AI tools like Grok and ChatGPT are changing how traders approach crypto day trading, spotting sentiment shifts in real time and turning them into structured trade plans.
A procedural vote to advance landmark crypto legislation failed on the House floor Tuesday, only to be revived hours later following direct intervention from President Donald Trump. The reversal followed a brief but intense standoff between Republican leadership and a small group of conservative holdouts, which paralyzed the chamber and ultimately required a presidential deal […]
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US authorities confiscated massive drug quantities and dismantled meth labs nationwide while pursuing crypto-linked cartel operatives.
A provocative post published on July 14 by long‑time Bitcoin advocate and “Taproot Wizard” Udi Wertheimer has ignited fresh debate over whether the cryptocurrency is on the cusp of what he calls a “generational run the likes of which we’ve never seen.” Bitcoin’s Generational Run Writing on X, Wertheimer contends that Bitcoin is emerging from a rare “rotation” in which early, price‑sensitive holders have surrendered their coins to newcomers—chiefly exchange‑traded‑fund investors, corporate treasuries and even nation‑states—who are largely indifferent to the unit price. “Many, if not most, of old big holders have rotated out of the asset,” he asserted, adding that once such rotations succeed, “what follows is a rally in multiples previously considered unimaginable.” Wertheimer frames his case through an exhaustive retrospective on Dogecoin’s 2019–2021 ascent, arguing that Bitcoin now occupies an analogous position. He recounts how an April 2019 tweet by Elon Musk (“dogecoin might be my favorite cryptocurrency”) triggered an initial 50 percent spike that lulled veteran traders into distributing their bags, only for TikTok‑driven retail inflows to drive the meme coin from roughly $0.0025 to nearly $1 within two years. “Crypto natives thought they knew it was a huge deal, but they underestimated it BY A LOT,” he wrote, describing the move as “the first dogecoin mindfuck,” followed by an even larger “second mindfuck” once legacy sellers exhausted their supply. Related Reading: Bitcoin Returns Under $117,000: Is Social Media FOMO To Blame? Transposing that template onto Bitcoin, Wertheimer insists that “the real move didn’t even start yet.” He claims that traditional capital‑market participants—embodied for him by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (ticker: IBIT) and Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy—are blind to earlier cycle highs because they measure performance from the January 2024 ETF launch or in dollar‑notional terms, respectively. Referencing IBIT price surge from $30 to $70, Wertheimer says: “‘It’s only up $40! That’s nothing! Why not $700?’ […] They’re completely insensitive to the bitcoin price,” he adds of treasury‑based buyers, arguing that such entities simply “shove as many dollars as they can.” On price targets, Wertheimer is explicit: “I have a high degree of confidence that we’ll see $400k by the end of this year. This target might be too conservative.” He further predicts an additional order‑of‑magnitude revaluation once “the entire world starts to believe,” echoing Dogecoin’s second‑wave frenzy. “We’re just entering the first mindfuck,” he writes. Related Reading: Unraveling The Bitcoin Boom: Experts Decode Record $123,000 Surge The thread reserves particular ire for competing crypto assets. “Your altcoins are fucked,” Wertheimer declares, suggesting that short‑lived spurts of outperformance will not match the “sheer amount of capital flowing into bitcoin.” He singles out Ethereum as “the biggest loser of the cycle,” forecasting that MicroStrategy’s equity capitalisation could surpass Ether’s market value and arguing that persistent selling by “old bagholders” will cap any relative rally. “ETH/BTC will continue to print lower highs,” he predicts, adding that incoming treasury‑style buyers would need “years” to absorb legacy supply before Ethereum can stage a true breakout. In a direct call to action, Wertheimer tells readers that “you will actually be able to retire off of 1 bitcoin,” urging immediate accumulation and warning that waiting for price dips is futile now that “old holders are out.” He closes with a plea stark in its simplicity: “Wall Street is buying all of the bitcoins … please buy some bitcoin before there isn’t any left.” Wertheimer’s thesis hinges on the notion that seller‑exhaustion dynamics proven in a small‑cap meme coin can translate, mutatis mutandis, to Bitcoin’s vastly larger market. Whether that analogy holds will be tested in the months ahead; for now, his post has sharpened the fault line between long‑term Bitcoin maximalists and a broader crypto community still weighing the merits—and risks—of what he calls “the first mind‑fuck” of a potentially epoch‑defining rally. At press time, BTC traded at $118,686. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
The next Federal Reserve FOMC meeting is scheduled for July 19, 2025, and all eyes are on the central bank’s decision. Veteran trader Matthew Dixon has made a sensational claim on X, stating there’s a 96.9% chance the Fed will keep rates unchanged at 4.25%–4.50%, and zero probability of a rate hike. Dixon also noted …
At least 50% of US states have strong congressional representative support on blockchain policy, while 36% have an active pro-crypto task force.
