Bitcoin’s annual inflation rate has fallen below 1%, while U.S. M2 has increased by approximately 78% over the past decade. Bitview contrasted Bitcoin’s limited supply with the expanding dollar money supply.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows for an eighth consecutive trading day, while spot Ethereum ETFs extended their inflow streak to seven trading days.

Vitalik Buterin has presented a long-term plan to evolve Ethereum into a cryptographic world computer by 2030. The roadmap includes recursive STARKs, automated formal verification, post-quantum cryptography, data availability sampling and zero-knowledge-proof verification.

Morgan Stanley has withdrawn its previous forecast for a weaker dollar and expects the dollar’s strength to continue through mid-2027. The bank cited solid U.S. growth, possible additional rate hikes and political uncertainty in Europe.

The combined market capitalization of the 50 listed companies holding the most Bitcoin has fallen from about $150 billion last July to around $67 billion recently. As share prices decline and financing becomes more difficult, the effectiveness of their Bitcoin treasury strategies is increasingly being questioned.

Binance recorded more than 13,800 BTC in net outflows in a single day, the largest daily outflow in about three years. The movement is being interpreted as a shift toward self-custody and medium- to long-term accumulation.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $190.7 million in net inflows, extending their streak to six consecutive trading days, while spot Ethereum ETFs saw $66.1 million in net inflows for a fifth straight day.

Researchers have proposed Shielded Bitcoin, a Bitcoin-based metaprotocol designed to hide transaction amounts and sender and recipient information without changing Bitcoin’s consensus rules. The design could affect the position of existing privacy-focused cryptocurrencies if commercialized.