Solana is holding its dominance in decentralized finance with a striking performance in July. Reports indicate that DEX activity on its network hit $124 billion during the month, extending a winning streak against Ethereum to 10 straight months. Analysts say this gives Solana a 40% edge over its rival in this segment, signaling a clear shift in user behavior. Related Reading: Ether Soars In August—But Will September Spoil The Party? Shift To Solana Picks Up Speed Reports have disclosed a sharp rise in new projects choosing Solana. Alliance DAO data show that more than 40% of founders in the first half of 2025 picked Solana, up from 25% a year earlier. That change is being linked to Solana’s ability to run large numbers of transactions quickly and at low cost, which makes it attractive to teams building performance-focused DeFi apps. This week in data by @SolanaFloor: Solana outpaced Ethereum in DEX trading volume for the 10th consecutive month, reaching $124B in July, 42% higher than Ethereum. pic.twitter.com/TT0nb8wrtm — Solana (@solana) August 23, 2025 Developers say they want speed and predictable fees. Solana offers both. The move by creators is not trivial; it reshapes where new liquidity and smart-contract work gets built. Solana’s DEX volumes have not just grown; they have been sustained. For 10 straight months Solana has outpaced Ethereum on that metric. That streak is unusual. It shows trading activity and automated market makers on Solana are busy. Onlookers point out that higher DEX throughput can draw more users, and more users can bring more developers. A feedback loop can form. Technical Signals Based on reports, SOL is trading above the $205 zone after a recent breakout. The 20-day SMA sits near $191 and is being watched as short-term support. Market indicators are cited as positive. The MACD is showing green movement bars, which some traders interpret as upward momentum. $SOL is on a one-way ticket to the moon. ???? After a brutal drop, Solana has found its footing and is riding a perfect uptrend channel. The path to $300 is wide open pic.twitter.com/vR4HdL272O — ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????? (@Karman_1s) August 24, 2025 Analysts have set nearby resistance points at $215, $228, and $240. Kamran Asghar is among those forecasting a longer-term target of $300 if current trends persist. At the same time, Ethereum has been volatile: it fell below $4,800 and briefly swung from about $4,940 down to under $4,720 within hours, a move that underscored how choppy markets remain. This was echoed by crypto analyst Ali on X, suggesting his bearish opinion as the market changed in sentiment. IT’S SO OVER! $ETH pic.twitter.com/atcQbHhMJi — Ali (@ali_charts) August 24, 2025 Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Next Stop For 2025? $175,000, According To SOL Strategies Boss Solana’s gains are happening while Ethereum handles continued institutional demand and holds leadership in other measures. That contrast suggests the market is fragmenting in where different types of activity concentrate — DEX volume on one chain, institutional flows on another. The shift of new projects toward Solana is being framed as a practical response to throughput limits rather than as a wholesale rejection of Ethereum. Featured image from Equiti, chart from TradingView
Crypto liquidations reached $806.44 million in the past 24 hours, wiping out leveraged positions at a scale not seen in weeks. The liquidation cascade followed a steep drawdown in prices: Bitcoin fell from an opening level of $114,163 to a close near $111,931, with intraday extremes stretching from $114,373 down to $110,802. Ethereum mirrored this […]
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VeChain price is trading at $0.02597 after a 4.08% daily gain and 10.39% weekly rise. It is gaining traction as supply-side constraints and institutional moves boost confidence. Its market cap has risen to $2.23 billion with trading volume spiking 201.67% to $152.3 million in mere 24 hours. Wondering where the fuel came from? The rally …
Modeled after oil, maple syrup, and grain reserves, the proposed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve positions BTC as a sovereign asset alongside traditional stockpiles.
