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Strategy’s stock and treasury moves have grabbed fresh attention after the company’s executive chairman compared the firm’s returns to those of the so-called Magnificent 7 tech giants. Short and blunt: Strategy has leaned hard into Bitcoin, and recent numbers make a striking case.

Strategy’s Bitcoin Haul And Returns

According to posts by Michael Saylor, Strategy now holds about 638,460 BTC following a purchase of 1,955 BTC at an average price near 111,196. The company has spent roughly $47 billion, fees included, to build that stack at an average buy price of $73,880.

Based on reports, the current value of those holdings is about $71 billion. Those figures sit at the center of Saylor’s argument that his firm’s balance sheet strategy has paid off in ways typical tech plays have not.

Open Interest And Market Cap Comparison

Saylor also shared a chart that matched open interest against market capitalization. Strategy topped that metric at 100%, while Tesla registered 26%. The rest of the Magnificent 7 — Nvidia, Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft — came in well below Strategy’s reading.

According to his post, this comparison underpins the claim that Strategy’s market dynamics tied to Bitcoin have outpaced many heavyweight tech names.

What’s your Strategy to beat the Magnificent 7? pic.twitter.com/wywaAij3Rs

— Michael Saylor (@saylor) September 13, 2025

Magnificent 7 Face Headwinds

Based on reports, each of those big tech firms is dealing with different pressures. Apple and Microsoft face tougher regulatory checks.

Amazon is seeing slower consumer demand. Tesla must contend with rising competition in electric vehicles. Nvidia remains a strong performer because of AI chip demand, but even Nvidia’s run this year has not matched its earlier explosive gains.

Annualized returns presented by Saylor put Strategy at 91%, Nvidia at 72%, Tesla at 32%, Alphabet at 26%, and Meta at 23%. Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon showed significantly lower annualized gains in that comparison.

Other Firms Are Buying Bitcoin Too

Reports have disclosed that about 12 companies upped their Bitcoin holdings last week, led by Strategy’s 1,955 BTC purchase. Gemini added 1,191 BTC and Bitdeer took on 333.5 BTC.

Companies from Japan’s Metaplanet to China’s Cango and the US firm Volcon also added coins. According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, the 100 largest public holders now control 1,009,202 BTC, which is valued at more than $117 billion today.

Bitcoin Could Be The Answer

“What’s your Strategy to beat the Magnificent 7?” Saylor asked on X, hinting that Bitcoin—and his company’s bold treasury bet—may offer the answer.

Whether investors see it as a challenge or a warning depends on how they weigh Bitcoin exposure against traditional tech growth.

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The Ripple-linked XRP cryptocurrency has re-entered the 100 assets by market capitalization. 

The popular token is currently in 98th place (above American computer networking company Arista Networks and Indian banking and financial services company HDFC Bank). 

XRP’s market capitalization currently stands at $180.5 billion following the cryptocurrency’s latest price spike. Earlier today, XRP peaked at an intraday high of $3.07. 

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The token’s price recovery comes amid growing chatter about looming ETF approval, which is widely expected to happen in the fourth quarter of the year. 

XRP surpassing McDonald’s 

Earlier this year, the Ripple-linked token managed to break into the top 80 by market capitalization. 

The token briefly even briefly topped McDonald’s, which was seen as a rather symbolic milestone. 

Back then, XRP also surged above PetroChina, China’s biggest oil and gas producer, AT&T, a major U.S. telecom and media company, Siemens, a German tech giant, Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas companies, Uber, the leading ride-hailing company, Verizon, one of the top telecom providers in the US, as well as Xiomi, one of the leading consumer electronics manufacturers in China. 

On July 18, the token reached a new record peak of $3.66, but it has since declined by a whopping 16%. 

The higher-timeframe momentum gauges for Dogecoin are quietly resetting, and two widely followed chartists say the setup that preceded DOGE’s biggest advances is close to reappearing.

In a new monthly chart, Kevin (@Kev_Capital_TA) stacks three market cycles and highlights a repeating structure: long, descending consolidations that resolve into impulsive breakouts, followed by measured Fibonacci 1.618 extension targets penciled far above the range.

