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Time of India
14 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
5 Top crypto tokens on every smart trader's watchlist as July begins
Smart traders are fine-tuning their portfolios and watching for breakout opportunities. Alongside powerful blockchain names like Stellar (XLM), Sei (SEI), Jupiter (JUP), and Sui (SUI), LILPEPE is proving it deserves to be more than just noticed—it deserves to be prioritized. Here's a look at the top five crypto tokens on every savvy trader's radar this July and what sets each one apart, starting with the most explosive contender of them all. Little Pepe (LILPEPE): The Viral Underdog Ready to Explode Forget what you know about meme coins. LILPEPE isn't just another frog-themed token—it's a movement, a meme revolution wrapped in advanced tokenomics and bolstered by a razor-sharp community. Priced at only $0.0012 in its third presale phase, LILPEPE has already raised over $980,000, quickly selling out its earlier rounds due to surging demand. Little Pepe is launching with bot-resistant architecture, meaning sniper bots—common nuisances during token launches—won't be able to manipulate price floors. This creates a level playing field for both early investors and long-term holders. The meme coin's roadmap doesn't just promise memes and vibes; it's backed by seasoned anonymous crypto experts, many of whom played key roles in scaling some of today's most popular meme coins. Combine that with its playful branding ("just green candles, legendary vibes, and glorious decentralization") and you have a token with explosive viral potential and real staying power. For traders seeking the next 20x to 50x meme coin, LILPEPE is more than a contender—it's the frontrunner. As its community explodes and more crypto influencers begin to take notice, the token is poised to dominate July's headlines and possibly the charts as well. Stellar (XLM): Fast, Affordable Cross-Border Transfers Currently trading around $0.24 with a daily volume of $141.93 million, Stellar continues to deliver on its promise of fast, low-cost transactions. Stellar is not just a legacy project. It's a practical blockchain infrastructure that continues to see strong adoption among fintechs and cross-border platforms. Traders value its real-world use case, making it a dependable long-term hold. Sei (SEI): High-Performance and Institutional Backing Riding high at $0.28 after a 65% gain over the past week, Sei has become a market darling, especially after being selected for Wyoming's stablecoin pilot and earning a perfect 30/30 blockchain score—a feat not even Ethereum has matched. With a market cap of $1.57 billion and $550 million in TVL, Sei's focus on high-performance trading and interoperability is earning it serious credibility. Its combination of speed, scalability, and institutional alignment makes it one of the top picks for those seeking a layer-1 blockchain that isn't just competing—it's leading. Jupiter (JUP): Solana's Rising Star Jupiter is one of Solana's most critical DeFi protocols, and it's gaining momentum fast. Currently priced at $0.65, JUP has surged by over 19.91% in the last week alone, backed by a trading volume of nearly $196.58 million. As the backbone for Solana-based liquidity aggregation, Jupiter is positioned to grow alongside the entire Solana ecosystem. JUP's rise isn't speculative; it's functional. Traders appreciate the real utility, and its growth curve suggests it remains undervalued relative to its future potential. Sui (SUI): Speed, Scalability, and Innovation Trading at approximately $2.74, SUI is a technological marvel built on the Move programming language and boasting an object-centric data model. Though it dipped slightly by -0.02% in the past day, SUI has delivered a massive 215% gain year-over-year, proving that its growth is anything but a fluke. SUI's real appeal lies in its ability to handle complex transactions in under three seconds, which is ideal for applications in gaming, digital commerce, and DeFi. It is no longer just