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The memecoin sector has added almost $17 billion in token valuations since the start of July, surging to $72 billion as of Thursday, up 29% from its $55 billion market cap on June 30. CoinMarketCap data showed that July has seen bigger trading volumes for memecoins than the previous month, with the sector’s 24-hour trading volume peaking…

The market cap of Tether’s USDt, the world’s largest stablecoin, has surpassed $160 billion for the first time, a “new mind-blowing milestone,” according to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino. In a Thursday post on X, Ardoino called the achievement a testament to USDt’s growing role as the digital dollar for “billions of people living in emerging markets and…