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Given the increasing warning signs and flashing by technical indicators, Shiba Inu may be nearing the end of its recent rally. With today's price action indicating a pullback of almost 3%, the meme asset is currently having difficulty maintaining momentum following a promising breakout above $0.000015.

The thick black line, which indicates the rejection at the 200 EMA, has grown to be a significant obstacle that SHIB has been unable to successfully clear. Whether Shiba Inu can stabilize or continue to decline will depend on three crucial support levels, at this point. Currently hovering just below the current price the 200 EMA provides the most immediate support.

If this moving average does not hold, the $0.0000136 region — which corresponds to the 26 EMA and the recent local consolidation zone — will be the next crucial area. This level is significant not only historically but also because it coincides with the short-term trend support of SHIB. The last lifeline if selling pressure keeps increasing is at $0.0000125.

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A complete reversal back into the prerally trading range may be avoided by SHIB at this level, which serves as a wider structural support. As a sign of diminished buying enthusiasm, volume has already started to taper off. When combined with a high RSI level, close to 70 SHIB, it is approaching overbought territory which — if not supported by fresh volume inflows — is frequently a sign of further downside.

The enthusiasm surrounding SHIB's rally is waning swiftly, and if bulls are unable to effectively defend the 200 EMA, quickly worsening conditions may ensue. In order to avoid saying goodbye to $0.000015 for the time being and a return to more muted price action, one should continue to keep an eye on the $0.0000136 and $0.0000125 support levels.

Blockchain sleuth Whale Alert, which tracks down large cryptocurrency movements on various blockchains, has spotted yet another massive XRP transaction performed between anonymous wallets. Once again, the sender has proven to be the fintech juggernaut Ripple, which focuses on crypto.

This has been the third similar transaction detected by Whale Alert this week. Meanwhile, the third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP, affiliated with Ripple, has lost the recent $3.65 peak reached when it almost surpassed the 2018 all-time high.

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Ripple shovels 200,000,000 XRP once again

According to the above-mentioned on-chain data source, a total of 200,000,005 XRP was transferred from one unknown wallet to another around three hours ago today. This was the equivalent of a staggering $700,609,232 at the time of the transaction.

Commentators under Whale Alert’s X post assumed that whales were taking profit or, in any case, this seemed like preparation for something big to them. However, once again, the analytics account that tracks XRP movements, @XRPwallets, stepped in to clarify the nature of this massive XRP transfer.

The X post issued by @XRPwallets revealed that the transaction was made by Ripple from a wallet activated in 2020 with 200 million XRP. The wallet was drained completely as that XRP chunk was sent to a brand new wallet, also set up by Ripple. Earlier this week, Ripple transferred two similar XRP chunks, @XRPwallets noted.

Ripple 46 to Ripple subwalletActivated June 2020 with 200M XRP. Sent to new wallet address today. This is now the second transaction of same amount and same time frame. Quite interesting. We will be monitoring where these are sent to next. 🤔 https://t.co/6Tg6wCqIW7

— XRP_Liquidity (Larsen/Britto/Escrow/ODL/RLUSD) (@XRPwallets) July 23, 2025

These 200 million XRP transactions were spotted on July 21 and 22.

XRP drops 5% from recent peak

On Friday, popular cryptocurrency XRP surged to a new high of $3.65. It was very close to the all-time high reached in January 2018.

It then declined, but on Monday, XRP once again took the $3.65 high. Since then, however, the coin has seen a major decline of nearly 5%, now changing hands at $3.46 per coin.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has taken to the X social media network to celebrate BNB's new record high.

Build and Build. $BNBAppreciations to all the ecosystem players, BTC maxis, ETH holders, meme traders, ETF applicants, treasury pub cos, good regulators, and utility builders. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/5YreSKU7xQ

— CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) July 23, 2025

Earlier this Wednesday, the native token of the Binance exchange reached a new all-time high of $804, soaring by 15% within just a week.

CZ's BNB holdings

Notably, CZ is believed to personally own the majority of the token's supply. Last year, Forbesestimated that CZ holds about 64% of BNB's total supply (roughly 95 million tokens).

