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US-based stablecoin giant Tether Holdings and South American agribusiness Adecoagro have teamed up to mine Bitcoin using excess clean power.

According to a release, Adecoagro will set aside part of its 230 MW renewable energy capacity for crypto mining. This move aims to give the firm a more steady outlet for surplus electricity and offer Tether a fresh, green mining site.

Energy And Bitcoin Join Forces

According to Adecoagro CEO Mariano Bosch, the company wants to stabilize a slice of its power sales by swapping spot‑market swings for a fixed demand channel.

The idea is simple. When wind or solar output tops what the grid can use, instead of cutting back, the extra juice will fire up Bitcoin rigs. That should help Adecoagro lock in prices and turn idle electrons into potential upside if Bitcoin climbs.

Tether and Adecoagro join forces for green mining in Brazil@Tether_to and Adecoagro, a South American agro-industrial company, have signed a preliminary agreement to explore Bitcoin mining powered by renewable energy. The project aims to integrate mining with sustainable… pic.twitter.com/OjSqD8LXOZ

— Atlas21 (@Atlas21_news) July 3, 2025

Tether Mining OS Goes Open

Based on reports, Tether isn’t just writing checks. The company will install and manage the mining hardware with its own site‑management software, Tether Mining OS.

Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s CEO, said the system will be open‑sourced soon. Mining farms from Europe to Asia could download the code, tweak it, and run cleaner operations. That push for transparency is a way to show critics that crypto mining can fit into a low‑carbon world.

Governance And Oversight

Since Juan Sartori sits both as Tether’s Head of Business Initiatives and Adecoagro’s board chair, an independent committee had to sign off on the deal.

Reports have disclosed that the group reviewed the terms to make sure neither side got an unfair edge. That extra check helps guard against conflicts in related‑party transactions and keeps investors on board.

For Adecoagro, the math is straightforward. Every megawatt not sold cheaply during midday solar peaks could instead crank out Bitcoin rewards.

Right now, the company could direct dozens of megawatts toward mining, and still feed enough power back to farms and towns. If Bitcoin holds above key levels, those mining profits may outpace selling on the spot market.

Tether sees more than energy value. The firm has been growing its footprint of sustainable mines in North America and Europe already. This partnership adds South America to the list.

Paolo Ardoino said it also serves as a blueprint: tap cheap green energy, run it through smart software, and share the results with the industry.

Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView

Fifteen years after he first committed code to Bitcoin Core, Jeff Garzik still thinks the protocol will “outlast everything,” yet he no longer believes its flagship scaling project can keep pace with user demand. During a conversation with Bitcoin historian Pete Rizzo, the Hemi founder dismissed the Lightning Network as a “red herring” and laid out a roadmap in which programmable Layer-2s, not payment channels, bring the next billion users to BTC.

Bitcoin Lightning Is A Dead End

“Lightning is a failure. Very few people are using it, and it kept BTC locked on a bad sidetrack,” Garzik said, adding that the network “was a way to pump Lightning instead of alternate working solutions like layer-twos.” He pointed to hard numbers: “Look at the outcome. We have roughly 5,000 BTC on Lightning after seven years. Wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum alone is 25 × that. Capital has already voted.”

Garzik blames Lightning’s limited traction on what he calls Bitcoin’s “vetocracy”—a governance culture in which any one faction can veto consensus changes. That culture, he argues, has “o-ified” the base layer since the 2017 block-size stalemate: “Bitcoin development basically stopped after 2017. OP_CAT, covenants—perfectly safe opcodes—have been studied to death, but the politics won’t let them in. So builders left. They went where they could ship.”

According to the former Core maintainer, the flight is measurable. Public Lightning capacity hovers near 5,300 BTC, or roughly $500 million, while Wrapped BTC and related bridged tokens now exceed 130,000 BTC—over $14 billion in raw collateral. Node counts tell the same story: about 16,000 publicly visible Lightning nodes versus more than 600,000 addresses holding Wrapped BTC.

Garzik’s critique is philosophical as well as technical. He repeated a line that startled the live audience: “Bitcoin is a social network first and a monetary network second. Its value comes from people coordinating around it, not from any single line of code. But that same social layer can veto innovation, and that’s how we got stuck.”

Because the social consensus resists base-layer change, Garzik sees the future in sidechains like his own project, Hemi. The platform embeds a fully validating BTC node inside an Ethereum-compatible roll-up, secured by proof-of-proof mining and BitVM fraud proofs. Smart contracts can “read and act on Bitcoin Layer-1 without custodial bridges,” he said, calling the design “EVM trial-by-fire grafted onto Bitcoin super-finality.”

“All the things built in the past fifteen years—stablecoins, DeFi, identity—are coming to Bitcoin. The only question is whether Lightning zealots will stand in the way.”

Lightning proponents note that capacity figures exclude private channels and that routing revenues are beginning to attract professional operators. Yet even bullish research from Fidelity Digital Assets concedes that public capacity has plateaued between 4,400 BTC and 5,600 BTC since 2022, growing far more in dollar terms than in coins.

Garzik argues that stagnation is structural: “Lightning is great if you want to move a coffee-cup’s worth of Bitcoin at light speed. It’s useless if you want autonomous lending, derivatives, or billion-dollar settlement. For that you need programmable trust, and Lightning doesn’t have it.”

But Bitcoin Will Outlive Everything

Despite the criticism, Garzik underlined that BTC’s monetary role is secure. “Bitcoin will live alongside gold. It’s the trunk; everything else is the foliage,” he said. The inevitability thesis rests on network effects, regulatory clarity, and deep-pocketed holders such as sovereign wealth funds: “Every incentive in the system points back to Bitcoin. That won’t change.”

But inevitability, he warned, is not growth: “Bitcoin isn’t going away, but it isn’t upgrading either. If we want self-sovereignty for eight billion people, we have to extend programmability without compromising the asset the world already trusts. That means Layer-2s—and that means leaving Lightning in the rear-view mirror.”

Whether the broader ecosystem agrees may hinge on tangible metrics in the coming year: capital allocated to Lightning versus emerging BitVM roll-ups, node counts versus wrapped-BTC supply, and, ultimately, the fees users are willing to pay for each path. For now, Garzik’s message is blunt: Bitcoin’s future is assured, but Lightning is not.

At press time, BTC traded at $108,838.

V stredu 2.7.2025 došlo k spusteniu úplne prvého Solana ETF. Fond s názvom REX-Osprey SOL + Staking ETF od spoločnosti REX Shares sa začal obchodovať na americkej burze CBOE. Vďaka tomuto produktu môžu investori profitovať z rastu ceny SOL a zároveň získať pasívny príjem za staking.

Nejde tak len o historicky prvé Solana ETF schválené v USA, ale aj o prvé americké ETF s funkciou staking. Pozrite sa, ako prvý deň obchodovania hodnotia analytici a ako na spustenie ETF zareagovali najväčšie coiny v ekosytéme Solana.

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Prvý deň obchodovania Solana ETF dopadol úspešne

Podľa Jamesa Seyffarta, analytika spoločnosti Bloomberg, zaznamenal nový Solana ETF fond na staking už počas prvých 20 minút objem obchodov vo výške 8 miliónov dolárov. Podľa Seyffarta tak išlo o „zdravý začiatok obchodovania“.

Fond nakoniec uzavrel prvý deň s prílivom kapitálu vo výške 12 miliónov dolárov a objemom obchodov 33 miliónov dolárov. Ako uvádza Eric Balchunas, ETF analytik rovnakej spoločnosti, objem obchodov výrazne prekonal aj Solana futures ETF aj XRP futures ETF.

Na druhej strane dodáva, že išlo o nižší objem, než pri spustení spotových ETF na Bitcoin a Ethereum. Len pre porovnanie, počas prvého dňa obchodovania Bitcoin ETF sa obchodovali podiely vo výške 4,6 miliárd dolárov.

Seyffart však uvádza, že za nižší objem obchodov môže do určitej miery aj skrátený obchodný týždeň, počas ktorého je obchodná aktivita všeobecne nižšia. V USA sa 4. júla oslavuje Deň nezávislosti. „Vidíme, že po týchto produktoch bude určite dopyt,“ dodáva analytik.

