What you need to know

• Google’s rolling out an update for Gmail that brings a new “Purchases” tab just in time for the holidays.
• This new tab will only display your purchases/orders and tracking information with the “Arriving Soon” section at the top like your inbox.
• Gmail is also updating its Promotions tab, adding a way for users to leverage what’s most important and “timely” offers quicker.

Google’s starting to roll out an update for Gmail that might make it easier to manage all those packages this holiday season.

There are two features on the way in this new update, as Google Keyword post explains those key details. Arriving in Gmail’s sidebar (in app and on PC), users will notice a new “Purchases” email label. Google states tapping Purchases will give you a “bird’s eye view of all your upcoming package deliveries in one simple, organized list.” From this view, users will find an “Arriving Soon” section at the top, similar to what you’d find in your primary inbox.

This is reserved for packages that should be delivered within the next 24 hours. Below that, users will find the list of emails containing those tracking details and order confirmation. This update is rolling out today (Sep 11) for all personal Gmail accounts, so keep your eye out for it.

Additionally, Google says the “Arriving Soon” section in your primary email, as well as tracking details within order emails themselves, will not leave.

The second update concerns Gmail’s “Promotions” tab. This tab will now offer a “nudge,” bringing up promotions and discounts that are timely, so you’re in the loop. More than that, a new sorting option, “Most Relevant,” is on the way, which Google says pushes Gmail to display promotions from brands you’re more likely to engage with. Users can sort by “most recent,” too, if you’re interested in just seeing the emails as they arrive.

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Google, Gmail, and the holidays seem to be a regular thing as of late, as even last year, an update rolled out to help users avoid scams. The company implemented a new AI model in Gmail in December last year to determine what’s a scam and what isn’t. Google said its AI models were successful in blocking ~20% more scam attempts and are also reviewing 1,000 times more user-reported spam events.

These protections are still in place, and Google still encourages users to be vigilant on their own.

A Gemini update for Gmail arrived this year, making it way easier to take important dates and events from an email and put them into Calendar. If Google’s AI detects a date within an email, an “add to calendar” button will appear for convenience. The AI will automatically create an event centered around it, leaving you the choice of further editing that newly created event for clarity.

Ministry of Digital Assets Treasury (that) Companies considered high beta play on Friday were sold sharply on Friday as they showed signs of fatigue at the August crypto rallies.

strategy (MSTR) It fell another 3% on Friday, down 20% since its July high, and 33% from its history high in November 2024. The MSTR/IBIT ratio fell to 5.43, the lowest since March, and Signaling continued to slow performance against BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (go) And then he returned to the level he was last seen at the beginning of the year.

Other Bitcoin Treasury Ministry also fell along with Metaplanet (3350) 9% decline and Nakamoto (turn) After the merger with KindlyMD was completed, 12% off formed a new Bitcoin Treasury entity.

Kulr Technology, breaking from trends (kulr) It won over 5% after reporting its second-quarter revenue growth rate of 63% year-on-year, driven by the Bitcoin First Balance Sheet Strategy.

Companies with high ETH portfolios suffered sharp losses.

Early in the session, two of the most well-known Ethereum strategy companies, Bitmine Immersion Technologies and Sharplink Gaming, reduced by 7% and 14%, respectively.

The Solana focused companies were also inevitable. Upexi (upxi) Over 9% during Defi Development (DFDV) It was 5% lower.

BTC, ETH, SOL RALLY COOLS

This move coincided with Bitcoin

It extended the reversal from Thursday’s short-lived spike to $124,000, sliding it to a new all-time high of $124,000. ether (eth) He fell after challenging a record high of over $4,800.

DATS pursues a strategy of raising funds by selling stocks and debts to accumulate cryptocurrency, a playbook pioneered by Michael Saylor’s strategy. They are considered beta play at crypto prices, and rises even further when the underlying assets gather, but suffers from a major drawdown as the market cools.

Most crypto stocks traded low during the session. Bitcoin Minor Riot Platform and Digital Asset Conglomerate Galaxy (glxy) It’s about 8% lower. Coinbase (coin) A modest 1.6% decrease during the circle (CRCL) We won 3.5% after successfully completing the secondary share offering.

