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Key Points
Bitcoin just hit a new all-time high of $120,000, primarily on the basis of rising institutional demand.
New crypto-friendly policies from the Trump administration are also helping to power Bitcoin higher.
While crypto market sentiment is currently bullish, there are still many unanswered questions related to the U.S. economy and global trade.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) just surged past the $120,000 mark, setting yet another all-time high. Bitcoin is now up more than 28% for the year, and could be ready to soar even higher in the second half of the year.
While Bitcoin's upward ascent might seem inevitable to many, there was actually a period in April when the cryptocurrency's price trajectory was very much in doubt. Bitcoin fell from a (then) all-time high of $110,000 to nearly $70,000. It has now fully recovered, and appears to be stronger than ever. So how did we get from there to here, in such a short period of time?
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Institutional demand
The biggest factor in Bitcoin's favor has been robust demand from institutional buyers. The easiest way to see this in action is by tracking inflows (and outflows) of the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). During the peak of tariff uncertainty, money actually started to flow out of these ETFs, and the price of Bitcoin fell accordingly. But then, in early May, flows reversed again, with institutional investors once again placing their faith in Bitcoin.
At the same time, an entirely new source of demand has emerged: the Bitcoin treasury company. Around the world, companies are loading up on Bitcoin for their balance sheets. In the U.S., the best example is Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy. In Japan, there's Metaplanet. In Europe, there's The Blockchain Group.
What's particularly fascinating is that some companies in industries not even tangentially related to crypto appear to be abandoning their prior business models entirely as they refocus on Bitcoin. There are medical device companies buying Bitcoin. There are luxury watchmakers buying Bitcoin. There are real estate companies buying Bitcoin. And there are social media companies now buying Bitcoin.
Crypto-friendly policies
The other big factor in Bitcoin's favor has been strong support from the Trump administration. This goes far beyond just showing up at Bitcoin events in Las Vegas, or hosting crypto summits at the White House.
The Trump administration is actually starting to draft legislation for the crypto market. The first step was the debut of new stablecoin legislation. The next step will be the passage of broad crypto market legislation, clearly laying out the rules of the road for different crypto assets, similar to what already exists in Europe.
After that, it's likely that we'll see passage of new legislation that codifies the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into law. When President Donald Trump signed the executive order in March, there was only a broad framework for how such a reserve would function. So it's important to sign into law something along the lines of the Bitcoin Act of 2025, which has already been introduced by Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming).
Market sentiment
The third and final piece of the puzzle is market sentiment. This has the power to move markets up or down extremely quickly. Right now, investors are buoyant. Equity markets are at all-time highs, Bitcoin is at an all-time high, and Nvidia just became the first company to hit a $4 trillion market valuation.
With all of this good news pouring in, it's easy to forget about tariffs, inflation, the national debt, or budget crises. It's easy to downplay geopolitical risk in Ukraine or the Middle East. And so the market keeps going up.
If you look at the CoinMarketCap crypto Fear and Greed Index, which measures sentiment in the crypto market, the overall sentiment has primarily been neutral since the end of April. In fact, on some days, the Fear and Greed Index was giving a reading of 50, which is exactly halfway between "extremely fearful" and "extremely greedy."
Today, with Bitcoin pushing above $120,000, the reading has suddenly flipped to 70. This pushes Bitcoin out of "neutral" territory and into "greed" territory. Investors are now lining up to buy Bitcoin.
Will Bitcoin continue its ascent?
These three factors explain why Bitcoin has regained its mojo. And they also provide a very useful framework for understanding what could power Bitcoin higher during the coming months.
The key factor here is likely market sentiment. Tariffs had been off the radar for some time, but now they're back. It looks like the "90 Deals in 90 Days" strategy has been replaced with a new "We'll send you a letter stating just how high your tariffs are going to be, and you're going to like it" strategy. Right now, Canada is staring at 35% tariffs, and Brazil is facing potential 50% tariffs.
With that in mind, I'm keeping my eye on the crypto Fear and Greed Index. As long as it remains in positive territory, Bitcoin will likely move higher. However, if the tariff situation still hasn't been resolved by the end of summer, that's when the sentiment index might reverse direction, and investors might start taking some money off the table.
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3 Factors Behind Bitcoin's Latest Record High. Will This Major Cryptocurrency Continue to Rise?