Trhová kapitalizácia na sieti Solana stúpla o 7 %

Spustenie Solana ETF spôsobilo okamžitý nárast ceny SOL o približne 2 %. Podľa zdrojov CoinMarketCap sa trhová kapitalizácia ekosystému Solana za posledný týždeň zvýšila o takmer 7 % s aktuálnym objemom 193 miliárd dolárov.

Celkový denný objem obchodov narástol za rovnakú dobu až o 35 %, čo svedčí o vysokom dopyte po digitálnych aktívach na sieti Solana.

Zdroj: coinmarketcap.com

Najvyššie zisky si pripisujú populárne meme coiny. Za posledných 7 dní narástol Bonk o viac ako 27 % a Fartcoin si pripísal 26 %. Hodnota meme coinu Dogwifhat narástla o takmer 20 % a PopCat si prilepšil o približne 23 %.

Zo spustenia Solana ETF profitovali aj AI tokeny. Príkladom je Virtuals Protocol, natívny token decentralizovanej platformy, ktorá umožňuje jednoduché spustenie AI agentov. Jeho cena narástla za posledných 7 dní o približne 14,5 %.

Význam integrácie AI a automatizácie obchodovania zaznamenáva tento rok v kryptosfére exponenciálny rast. Obchodníci čoraz viac siahajú po nástrojoch, ktoré im umožňujú efektívnejšie a pohodlnejšie obchodovanie a potenciálne vyššie výnosy. Jedným zo sľubných projektov v oblasti automatizácie kryptomenového obchodovania je Snorter Bot.

Nový trading bot na platforme Telegram vyzbieral už viac ako 1,5 milióna dolárov

Kryptomenový projekt Snorter (SNORT) ponúka teraz nového pokročilého trading bota na platforme Telegram, ktorý disponuje najžiadanejšími obchodnými funkciami a vysokou úrovňou bezpečnosti.

Trading bot Snorter beží na blockchaine Solana, pričom v pláne je následné rozšírenie na siete Ethereum, BNB, Polygon a Base. Držitelia natívneho tokenu SNORT, majú prístup k funkciám, automatizovaný sniping , subsekundové swapy, copy trading či nastavenie príkazov limit a stop-loss. Snorter Bot tiež integruje detekciu podvodných tokenov (rugpulls, honeypots). Všetky tieto funkcie sú k dispozícii v rámci jedného Telegram feedu bez nutnosti prechodu medzi prehliadačmi.

Zdroj: snortertoken.com

Snorter poskytuje výhodu oproti ostatným trading botom na Solane

Snorter prekoná aj najväčších botov na Solane. Tri najväčšie z nich – Trojan, Banana Gun a Maestro, spracovali za posledných 7 dní objem obchodov v hodnote takmer 240 miliónov dolárov. To len potvrdzuje, že traderi sa spoliehajú na automatizáciu, aby dosiahli čo najvyššie zisky.

V rámci platformy Telegram má Snorter Bot jedny z najnižších poplatkov a najnižšie poplatky na sieti Solana. Používatelia môžu vďaka natívnemu tokenu SNORT odomknúť znížený obchodný poplatok 0,85 %. Pre porovnanie, pri Banana Gun sa poplatok môže vyšplhať až na 2 %.

Zdroj: snortertoken.com

Kľučové výhody projektu Snorter:

• Copy trading: V reálnom čase môžete sledovať a kopírovať top stratégie a zároveň si zachováte úplnú kontrolu nad svojím portfóliom a strategickými obchodmi.
• Detekcia podozrivých tokenov: Snorter vám okrem dosahovania vysokých ziskov poskytuje aj ich ochranu. Pokročilá detekcia rugpullov a honeypotov vás ochráni pred podvodnými obchodmi.
• Pokročilé obchodné funkcie: Vďaka Snorterovi viete využívať aj príkazy stop-loss a limitné objednávky. Môžete si tak jednoducho nastaviť nákupy, predaje a ciele bez toho, aby ste museli stále sledovať trhový vývoj a stav svojej kryptopeňaženky.
• Automatický sniping: Ako sme už spomínali, Snorter Bot vyhľadáva nové smart kontrakty na Solane. Nové meme coiny vyhodnocuje, a k tým najsľubnejším vám dá ihneď prístup. Môžete ich teda kúpiť za najnižšie uvádzacie ceny a ďalej s nimi obchodovať.

Snorter Token je aktuálne v predpredaji za zníženú cenu 0,0971 $. Predpredaj je rozdelený do 60 fáz, pričom v každej sa cena tokenu zvyšuje. Záujemci o staking môžu teraz využiť APY odmeny vo výške 231 %.

SNORTER zakúpite pomocou SOL, ETH, BNB, USDT, USDC alebo prostredníctvom platobnej karty. Pre nákup odporúčame spoľahlivú Web3 peňaženku Best Wallet.

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PlanB reinforced the prediction of a $500K Bitcoin by 2028 made in May, based on $BTC’s 4-year halving cycle.

The 2020-2024 cycle went against a price prediction of $55K, to only reach $34K, which was unexpectedly close, given the market’s performance and Bitcoin’s volatility.

This time around, PlanB’s projected Bitcoin price should push between $250K and $1M, with a likely average outcome of $400K-$600K.

To note: PlanB’s Bitcoin price prediction for the 2028-2032 halving delivers a mouth-watering $4M price tag. Is This Bitcoin Prediction Accurate?

PlanB’s prediction relies on the Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model, which assesses Bitcoin’s potential price by dividing Bitcoin’s current stock by the annual flow of the newly-mined supply. Based on this data, the price prediction should be fairly accurate, especially based on Bitcoin’s past performance.

Based on the S2F model, Bitcoin’s value should theoretically go up with each halving due to the increase in scarcity. As Coinglass puts it:

This model treats Bitcoin as being comparable to commodities such as gold, silver or platinum. These are known as ‘store of value’ commodities because they retain value over long time frames due to their relative scarcity.

—Coinglass, Stock-To-Flow Model

And, because Bitcoin’s scarcity factor goes up with each halving, we should expect $BTC’s price to go exponentially higher with each 4-year cycle.

This explains why PlanB’s 2028-2032 prediction has Bitcoin as high as $4M, almost a 10x jump from the current cycle’s prediction.

More importantly, Bitcoin’s price is influenced by numerous factors, aside from its cyclical halving, including financial and economical.

One such factor is Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill, which the US Congress just wrote into law, bringing notable changes like tax cuts and a larger deficit ceiling. While the Bill is facing both praise and criticism, one thing is for sure: it will likely cause Bitcoin to rally.

And if Bitcoin rallies, the entire crypto market will follow, including some of the best presales like Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER).

Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) to Upgrade Bitcoin’s Ecosystem for Faster Transaction Speeds and Lower Costs

Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is Bitcoin’s official Layer 2 upgrade that aims to solve the most pressing problem with the Bitcoin ecosystem: its poor performance, limited to only 7 Transactions Per Second (TPS).

Bitcoin Hyper relies on two primary tools to bring Bitcoin’s performance to modern-day standards: the Canonical Bridge and the Solana Virtual Machine.

The Canonical Bridge mints a number of wrapped $BTC equal to the Bitcoins that the users deposit into the bridge, while the Solana Virtual Machine allows for lightning-fast smart contract execution.

These tools turn Bitcoin Hyper into a high-performance foundation that the Bitcoin ecosystem can keep building upon.

$HYPER is currently in presale since May 2025 and has accumulated over $1.9M so far. The token sits at $0.012125, but shows outstanding growth potential, based on Layer 2’s utility within the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Our analysts predict a $0.32 $HYPER by the end of 2025 and a projected price point of $1.5 or higher by 2030. This means that, in 5-year time, $HYPER could deliver an ROI of 12,300% if you invest at today’s price.

If you want to support the project or you want a slice of the 409% staking APY, go to the presale page and buy your $HYPER today.

What to Expect From Bitcoin?

Going long on Bitcoin is the safest bet today, based on how the market looks in the current pro-crypto economical context. Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill alone has the power to push the Bitcoin bull into a chart rage and we’ll likely see it sooner rather than later.