a promising newcomer—it's an essential infrastructure layer for the next generation of decentralized applications. Final Thoughts: Little Pepe Is the One to Watch Closely While all five tokens on this list offer unique value, Little Pepe (LILPEPE) brings something rare to the table: a perfect storm of timing, technology, team, and trend. As meme coins continue to shake up the market, LILPEPE's presale momentum, anti-bot protection, viral potential, and seasoned development make it the most exciting prospect as July begins. Smart traders know the real gains come from getting in before the breakout. With LILPEPE poised for a major debut and projected to reach far beyond its humble beginnings, now is the golden entry point. For more information about Little Pepe (LILPEPE) visit the links below: Website: Whitepaper: Telegram: Twitter/X:

News.com.au
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Josh Giddey on fame, the NBA, life off the court and why ‘everything you do is magnified'
Josh Giddey has addressed his future in the NBA, as speculation grows he is about to sign a new multimillion-dollar mega deal with the Chicago Bulls. Speaking to Stellar prior to a reported offer, the 22-year-old indicated he wanted to stay with the Bulls after a breakout season. 'I'd love to stay in Chicago. I would love for it to work out that way,' Giddey told Stellar. 'But, it's a business and I understand how the NBA works. It will happen hopefully soon. 'It's hard to say because a lot of it is not on me – a lot of it is between my agent and the Bulls front office.' The Australian guard was reported to have been offered a 'qualifying' $A45.4 million per year ($US30 million) multi-year deal by the team late last week, as he enters restricted free agency, sources told ESPN. As he threw an NFL football around a backyard in Beverly Hills, Melbourne-born Giddey mused to about the reality of being a restricted free agent. 'If you're 'unrestricted', you can pick where you want to go. 'Restricted' kind of ties you to that team unless they don't match an offer that another team gives you,' Giddey explained to Stellar. It came as Giddey reflected on his career with the Chicago Bulls – after being traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder last year – and the real price of fame. 'I would love to be unknown sometimes,' Giddey told Stellar. 'I am not complaining; there are definitely good things to come with it. 'But everything you do is magnified and you always have a spotlight on you following you around. 'I guess it comes with being an NBA player – there are definitely times where I'd like to be a regular guy and blend in. 'There are days where I'd love to be able to walk around with my friends and nobody know who I was – and do normal things that I used to do when I was just a kid.' During Stellar's interview, Giddey was in off-season mode, 'sitting in the backyard, with my trainer, laying in the sun, throwing the football around'. He continued: 'As soon as you go out into the public eye, things become a little different'. 'It becomes a little harder to do normal things. I'm not going to sit here and complain. 'But at times, you just wish nobody knew who you were and you could operate a normal life, like everybody else.' Part of embracing that 'real life' outside of his huge NBA fame is Giddey's close friendship with childhood BFF and fellow Melbourne-born NBA star, Dyson Daniels. The pair are set to unveil their joint venture, CourtSide – a state-of-the-art basketball facility in Melbourne designed for children playing at a grassroots level to professional athletes. Daniels and Giddey – who are both 22 – have been friends for more than a decade; they met while playing junior basketball. In their recent joint shoot with Stellar, the pair shared playful banter on set, with Giddey called Daniels his 'little brother'. Of their friendship, Daniels – who was named the NBA's Most Improved Player last season for his elite defence – said: 'We kind of went through every phase of life together. We've grown up together.'

