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Hit that button and subscribe below! Evening Brief: Bitcoin Nears $120K, Ethereum Breaks $4K, Altcoins Ignite

Institutional inflows, political tailwinds, and breakout momentum set the stage for a volatile but bullish close to the week.

The Inspirator  

Folks, this is the end of the week but it’s not the end of the bullish news for Bitcoin and the broader Crypto market. Now is not the time to blink …

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
— Peter Drucker

Bitcoin: Institutional Power Meets Global Adoption

Bitcoin is pressing toward $120K, fueled by record institutional demand and a flurry of adoption headlines. The Energy Value metric estimates BTC’s fair price at $167K, and whales are buying aggressively — with 13 of the top 25 U.S. banks now building Bitcoin products.

El Salvador will launch the world’s first Bitcoin banks.

Spain’s BBVA will offer Bitcoin custody for Binance customers.

Peer-reviewed research predicts $1M BTC by early 2027.

Retail wallets (“shrimp”) have bought 17,000 BTC in the past month profits and $5B in BTC/ETH options expired today, adding volatility. But with institutions buying $64B in Bitcoin this year — five times miner output — the supply squeeze narrative is strengthening.

Ethereum: Breakout in Motion

Ethereum surged above $4K for the first time since December, triggering over $400M in liquidations for bears. Analysts see a possible retest of $3,850 before a push to $5K this quarter.

s market signals a quick rally to $4.4K could be next.

Some traders expect ETH’s breakout to trigger a 200%–500% altcoin rally.

Altcoins: XRP & DOGE Lead

XRP jumped 12%–13% after Ripple and the SEC dropped their court battle, with some price targets as high as $8.

Dogecoin rose 8%,

Corporate & Institutional Moves

Brown University doubled its BTC holdings to $13M via BlackRock’s ETF.

Harvard’s endowment invested $116M into BlackRock’s ETF.

BlackRock’s ETF had its second-largest buying day since launch, adding nearly $1B in BTC.