And if Bitcoin rallies, everybody rallies, including new crypto presales like Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER).

Don’t take this as financial advice. Do your own research (DYOR) and invest wisely.

A newly published, 38-page research titled The Bull Case for ETH contends that Ethereum (ETH) could ultimately command a fully diluted market capitalization of roughly $85 trillion, implying a long-run price near $706,000 per coin. The work—dated June 2025 and signed by twenty-one contributors including core researcher Danny Ryan, Bankless co-founder Ryan Sean Adams, and investor Vivek Raman—seeks to re-frame ETH as “digital oil”: a yield-bearing, deflationary reserve asset that simultaneously powers and secures the emerging on-chain economy.

The authors open with the claim that the global financial system “is on the cusp of a generational transformation, as assets worldwide become digitized and transition on-chain.” In this transition, they argue, Ethereum has “emerged as [the] foundation” because it combines the deepest developer community with “unparalleled reliability and zero downtime.”

Yet, they add, ETH the asset “remains among the most significantly mispriced opportunities in global markets today,” still trading well below its 2021 peak despite a series of technical upgrades and solidifying dominance in tokenized assets and stable-coin settlement.

“ETH is the next generational asymmetric investment opportunity, positioned to emerge as a core holding for institutional digital-asset portfolios,” the report states. “It is digital oil—the fuel, collateral, and reserve asset powering the internet’s new financial system.”

Framing Ethereum Against Traditional Stores Of Value

To reach the headline valuation, the study compares Ethereum’s native asset with four established reservoirs of value: proven crude-oil reserves (~ $85 trillion), gold (~ $22 trillion), the global bond market (~ $141 trillion) and worldwide broad money supply, M2 (~ $93 trillion). averaging those four benchmarks yields an indicative “long-term potential” of $85 trillion for ETH’s aggregate valuation, or roughly $706,000 per coin.

The authors emphasise that this figure is not a price target on a timetable but rather an end-state equilibrium if Ethereum succeeds in acting simultaneously as energy commodity, monetary metal, sovereign-grade collateral and base-layer money for a digital economy.

Crucial to their thesis is Ethereum’s monetary design. Gross issuance tops out at 1.51 percent of supply per year, while roughly 80 percent of transaction fees are destroyed, driving net issuance toward deflation as on-chain activity rises.

Since the September 2022 merge to proof-of-stake, the study notes, effective supply growth has hovered near 0.09 percent—lower than both fiat money and Bitcoin. The report frames this programme as “predictable scarcity” that contrasts with Bitcoin’s hard-cap model, which the authors argue may eventually under-incentivise miners and weaken Bitcoin’s security budget.

Another pillar is staking yield: validators earn base issuance plus a share of fees for securing the chain, making staked ETH “a productive, yield-bearing digital commodity.” The paper likens that yield to gold-lending revenue or oil-reserve leasing, but emphasises that, unlike those physical commodities, ETH’s yield is natively programmable and automatically compounding.

Roughly 32.6 percent of the current ETH supply already serves as collateral in DeFi or enterprise infrastructure, while an additional 3.5 percent has migrated to other blockchains. As tokenized real-world assets proliferate, the authors foresee rising demand for a “globally neutral, censorship-resistant reserve asset” within settlement protocols—an economic role they argue only ETH can fill without external counterparty risk.

Near-Term And Medium-Term Milestones For ETH

While the ultimate scenario envisions a six-figure ETH, the study outlines interim milestones: a “short-term” price of $8,000 (~US $1 trillion market cap) and a “medium-term” level of $80,000 (~US $10 trillion). Four catalysts are identified: First, the rapid tokenization of real-world assets and institutional on-chain infrastructure. Second is the institutional appetite for native staking yield, especially once staked-ETH exchange-traded funds come to market.

The third argument is the “race to stockpile ETH,” evidenced by an embryonic strategic-reserve pool that already counts nearly US $2 billion in publicly disclosed holdings. Moreover, the authors predict growing use of ETH in treasury management, where its neutrality, programmability and yield allow automated collateral, escrows and payments.

“ETH stands alone as the neutral reserve asset uniquely positioned to secure and power the global tokenized financial system,” the authors write, characterising the current market price as “a temporary mispricing, not a structural weakness.”

However, the report’s authors also concede that Ethereum’s complexity makes valuation “more challenging” than Bitcoin’s simpler digital-gold narrative. They also warn that ETH cannot be modelled like a technology equity: discounted-cash-flow methods capture neither ETH’s commodity burn nor its role as base-layer collateral.

Nevertheless, they argue that multipronged utility—fuel, store of value, collateral and yield—creates an upside “which could even surpass Bitcoin’s.” In their words, ETH is “an entirely new category of asset,” requiring comparables drawn from energy, monetary metals, sovereign bonds and global money supplies rather than from fee-generating software platforms.

At press time, ETH traded at $2,564.

Solana meme coins are undoubtedly in the middle of a strong rally, with $USELESS leading the charge.

This new crypto, which is quite literally a satirical take on the meme coin space, has gained over 85% over the past 7 days and an eye-watering 209% in the last 30 days.

Despite having no real utility or intrinsic value, $USELESS now commands around 4% of the Solana ecosystem mindshare, with a market capitalization of $225M, showing how powerful community sentiment and viral momentum can be.

And $USELESS isn’t alone. A flurry of Solana meme coins has been lighting up the charts in recent weeks. Keep reading to learn more about them.

We’ll also suggest one new contender, Snorter Token ($SNORT), that could deliver outsized gains and help you ride the wave.

Solana Meme Coins Are Booming

In addition to $USELESS, other Solana-based tokens have also seen explosive growth.

$PENGU has surged roughly 68% in the past week, capturing 10% of the Solana ecosystem’s mindshare, while $BONK has rallied over 24% in the same period.

Data from Dune shows that Pump.fun, Solana’s meme coin launchpad, leads all platforms in metrics like daily token launches and active addresses.

This highlights Solana’s ability to handle large-scale retail adoption with unmatched speed and efficiency. Plus, the launchpad is reportedly preparing for a token sale of its own, looking to raise a whopping $1B.

With new meme coins launching daily and the Solana ecosystem gaining traction, investors are now looking for the next best crypto to invest in, one that hasn’t already pumped but shows serious upside potential.

Enter Snorter Token ($SNORT). Backed by real utility and riding the same wave that’s propelled $USELESS and $PENGU, it could be the next crypto to explode.

What is Snorter Token?

$SNORT is the token behind the Snorter Bot, a fresh Telegram-native trading bot designed to help retail meme coin traders snipe liquidity in newly listed tokens.

Conventionally, institutional traders have had the upper hand when it comes to sniping new meme coins before they pump, which they usually do soon after listing.

Thanks to Snorter Bot’s automated sniping, though, even the average Joe will be able to buy meme coins when they’re piping hot and benefit from the initial pump.

Refreshingly Simple Yet Mighty Secure

The best part? While it’ll work just as well as a high-end trading tool, Snorter Bot promises an accessible and easy-to-use interface.

For instance, you’ll be able to place buy/sell limits and stop orders directly from Telegram chat. No complicated dashboards. No confusing UI.

And don’t be mistaken into thinking that Snorter’s emphasis on ease of use has come at the cost of essential privacy and security features.

In fact, the bot will come equipped with a comprehensive security suite, including front-running protection and priority execution.

Additionally, Snorter will independently verify every token before allowing its users to place any trades — shielding you from scams, including honeypots and rug pulls, as well as sandwich attacks.

Benefit from Seasoned Pros with Snorter’s Copy Trading Feature

There are hundreds of meme coins on Solana alone, making it impossible for you to stay on top of every lucrative opportunity on your own.

That’s where Snorter’s copy trading feature comes in. It’ll let you link your wallet with top-performing traders and automatically mimic their trades.

Whether you’re short on time or expertise, or perhaps you just want a proven edge, Snorter’s copy-trading feature will let you tap into professional expertise and paint your portfolio green.

Buy $SNORT for Exclusive Perks & Outsized Gains

For starters, $SNORT holders will only have to pay 0.85% as trading fees, compared to the 1.5% charged to non-holders.