Key Points
Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest, predicts Bitcoin could reach $3.8 million by 2030, driven by institutional and corporate adoption.
The trend of corporations adopting Bitcoin as a reserve asset is growing, led by Strategy, GameStop, and Trump Media.
Cathie Wood, the head of the technology-focused investment firm ARK Invest, doesn't shy away from making big bets and bold predictions. She is a vocal backer of Tesla, making it clear that she sees its robotaxi and robotics businesses changing the world -- and making trillions of dollars doing it.
Her predictions in the crypto market are just as bold, none more so than her Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) price target. Wood is a huge proponent of the digital coin -- and crypto more generally -- and was one of the more influential figures in getting spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds approved.
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During that process, she said that her firm believed that the token could be worth as much as $1.5 million by the end of the decade. (Her base-case target was $600,000, still not a bad return.)
More recently, she said that she believes that the upper target could be as high as $3.8 million by 2030. That's a roughly 3,260% return from today's price and represents a more than a 100% annual return.
The core of Wood's thesis
The upper boundary of her prediction is substantial, to say the least. So, where does she see this price appreciation coming from? There are a few catalysts, but her main argument is that increased institutional adoption will drive the bulk of it.
Her math is reasonably simple: If institutional investors allocate, on average, 5% of their portfolios, it would be enough for Bitcoin to reach those enormous heights. That may not seem like much, but 5% of all institutional money is a huge amount of capital, and it represents a significant uptick from where we are now. While it's true we are trending in that direction, there is a long way to go.
Corporate adoption
An interesting trend lately has been the corporate adoption of Bitcoin as a reserve asset. This was pioneered by Michael Saylor and his aptly named Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy).
The company has pursued an extremely aggressive purchasing program and now sits on 592,100 bitcoins, valued at almost $70 billion. Other high-profile names have since followed suit, including GameStop and Trump Media & Technology Group.
Strategy's strategy is a bold one, to say the least. The company's core software business has been delivering consistent losses for some time. It is using a mix of debt and private sales of preferred shares to finance its huge buying spree.
Its most recent sale of nearly $1 billion in preferred stock (which comes with a 10% dividend) will cost the company roughly $100 million a year. That's a big expense considering its total revenue for 2024 was just $463 million. Remember: It's already operating at a loss.
I am not a fan of the tactic, and I would not recommend investing in Strategy or companies like it that are relying on buying the crypto as their core business model. I think it's reckless.
Still, these companies may be an extreme vanguard. We could soon see public companies choose to hold more-modest amounts of Bitcoin as a treasury asset.
A solid investment, but beware the hype
Cathie Wood's predictions for Bitcoin's upside are certainly headline-grabbing. Investors would do well to take them -- and others like them -- with a pretty hefty grain of salt.
There's no denying the upside potential if widespread institutional and corporate adoption accelerates. However, the reality is that most of the larger institutions (where the lion's share of all capital is managed) will remain cautious, and aggressive corporate balance-sheet allocation from public companies is likely to remain a relatively niche strategy on the whole. Still, I think Bitcoin will continue to grow, just not at the pace Wood suggests.
Investors who are nearing retirement may want to avoid crypto altogether, but for most investors, Bitcoin is a solid addition to a well-diversified portfolio.
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1 Top Cryptocurrency to Buy Before It Soars 3,260%, According to Cathie Wood of ARK Invest