BONK price has broken out from a multi-week consolidation range, confirming bullish intent with a decisive shift in market structure. After testing critical price levels and reclaiming lost ground, the meme coin is now positioned for a continued move higher. The setup suggests further upside potential, with key levels now acting as both technical springboards …
Citigroup, one of Wall Street’s biggest banks, is taking a major step into the world of digital finance. CEO Jane Fraser has confirmed that the bank is “looking at the issuance of a Citi stablecoin” – a move that could reshape how traditional banks use blockchain. As crypto regulations ease and stablecoin demand rises, Citi’s …
The financial crypto realm isn’t limited to speculative tokens; in fact, it extends far beyond that to power critical infrastructure. These analytics tokens, in total hold a market cap of $1.49 billion and saw a 5.8% intraday rise. It includes tokens like Arkham (ARKM) and The Graph (GRT), which are carving out an underrated but extremely …
Bitcoin institutions have no desire to sell as BTC/USD drops $7,000 from all-time highs — in fact, they’re adding more and more BTC.
Ethereum is on fire again. As Bitcoin briefly pulls back from its new highs, ETH is climbing steadily, fueling growing buzz about a coming altcoin season. Analysts like Michaël van de Poppe are doubling down on this trend, highlighting Ethereum’s surge as a sign of broader altcoin momentum in the making. There we go, a …
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act isn’t perfect, but Congress should pass it this summer to establish the US as the global leader in digital asset regulation.
The altcoin season has remained elusive because Bitcoin has continued to dominate the market. Even now, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap is still in the lead and continues to determine the direction of the rest of the crypto market. However, there is a turn in the tide coming as more altcoins begin to play catch-up. In particular, the coins in the list of Top 100 altcoins by market cap look to be on the verge of ushering in the next altcoin season. Altcoin Season Index Fires Into The Green The Altcoin Season Index is an index that charts the performance of the Top 100 altcoins by market cap against the performance of Bitcoin to determine when the altcoin season is in full bloom. This index, which goes from 1-100, is ranked by how many top 100 altcoins are outperforming BTC over a 90-day period, and when this figure rises to the 75% mark, it often signals that the altcoin season has begun. Related Reading: Bitcoin Is Not Stopping At $123,000 — Technical Indicators Point To $140,000 Top Over the last few months, altcoins have performed quite terribly in comparison to Bitcoin, and this has led to the Altcoin Season Index dropping toward peak lows. The index hit a score of 12 back in June 2025, showing that only 12 altcoins had outperformed Bitcoin over the 90-day timeframe. During this time, the Bitcoin dominance also rose rapidly, reaching as high as 66%, and signaling that most of the attention was on BTC during this time. However, the month of July has come with good tidings for the altcoin market as the index has seen its score more than double from its June lows. According to data from CoinMarketCap, the Altcoin Season Index has now crossed a score of 30. It also shows that during this time, 32 coins have outperformed Bitcoin’s 40% increase in the last three months. Interestingly, the meme coins are once again leading the rally with the likes of PENGU and MemeCore rallying over 500% in the 90-day period. HyperLiquid’s HYPE has also performed quite well, with CoinMarketCap data showing it has risen more than 230% in 90 days. Bitcoin Dominance On The Verge Of Collapse? So far, the Bitcoin dominance has maintained its position in the 60th percentile, and this has remained so for the last 90 days. However, over the last two weeks, there has been enough decline in the dominance to spark a ray of hope among investors, and that is a 3% drop toward 63%. Related Reading: Prepare For ATHs: ‘XRP Train Has Left The Station – Analyst Going by historical performance, though, the Bitcoin dominance would need to drop much more than this for altcoin season to begin in full bloom. For example, back in 2017, the Bitcoin dominance crashed from above 95% to around 50% before the altcoin season began. Again, in 2017, the dominance fell from above 70% to around 41% before the altcoin season began. Going by this trend, the Bitcoin dominance would need to see a drop back into the 40% region, and possibly the 30% region, for the altcoin season to really take hold. But as long as the dominance remains high, then Bitcoin would continue to lead the market, and altcoins could continue to struggle. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView.com
The team behind the network shared that the initial distribution will occur over the next 30 days.