It’s worth noting that this is the lowest fee in the entire Telegram trading bot space, with top rivals like Banana Gun and Bonk Bot charging upwards of 1%.

Holding $SNORT will also mean you’ll unlock advanced analytics and get access to staking rewards (currently yielding a massive 231%) — plus, it’ll remove daily sniping limits.

And then there’s the upside potential. According to our Snorter Token price prediction, this Solana meme coin could surge 1,900% and reach $1.96 by 2026, offering holders a chance to make brain-melting gains.

Interested? Snorter is currently in presale, so you can grab it for a low price of $0.0971. The project has raised over $1.53M at the time of writing; for more information, check out the whitepaper.

And check out our detailed guide on how to buy $SNORT for any help with making your first purchase.

Bottom Line

Solana’s meme coin scene is on fire, with tokens like $USELESS and $PENGU feeling the full force of community-driven hype and delivering explosive gains almost overnight.

As interest from traders grows and buzz around recent ETF developments continues to build, Snorter Token ($SNORT), a new crypto project offering the right tools to capitalize on the meme coin frenzy, could be the next breakout winner.

However, make sure you do your own research before investing. After all, investments in crypto are risky, and none of the above is financial advice.

XRP remains one of the most actively discussed cryptocurrencies on social media, with expectations that its price has yet to plateau. Things like the Ripple battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) coming to an end and Bitcoin expected to resume its uptrend have fueled expectations of the XRP price reaching new all-time highs. However, amid the calls for higher prices, a crypto analyst has warned that a major crash could be on the horizon for the altcoin.

Why The XRP Price Will Crash

Crypto analyst Xanrox took to the TradingView website to share thoughts on why they believe the XRP price is headed for a massive crash. The analyst explains that after the 600% rally that brought XRP to new 5-year peaks, it has lost steam and could be headed downward.

The first thing is the fact that the price has been ranging for years, and even with the price jump back in 2024, Xanrox does not believe that the ranging has ended. This range began in 2017 and even after breaking above $3 briefly, the price remains inside of an ascending triangle, which is bearish at the current level.

There is also the fact that the analyst points out that the pump created a large Fair Value Gap (FVG). The thing about FVGs is that they tend to be filled, especially after the price has ranged for as long as XRP has, and unfortunately, the FVG lies towards lower levels.

The crypto analyst also calls out the fact that the XRP price is known for making weird moves and taking liquidity from traders while ranging. Historically, XRP has had more down periods than up, suggesting that bears often dominate the cryptocurrency.

How Low Can The Price Go?

The crypto analyst believes that the XRP price has already topped out, and thus, it’s time for investors to start thinking about exiting their positions. For one, even at $2.1, Xanrox says the price is still extremely high, especially sitting at the top of an ascending triangle. From here, they expect that the price will crash back down toward $0.6, which is where the price started before the 600% increase in 2024, suggesting a 72% decrease in price.

For investors who bought into the coin before the rally, the analyst advises that they start thinking about locking in profits at this level. For those who bought after the pump, they speculate that they got in at the top and should be looking to get out at breakeven or even eat a small loss to exit the position. Last but not least, for futures traders, the crypto analyst advises exiting any positions entered before the crash and switching to short positions if they want to make money on XRP.

Galaxy Digital’s AllUnity (a Mike Novogratz-backed firm) has just secured a BaFin license to roll out EURAU – the first euro-backed stablecoin to meet MiCAR’s full regulatory standard.

And let’s be honest: it’s about time the EU took the wheel on this one.

While the U.S. is still figuring out how to regulate the concept of a dollar on-chain, Europe’s laying down the pipes for a 24/7, real-time, fully collateralized settlement layer.

What’s the play here? Simple. The MiCA regulation gives EURAU instant legitimacy, and AllUnity’s institutional clout means it’s gunning for enterprise adoption from day one.

If this lands, it could open the door to a $6.8T stablecoin-driven liquidity play, the kind Arthur Hayes has been forecasting for years.

And in that world? Wallet tokens like $BEST, designed to thrive on stable, regulated rails, become the gateway key.

EURAU: Europe’s MiCAR Moment

AllUnity – the fintech venture backed by Galaxy Digital, DWS, and Flow Traders – has officially secured an EMI license from BaFin, paving the way for its fully regulated euro stablecoin, EURAU.

It’s the first of its kind under the EU’s new MiCA regime, and it’s not some theoretical pilot. This thing is built for scale: targeting fintechs, banks, and government treasuries that need fast, compliant euro rails across borders and time zones.

Unlike the loosely defined stablecoins floating around on-chain today, EURAU will be 100% collateralized, auditable, and backed 1:1 in EU-regulated banks, with routine transparency baked in.

That’s the MiCAR standard, and it’s light-years ahead of anything the U.S. has on the books. While U.S. senators are still pushing paperwork, Europe is turning stablecoins into infrastructure.

Hayes: Stablecoins Could Unlock $6.8T in Treasury Demand

Arthur Hayes, ex-BitMEX CEO and crypto macro whisperer, isn’t bullish on stablecoins because they’re innovative. He’s bullish because they’re useful to the U.S. government.

According to Hayes, stablecoins issued by Too Big To Fail (TBTF) banks could unlock $6.8T in dormant deposits and funnel that cash straight into T-bills.

Forget quantitative easing. This is stealth monetization wrapped in blockchain drag.

Why does that matter for EURAU? If it catches on, Europe could replicate the same model using MiCA-regulated stablecoins to fund deficits without triggering a rate spike.

Hayes puts it bluntly by claiming this is how the ECB might eventually fund deficits, without a printer.

Let’s be clear… AllUnity isn’t some rogue DeFi outfit. With backing from Galaxy Digital, DWS, and Flow Traders, this is a fully institutional play, tailored for regulators and built to fit neatly inside the MiCAR framework.

And that’s exactly the point. EURAU isn’t just a Euro stablecoin, it’s infrastructure. If it works, it gives governments a way to borrow on-chain, quietly and efficiently, without printing money or spooking the bond market.

Why Wallet Infrastructure Matters Now

Wallets are the front door to everything in crypto. Whether you’re holding $BTC, swapping tokens, or receiving airdrops, it all starts with your wallet. And as stablecoins like EURAU gain regulatory momentum, the importance of secure, user-friendly wallets only grows.

Legacy players like MetaMask and Ledger helped define the space, but newer contenders are reimagining what a wallet can do, especially in a regulated environment. That’s where Best Wallet and the $BEST token come in. Spotlight on Best Wallet Token: What Makes $BEST a Play in This Landscape

Best Wallet Token ($BEST) is a front-row ticket to the regulated Web3 stack. Built around Best Wallet’s secure Fireblocks MPC architecture, $BEST gives holders more than just storage.

Whether you’re yield farming, swapping, or jumping into presales, Best Wallet makes crypto simple and secure – no private key worries, no hacking vulnerability.

By holding this utility token, you also get access to new meme coins on presale, in-app staking rewards, and a seamless way to actually use stablecoins across dApps.

The presale has already pulled in $13.6M, with stage one selling out in just six hours. The token is currently priced at $0.025275, and staking rewards are maxed at 100%, showing strong conviction from early holders who aren’t just buying, they’re locking in.

Buying the Best Wallet token now means you’ll be fueling the project’s ongoing development, which includes further additions to simplify crypto onboarding in Europe and worldwide. One of these is a crypto debit card, meant to enable crypto use for retail purchases.

Currently, the wallet is in phase two of its roadmap. It’s already a true multi-chain wallet, supporting Ethereum, Bitcoin, BNB Smart Chain, and Polygon, with Solana, Base, TON, and 60+ more on the way.

You can also use it to swap assets across 90+ blockchains via 330 DEXs and 30 bridges, all with low fees and top rates.

It’s everything the best crypto wallets promised, finally delivered (and with more features to come soon). As such, Best Wallet is positioning itself as the go-to wallet for the next wave of stablecoin adoption.

Curious where the coin could go next? Check out our full Best Wallet Token price prediction to see why $BEST could hit $0.072 in 2025.

