Digital assets are surging as investors pour in a massive $3.3 billion last week alone pushing total inflows for the past six weeks to $10.5 billion. Year-to-date inflows have now hit a record $10.8 billion with total assets under management briefly reaching a new high of $187.5 billion. Rising concerns about the US economy following Moody’s downgrade and higher treasury yields are driving investors toward crypto as a safe haven.

The US led the charge with $3.2 billion in inflows followed by Germany Hong Kong and Australia. Bitcoin was the clear winner pulling in $2.9 billion and now accounts for a quarter of total 2024 inflows. Ethereum followed with $326 million marking its fifth straight week of gains and strongest performance in 15 weeks.

Short-Bitcoin products also gained traction with $12.7 million in inflows while XRP saw a setback with $37.2 million in outflows ending an 80-week positive streak. Despite some outflows crypto sentiment remains strong as digital assets attract more global interest.

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Swedish health tech company H100 Group AB has secured $2.2 million in funding to boost its Bitcoin holdings. The funding round was led by Blockstream CEO Adam Back who personally invested $1.4 million. The rest came from firms including Morten Klein and Crafoord Capital Partners. H100 plans to use the funds to purchase around 20.18 Bitcoin adding to the 4.39 Bitcoin it already bought on May 22.

The funds were raised through 0% interest convertible loans set to mature in 2028. If H100’s stock maintains strong performance the loan may convert to shares. H100 shares soared 37% following the Bitcoin announcement and climbed another 5.33% the next day. CEO Sander Andersen says the move reflects a belief in personal sovereignty values shared with the Bitcoin community.

H100 becomes the first public Swedish firm to adopt a Bitcoin treasury strategy joining a growing list of global companies choosing Bitcoin as a corporate reserve asset.

The annual Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas is a pivotal event for the Bitcoin ecosystem, where companies unveil breakthroughs, announce partnerships, and deliver speeches that shape the narrative of digital assets. For many, the sheer volume of information can be overwhelming. Having attended several conferences and being familiar with the attending companies through my work at UTXO, I’ve highlighted key panels and expected developments for 2025, focusing on Bitcoin’s Layer 2 (L2) and BTCfi ecosystems. 

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Here’s a breakdown of anticipated announcements and panels, categorized by key themes:

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Crypto is taking center stage at the Solana Accelerate 2025 conference as Anthony Scaramucci declared Solana is not just another blockchain but the future backbone of global finance. The SkyBridge Capital founder is writing a new book called Solana Rising and says the platform could reshape traditional finance from the ground up.

Scaramucci highlighted that nearly $7 trillion is spent globally on transaction verification every year. He believes Solana’s fast and low-cost infrastructure could dramatically slash these costs. He compared Solana to Bitcoin but for real-world assets like stocks and bonds. The idea of on-chain IPOs could also remove the need for bank accounts making investing more accessible.

Institutional adoption is coming according to Scaramucci who says big players like JPMorgan are already watching closely. He predicts Solana will enable users to stake lend and earn yields just like in traditional finance. Solana Foundation leaders also believe tokenization could help make everyone an investor unlocking new opportunities for retail users worldwide.

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Bitcoin continues to show resilience as the number of addresses holding over 100 BTC remains impressively stable. As of Saturday May 24 2025 there are 18,268 such addresses a slight dip from 18,544 recorded on Sunday February 26 2017. This marginal change over more than eight years reflects long term confidence among large holders also known as whales.

The chart highlights a rapid rise in whale addresses from 2010 to 2016 peaking around late 2016 and early 2017. Despite fluctuations since then the trend has remained relatively flat indicating that major players are still committed to holding large amounts of Bitcoin. This steady base of large holders supports the idea of Bitcoin as a long term store of value. Notably a sharp increase since late December 2024 signals renewed accumulation by big players as Bitcoin’s price climbs toward $100k.

Bitcoin could be heading for a major rally according to Real Vision founder and macro expert Raoul Pal. Speaking to his YouTube subscribers Pal said that the global money supply also known as Global M2 is strongly linked to the price of Bitcoin. Based on current trends Pal predicts that Bitcoin could jump by around 28% in the coming weeks.

The macro expert explained that Bitcoin’s movement is being driven by liquidity rather than global events or speculation. He pointed out that earlier signals correctly predicted a correction near $75,000 in April and now show a path to new all-time highs. Pal believes Bitcoin could reach over $140,000 by July.

He added that while Bitcoin usually follows the global money supply it will eventually break away and outperform it. As more investors join the market driven by fear of missing out prices could rise faster than expected before eventually slowing when fear returns.

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