Latest Crypto News: Michael Saylor Predicts BTC at $150K By Christmas

The global cryptocurrency market cap rose to $3.95 trillion, marking a 0.7% increase. Total trading activity hits $139.87 billion in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin holds 56.1% dominance, while Ethereum captures 13.1%, tracking over 18,660 cryptocurrencies worldwide.

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Bitcoin is trading at $111,430, up 0.5% in the last 24 hours, with a strong $37.6 billion trading volume. Its market cap now stands at $2.2 trillion with a strong dominance over the market.

Top 5 trending coins today: The trending coins are led by MYX Finance (MYX) , priced at $13.63 with a sharp 272.8% gain, with trades $629 million. Worldcoin (WLD)  jumped 59.3% to $1.76 on $564 million traded. OpenLedger (OPEN) gained 176.8% to $1.44 with $3.5 billion in volume. Aethir (ATH) soars 40.6% trading at $0.04225 with volume 356 million, and Hyperliquid (HYPE), priced at $51.3,1, rose by 8.2% on $634 million trading activity.

Top 3 crypto gainers: The biggest movers today are MYX Finance (MYX) at $13.29, soaring 260.6% with a trading volume of $627M, followed by Elastos (ELA) at $1.45, up 194% with $553M traded, and Worldcoin (WLD) at $1.74, rising 58.4% on $3.5B volume.

Top 3 crypto losers: Among the hardest-hit tokens, Tsunami (TSUNAMI) dropped 64.2% to $0.04554, with $1.6M in volume. Comedian (BAN) declined 28.6%, trading at $0.07492 with $15.25 million in activity. Elastos (ELA) followed, sliding 20.4% to $2.12 on a modest $9.9M daily trading volume.

Stablecoins continue to maintain steady dominance with a market cap of $290 billion, showing 0.1% slight upward change in the past 24 hours with massive $98 billion daily trading volume.

The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) sector has a market capitalization of $165 billion, representing a 2.3% increase over the past 24 hours. DeFi now accounts for 4.2% dominance with a healthy $7.92 billion trading volume.

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Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, reaffirmed his bullish outlook on Bitcoin in a CNBC interview, citing corporate adoption and limited supply as drivers. Michael Saylors MicroStrategy’s latest Bitcoin purchase of 1,955 Bitcoin for $217.4 million at $111,196 each, lifting total holdings to 638,460 BTC worth $47.17 billion. With a 25.8% yield in 2025, Saylor now controls 3.5% of the accessible supply. Saylor predicts $150,000 by Christmas 2025, while Fundstrat’s Tom Lee takes an even bolder stance—saying Bitcoin could reach $200,000 before year’s end.

Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet has urged crypto users to pause on-chain transactions after a massive NPM supply chain attack compromised a reputable developer’s account. The breach injected malicious code into JavaScript packages with over 1 billion downloads, swapping crypto addresses to steal funds. Though patched, Guillemet said there are still risks, particularly for users who do not have hardware wallets.

Switzerland-based crypto platform SwissBorg confirmed a security breach that was linked to its partner API provider Kiln, resulting in the theft of nearly 193,000 SOL (approximately $41.5M). The incident only impacted its SOL Earn program, while other services are still secure. SwissBorg is using its treasury to compensate user losses and working with white hat hackers to recover funds.

South Korea's crypto exchange , Upbit, has officially announced the launch of its own blockchain, GIWA (Global Infrastructure for Web3 Access). Built on top of OP Stack as an Ethereum Layer 2, GIWA boasts 1-second block times and 100% EVM compatibility, allowing for the seamless migration of Solidity contracts. Earlier, Upbit teased the launch with a dedicated “Giwa” website featuring a live countdown.

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced plans to establish a National Digital Asset Fund under the central bank to build a strategic crypto reserve of promising assets. He also directed regulators to draft a digital asset law by 2026. Tokayev confirmed “CryptoCity” will be developed in Alatau, envisioned as the region’s first fully digitalized city powered by payments.

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