Final Thoughts: Regulated Stablecoins + Smart Wallets = Crypto’s Next Chapter

EURAU signals that Europe is serious about leading the charge on regulated stablecoins. While the U.S. keeps bickering, the EU is building. And if stablecoins really do become the plumbing for modern finance, the wallets that connect users to that system will be just as important.

Best Wallet Token ($BEST) is a forward-looking play on that evolution. It’s not a presale with empty promises. It’s raising millions, giving holders actual utility, and is positioned to secure a large chunk of the crypto wallet market by 2026.

With MiCAR lighting the way and Best Wallet gaining traction, we might finally be entering crypto’s post-shitcoin phase, where utility and compliance lead, not hype.

As always, this isn’t financial advice. Just the facts as we see them.

Do Your Own Research (DYOR) before jumping in. Crypto moves fast, and every investment comes with risk.

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is finally here after being approved by the US Congress and reaching the president’s desk.

The White House posted the news on X, celebrating a wave of coming tax cuts and a $5T larger debt capacity.

With the One Big, Beautiful Bill released into the world, a lot of changes are bound to come to the financial sector and, last but not least, a long-awaited Bitcoin rally.

How Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Will Fuel the Bitcoin Fire

So, when does the Big Beautiful Bill go into effect?

After Trump signs it today, which means all eyes are on Bitcoin and the predicted imminent rally. Why? Because the Bill comes with several changes that are almost guaranteed to benefit Bitcoin and the crypto market in general:

• The rollback of clean energy government subsidies, cutting the competition for crypto miners
• Increased deficit spending and monetary tightening pressuring the US dollar lead investors to seek store-of-value options like Bitcoin
• Rise in federal debt, impacting global liquidity and forcing investors to use Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation

These macro pressures have benefited Bitcoin historically and a similar situation is likely to occur today.

Aside from crypto enthusiasts, the Bill will also benefit a range of sectors, including manufacturers, small businesses, and the top 20% of net earning Americans, who would add $13K per year to their balance sheets.

Naturally, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, as the Bill is also likely to produce some negative effects in the long run. Short term, low-income Americans will be the most affected due to the cuts in Medicaid and food stamps.

The long-term effects may be even more drastic, according to Congressional Budget Office (CBO), with the Bill potentially increasing the budget deficit by $3.4T over the next 10 years.

That’s a particularly thorny issue, especially in as the government’s net annual spending has grown more than three times in 2025 compared to 2017.

Fortunately, Bitcoin might just become a solution to that, as $BTC is up 1.49% over the past 7 days and it currently sits at over $109K.

And if Bitcoin is doing well, so are other projects, including some of the best crypto to buy in 2025.

Here are three that might do well.

1. Snorter Token ($SNORT) – The Telegram Sniper Bot Collecting Crypto Trophies for You

Snorter Token ($SNORT) is a presale developing the Snorter Bot, a geared-up Aardvark Telegram bot that scans the market to snipe the hottest crypto tokens for you.

Snorter Bot is the solution to manual coin hunting, which can be overwhelming, imprecise, and can expose you to crypto scams like honeypots and rug pulls.

The Bot fixes these problems by operating in the Telegram-chat-only, centralizing its activity in one place.

The bot can identify and avoid red-flagged crypto projects and send buy commands in milliseconds when the project shows liquidity.

This means you can buy in at the earliest possible price, before other traders realize the token is out on the market. Which might be more than enough for that big payout you’re looking for.

The project is in presale since May 2025, and has already accumulated $1.5M with a token price of $0.0971. Aside from the token’s low price, the presale also offers staking with 232% dynamic APY for extra rewards.

More importantly, based on the project’s scope and roadmap, our analysts expect $SNORT to reach a price point of $0.94 post-listing, mainly driven by investor curiosity.

Once the project begins to see genuine adoption and use, $SNORT could get as high as $3.25 by the end of 2030, for an ROI of 3,247% if you invest today.

You can purchase your $SNORT today from the presale page (you’ll need crypto like $USDT or $ETH to buy the tokens, which you’ll receive after the presale is over).

2. Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) – Bitcoin’s Official Layer 2 Upgrade Offering Higher Speeds and Lower Fees

Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is Bitcoin’s acclaimed Layer 2 upgrade that aims to solve Bitcoin’s most pressing issues:

• Subpar transaction speeds
• High latency for transactions, which leads to congestion
• Low potential for ecosystem expansion
• No support for dApps and smart contracts
• Low compatibility with DeFi technology

Speed is one of the biggest problems, as Bitcoin’s max speed of 7 Transactions Per Second (TPS) is unacceptable in 2025.

Base Chain, for instance, has a real-time TPS of 132.5. That’s an almost 19x difference that Bitcoin can never hope to bridge without help.

Bitcoin Hyper promises to solve this problem with two things:

1. The Canonical Bridge that streamlines transactions by storing the users’ tokens in escrow and minting the same amount on the Layer 2.

2. The Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), which enables near-instant, low-latency smart contract execution.

These tools turn Bitcoin Hyper into a speed demon that offers near-instant transaction finality and, thus, lower network costs.

$HYPER is currently in presale and has accumulated over $1.9M since it started in May, 2025.

The token’s price is $0.012125 today, but our analysts expect it to reach $0.32 by the end of 2025.

With enough support and following its successful implementation and performance, $HYPER could get as high as $1.5 by 2030, or even higher. This means that, in the worst case scenario, you should expect an ROI of 12,300% over the next five years.

If you’re interested in the project, go to the presale page and buy $HYPER to support the project and diversify your portfolio.

3. LOBO-THE-WOLF-PUP ($LOBO) – The Official Meme Coin of the Wolf Pack

LOBO-THE-WOLF-PUP ($LOBO) is the end-product of the Rune Father, which formed when Buoyant Capital won the auction of Runestone at 8 $BTC. This resulted in 112K wallets receiving a Runestone.

The successful auction was then followed by the creation of Rune Doors on April 12, 2025, which rewarded holders with $LOBO; more precisely, over 72K wallets received the new token.

The rest is history, with $LOBO now supporting the new Wolf Pack ecosystem and aiming to become ‘a movement within the Bitcoin ecosystem.’

$LOBO is currently hot in the charts, packing 230% over the past 7 days, with a 94% community support.

If you want to become a member of the Wolf Pack, head over to your preferred exchange and get yourself some $LOBO.

Is the Big Beautiful Bill the Start of a Bitcoin Rally?

Based on how Bitcoin has been performing over the past seven days and the projected effects of the Big, Beautiful Bill, we should definitely expect a Bitcoin rally, starting potentially today.

So, keep your eyes on the chart and don’t miss on new crypto projects like Snorter Token ($SNORT) and Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER), which could reach new heights in 2025.

Don’t take this as financial advice. Do your own research (DYOR) and invest wisely.

On-chain data shows HODLing behavior remains dominant among the Bitcoin investors despite the fact that the price is near the all-time high (ATH).

Bitcoin Liveliness Has Recently Been Trending Down

According to the latest weekly report from Glassnode, there has been a growing HODLing sentiment among the Bitcoin investors. There are two indicators that capture this trend: Long-Term Holder Supply and Liveliness.

First, the Long-Term Holder Supply keeps track of the total amount of Bitcoin that’s sitting in the wallets associated with the long-term holders (LTHs), investors who have been holding onto their coins since more than 155 days ago. The traders with a holding time equal or lower than this threshold are termed as the short-term holders (STHs).

Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the Bitcoin LTH Supply over the last few years:

As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin LTH Supply has observed a sharp rise during the last few months, implying the supply controlled by this cohort has blown up.

Something to keep in mind is that this doesn’t indicate that the group is ‘buying.’ Rather, what it signifies is that STHs have been maturing into the cohort by holding past the 155-day mark. In other words, it represents a shift toward HODLing conviction in the sector.

Following the latest continuation of this transition, the LTH Supply has reached a new ATH of 14.7 million BTC. “This underscores that HODLing remains the dominant market behavior amongst investors, with accumulation and maturation flows significantly outweighing distribution pressures,” notes Glassnode.

Interestingly, the 155-day threshold currently lies in late January, meaning that the latest growth in the LTHs has been coming from investors who bought above $100,000 and never got shaken out by the price drawdown that followed.

