Balaji Srinivasan, former Coinbase CTO, says that as Bitcoin’s value grows, investors are moving their focus away from real estate towards Bitcoin. He believes this shift will reduce the appeal of property as an investment, with more people choosing Bitcoin as their preferred asset. Srinivasan suggests that this trend reflects a fundamental change in how …
Bitcoin heads into the final days of August with choppy, two-way trade and a familiar seasonal question hanging over it: will September once again be a drag—or a reset into Q4 strength? As of Wednesday, August 28, BTC hovers near $112,900 after a stop-start month that has bulls and bears circling the same range rather than breaking conviction. Macro expectations, market positioning and Bitcoin’s own statistical quirks now converge in a narrow window before the Federal Reserve’s September policy meeting, making the next few weeks unusually consequential. The Fed’s rate-setting FOMC convenes September 16–17, and futures markets currently price a high probability of a cut, though officials continue to emphasize data-dependence. Bitcoin’s September Seasonality Seasonality is the first prism through which traders are reading the tape. Daan Crypto Trades captured the prevailing mood on X, noting a “choppy August” and pointing to a historical oddity: “During BTC’s history it has never closed both August & September in the green.” He added a pragmatic caveat about why this matters at all: “Whether you believe in seasonality or not, the thing that matters is if a lot of others do. And if enough people do, it can work as a self-fulfilling prophecy.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Selloff: $2.2 Billion In BTC Floods Exchanges Independent datasets support the caution around September. CoinGlass-based compilations show that across the past 12 years, September has delivered an average negative return for BTC of roughly 3.8%, making it the worst month on the calendar. By contrast, Q4—and especially October and November—has historically outperformed on average, a profile that helps explain why traders often look to buy late-Q3 weakness. However, there is a silver lining. Across Bitcoin’s history, September has closed in the green on four occasions—most notably in 2015 and 2016, and again in recent years. In 2023, BTC gained 3.9%, followed by a 7.3% rise in 2024. Anthony Pompliano offered a broader framing this week, starting with the simple, if stubborn, statistics: “September is actually the only month of the year that historically is negative.” He attributes the late-summer doldrums in part to investor behavior—“Everyone is on vacation… not in front of their screens”—and in part to unresolved macro questions from traditional finance. “There’s a lot of uncertainty still,” he said, even as “Jerome Powell has come out and said that he’s going to likely cut rates in September.” While markets have swiftly moved to price that outcome after the Jackson Hole speech, Fed officials have been careful to say the decision remains data-driven; major brokerages nonetheless shifted their base cases to a September cut following Powell’s labor-market warnings. Pompliano’s second theme is about the path higher. A straight line from last November’s ~$69,000 to six-figure prices, he argued, would risk a “very big dump on the other side.” Instead, the market “wants… some sort of correction and resetting,” flushing leverage and “setting a foundation of the price.” He sketched a broad consolidation band—“call it $125,00 to maybe $110,000”—before buyers return. Why is Bitcoin’s price going down? The answer is simpler than you think. pic.twitter.com/lYqbqQJO9R — Anthony Pompliano ???? (@APompliano) August 27, 2025 That sequencing rhymes with the way many systematic funds and discretionary crypto desks treat September: as a month to reduce risk into thin liquidity, then rebuild as Q4 flows approach. It also resonates with Daan Crypto Trades’ tactical lens: “Probably any larger dip in the next 1–2 weeks is the one to bid for the EOY bounce/rally to new all time highs in my opinion. We will see.” All Eyes On The Fed Macro timing could be the deciding factor. The FOMC’s September 16–17 meeting is now the key waypoint, with rate futures implying an ~85–90% chance of a cut and some odds of a second move by year-end. Related Reading: Bitcoin MVRV Compression Signals Pause – Market Digests Recent Volatility Chair Powell signaled at Jackson Hole that labor-market risks have risen even as inflation risks linger, a balance that has pushed several Wall Street houses to bring forward their easing timelines. At the same time, senior Fed officials have stressed that every meeting is “live” and contingent on incoming data—an important caveat for risk assets that have already leaned into the dovish narrative. If a cut materializes, the question for BTC will be whether it validates the existing bid or merely meets expectations and fades. This week’s immediate focus will fall on Friday’s release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index—the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation. The July PCE data will be published on August 29, providing policymakers and markets alike with a crucial read on both headline and core consumer price pressures. From there, attention will pivot to the next major cluster of inflation releases landing just days before the September FOMC. On Thursday, September 11, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI) for August. These will represent the final inflation checkpoints before the Fed convenes on September 16–17, meaning they could decisively shape the tone of the meeting. At press time, BTC traded at $113,049. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Pump.fun’s daily fees have crossed $1 million early August despite dwindling Solana DEX activity, allowing the protocl finance more token buybacks.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele drew attention to lively betting activity on El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings hitting $1 billion by late 2025.
