In this week’s crypto recap:

💰 Bitcoin Forecasts Split: Galaxy slashes its year-end target while ARK and JPMorgan clash over where BTC heads next.

🧠 Balancer Breach Hits $116M: One of the year’s biggest DeFi exploits exposes new smart contract flaws and divides the crypto community.

🏦 Metaplanet Doubles Down: The Tokyo firm borrows $100 million against Bitcoin to buy even more—an aggressive, high-stakes strategy.

💸 Ripple Raises $500M: A funding round led by major institutions sparks debate over whether investors are really buying discounted XRP.

⚖️ SBF Seeks a Retrial: The former FTX CEO faces a skeptical appeals court in his bid to overturn his fraud conviction.

🇭🇰 Franklin Templeton’s Tokenized Fund: Hong Kong welcomes its first blockchain-based money market fund, backed by HSBC and OSL.

📊 Gemini Eyes Prediction Markets: The Winklevoss twins’ exchange applies for CFTC approval as it pivots toward institutional trading.