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The Dypto Times - July NFT Sales Cross Half a Billion Dollars
The Fed holds rates steady, Visa is expanding its stablecoin platform, and NFT sales were over half a billion dollars in July
Matthew Ruley
August 06, 2025
We spend a lot of time (like…a lot) researching the market. TradFi. DeFi. NFTs. We watch as much as we can. The last couple of months have been a rollercoaster of positive news. That continued this week. We only have one word for what we’re seeing.
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We’ve got a lot to cover this week. Let’s get after it.
From the Dypto Crypto Newsroom
No News Is Good News: Fed Holds Rates Steady
TLDR
Rates are staying unchanged.
The Fed is keeping an eye on tariffs and how they impact the economy.
Wall Street reacted negatively, with stocks and crypto seeing a downward trend.
The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates right where they are at this week’s meeting. We aren’t surprised, given the numbers.
Interest rates and your crypto bags.
Fed decisions have a huge impact on digital assets. Higher interest rates generally make riskier investments like crypto less attractive because you can get decent returns from safer options like Treasury bonds.
If the Fed does start cutting rates in the coming months, it could potentially be bullish for crypto and other risk assets. Lower rates mean cheaper money flowing through the system, and some of that tends to find its way into alternative investments.
Visa Is Going Full-Throttle on Stablecoins
TLDR
Visa is diving into the stablecoin market in a big way.
They were only supporting USDC on Ethereum and Solana.
They’ve added Stellar and Avalanche chains and USDG, PayPal’s PYUSD, and EURC.
Remember when crypto was just that weird internet money thingy your tech-savvy friend wouldn’t stop talking about? Welcome to 2025, where it’s the talk of the town, Wall Street, and credit card giants. Visa, the company that likely handles your coffee purchases and online shopping, has announced major expansions to its stablecoin settlement platform.
It’s not a test. It’s not a theory. It’s an actual thing. Visa is building what they call a “multi-coin and multi-chain foundation” that could fundamentally change how money moves around the world.
Stablecoins are the catalyst for mainstream crypto adoption.
Kevin O’Leary made it clear to the world. But Dypto Crypto, and many long-time crypto users, knew it before he said it. Stablecoins are the future of money. Visa has been testing and piloting stablecoin settlements for years, and now they’re scaling up based on real-world results.
For crypto newcomers, this development offers several benefits:
Reduced Friction: Complex crypto transactions become simpler when they’re integrated into existing payment systems you already use.
Better Infrastructure: More robust systems mean fewer technical hiccups and more reliable service.
Educational Opportunities: As major companies adopt crypto, they often create educational resources to help users understand the technology.
Christmas in July: NFTs Run Hot With Sales of $574 million
TLDR
NFT market sales had their second-best month of the year in July, bringing in more than $574 million.
Ethereum was the top chain for sales, with Pudgy Penguins and CryptoPunks as the top collections of the month.
The total market cap of the NFT market is currently over % $7 billion, but was nearly $8 billion before the ETH price started to fall.
With so much regulatory news, good things happening for the industry, and DeFi popping off and closing in on all-time highs, no one has really been talking about the NFT market. But that changed with last month’s numbers. July turned out to be a scorching month for the NFT market, and we’re not just talking about the summer weather.
Non-fungible token sales exploded to more than $574 million according to the website CryptoSlam, marking the second-highest monthly volume of the year.
Why the NFT market is so interesting to watch.
July’s NFT surge offers several important takeaways. First, it demonstrates that digital assets can experience growth even after periods of decline. The NFT market’s recovery from its previous lows shows the value in understanding market cycles rather than making decisions based on short-term price movements.
Second, the fact that buyers are moving toward higher-value purchases suggests that successful NFT investing requires research and strategy, not just throwing money at the cheapest available options. The most successful participants are those who understand what they’re buying and why certain collections hold value.
The overall NFT market capitalization now sits at over $7.1 billion, with ETH’s drop in price contributing to the short-term decline. However, at one point, before the most recent tariff news, it was sitting right at $8 billion. Crypto and NFTs are not the same. It’s a much different, unique financial market, and we think there’s a lot to learn from watching it, even if you don’t care about JPEGs.
Question of the Week
From a DM - “It’s really hard to keep up with everything you guys are doing. If I wanted to pick one single platform to follow Dypto Crypto, what would it be?”
Meme of the Week
Deep Dive - White House Drops Long-Awaited Crypto Report
On July 30, 2025, the White House finally released its highly anticipated digital asset report (this thing is almost 200 pages long, by the way), and it’s packed with recommendations that could completely transform how Americans interact with cryptocurrency. President Trump promised to make America the “crypto capital of the world“, and this report is his administration’s roadmap to get there. Here are some of the highlights.
One of the biggest headaches for crypto newcomers has been navigating confusing regulations. The report tackles this head-on by recommending that Congress give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) authority to oversee spot markets for digital assets that aren’t securities.
The report recommends ending what they call “Operation Choke Point 2.0” — a topic we’ve discussed at length. In short, these regulatory efforts made it harder for crypto companies to obtain basic banking services. When crypto companies can’t access normal banking services, they have to use workarounds that often make everything more expensive and complicated for users.
The most practical recommendations involve stablecoins —- cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a stable value by being backed by traditional currencies like the US dollar (in this case).
There’s much more in the report. So we recommend…
Question of the Week Answer
Circle.so. It’s kind of like the next generation of Facebook. The Dypto Team can post topics, DM users, and discussions, as well as courses and more. We researched comprehensive platforms for months before settling on this pick. We believe it’s the best out there right now. All of our news stories and this very newsletter are posted there. So if you had to choose one, that’s it. But if you don’t want to live in a world without Peter’s amazing videos, then go with YouTube or TikTok.
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