Bybit EU has adopted Nasdaq’s Market Surveillance platform to strengthen compliance with Europe’s MiCAR regulations. This advanced technology helps detect and prevent market abuse, ensuring a transparent and secure trading environment. Bybit’s CEO Mazurka Zeng emphasized their commitment to secure and compliant digital asset trading. Nasdaq’s platform offers real-time monitoring of billions of transactions, aligning …
The Trump administration is preparing for a big financial reset in 2025, with Jerome Powell’s term as Federal Reserve Chair ending in May. A list of 11 potential successors is already in play, but what’s grabbing attention is that three of them are seen as crypto-friendly, a shift that could redefine how digital assets fit …
XRP has scored a huge win in Asia, as the Chinese fintech firm, Linklogis, partnered with XRP Ledger (XRPL). The ledger was selected to power China’s global digital supply chain finance platform via the new partnership. XRP Ledger Partners with Linklogis In a recent press release, China’s leading supply chain fintech provider, Linklogis, revealed that …
In a surprising move, Trump Media and Technology Group Inc. and Crypto.com announced a landmark partnership. The new joint venture will be the ‘first and largest publicly traded CRO treasury company,’ with a value of at least $6.42B. The new company will trade under the ticker MCGA, which stands for ‘Make CRO Great Again.’ As part of the deal, Trump Media will purchase approximately $105M worth of Cronos ($CRO), the native token of the Cronos Chain. In turn, Crypto.com will buy $50M of Trump Media stock. The new company plans to acquire 6.3B tokens right away, which is a huge 19% of the total supply. An affiliate of Yorkville will also support the venture with an additional $5B equity line of credit. This unprecedented collaboration shows that major companies are starting to adopt digital assets as a core component of their financial strategy. 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Ethereum’s recent surge to a new all-time high has left much of the altcoin market in its shadow. Against ETH, many tokens are now the most oversold in history, creating what analysts call one of the best opportunities in years for investors looking beyond the top ten. Sui (SUI): Echoes of a Previous 800% Rally …
Solana’s token SOL has pushed to levels not seen since February, lifted by renewed community confidence in a major network proposal. Data from CryptoSlate shows SOL briefly rose above $215 this week, gaining more than 6% in the last 24 hours before easing slightly to $214 as of press time. This rally placed the token […]
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XRP analysts remain confident of a bullish continuation with short-term targets around $4 and $20 for cycle tops.
Alpenglow also introduces a “20+20” resilience model, which promises to keep the chain running even if 20% of validators are adversarial and another 20% are offline.
American Bitcoin, the mining company backed by President Donald Trump’s sons, is gearing up for a major Wall Street debut. The firm will go public through an all-stock merger with Gryphon Digital Mining and is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq in early September under the ticker ABTC. Yet again, we see politics, power, and …
Bitcoin slid to levels not seen since early July this week, but some analysts say the drop may be only a short pause before a bigger year-end move. Related Reading: Dogecoin Gears Up For Triple Surge Vs. Bitcoin – Details September has a long record of being the weakest month for BTC, and historically it has never closed more than 8% higher. That context is shaping how traders and researchers read the charts now. Expert’s Timing And Historic Averages According to research from network economist Timothy Peterson, there are four months until Christmas and history favors gains in that window. Peterson posted on X that Bitcoin has been higher over the same four-month span 70% of the time, and the average gain he calculated was +44%. Based on that average, Bitcoin would trade near $160,000 by the last week of 2025. Peterson also warned that the calculation is more of a guideline than a promise. Exactly Four Months Until Christmas. How does Bitcoin fare during this time? Up 70% of the time. Average gain +44%. However I think some years do not have market/economic conditions comparable to 2025. I would exclude 2018, 2022, 2020, and 2017 as uncharacteristic years.… pic.twitter.com/0llPeTrilC — Timothy Peterson (@nsquaredvalue) August 25, 2025 He suggested excluding certain years—2018, 2022, 2020, and 2017—because those years did not match what he calls comparable market conditions, and removing them tilts the result toward steadier, more positive returns. Markets rarely follow neat averages. Even when a long-term pattern appears, short bursts of volatility still happen. Peterson’s note about excluding specific years acknowledges that reality. It is a reminder that averages smooth over big swings. BTC… ???? We’re just front-running the “September sell off”. The scale is different — but the outcome is the same. Much higher. pic.twitter.com/3oZqRlrtgv — Donny (@DonnyDicey) August 27, 2025 Traders See Familiar Patterns Some traders on X described the current price behavior as a repeat of past seasonal moves. According to Trader Donny, Bitcoin is “front-running” the usual September lull and could move significantly higher afterward. He compared the present action to 2017 and suggested that BTC might be mirroring gold, catching up after a period of lag. That comparison to gold has been made before; it is a shorthand for assets that sometimes trade out of sync and then align again as macro forces change. For now, price action looks like a pause, not a breakdown. Outlook Through Year End Based on reports and the numbers involved, the coming months will be an important test of whether past four-month rallies repeat themselves. An average +44% move would be a big swing if it materializes, yet averages do not guarantee one outcome. For traders and investors, that means balancing the historical pattern with the real-time risks that have pushed BTC back to July levels. Related Reading: Could Pi Network Land On Coinbase? Hackathon Winner Thinks So Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView
Talk of Chainlink replacing Ripple has been making the rounds online, and it has stirred unease within the XRP community. Many fear that Ripple could be losing ground in Japan’s financial system, a region where it once held a strong position. Some holders are also questioning whether XRP is still part of SBI Holdings’ multi-blockchain …
About $1.17 billion will be released through cliff unlocks, while $3.36 billion will come from linear unlocks in September.
