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USA Today
a day ago
- Business
- USA Today
Which cryptocurrency will boom in the second half of 2025?
Despite all the hype and euphoria that surrounded the crypto market in January, only a handful of top cryptocurrencies are actually up for the year. So crypto investors will need to count on a few big comebacks over the next six months. My top three candidates for a cryptocurrency that will boom in the second half of 2025 are Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Tron (CRYPTO: TRX). Bitcoin Bitcoin is a no-brainer. It's already one of the top-performing cryptos of the year, and has received significant support from the Trump administration over the past few months. The big move by the White House, of course, was the creation of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in March. That essentially gave the green light to institutional investors to ramp up their Bitcoin strategies going forward. One surprising development this year has seen the unprecedented growth of Bitcoin treasury companies. The goal of these companies is simple: buy up as much Bitcoin as they possibly can, as fast as they can, as cheaply as they can. These companies are following the lead of Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin in the world, which rebranded as a Bitcoin treasury company in February. The big question, of course, is just how much higher Bitcoin can go this year, even with all this new demand. The world's top cryptocurrency turned in triple-digit returns in both 2023 and 2024, and many crypto investors were expecting Bitcoin to turn in a similar performance this year. But Bitcoin is only up 14% for the year. So it will need a massive year-end rally to reach the much-hyped $200,000 price level. Ethereum Ethereum may be down more than 25% year to date, but new rules on staking could change that. "Staking" is a popular way of earning yield on cryptocurrency holdings, and has been the subject of much controversy since early 2023, when the SEC launched an investigation into staking activity. As a result, when the new spot Ethereum ETFs launched in July 2024, they did not include a staking component. That's why these ETFs underperformed when they launched, according to insiders. However, the pro-crypto approach of the Trump administration quickly led to a shakeup at the SEC earlier this year, and the thinking now is that government regulators will back down on staking. As a result, spot Ethereum ETFs will likely be allowed to offer staking, and that could lead to a tsunami of new money moving into Ethereum. Crypto investors point to sustained buying of Ethereum by BlackRock, the company behind the popular iShares Ethereum Trust. Over the past few weeks, BlackRock has been buying Ethereum hand over fist, and that's because it is likely expecting an imminent SEC decision on staking. Tron Tron is the real dark horse candidate. Even though Tron currently ranks among the top 10 cryptocurrencies in terms of market cap, chances are most U.S.-based investors are not familiar with it. That's because the founder of Tron is Justin Sun, a controversial Chinese crypto billionaire who has had numerous run-ins with U.S. regulatory authorities. Heading into 2025, he was still facing potential SEC investigations. As a result, it can sometimes be hard to find U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges where you can buy and sell Tron. But here's the thing: Justin Sun is now affiliated with the growing Trump crypto empire. In mid-2024, he made a significant investment into World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture affiliated with the Trump family. In January 2025, he immediately scooped up $75 million of the new Official Trump meme coin and later purchased even more of the meme coin, leading to his being able to attend the Trump meme coin dinner with the president. And he has continually found ways to establish ties with members of the Trump family, to the point where Eric Trump recently called him "a great friend and icon in the crypto space." In late February 2025, the SEC sent a request to the court overseeing its civil fraud case against Sun, asking for a 60-day stay to explore settlement proceedings. Now, Sun is going into overdrive to build out his Tron crypto empire. In June, he announced a reverse merger with publicly traded SRM Entertainment, which will rebrand itself as "Tron Inc." and transform into a Tron treasury company (i.e., primarily holding Tron as its sole asset). He's also partnered with World