Posts

Showing posts with the label cryptocurrency investment

Strategy (MSTR) Climbs as BTC Holdings Appreciate $3.9B

Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) saw its stock climb on Monday amid an ongoing Bitcoin BTC rally. The cryptocurrency hit $125,000 for the first time on Sunday, and is trading at $124,000 today, leading a crypto market rally. Crypto-based US stocks are all rising on today’s market, with MSTR being one of the most recognizable due to its large BTC holdings and investments. Although it’s paused on the latter this week, the company announced an unrealized gain of $3.89 billion on its digital assets in Q3 2025, along with a deferred tax expense of $1.12 billion. Strategy has more than $74 billion in bitcoin and more than $27 billion in unrealized gains. Last week, the company also rose by over $8B in market capitalization. The US Treasury and IRS waived the company of a multi-billion dollar tax bill on its BTC holdings, which saved the company billions in potential tax liabilities. Now, with the crypto market rallying, Strategy and other crypto stock giants are climbing as ...

Top crypto sectors to keep an eye on in 2025

Image
The crypto market had strong momentum heading into 2025, with a total capitalization up more than 40% year-to-date (YTD), fueled by bullish developments across major assets.  However, the tailwinds cooled off during the first quarter, causing the total market cap to drop by nearly 19% before rebounding again in the second quarter. Supported by regulatory clarity in the U.S., landmark stablecoin bills, and growing institutional adoption, the renewed momentum generally continued in the summer.  While the general picture does appear positive, the details naturally vary among different sectors, with some of them exponentially outperforming the others YTD and virtually carrying the market, based on data published by Binance Research on August 28. Crypto sector YTD performance. Source: Binance Research DeFi, tokenized equities, and stablecoins dominate This year, stablecoin supply rose 35%, hitting a record $277.8 billion amid renewed inflows and expan...

SharpLink Gaming Buys Another $19.5M In Ethereum: Institutional Accumulation Continues

Image
Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing How Our News is Made Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Ad discliamer ...

Galaxy predicts 74% Bitcoin price increase first year after ETF launch

Image
Currently, a 74% increase takes Bitcoin to over $59,000 and that doesn’t factor in “second-order effects,” says Galaxy Digital. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price will increase 74.1% in the first year after spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are launch ed in the United States, according to estimates from crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital. In an Oct. 24 blog post, Galaxy Digital research associate Charles Yu estimated the total addressable market size for Bitcoin ETFs would be $14.4 trillion in the first year after launch . He obtained the 74% figure by assessing the potential price impact of fund inflows to Bitcoin ETF products using gold ETFs as a baseline. According to Yu’s estimates, Bitcoin’s price would increase 6.2% in the first month after an ETF launch before steadily trending downward to a 3.7% monthly increase by month 12. Spot Bitcoin ETF estimated one-year inflows by month and Bitcoin price impact. Source: Galaxy Digital Research Yu used Bitcoin price data from Sept. 30, ...