A long-dormant Bitcoin whale has re-emerged, making significant moves that have caught the crypto market’s attention. After holding coins inactive for nearly seven years, the whale shifted more than 400 BTC (worth $45.5 million) to decentralized exchange Hyperliquid and swapped the funds for Ethereum, marking a bold pivot from Bitcoin to ETH. Leveraged Bets Turn …
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The UK sanctioned Kyrgyz banks and crypto exchanges tied to Russia’s $9.3 billion ruble-backed stablecoin.
Kanye West continued his controversy-filled era with his YZY token launch on Solana this week, where trading activity drove its market capitalization near $3 billion before collapsing within hours. The token, listed under multiple pool tickers on Raydium, initially saw rapid inflows that pushed its fully diluted valuation into multibillion territory before prices retreated more […]
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has made a bold prediction: Bitcoin could climb to $1 million per token by the end of this decade. The rare price target from Armstrong grabbed attention, especially as he usually avoids public forecasts. He shared the outlook on X while promoting his interview on the Cheeky Pint podcast. Bitcoin Price …
A Bitcoin whale rotated another $113 million worth of Bitcoin into a $240 million spot Ether position after closing part of a previous Ether perpetual long worth almost $300 million.
Dogecoin is getting a lift with news of a $153.8 million deal as Thumzup Media Corporation will acquire Dogehash Technologies with its shares, marking one of the most significant transactions in the Dogecoin ecosystem to date. With Thumzup’s digital-asset strategy and Dogehash’s large-scale mining operations, the two companies are setting the stage for a robust expansion. A $153.8 Million Deal To Build The Biggest Dogecoin Miner The agreement between Thumzup Media and Dogehash Technologies comes with a clear goal: to build the world’s largest Dogecoin mining platform. The multi-million dollar all-stock deal will create a new company called Dogehash Technologies Holdings, Inc.. Once finalized, this new entity will trade on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker XDOG. Related Reading: Shiba Inu Takes Major Step With Community Governance Model — Details Thumzup has strong skills in digital money and ways to grow it, while Dogehash has many years of experience running large mining operations. By joining forces, Thumzup and Dogehash could combine their skills and resources to grow much bigger than they could alone. Through the merger, the company can now enter Nasdaq’s public markets, where new investors may step in to support Dogecoin. Backed by the million-dollar all-stock deal, the new entity could use Thumzup’s growth expertise and Dogehash’s mining strength to secure a leading position in the Dogecoin mining sector. As a result, Dogecoin, one of the most popular meme coins in the world, may see more mining activity. Expanding Mining Power With A Green Energy Push Dogehash Technologies currently operates approximately 2,500 Scrypt ASIC miner machines, which mine Dogecoin (DOGE) and Litecoin (LTC) daily across North America. But the company is not stopping there. Over the next two years, Dogehash plans to add renewable-energy-powered data centers to the mix, expanding its mining fleet through 2025 and 2026. Since electricity accounts for most of a miner’s expenses, this strategy could make Dogehash more competitive in the long run. Dogehash could increase its mining capacity by using cleaner energy while reducing its environmental footprint, an approach with the potential to make it one of the leaders in sustainable crypto mining, a growing concern in the digital asset industry. Related Reading: What’s Next For XRP After Crashing Below $3? Analyst Answers Dogehash plans to roll out DogeOS, Dogecoin’s Layer-2 protocol, to make mining more efficient. DogeOS lets miners earn extra rewards through DeFi tools like staking and liquidity pools, on top of regular block rewards. For miners, that means more ways to boost returns; for the Dogecoin network, it means more substantial support and more activity. These tools will provide Dogehash with numerous opportunities to expand its earnings and participate in various financial products associated with mining. The company will not only look for ways to increase its mining profits but also explore other revenue streams that can add to its strength. With these steps, Dogehash Technologies Holdings could extend beyond merely creating more coins and develop a more robust and reliable system that supports the Dogecoin community and provides users with long-term value. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
The BNB price has recently reached a fresh all-time high this year after breaking past critical resistance, and now sparking discussions about the sustainability of its rally. Where experts and analysts alike are also optimistic on BNB’s upside trajectories. This optimism is supported by various combinations of technical indicators, on-chain signals, and market activity that …
Gemini has secured the MiCA license from Malta’s Financial Services Authority (MFSA), enabling it to expand its crypto services across more than 30 European countries. This license allows Gemini to operate fully regulated and compliant within the European market, giving users access to a wider range of cryptocurrency products. The move marks a key step …
Justin Sun announced that the Tron community will adjust network fees as the TRX price and transaction costs increase. To keep Tron competitive and user-friendly, the community plans to reduce transaction fees by lowering energy prices, increasing energy limits, or promoting energy staking. This move aims to balance rising costs while maintaining smooth transactions for …
Crypto traders are turning bearish after Bitcoin and Ethereum struggled to maintain recent gains, according to several on-chain metrics. According to CryptoSlate data, Bitcoin has fallen nearly 7% over the past week, trading at $113,479 as of press time. Ethereum has experienced an even sharper drop, losing 10% in the same time frame and hovering […]
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The Winklevoss twins-owned Gemini exchange continues its expansion in Europe, securing a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation license in Malta.
