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JPMorgan analysts say their year-end target for Bitcoin is $165K while Citi expects the crypto to reach $133K as BTC nears its all-time high (ATH). In the past 24 hours, the largest crypto by market cap was able to reach a daily high of $121,138.74. It has since retraced to trade at $120,151.56 as of 1:01 a.m., according to data from CoinMarketCap. BTC price (Source: CoinMarketCap ) Even with the pullback, BTC’s price is still up over 1% on the 24-hour time frame. It’s also up more than 9% on the weekly time frame, and has flipped its monthly performance into the green as well. What’s more, the crypto king is now around 3% away from its ATH of $124,457.12 that it set on Aug. 14. JPMorgan Says Bitcoin Could Hit $165K If “Debasement Trade” Continues According to JPMorgan, BTC could climb to as high as $165K on a volatility-adjusted basis relative to gold by the end of year. The bank’s bullish prediction is dependent on whether the “debas...

The stablecoin supply on the Ethereum blockchain has reached a new all-time high (ATH) after Tether and Circle went on a minting spree. According to an X post by Token Terminal, the supply of stablecoins on Ethereum has surpassed $160 billion.  “The supply has more than doubled from January ‘24 levels,” Token Terminal said in its post.  Ethereum’s surging stablecoin supply cements its dominance over the stablecoin market. With the recently passed GENIUS Act legitimizing the sector, the surge of newly minted tokens, which is fuel for trading, lending, and DeFi activity, could support increased demand for ETH and potential outperformance against the broader crypto market. Tether And Circle Mint Billion Of Dollars The stablecoin supply peak on Ethereum comes as Tether and Circle, the issuers of leading stablecoins USDT and USDC, minted billions of dollars worth of their tokens in the last couple of days. On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain said ...

Bitcoin surged to a new ATH (all-time high) above $122,000 early Monday as corporate buying intensified, led by Metaplanet’s purchase of another 797 BTC and a new signal from Michael Saylor that Strategy may resume its BTC buying spree. The king of cryptos jumped 3% over the past 24 hours, hitting $122,340.63 at 2:23 a.m. EST after earlier hitting a record intraday high of $122,540.92, Metaplanet Boosts Bitcoin Holdings With 797 BTC Buy Metaplanet announced earlier today that it bought another 797 BTC for around $93.6 million.  The firm’s CEO, Simon Gerovich, shared the announcement on X in a post earlier today.  Metaplanet has acquired 797 BTC for ~$93.6 million at ~$117,451 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 435.9% YTD 2025. As of 7/14/2025, we hold 16,352 $BTC acquired for ~$1.64 billion at ~$100,191 per bitcoin. $MTPLF pic.twitter.com/zFSH0WIima — Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) July 14, 2025 He said the latest buy was executed at an average p...