The cryptocurrency entrepreneur himself previously confirmed that his cryptocurrency portfolio is almost entirely comprised of BNB.

Based on this data, CZ's BNB holdings alone are now worth a whopping $76 billion. On top of that, he has other assets, like Binance's equity.

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According to Bloomberg, CZ's net worth is estimated to be $59.7 billion, which already makes him the 26th wealthiest person in the world. However, this figure includes only his stake in Binance while not taking into account his personal crypto holdings. CZ's crypto is not counted by Bloomberg since it is obviously not publicly disclosed. On paper, his net worth is likely to be much higher.

Bloomberg has the lowest possible confidence rating for CZ's net worth, which means that the estimate provided by the financial media giant is mostly purely speculative.

Prepare for FOMO

In another social media post, Zhao noted that CoinMarketCap's "Altcoin Season Index" keeps ticking up, currently sitting at 54 out of 100 points.

The index, which is based on the performance of the 100 biggest altcoins relative to Bitcoin, shows that more capital is now flowing into altcoins.

CZ believes that the altcoin rally is far from over, predicting that another "FOMO season" will happen soon.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted the conversion of Bitwise’s 10 Crypto Index Fund into an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which would provide investors with exposure to XRP and some other major altcoins.

This happened just hours after the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets granted initial approval.

ETF analyst Nate Geraci has described the sudden reversal as "bizarre," noting that the same scenario had played out with the Grayscale Digital Large Cap ETF (GDLC).

In both cases, SEC staff approved the conversion of the products before suddenly hitting the pause button for an unknown reason. For now, the product is undergoing further review.

The recent developments are rather surprising considering that the new SEC administration has adopted an explicitly pro-crypto stance.

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It was previouslyreported that spot XRP ETFs might be stuck in regulatory limbo due to the SEC working on a new universal listing framework. Spot-based altcoin ETFs are likely to be approved in late 2025, according to various analysts.

Meanwhile, U.S. investors can already gain exposure to leveraged and futures-based XRP and Solana (SOL) ETFs.

Polymarket bettors are still confident that a spot XRP ETF will eventually get greenlit as soon as this year. The odds of the SEC's approval currently stand at 85%.

Bitwise also filed for a spot XRP ETF last October. The final SEC decision deadline for this product is set for Oct. 20.

XRP price to $6 Now Possible

XRP has staged very rare triangle breakout that may push its price to beyond its previous ATH.

Analyst's PredictionXRP has rallied past $3.60, triggering bullish momentum. Popular market analyst AliMartinez recently predicted that Ripple-backed XRP could soon hit the $6 milestone. This forecast comes amid an ongoing rally in XRP, which has led to the coin climbing over $3.60.

In an X post, Martinez noted that XRP’s move toward $6 is dependent on its ability to break out of a triangle. The analyst posted a chart that showed XRP had formed a descending triangle on the price chart.

Key resistance levels. XRP in uptrend.

The ability of XRP to break out of this pattern would signal a potential breakout. According to the chart highlighted by Martinez, the Ripple-linked coin faces critical resistance at $4.17, $4.60 and $5.40.

If XRP successfully crosses these levels, combined with sustained volumes, the coin could easily reach the $6 mark. On the downside, the price of XRP may experience volatility if it fails to surpass the key resistance level.

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'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author warns of Bitcoin crash

If Bitcoin ends up crashing, Robert Kiyosaki will be buying more, according to his recent blog post.

Global outlook. He anticipates a major correction across hard assets if market bubbles pop.

Robert Kiyosaki, the author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," has warned that Bitcoin might experience a crash in the future, together with precious metals.

"When bubbles bust, odds are gold, silver, and Bitcoin will bust too," he warned in a recent social media post. That said, Kiyosaki has stressed that he will be buying more if the prices of these assets do end up crashing.

Bitcoin performance. BC price eached new all-time high.

Kiyosaki's doom-laden post comes after the leading cryptocurrency reached a new lifetime peak of $123,236 last week.