BNB has hit a market cap of $119.67 billion, moving past Rolls-Royce, which stands at $118.10 billion. This marks a major moment as a leading cryptocurrency outpaces a century-old engineering giant. The rise of BNB shows how digital assets are quickly gaining influence and reshaping financial rankings once dominated by traditional companies. As investors continue backing blockchain …
Bitcoin’s near-term path, argues macro commentator Bruce Florian–founder of the Bitcoin Self-Custody Company Schwarzberg and a bestselling author–is being set far from crypto order books and deep inside the US money markets, where a once-enormous pool of excess cash has finally run dry. In a thread on X, Florian frames the Federal Reserve’s overnight reverse repo facility (RRP) as the “surplus pot” that quietly powered asset prices for two years—and now, with that pot empty, he believes markets are about to feel the unfiltered weight of tighter liquidity. Why This Means Pain For Bitcoin Florian starts by locating the inflection point: “The reverse repo facility (RRP) is at its lowest level in four years.” He then walks through the basic plumbing. During the pandemic response, “so much money was printed… there were fewer assets than excess cash,” so banks and money funds “parked [it] with the Fed in the RRP. Safe and earning interest.” As that pool drained, it didn’t disappear—it “was continuously pumped into the market over the last few years. Mainly into government bonds.” In his accounting, “around $2 trillion in excess liquidity from 2020/21 flowed into the market over the last 24 months,” keeping valuations buoyant despite higher policy rates and formal quantitative tightening. Related Reading: Is The Bitcoin Treasury Bubble Popping? Expert Answers The metaphor he uses is deliberate and evocative: “It’s like a tanker traveling at full speed. Even if you turn off the engine, it will continue to drift for many kilometers, solely due to the speed it has built up.” For Florian, that drift—the lagged effect of past liquidity—is ending. “Now the propulsion is gone. The surplus pot is empty, and the tanker comes to a standstill.” He connects that mechanical turn to the looming supply calendar: “There are still trillions in government bonds that need to be purchased in the coming months and years.” With the RRP no longer acting as a buyer of first resort, “we will feel the full brunt of the reduced liquidity since 2022.” The near-term cross-asset message is unambiguous. “This is bad for stocks, bonds, and Bitcoin in the short term,” he writes, adding that “stocks and Bitcoin can afford short respites… bonds cannot.” The constraint, in his view, is structural: “The US bond market is the most important market in the world.” If the RRP isn’t there to absorb cash and recycle it into Treasuries, “bond yields will continue to rise to attract investors.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Bull Run Hinges On Trump’s Pick For Fed Chair: Analyst That dynamic, he warns, collides with political and macro limits: “interest rates are already far too high for the current administration.” His base case is that the central bank ultimately has to step in: “The Fed will likely intervene and rescue the bond market by providing new liquidity.” The path from here is “unclear… in the short term,” but the contours of the pressure are, in his telling, set by the plumbing. Florian repeatedly stresses that any turbulence should not be misread as a Bitcoin-native failure. “The turmoil is once again coming from the fiat system, not from Bitcoin. Bitcoin merely reflects this development with its volatility.” That framing places Bitcoin downstream of dollar liquidity rather than in opposition to it. The market, he cautions, will “do everything it can to drive you out of your position.” His counsel for positioning is psychological as much as financial: “If you know what you own, you can stay relaxed.” The long-term thesis remains intact in his mind—“Remember where Bitcoin is headed as an ideal store of value”—but navigating the next phase requires horizon discipline: “Because if you keep your eyes on the horizon, you won’t get seasick.” At press time, BTC traded at $113,736. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
North Wales Police are investigating a bitcoin theft after a scammer impersonated a senior officer and persuaded a victim to provide their seed phrase.