XRP is holding strong momentum after briefly touching $3.09 on August 23 before consolidating near $3.02. The move, backed by unusually high institutional trading volumes, has analysts watching the $3.30 resistance level as the key to unlock ambitious $5–$8 targets. XRP Flips BlackRock The standout moment came as XRP’s market cap hit $179 billion, overtaking …
Rumors about football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo launching his own memecoin called “CR7” have flooded social media and crypto forums in recent days. This story has caught the attention of Ronaldo fans, crypto traders, and celebrity token speculators worldwide. Where Did This Claim Come From? The claim that Ronaldo is directly launching a CR7 memecoin started …
Crypto analyst Astronomer (@astronomer_zero) says his long-standing bottom thesis on the ETH/BTC pair has played out and published explicit cycle targets anchored to the cross. In a chart shared on X, he reiterated that “ETH bottom call” is in and framed the roadmap entirely through ETH/BTC levels rather than ETH/USD, arguing that Ether’s outperformance typically follows Bitcoin’s impulse and that “all major liquidity comes from BTC.” How High Can Ethereum Go This Cycle? Astronomer’s post centers on a multi-month “zone” on ETH/BTC that he had marked in advance as a potential cyclical inflection. He writes that the call looked “delusional” when first drawn—“a ‘ridiculously long’ prediction line (straight up from the bottom) from what ‘could impossibly be the ETHBTC bottom’ at the time”—but says the turn aligns with his proprietary sentiment work. “The sentiment on ETH was the worst my sentiment metric has ever tracked,” with narratives ranging from “ETH is a bad investment,” to “ETH foundation is selling,” to “SOL is the new ETH,” to “utility coins are dead.” In his words, “that type of sentiment allowed us to confirm the bottom on ETHBTC in alignment with our ancient plan, at the time it hit our zone.” Related Reading: Ethereum Faces High-Risk Setup: Leverage-Driven Rallies Signal Volatility With that backdrop, the chart and commentary lay out three ETH/BTC targets for the remainder of the cycle. The first is 0.058 BTC per ETH, which he notes was “still 35% above here” at the time of posting and, translated directly using spot Bitcoin, “puts ETH at approx. $6.500 if BTC stays at this price.” The second is 0.091, “pretty much a double from here,” corresponding to “$ETH to $10,000+, 5 figures,” a level where he says he “will have sold over half of my spot bags.” The final and highest target is 0.16, “just under a 4x from here, putting ETH at $20,000 or higher.” He is explicit that the 0.16 mark is aspirational rather than base case: “That is certainly my highest target, and I do not expect that to be reached guaranteed. But I love it open just in case it does happen.” The technical logic he presents is deliberately pair-driven. By mapping the cycle with ETH/BTC, he seeks to capture relative strength rather than absolute price and to sidestep the moving base of BTC’s dollar value. The implied ETH/USD levels in his post are simple translations of ratio × BTC price; he adds that those USD conversions “will, in fact, be underestimates as I also see BTC rise further.” In other words, the chart’s horizontal levels are ETH/BTC at 0.058, 0.091, and 0.16; the USD numbers are contingent and will float with Bitcoin. Related Reading: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, BNB On The Rise Following Powell’s Fed Speech The analyst also rejects calendar heuristics outright. “The reason I never talk about seasonality or ‘red September’ or ‘sell in May, walk away’… is because I don’t want to promote putting your hard earned capital on weak data… Seasonality, has neither.” He adds that “Seasons don’t work in markets, only cycles do,” and signs off with a jab at the meme: “For red September, kindly, visit your local forest…” Importantly, the pathway he describes is conditional on the same relative-rotation dynamic that has governed past cycles: Bitcoin leads, Ether lags until liquidity rotates, then ETH/BTC advances through predefined shelves. In that framework, the analysis does not depend on any single ETH/USD number; it depends on ETH/BTC reclaiming and holding the cited bands. Astronomer is candid about positioning psychology as well. He argues that while “it seems as if many are all bull posting ETH now and holding big bags,” order-flow suggests “most of those people haven’t bought from down low, are rather frozen out or are forced to buy higher with higher leverage.” In his view, that structure still favors upside toward the posted ETH/BTC targets: “So as long as that stays that way, I continue to expect these targets.” At press time, ETH traded at $4,621. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Indonesia’s crypto ecosystem is rapidly evolving. Pintu has crossed 10 million app downloads, with its derivatives product Pintu Futures recording 170% month-on-month growth. At Coinfest Asia 2025, the company showcased its vision for mass adoption, while industry leaders raised concerns over heavy reliance on U.S. dollar–backed stablecoins and the urgent need to strengthen the role …
Metaplanet, the Bitcoin-focused treasury firm, has been added to the FTSE Japan Index following a solid Q2, boosting its visibility with institutional investors and index-tracking funds. The inclusion recognizes improved performance and sustained Bitcoin strategy, positioning the company alongside major Japanese mid- and large-cap equities. This move could bring passive inflows and greater market credibility, …
US investors can now include Bitcoin in their 401(k) plans, but some observers are concerned about the risks they pose to their retirement.
