... its managed funds into Bitcoin (BTC). According to its internal sources, the asset management giant has completed its planned pilot tests involving BTC certificates and now aims to add cryptocurrency to its existing funds in modest amounts. Bringing Bitcoin Investments to the General Public Union Investment is the investment division of DZ Bank Group, an organization that consolidates over 800 private banks. This positions the investment firm as one of the largest asset managers in Germany. The company is ...

... to pay for goods and services, especially in international transactions, bypassing expensive bank transfers. Although price volatility hinders widespread adoption as everyday money, it remains a convenient tool in certain niches. Means of savings and investment. Many view cryptocurrencies as a new asset class to diversify their portfolios. For example, Bitcoin is sometimes called "digital gold" due to its limited supply and increasing long-term value. Investments in cryptocurrencies attract potentially high returns: within a short timeframe, the price of some coins has skyrocketed. The cryptocurrency ...

... (typical for stablecoins). The project has garnered widespread institutional support – according to reports, over 20 funds and companies are among its investors. Such a distributed support structure enhances trust in the stability of USD1. However, as an investment asset, USD1 is not designed for price appreciation (its task is to maintain parity with $1), so the high FDV reflects more the scale of issuance and demand for the stablecoin rather than speculative potential. Babylon (BABY) – Blockchain for Bitcoin Staking (Market Cap ~$234 million, FDV ~$1.02 billion) Babylon is a new blockchain project aimed at integrating Bitcoin into the staking and DeFi ecosystem. It is an independent Layer-1 blockchain, enabling the use of Bitcoin for securing PoS ...

... billion—one of the largest weekly inflows in history—while products based on Solana and XRP collectively attracted nearly $500 million. Analysts view these trends as signs of an emerging "altseason," where institutional investors diversify their investments beyond Bitcoin in search of higher returns. Still, this approach remains selective: funds are primarily directed towards projects deemed the most promising and prepared for institutional involvement (those with robust technology, liquidity, and regulatory clarity)....

... mid-month, the price entered a narrow range with reduced volatility. Nevertheless, analysts warn that this calm may be temporary. If BTC confidently surpasses the psychological barrier of $120K, the next target could be the $140K range. According to investment bank Bernstein, by the end of 2025, Bitcoin could even reach $200K due to increasing support from major investors. So far, bulls have not succeeded in consolidating above $120K — blockchain data shows a spike in profit-taking by large "whales" at these levels. Many short-term ...