On May 14, 2025, American Bitcoin, backed by Donald Trump's sons, announced it would go public via a reverse merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. After the merger, American Bitcoin shareholders, including the Trump brothers and Hut 8 (which owns 80% of American Bitcoin), will own about 98% of the new company, while Gryphon shareholders will own 2%. The new company will be called American Bitcoin and will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ABTC. The announcement caused Gryphon’s stock to soar over 280%, and Hut 8’s stock went up over 11%.

On May 14, 2025, CoinShares reported $882 million in institutional inflows last week, led by BTC with $867 million.

On May 13, 2025, a Bitcoin whale moved 2000 BTC as the price stabilized above $100K.

Coinbase (COIN) will be added to the S&P 500 index after the close on Friday, May 16, 2025, replacing Discover Financial Services (DFS). Wall Street brokerage Bernstein estimates that Coinbase could see roughly $16 billion of buying pressure due to its inclusion in the S&P 500, and analyst Gautam Chhugani has an outperform rating on Coinbase shares with a $310 price target.

On May 13, 2025, Polymarket's latest forecast suggests a potential Bitcoin price of $130,000. Cantor Equity Partners (CEP) disclosed a $458.7 million bitcoin acquisition as part of a pending merger with Twenty One Capital, which is backed by Tether, Bitfinex, and SoftBank; Tether purchased 4,812 BTC at an average price of $95,319, to be sold to the merged company, which plans to have more than 42,000 BTC at launch.

Bitfinex analysts project a $150,000-$180,000 price target for Bitcoin in 2025-2026, citing advancing sovereign and institutional adoption and expanding ETF rails. The report was published on May 13, 2025.

On May 13, 2025, Billionaire VC Tim Draper said that Bitcoin will replace the U.S. dollar in 10 years.

On May 13, 2025, LMAX Group's Joel Kruger noted that Coinbase's inclusion in the S&P 500 and rising institutional interest are benefitting crypto.

On May 13, 2025, My First Bitcoin received a $1 million grant from Jack Dorsey's #StartSmall initiative to advance independent Bitcoin education worldwide.

On May 13, 2025, eToro, a crypto and stock trading platform, priced its IPO at $52 a share, raising nearly $310 million and valuing the business at about $4.2 billion, according to Bloomberg reports.

On May 13, 2025, Bitcoin approached $105,000, while Ethereum increased by 9% to $2,700. Bitcoin climbed back above $104,000, nearly reaching $105,000 before pulling back to around $104,400.

The article published on May 13, 2025, discusses 3 Bitcoin (BTC) price levels to watch before the all-time high.

On May 13, 2025, Bitfinex analysts indicated that BTC faces resistance at $106,000, suggesting consolidation is likely. They also noted that Bitcoin faces resistance around $104,000-$106,000, making a short-term consolidation likely with key support at around $98,000.

On May 14, 2025, Bitcoin's price remained near $104,000 due to soft US CPI data and trade optimism, while the broader crypto market experienced a 1.7% rise in total capitalization, with Bitcoin hovering around $103,700. The Fear & Greed Index has remained above 70 for four consecutive days, indicating a 'greed' level.

A post-Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet awakened with 300 BTC worth $31,045,610, according to a report published on May 13, 2025.