Crypto Market Shatters $4 Trillion, Bitcoin and Altcoins Surge to New Heights!

Hang onto your hats, folks! The crypto market just blasted past the $4 trillion mark on July 18, 2025, smashing records and sending shockwaves through the financial world. We're in the middle of a market-wide rally that's pushing assets to the moon!

Leading the charge are the big dogs, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Bitcoin is holding steady near $119,000 as we speak, still ruling the roost with a whopping 60% of the market cap at $2.4 trillion. Sure, its gains have been modest over the last day, but over the past week? It's been a beast, breaking above $123,000 and setting new all-time highs!

Ethereum's not far behind, with a jaw-dropping 9% jump in the last 24 hours, reclaiming $3,600 for the first time in seven months. This beast is up 41% this month alone, thanks to a flood of over $1.7 billion in ETF inflows this week. The market's on fire!

But hold on, because the real action is happening with the altcoins!

XRP

Ripple's XRP (XRP) is today's heavyweight champion, soaring to a new all-time high of $3.66 after a 10% surge in just 24 hours. This bad boy's been on a tear, climbing 33% over the past week and 60% in the last day. Talk about a comeback!

XRP's now sitting pretty, well above its 2018 record of $3.40 by about 7.6%. Its market cap just crossed the $200 billion mark, and it's not slowing down, fueled by a 13% spike in open interest. But it's not just the market rally driving this; whispers of major partnership deals and buzz about ETF proposals are sending XRP into the stratosphere.

Uniswap

But wait, Uniswap (UNI) is stealing the show with a mind-blowing 17% gain, trading at $10.71 as we speak. It's smashed through its $9 resistance like a hot knife through butter, thanks to a 64% jump in trading volume. This DeFi darling's up 45% over the month, and whales are gobbling up UNI left and right, with holdings up 67% in the last month alone. Open interest is soaring, up 22.5%!

Uniswap's rally is riding the wave of Ethereum's resurgence, reigniting confidence and pulling liquidity back into the DeFi ecosystem. While it's still a ways off from its all-time high of $44, the optimism is through the roof. This rally's setting the stage for even bigger gains!

Dogecoin

And let's not forget the memecoin king, Dogecoin, which has shot up 10% and is now trading at $0.23 after breaking the $0.20 barrier. The rally's been turbocharged by a 64% surge in trading volume, hitting $5.7 billion in just a day!

The big players are all in, with over 1 billion DOGE scooped up by whales in recent weeks. Open interest has jumped 25% in the last 24 hours, reclaiming levels not seen since early February. Social sentiment's heating up too, with 70% of Binance derivatives traders betting big on DOGE. The memecoin's breaking out of its slump and forming a positive trend line that could send it to new heights.

DOGE's at $0.23 right now, and the market's got its eyes on $0.30 if this volume keeps up. Buckle up, because the crypto world's on a wild ride, and it's only getting started!