The second metric of interest, the Liveliness, also showcases a similar shift. This indicator relies on a concept known as ‘coin days.’ A coin day is a quantity that any token present in the circulating supply accumulates after being held for 1 day.

When a token with some number of coin days is moved, its coin days counter resets back to zero and the coin days that it had been carrying are said to be ‘destroyed.’

The Liveliness keeps track of the ratio between the total amount of coin days destroyed over BTC’s history and the total that created over it. Below is a chart that shows the trend in this indicator.

From the graph, it’s apparent that the Liveliness saw an uptrend during both the rallies to the ATH in 2024, meaning that HODLers participated in selling. It’s also visible that the same behavior has been missing from the recent run.

“This further reinforces that HODLing remains the dominant behavior among investors, and that a range expansion in price may be necessary to incentivize renewed spending activity,” says the analytics firm.

BTC Price

Bitcoin broke above $110,000 earlier, but the coin has since seen a minor pullback to $109,700.

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July 4, 2025 • 09:03 UTC

Dogecoin broke through the psychological $0.17 level yesterday after a mega rally from $0.150 (more than a 15% bump in a day). It’s now just under $0.17 but community sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Likely fueled by the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passing, $DOGE took it in stride. And with the House announcing an official Crypto Week on July 14, we’re likely to see another rally attempt soon.

$DOGE’s Open Interest is also above $2B at the moment, showing increasing market demand for riskier plays. This means the current trend is not only bullish but less volatile on the downside, as traders are confident in Dogecoin’s potential to keep growing.

And that brings us to the biggest question – is Dogecoin the only one in this bullish situation?

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Useless Solana Memecoin Is Red-Hot as Meme Coin Scene Explodes: What Should You Buy Now?

July 4, 2025 • 09:01 UTC

Solana is not Useless. But the Useless coin is on Solana… And it absolutely blew the past week with a 60% increase. Community sentiment sits at a bullish 71%, and hype is at its strongest.

The last 30 days show a 167% increase, with a token price of $0.23 (down from $0.27 yesterday).

But that’s not all that Solana has to show. The entire ecosystem of Solana meme coins has been exploding in the past week, with Chainlink, Uniswap, and Aave recording nice gains.

The last 24 hours have seen tokens like $MIXIE gain 120%, $BDP 69%, and $KEEP 48%. And who can forget Pudgy Penguins, which got the world’s first Solana staking NFC ETF a couple of days ago. It’s up by 68% in the last week.

Solana meme coins are the hottest thing right now, and one presale in particular might win it all—Snorter Token ($SNORT). It introduces the cheapest, fastest, and coolest Solana trading bot with 0.85% trading fees to help you snipe the brightest gems around.

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Bitcoin (BTC) recorded slight losses following the release of the US June employment report, which showed unemployment falling to 4.1%, compared to the consensus forecast of 4.3%. The drop in the unemployment rate is likely to prompt the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep interest rates unchanged, a scenario that could weigh on risk-on assets, including cryptocurrencies.

Strong Employment Data May Hurt Bitcoin

The lower-than-expected unemployment rate complicates the Federal Reserve’s policy decisions. This comes amid ongoing pressure from US President Donald Trump to implement rate cuts quickly.

The robust labor market data, released today, highlights continued strength in the US economy, reducing the likelihood of an imminent rate cut. Notably, nonfarm payrolls (NFP) rose by 147,000 in June, significantly surpassing analysts’ expectations of 118,000 new jobs.

With the unemployment rate falling to its lowest level since February 2025 and NFP growth exceeding forecasts, the Fed is likely to maintain elevated interest rates for longer to ensure inflation continues to trend downward.

Data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) FedWatch Tool now shows a 95.3% probability that the Fed will hold rates steady at its July 30 meeting. This is substantially up from 75% before the jobs report.

In a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, contributor Amr Taha noted that a strong job market could hurt Bitcoin in the near term. He explained:

A resilient jobs market supports a stronger US dollar, since expectations for a delayed or reduced pace of interest rate cuts make the greenback more attractive relative to other currencies. Historically, strong NFP readings and hawkish Fed expectations tend to pressure risk assets, including Bitcoin.

Binance Sees Aggressive BTC Buying Activity

Meanwhile, Taha also highlighted a sharp spike in Binance’s Net Taker Volume just before the release of the employment data. The metric surpassed $100 million, signaling a surge in aggressive buying activity.

The jump in Net Taker Volume on Binance reflects strong bullish sentiment among Bitcoin investors and traders. For context, Net Taker Volume measures the difference between aggressive buy and sell orders on an exchange, indicating which side – buyers or sellers – is dominating market activity.

Some analysts believe Bitcoin could see more upside due to its sustained positive price momentum in recent weeks. For example, BTC’s weekly Relative Strength Index (RSI) continues to move toward its upper trendline, a pattern that has historically preceded new all-time highs (ATHs).

That said, not everyone shares the bullish view. In a recent post on X, veteran crypto analyst Ali Martinez warned that Bitcoin has flashed a rare bearish signal that could push the price down to $40,000. At press time, BTC trades at $109,114, up 0.6% in the past 24 hours.

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July 4, 2025 • 09:00 UTC

On July 3, Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced a new bill to fight for digital asset tax reform.

The proposed bill sets a ‘de minimis’ of $300; crypto transactions below this threshold won’t be tracked for capital gains.

Beyond setting the stage for small retail investors to join the crypto market, this legislation would also tackle the unfair double taxation placed on staking and mining rewards. Instead of being taxed when receiving airdrop rewards, crypto users would only pay when selling their new assets.

The senator had pushed for similar reforms earlier, during the drafting of President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ The BBB passed congress on July 3, but without easing the burden of crypto taxation.

If Senator Lummis’s new proposal makes it as a standalone bill, this could mean big news for small-scale crypto investors. Small-cap assets, crypto presales, and airdrop events could soon see a lot more attention.

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Big Beautiful Bill Passes the House as Bitcoin and Crypto Prepare for Rally on 4th of July: Here Is the Best Presale to Watch

July 4, 2025 • 08:58 UTC

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill just passed the House yesterday, which locked in tax cuts, $5T in new debt capacity, and massive reductions in food assistance and Medicaid.

To cut it short, not a pretty sight in general. But crypto is where it fortunately gets better. Deficit spending + the Fed reducing its balance sheet to potentially produce liquidity mismatches = Bitcoin rally, potentially.

As investors might seek a hedge against inflation, Bitcoin rises as the most immediate solution. Adding the fact Bitcoin miners may benefit from the clean energy subsidies, and you get a double package of crypto goodness.

Which brings us to the main point – with Bitcoin likely rallying the market, where do you think the biggest opportunity lies? Crypto presales, that’s where.

These early-bird opportunities often deliver the biggest payouts because you’re buying it at the earliest possible price. And once the token lists on exchanges, it’s rocket-fuel time.

One presale in particular, set to end in 3 days, has just raised $8M in presale. BTC Bull Token ($BTCBULL) offers free Bitcoin airdrops as Bitcoin marches forward and touches higher ATHs.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly rejected Pakistan’s proposal to utilize excess power to offer cheaper electricity to the crypto mining sector, despite the country’s surplus energy capacity.

Pakistan’s Crypto Mining Proposal Faces Uncertainty

On Thursday, news outlet Independent Urdu reported that the IMF has rejected Pakistan’s proposal to subsidize electricity to certain industries, including the crypto mining and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors.

In a statement before the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Secretary of Power Fakhar Alam Irfan explained that all major energy sector initiatives must be cleared with the international financial institution, adding that the IMF raised concerns despite Pakistan’s surplus energy capacity.

In November 2024, the Power Division proposed a marginal cost tariff of PKR 22-23, or around $0.80, per kilowatt-hour for specific industries with significant energy consumption, including the copper and aluminum smelting sectors, data centers, and crypto miners. The Division alleged that it would increase power demand and reduce the potential surplus capacity.

Earlier this year, the recently established Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) proposed utilizing surplus energy to support crypto mining operations and AI data centers in regions where excess electricity capacity is largest.