One Trigger Could Ignite Dogecoin’s Cycle Surge

The present cycle has already cleared its multi-month falling wedge on the 1-month chart and, critically, completed a clean throwback: price pushed through the descending trendline, retested it from above, and turned higher, converting former resistance into support. On Kevin’s canvas, DOGE trades in the ~$0.23 area on the monthly scale, sitting beneath layered horizontal supply bands but above the wedge ceiling that capped it through the consolidation.

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Momentum is the hinge of Kevin’s thesis. “Anytime we saw Monthly Stoch RSI crosses on #ogecoin outside of the bear market along with an uptrending Monthly RSI ultimately lead to massive rallies to the upside,” he writes. He adds that “the goal is to get the StochRSI to cross the 20 level and show follow through as anything below that level is a sign of weak momentum. Currently crossing to the upside and at the 13 level.”

His lower panel draws a rising diagonal on the 1-month RSI—explicitly labeled “Higher Lows on 1M RSI”—to underscore that longer-term momentum troughs have been stepping up even as price coiled inside the wedge.

Kevin also reiterates the inter-market backdrop he’s watching: “If BTC can move higher and not putter out on us and we ultimately get ETH into price discovery with a dropping BTC Dominance then like I have said before DOGE’s biggest move of the cycle is likely. Just need a little more time and for BTC and the macro to support the move. That’s the reality not engagement farming hopium.”

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With the structural breakout and retest in hand, the remaining confirmation on his checklist is mechanical—see the monthly StochRSI reclaim and hold above 20 while the monthly RSI preserves its pattern of higher lows.

On targets, Kevin has previously mapped an aggressive trio of Fibonacci extensions above the last cycle’s peak: 1.618 at $3.97, 1.65 at $4.33, and 1.703 at $5.00. In prior cycles on the same template, wedge resolutions were followed by vertical expansion toward comparable 1.618 objectives; these three levels now serve as forward waypoints should trend acceleration resume.

Ichimoku Cloud Analysis For DOGE

A complementary, mid-cycle lens from Cantonese Cat (@cantonmeow) uses 2-week candles with Ichimoku Cloud to track the transition. “It’s doing more or less what I thought it would do from 2 months ago,” he notes, “where it bounced off the cloud, reclaiming Tenkan (blue line) as support, and is trying to launch itself above the green Ichimoku cloud on the right.”

In Ichimoku terms, that sequence—cloud bounce, Tenkan regain, then an attempt to clear the top of the forward green cloud—aligns with a shift from corrective to trending conditions on the 2-week timeframe and dovetails with Kevin’s higher-timeframe momentum trigger.

Taken together, the two studies narrow the focus to a clear condition set. Tactically, the 2-week chart is pressing the cloud top after reclaiming the Tenkan as support. And cyclically, the 1-month StochRSI is curling up from ~13 toward the threshold Kevin considers decisive at 20 while the 1-month RSI maintains a series of higher lows. If those momentum thresholds are secured against a supportive majors tape—firmer BTC, ETH in discovery, and declining BTC dominance—the Fibonacci extensions at $3.97, $4.33, and $5.00 could be DOGE’s price targets for this cycle.

At press time, DOGE traded at $0.223.

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US-based spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) just logged their strongest week of combined trading volume yet, according to an ETF analyst.

“Biggest week ever for them, thanks to Ether ETFs stepping up big,” ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said in an X post on Friday.

Ether ETFs were “asleep” for 11 months, says Balchunas

“Ether ETFs’ weekly volume was about $17b, blowing away record, man did it wake up in July,” Balchunas said.

It came the same week Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high of $124,000 on Thursday, while Ether (ETH) came close to reclaiming its November 2021 high of $4,878 on the same day, reaching $4,784 — just 1.94% below — according to CoinMarketCap.

Since Thursday, Bitcoin has fallen 5.52% from its all-time high, trading at $117,659, while Ether has dropped 6.20% from its Thursday high, trading at $4,486.

However, MN Trading Capital founder Michael van de Poppe said, “There’s way more to come for this cycle.”

Ether ETFs take a sharp turn

On Monday, spot Ether ETFs recorded their biggest day of net inflows ever, with flows across all funds totalling $1.01 billion. Across the first two weeks of August, they’ve recorded more than $3 billion in net inflows marking their second-strongest monthly performance to date.