Read more: Bitcoin Rally inflation in the US, policy whipping: Crypto Daybook Americas

A volatile macroeconomic landscape has sparked a new gold rush among institutional investors and central banks, with gold bullion hitting record highs this year — a trend that has also extended to Tether’s gold-backed digital token.

By the end of the second quarter, Tether Gold (XAUt) — a tokenized commodity offering direct exposure to physical bullion — was backed by 7.66 tons of fine troy ounces of gold, according to the company’s latest attestation report, verified by BDO Italia.

This reserve supports over 259,000 XAUt tokens in circulation, giving the asset a total market capitalization exceeding $800 million.

The price of Tether Gold closely tracks the market value of physical gold, which is trading just below $3,400 per troy ounce. XAUt effectively brings gold onto the blockchain, combining the timeless appeal of the yellow metal with the portability, divisibility and redeemability features commonly associated with Bitcoin (BTC).

Over the past 12 months, XAUt’s price has surged by 40%, mirroring the performance of spot gold, according to Bloomberg data.

Tether Gold, which launched in January 2020, is available for trading on several major crypto exchanges, including Bybit, Bitfinex, BingX and KuCoin. The token recently expanded its presence to Thailand through the Maxbit cryptocurrency exchange.

As Cointelegraph reported, Tether’s liquidity network, USDT0, recently introduced an omnichain version of XAUt on The Open Network (TON).

Related: Robert Kiyosaki warns of the risk posed by BTC, gold and silver ETFs

Gold demand gains momentum amid macroeconomic and geopolitical turbulence

While crypto investors have long touted Bitcoin as “digital gold,” offering similar qualities to bullion with added portability and digital-native features, physical gold remains the ultimate safe-haven asset during times of uncertainty.

According to the World Gold Council (WGC), global central banks accumulated over 1,000 metric tons of bullion in 2024, marking the third consecutive year surpassing that milestone. The Council also noted that the vast majority of central bankers expect bullion reserves to continue rising over the next 12 months.

“This is not normal,” wrote Christopher Gannatti, global head of research at WisdomTree, commenting on the rapid pace of gold accumulation by monetary authorities. “For decades, central banks were net sellers of gold. Now they’re stockpiling it again.”

“In a world of rising geopolitical risk and currency weaponization, gold is one of the few assets that travels well across borders and regimes,” Gannatti added.

Institutional investors have followed suit, pouring billions into gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the second half of 2024.

This momentum has carried into 2025, with the first half of the year witnessing the largest gold ETF inflows in five years, according to WGC data. Gold ETFs recorded $38 billion in inflows during the first six months, increasing collective holdings by 397.1 metric tons of physical bullion.

The surge in demand has been driven by escalating geopolitical and economic concerns, including US President Donald Trump’s trade war, which has amplified fears of economic instability and a potential recession.

Economist Peter Schiff has also highlighted persistent inflation risks as a key driver of gold’s appeal. Inflationary pressures have resurfaced in the United States, with the Federal Reserve expecting price increases to accelerate in the second half of the year as tariffs push costs higher for producers and consumers.

This outlook has prompted a cautious stance on monetary policy. Morningstar’s senior US economist, Preston Caldwell, noted that he has “delayed expectations of rate cuts” in light of these inflationary trends.

Related: Despite record high, S&P 500 is down in Bitcoin terms

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Solana-based memecoin platform Pump.fun is preparing for what could become one of the largest token sales in crypto history.

The project aims to raise $1.32 billion through its upcoming PUMP token offering, potentially securing the third spot among the highest-ever fundraising events in the industry.

According to data from Cryptorank, Pump.fun’s fundraising goal would put it just behind the now-defunct FTX exchange, which raised $1.75 billion from its FTT sale. It would also follow EOS (now Vaulta), which raised $4.26 billion in 2018.

Terra’s $1.2 billion raise from LUNC currently holds third place, followed by UNUS SED LEO and bankrupt Celsius at $1 billion and $910 million, respectively.

Pump.fun has scheduled the PUMP token launch for July 12. The token will have a fixed supply of 1 trillion, with 33% allocated for its initial coin offering (ICO).

