Bitcoin surged to an all-time high of $112,000, but volatility triggered by geopolitical events quickly followed this milestone. 

On May 22, 2025, Bitcoin surged to an all-time high of $112,000, but volatility triggered by geopolitical events quickly followed this milestone. The announcement by US President Trump of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union caused immediate panic among traders, reminiscent of past trade tensions. However, a swift market recovery occurred when the White House delayed the tariff's implementation until Jul 9, 2025, reviving bullish sentiment. 

Let’s look at some market sentiment data.

Crowd sentiment data reveals that trader emotions play a crucial role in market behavior. When Bitcoin reached its peak on May 22, positive sentiment surged, only to be followed by a rapid correction as traders faced unexpected market shifts. This highlights a pattern whereby prices often move contrary to retail expectations, suggesting that emotional responses can act as counterindicators.

Long-term indicators are more optimistic. Since the start of 2025, Bitcoin supply on exchanges has decreased by 147,160 BTC, indicating that many traders are moving assets into long-term storage, reflecting confidence in future price increases. The Mean Dollar Invested Age (MDIA) has also declined, suggesting that older coins are being reintroduced into circulation, a trend often associated with bullish momentum.

 activity has intensified, with spikes in transactions over $100,000 during Bitcoin's price peak. This behavior indicates profit-taking by institutional investors, which can lead to price corrections if not managed carefully. High whale activity at market tops often signals distribution, cautioning retail traders about potential market shifts.

Looking forward, the approaching July 9 tariff deadline will be a critical factor influencing Bitcoin's price trajectory. The market's reaction to this event, combined with ongoing geopolitical tensions, will likely determine whether current sideways movement evolves into a deeper correction or sets the stage for another rally. Stakeholders should integrate macroeconomic news with on-chain data analysis, including metrics like 

 and whale activity, in order to navigate this complex environment effectively.

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Bybit x Santiment Social Sentiment Report: Bitcoin’s all-time high leads to loftier expectations

Discover Bybit’s flexible crypto loan options—borrow against your assets to trade, stake, or earn rewards without selling your crypto.

Borrowing funds for your crypto trading can be an excellent capital efficiency measure. In many cases, it pays to borrow the cryptocurrency of your choice against collateral instead of buying it outright. Crypto loans can also help you access unique yield-generation opportunities, such as leveraged staking. Savvy traders and investors in crypto have long known that borrowing is one of the key avenues for improving the efficiency, flexibility and profitability of your operations. 

Bybit offers you several ways to borrow cryptocurrency. These include flexible rate and fixed-rate overcollateralized crypto loans, Unified Trading Account (UTA) auto-borrowing, the Margin Staked SOL product and Launchpool Borrow & Stake. These options allow you to access crypto funds in highly efficient and flexible ways to support your trades, earn 

 rewards or receive early-stage tokens for free. 

In this article, we’ll look in detail at these four ways of borrowing funds with Bybit, and discuss their key features, use cases and benefits. 

1. Crypto Loans — Liquidity without selling

Bybit offers its users overcollateralized crypto loans, with both flexible and fixed-rate interest. Flexible crypto loans feature variable interest, updated hourly based on prevailing market conditions. Fixed-rate loans offer preset interest for borrowing tenures of 7, 14, 30, 60, 90 or 180 days, depending upon your preference. 

Flexible rate loans are supplied directly by the Bybit platform, while fixed-rate loans are procured through Bybit’s 

 (P2P) lending service. Crypto lenders post their offers on Bybit P2P and specify their preferred conditions, such as the loan duration and interest rate. Borrowers may choose from the existing offers, or create a separate loan order with the interest rate and other conditions they’d like to access. The system then evaluates orders from lenders and borrowers in order to find the optimal match and connect the two parties.

Since early May 2025, the two loan varieties have been integrated into a single user interface under a unified product umbrella called Crypto Loans. You can now use the same shared collateral to secure both flexible and fixed-rate loans. Your collateral can also be used across different markets and products on the platform, such as the Spot and Derivatives markets and Bybit staking products.

 (LTV) thresholds applicable for margin limits, margin calls and liquidation — 80%, 85% and 92%, respectively. 

Bybit offers a wide variety of crypto assets for borrowing and collateral, including 

 and the leading high-cap cryptocurrencies, such as 

Interest rates for all Crypto Loans are compounded hourly. Fixed loans have a set rate in a range specified by the supplier and/or borrower, and flexible-rate loans are subject to a floating rate based on market conditions.

