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In 10 years, Bitcoin has evolved from a mysterious innovation in the world of cryptocurrency to a globally traded financial asset with a market value estimated in the hundreds of billions. However, a fundamental question looms on the horizon.
What gives Bitcoin its value?
It does not generate cash flows like companies, nor is it supported by physical assets like gold, and there is no central authority to guarantee its value. So why do people pay tens of thousands of dollars for a digital token that cannot be held?

PayPal has announced the launch of a new feature that allows users in the United States to pay with over 100 digital currencies when shopping online, under the name 'Pay with Crypto'. All the user needs is a digital wallet like MetaMask or Coinbase Wallet, and the amount paid in digital currencies will be automatically converted to U.S. dollars or to PayPal's stablecoin (PYUSD), so the merchant receives the money in cash without having to deal with crypto at all.

Bitcoin emerged carrying an idea that transcends money; it was an intellectual project aimed at giving individuals financial freedom, away from central banks and the systems that monopolize the issuance and distribution of money. The promise was simple and bold: no intermediaries, no surveillance, no central control. But it seems that times have changed a lot.
Today, platforms like Binance or OKEx no longer lead market pricing. Instead, Wall Street — the financial system that Bitcoin came to break its monopoly — is the biggest player. BlackRock's IBIT fund, one of the largest Bitcoin ETF funds, has assets exceeding $86 billion, with daily trades exceeding $4 billion through options contracts. More than half of daily Bitcoin trades now occur during US market hours, which means that actual pricing is happening now from within US financial institutions, not from crypto platforms.

A whale that had held approximately 131 Bitcoin for 3 years just an hour ago transferred almost the entire amount (about 130 BTC worth 15 million dollars) to the Binance platform. The whale made a smart and long-term investment move; he bought Bitcoin at the level of 17,300 dollars during the sharp decline in 2023, which is the same point we announced on Saif Abu Sarour's accounts as the best buying area, then held it for over two years until the price reached about 118,000 dollars in 2025. At this level, he sold the entire amount, achieving a massive profit of over 580% of his original investment value.

How the Genius Act shifted institutional capital toward Ethereum
The radical shift in institutional investment
Since Congress signed the Genius Act—which stripped stablecoins of the right to provide any yield—institutional investors have had to seek a real alternative source of income. Thus began the shift from 'holding a stable coin with guaranteed yield' to 'storing Ethereum with a yield ranging from 4-6% and accepting price fluctuations.' This spark ignited a series of events on the blockchain:

Ethereum outperformed Bitcoin in perpetual contract trading volume, recording $90.82 billion compared to $82.93 billion for Bitcoin, indicating a significant increase in traders' interest in Ethereum, especially in the leveraged derivatives market. This surge often reflects expectations for impactful events such as network upgrades or the expansion of layer two solutions, making speculation on it more attractive in the near term. At the same time, this massive volume means high liquidity, but it increases the risks of liquidation if a sudden reversal in direction occurs. Most importantly, this shift raises a big question: Are we witnessing a period where Ethereum leads the market, or is it just a short speculative wave before Bitcoin regains dominance?

In this century, Europe has not produced many giant tech companies, and even the few successes like British ARM Holdings, which chose to list on Nasdaq in 2023 instead of London, or Swedish Spotify which listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2018, preferred the American market over the European one. Even Asian companies like Alibaba turned to New York in 2014 to raise capital. The reason is clear: the American market makes fundraising easier and offers higher valuations than any other market, thanks to deep liquidity and a massive investor base.

In a move that represents a radical departure from the traditional model, "Bitmain Emergent Technologies" announced the allocation of $250 million to purchase Ethereum, becoming the first public company to adopt this digital currency as a reserve asset instead of dollars or bonds. This amount was not raised from operational profits or traditional financing, but through the sale of 55 million shares at $4.50 per share to investors from the digital currency sector. In other words, the company used its shares not only to raise capital but to provide an indirect opportunity for investors to own Ethereum within an organized institutional structure.