Liberty Financial on a new stablecoin project. I completely understand if all this seems a bit speculative, and perhaps even a bit unsavory. However, the whole point of this exercise was to find cryptocurrencies that might "boom" in the second half of 2025. And I can't think of another cryptocurrency that has a similar opportunity to completely reinvent itself in the second half of the year. And the top pick is... If forced to choose between Bitcoin, Ethereum or Tron, my top pick is still Bitcoin. It's the world's most popular cryptocurrency for a reason — in terms of mainstream adoption, no other cryptocurrency even comes close. Bitcoin might not double in value this year, but I'm still expecting it to boom within the next few months. Dominic Basulto has positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
XRP, TRX, DOGE Lead Majors With Positive Funding Rates as Bitcoin's Traditionally Weak Quarter Begins
A key metric called perpetual funding rates is signaling bullishness for top altcoins as bitcoin (BTC) kicks off the traditionally weak third quarter quarter with flat price action. Funding rates, charged by exchanges every eight hours, refer to the cost of holding bullish long or bearish short positions in the perpetual (perps) futures (with no expiry). A positive funding rate indicates that perps are trading at a premium to the spot price, necessitating a payment from longs to shorts to maintain bullish bets. Therefore, positive rates are interpreted as representing bullish sentiment, while negative rates suggest otherwise. As of writing, perps tied to payments-focused token XRP (XRP), the world's fourth-largest digital asset by market value, had an annualized funding rate of nearly 11%, the highest among the top 10 tokens, according to data source Velo. Funding rates for Tron's TRX (TRX) and dogecoin (DOGE) were 10% and 8.4%, respectively, while rates for market leaders bitcoin and ether were marginally positive. In other words, the XRP market demonstrated the strongest demand for leveraged bullish exposure among other major cryptocurrencies, including BTC and ether (ETH). That's consistent with the spike in bullish sentiment for XRP last week, despite the settlement between Ripple and the SEC stalling, as noted by Santiment. Privacy-focused monero (XMR) stood among tokens beyond the top 10 list with a funding rate of over 23%, while Stellar's XLM token signaled a strong bias for bearish bets with a funding rate of 24%. Historically, the third quarter has been a weak period for bitcoin, with data indicating an average gain of 5.57% since 2013, according to Coinglass. That's a far cry compared to the fourth quarter's 85% average gain. BTC's spot price remained flat at around $107,000 at press time, offering no clear direction bias. Valuations have been stuck largely between $100,000 and $110,000 for nearly 50 days, with selling by long-term holder wallets counteracting persistent inflows into the U.S.-listed spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Some analysts, however, expect a significant move to occur soon, with all eyes on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech on Tuesday and the release of nonfarm payrolls on Friday. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Solana News: Tokenized Stocks, Micro Futures, and Staking ETFs Incoming
The first half of the year is mercifully behind us. After starting 2025 with so much Trump in our step, it's been a disappointing six months for retail investors as Bitcoin led the crypto market in H1, gaining 13% while most altcoins, including Solana, lagged behind. SOL fell 17% in the same period. Despite the slide, the publicly listed Canadian company SOL Strategies Inc. is strategically investing in Solana's growing ecosystem. For its first move, the firm purchased over 52,000 Jito Network (JTO) tokens worth $100K. Moving on to the weekly chart, the market cap of Solana's leading ecosystem tokens barely moved while the trading volume tanked 28%. Source: CoinMarketCap As Q3—a historically weak quarter for Bitcoin—begins, Solana has taken a big leap in two key areas: tokenized stock trading and developments related to ETF approval in the U.S. Here is what happened in Solana this week. Tokenized stocks have arrived on Solana as Backed's xStocks go live on Bybit, Solana, Jupiter, and more. However, the biggest news of the week is that REX Shares will debut the first Solana staking ETF in the U.S. on July 2. This development could drive institutional capital to SOL's ecosystem. The ETF news propelled Solana above $158, but