Of that, 18% will be distributed via a private sale to institutional investors. The remaining 15% will be sold to the public through exchanges like Kraken, KuCoin, and others.

Each token will be priced at $0.004 and have no vesting schedule, meaning all purchased tokens will be immediately available upon launch.

Market sentiments around the PUMP token

However, even before its official launch, the token has generated significant interest in the market.

According to CoinGlass data, pre-market perpetual contracts for the PUMP token have jumped by more than 300% to reach $346 million in volume, with $115 million in open interest.

This indicates strong investor anticipation about the yet-to-launch crypto token.

Despite this early excitement, there is growing skepticism from large crypto investors.

Onchain Lens, a blockchain data platform, reported that several crypto whales are betting against the token’s price by shorting PUMP ahead of its launch. These whales have deposited millions of dollars into the Hyperliquid platform, signaling a lack of confidence in the token’s long-term performance.

Whales anticipate that PUMP will follow the typical pattern of many Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). This means they believe the token would experience an initial surge followed by sharp price declines.

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The CEO of Bitcoin hoarder Metaplanet says the company is looking to accumulate so much BTC that it will become impossible for others to catch up in the future.

Speaking to the Financial Times, Simon Gerovich says the firm is taking advantage of Bitcoin’s “gold rush” moment by plotting a long-term strategy to build one of the world’s largest BTC treasuries before pivoting into other investment opportunities.

Says Gerovich,

“We think of it as a Bitcoin gold rush… We need to accumulate as much bitcoin as we can to get to a point where we’ve reached escape velocity, and it just makes it very difficult for others to catch up.

Then we have phase two, when Bitcoin, like securities or government bonds, can be deposited with banks and then they’ll provide very attractive financing against that asset. We’ll get cash that we can use to buy profitable businesses, cash-flowing businesses.”

Metaplanet previously announced that its goal was to own at least 210,000 BTC by the end of 2027.

The company’s BTC holdings recently surpassed Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the world, which has been in operation since Bitcoin was below $30.

According to BitcoinTreasuries.net, Metaplanet holds 15,555 BTC, making it the fifth-biggest Bitcoin treasury in the world. Hitting the 210,000 mark would make it the second biggest in the world, just behind Michael Saylor’s Strategy.

Gerovich says the company is still in the “really, really early” stages of its plan, which he says could transition to a strategy that uses Bitcoin as collateral to borrow and buy cash-flowing assets like profitable businesses.

“Four to six years is probably phase one in this Bitcoin accumulation phase, and then beyond that it becomes incrementally more difficult.”

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Key takeaways:

• US Treasury funds saw $19 billion inflows, the highest since March 2023, as the 30-year yield fell 30 basis points.

• Foreign central banks cut US Treasury holdings to 23%, a 22-year low, as gold reserves hit 18%.

• Bitcoin soared in 2020 from $9,000 to $60,000 amid similar trends, hinting at a similar outcome in 2025.

The global financial tides are shifting significantly, and Bitcoin (BTC) price could greatly benefit from it. Recent data indicates that US Treasury funds saw $19 billion in net inflows last week, exceeding the 2020 pandemic peak of $14 billion, with the 4-week moving average rising to $7 billion—the highest since March 2023.

The 30-year US Treasury yield fell by 30 basis points from its April peak, indicating a rise in bond prices as investors are willing to accept lower returns in exchange for the safety of these bonds. This surge in demand for Treasurys as a safe-haven asset boosts market liquidity and stability while lowering US borrowing costs.

However, foreign central banks have pivoted, cutting Treasury holdings to 23% of US government debt, a 22-year low. This suggests that while private investors were possibly driving inflows, foreign central banks are stepping back, possibly due to the ongoing tariff dispute with the US. 

At the same time, gold’s share of global reserves has surged to 18%, a 26-year high, up 8% since 2015, with China doubling its gold reserves to 7.1% since 2023.

This global de-dollarization trend mirrors a pattern that favors Bitcoin. During the 2020 pandemic, when US Treasury inflows spiked amid COVID-19 uncertainty, Bitcoin soared from $9,000 to nearly $60,000 by early 2021, with gold’s share of global reserves rising by 14.5% in 18 months. 