The "Binance" platform has launched a new service called "الربح المتوافق مع الشريعة", which is specifically designed for Muslims who wish to invest in a safe manner that does not contradict Islamic law.
Important note: This article does not constitute a religious fatwa. We recommend that anyone wishing to invest through the "Sharia-compliant profit" service conduct independent religious research and ensure the working mechanism of the service and its compliance with the principles of Islamic law. What is mentioned here is a general explanation of the nature of the service as defined by the platform and should not be understood as any religious recommendation or legal ruling.

The Ethereum conference for 2025 concluded its activities in the French city of Cannes, amid an atmosphere clearly indicating a qualitative transformation in Ethereum's position within the global financial map. This conference was unlike its predecessors in terms of nature or attendance; it was distinguished this year by its practical and institutional character, as the focus shifted away from technical details in favor of the participation of major financial entities actively working on Ethereum-based financial applications and solutions.

⚠️ Warning from Morgan Stanley... Will the trade war return on July 9? Global investment bank Morgan Stanley has warned investors of an important day ahead: July 9. On this day, the temporary freeze on tariffs imposed by the US on certain countries ends. The majority expect an extension of the deadline, but Morgan Stanley sees surprises as likely—which could affect everything from stocks to cryptocurrencies.

The chart illustrates the state of unrealized profits and losses for Bitcoin holders, based on network data. What we see here is a detailed account of the market situation: the green area represents unrealized profits, meaning that the owners of these coins bought at a lower price than the current price but have not sold yet. In contrast, the red area represents unrealized losses, which are currently almost nonexistent — indicating that the vast majority of Bitcoin holders are in a paper profit position.

After executing trades exceeding 100 million dollars across various platforms, I now see each platform not only as a financial intermediary but as a system with its own "fingerprint" in handling capital, execution mechanisms, data presentation, and fee structure. These differences do not appear on the surface and are not taught in educational videos; they are discovered only through actual experience at a large scale of trading.

In a historic and unprecedented move in the United States, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a new law (SB-21) ordering the use of $10 million of tax money to buy Bitcoin, with the state retaining it as a long-term reserve asset outside the traditional financial system. This is the first time a U.S. state has used public funds directly to purchase a digital asset like BTC.

Keep 25% of your portfolio in USDT or USDC: the average Bitcoin drop on the first day of geopolitical crises between 2020-2025 was ≈7%. Having ready liquidity prevents selling at a loss and allows buying at lower prices.
Reduce leverage to a minimum (≤2×): each increase in the historical volatility point raised liquidations of funded traders by an average of 1.7% during previous cycles.

The structural demand for Bitcoin is returning through spot ETF funds.
In just eight sessions, about $2.4 billion flowed into US-listed spot Bitcoin funds, marking the longest streak of positive inflows since last March. Notably, this inflow did not coincide with price jumps, indicating that the fundamental driver is not quick speculation, but rather strategic institutional accumulation that is reshaping the market structure from within.

Since the launch of Ethereum in 2015, its vision has been to serve as the infrastructure for the entire digital economy. However, the market still prices it with a perspective comparing it to high-risk technology stocks. This paradox explains why top Ethereum developers and investors describe the currency as 'priced significantly below its actual value' despite it being behind most of the economically viable blockchain activities.

🎉Announced
Binance platform Today, 12 - 6 - 2025, it has officially become available for residents of Syria, after the lifting of American sanctions that were preventing it. This means that Syrians can now use all Binance services, including spot trading, futures contracts, over 300 cryptocurrencies, Earn and Staking services, transfers via Binance Pay, in addition to educational content in Arabic and dedicated support. This step comes after years of prohibition, even though Syria was among the highest countries in searching for cryptocurrencies, amid inflation and a heavy reliance on external remittances.

1. Why do we need a second layer?
Bitcoin has achieved what no digital asset has in terms of security and decentralization, yet it still processes about 7 transactions per second, with a block every ten minutes and fees that can exceed tens of dollars during peak times. These limitations make it unsuitable for fast payments or complex applications. Second layers (L2) were born to separate the core security of the first layer (L1) from the speed and flexibility required for widespread daily use, without compromising the Bitcoin protocol itself.