This Week’s Alpha:
Market Snapshot
Cantor Launches Bitcoin Lending Business
Block Launches Bitcoin Payments on Square Terminals
Trump Media Establishes $2.5 B bitcoin Treasury
Pakistan Setting Up a 'Government-Lead' Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Bank Of England On The Verge Of Buying Bitcoin
Kazakhstan Launches Crypto City
Good morning Digital Asset investor,
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Well, this was one of those weeks, the Digital Assets space just saw a revolution in one week, let’s dive in:
1. Market Snapshot Week #22
This week’s Crypto Fear & Greed Index closed at 56, sliding back to neutral.
Bitcoin has moved beyond its fringe status, it now stands as a legitimate hedge, a political flashpoint, and a contender for the foundational layer of money in an increasingly fragmented world.
Macro trends, political momentum, and institutional adoption are converging in Bitcoin’s favor. From Wall Street to Washington, the signs are clear: A new monetary era is unfolding, and—for now—the U.S. appears poised to take the lead.
This week, Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $112,000 before pulling back into volatile territory. On May 26, MicroStrategy purchased over 4,000 BTC (roughly $450 million), raising its total to 580,000 BTC—nearly 3% of the entire circulating supply.
2. Cantor Launches Bitcoin Lending Business
Cantor Fitzgerald, a major financial firm, launched a $2 billion Bitcoin-backed lending program on May 27, 2025, allowing investors to borrow against their Bitcoin holdings, following their July 2024 announcement of this initiative at a Bitcoin conference in Nashville with Howard Lutnick and Donald Trump present.