The bid, led by the CEO of the PCC and the finance minister’s advisor, Bilal Bin Saqib, aims to convert unused electricity into a productive resource. Nonetheless, the IMF questioned Pakistan’s plan a month ago, seeking urgent clarification from the finance minister on the power allocation.

According to the Thursday report, Irfan stated that the IMF is wary of any pricing mechanism that could destabilize the market, lead to potential economic imbalances, and create “new complications in the already strained power sector.”

The international financial institution reportedly argued that Pakistan’s energy plan resembles sector-specific tax breaks that have historically created market imbalances. Additionally, the Senate Standing Committee on Energy expressed discontent over the absence of the Federal Power Minister during the meeting.

Multiple senators raised concerns about the “forced” load shedding in the Tharparkar, Matiari, and Umerkot areas, where daily shutdowns continue for up to 14 hours despite consumers paying their bills.

A New Era For Digital Assets

Irfan affirmed that the government has not withdrawn the proposal, despite the IMF’s negative, adding that it is currently in consultation with international institutions, including the World Bank and other development agencies, to improve it.

This follows the country’s efforts to position itself as a crypto hub. In May, the PCC CEO announced the creation of a national Strategic Bitcoin Reserve using existing BTC held by the federal government.

He also revealed the establishment of a national Bitcoin wallet to hold cryptocurrencies under the state’s custody, intended to reflect the country’s long-term commitment to the growing industry.

Notably, Saqib has previously stated that the election of pro-crypto US President Donald Trump motivated the government to develop the blockchain and digital assets industry, which has been largely unregulated, despite its adoption rate.

Pakistan is “done sitting on the sidelines,” he has affirmed, expressing his desire to make the country one of the leaders of blockchain-powered finance.

On-chain data suggests the veterans of the Bitcoin network were the ones that took profits during the latest market selloff.

Older Bitcoin Groups Recently Realized A Large Amount Of Profit

In a post on X, the on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has revealed how profit-taking has been distributed among the various Bitcoin cohorts. The groups in question have been divided based on the age of their holdings.

The 1 year to 2 years cohort, for example, includes the holders who have been carrying their coins since between one and two years ago, without having involved them in a transaction even once.

Statistically, the longer an investor holds onto their tokens, the less likely they become to move them at any point. As such, cohorts on the older side include the more resolute hands.

The investors with a holding time under six months are termed as the “short-term holders.” Since these investors have a relatively low age, they often easily participate in selling.

According to Glassnode, however, this cohort who’s generally involved in profit-taking sprees hasn’t played much of a role during the recent profit-taking event in the sector.

So, who has been the culprit? The data of the Realized Profit by Age holds the answer. The Realized Profit measures, as its name suggests, the total amount of profit that the Bitcoin investors are realizing through their transactions.

The Realized Profit by Age is a modification of this indicator that separates the profit being realized by the different age cohorts. Below is the chart shared by the analytics firm that shows the trend in the metric specifically for the more aged side of the market (holding time greater than one year).

As displayed in the graph, the Bitcoin Realized Profit has recently shot up for the veteran groups of the network. During this profit-taking spree, the 3 years to 5 years investors realized the most gains at $849 million.

This cohort contains the investors who bought the cryptocurrency during the previous cycle. It would appear that the recent $100,000 prices finally proved enough for them to break their dormancy.

More interesting, however, is the cohort who took the second most profits: the 7 years to 10 years holders with a Realized Profit of $485 million. Coins that enter an age so old are generally assumed to be lost, either due to being forgotten or having their keys misplaced. Thus, it’s possible that these sales were made by investors who rediscovered old wallets.

Though, there is also a chance that there were some genuine HODLers sprinkled among these, in which case, they would have certainly deserved the fruits of their conviction.

The third largest Bitcoin profit-taker has been the 1 year to 2 years cohort with an indicator value of $445 million.

BTC Price

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $109,300, up more than 3% over the past day.

Zug-based AMINA Bank, the Swiss crypto-focused lender regulated by FINMA, said on 3 July that it has begun offering custody and over-the-counter trading for Ripple USD (RLUSD), becoming what it calls “the first bank globally” to support the dollar-pegged stablecoin and giving the six-month-old token its first foothold inside the traditional banking system.

AMINA Bank Backs Ripple’s RLUSD

RLUSD is issued by Standard Custody, a New York-chartered limited-purpose trust company wholly owned by Ripple Labs, and is fully backed “by cash and cash equivalents” held under NYDFS supervision; the token lives natively on both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum, allowing settlement across public and permissioned rails.

Since its mid-December 2024 debut RLUSD’s market capitalization has climbed above $440 million, while the wider stablecoin sector has swollen to roughly $263 billion—both record highs that underscore accelerating institutional demand for regulated digital cash.

“AMINA will enable its client base of professional investors, institutions and corporations to access Ripple’s stablecoin ecosystem with the security and governance clients expect from a traditional banking partner,” chief product officer Myles Harrison said, praising Ripple’s “commitment to transparency and compliance.”

The partnership deepens ties forged when the bank—licensed in Switzerland since 2019 and now also regulated in Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong—pivoted to act as a multi-jurisdictional bridge between conventional finance and on-chain liquidity.

For Ripple, AMINA’s endorsement follows April’s integration of RLUSD into Ripple Payments, the company’s cross-border treasury platform already live in more than 70 payout corridors, where early adopters such as BKK Forex and iSend are settling flows with the token.

The announcement lands as the European Union’s MiCA regime, whose transaction-volume caps for non-e-money stablecoins took effect on 30 June 2024, forces issuers to demonstrate reserve integrity and governance discipline to maintain access to the bloc.

Separately, Ripple confirmed on 2 July that it has applied for a national bank charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and—through its Standard Custody & Trust subsidiary—for a Federal Reserve master account, a step chief executive Brad Garlinghouse said would provide “both state (via NYDFS) and federal oversight, a new (and unique) benchmark for trust in the stablecoin market” while letting the firm hold RLUSD reserves “directly with the Fed” to “future-proof trust” in the token.

At press time, XRP traded at $2.286.

A new report from cybersecurity firm Koi Security has revealed a large-scale campaign involving fake Firefox browser extensions used to steal crypto wallet credentials.

According to the research, more than 40 extensions were found impersonating popular crypto wallet tools, allowing attackers to siphon off sensitive information from unsuspecting users.

These add-ons were designed to closely mimic legitimate applications from well-known platforms like MetaMask, Coinbase, Phantom, Trust Wallet, Exodus, OKX, and others.

Inside The Fake Wallet Extensions on Firefox

The campaign, which remains active, was first detected as far back as April 2025. In their findings released Wednesday, Koi Security confirmed that the fake extensions had been uploaded to the Firefox Add-ons store as recently as last week.

Some of these extensions were still available at the time of the report, raising concerns about the continued exposure of users’ private keys and wallet data.

Once installed, the add-ons discreetly collected sensitive credentials, creating direct access points for attackers to steal users’ assets across multiple blockchain networks.

Security researchers say this operation poses a particular threat because of its longevity, stealth, and technical sophistication. The fact that new extensions are being uploaded even now suggests the campaign is not only active but persistent, evolving to avoid detection.

By mimicking widely used wallets and slipping through browser review systems, the actors behind this effort are leveraging both social engineering and technical spoofing to target crypto users.

Tactics, Attribution, and Broader Implications for Crypto Security

In an effort to establish credibility, many of the counterfeit extensions had been padded with hundreds of five-star ratings and positive reviews. These false signals of legitimacy likely helped persuade users to download the tools without suspecting foul play.

The extensions’ design, branding, and naming conventions also closely resembled those of official wallet providers, adding another layer of deception.

Koi Security researchers found several technical indicators suggesting a potential Russian-speaking group behind the campaign. Analysis of the extensions revealed Russian-language comments embedded in the code, and documents linked to the command-and-control infrastructure contained metadata in Russian.

While these clues are not definitive, they align with tactics seen in prior threat actor campaigns originating from Eastern Europe. “While not conclusive, these artifacts suggest that the campaign may originate from a Russian-speaking threat actor group,” the report noted.

The scale and persistence of the operation point to an organized effort. Koi Security emphasized that this isn’t a one-off exploit but an evolving tactic that could target other browsers and crypto platforms in the future.