Shiba Inu (SHIB) may look quiet right now, trading sideways near $0.0000126, but behind the scenes, something big is happening. Billions of Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens are quietly leaving major exchanges, and this unusual trend is starting to raise big questions in the crypto community Could this shrinking supply on exchanges set the stage for …
More than 51,800 addresses lost $1-$1,000, 5,269 are down $1,000-$10,000 and 1,025 shed $10,000-$100,000, Bubblemaps said.
Bitcoin bulls are shrugging off the risk of fresh BTC price downside with a return to $113,000, but they have more work to do, said trader Peter Brandt.
Only 11 wallets managed to profit over $1 million, from the 70,200 total traders who gained exposure to the YZY coin.
The Philippines could soon make history. Senator Bam Aquino has proposed placing the country’s entire national budget on the blockchain, giving citizens the power to track every peso of government spending. Sounds interesting, but is it practical? What’s the idea behind it? Read on. Aquino’s Big Push at Manila Tech Summit Speaking at the Manila …
Sony's Soneium launched 'Soneium Score,' a system designed to track and reward real participation across the blockchain ecosystem.
After the Bitcoin price retracement, XRP seems to have entered into another bearish trend that has sent it below $3 once again. However, despite the correction, XRP has continued to hold major levels, unlike Bitcoin, which has gone on to make new local lows. This suggests that XRP is performing differently from Bitcoin and could see a rally despite the Bitcoin price remaining low during this time. Why XRP Price Holding Above $2.9 Is A Good Thing So far, despite falling below $3, the XRP price has continued to hold above $2.9, which is a major macro level for the XRP price. As crypto analyst CasiTrades explains in an X post, the XRP price has continued to hold its larger macro consolidation pattern, even testing the key trend line at $2.91. Related Reading: Analyst Says XRP Price Is Set To Hit $4 If It Breaks This Resistance Line Amid the market downtrend, altcoins like XRP have also continued to show bullish divergences. This suggests that the decline may only be short-lived, and a rally could be in the future. There is also the subject of weakening momentum underneath this level, but the crypto analyst explains that this could mean that the XRP price could see a relief bounce soon. As long as the XRP price continues to trade inside of this current consolidation level, there is still the possibility that bulls can reclaim control of the altcoin. Since it is at the 0.618 Fibonacci level, the crypto analyst points out that this is the area of the ‘golden retrace’, a level that has been historically known to set the stage for a bullish continuation. At this point, XRP could be looking to continue a textbook Elliot Wave continuation of Wave 3. Unlike Wave 2, Wave 3 is a bullish wave that tends to send digital asset prices to new local peaks, and sometimes, new all-time highs. Related Reading: XRP Historical Performance Points To 200% Rally To $9.63 For now, the major level that the XRP price needs to hold lies at $2.9. Casi explains that as long as this level holds and remains a support block for the altcoin, then it could signal the start of a new bullish trend that could push the altcoin to brand-new all-time highs. The target for the continuation of the Wave 3 lies above $5.3, clearing the current all-time high of $3.8. This would also mean an over 80% increase from the current price. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Ethereum’s standards in interoperability and privacy are supporting the industry in its transition to a future where blockchain wallets are completely secure and intuitive. ERC-4337, the standard enabling account abstraction, is key to this transition. This standard enables the creation of wallets as smart contracts, enhancing functionality and providing users with benefits such as gasless …
Bitmine is one of the largest corporate holders of ether, having purchased over 1.7 million ETH, worth just under $8 billion at current prices.
XLM price is showing clear signs of weakness as bearish pressure mounts across the broader crypto market. The token is currently trading near $0.3827, down 0.05% in 24 hours and 4.48% over the past week. With a market cap of $12 billion and 24-hour volume of $329.25 million, Stellar price is struggling to hold critical …
The rise of copy trading platforms and trade copiers has given asset managers and professional traders new ways to scale their strategies across dozens (or even hundreds) of client accounts. But while many solutions promise automation, the real test comes down to performance: how fast trades replicate, how reliable the system is under stress, and …
US spot Ethereum ETFs reported $307.2 million in net inflows on Wednesday, while spot bitcoin ETFs logged net inflows of $81.3 million.
Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX, has once again stirred the crypto community with his new daring forecasts. In his latest blog post Buffalo Bill, Hayes projected massive gains for three emerging tokens: ENA, ETHFI, and HYPE over the next three years. According to him, ENA could jump 51x, ETHFI by 34x, and HYPE by …
Metaverse platform The Sandbox is cutting more than half its staff and closing offices worldwide as Animoca Brands assumes direct control amid dwindling users.