a lack of momentum saw its price retrace to $150. In the end, Solana had to settle for a 3% week-on-week gain. Source: CoinMarketCap In addition, Canary Capital has filed for a PENGU ETF, bringing meme coins a step closer to institutional investment. Solana's total value locked (TVL) rose over 4% to close the week at $10.125 billion. Apart from Tron, which edged up 11%, Tron was the biggest TVL gainer among the top 10 DeFi blockchain networks. Source: DeFiLlama Solana's weekly DEX volume suffered a 9% loss, lowering its 30-day cumulative volume to $62 billion. Source: DeFiLlama Useless Coin (USELESS): +45.47% Pudgy Penguins (PUDGY): +42.3% Solana Name Service (FIDA): +17.63% Dog (DOG): +15.56% Launch Coin on Believe (LAUNCHCOIN): +14.87% Chintai (CHEX): -23.34% Aura (AURA): -20.75% Pocket Network (POKT): -18.1% Orbs (ORBS): -15.72% Zebec Network (ZBCN): -15.61% Source: CoinMarketCap Robinhood has introduced micro futures contracts for Solana, giving traders a lower-risk, lower-capital way to speculate on its price. Solana-based restaking protocol Fragmetric will launch its $FRAG token on July 1, airdropping 100 million tokens—10% of its supply—to early community contributors. An eligibility checker is now live following the completion of its first community rewards campaign. Upexi, a Solana-focused treasury firm, will tokenize its Nasdaq-listed shares via Superstate's Opening Bell platform. The move aims to enable 24/7 trading, increased liquidity, and DeFi integration through on-chain public equities. Trade SOL micro futures contracts on Robinhood. Track Fragmetric's airdrop eligibility checker to receive free FRAG tokens. Follow the news as Solana ETFs and tokenized stocks grab headlines. Watch out for Solana's performance in H2. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
New play set in Glasgow A&E to take centre stage at Tron
Set in a "crumbling and understaffed" A&E department in Glasgow, the dark comedy explores the absurdities, tragedies, and humour found within the NHS. The play, directed by Gareth Nicholl, is designed by Anna Orton, with lighting by Lizzie Powell and sound by MJ McCarthy. Gareth Nicholls said: "I'm absolutely delighted to be working with this cracking ensemble of actors who will each bring a vast amount of talent, creativity, and care to Uma's hugely ambitious and important play. "Alongside the creative team, I can't wait to collaborate with such a brilliant group of actors on what is shaping up to be a truly moving, funny, and powerful new play." Read more: Lewis Capaldi announces comeback tour with two dates in Scotland Edinburgh International Film Festival to run 'pop-up' cinema at National Gallery Dawn Steele to make Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in new Scottish stage thriller The cast includes Helen Logan as Crea, the hard-pressed senior charge nurse, Dani Heron as caring staff nurse Ani, Amelia Isaac Jones as inexperienced student nurse Lina, Martin Docherty as the long-serving porter Billy, Ann Louise Ross as octogenarian Tersia, and Beruce Khan as palliative care patient Iain Hopper. Following its world premiere at the Tron, Black Hole Sign will transfer to the Traverse Theatre for a two-week run from October 8 to 17. Also transferring in the Autumn season is the Tron's hit summer production Man's Best Friend by Douglas Maxwell, directed by Jemima Levick. This "heart-warming story", depicting dog-walker Ronnie played by Jordan Young, will tour nationally, with performances in Ayr, Dumfries, Inverness, Dundee, Aberdeen, Greenock, Kirkcaldy, and Edinburgh. Theatre-goers can also look forward to the Tron's annual pantomime, with Gallus in Weegieland running from November 22 to January 4. Written by Johnny McKnight and directed by Sally Reid, the panto is set to offer a wild adventure down a mysterious pothole to a land full of strange creatures and a power-hungry Queen. The Tron's visiting programme includes Stellar Quines and Royal Lyceum Theatre's Through the Mud from October 16 to 18, Apphia Campbell's play about two generations of women activists in the fight for Black liberation in America. Shotput's new production, Arlington, by Enda Walsh, will also take the stage from October 22 to 25. The Gilded Balloon will return with their Big Comedy Roadshow on October 12, headlined by comedian Felicity Ward. Theatre fans can book tickets online on the Tron Theatre's website, by phone on 0141 552 4267, or in person at the box office.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Which Cryptocurrency Will Boom in the Second Half of 2025?
