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July 21, 2025

The majority of Polymarket bettors are predicting that Bitcoin will hit at least $125,000 in value this month, a new poll on the decentralized prediction market shows.

Polymarket Bettors Back $125K Bitcoin Threshold

According to the poll, 34% of Polymarket bettors believe that Bitcoin will cross the $125,000 threshold by the end of July.

In contrast, just 11% of the poll’s participating bettors predict that the cryptocurrency will rally above $130,000 this month.

Meanwhile, just 3% and 1% of the decentralized prediction market’s bettors believe that Bitcoin will cross the $140,000 and $150,000 marks, respectively.

Crypto Legislation Comes Into Focus for Policy Proponents

News of the Polymarket users’ predictions comes just one week after Bitcoin reached its all-time high of over $123,000 during a pivotal moment for crypto legislation in the United States.

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act into law during an afternoon bill signing at the White House.

“Let me say, the entire crypto community, for years you were mocked and dismissed and counted out,” Trump said. “You were counted out as little as a year and a half ago—but this signing is a massive validation.”

Republican Party officials dubbed the push ‘Crypto Week,’ and the House of Representatives was also able to advance the CLARITY Act and the Anti-CBDC Act despite a failed procedural vote on July 15.

Truth Social Bolsters Bitcoin Treasury Holdings

Truth Social parent organization, Trump Media and Technology Group Corp, announced on July 21 that the company had amassed over $2 billion in purchases in its Bitcoin Treasury, potentially bolstering bullish attitudes toward the cryptocurrency.

“These assets help ensure our Company’s financial freedom, help protect us against discrimination by financial institutions, and will create synergies with the utility token we’re planning to introduce across the Truth Social ecosphere,” Trump Media’s CEO and President Devin Nunes said.

As of Monday afternoon, Bitcoin is hovering around $116,000.

US President Donald Trump didn’t answer a reporter’s question on whether he would divest from his family’s crypto ventures in order to ensure passage of key cryptocurrency legislation, saying only that if the US didn’t have crypto, China or other countries would.

“Many Democrats have said that they are not going to support crypto bills in Congress only because of you and your family’s personal crypto ventures,” a reporter said to Trump during press briefing at the White House on Friday.

Asked whether he would consider divesting from his crypto ventures to ease political pressure on digital asset bills on Congress, Trump responded:

“I became a fan of crypto, and to me, it’s an industry. I view it as an industry and I am president. And if we did not have it, China would, or somebody else would, but most likely China would love to, and we have dominated that industry.

We have created a very powerful industry, and that is much more important than anything that we invest in,” Trump said.

The growing concern among lawmakers over Trump’s crypto ties and the potential conflict of interests threaten to derail efforts to establish comprehensive regulations for the industry, a policy objective that has gradually gained bipartisan support since 2024.

Related: Ex-US top regulator warns of conflicts of interest as Senate weighs market structure

Democratic lawmakers move to address conflict of interest concerns

The Senate passed the GENIUS Stablecoin bill in a 68-30 vote on June 17, without proposed amendments from Democratic lawmakers seeking to limit a US president’s involvement in the crypto industry.

California Senator Adam Schiff introduced the Curbing Officials’ Income and Nondisclosure (COIN) Act on Monday. The bill would prohibit the president, his family and officials in the executive branch from issuing or endorsing any digital asset.

“Donald Trump and other senior administration officials have made a fortune off of crypto schemes. Today, I am introducing the COIN Act to put a stop to this corruption in plain sight,” Schiff wrote on X.

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The crypto exchange Binance

$7.62B

has launched a new feature that allows users to choose an emergency contact who can claim their crypto in the event of the user’s passing.

The update, released on June 12, allows the platform to notify this contact after long periods of account inactivity.

Once notified, the contact can begin the process to access the user’s funds.

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Following the update, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao encouraged other platforms to follow suit. In a June 19 post on X, he said, “This is a topic people avoid, but the fact is, humans cannot live forever”.

He added, “Every platform should have a ‘will function’ so that when someone is no longer around, their assets can be distributed to designated accounts according to specified proportions”.

Reactions from the community were mostly supportive. One user on X called the decision “really thoughtful” and noted that every year, over $1 billion in crypto is left unclaimed due to unexpected deaths and a lack of proper planning.

Another X user pointed out that Binance profiles can also include written content, online influence, and community roles. They suggested that full accounts, not just funds, should be transferable, like how people can pass on their phone numbers.

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Therefore, miners can change the order of transactions if necessary, without modifying Coinbase transactions. Coinbase is always the first transaction.

As you say, the order of the leaves in the calculation of the Merkle route is naturally the same as the order of transactions within the block.

Therefore, payment/incentives for fees do not affect trading orders (except Coinbase) and vice versa. Transactional orders do not affect payment/incentives of fees.

BitDCA, a fintech company based in the Czech Republic, has launched an innovative way for users to invest in Bitcoin through their everyday purchases.

The company’s new LittleBit app enables individuals to convert a percentage of their credit or debit card transactions into $BTC, using the dollar-cost averaging (DCA) strategy. This approach helps mitigate the risks associated with Bitcoin’s volatility by spreading investments over time.

Alongside the app, BitDCA released a limited series of NFT Founder Passes—which sold out almost immediately on Magic Eden— offering holders access to exclusive rewards and early platform features.

What is BitDCA App?

The BitDCA platform offers an easy way for users to build Bitcoin holdings by automating the process of converting a portion of daily purchases into Bitcoin investments. By linking to Visa, Mastercard, and AMEX cards, users can set a percentage of each transaction to be saved in Bitcoin, applying the dollar-cost averaging (DCA) investment strategy.

This method reduces the impact of market volatility, as small, regular investments are made over time, rather than attempting to time the market or make large, lump-sum investments.

This system is designed for both new and experienced investors looking for a hands-off approach to cryptocurrency by providing a simple way to gradually accumulate Bitcoin, without requiring users to actively manage or trade their investments.

What are the benefits to holding a BitDCA Founder Pass?

The limited-edition NFT Founder Pass offers exclusive benefits within the BitDCA ecosystem.

“Holding the BitDCA NFT Passes will unlock unique BDCA token claims, amongst other benefits on the platform,” said Ondřej Kavka, CTO and Co-founder at BitDCA.

With only 1,000 passes available, holders gain early access to upcoming features, premium tools, and the ability to claim $BDCA tokens—the platform’s native utility token. The $BDCA token serves as a reward for active participation in the ecosystem, enabling users to earn from their app usage and transactions.

Holders of the NFT pass are also granted priority registration and bonus rewards, which enhance their experience on the platform. This early access ensures they are among the first to benefit from new functionalities as BitDCA continues to develop its platform.

Learn more: https://www.bitdca.com