Bitcoin surged past a new all-time high of $123,000, but the rally didn’t last long. The price quickly dropped below $118,000 as major investors took profits. This led to a market-wide correction of about 5% to 10% across many cryptocurrencies. Amid the dip, popular crypto analyst Crypto Banter has urged investors to treat the current …
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responds to Jason Chaskin’s call for layer-1 blockchains to become Ethereum layer-2s, suggesting an approach to L2 design.
The CLARITY Act promises long-awaited regulatory clarity for digital assets, balancing innovation, oversight and investor protection.
Ripple has entered a new partnership with Ctrl Alt to support the Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) push to digitize property ownership using blockchain. According to a July 16 statement, the collaboration brings Ripple’s institutional-grade custody technology to the DLD’s real estate tokenization initiative, where title deeds will be stored securely on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). […]
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Ctrl Alt will use Ripple's custody infrastructure to store tokenized property title deeds on the XRP Ledger.
Spot crypto ETFs have emerged as the dominant force among US-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) since April, attracting the most significant inflows across all categories. On July 15, NovaDius Wealth President Nate Geraci shared data from Strategas’ Todd Sohn showing that spot crypto ETFs have seen approximately $19.97 billion in inflows this quarter, almost two times […]
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Crypto criminals are using cross-chain tools like bridges, DEXs and coin swappers to obscure $21.8B in illicit flows across multiple blockchains.
American multinational investment bank Citigroup announced plans to potentially issue its stablecoin, as CEO Jane Fraser revealed during a post-earnings conference call. As first reported by Reuters, Fraser emphasized the bank’s focus on both the stablecoin initiative and the growing tokenized deposit sector, stating, “This is a good opportunity for us.” As the third-largest lender in the United States, Citigroup is also exploring solutions for reserve management related to stablecoins and providing custody services for cryptocurrency assets. Citigroup’s Plan For New Stablecoin Initiative This announcement follows a strong second-quarter performance for Citigroup, which saw its shares reach their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis. The bank reported earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations and unveiled plans to buy back at least $4 billion in stock, further bolstering investor confidence. Related Reading: Unraveling The Bitcoin Boom: Experts Decode Record $123,000 Surge The timing of Citigroup’s stablecoin discussions coincides with the Republican Party’s “Crypto Week,” a campaign aimed at advancing crucial legislation to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. Among the key proposals is the GENIUS Act, designed to facilitate the adoption of stablecoins within the traditional financial ecosystem. However, the path to regulatory approval has faced challenges. Legislative Setback For Crypto President Donald Trump called for swift passage of the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act, promoting them as pivotal for the United States to maintain its leadership in digital assets. In a Tuesday post on Truth Social, Trump proclaimed: The House will soon VOTE on a tremendous Bill to Make America the UNDISPUTED, NUMBER ONE LEADER in Digital Assets – Nobody does it better! The GENIUS Act is going to put our Great Nation lightyears ahead of China, Europe, and all others, who are trying endlessly to catch up, but they just can’t do it. Digital Assets are the FUTURE, and we are leading by a lot! Get the first Vote done this afternoon (ALL REPUBLICANS SHOULD VOTE YES!). Despite this push, the House of Representatives voted against the bill, with the final tally standing at 196-223. Notably, 13 Republican representatives joined Democrats in opposing the motion, marking a rare instance of dissent within the party. Related Reading: TD Cowen Projects Bitcoin At $155K By Year-End, Raises Strategy’s Price Target Fox journalist Eleanor Terret reported that some House members expressed concerns that the GENIUS Act could inadvertently pave the way for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). However, the bill includes provisions explicitly prohibiting the Federal Reserve from directly offering services to the public, ensuring that it cannot authorize initiatives like digital wallets or personal accounts related to CBDCs. The ultimate fate of these crucial crypto bills in the US Congress remains to be seen, as does whether this recent decision will cause financial giants to pause their plans to issue or adopt a major stablecoin for their clients. Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com
As of July 2025, the AI and big data crypto market cap has surged to nearly $33.64 billion, reflecting a 6.61% intraday increase. This category is reshaping the cryptocurrency landscape. This impressive growth is largely attributed to AI tokens, with projects like Bittensor, NEAR Protocol, and Internet Computer capturing the attention of investors, as evidenced …
BigONE crypto exchange has confirmed a $27 million loss after a third-party attack on its hot wallet infrastructure.
