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Crypto News Roundup for July 27, 2020

With BTC breaking out, ETH exploding and gold at all-time highs, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another crypto news roundup.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 9:36 a.m. Published Jul 27, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Markets Daily Front Page Adam Lyllah

With BTC breaking out, ETH exploding and gold at all-time highs, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another crypto news roundup.

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Today's Crypto News:

First Mover: Bitcoin at Last Passes $10K, but Why Has It Struggled While Gold Shone?

It's a tricky thing to explain why bitcoin has been underperforming as central bank money printing helps drive gold to a new record.

Ether Leaves Bitcoin Behind With 2020 Gain of Over 100%

Ethereum's popularity with DeFi projects has likely led to a triple-digit year-to-date price rise for ether. Bitcoin lags well behind with a 34% gain.

Crypto Long & Short: Where Fintech Ends and Crypto Begins

Parts of fintech may be embracing crypto, but Noelle Acheson argues that doesn’t mean crypto is fintech – it’s more than that.

MakerDAO Passes $1 Billion Milestone in DeFi First

The total value of ether locked in DeFi's oldest project has surpassed $1 billion for the first time.

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Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

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What to know:

  • As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
  • GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
  • Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.

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Asia Morning Briefing: Fed Cut Brings Little Volatility as Bitcoin Waits for Japan

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CryptoQuant data shows seller exhaustion as whales pull back from exchanges, while traders prepare for a closely watched BOJ meeting that could influence global liquidity.

What to know:

  • Bitcoin remains stable above $91,000 as the Federal Reserve cuts rates by 25 basis points.
  • Market attention shifts to Japan, where a rate hike is expected at the upcoming Bank of Japan meeting.
  • Gold prices rise following the Fed's rate cut, while silver hits a record due to strong demand and tight supply.