Flexible Crypto Loans are particularly useful for traders who wish to borrow with maximum flexibility and efficiency, repaying the amount when they find it most suitable based on their trading activity. For example, if you borrow funds for just 15 hours to facilitate some short-term trades, you’ll only pay interest for those 15 hours and not a single hour more. 

On the other hand, Fixed-Rate Crypto Loans suit borrowers who would like to operate in complete certainty, regardless of market developments, by locking in a preset interest rate.

2. UTA auto-loans — active capital with full control

Borrowing funds is automatically enabled in certain scenarios under your Bybit 

 (UTA). Automatic borrowing in the UTA is triggered when the following situations arise:

UTA loans aren’t available for manual borrowing; they’re only automatically triggered under the above scenarios. However, repayments are possible both in manual and auto modes. Interest rates for these loans are updated on an hourly basis. 

One key benefit of UTA loans is their applicability to spot margin trading on Bybit. With spot margin trading, you can use assets in your spot account as collateral for 

 with leverage ratios of up to 10x. Supported collateral assets include over 200 cryptocurrencies, including all high-cap coins. 

UTA loans are ideal for leverage trading aficionados, and for active traders who place frequent orders and might find themselves short on funds during a particular trade. The auto-borrowing function of these loans ensures that your orders go through, even if there’s a shortfall of funds or specific assets in your wallet. 

3. Margin Staked SOL — yield boost through leverage

 allows you to use leverage to boost your Solana liquid staking yields. To use this product, you’ll need to commit your SOL funds to Solana staking, which Bybit will manage through the use of the 

. Sanctum is a leading provider of infrastructure and services for Solana staking. 

You can borrow additional funds to stake with up to 4x leverage available. Upon staking, you’ll be issued the 

 (LST) that accrues your staking rewards. 

The interest that you pay on the borrowed funds is updated hourly. All interest repayments are handled automatically, either when the user decides to stop staking or their losses reach 90% of their staked principal. You can redeem your SOL funds at any time.

4. Borrow & Stake on Launchpool — multiply your rewards with minimal funds

option through its Launchpool. By staking your crypto funds and borrowing up to 3x of your principal, you can earn rewards through free tokens of projects offered via the Launchpool. Reward tokens for potential future market stars are usually issued for free by early-stage web3 projects.

is extremely user-friendly, and it takes just a single click to borrow and stake. As with the other three methods of borrowing, the interest rate on your borrowed funds is subject to hourly updates.

Choosing the right tool for your strategy

The four Bybit loan options above each have unique benefits and use cases. Deciding which option best suits you will depend upon your trading strategy, goals, available capital, familiarity with spot margin trading, experience level and openness to leverage. 

The below table summarizes the four loan products by user profile, primary use case and capital efficiency model. 

Bybit’s Crypto Loan products are ideal — not just for borrowing, but also for utilizing your existing idle funds for margin trading and staking to amplify yields. Each product type applies to different potential scenarios:

With the above loan options, crypto borrowing is no longer just about meeting fund shortfalls: now it’s a valid strategy to get the most out of your crypto trading.

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Bybit Loan: Flexible paths to capital efficiency

Oil is the most volatile major commodity in global markets, significantly more so than gold. It’s not uncommon for oil prices to rise or fall by 5% or more in a single day. 

Introduction: Oil as the most volatile major commodity

Oil is the most volatile major commodity in global markets, significantly more so than gold. It’s not uncommon for oil prices to rise or fall by 5% or more in a single day. This makes oil one of the most attractive instruments for active traders, offering frequent price swings and rapid opportunities.

Unlike most commodities, oil prices are influenced not only by global demand and macroeconomic conditions, but also by direct supply decisions made by producers. These decisions can trigger major shifts — especially when they come from the OPEC cartel, which plays a unique and powerful role in managing global oil output.

Supply side: OPEC, Russia and market control

Oil supply isn’t fixed like that of gold or silver. It’s flexible and largely managed by OPEC and its allies — known collectively as OPEC Plus — including Saudi Arabia, Russia, the UAE, Qatar and other producers. Together, they control more than 35% of global oil supply.

Their decisions to increase or cut production can move the market instantly. For example, OPEC is now considering a third consecutive supply hike, possibly increasing output by 138,000 or even 411,000 barrels per day. Moves of this scale tend to push oil prices lower.

Traders monitor OPEC meetings closely, because supply decisions directly impact price direction. The next major meeting — scheduled for July 2025 — could set the tone for oil markets for the rest of the year.

Demand side: Tariff tensions and global growth

On the demand side, the biggest current factor is Trump’s trade policy. New tariffs slow global trade, and slower trade reduces global growth — and with it, the demand for oil.

This was clearly seen on April 2, when Trump announced a new round of tariffs. Oil prices quickly dropped from $70 to $54 in just a few days — a 22% decline. Later, when tariffs were delayed, oil prices recovered to above $60.

It’s a clear example of how traders respond to political headlines. If more tariffs are announced, oil could fall again. But if a US-China trade agreement is reached, oil prices might rebound sharply on improved demand expectations.

More catalysts ahead: OPEC, Iran and inflation pressure

Beyond trade policy, the following supply-side catalysts are coming into play.

Oil is traded through two main contracts:

Both contracts are highly correlated. Traders choose between them based on geographic preference, liquidity and contract structure.

Technical analysis: Key levels for WTI crude

Looking at the daily chart of WTI crude, the following important patterns are in play.

These levels offer traders clear entry and exit points, based on momentum, reversals and breakout setups.

Conclusion: Oil is set for a volatile summer

Oil remains one of the most dynamic assets to trade, driven by shifting supply, policy decisions and changing global demand. The combination of OPEC’s actions, geopolitical negotiations and tariff developments creates continuous opportunities.

In the coming weeks, make sure to focus on these key drivers:

From a technical perspective, $60 is the key level. A decisive move above or below it could define the next major trend.

For now, the blend of macro news, OPEC production plans and technical volatility makes oil one of the top markets for traders looking to catch fast and meaningful moves.

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Bybit X FXStreet Commodity Report: Crude oil sees key support at $60 with upside at $68 if tariffs ease

Discover Tokyo Games Token (TGT), Japan’s first AAA web3 gaming token powering immersive play-to-earn experiences like the upcoming TOKYO BEAST.

Japan’s significant share of the global gaming market ranks third largest worldwide and generated $26 billion in revenue in 2024 alone. Now, as the gaming industry’s focus continues to shift toward 

 gaming, it’s not surprising that Japan has jumped on the bandwagon by launching the country’s first blockchain-based AAA gaming platform, Tokyo Games.

With a vision to enrich the current Web3 gaming scene, Tokyo Games will debut into this niche with its much-anticipated AAA game, 

The Tokyo Games Token (TGT), which will facilitate the platform’s growth and functionality, is at the heart of its operations.

The Tokyo Games Token is the token that will be used to drive the operation of all games exclusively built on the Tokyo Games platform. 

The gaming platform is built by Play3 Ltd and is backed by top mobile gaming developers in Japan, such as Cygames and gumi Inc.

The token, which has been dubbed “the first AAA token in Japan,” launched on May 21, 2025, and was issued on the Immutable zkEVM chain.

TGT has a maximum total supply of one billion tokens distributed across various stakeholders on the platform. TGT unlocks have varying vesting schedules designed to promote the project’s health and sustainability.

Notably, the team and the foundation have locked their tokens for one year after the token generation event (TGE) as a show of commitment to making the project successful.

 for the Tokyo Games ecosystem, TGT will have the following three uses:

 is the first web3 game developed by Tokyo Games. Developed through a collaboration with Web3 gaming giant Immutable, 

, a play-to-earn (P2E) game, has a team of over 80 full-time developers and AAA production to produce impressive gameplay.

Its strategic collaboration with Immutable opens up access to the blockchain’s infrastructure, including the Immutable Passport (non-custodial wallet) and the Immutable Global Orderbook for liquidity.

The game’s futuristic storyline takes place in Tokyo, Japan, and comprises three elements: humans, replicants (sentient androids) and BEASTs.

is divided into two systems: BASE and TRIALS.

BASE is for web3 players who leverage BEAST NFTs for a blockchain-based gaming experience. When on the BASE part of the game, you can stake TGT tokens to mint BEAST RAWDISK NFTs. Once minted, you can stake these NFTs to earn rewards. You can create stronger BEAST NFTs in two ways via the LAB feature: breed BEAST NFTs to create a new child BEAST or adjust BEAST parameters according to the battle environment.

 is designed for Web 2.0 players who can win PROXY BEAST, a copy of the BEAST NFT, from gacha and use it to participate in battles for a chance to win TGT tokens and BEAST RAWDISK NFTs.

TOKYO BEAST also lets players participate in prediction games to win TGT tokens. On the BASE system, you can join in prediction games using LUCKY CHIPS, where correct predictions help you earn TGT. LUCKY CHIPS are earned by buying and locking LUCKY TICKET NFTs for as short as a week to two years. The longer the lockup period, the more LUCKY CHIPS the player receives. Meanwhile, players on the TRIALS system can participate in prediction games using TRIALS CHIP, which is obtained by completing daily missions.

You can buy TGT on Bybit’s spot trading platform. To celebrate the listing, Bybit is holding 

 exclusive to the following selected regions in Asia: Japan, Korea, Macau, Taiwan, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam.

A prize pool of nine million TGT tokens is up for grabs for those who participate in the following two events:

Tokyo Games Token is pioneering a new era in Japan’s gaming industry by launching the country’s first AAA web3 gaming ecosystem. At the center of this ecosystem is 

, a P2E game that blends immersive gameplay with blockchain-powered ownership and rewards.

Japan continues to lead in gaming innovation, and TGT brings together the nation’s gaming legacy with decentralized technology’s future. With 

 setting the stage for what's possible in Web3 entertainment, TGT could play a major role in redefining how gamers play, earn and connect digitally.

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Tokyo Games Token (TGT): Japan’s first AAA web3 gaming ecosystem

GameFi

Metaverse

Altcoins

Gunstar Metaverse is a turn-based multi-player NFT game with a dual token system where players can earn GSTS and GSC tokens.

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Human beings are intrigued by the outer world. Through 

, blockchain technology continues to make it possible to live, earn and thrive in these outer galaxies, albeit virtually. As a niche, the 

 has presented gaming enthusiasts with endless opportunities to explore and flex their skills while cashing in through 

That said, the crypto gaming niche has become quite crowded, with a myriad of complex games that are at times too technical to play, let alone enjoy.

Let’s explore this shoot-to-earn crypto game to learn all about its gameplay and value addition in the GameFi niche.

 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) 

 game built around a turn-based strategy where players can engage their tactical and intellectual skills to obtain real value in an enjoyable and exciting way.

Designed around a mega-sized virtual world known as Fantasy Star World, 

 takes players on a reality-based adventure where they virtually summon their powers to save human civilization against monsters and beasts to bring back harmonious co-existence between mortals and mystical creatures.

 will need to work with their NFT pets to harness their analytical abilities in the game. Combined with human technology, 

 core gameplay is the NFT pet system which greatly influences every move in this 2D, turn-based strategy NFT game.

Powered by a dual-token system consisting of GST and GSC tokens, 

 is on a mission to ensure that its blockchain-based P2E gaming platform provides players with real enjoyment while still earning.

 applies a simple gameplay structure to make the game fun for all types of gaming enthusiasts from casual players to professional gamers. Its key components are riders (you), NFT pets and items that come together in a fast-paced simulated environment to ensure an adventurous and rewarding gaming experience.

Let’s look at each of these elements and how they power this cyber-prone game.

you take on the role of a rider, and you can opt to play the game using two methods; Free to Play, where you use a free pet (Rosaging) to play, or the Play to Earn mode where you earn NFT pets that can be traded on the marketplace. 

As a rider, you gain experience by winning in Player versus Environment (PvE) games. For every battle won, you earn points. These points determine your rider level in the game.

During your matches, you can bring up to three in-game items with you. These items can only be earned through using GSC tokens to play the Fortune Wheel or through playing Campaign mode.

 gameplay is its robust NFT pet system. Pets are what you use to counter your opponent. At the moment, there are 23 types of pets with varying strengths and abilities available on 

These pets are further divided into other categories depending on rarity, size, skills and effects. You can acquire an NFT pet by hatching pet eggs acquired from the marketplace, purchasing or renting them from other players, or merging pet fragments.

 (NFT). Unlike most NFT games, having a pet with a higher rarity does not equate to an easier way to win a game. This ensures that the game is based on one’s skills rather than the amount of money one has to spend to obtain a higher-rarity pet.

The pet rarities in the game are, Ascend (highest rarity), Legendary, Mythic, Elite, Rare and Normal (lowest). With a higher rarity, you benefit from GSC bonuses and the ability to buy more rewarding passes.

There’s also the Trial rarity available on trial pets which are given to all players to sample the game.

Each of the 23 pets has one passive skill and three attacking skills. The three attacking skills are split into two normal skills and one ultimate skill. Each of the three skills serves three functions; skill delay, skill damage and skill effects.

There are 50 pet levels available in the game. Their highest possible level depends on your current rider level. To move a level up in the game, you’ll need GSC tokens and pet fragments. Each level in the game gives you six points to distribute among the six stats available on each pet; HP, Defense, Attack, Critical Chance, Critical Damage and Movement.

These are shards of pet souls that can be combined to form a new pet. You can acquire pet fragments by raiding Boss Milestones and Leaderboards in the game. You can use the acquired pet fragments to merge pet souls or upgrade pets to increase your power to level up.

through pet merging. You can create new pet species or own more pets through pet merging using pet fragments. To merge pets, you need to pay for pet fragments with GSC. Then you can use the pet fragments to create a pet soul which you can use to mint pets directly using GST tokens.

Like in most crypto virtual games such as 

 into their gameplay, having a house is essential when gaming on 

There are two types of houses available in the game; a player-owned and a system-owned house. You can opt to buy a house, rent from a fellow player or rent from the system. As a homeowner, you can rent out your house to 

, all designed to enhance a player’s experience. They are:

 is powered by two tokens – GSTS and GSC.

As the external governance and utility token for 

, GSTS (formerly GST) is built on the BNB Chain. You can earn it by participating in the PvP arena, trading it in the marketplace or joining a battle in the DApp. It’s mainly used for:

 and is unlimited in supply. You can earn it in various ways such as participating in campaign game mode, completing PvP/PvE Arena quests, or exchanging it directly with the other players. Its utilities in the game are:

GSTS has a total supply of 400 million tokens. The token will be released into circulation gradually over 43 months from launch. Based on the token release schedule, GSTS has a current circulating supply of 101,117,777 tokens. The token allocation for GSTS is as shown below:

 (IDO) in November 2021 where it entered the market at $1.36. However, GSTS’s token price dumped immediately to a low of $0.42 in mid-December 2021.

After a slight recovery the following week, GSTS’s price continued to decline into the early months of 2022. The price bottomed out in March 2022 at $0.06 and remained stagnant for several months.

The price recovered slightly on Jul 24, 2022 when it pumped to $0.11 following the rebranding of the token 

 to avoid confusion with other tokens. Thereafter, the price dropped steadily to $0.0047 as of Feb 20, 2023.

 are less optimistic about the token’s price where they predict a maximum price of $0.0353 by 2029 which could rise to $0.0495 in 2030.

Despite mixed price predictions and a falling price for now, if you're an avid gamer, you might wish to consider 

 as a long-term investment since it has created a simple and fun game that even novices in gaming can enjoy.

 team is constantly improving the virtual game and recently announced Gameplay update 3.0 which added a new pet for players to use in the game. The update also fixed bugs and improved the game server. In addition, a strong support team lies behind the game, dedicating support to players to different countries such as Brazil, Spain, Thailand and Indonesia.

 has also made strategic partnerships by collaborating with other P2E games such as 

 as well as partnering with GameFi analytic platforms and gaming guilds to improve its GameFi system and increase its brand awareness. Its commitment to growth has attracted many venture capital firms such as Black Ventures, IceTea Labs and GuildFi, raising $2.3 million in its seed and private sale round in 2021. 

However, given the mixed opinions from price prediction experts, we highly recommend that you do your own research (DYOR) before investing in 

GSTS is available on leading crypto exchanges such as Bybit. You can buy GSTS on Bybit by creating an account on the platform and funding it with USDT. Once funded, you can trade the 

 Spot trading pair on Bybit’s intuitive trading terminal.

From Feb 20 to Mar 6, 2023, you can earn more GSTS by participating in the 

offers an exciting adventure beyond that of a mere tactic game in which players can explore its various lands and engage in thrilling battles while earning crypto at the same time. It also has an exciting NFT pet system which allows players to create new pets and even new pet species. 

As the NFT and metaverse space continues to experience explosive growth, 

 NFT turn-based game could reap big from this highly promising crypto niche if it continues to improve on its GameFi system to bring even more fun ways to earn crypto in the game. 

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