Bitcoin has retraced to pre-Powell levels, maintaining bearish technical setup.
The Radiant Capital hacker and another alleged unknown cybercriminal have also been seemingly making trades in the market, according to Lookonchain.
Traders are closely watching if $0.23 will hold as support, with potential downside if it fails.
A flush of long liquidations can reset the market for a cleaner bounce, while a cluster of short wipes can fuel the next leg higher.
The crypto market is gearing up for a busy week as more than $620 million worth of tokens are set to be unlocked. Projects like AltLayer, Sahara AI, Renzo, Solana, and Dogecoin will all see fresh supply enter circulation. Unlock events like these often create ripples in the market. Extra tokens hitting exchanges can trigger …
The altcoin market lit up at the start of this week, with QTUM and NEO posting double-digit gains. QTUM rallied more than 30% in a single day, while NEO climbed 15%, supported by trading volumes not seen in months. Both assets are flashing strong momentum signals but also approach overbought territory, raising questions about sustainability. …
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said most major markets don't pay interest, which makes them unappealing for hedging.
After an eventful weekend, the Solana price was able to cross the resistance at $200, and despite the market retracement, bulls have managed to hold this level and turn it into support. With the bullish momentum still going, the altcoin could be set for a further surge. While it is yet to cross its January all-time high of $294, a blooming rally suggests that it may be time for the cryptocurrency to barrel through and retest the resistance at this level. Solana Price Is Still Firmly In Bullish Territory In an analyst, crypto analyst Mihai Lacob explained that the Solana price is still likely to surge from here. This comes as the analyst takes into account the previous performance of the altcoin over the last few months, with major developments suggesting that buyers are still very much active for the digital asset. Related Reading: Ripple’s XRP Breaks Into Top 100 Global Assets With $180 Billion Market Cap The main level so far seems to be the $175 level, where the cryptocurrency has seen its price bottom in the last two market retracements. Mihai explains that this means that there is a lot of demand at $175, making it a solid area for buyers. This has also served as the bounce-off points after the previous corrections, with the most recent one ending in the push above $200. For the Solana price, a number of things are also backing its bullish momentum, and one of those is the fact that positive momentum is on the rise across the crypto market. Last week, Fed’s Powell hinted at possible rate cuts, and the crypto market had rallied in response. Thus, as September barrels forward, expectations for a rate cut are continuing to push prices higher. Another thing that the crypto analyst points out is the strong technical structure that has emerged. This is because the Solana price has been consistently printing higher lows since April, suggesting that most of the pressure is still to the upside. With $175 now being the major demand zone with strong support, it shows that this is still a buyer’s market. Now, the price has already pushed past $200 again and is now looking to break the resistance above $207, something that would be bullish for the price. What To Watch Out For As for how to trade Solana during this time, the crypto analyst has highlighted two major things that investors should watch out for. The first is whether the Solana price is able to hold above $190 during this time. If bears are able to break below, it would be bearish, but a hold above would signal a possible continuation of the bullish momentum. Related Reading: Analyst Says Dogecoin Price Is Entering Expansion Phase – Here’s What It Means Next on the list is a possible breakout above $207. Presently, this has been the major level that has proved elusive for Solana during the weekend rally. The analyst explains that once this resistance is conquered, then the Solana price would move toward $250, with a possible rise to a new all-time high of $300 in the medium-term timeframe. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
US President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, said his family’s conglomerate was “debanked” after the 2021 Capitol attack incident.