Bitcoin could surge in the second half of the year, thanks to new demand coming from corporations, institutional investors, and sovereign governments. Ethereum could receive a boost from a new SEC rule change related to staking. Tron has the potential to grow quickly in the second half of the year, as a result of new support from the Trump administration and members of the Trump family. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › Despite all the hype and euphoria that surrounded the crypto market in January, only a handful of top cryptocurrencies are actually up for the year. So crypto investors will need to count on a few big comebacks over the next six months. My top three candidates for a cryptocurrency that will boom in the second half of 2025 are Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and Tron (CRYPTO: TRX). Bitcoin is a no-brainer. It's already one of the top-performing cryptos of the year, and has received significant support from the Trump administration over the past few months. The big move by the White House, of course, was the creation of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in March. That essentially gave the green light to institutional investors to ramp up their Bitcoin strategies going forward. One surprising development this year has seen the unprecedented growth of Bitcoin treasury companies. The goal of these companies is simple: buy up as much Bitcoin as they possibly can, as fast as they can, as cheaply as they can. These companies are following the lead of Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin in the world, which rebranded as a Bitcoin treasury company in February. The big question, of course, is just how much higher Bitcoin can go this year, even with all this new demand. The world's top cryptocurrency turned in triple-digit returns in both 2023 and 2024, and many crypto investors were expecting Bitcoin to turn in a similar performance this year. But Bitcoin is only up 14% for the year. So it will need a massive year-end rally to reach the much-hyped $200,000 price level. Ethereum may be down more than 25% year to date, but new rules on staking could change that. "Staking" is a popular way of earning yield on cryptocurrency holdings, and has been the subject of much controversy since early 2023, when the SEC launched an investigation into staking activity. As a result, when the new spot Ethereum ETFs launched in July 2024, they did not include a staking component. That's why these ETFs underperformed when they launched, according to insiders. However, the pro-crypto approach of the Trump administration quickly led to a shakeup at the SEC earlier this year, and the thinking now is that government regulators will back down on staking. As a result, spot Ethereum ETFs will likely be allowed to offer staking, and that could lead to a tsunami of new money moving into Ethereum. Crypto investors point to sustained buying of Ethereum by BlackRock, the company behind the popular iShares Ethereum Trust. Over the past few weeks, BlackRock has been buying Ethereum hand over fist, and that's because it is likely expecting an imminent SEC decision on staking. Tron is the real dark horse candidate. Even though Tron currently ranks among the top 10 cryptocurrencies in terms of market cap, chances are most U.S.-based investors are not familiar with it. That's because the founder of Tron is Justin Sun, a controversial Chinese crypto billionaire who has had numerous run-ins with U.S. regulatory authorities. Heading into 2025, he was still facing potential SEC investigations. As a result, it can sometimes be hard to find U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges where you can buy and sell Tron. But here's the thing: Justin Sun is now affiliated with the growing Trump crypto empire. In mid-2024, he made a significant investment into World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture affiliated with the Trump family. In January 2025, he immediately scooped up $75 million of the new Official Trump meme coin and later purchased even more of the meme coin, leading to his being able to attend the Trump meme coin dinner with the president. And he has continually found ways to establish ties with members of the Trump family, to the point where Eric Trump recently called him "a great friend and icon in the crypto space." In late February 2025, the SEC sent a request to the court overseeing its civil fraud case against Sun, asking for a 60-day stay to explore settlement proceedings. Now, Sun is going into overdrive to build out his Tron crypto empire. In June, he announced a reverse merger with publicly traded SRM Entertainment, which will rebrand itself as "Tron Inc." and transform into a Tron treasury company (i.e., primarily holding Tron as its sole asset). He's also partnered with World Liberty Financial on a new stablecoin project. I completely understand if all this seems a bit speculative, and perhaps even a bit unsavory. However, the whole point of this exercise was to find cryptocurrencies that might "boom" in the second half of 2025. And I can't think of another cryptocurrency that has a similar opportunity to completely reinvent itself in the second half of the year. If forced to choose between Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Tron, my top pick is still Bitcoin. It's the world's most popular cryptocurrency for a reason -- in terms of mainstream adoption, no other cryptocurrency even comes close. Bitcoin might not double in value this year, but I'm still expecting it to boom within the next few months. Before you buy stock in Bitcoin, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Bitcoin wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $713,547!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $966,931!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 1,062% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 177% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 23, 2025 Dominic Basulto has positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 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