Key Points
Both Bitcoin and Solana recently hit all-time highs, and both have sky-high valuations.
Many investors now consider Bitcoin to be digital gold as a potential hedge against economic uncertainty.
New spot ETFs could reassure investors that Solana is more than just a blockchain for meme coin speculation.
In the second half of the year, two major cryptocurrencies could see a significant breakout: Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL). While both have sky-high valuations right now, both are worth the risk. Here's why.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin remains the top-performing cryptocurrency of the year. It's up nearly 25% in 2025 and just hit another all-time high of $118,856.
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This is the most expensive Bitcoin has ever been, but analysts continue to suggest that it could almost double in value by the end of the year. The U.K. bank Standard Chartered, for example, just put a $200,000 price target on Bitcoin.
Many investors have embraced the idea of Bitcoin being digital gold, viewing it as a potential hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty. Its price plunged immediately after the announcement of President Donald Trump's tariffs on April 2 but has roared back to life. A big reason is the growing perception that the crypto might be able to weather the tariff storm better than traditional financial assets, thanks to its lack of correlation with any major asset class.
At the same time, the Bitcoin treasury company model has captured the imagination of investors. First popularized by Strategy, which now holds $65 billion worth of Bitcoin on its balance sheet, this treasury model is being emulated by a host of smaller companies, including Trump Media & Technology Group, where Trump is the largest shareholder.
The concept behind a Bitcoin treasury company is simple: Buy as much of the token as possible, as fast as possible, as cheaply as possible. So, for example, Trump Media & Technology Group recently raised $2.3 billion from investors with the full intention of putting that money to work purchasing Bitcoin.
Things get even more exciting when you consider that the U.S. government might start to purchase it as well. In March, the White House announced the creation of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve under the auspices of the Treasury Department.
While the executive order did not authorize the government to buy any new Bitcoin, it did reserve room for new purchases, as long as they could be done in a "budget neutral" way. Now that the "big, beautiful bill" is set to be enacted, I'm fully expecting some budgetary sleight-of-hand later this year, as the government explores ways to purchase the crypto.
Another cryptocurrency with a sky-high valuation is Solana, which hit a new all-time high of $294 the day Trump was inaugurated as president. But it has declined markedly in value since then and currently trades for just $163.
While the decline is worrisome, online prediction markets still give it a 22% chance of hitting a new all-time high before 2026. In other words, some investor give Solana a 1-in-5 chance of roughly doubling in value within the next five months.
A big potential catalyst is the imminent launch of spot Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Right now, Bloomberg thinks that there is a 95% chance that they will be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2025. And it now looks like the timetable for their approval has been moved up, with a decision potentially coming as early as August or September.
The problem with Solana is that it became synonymous with meme coin culture in 2024. It became the go-to platform to create, launch, and trade meme coins, and that led to a frenzy of meme coin speculation. When Trump launched his meme coin in January, for example, he did so on Solana.
Since then, however, the meme coin market has collapsed, and that has had a dramatic effect on Solana. When the entire global financial system seemed to be faltering a few months ago, the last place you wanted to put your money was a risky blockchain linked to meme coins.
However, we've seen this story before with Solana. In 2022, the price collapsed to just $10. But the following year, the crypto soared more than 900% as investors realized that concerns over its relationship with failed crypto exchange FTX, created by convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, were overblown.
I'm not saying the same thing is going to happen again, but I do think Solana is a $300 cryptocurrency.
High reward, but also high risk
Both Bitcoin and Solana are risky. Anytime you invest in a cryptocurrency, there's potential for enormous volatility. Making matters even riskier, both cryptocurrencies are coming off recent all-time highs. So, as they say, they're priced for perfection.
However, the reward outweighs the risk in both cases. I'm bullish on them over the short and long term, and confident that they have the potential to double in value before the end of the year.
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2 Cryptocurrencies With Sky-High Valuations That Might Be Worth the Risk

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amgen Inc (Symbol: AMGN), where a total of 15,814 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 55.9% of AMGN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring July 18, 2025, with 1,328 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 132,800 underlying shares of AMGN. Below is a chart showing AMGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (Symbol: DJT) options are showing a volume of 51,063 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 55.1% of DJT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike put option expiring July 03, 2025, with 24,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of DJT. Below is a chart showing DJT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Antero Resources Corp (Symbol: AR) options are showing a volume of 24,327 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 54.9% of AR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $32 strike put option expiring August 15, 2025, with 19,802 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of AR. Below is a chart showing AR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $32 strike highlighted in orange:
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Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: AMGN, DJT, AR