The leading cryptocurrency is now up 26.77% on a year-to-date basis. Last week, the cryptocurrency managed to briefly race ahead of gold. At press time, the yellow metal is still ahead with a gain of 28%.

$206 Million leaves Coinbase

SOL has resumed its uptrend after a slight price correction

Total moved. 1,079,999 SOL ($206.7 million).

On July 21, a total of 1,079,999 SOL, worth over $206.7 million, was moved in two separate transactions among unknown wallets and the U.S. leading cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase. While both transfers appeared identical, they were moved in less than five minutes, suggesting that the transfers might have been controlled by a single entity.

Market impact. Supporting Solana's ongoing price recovery.

SOL price action for today has seen it record the second-highest daily gains among the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, surging massively by 8.36% in the last 24 hours.card

After setting new levels and achieving a new all-time high around $123,000, demand for Bitcoin across the global space has continued to heighten significantly. The surging demand for Bitcoin is evident in the notable outflows witnessed by major exchanges, as whales continue to double down onBitcoin.

On July 22, on-chain monitoring firm Whale Alert spotted a dramatic series of BTC outflows from the major U.S. exchange, Kraken, in what appears to be a strategic Bitcoin accumulation move by an institution.

According to data shared by the tracking firm, more than 25,400 BTC worth about $2.9 billion have been moved out ofKraken in less than 2 hours. While the transfer seemed strategic, it saw a series 4,166 BTC each leave the exchange in at least seven separate transactions. Each of the transfers were worth about $495 million per BTC’s price at the time of the transaction.

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Furthermore, additional notable outflows including 2,605 BTC worth about $310.9 million and 947 BTC worth $112.8 million, were also spotted leaving the exchange during the period. With all the transfers headed to an unidentified destination, market watchers have expressed curiosities as to what the Bitcoin big players might be up to this time.

Although it is not certain if the series of identical transfers were controlled by a single whale, the structured nature and repetition of the transactions suggests a major whale accumulation as Bitcoin has continued to trade consistently above the major $118,000 mark.

BTC supply crunch soon?

The massive BTC withdrawals also signal institutional cold wallet redistribution, or a strategic Bitcoin accumulation by an institution, it signals growing demand for Bitcoin among large businesses.

While moves like this tends to shorten Bitcoin reserves on Kraken, market participants have raised concerns about such transfers leading to aBitcoin supply crunch in the open market.

Although the amount of Bitcoin available for purchase on exchanges has continued to decrease, consistent withdrawal from exchanges which is often traced to notable buy activities from large players signals increased confidence among investors, positioning Bitcoin for further bullish outlook.

While the reason behind the massive Bitcoin transfers remain uncertain, large outflows like this are indications of increased Bitcoin demand and the relentless will to continue accumulating the leading cryptocurrency among investors, projecting chances of an incoming supply shock.

Given how quickly market momentum is fading, Shiba Inu might be about to experience a breakdown. After briefly reclaiming the crucial resistance at $0.000015, SHIB has started to reverse, shedding more than 5% on the daily candle and showing signs of increased selling pressure.

SHIB's closeness to the 200-day EMA is currently the most important concern. Currently trading just above it, a further decline in price would cause SHIB to fall below this important long-term trend indicator, which would probably cause bulls to panic and pave the way to a more significant retracement. The 200 EMA serves as a bull/bear divider in technical analysis.

A bearish reversal or, at most, a longer period of consolidation is indicated by falling below it. Volume data raises additional issues. After the initial breakout, the bullish volume declined, suggesting that buyers were not consistently interested. Sellers are taking back control without new demand to sustain the rally.

Additionally, the RSI indicates that the recent rally is overstretched and susceptible to additional declines as it rolls over from near-overbought conditions. The next important support is located around $0.000014, and the more important demand zone is located around $0.0000135 if SHIB breaks below the 200 EMA. The decline could be accelerated by a series of stop-loss orders if there is a breach below these levels.

The rally may end if bulls do not intervene forcefully in the next day to maintain the EMA level and restore momentum. Despite encouraging recent gains for SHIB, a quick reversal could wipe out the gains of the previous few weeks if momentum is not maintained at this point. There is not much time left for SHIB to maintain the line.

