%) and CMC20 (+1.84%) increased; Zcash rose 4.61% while Monero fell 3.51%. CoinMarketCap’s Fear & Greed index stayed at 21. Analysts cited renewed risk-asset demand, softer US rate expectations, and renewed buying after prior declines.