💰Strategy buys at the highest and plans to buy more
Welcome to the Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Daily Tribune ☕️
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Today is Tuesday, May 13, 2025, and as every day from Tuesday to Saturday, we summarize the news from the past 24 hours that you could not miss!
But first…
✍️ Cartoon of the day:
A quick look at the market…
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24h crypto recap! ⏱
🚫 A bill wants to ban crypto for Donald Trump
Twenty Democratic senators have submitted a proposal aimed at banning Donald Trump and top American officials from holding, promoting, or issuing cryptocurrencies during their term.
🔄 Uniswap surpasses $3 trillion in trading volume
Uniswap reaches a cumulative volume of $3 trillion, becoming the first DEX to cross this threshold. Despite this performance, the total value locked (TVL) remains half of its 2021 peak. The UNI token stagnates, while Uniswap prepares a wallet compatible with the EIP-7702 standard.
💰 Strategy acquires 13,390 bitcoins for $1.34 billion
Michael Saylor, CEO of Strategy, announces the purchase of an additional 13,390 bitcoins for an amount of $1.34 billion. The company plans to raise $84 billion to continue its bitcoin acquisitions.
🔧 Cardano begins a strategic shift with Leios
Charles Hoskinson announces a reorganization of Cardano toward a multi-team model, involving entities such as Pragma, Aiken, and Midgard. The Leios project aims to reach a capacity of 1,000 transactions per second by 2026. This transition causes the departure of nearly 30% of network engineers.
⚠️ Changpeng Zhao warns about Ledger's Discord hack
A moderator of Ledger’s Discord server was compromised, spreading a phishing link encouraging users to disclose their recovery phrases. Ledger quickly secured its server and reinforced its security protocols. Changpeng Zhao calls for increased vigilance in the face of growing risks on social networks.
Crypto of the day: VeChain (VET)
VeChain is an enterprise-level smart contract platform, launched in 2015, which aims to improve supply chain management and other business processes through blockchain technology. It uses technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and NFC chips to ensure product traceability and authenticity. VeChain stands out with its dual-token model: VET for value and VTHO for transaction fees, thus maintaining stable and predictable costs for businesses. Additionally, the platform offers advanced features such as fee delegation, allowing smart contracts to pay gas fees on behalf of users, thus facilitating enterprise adoption.
The VET token is used to transfer value on the VeChain network and to generate VTHO, which are needed to pay transaction fees. VET holders can earn VTHO based on the amount of VET they own, providing a long-term incentive. The initial distribution of VET was done through a public and private sale, with a total capped supply of 86,712,634,466 tokens. Holders also benefit from the ability to participate in network governance and to access decentralized services and applications developed on the VeChainThor platform.
Recent Performance:
Current price: $0.02997 USD
24-hour change: -10.12%
Market capitalization: approximately $2.57 billion
Rank on CoinMarketCap: #44
Bitcoin: towards $150,000 despite the pullback?
After surpassing the symbolic $105,000 mark, Bitcoin pulled back last night, briefly falling below $101,000. This moderate correction, triggered by technical profit-taking and anticipation of US inflation figures expected today, does not invalidate the underlying trend. On the contrary, according to several macro-financial and technical analysts, conditions remain aligned for a continued rise towards the $150,000 target within a few months.
Controlled consolidation in a strong bullish cycle
The pullback recorded last night fits within a classic breathing pattern after a rapid bullish impulse. Driven by post-halving optimism, a more readable geopolitical climate, and the Sino-American trade truce, Bitcoin's price appreciated more than 15% since early April. Profit-taking at $105,000 coincides with an intermediate technical resistance zone identified by several institutional desks.
However, the technical support at $100,000 remains solid. No break signals have been observed on momentum indicators, and the weekly RSI remains in a neutral-bullish zone. The market seems to be preparing to integrate the US inflation figures as a new catalyst, rather than a trend reversal factor.
Fundamental drivers still active: ETFs, halving, liquidity
Beyond the short term, the fundamentals underpinning the $150,000 projection remain valid. The sustained pace of capital inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs continues to act as a structural safety net for the market, with regular absorption of the available supply.
Moreover, the delayed effects of the last halving are beginning to impact new supply, helping to tighten the imbalance between institutional demand and monetary issuance. Finally, the gradual normalization of geopolitical tensions, notably after the tariff truce between Washington and Beijing, contributes to reopening risk appetite on the markets—a historically favorable environment for BTC.
In the absence of a durable bearish catalyst, the macroeconomic, technical, and structural conditions remain oriented towards a medium-term price increase. In this context, the scenario of a Bitcoin at $150,000 is nothing extreme: it fits within a rational framework, where the asset normalizes as a strategic investment class in a world undergoing monetary transition.