Ethereum not giving up

Technical signals are beginning to flash red, suggesting that Ethereum's recent parabolic rally may be coming to an end. With a daily decline of more than 2%, ETH is currently undergoing a significant decline after peaking at over $3,900. After an explosive upswing, a slight retracement is normal, but the volume decline that follows is much more worrisome. Growing or at least steady volume during a rally is typically indicative of a healthy uptrend.

Nevertheless, steadily declining trading volume has followed Ethereum's breakout, indicating waning buying interest. Even minor waves of profit-taking could spiral into more severe corrections if there is not significant volume to support them. A possible local top has begun to form on the chart for ETH. Long upper wicks on the last few candles are a typical indication of unsuccessful bullish attempts to push higher.

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When you combine that with the fading RSI, which is still close to overbought territory but is beginning to show early indications of a decline, you have a market that is ready to reverse. Going forward, the $3,000 zone — which served as a formidable resistance prior to the breakout — and $3,682 are important levels to keep an eye on. It is likely that a break below $3,600 would signal the beginning of a more extensive correction phase.

Despite its apparent stability, ETH's current trend is beginning to show signs of weakness. While volume data demonstrates a lack of buyer conviction, price action points to exhaustion. Ethereum's spectacular rally could end much sooner than anticipated if bulls do not regain control soon. The decline could be as steep as the ascent.

Bitcoin not gives up

Bitcoin appears to be on the verge of a critical breakout, potentially rewriting short-term expectations for the market’s leading asset. After facing rejection near the $120,000 level, BTC entered a mild corrective phase — a move that some feared might lead to a deeper retracement.

Since then, though, the asset has leveled off and is beginning to show strength. The chart displays a traditional bullish consolidation pattern, with the price regularly bouncing off short-term support levels and a descending trendline forming across the most recent local highs. Similar to a falling wedge, this structure usually resolves to the upside. Bitcoin might make another attempt at the $120,000 resistance level sooner than many had predicted if this turns out as planned.

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While Ethereum and other significant assets are beginning to show signs of exhaustion, Bitcoin's correction has been comparatively shallow. While momentum indicators like the RSI are cooling down just enough to reset for another push without entering bearish territory, the 21-day moving average is still being respected. Despite a brief retracement, the volume is steady and a little muted, which indicates that sellers are not assuming complete control.

The bullish structure holds true as long as the price stays above the $114,000-$116,000 range. If Bitcoin is able to break through the downward trendline and regain control over $120,000, it may lead to a fresh round of buying motivated by FOMO.

According to recentdata provided by Chicago-headquartered trading behemoth CME, XRP futures logged their biggest trading day yet last week.

This coincided with the Ripple-linked token reaching its current all-time high of $3.65.

Overall, the total value of all traded XRP contracts has already surpassed a total of $3 billion over the past two months. Roughly 108,000 contracts have now been bought and sold via the CME Group platform.

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XRP futures finally went live on CME in May after months of anticipation. Asreported by U.Today, CME Group's Tim McCourt clarified that the product was rolled out in response to customer demand while also noting that the token has "a really strong use case."

CoinGlass data shows that open interest for CME Group's XRP futures currently stands at $724 million. It is currently in fifth place by OI. Bidget and Binance are in first and second places with $2.09 billion and $1.78 billion, respectively.

XRP has continued to show bullish on-chain patterns as its price remains on the upside while hitting crucial levels. Amid this continued price rally, popular crypto analyst Ali has, in a recent X post,shared a rare insight signaling a huge breakout for XRP soon.

According to the analyst, XRP has eventually broken a long-term bullish flag, which suggests it might be heading towards a massive $15 mark. While this suggests that the massive rally recently witnessed in the price of the token has yet to wrap up.

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To back his predictions, the analyst shared an XRP/USDT weekly chart that shows a crucial breakout, with the price ofXRP surging past $3.50 after several weeks of consolidation within a tightening triangle formation.

