US stocks opened lower, and cryptocurrency stocks generally fell.

- Crypto whales are heavily accumulating Stellar (XLM), Hedera (HBAR), and Remittix (RTX), with analysts predicting potential $1 price targets by 2025 if adoption trends persist. - Accumulation patterns mirror 2021's bull run, driven by real-world financial utility and blockchain infrastructure integration in cross-border payments and enterprise solutions. - XLM benefits from institutional partnerships and low-cost transactions, while HBAR's $8.18B market cap reflects enterprise-grade scalability and tech

- Saylor and Kiyosaki advocate for Bitcoin's $200K target by 2025, citing accumulation trends and geopolitical stability. - BlockchainFX's $0.029 presale (targeting $0.05) attracts $10.4M+ in 15,700+ investors with 90% APY staking and Visa card utility. - Macroeconomic tailwinds (98.3% Fed cut probability) and institutional Bitcoin adoption (MicroStrategy's 3.5x growth) reinforce bullish sentiment. - Volatility risks persist: Bitcoin ETF outflows ($488M) contrast with strategic corporate accumulation and B

- U.S. Democrats, led by Rep. Ro Khanna, introduced a bill to ban elected officials from crypto/NFTs and mandate asset disclosure, targeting Trump’s pro-crypto ventures. - The bill accuses Trump’s family of leveraging their influence to promote unregulated crypto projects, citing World Liberty Financial’s ties to Binance’s Zhao. - Partisan clashes intensify as Trump pardoned Zhao, boosting BNB/BNB, while New Hampshire’s crypto mining deregulation stalled over environmental concerns. - Senator Warren critic

- Zcash (ZEC) surged 400% in 30 days, hitting a seven-year high amid Bitcoin's $108,000 struggle due to macroeconomic pressures and geopolitical tensions. - Institutional interest and 4.5M ZEC locked in shielded pools drove ZEC's rally, reflecting growing demand for privacy-centric assets like the Grayscale Zcash Fund's $85M inflows. - Bitcoin faces headwinds from Fed rate cuts, U.S.-China trade dynamics, and Trump-era nuclear rhetoric, with technical indicators signaling oversold conditions below $110,000