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token was among the few tokens to rally on the day, as Arthur Hayes forecasted a 126x upside for HYPE during a conference in Tokyo.
SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial institutions with assets exceeding $200 billion, has partnered with Chainlink to promote institutional adoption of digital assets. The partnership will begin in Japan with a focus on tokenized real-world assets, stablecoins, and investment funds, before expanding globally. By leveraging Chainlink’s blockchain infrastructure, SBI aims to bring greater transparency, …
Metaplanet has strengthened its Bitcoin position by purchasing an additional 103 BTC for $11.7 million. This latest move brings the company’s total Bitcoin stash to 18,991 BTC. At current market prices, that’s worth around $1.95 billion. The steady accumulation highlights Metaplanet’s growing confidence in Bitcoin as a core asset. With this purchase, the firm continues …
SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial giants with over $200 billion in assets, has announced a major partnership with Chainlink, the leading oracle network in blockchain. The collaboration begins in Japan, known for its advanced financial system, and is expected to expand into global markets. A survey by SBI Digital Asset Holdings recently showed …
Regulatory clarity following Ripple’s litigation outcome continues to support institutional flows, while analysts now point to ambitious $5–$8 targets should XRP break decisively above near-term resistance.
Japanese-listed company Metaplanet Inc. has added another 103 Bitcoin to its treasury, spending around 1.736 billion yen ($11.78 million). With this latest move, the company’s total Bitcoin stash has climbed to 18,991 BTC, representing a massive investment of nearly 285.8 billion yen ($1.94 billion). This purchase is part of Metaplanet’s ongoing Bitcoin Treasury Operations, a …
Solana started a fresh increase above the $188 zone. SOL price is now consolidating above $200 and might aim for more gains above the $212 zone. SOL price started a fresh upward move above the $192 and $202 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $200 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a rising channel forming with support at $205 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could extend gains if it clears the $212 resistance zone. Solana Price Aims For More Gains Solana price started a decent increase after it found support near the $188 zone, unlike Bitcoin and like Ethereum. SOL climbed above the $195 level to enter a short-term positive zone. The price even smashed the $202 resistance. The bulls were able to push the price above the $208 barrier. A high was formed at $213 and the price is consolidating gains above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $177 swing low to the $213 high. Solana is now trading above $200 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is also a rising channel forming with support at $205 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair. On the upside, the price is facing resistance near the $212 level. The next major resistance is near the $215 level. The main resistance could be $220. A successful close above the $220 resistance zone could set the pace for another steady increase. The next key resistance is $225. Any more gains might send the price toward the $232 level. Downside Correction In SOL? If SOL fails to rise above the $212 resistance, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $205 zone. The first major support is near the $202 level. A break below the $202 level might send the price toward the $195 support zone and the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $177 swing low to the $213 high. If there is a close below the $195 support, the price could decline toward the $188 support in the near term. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for SOL/USD is gaining pace in the bullish zone. Hourly Hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for SOL/USD is above the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $205 and $195. Major Resistance Levels – $212 and $215.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who was arrested last year, says he must return to France every 14 days with no appeal date in sight.
RWA tokenization value recently surged to an all-time high, with more to come from TradFi's $400 trillion addressable market, researchers say.
Bitcoin's price flash crashed on Sunday after a whale reportedly sold 24,000 BTC, reversing gains from Fed Chair Powell's dovish speech.
Analysts attributed the decline to significant whale movements switching out bitcoin for ether, and to market recalibration among traders.