XRP to smash ATH soon

While the breakout comes amid a 23.58% weekly surge, as highlighted in the chart, the recent breakout in XRP’s price comes after the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization had traded sideways for multiple months.

While the consolidation period has seen XRP frequently testing both resistance levels and key support levels, these levels now appear to have been a classic accumulation zone, as the token remains steady around $3.5 over the past days.

Nonetheless, the chart suggests that there is still more rally ahead for XRP, posing its price to reclaim its all-time high in no distant time. While the analyst further revealed that the bullish pattern formed by XRP shows that it is now targeting $15, he did not disclose a major timeframe when this major breakout will happen.

This insight shared by the analyst has received mixed reactions from commentators, as many expressed delight while others shared disbelief with claims that the prediction is unrealistic for the current bull run.

The epic price prediction for XRP comes amid a slight correction in the price of the token after multiple days of notable gains. The token has shown a slight price dip of 1.59% over the last day, with its price sitting steadily around $3.55 as of press time.

Further data shared by CoinMarketCap shows that the asset is only 7.29% away from smashing its 2018 high of $3.84.

Although the forecast has ignited confidence among investors, as optimism on the token reaching a $5 mark in no distant time remains solid, market participants have expressed confidence that XRP will project more massive gains for holders as the launch of theXRP ETF might soon be considered by the U.S. SEC.

Earlier this Tuesday, the prices of Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, and other major tokens surged higher after rumors of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's resignation started spreading like wildfire on the X social media network.

Several right-wing influencers and some cryptocurrency accounts began sharing a resignation letter that was allegedly written by Powell.

However, there is no official statement regarding Powell's resignation, and the aforementioned letter is obviously not authentic.

Apart from nonsensical text, its seal, which was likely generated with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), features some gibberish text instead of clearly legible titles. There are also some glaring design inconsistencies that clearly show that the letter is not authentic.

Fake news. https://t.co/02xmtMJ6kr

— Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) July 22, 2025

However, the low-effort letter was still seemingly able to push crypto prices higher, with Bitcoin now approaching the $120,000 level.

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There is an ongoing right-wing pressure campaign aimed at Powell due to the Fed's interest rates. During her recent appearance on Fox Business, pro-Bitcoin Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis urged Powell to resign.

FHFA director Bill Pulte, who has been aggressively targeting Powell, believes that Powell will be resigning "soon," but he has clarified that today is not the day.

I believe Powell will be resigning soon, but today is not the day.

— Pulte (@pulte) July 22, 2025

At the same time, some argue that ousting Powell before the end of his term will likely undermine the Fed's independence. As reported by U.Today, cryptocurrency mogul Mike Novogratz described this as "Banana Republic moves" while also urging investors to buy Bitcoin. Some believe that Powell's sudden outsintg could potentially boost crypto.

According to a recent report by the Financial Times, American banking giant PNC, which boasts around $400 billion worth of deposits, is on track to allow cryptocurrency trading by teaming up with leading US digital asset exchange Coinbase.

US banking giants are now getting increasingly involved in crypto after the U.S. government swiftly moved to embrace the sector.

Asreported by U.Today, banking giant JPMorgan might soon allow its customers to borrow cash while using Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as collateral.

PNC's latest move might position it in a better way to compete with major banks.

That said, it is worth noting that this will not be PNC's very first foray into crypto and blockchain. Back in 2018, PNC adopted Ripple's xCurrent cross-border payment system, becoming the very first US bank to do so.

PNC's plan to allow crypto trading has been years in the making. Back in 2021, PNC CEO Bill Demchak said that the bank's cryptocurrency platform was "built and ready." However, he stated that the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based financial services corporation needed more time to enable digital asset trading due to regulatory uncertainty.

It is worth noting that PNC has some substantial institutional Bitcoin exposure, recently increasing its stake in the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) to $67 million.

XRP has just lost over $7 billion in market capitalization, falling from $215 billion to around $208 billion in less than a day — its biggest one-day loss for weeks. This decline coincided with a broader cooling-off period on the crypto market, with the global market cap falling by 1.1% and over $556 million being liquidated across trading platforms.