Courier-Mail
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
Josh Giddey discusses NBA future and Chicago Bulls deal rumours
Don't miss out on the headlines from American Sports. Followed categories will be added to My News. Josh Giddey has addressed his future in the NBA, as speculation grows he is about to sign a new multimillion-dollar mega deal with the Chicago Bulls. Speaking to Stellar prior to a reported offer, the 22-year-old indicated he wanted to stay with the Bulls after a breakout season. 'I'd love to stay in Chicago. I would love for it to work out that way,' Giddey told Stellar. 'But, it's a business and I understand how the NBA works. It will happen hopefully soon. 'It's hard to say because a lot of it is not on me – a lot of it is between my agent and the Bulls front office.' The Australian guard was reported to have been offered a 'qualifying' $A45.4 million per year ($US30 million) multi-year deal by the team late last week, as he enters restricted free agency, sources told ESPN. Josh Giddey's future is looking bright as he eyes a new deal with the Chicago Bulls. Picture: Getty Images As he threw an NFL football around a backyard in Beverly Hills, Melbourne-born Giddey mused to about the reality of being a restricted free agent. 'If you're 'unrestricted', you can pick where you want to go. 'Restricted' kind of ties you to that team unless they don't match an offer that another team gives you,' Giddey explained to Stellar. It came as Giddey reflected on his career with the Chicago Bulls – after being traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder last year – and the real price of fame. 'I would love to be unknown sometimes,' Giddey told Stellar. 'I am not complaining; there are definitely good things to come with it. 'But everything you do is magnified and you always have a spotlight on you following you around. 'I guess it comes with being an NBA player – there are definitely times where I'd like to be a regular guy and blend in. 'There are days where I'd love to be able to walk around with my friends and nobody know who I was – and do normal things that I used to do when I was just a kid.' Courting attention! Josh Giddey in action for the Chicago Bulls. Picture: Getty Images Josh Giddey pictured with his teammates after hitting a game-winning three pointer against the Los Angeles Lakers. Picture: Getty Images Picture: Getty Images During Stellar's interview, Giddey was in off-season mode, 'sitting in the backyard, with my trainer, laying in the sun, throwing the football around'. He continued: 'As soon as you go out into the public eye, things become a little different'. 'It becomes a little harder to do normal things. I'm not going to sit here and complain. 'But at times, you just wish nobody knew who you were and you could operate a normal life, like everybody else.' Part of embracing that 'real life' outside of his huge NBA fame is Giddey's close friendship with childhood BFF and fellow Melbourne-born NBA star, Dyson Daniels. 'We've grown up together!' Dyson Daniels and Josh Giddey spoke to Stellar exclusively about life in the NBA. Picture: Sam Bisso for Stellar The pair are set to unveil their joint venture, CourtSide – a state-of-the-art basketball facility in Melbourne designed for children playing at a grassroots level to professional athletes. Daniels and Giddey – who are both 22 – have been friends for more than a decade; they met while playing junior basketball. In their recent joint shoot with Stellar, the pair shared playful banter on set, with Giddey called Daniels his 'little brother'. Of their friendship, Daniels – who was named the NBA's Most Improved Player last season for his elite defence – said: 'We kind of went through every phase of life together. We've grown up together.' For more from Stellar, click here. Originally published as Josh Giddey on fame, the NBA, life off the court and why 'everything you do is magnified'

Herald Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Herald Sun
TV journalist Denham Hitchcock on new show 10 NEWS+ which is replacing The Project
Don't miss out on the headlines from Entertainment. Followed categories will be added to My News. Television journalist Denham Hitchcock believes the daily news and deeper investigations of prime-time news show10 NEWS+ will cut through and reach wider audiences than other programs, like the recently-cancelled The Project. The Project aired its last episode on Friday and will be replaced by 10 NEWS+ from Monday, which will be the first commercial free-to air news program to also be available as a video podcast via global streaming service Spotify. 'That's the great unknown,' Hitchcock told Stellar in a new interview. 'The journos, the network [are] fully behind it. No-one is half-hearted about this show. And the platforms it will be on is also revolutionary in a way.' The 48-year-old will co-anchor the show with his former Seven Network colleague Amelia Brace. Both Hitchcock and Brace were poached from Seven by Network 10. The father of two is looking forward to being 'let out of the gate' on stories and revealed he had one up his sleeve for months. 'It's an absolute blockbuster,' he teased. 'It's a story 60 Minutes, Four Corners and Spotlight would kill for.' While he is excited to get started, his dad Kevin, a former Network 10 news anchor himself, is possibly more excited. '[Though] God forbid I get any of my grammar wrong,' Hitchcock said. ''Cause he's the first one on the phone.' Growing up watching his father work on news investigations like the Lindy Chamberlain trial, Hitchcock was destined to follow in his footsteps. 'Dad would sometimes get me to write news stories and he would sub them at the dinner table for fun,' he told Stellar. 'One day he got extremely upset because I finished a story with 'time will tell'. He hates the cliché. I always knew I wanted to be a journalist, even at a very young age.' Starting off his career straight out of high school in 1995, Hitchcock answered phones and filled the biscuit barrel for Today Tonight on Seven. His work as a reporter took him all over the world, and he went on to work as a foreign correspondent at the Nine Network before returning to Seven to launch current affairs program Spotlight. 'To truly try and make a difference and enrich the lives of the people you come across is what I'm most proud of,' Hitchcock said of his 30 years on the road. 'I've managed to do that in a lot of cases, and that gives me the most amount of hope. There's still beauty amongst the rubble and devastation. You just have to look for it.' Originally published as Inside the 'revolutionary' show replacing The Project
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Business Standard
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
KK Modi Group stock surges 10% today, zooms 118% in 5 months. Do you own?