Balchunas said it was almost as if Ether ETFs were “asleep” for the past 11 months and “then crammed” one year’s worth of activity into six weeks. 

While there was excitement ahead of their July 2024 launch, Ether ETFs initially saw lackluster demand, sparking speculation that Wall Street had yet to find a clear use case for the asset.

Related: Ether bull flag targets $6K as ETH supply on exchanges falls to 12%

Meanwhile, Bitcoin ETFs reached new highs of $73,679 just two months after launching in January 2024.

Analysts are now drawing parallels between Ether’s recent price surge and Bitcoin’s post-ETF rally. 

“This move is comparable to the BTC ETF launch, when Bitcoin continued to rally upward,” van de Poppe said, adding, “The ETFs have a massive impact and there’s a lot to come for Altcoins.”

However, some analysts warn that investors must be patient before Ether reaches a new all-time high.

Nansen analyst Jake Kennis said in comments shared with Cointelegraph that a new all-time high for Ether may be weeks or months away, despite ETH currently sitting only a few hundred dollars off a new record price.

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The Dogecoin price has soared 8% in the past 24 hours, hitting $0.223 as whale activity ramps up and momentum builds across the meme coin space.

DOGE is now up 8.5% on the week, 30% over the past month, and a massive 123% in the past year, showing powerful long-term strength that continues to outpace expectations.

Technical analysis suggests DOGE may be sitting at the very beginning of a major breakout, with the potential to push toward new all-time highs as bullish sentiment floods back into the market.

With the broader crypto rally gaining speed and Dogecoin still leading the meme coin narrative, the setup points to a very bullish long-term Dogecoin price prediction – one that could surprise even the most optimistic holders.

Dogecoin Price Prediction: Biggest Whale Buy Since 2024 – Could This Be the Smart Money Signal?

Analyst Ali Martinez has tracked a considerable increase in whale accumulation in recent days, with large investors accumulating 1 billion DOGE in the 24 hours leading up to August 6 (Wednesday).

In fact, Martinez followed up this post with another earlier this morning, showing that whales are still at it, having bought 230 million DOGE in the past 24 hours.

This is hugely bullish for DOGE, since even with some big buys earlier in the week, whales still have an appetite for the meme token.

It has benefitted from the market-wide rally today, which in turn appears to have followed from yesterday’s news that Ripple has acquired stablecoin platform Rail for $200 million.

While this news is obviously of direct relevance only to Ripple and XRP, it was the major catalyst in today’s rally, with prices following XRP’s aggressive surge.

As such, demand is higher across the board, and this includes demand for Dogecoin, which is enjoying a boost in momentum.

As its chart shows, its indicators are rising quickly from oversold levels, with its relative strength index (yellow) touching 70 today.

Its MACD (orange, blue) has also very recently turned positive, with the indicator having more space to rise before it enters an overbought position.

This is very encouraging for Dogecoin, which has also seen its trading volume double in the past couple of days, from $1 billion to just over $2 billion.

And some analysts are predicting a big medium- and long-term push, with Ali Martinez suggesting yesterday that it’s trading in “a historically strong buy zone.”

The Dogecoin price could therefore hit $0.30 by the end of the month, and higher toward $1 by the end of the year.

Could This Be the Meme Coin That Outruns Dogecoin?

While Dogecoin is expected to rise alongside the broader market, it’s unlikely to be the top-performing meme token in the months ahead.

Given its already massive size, newer meme coins are far more likely to deliver outsized gains, especially presale tokens entering their first growth phase.

That’s why many traders are turning to early-stage opportunities like Maxi Doge (MAXI), an ERC-20 token that recently launched its ICO and is quickly gaining momentum.

Maxi Doge has already raised nearly $500,000 in its presale, despite launching just a week ago, a sign of the strong momentum building around this project.

Fully embracing its meme coin identity, Maxi Doge is creating a high-energy community of traders who will help fuel its growth through engagement, competition, and shared conviction.

The project’s Telegram and Discord channels will serve as hubs for trading challenges and competitions, where holders can earn rewards by staying active and outperforming others.

This gamified approach aims to keep the community engaged, attract new traders, and build lasting demand for the token.

A key part of the project’s growth strategy is the Maxi Fund, which will hold 25% of the total supply (150.24 billion MAXI). It will be used to boost liquidity, form partnerships, and support the token’s long-term expansion.

