$BTC Review of Bitcoin (BTC) – August 2025

1. Recent performance and price dynamics

Bitcoin is currently trading around $119,500, after briefly nearing its all-time high of over $123,000 in early July.

Volatility remains high: massive inflows into Bitcoin ETFs (over $51 billion in 2025) combined with short position liquidations have fueled the recent price surge.

Expectations of a monetary easing by the Fed in September still weigh heavily, despite an inflation rate still above the target at 3.1% in July.

2. Growing adoption – retail and institutional

Payments in Bitcoin are gaining traction: Steak 'n Shake attributes a 10.7% increase in sales to the launch of BTC payments via the Lightning Network.

In the United States, a regulatory turning point: 401(k) retirement plans can now include Bitcoin, opening access to potentially $8.9 trillion in assets.

Many public companies are buying Bitcoins to attract investors. In 2025, 154 companies raised nearly $100 billion to acquire cryptos, in some cases at the risk of weakening their financial model.

3. Bitcoin as a state reserve

A major step: the U.S. executive branch has created a Strategic Reserve of Bitcoin, capitalized from seized Bitcoins (estimated at 200,000 BTC) and managed by the Treasury.

On the corporate scale, Trump Media and Technology Group announced a massive purchase of $2 billion in Bitcoin to strengthen its financial autonomy.

However, Mike Novogratz, CEO of Galaxy Digital, believes that the frenzy of crypto treasuries may hit a plateau, even if existing players will continue to influence the market.

4. Use cases and technological adoption

The Lightning Network enables fast and low-cost payments, useful for microtransactions, discounts, proximity purchases, and even in areas known as 'Bitcoin Beach'.