Dig Deeper, Invest Smarter
Grant Cardone, a real estate investor and entrepreneur, is taking his business strategy to the next level by embracing Bitcoin. Cardone Capital, his investment firm, has announced plans to acquire an additional $300 million worth of Bitcoin. Cardone Capital’s Growing Bitcoin Strategy The company, Cardone Capital, with over $5 billion in assets under management, operates
The post Real Estate Billionaire Grant Cardone Purchases $300M Worth of Bitcoin appeared first on CoinGape.
Stuart Alderoty, the Chief Legal Officer of blockchain payments firm Ripple Labs Inc., has taken to X to share in a one-minute video why the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ended its lawsuit after over four years. The landmark case marked one of the biggest in the industry, and the closure now serves as a major reference for policy conversations.
Alderoty noted that he has condensed about 6 years of active legal work into 60 seconds. He said the SEC dropped its appeal for the same reasons it ended its lawsuit against other firms besides Ripple.
From a legal point of view, he noted that the regulator cannot bring an enforcement action without first explaining the law. In his Crypto in 1 Minute post, the Ripple CLO said the US SEC only just admitted what it has always been saying regarding the lack of clarity regarding the crypto laws.
Moving forward, he said, now is the time to clean up the mess, get out of the courtroom, and get back into business. On top of his agenda is to get a smart crypto regulation by working alongside the US Congress, a collaborative effort that has already begun.
Beyond the Ripple Lawsuit, Alderoty outlined the goals many are now looking forward to. These include keeping the bad actors out of the industry and, above all, creating the room for innovations to flourish.
It is worth noting that since the end of the XRP lawsuit, Ripple Labs has grown its business, especially in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). As reported earlier by CoinGape, the firm purchased Hidden Road for $1.25 billion. This acquisition placed it at the forefront of brokerage and settlement in the traditional financial market.
To complement this, the payments company also made a $5 billion bid for Circle, the parent company of USDC. The stablecoin giant rejected the offer because it did not match its current valuation. Although it remains unknown whether it plans to increase the offer, the bid shows its willingness to expand its foothold.
Meanwhile, the new US SEC under Chairman Paul Atkins remains under the radar. As a pro-crypto regulator, many believe Atkins will build on the positive shift piloted by former acting Chair Mark Uyeda.
With the call on Congress for stablecoin regulation and the stance of the Donald Trump administration, the likelihood of securing functional and clear guidelines for digital assets remains high in the coming years.
The post XRP Lawsuit: Ripple CTO Breaks Down Real Reason SEC Dropped The Case appeared first on CoinGape.
OZAPAY is a fast-growing Franco-European fintech company currently working on the development of a hybrid euro-crypto Super App.
The company aims to deliver a powerful decentralized payment solution and to offer by the end of 2025 a full suite of banking and crypto services in both fiat and digital currencies.
OZAPAY is almost fully operational as of its crypto decentralized services : payments, transfers, and user-to-user exchanges via blockchain are already accessible.
The fiat side of OZAPAY (bank accounts, Mastercard cards, euro/crypto exchanges) will be activated by late 2025 through a white-label model with licensed partners.
After successfully strengthening its infrastructure, OZAPAY is now entering the final stage of its Initial DEX Offering (IDO) on Solsale.
Investors now have 30 days left to participate and acquire the OZA token, which is at the core of the entire OZAPAY ecosystem.
A detailed tutorial on how to get involved is available here.
Investors can join the IDO directly at www.ozapay.me until the fundraising closes.
A step-by-step investment guide is available to assist participants.
With a fully operational crypto solution, a strategic path toward hybrid euro-crypto finance, and a strong focus on digital sovereignty, OZAPAY is positioning itself as a promising player in the future of decentralized payments.
The post OZAPAY: 30 Days Left to Seize the Opportunity of a Next-Generation Euro-Crypto Super App! appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Bitcoin price surges above $104K as April CPI cools to 2.3%, boosting Fed rate-cut bets and fueling bullish market sentiment.