Even Bitcoin was not spared, with the first ETF outflow since early June being recorded.

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The hourly candles tell the story clearly. XRP experienced its worst hourly sell-off of the day, dropping from $3.51 to $3.42 before partially recovering.

This pullback is due not only to local volatility but also to a familiar post-euphoria lull. Just as activity dipped after the regulatory buzz of Crypto Week, the current silence has left the market vulnerable to minor shocks and opportunistic profit-taking.

It is not unusual to see a correction afterXRP price gained over 50% in 13 days, especially given that it is already a coin with a market cap in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

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There were also warning signs, as altcoin open interest has once again approached Bitcoin’s share — a pattern that has preceded sharp corrections in the past. Historically, when altcoin exposure grows too quickly relative toBitcoin, it is followed by a wave of deleveraging.

With XRP struggling to regain its earlier highs and markets awaiting macroeconomic signals, this may not signal the end of the bull run.

However, it could indicate a pause in the overheated chase that has characterized the market recently.

Stellar (XLM) has lost over 6% of its price value in the last 24 hours. The XRP rival appears likely to drop into more bearish territory, as its three-hour chart indicates a death cross is on the horizon. According to CoinMarketCap data, the formation of a death cross is imminent, as indicated by shifts in the 9-day and 26-day moving averages.

Bearish pattern emerges as XLM price slips

Notably, a death cross is a technical pattern that often signals a prolonged period of decline. This period is also characterized by declining investor confidence in the asset.

On the crypto market, Stellar is witnessing very low interest from investors as trading volume has dropped by a significant 12.43% to $845.92 million.

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According to the death cross, it appears likely to form within a price range of between $0.4680 and $0.4684. Meanwhile, Stellar has slipped from its peak of $0.493 on a downward path. As of press time, Stellar is trading at $0.4608, representing a 6.45% decline over the last 24 hours.

Beyond the death cross, Stellar’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 74.93 indicates that the asset is slightly overbought and has weak momentum in terms of price. Additionally, the broader crypto market correction is also impacting the price outlook of XLM.

Stellar’s past gains wiped

The current market setup represents a significant shift from the first week of July, when Stellar was outperforming its rival, XRP. Then, XLM had diverged from XRP by as high as 5%, in a move that caught the attention of investors in the space.

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Although XRP is also experiencing bearish pressure from the general market downturn, its price has decreased by 3.47% and is not as high as Stellar’s.

Another bullish trigger for Stellar at the start of the month was the release of the Stellar Core v23.0.0rc2 update. The update, which aimed to lower the costs of making cross-contact calls, resulted in an 8% price increase at the time.

Cardano (ADA) edged near the coveted $1 milestone during Monday's spectacular rise, reaching a high of $0.93, a level not seen since March 2025. While the move prompted excitement in the ADA community, momentum stalled just before a breakout to $1, leaving investors wondering if this is merely a halt or the end of the run.

ADA's recent price surge coincided with a wave of renewed market optimism, with bullish sentiment propelling large-cap altcoins upward. Cardano gained attention for forming a "god candle," a massive green candlestick that indicates a strong shift in momentum.

This sharp upward movement was viewed as the start of a long-awaited recovery rally, with the potential to push Cardano back above $1 after months of consolidation and underperformance. Cardano dropped below $1 for several months, from May 2025 to October 2024, before it touched the milestone again.

What happened?

Cardano has consistently gained since July 8 from a low of $0.573, exceeding the daily SMA 50 and 200 at $0.655 and $0.746, respectively.

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Despite the positive trend, ADA was unable to break over the important resistance level near $0.95, reaching $0.935 on July 21. Profit-taking, a market-wide cooldown and psychological resistance at $1 all contributed to the stall.

Additionally, technical indicators showed signs of overbought conditions, which may have triggered short-term caution among traders.

At press time, ADA was down 3.97% over the last 24 hours to $0.886 amid recent profit-taking on the market.

Despite this, hope is not lost, as Cardano may be consolidating before rallying to the next level. If ADA exceeds $1, it may eventually surpass $2.

