BTC breaks through the $118500 mark

According to a report released by Galaxy Research on Thursday, enterprise cryptocurrency finance companies including Strategy, Metaplanet, and SharpLink have accumulated a total of $100 billion worth of digital assets. The report points out that Bitcoin finance companies hold the vast majority of shares, with over 791662 bitcoins on paper worth approximately $93 billion, accounting for 3.98% of the circulating supply. Ethereum Finance Company holds 1.3 million Ethereum tokens worth over $4 billion, accounting for 1.09% of the Ethereum supply. However, according to previous reports from The Block, the cumulative total value of ETH treasury reserves of 64 entities has exceeded $10 billion, including reserve assets of listed companies, cryptocurrency exchanges, DeFi protocols, non-profit organizations, and the federal government.

Foresight News reported that OFA Group (NASDAQ: OFAL), a comprehensive construction and technology company, announced that it will accept cryptocurrency payments for its construction services and AI driven construction tools. This plan is an extension of the company's previously announced $100 million Bitcoin funding strategy. Its payment system will support mainstream cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and stablecoins, and all transactions will be processed through institutional level security protocols. This service is mainly aimed at cryptocurrency asset holders, real estate developers, and technology enterprise clients.

According to a report by Golden Ten, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending July 26th was 218000, with an expected 224000 and a previous value of 217000.

According to BlockBeats, on July 31st, the annual core PCE price index for June in the United States was 2.8%, with an expected rate of 2.70%, and the previous value was revised from 2.70% to 2.8%. (Golden Ten)

According to BlockBeats, on July 31st, Empery Digital (formerly Volcon), a US listed company, increased its holdings of 303 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 3803 BTC.