The report recommends that users avoid downloading browser extensions outside of official wallet provider recommendations and double-check developer information on add-on pages. It also encourages users to inspect permissions requested by extensions and to remove any tool they did not explicitly install or no longer recognize.

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Bitcoin has climbed back toward the $110,000 mark, but Open Interest data could raise questions about the sustainability of the rally.

Bitcoin Has Seen A Reignition Of Bullish Momentum

Since falling into the low $105,000 levels on Tuesday, Bitcoin has seen some fresh momentum that has so far culminated in it reclaiming the $109,000 level and even making a brief retest of $110,000.

Below is a chart that shows how the recent trajectory of the coin has looked.

Over the last 24 hours, the asset has added around 2% to its recovery. This isn’t much, but the surge is still notable as it has brought the coin close to the all-time high (ATH). Now, will the rally sustain? The answer to that naturally relies on a number of factors, but one signal that could perhaps speak against it is the spike in the Open Interest.

BTC Open Interest Saw A Sharp Jump Alongside The Surge

As pointed out by CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn in a new post on X, the latest BTC rally was accompanied by a rapid increase in the Open Interest. The “Open Interest” refers to a metric that keeps track of the total amount of Bitcoin-related positions that the derivatives market traders have currently active on the various centralized exchanges.

When the value of this metric rises, it means the investors are opening up fresh positions on the market. Generally, the total leverage present in the sector goes up when this trend appears, so the cryptocurrency’s price could become more volatile following it.

On the other hand, the indicator going down implies the holders are either closing up positions of their own volition or getting forcibly liquidated by their platform. Due to the flush of leverage, such a trend can lead to the asset behaving in a more stable manner.

Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the 24-hour change of the Bitcoin Open Interest over the last month:

As is visible in the above graph, the 24-hour change in the Bitcoin Open Interest registered a sharp spike alongside the rally, indicating that investors opened up a large number of positions.

This isn’t anything unusual, as speculative activity tends to rise when significant price action occurs in the market. The scale of the spike, however, could be worth taking note of.

As the analyst has highlighted in the chart, the spikes of a similar order in the last month generally coincided with tops in the cryptocurrency’s price. It now remains to be seen whether the same pattern will play out this time as well.

A recently revised Elliott Wave count analysis by market expert Gert van Lagen has pinpointed a potential price peak for Bitcoin (BTC) above $300,000. The updated price outlook signals that the current market cycle is far from over, with higher targets now in play and this new sell zone outlined for investors considering taking profits and aiming to exit the market at the top. 

Updated Forecast Puts Bitcoin Price At $395,000

On July 1, Lagen posted an updated Elliott Wave count analysis on X social media, revealing a step-like parabolic formation that suggests that Bitcoin could be entering the final leg of its bullish cycle. The analyst chart predicts that Wave 5 is now potentially targeting a bold market top near $395,000, which also aligns with a sell zone.

The chart outlines a textbook parabolic curve, marked by four distinct consolidation phases labeled Base 1 through 4, reflecting a classic structure of a step-like upward move. Lagen’s revised forecast suggests the possibility of a gradual but explosive price movement where the final stage delivers the sharpest rally. 

According to the updated weekly wave count, Bitcoin completed its Wave 3 above $106,000 and recently concluded Wave 4 below $79,000. The chart shows that Wave 5 has now begun and is unfolding with subwaves i and ii already formed. The next major move is expected to come in subwave iii of Wave 5, which Lagen states would confirm itself through a decisive break above Bitcoin’s current all-time high. 

This breakout is expected to trigger a strong continuation upward, with the analyst drawing a projected sell line between the $350,000 and $400,000 zone. The chart’s parabolic curve also rises deeply into August 2025, meaning the final peak of Bitcoin’s Wave 5 is anticipated in the next few weeks. 

In his earlier wave count analysis, Lagen projected that Bitcoin could climb above $345,000 within the same timeframe. However, the newly updated analysis points to a much higher cycle top target, with the analyst’s step-like structure strongly supporting the possibility of BTC tripling its current value of $109,208—positioning $395,000 as a strategic level for profit taking. 

Community Casts Doubts Over Ambitious BTC Target

Despite Lagen’s well-structured technical case for a parabolic rise in Bitcoin, many in the crypto community remain skeptical about the likelihood of the leading cryptocurrency reaching $395,000 in such a short timeframe. Some members argue that the chart overlooks critical downside risks, including the possibility of a retracement toward the mid-$90,000 range due to unfilled gaps and market structure inefficiencies. 

Others point to macroeconomic and geopolitical pressures as limiting factors, believing the broader cycle may be running out of steam — making a move above $350,000 within the next two months unlikely. For critics, the idea that Bitcoin will climb to nearly $400,000 by August 2025 appears overly optimistic and disconnected from prevailing market dynamics.

Bitcoin is currently trading just below its all-time high of $112,000, caught in a tight range as both bulls and bears struggle to take control. While buyers have shown strength by consistently defending key support levels, they have yet to muster the momentum needed to break into price discovery. At the same time, sellers have failed to force a deeper correction, highlighting the market’s resilience.

Analysts remain cautiously optimistic, with many leaning bullish amid improving macroeconomic conditions and risk-on sentiment in traditional markets. The recent strength in US equities has spilled into crypto, giving BTC a tailwind, yet not enough to trigger a decisive breakout.

On-chain data adds further insight into this pivotal moment. According to CryptoQuant, the 30-day percentile of the Unrealized Profit/Loss (P/L) Ratio currently stands at 80%. This metric indicates that a significant majority of BTC holders are sitting on profits; yet, we remain below the historically extreme 90–100% zone associated with major selling pressure. This suggests that Bitcoin still has room to rally before holders begin aggressively taking profits.

BTC Nears Breakout As Profits Accumulate

Bitcoin is on the verge of a major breakout, rising 47% since its April lows and trading just under 2% away from its all-time high at $112,000. The broader market is heating up as macroeconomic uncertainty begins to fade — US equities continue to climb, bond volatility is dropping, and investor appetite for risk is returning. This has created a favorable backdrop for BTC, which has steadily reclaimed ground over the past two months.

Bulls remain firmly in control, but a breakout into price discovery is still needed to confirm the start of a new expansive phase. Analysts widely agree that the coming days will be pivotal. A clean move above resistance could open the door for a rally to new highs, while a failure to hold key levels may force BTC into another consolidation.

Top analyst Axel Adler shared a critical on-chain signal supporting the bullish outlook. According to Adler, the 30-day percentile of Bitcoin’s Unrealized Profit/Loss (P/L) Ratio currently stands at 80%. This means the ratio of coins held in profit to those in loss is significantly elevated — most holders are in the green. Historically, profit-taking accelerates only when the metric enters the 90–100% range.

Since BTC is still below that overheated threshold, there’s additional room for upside before the market faces heavy sell pressure. As profit margins rise, so does the risk of volatility — but at this point, the data still favors the bulls. If the breakout comes soon, it could mark the beginning of a fresh leg higher and push BTC firmly into uncharted territory.

BTC Pushes Toward Price Discovery

Bitcoin continues to press against its all-time high resistance zone near $112,000, showing strength as it consolidates above the $109,000 level. The chart shows BTC making higher lows since mid-June, signaling that buyers remain firmly in control. The 3-day candle structure reflects a sustained uptrend following a clean bounce from the $103,600 support — a critical area that has now been tested multiple times since April.

The 50-day simple moving average (SMA) at $95,449 has consistently provided dynamic support throughout this phase, while the 100-day and 200-day SMAs are trending steadily upward, reinforcing the broader bullish momentum. Volume remains healthy, although not yet explosive, indicating that a breakout above $112,000 may require stronger conviction or a catalyst.

If Bitcoin manages to close decisively above the $109,300–$112,000 resistance band, it would open the door for a new leg into price discovery. On the downside, failure to hold above $109,000 could see a retest of the $103,600 zone. Overall, the structure remains bullish, with consolidation near highs suggesting accumulation rather than distribution. As long as BTC maintains this ascending pattern, the odds favor an eventual breakout, possibly sooner than expected.

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