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Starbucks Corp. (Symbol: SBUX), where a total of 60,631 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 51.1% of SBUX's average daily trading volume over the past month of 11.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $86 strike call option expiring May 16, 2025, with 2,932 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 293,200 underlying shares of SBUX. Below is a chart showing SBUX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $86 strike highlighted in orange:
Chevron Corporation (Symbol: CVX) saw options trading volume of 47,424 contracts, representing approximately 4.7 million underlying shares or approximately 50.2% of CVX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring May 16, 2025, with 6,071 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 607,100 underlying shares of CVX. Below is a chart showing CVX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:
And Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (Symbol: DJT) saw options trading volume of 25,532 contracts, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares or approximately 49.2% of DJT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $36 strike call option expiring May 23, 2025, with 1,761 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 176,100 underlying shares of DJT. Below is a chart showing DJT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $36 strike highlighted in orange:
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Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: SBUX, CVX, DJT

Two stocks that could benefit from President Donald Trump's popularity this year are Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) and Newsmax (NYSE: NMAX). The former was launched by Trump in 2021 when he created the Truth Social platform, while the latter features a conservative cable channel that the president has endorsed in the past. Newsmax recently went public, but Trump Media's stock has been around for a little over a year after merging with Digital World Acquisition Corp.
Which of these two stocks is likely to perform better this year and over the long haul?
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The case for Trump Media
Trump Media stock is more closely aligned with President Trump's brand and image. It involves his Truth Social platform and streaming business.
The company has also been looking at crypto as a growth opportunity, recently partnering with crypto.com, which plans to offer exchange-traded funds comprising both digital and non-digital assets. Among the possible ETFs that could soon be available are a "Made in America" ETF and a "Bitcoin Plus" fund. While the details of those funds are not known, Trump Media has applied to trademark investment products with those names.
Trump Media is also well-funded, finishing last year with $777 million in cash and short-term investments. That liquidity can give the business lots of runway to grow even as it's still burning through cash. The company's net sales totaled just $3.6 million last year, but with plans to offer more services and greater opportunities for monetization ahead, there could be strong growth on the horizon for the company.
The case for Newsmax
Shares of Newsmax went public last month and at a market cap of less than $2 billion, it's a cheaper option than Trump Media stock (worth nearly $5 billion). And the company also has a much more established business today, centering around its cable channel and website.
Last year, Newsmax reported more than $171 million in revenue, with its top line growing by 26% year over year. The company incurred a loss of more than $72 million but with strong gross profit margins of around 50%, there may be hope for the business to one day turn a profit as it scales its operations and adds to its subscribers.
With the company focused on conservative news, it could stand to benefit from President Trump's strong popularity. Newsmax rose in prominence during Trump's first presidential term as he soured on once-favored Fox News, which he called "unwatchable" back in 2020.
Which stock is the better buy?
Although both media stocks present risks and neither is a safe buy, if you're deciding between the two, I'd go with Newsmax.
At this stage, Trump Media doesn't seem to be much more than a meme stock. It isn't generating much revenue, and simply having a strong cash balance doesn't make it an investable business. It's a speculative buy, and year to date, it has fallen more than 36%. What's concerning is that even amid that decline, it still looks egregiously overpriced and has plenty of room to fall even lower.
Almost by default, Newsmax looks to be the better option right now. Its valuation is lower, and its business is growing quickly. But with steep losses, it's not a safe stock to own either. However, with an established business and more modest valuation, I expect it'll outperform Trump Media this year and beyond.
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Newsmax vs Trump Media: Which Stock Will Be the Better Buy This Year?