Shares of Godfrey Philips India hit a new high of ₹9,452.70, surging 10 per cent on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade amid heavy volumes on the expectation of healthy earnings. The stock price of KK Modi Group Company has surpassed its previous high of ₹9,256.55 touched on May 15, 2025. The market price of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company is trading higher for the fourth straight day, rallying 18 per cent during the period. In the past five months, Godfrey Philips India has seen its market price zoom 118 per cent from a level of ₹4,333.65 on January 27, 2025. Further, in the past three months, it skyrocketed 800 per cent from ₹1,050 on the BSE. What's driving Godfrey Philips India shares' rally? Godfrey Philips India has continued its growth momentum from the financial year 2024 25 (FY24-25). The company has recorded consolidated gross sales value of ₹14,480 crore and net profit of ₹1,153 crore (from continuing operations) in FY25, representing an increase of 24 per cent as compared to the corresponding period in the last year. Godfrey Phillips has delivered robust cigarette domestic volume growth in FY25. The company's topline is supported by unmanufactured tobacco export of ₹2,010 crore in FY25, which continues to show an upward trend. The management in the FY25 investor presentation said the company plans to enter new markets with new offerings that are underway, and continues to focus on improving productivity and profitability. Godfrey Phillips has strengthened its partnership with Philip Morris International in the manufacture and distribution of the Marlboro brand cigarettes in India. The company's portfolio comprises established cigarette brands such as Four Square, Red & White, Stellar, and Cavenders; the company also manufactures and distributes the Marlboro brand of cigarettes, which enjoys strong customer loyalty and has been a significant revenue driver. Cigarette volume growth momentum is expected to sustain with the government not increasing taxes on cigarettes, according to analysts. Godfrey Phillips' operations are concentrated in northern and western India, which contribute to more than 90 per cent of its cigarette sales. Further, the company is a distant second in the Indian tobacco industry, accounting for around 14 per cent of volume share and faces intense competition from the dominant player -- ITC Ltd, Crisil Ratings said. Sector outlook The domestic cigarettes industry in the past was affected by a sustained rise in taxes and regulatory regime, along with a sharp hike in illegal trade in the past few years, especially at the premium end, which continues to pose significant challenges to the legal cigarettes industry. However, in recent times, the government has undertaken stringent actions to curb illicit cigarette sales. This, along with lower price hikes in the cigarette portfolio, will help cigarette companies post better volume growth, according to Mirae Asset Sharekhan. About Godfrey Phillips Godfrey Phillips is an associate of the KK Modi group of companies and Philip Morris Global Brands Inc. (Philip Morris; a subsidiary of Altria Group Inc). The KK Modi group owns 47.48 per cent equity shares of the company, and Philip Morris owns 25.1 per cent. GPIL primarily manufactures cigarettes. It has diversified into segments such as confectionery and retail. It has retail stores, named 24SEVEN (TFS), in the National Capital Region, Hyderabad and Chandigarh from which it has announced to exit in May 2024.