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Bitcoin Faces Whale Pressure, New All-Time High Might Have to Wait

Bitcoin’s price has moved just 2% this week, even as altcoins fly. But don’t let the quiet fool you. Under the surface, whales are moving, and the data suggests a short-term cooldown may be coming before BTC gears up for its next run. Whale-Led Exchange Inflows Raise Red Flag Bitcoin’s short-term momentum may be under pressure again; this time from its largest holders. On July 17th, wallets holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC (classified as whales) and those with over 10,000 BTC (mega whales) collectively moved approximately 50,200 BTC onto exchanges. At current prices near $120,000, that translates to over…

Bitcoin

Apple Farm season 2 now live on Etherlink with $3M in rewards

Apple Farm Season 2 has launched on Etherlink with over $3 million in rewards to support the Layer 2’s DeFi ecosystem growth, as per the report shared with Finbold on July 24. The second season follows Season 1, which attracted thousands of users, generated over $47 million in total value locked (TVL), and distributed $3 million in XTZ rewards. Introducing Apple Farm Season 2 🍏🧑‍🌾 More projects, more apps, more DeFi 👀 $3,000,000+ in rewards 🤯 Starting July 24th, get ready! pic.twitter.com/uYam2RIbxP — Etherlink 🔗 (@etherlink) July 14, 2025 Apple Farm is a rewards program that incentivizes users to participate…

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Function raises $10M seed round led by Galaxy to launch first fully reserved, composable Bitcoin yield product

Crypto infrastructure firm Function has secured $10 million in seed funding to scale FBTC, its fully reserved Bitcoin product, amid rising demand for BTC-based yield solutions. Crypto infrastructure firm Function, previously known as Ignition, has successfully raised $10 million in a seed funding round led by Galaxy Digital, whose support also extends to liquidity provisioning, governance, risk management, and strategic guidance. The round also saw participation from Antalpha and Mantle. This funding is primarily aimed at further developing and scaling Function’s flagship product FBTC — a fully reserved, composable Bitcoin (BTC) representation designed to help institutions and corporate treasuries deploy…

Markets

IOTA Outperforms ETH and BTC After Rebase—Co-founder Discusses the Comeback Story

IOTA co-founder Dominik Schiener emphasized the project’s decade-long journey, calling 2025 a pivotal year. The new Rebased Mainnet featuring MoveVM and 50,000+ TPS enhances IOTA’s positioning among Layer 1s. During the month that the major cryptocurrencies performed well, IOTA gained in leaps, recording a wondrous increase of 37% in a month. It surpassed Bitcoin (BTC), which rose by 11%, and Ethereum (ETH), which increased by 33% in the last 30 days. The sudden price momentum follows the relaunch of IOTA’s Rebased Mainnet and renewed focus on scalability and real-world adoption, as mentioned in our previous story. IOTA Dominik Schiener Comments…

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Peter Brandt Says Bitcoin “Banana Chart” Is About to Split – What’s Next?

The next price trajectory for Bitcoin is shrouded in uncertainty, as Peter Brandt has identified that Bitcoin is at a critical junction. “Which way will the Banana Split?” Brandt asked in an X post on Friday. An accompanying chart shows that Bitcoin is now at a critical price level, and its price reaction will determine the next phase of its near-term price action. Bitcoin Reaches Banana Chart Resistance A few days earlier, Brandt had highlighted that the entire price of Bitcoin could be described with a single fruit—a banana. Notably, this price structure engulfed the crypto firstborn’s price action dating…

Bitcoin

Retail XRP Holders Could Soon Earn 20% Yield on Their Tokens

DeFi protocol MoreMarkets has launched a new XRP Earn Account, giving retail investors access to yield strategies long reserved for institutions and unlocking what it claims is a multibillion opportunity in idle XRP holdings. The product allows XRP holders to earn yield through curated DeFi strategies while retaining self-custody, a first for a token ecosystem that otherwise lacks native staking or yield infrastructure. XRP, among the largest tokens by market capitalization, has been absent from the on-chain yield economy that has fueled growth in Ethereum- and Solana-based protocols. “We want to bring the comfort of fintech and merge it with…

DeFi

Coinbase's $100 billion milestone sparks trillion-dollar company speculation

Coinbase has crossed a significant milestone, reaching a market capitalization of over $100 billion amid renewed momentum across the crypto sector. According to Google Finance data, shares of Coinbase (COIN) reached a new all-time high of $398.50 during trading hours on July 14. However, the stock’s value ended the day at around $394, reflecting a 2% increase during the period. Considering this performance, Kylie Reidhead, co-owner of the crypto media outlet Milk Road, suggested that Coinbase could grow into a trillion-dollar company. He likened Coinbase’s trajectory to the rise of Amazon in retail and Netflix in entertainment, adding that the…

Markets

TAO, NEAR, ICP Soar as Google & Meta Double Down on AI Investments

Google and Meta have made bets on AI infrastructure this year, and their moves are reshaping not only tech but also the crypto market. AI-focused tokens such as Bittensor, Near Protocol, and Internet Computer rallied sharply on the news. At the recent Pennsylvania Energy & Innovation Summit, Alphabet’s CFO Ruth Porat revealed that Google is investing over $25 billion into building out data centers and AI infrastructure across the PJM grid, a massive power network serving 13 U.S. states. Backing this move is a separate $3 billion deal to modernize two hydropower plants in Pennsylvania, marking the largest clean energy…

Altcoins

Why Bitcoin will outperform the S&P 500, according to Michael Saylor

Michael Saylor of Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), formerly known as MicroStrategy, believes Bitcoin (BTC) will outperform the S&P 500 (SPY) by 6-8% annually. In a recent interview, Saylor outlined annual targets of 12% for the S&P 500 and 18-20% for Bitcoin. His reasoning is straightforward: Bitcoin doesn’t have the counterparty risk of corporate structures or currency exposure that plagues traditional stocks. “Bitcoin is pure capital,” Saylor stated, noting it faces no tariff or supply chain issues, management problems, or political risks that burden S&P 500 companies. Strategy price analysis MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin strategy has paid off spectacularly. In fact, the company just…

Bitcoin

Pell Network Collaborates with HashKey Chain to Forge BTCFi Revolution in RWA Sector

Pell Network is excited to announce its groundbreaking collaboration with HashKey Chain to reshape the institutional decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape. This partnership aims to introduce Bitcoin ($BTC) staking into the Real-World Assets (RWAs) sector. Through this initiative, Pell Network is set to integrate BTCFi into RWAs by boosting on-chain financial adoption. Pell Network is accelerating the institutional adoption of onchain finance by bringing BTC Restaking into the RWA space — in partnership with @HSKChain, the preferred public chain for finance and RWA assets. This collaboration pioneers the fusion of BTCFi and Real World Assets,… pic.twitter.com/u973K15iA3 — Pell Network | BTC…

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