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is moving higher thanks to some positive-looking developments on the macroeconomic front and a potential coin-specific catalyst trading. The cryptocurrency's token price was up 2.4% over the previous 24 hours of trading as of 5:45 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, Bitcoin was up 2.7% over the last day, and Ethereum had risen 4.3%.
After comments from President Donald Trump yesterday indicating that tariffs on Chinese products would come down substantially, Reuters reported today that the administration was open to lowering import taxes on the country's goods from 145% to between 50% and 65%. Adding another positive catalyst, President Trump seemed to back off his criticisms of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and said that he did not plan on attempting to fire the leader of the U.S. central bank. XRP's token price also appears to have gotten a boost from news that Trump Media is planning on moving ahead with plans to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that combine stocks and cryptocurrencies into a tradeable security.
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Is XRP a buy right now?
Despite gains in Tuesday and Wednesday's trading, XRP's token price is still down roughly 33% from the high that it reached earlier this year. Even with the big valuation pullback, it's clear that the cryptocurrency remains a very high-risk investment.
On the other hand, the confirmation that XRP will be part of the United States' digital-asset reserve program opens the door for a meaningful bullish catalyst over the long haul. With signs that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be warming up to ETFs built around or including the XRP token, it's possible that new funds from Trump Media and other providers of financial products could also support valuation gains.
For long-term investors, I think that XRP stands out as one of the most appealing buys in the crypto space right now. However, investors should understand that macroeconomic volatility continues to be a big risk factor.
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XRP Is Rising Today -- Is the Cryptocurrency a Buy?

Trump Media (NASDAQ: DJT) stock is seeing big gains Wednesday amid an increase in bullish sentiment across the market. The company's share price was up 10.3% as of 2:15 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 was up 2%, and the Nasdaq Composite had climbed 3.1%.
On the heels of big gains yesterday, the stock market is moving higher again today following statements from President Donald Trump and other administration officials that suggest a desire to reach a trade deal with China. Trump Media's valuation is also moving higher in response to news about the company's plans to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through its Truth.Fi brand.
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Trump Media stock surges as market rallies on trade hopes
The stock market has continued to be highly volatile this week. After Trump's call for immediate interest rate cuts and criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prompted a steep pullback Monday, the market has rebounded in response to some seemingly favorable macroeconomic news. Following an initial report yesterday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expected a de-escalation of the U.S.-China trade war, subsequent comments from Trump and other officials seem to have confirmed that the administration wants to make a deal that would lower tariffs. A potential resolution to trade-related pressures has investors feeling bullish today, and Trump Media stock is gaining ground thanks to the momentum.
Is Trump Media's big pivot the right move?
In a press release published yesterday, Trump Media announced details about new ETFs that it will be launching through its Truth.Fi brand and a collaboration with Crypto.com and Charles Schwab. Trump Media has now signed a definitive agreement with Crypto.com to launch multiple ETFs that will include both digital assets and stocks.
The push into the financial products space represents a major pivot for Trump Media, which has mostly been focused on its Truth Social media platform and Truth+ streaming service up to this point. It's still far too early to tell whether the push into financial products will pay off. But given that the company generated just $3.6 million in sales last year, the venture at least provides a feasible new avenue for growth that could help energize performance.
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Why Trump Media Stock Is Soaring Today

The IPO market has been on fire in 2025, and Newsmax (NYSE: NMAX) was one of the biggest winners. But is this a stock long-term investors should be interested in, or was it all about hype?
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Newsmax Stock After the IPO Hype: Is the Stock a Buy Today?

Shares of Trump Media (NASDAQ: DJT) are seeing big gains in Thursday's trading. The stock price was up 11.3% as of 3:30 p.m. ET today. It had been up as much as 15.3% earlier in the day.
Trump Media is getting a valuation boost following news that the company has requested that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) look into alleged manipulation of its stock. Despite today's gains, the share price is still down 34% amid the backdrop of a 10% decline for the S&P 500 index.
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Trump Media stock rises after manipulation allegation
Trump Media recently said that it had sent a letter to the SEC reporting suspicious activity following news that U.K. hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies had taken out a $105 million short position against its stock.
Despite Qube saying that it had taken out a short position of roughly six million shares, Trump Media says that Nasdaq's data suggests that the number of shares sold short only increased from approximately 10.7 million up to 11 million in the reported time period of the purchase.
What's next for Trump Media?
With its press release today, Trump Media raised the possibility that the "history of suspicious trading" surrounding its stock and lack of documentation for Qube's reported short position could be indicative of illegal naked short-selling. The company's inquiries along these lines could be a significant meme-stock catalyst in the near term.
On the other hand, there's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the company's fundamental business outlook further out. Trump Media's core social platform has been relatively slow to scale up, and it remains to be seen to what extent pushes into the financial products and services space will be sufficient sales drivers.
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