Bitcoin moved sharply higher on Monday after the release of April’s US Consumer Price Index (CPI). According to TradingEconomics data, US Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 320.80 points in April from 319.8 points in March of 2025.
The annual inflation rate in the US eased to 2.3% in April 2025, the lowest since February 2021, from 2.4% in March and below forecasts of 2.4%.
Notably, annual inflation, which showed a year-over-year increase of just 2.1% attracted investors attention, as it reflected lowest increase in inflation recorded since 2021. This reinforces market expectations for a Federal Reserve policy rate cut during the next FOMC meeting.
Within two hours of the data release, BTC rose 2.9 % to $104,771 at press time, after plunging as low as $101,868 on Monday.
The move was accompanied by a 35% increase in Bitcoin spot volumes on Binance’s BTC/USDT pair.
TradFi market response was also visible as shares of Coinbase Global (COIN) gained 5.3% in pre-market trading to $215, reflecting positive sentiment building up around cryptocurrency-related stocks. S&P 500 futures also advanced 1.1% to 5,300, reflecting a synchronised recovery across global risk asset markets.
BTC’s price action was supported by a decisive shift in derivatives markets, reflecting increasing bullish conviction from traders.
Open interest in Bitcoin futures rose by 2.38% to $68.57 billion. Options open interest increased by 2.50% to $39.89 billion.
On Binance, the top trader long/short ratio reached 1.595. The broader market ratio stood at 0.9724, reflecting a clear directional tilt to the upside.
Liquidations trends recorded over the last 24 hours also confirm this bullish shift in short-term momentum. Since the CPI release, $84.61 million in leveraged positions were cleared.
Short positions accounted for $28.27 million of that total, with 81% of short liquidations occurring in the first hour. The CPI data caught a large portion of the market unhedged.
On the flip side, futures trading volume declined by 13.71% to $104.67 billion. Options volume also decreased by 9.64%.
This indicates that while bullish positions have been established, short-term traders are now cautiously watching for further macro confirmation before increasing leverage exposure further.
The combination of easing inflation, rising open interest, and strong spot demand points to a continued advance for Bitcoin.
Attention will now turn to upcoming comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the release of FOMC minutes. Clarity on the central bank’s stance will be critical to validating the market’s current rate cut expectations.
For now, Bitcoin is benefiting from macro relief, rising trading volumes, and increasing capital inflows all currently align positively for BTC sustain its upward momentum towards new all time highs around $110,000.
In today’s Bitcoin price forecast, the confluence of expanding Bollinger Bands, positive volume delta, and elevated RSI supports a bullish outlook toward the $110,000 mark.
As seen in the TradingView chart below, Bitcoin is trading at $104,560 after surging nearly 18% over the past 12-hour session, signalling revived bullish momentum following a consolidation phase.
More so, BTC price has cleanly broken above the mid-$100K range, with sustained closes above both the Bollinger Basis Band ($100,182) and the upper Envelope Band ($100,614), suggesting strong directional conviction.
The Bollinger Band width is expanding, often a precursor to volatile upside movement, as candles hover near the upper band at $108,439, reinforcing bullish continuation potential.
Momentum strength is further confirmed by the RSI holding at 72.52, marginally above the 70 threshold that typically delineates overbought conditions.
However, the RSI’s sustained elevation without divergence hints at trend strength rather than exhaustion, especially as the RSI line maintains a gradual upward slope above its signal.
Notably, the recent positive Volume Delta spike to +1.27K marks the highest buyer dominance since early May, underscoring renewed spot demand.
Downside risks remain capped so long as BTC holds above the psychological $100,000 support, which aligns with both mid-band support and historical resistance now turned support. A clean break below $100,000 with weakening volume could re-open bids toward $92,850.
The post Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC Reaffirms $110K Target Following Softest US CPI Print Since 2021 appeared first on CoinGape.