The current environment, marked by a stabilizing bond market and a central bank’s gold rush, implies a similar trigger for Bitcoin’s next bullish move. In 2023, when US Treasury yields rose amid recession fears, Bitcoin gained 47% in a month while the Nasdaq dropped 8.7%. With yields easing and central banks signaling a lack of faith in the US dollar, Bitcoin’s appeal as a global store of value improves.

However, Bitcoin’s bullish narrative could falter if global markets enter a recession in 2025. This is due to investors’ decision to prioritize liquidity and traditional safe-haven assets like cash or US Treasurys during economic downturns, as noted last week, over speculative assets like Bitcoin.

Related: Bitcoin upside could stop at $100K despite $3B in ETF inflows

Google searches for “Bitcoin” at long-term lows, says Bitwise CEO

Anonymous global markets researcher Capital Flows noted that macroeconomic liquidity and positioning factors drive Bitcoin’s bullish price trajectory. The analyst highlighted BTC’s impulse strength in a directional probability skew chart, suggesting that it is poised for an upward movement.

This aligned with Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley’s observation that Google searches for “Bitcoin” are near long-term lows, suggesting the rally is fueled by institutions, advisers, corporations, and nations rather than retail investors. 

The lack of retail-driven search interest contrasts with historical trends where Bitcoin search volume strongly correlated with its price in the previous cycle (r=91%, per SEMrush data), indicating a shift in market dynamics where institutional adoption is fueling demand.

Related: Bitcoin ‘power law’ model forecasts $200K BTC price in 2025

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Recent on-chain data from Glassnode reveals that retail investors, defined as addresses holding 1 BTC or less, have significantly ramped up their Bitcoin purchases in the past two months. Although this interesting trend among retail traders is very bullish for the leading cryptocurrency, it has been contrasted by a deviating trend among whale addresses, who have been offloading Bitcoin at an accelerating rate during this timeframe.

Retail Investors Accumulate Bitcoin At Record Pace

Data from on-chain analytics platform Glassnode reveals that retail investors have significantly increased their Bitcoin purchases since mid-December. On average, these smaller investors have been accumulating 10,627 BTC per day, a 72% increase compared to last year’s daily average of 6,177 BTC. 

This increase in Bitcoin accumulation contrasts with the ideal behavior of retail traders, who aren’t known for their buying behavior. For instance, Glassnode data shows that retail addresses sold massively into Bitcoin’s strength as it surged past $100,000 for the first time in November 2024.

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Whales Increase Bitcoin Sell-Offs At 9x Higher Rate

While retail investors are aggressively accumulating Bitcoin, the next cohort of traders (whales holding over 1,000 BTC) have been offloading Bitcoin at an accelerating rate. This trend is also relayed through data from Glassnode, which shows that these high-volume holders have sent an average of 32,509 BTC per day to exchanges since November 24.

This is a dramatic 9x increase in potential sell-side pressure from these large-volume addresses compared to their yearly average. 

The timing of this offloading aligns with before and after Bitcoin’s surge past the $100,000 mark in early December. This trend suggests that long-term holders took advantage of this psychological milestone and have been doing so since then, especially as Bitcoin continues to revisit the level from time to time.

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What These Shifting Dynamics Mean For Bitcoin’s Price

The diverging behavior between retail investors and whales presents a complex scenario for Bitcoin’s price trajectory. On one hand, strong retail accumulation indicates a growing belief in Bitcoin’s long-term value, which could provide a solid foundation for future price appreciation. Retail investors stepping in to buy suggests that positive market sentiment is at a high for Bitcoin.

However, the sheer volume of Bitcoin being offloaded by whales introduces a considerable risk of short-term price corrections. If this selling pressure persists and is not met with sufficient demand, Bitcoin could continue to experience significant pullbacks after every brief uptrend.

Bitcoin’s price action since it first broke above $100,000 in early December has been full of ups and downs. It has already been two months since Bitcoin attained this milestone, but it continues to struggle with the weight of liquidity around the zone. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $96,945.

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