Cardano's Lace wallet has received a new update, v.1.25, which lets users convert their digital valuables into high-quality physical artwork. Lace has introduced support for embedding metadata in Bitcoin transactions.

Michael Saylor just revealed the latest numbers behindStrategy's Bitcoin strategy — and they are bigger than ever. So far this year, the company has gained 93,191 BTC, which is about $11.1 billion at today's prices.

That includes 5,668 BTC added in the first three weeks of July alone, valued at roughly $676 million. There is no trading here. It is a straightforward accumulation strategy that has stayed the same since that day in August 2020.

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With a grand total of607,770 BTC now in the bag, Strategy's holdings are worth a whopping $72.5 billion. That makes it the biggest public Bitcoin holder by a long shot. At this point, the company looks more like a BTC vault with a ticker symbol than asoftware producing firm.

$MSTR has generated a BTC Gain of ₿93,191 YTD, worth $11.1 billion. In the first three weeks of July, we achieved a BTC Gain of ₿5,668 worth $676 million. pic.twitter.com/t6CiPUipEl

— Michael Saylor (@saylor) July 22, 2025

So far this year, the yield on the position is 20.8%, with a 0.9% quarterly gain already locked in. But the biggest milestone came last year: in 2024 alone, Strategy added 140,538 BTC, translating to a $13.133 billion increase and a full-year BTC yield of 74.3%.

It is not without its ups and downs. One-year historical volatility is still at around 47%, with the 30-day figure at 20%. Implied volatility is at 43%, showing the market still expects sharp moves. But for Saylor, those swings do not seem to matter.

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This is not a hedge or a side play.Bitcoin is now a central part of Strategy's financial strategy, and it has been integrated into the company's core.

With over $66 billion tied directly to BTC and no exit signs on the horizon, Saylor's approach is not just a case study anymore. It is a roadmap — or maybe a challenge — for any corporate treasury still waiting for a "safe" entry point.

Despite sellers' pressure, some coins remain in the green zone today, according to CoinStats.

BTC/USD

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has declined by 0.36% since yesterday.

On the hourly chart, the rate of BTC is looking bullish as the price is about to again test the local resistance level. If it breaks out, the accumulated energy might be enough for a test of the $120,000-$121,000 range.

On the daily time frame, the situation is less positive for buyers. The price of the main crypto is in the middle of the wide channel, between the support of $115,226 and the resistance of $123,236.

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As none of the sides is dominating, ongoing sideways trading in the area of $117,000-$121,000 is the most likely scenario.

From the midterm point of view, one should focus on the bar's closure in terms of the $119,482 level. If it happens near it or above, growth is likely to continue to a new all-time high.

Bitcoin is trading at $119,122 at press time.

The majority of the coins are facing correction today, according to CoinStats.

SHIB/USD

The rate of SHIB has declined by 6% over the last 24 hours.

On the hourly chart, the price of SHIB is testing the support of $0.00001480. If the daily bar closes around that mark, traders may witness a dump to the $0.000014 zone.

On the longer time frame, the situation is similar. If a breakout at the $0.00001479 level happens, traders can expect an ongoing downward move to the $0.00001350-$0.000014 range.

From the midterm point of view, the rate of SHIB has bounced off the resistance of $0.00001584.

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If the weekly bar closes around the current prices or below, there is a chance of seeing a test of the $0.00001362 support.

SHIB is trading at $0.00001514 at press time.

A fresh rivalry is brewing in the crypto rankings as Bitcoin Cash (BCH) edges past Shiba Inu (SHIB) in the battle for market cap dominance. As of now, Bitcoin Cash ranks as the 17th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, while Shiba Inu presently sits in 18th place, according to CoinMarketCap data.

Bitcoin Cash's market capitalization is currently $10.34 billion, allowing it to surpass the dog coin, which now has a market capitalization of $8.93 billion in the rankings. With both assets now neck and neck, the market waits to see what happens next.

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Shiba Inu climbed higher in the crypto market rankings, nearing the Bitcoin hard fork, as the market experienced a bullish surge that benefited meme coins, including Shiba Inu.