TRM Labs has teamed up with big crypto firms like Coinbase, Ripple, and Binance to launch the Beacon Network. This is the world’s first crypto crime response system. Its goal is to stop illegal money from moving through the blockchain. Beacon Network: An Approach to Prevent Crypto Fraud The crypto industry is often hit by …
Ethereum is rapidly emerging as the go-to asset for institutions, with a growing number of organizations adding it to their treasuries for its role in DeFi, staking, and Web3. Could this be the start of Ethereum challenging Bitcoin’s dominance? 69 Entities Hold Over 4M ETH Data from strategicethreserve shows that 69 entities now control over …
Chainlink (LINK) has been trending strongly in the crypto market. The token is up more than 3% in the last 24 hours, and excitement around its future is building fast. According to data from CoinGlass, open interest in LINK futures has soared to a record $1.5 billion, up nearly 60% since the start of 2025. …
Bitcoin has entered a precarious situation after falling below $114,000, and sellers continue to mount pressure on it. This comes after a rise to new all-time highs, and sticking to previous trends, Bitcoin looks to be testing previous support levels before continuing on its journey. However, as the price continues to struggle, crypto analyst Xanrox has predicted that a crash is in the future, warning investors to beware of investing in BTC. Bitcoin Shows Signs Of Crash In the analysis, Xanrox pointed out that the Bitcoin price is already primed to crash in the short term. This is due to the appearance of a Fair Value Gap (FVG) that is yet to be filled, and the price is already pulling back down toward this level to fill it again. Related Reading: Dogecoin Targets $1.25, But This 170% Move Is The Start The first crash is expected to send Bitcoin to the $110,600 level, which is a previous peak. At this junction, there is a lot of support, and the Bitcoin price will probably resist the crash here for a while before continuing. The crypto analyst also explained that the strong support is due to the fact that the $110,600 level has never been tested previously. There is also the 100-day moving average standing around this level, and this, too, provides support for the price. Given this, the crypto analyst believes that this would be good support for investors looking for intraday trades as the price hits $110,600. Moving forward, Xanrox expects the price to eventually break below $110,600, and the next major level is sitting at $104,800. This is also a strong support level because there is a range and a bull flag here. The most important thing of all is that the fair value gap is sitting at this level to be filled. “The previous major swing low of 105,130 is something where people put a lot of stop losses below it,” the analyst said. “That’s a magnet for whales; they probably want to buy here.” Why Price Is Headed Below $60,000 In light of the current bearish trend, Xanrox predicts that the Bitcoin price will eventually crash below $60,000. This is as a result of the completion of the five waves of the Elliot Wave Theory, suggesting that the market is now heading into the bearish portion. Related Reading: Ripple Enters Agreement With Gemini Ahead Of IPO — Here’s What We Know The analysis also points to the break below the trendline that began back in April, marked in red. This trendline has held as the price has climbed, not breaking in five months since then. Therefore, the current break suggests a continuation of the bearish rally. As for when the Bitcoin price will fall below $60,000, the analyst predicts that this will happen in 2026. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Arthur Hayes, freshly pardoned by US President Donald Trump, has taken a board seat and major stake in a stem cell company where he’s also been a patient.
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted another round of withdrawals on Aug. 20, extending their streak of consecutive net outflows to a fourth straight trading day. According to SoSoValue data, Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $311.57 million in outflows for the day, pushing their four-day total to nearly $1 billion. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin […]
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DBS Bank launched tokenized structured notes on Ethereum, expanding access to crypto-linked investment products for accredited and institutional investors.