This gives Maxi Doge the potential to be one of the biggest new meme coins of the year, with investors able to join its presale at its official website.

MAXI is currently selling for $0.000251, although this will rise in two days and will continue to rise periodically for the entire sale.

Click Here to Participate in the Presale

The best-selling personal finance author Robert Kiyosaki is warning of a massive market crash on the horizon.

Kiyosaki tells his 2.8 million followers on the social media platform X that the “biggest crash in history” is coming soon.

The author of the personal finance bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad says the cause of the market crash is likely to be the high levels of debt the US has incurred so far.

According to Kiyosaki, the US is the “biggest debtor nation in history” due to the fiscal policies of the Federal Reserve.

“Q: What does the Fed do when they f**k up?

A: 1987 Market Crash? PRINT fake dollars

1998 [Long-Term Capital Management] LTCM collapse? PRINT fake dollars

2019 Repo Market seizure? PRINT dollars

COVID-19 Pandemic? PRINT fake dollars

SILICON VALLEY BANK crash PRINT dollars

It’s not a new crisis… it’s the same crisis getting bigger.”

The Rich Dad Poor Dad author says the solution to the approaching crisis is for people to “stop saving fake” US dollars and put their money in hard assets.

“Start saving real gold, silver, Bitcoin.

Protect your wealth.”

Earlier this week, the best-selling author said an asset bubble was on the cusp of bursting. According to Kiyosaki, the bursting of such a bubble would present him with an attractive entry opportunity for hard assets.

“When bubbles burst, odds are gold, silver, and Bitcoin will burst too.

Good news.

If prices of gold, silver, and Bitcoin crash…. I will be buying.”

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Proponents of XRP are stepping up their pitch this week, calling the token “one of the greatest wealth transfers in history.” They argue it’s more than just another crypto. You’ll hear claims that XRP is already reshaping global finance and leaving old systems in the dust.

According to influencer Coach JV, Ripple is building a whole new rails for money. He says XRP isn’t here to compete with banks. It’s here to replace them.

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He points out that transactions on the XRP Ledger settle in 3–5 seconds and cost fractions of a penny. That beats SWIFT transfers, which can take days and cost up to $50 per payment.

XRP still trades around $2,25 but that figure, he argues, won’t stay low for long if the token keeps winning regulatory approvals and new partners.

XRP is the most disruptive financial technology of our lifetime. Ripple isn’t just competing with the banking system, it’s replacing it. The old system is dead. The new financial rails are being laid right before your eyes. Stay asleep and you’ll miss the greatest wealth transfer…

— Coach, JV (@Coachjv_) July 2, 2025

Ripple’s Technology Versus Legacy Rails

Based on reports, RippleNet now counts more than 300 financial institutions in its network. Yet daily on‑chain volumes for XRP hover around $1 billion—small next to global cross‑border flows of roughly $150 billion per day.

Banks are testing the tech, but most haven’t shifted large sums yet. That gap between tests and real‑world use is one reason XRP’s price has stayed below its all‑time high for seven years.

Push For Regulatory Clarity

XRP backers are watching the US carefully. They see growing buzz around spot XRP ETFs. Analysts like Eric Balchunas have given those filings up to 95% odds of approval by year‑end.

If an ETF hits a US exchange, they say, more money will pour in. Ripple has also been chasing money‑transmitter licenses in Europe and Asia. Every new license, they believe, brings Ripple a step closer to mainstream use.

Community Calls For Patience

Coach JV keeps telling followers not to panic over a stagnant price. He uses phrases like “greatest wealth transfer in history” to drive home his point.

In an earlier tweet, he promised “unimaginable wealth” for anyone who holds on. Other voices, such as commentator Edoardo Farina, point out that only about 1 to 2 million people hold XRP today.

That number, they say, leaves room for 100 million or more newcomers—and more buyers often means higher prices.

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Analysts Caution Over Hype

Even so, some experts urge caution. They note that bold forecasts don’t guarantee buy‑in from big banks or regulators. An ETF approval won’t force funds to rush in overnight. And test programs don’t always turn into full rollouts.

For now, XRP remains a high‑risk play. Investors should track on‑chain metrics and regulatory milestones before getting swept up in the hype.

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