Five of the six convertible issuances from the serial bitcoin acquirer are trading deep in the money, creating billions in unrealized value.
The memecoin category has zoomed notably in the last 24 hours, with a market cap jump to $67.76 billion. Meanwhile, the trading volume rose by 5.93% to $12.16 billion. Among the top performers are Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Pepe (PEPE), both attracting investor traction on the back of whale activity, bullish technicals, and altcoin rotation. …
Since the start of Trump’s tenure, he has been vocal on interest rates, and on many occasions, he has put direct blame on Jeremy Powell for acting too late on curbing inflation and reducing interest rates. In this context, a recent post on social media stirred up a wave of speculation that Federal Reserve Chair …
BigONE is working with blockchain security firm SlowMist to track the stolen assets, with fund tracing already underway across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Solana, and BNB Chain.
The Bitcoin price has slipped under $117,000 as on-chain data shows the network has observed one of its largest profit realization days of the year. Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Did The Major Share Of Profit-Taking In a new post on X, the on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has talked about the latest trend in the Bitcoin Realized Profit indicator for the short-term holders and long-term holders. The “Realized Profit” measures, as its name suggests, the total amount of profit that the BTC investors are realizing through their transactions. The metric works by going through the transfer history of each coin being sold to see what price it was moved at prior to this. The difference between that previous price and the current selling price denote the amount of profit or loss involved in the sale. Related Reading: Strategy Grabs Another $472M In Bitcoin—Even With Price At ATH Naturally, the sale realizes a gain if the difference is positive. The Realized Profit adds up this value involved in all transactions of the type occurring on the blockchain. Another indicator known as the Realized Loss keeps track of the sales of the opposite type. In the context of the current discussion, the Realized Profit of two specific segments of the sector is of interest: short-term holders (STHs) and long-term holders (LTHs). Investors are divided into these groups based on the basis of holding time. More particularly, holders who have been carrying their coins for 155 days or less are put in the STHs and those who have made it past this threshold are considered LTHs. Below is the chart shared by Glassnode that shows the trend in the Realized Profit for the two sides of the Bitcoin market. As displayed in the graph, the Bitcoin Realized Profit has seen spikes for both of these groups during the last 24 hours, implying investors across the market have harvested gains taking advantage of the rally to the new all-time high (ATH) above $123,000. In total, the holders took profits equal to $3.5 billion inside this window, making the profit-taking event one of the largest for the year. Interestingly, the LTHs occupied for a higher share ($1.96 billion or 56%) of the profit realization than the STHs ($1.54 billion or 44%). Generally, the longer an investor holds onto their coins, the less likely they become to sell them. As such, the LTHs with their relatively long holding time are considered to represent the resolute side of the market. Related Reading: Bitcoin Returns Under $117,000: Is Social Media FOMO To Blame? Despite their strong resolve, however, it seems the latest Bitcoin price surge provided a temptation strong enough for even these diamond hands to be swayed. The result of the selloff has so far appeared to be a price decline to levels below $117,000. BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $116,700, up over 7% in the last week. Looks like the price of the asset has seen a plunge during the last 24 hours | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView Featured image from Dall-E, Glassnode.com, chart from TradingView.com
Central to the bridge is the YBTC token, pegged 1:1 with BTC, which enables BTC holders to engage in DeFi activities.