Kenneth Rogoff reflects that he underestimated BTC's role in the underground economy, which has put a floor under the cryptocurrency's price.
The excitement around crypto ETFs is building, but the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) keeps pushing back its deadlines. Most recently, the agency delayed decisions on five XRP ETF proposals. Some theories say the SEC may be waiting for the rollout of ISO 20022 before making a move. XRP ETF Approves After ISO20022 Implementation? …
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, which has long been seen as the symbol of decentralization, but that image is now being tested. Recent on-chain data shows that just two mining pools now control over 51% of the network’s hashrate. While this doesn’t mean an attack is happening, it opens the door for one, and that’s …
LayerZero’s $110 million token-swap offer faces competition as Wormhole pushes for a delay in Stargate’s governance vote to submit a higher bid.
Chainlink (LINK) is attempting to reclaim a crucial area after recovering 10%, surpassing most of the market in the past day. Some analysts suggested that the altcoin is ready to break out to new highs, but warned that a rejection from the current levels could lead to volatile retests. Related Reading: Bitcoin Risks Drop Below $110,000 Despite Bounce – Is A 15% Pullback Coming? Chainlink Reclaims Key Levels On Wednesday, Chainlink led the crypto market as it started to recover from the recent pullback, which saw most cryptocurrencies retest their range lows for the first time in two weeks. LINK recorded the second-best performance among the top 100 cryptocurrencies, with an 11% increase in the past day. Notably, the altcoin hit a six-month high of $26.76 on Monday, after recovering 14% from the weekend lows. As it hit its multi-month high, analyst Ali Martinez pointed out that Chainlink added nearly 3,000 new addresses. According to the post, 2,995 new LINK addresses were created on August 18, the highest growth in 5 months. However, the start-of-week correction halted the bullish momentum, sending the cryptocurrency’s price to retest its breakout zone, around the $23.50 mark on Tuesday. After testing this area as support, Chainlink rebounded and reclaimed the $24.50-$25 range, briefly hitting the $26.50 barrier on Wednesday morning before retracing. Analyst Rekt Capital asserted that LINK is attempting to reclaim the $23.86-$34 price area after the recent performance. He highlighted that the lows of this range have historically been a “key support and successful retests here have enabled rallies to the Range High around $34.” Chainlink’s continued stability at the $23.86 level will be crucial for the rally to the range high. The market watcher noted that volatility below this range is possible as part of a volatile retesting process. LINK’s Levels To Watch The cryptocurrency’s monthly close is one of the most important levels to watch, as closing above the range low would position Chainlink for a bullish rally continuation. On the contrary, failing to reclaim this area in the monthly timeframe could lead to a deeper pullback toward the $19.41 level, not seen since the early August breakout. Rekt Capital explained that this level “has often acted as a volatile retest zone in bullish cycles, serving as a base for successful reversals, most prominently in mid-2021,” concluding that the cryptocurrency’s next move will be determined by a reclaim of the $23.86 resistance or a volatile retest of the $19.41 support. Altcoin Sherpa suggested that Chainlink will continue its path to the $30 barrier if the flagship cryptocurrency continues its uptrend. He affirmed that if Bitcoin loses the $110,000 support, LINK will likely see another dip. Related Reading: Bitcoin, XRP, ETH’s Pullback: Key Factors Behind The Recent Drop However, if BTC’s price stabilizes, the analyst considers that the altcoin could soar to the crucial resistance. Meanwhile, market watcher CW asserted that Chainlink faces one more key area before rallying to $30. According to the post, if LINK breaks through the current sell wall, around the $26.25-$26.75 levels, it will continue its run toward the $30 resistance, where another selling wall is situated. As of this writing, Chainlink trades at $26.15, a 35% increase in the monthly timeframe. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
The XRP market is heating up again as Wall Street makes a fresh move into altcoins. Tidal Trust II has officially filed with the US SEC to launch a leveraged long XRP ETF, opening the door for more institutional exposure beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. This filing comes at a time when regulatory attitudes toward crypto …
SHIB's price range saw a 5% spread, with trading volume surging past 1 trillion tokens.