Shiba Inu vs. Bitcoin Cash: Who wins?

The Shiba Inu derivatives market is seeing significant activity, with open positions in Binance-listed futures contracts reaching their highest level since December.

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SHIB's price has risen 31% this month, with a clear recovery pattern emerging after months of dropping and consolidation.

At press time, SHIB was down 3.94% in the last 24 hours to $0.000015 due to recent market profit-taking, having achieved a high of $0.00001598 on July 21 after six consecutive days of increases.

Bitcoin Cash, which split off from its parent currency in 2017, is the most popular and widely traded of the 100-plus Bitcoin "forks." In practice, it behaves similarly to Bitcoin (BTC) but with a substantially bigger block size and a completely distinct underlying blockchain.

Bitcoin Cash has been on a tear since its April low of $249, with three consecutive months of price increases, and July set to be the fourth. BCH is now trading at $515, down from a high of $553 reached on July 20.

American financial services company Compass Point, which is primarily known for specializing in equity research, has downgraded USDC issuer Circle to a Sell rating.

This comes after the GENIUS Act, the groundbreaking stablecoin legislation that provides much-needed clarity for the sector, was recently signed into law in the U.S.

Compass Point expects the Circle (CLRC) stock to plunge to just $130 (a whopping 37% reduction).

The shares of the leading stablecoin issuer are currently down by nearly 9% following the massive downgrade.

According to Compass Point, Circle's current valuation cannot be justified by its revenue model and competitive positioning.

The downgrade that comes hot on the heels of the hugely important stablecoin bill seems to be counterintuitive, given that the much-touted legislation is expected to give the stablecoin sector a substantial boost.

Ironically, some analysts view the passage of the GENIUS Act as bad news for the company since it will lead to more market saturation. Circle's USDC already has to compete with Ripple's RLUSD and some other upstarts.

However, the bill is expected to create even more competition, given that it clears the way for major banking institutions to finally enter the stablecoin space under federal regulation. Such major players with massive user bases and significantly lower customer acquisition costs could potentially emerge as dominant new players within the space.

On top of that, the bill will also increase compliance costs for Circle.

Even though Circle is now pursuing a national trust bank license, Ripple is also making similar moves.

XRP has just flashed a golden cross on its daily chart, a rare and bullish technical signal that could herald a fresh uptrend for the third-largest cryptocurrency. This is XRP's first major golden cross in 2025, and investors are closely watching what happens to the price next.

A golden cross occurs when a short-term moving average (usually the 50-day) crosses above a long-term moving average (such as the 200-day). It is often seen as a bullish indicator, signaling that upward momentum may be building.

XRP's last golden cross appeared in November 2024, and a massive rally followed: XRP skyrocketed from the $0.50 range to a high of $3.39 by mid-January 2025, representing a more than 460% rise in just two months.

With the pattern now reappearing, market watchers are drawing parallels and speculating on whether an explosive move is in the cards. More specifically, if history repeats itself and XRP sees a 500% increase, it will target $17.

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However, in the medium term, XRP price projections range from $4 to $6, with an intermediate value of $5. At press time, XRP was down 0.68% in the last 24 hours at $3.51, reflecting recent market profit-taking.

Since reaching a new high of $3.66 on July 18, XRP has been consolidating in a range of $3.339 to $3.66, awaiting its next major move.

What traders are watching

XRP's recent move confirms completion of a six-year symmetrical triangle, with a Fibonacci target of around $6.00.

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Resistance is currently around $3.66, with support consolidating at $3.50. A sustained hold above $3.50-$3.60 could result in a retest of $3.84 and a move closer to the $6.00 Fibonacci target.

However, a failure below $3.50 could return XRP to triangle support near $3.46, risking a new retest of that level.

XRP has experienced a surge in whale activity over the last 24 hours. The most recent transaction involved the transfer of 200,000,015 XRP worth $687,286,623 from an unknown wallet to another unknown wallet. Also, 16,812,113 XRP worth $60,621,045 were transferred from an unknown wallet to the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange.