Bitcoin (BTC) price breaks the $100000 level, targeting a new market of institutional investors

Today, May 19, 2025, the price of Bitcoin officially broke the $105,000 level, marking a new milestone in an increasingly strong bullish

The price of Bitcoin broke the $105,000 level today, May 19, marking a new milestone in an increasingly strong bullish movement. Optimism towards Bitcoin is also being reaffirmed by major institutions.

Arthur Hayes, the founder of BitMEX, sees potential for BTC to reach $1 million, while Ark Invest predicts an incredible surge to $2.4 million by 2030. In equally astonishing projections, BlackRock predicts the price of Bitcoin could rise to $700,000, and Standard Chartered predicts BTC will hit $200,000 this year.

Against this backdrop, and supported by the current price milestones, a number of crypto assets with strong fundamentals and high growth potential are now increasingly worth considering for inclusion in investment portfolios.

Solana (SOL)

Solana

Meme coins in the Solana (SOL) ecosystem are now worth more than $15 billion, while decentralized exchanges such as Meteora, Orca, and Raydium continue to expand their market share. Solana (SOL) has been the most active blockchain in the industry, processing over 1.75 billion transactions in the last 30 days.

Its active address count now stands at 101.7 million, more than all other top blockchains combined. The chances of spot ETF approval by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for Solana (SOL) have jumped to over 80% according to Polymarket.

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Ripple (XRP)

Ripple SEC, Ripple (XRP) has ambitions to disrupt Swift’s payment network. Ripple (XRP) also benefits from the increased market share of Ripple USD, their stablecoin. XRP’s ledger is expected to grow, especially when Hidden Road’s $10 billion per day transactions come into operation.

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Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR)

Hedera Hashgraph

Finally, in the top five, we have Hedera (HBAR), a blockchain platform that is expanding rapidly in the DeFi and Web3 sectors. It has secured partnerships with major institutions like Google, Ubisoft, Tata, and IBM. Hedera (HBAR) is also expanding in the real assets space, thanks to their Stablecoin Studio that allows users to launch stablecoins with ease. Hedera (HBAR)’s growing stablecoin market capitalization positions it as an important player in blockchain-based payments.

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