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<p>The crypto market continued its strong performance on Friday, July 18, as total market capitalization jumped to $4 trillion for the first time ever.</p>
<p><span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px">Small-cap coins like Chainbase (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/chainbase/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">C</a>), Assemble AI (ASM), DegenCoin (DEGE), and Sologenic (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/sologenic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SOLO</a>) were the best performers, rising by over 50% in the last 24 hours.</span>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The main catalyst for their rally was the passing of the <a href="https://crypto.news/breaking-genius-act-passes-house-tim-scott-hails-stablecoin-bill-as-milestone/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">GENIUS Act</a> and two additional bills in the House of Representatives. This marked the first time both the House and the Senate voted in favor of crypto-related legislation.</p>
<p>These tokens also surged following reports that Donald Trump is considering allowing crypto investments in retirement plans, a move that could open the digital asset space to an industry managing trillions of dollars in assets.</p>
<p>Further supporting the bullish sentiment, Christopher Waller, a top Federal Reserve official who may succeed Jerome Powell, reiterated his view that the central bank should cut interest rates. He <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/waller-says-fed-should-cut-rates-now-with-labor-market-on-edge?srnd=homepage-americas" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a>:</p>
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 <p>“With inflation near target and the upside risks to inflation limited, we should not wait until the labor market deteriorates before we cut the policy rate.”</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="sologenic-price-jumps-as-xrp-hits-all-time-high">Sologenic price jumps as XRP hits all-time high</h2>
<p>Meanwhile, the Sologenic token jumped by double digits as most tokens in the XRP Ledger ecosystem surged after XRP reached an all-time high. SOLO’s rally pushed its total market capitalization above $203 million.</p>
<p>Sologenic leverages XRP Ledger technology to facilitate real-world asset tokenization. It also operates the Sologenic decentralized exchange and the SOLO wallet.</p>
<p>SOLO jumped as the <a href="https://crypto.news/xrp-hits-all-time-high-market-cap-crosses-210b-2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">XRP price</a> jumped to a record high, with its market capitalization jumping to over $200 billion. It is common for a tokens in an ecosystem to rise when its price is soaring.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="chainbase-jumps-after-binance-listing">Chainbase jumps after Binance listing</h2>
<p>Chainbase is a platform that provides a structured layer connecting all blockchains, agents, and applications on the Base Blockchain. It jumped over 230% in the past 24 hours, pushing its market capitalization above $72 million.</p>
<p>This rally followed a Binance listing, which came just days after its token-generation event. It is common for cryptocurrencies to spike following listings on major exchanges.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="assemble-ai-jumps-as-ai-growth-continues">Assemble AI jumps as AI growth continues</h2>
<p>Assemble AI token rallied, bringing its market cap above $55 million. There was no direct news tied to the gain, but the move may reflect increased investor interest in AI-related assets.</p>
<p>Most AI-focused assets in both the stock and crypto markets advanced this week after Trump allowed chipmakers to sell products to China, propelling <a href="https://crypto.news/dow-jones-drops-300-points-on-cpi-data-nvidia-stock-lifts-nasdaq-on-china-news/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">NVIDIA’s market cap above $4 trillion</a>.</p>
<p>Similarly, there was no specific catalyst behind DegenCoin’s rally. The move could be related to the recovery of Solana-based meme coins or speculative activity by insiders.</p>
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