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On August 7, 2025 at 04:00 UTC, BitMEX go update how dem dey do tick sizes, lot sizes and margin requirements for many perpetual swaps. For SXTUSDT, HAEDALUSDT, DOODUSDT, MELANIAUSDT and BLURUSDT, tick sizes go reduce small small to tight increments wey go improve liquidity and narrow spread dem. Lot size for LINKUSDT go reduce from 1,000 to 100 contracts, so person fit hold smaller position. BitMEX go also change base initial margin and maintenance margin to 1% and 2% for ten altcoin contracts, plus increase risk limits to between 50,000 and 150,000 USDT based on how contract own liquidity be. These margin changes go reduce initial margin requirements, increase maximum leverage, and bring bankruptcy price closer to entry price, and reduced maintenance margins go lower liquidation threshold. Traders fit expect make their capital work better, get higher leverage and better market depth after the update. For full contract details and risk considerations, go visit BitMEX platform.

BPENGU, na Bitcoin-backed meme coin, don collect $1.9 million for their ongoing presale, wey dey represent 55% of their fixed 10 billion token supply. This altcoin get tiered presale structure wey dey increase price by 5% each stage, e dey give early participants up to 75% paper gains before dem list am for market on September 2. BPENGU roadmap set big $2 price target by November 2025, wey fit give up to 1000× returns from Stage 1. Di way dem mix meme appeal with the tokenomics attract retail speculators and serious analysts too. The wider crypto rally—wey dey boosted by Bitcoin strength wey pass $110 000 and 20 days inflows into Ethereum ETFs—dey support altseason. Institutional moves like the Japanese company Metaplanet wey buy $53.7 million Bitcoin, dey show say confidence dey grow and say capital fit shift from Bitcoin go high-upside altcoins. If BPENGU fit follow their plan well—deliver partnerships, competitions and community growth—e fit show di next meme coin moment and give traders correct altcoin play.

For mid-July, PayPal launch their own stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), for Arbitrum and other layer-two blockchains. This move show progress for digital dollars on-chain but still show big wahala: no global interoperability, fragmented liquidity, and regulatory compliance palava. Traditional platforms like PayPal dey keep balance centrally, dey charge fees, and fit freeze accounts. But stablecoins like BitUSD, DAI, USDT, and USDC provide on-chain programmability and user-controlled wallets but dem get scaling limits for Ethereum, Tron, and other base layers. Layer-two solutions and rollups try bridge these gaps but dem dey often break liquidity and bring security risks. The article talk say make we get one unified monetary protocol: single scalable ledger wey go support compliance-friendly stablecoins, token issuance, and instant atomic swaps with small fees. This kind protocol fit join liquidity, reduce cost, and make everything transparent. As regulations tight and banks enter stablecoin issuance, shared protocol fit become important to make true interoperable and scalable digital dollars happen.

Bitcoin options traders dey target say make price rally reach $126,000 by late August, QCP Capital analysts talk. Last week, BTC drop reach $112K to fill one CME gap before e bounce back come near $115K, but e face resistance for that level plus market liquidations wey pass $1 billion. QCP Capital talk say more people dey use stablecoins, regulations dey clear pass before, plus institutional interest for tokenization dey rise na key drivers. For Bitcoin options market, demand strong for August 29 call spreads wey be $118K/$124K/$126K, e mean say dem get confidence say new all-time high go come. The front-end put skew still dey high but e no reach panic levels, and e fit reduce if Bitcoin fit recover $115K. Upcoming ETF flow data go dey important; if inflows renew and volatility reduce, e fit confirm say buy-the-dip strategy correct. Weaker US jobs data don make CME FedWatch tool show say e get over 80% chance say dem go cut rates in September, this fit make crypto market liquidity better.

Rally na blockchain platform wey dey allow creators launch social tokens wey dem dey call Creator Coins, wey fit reward community engagement through tipping, voting and exclusive access. E own native ERC-20 utility token, RLY, dey serve as collateral: creators go lock RLY to mint Creator Coins and RLY holders fit stake tokens make dem earn platform fees and get access to premium services. Dis mechanism dey offer new monetization model, wey allow content creators make dem build stronger communities and generate value wey connect to their brand. By leveraging RLY as collateral, Rally dey support sustainable token economies and dey incentivize long-term network participation.

Ether Machine don buy extra $40 million worth ETH, dem buy like 19,200 ETH for average price wey near $2,083. Dis move increase Ether Machine treasury holdings and show say dem dey focus on strategic crypto asset diversification. Dis new ETH buy join the ones wey dem don buy before, make total Ethereum assets pass 40,000 ETH. Ether Machine decision show say plenty big companies trust ETH long term value and e follow broad market trend wey public companies dey diversify for digital assets. After the announcement, DYNX shares small small start increase, e show say investors approve the crypto treasury strategy wey dem don expand.

Bitcoin drop sharply under di key support wey be $115,800, e hit $112,210 after three weeks wey dem dey test am. Dis breakdown join with plenty risk reduction for di crypto market. Di OTHERS index wey dey track altcoins outside di top 10, comot 18.7% for ten days, e erase $59 billion before small rebound. On August 2, daily liquidations pass $1 billion, led by $922 million long position for BTC and ETH. Ethereum sef end di week down 9.7%, while broader altcoin sector drop 11.4%. Structural difference dey: Bitcoin market cap stand $2.2 trillion—double di 2021 cycle peak—but altcoins dey slow. With ETF flow dey cool down and macro pressure dey rise—dat one wey US inflation no wan go down, slow consumer spending and labour market wey weak—e look like say more consolidation or downside fit happen unless new institutional buying or clear macro catalyst show. For institutional side, SharpLink Gaming add $295 million ETH, dem hold 438,000 ETH now. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins show “Project Crypto” to clear token classification and encourage tokenised finance. Nasdaq-listed DevvStream put $10 million into Bitcoin and Solana for their sustainable treasury program.

US President Donald Trump on August 4 come yan enter social media to accuse say last week employment report don get manipulation. E claim say dem don change the jobs data—just like pre-election numbers—so dem fit do record revisions wey favor Democratic Party and hide the big achievements wey Republic party get. Trump talk say the “fake political data” na to make e party success no clear. E also yan say e wan pick better person to lead the US Department of Labor, wey go restore trust for federal job reports.

OpenMind don don close $20M funding round wey Pantera Capital dey lead, plus Ribbit, Sequoia China, Coinbase Ventures, DCG, Lightspeed Faction, Anagram, Pi Network Ventures, Topology, Primitive Ventures, and Amber Group bin join. Dis investment go help dem expand their engineering team and make partnership with manufacturers to put their OM1 operating system and FABRIC collaboration protocol for autonomous driving, smart manufacturing, and elderly care. OpenMind wey Stanford professor Jan Liphardt start, dey build decentralized robotics network by joining OM1 OS and FABRIC protocol. OM1 OS dey give robots power to perceive, adapt, and take actions. FABRIC protocol dey make sure say authentication dey cross-platform and collaboration dey secure. Together, dem form open, secure “nervous system” for smart machines, just like how Linux take dey control open software and Ethereum dey for decentralized apps. The decentralized robotics network wan make global, multi-vendor robots fit share info and coordinate with trust plus security.

Centrifuge don appoint Jürgen Blumberg wey be former Goldman Sachs ETF oga as their chief operating officer, dem also name am CIO for their affiliate wey dey do on-chain asset management, Anemoy. Blumberg get over 20 years experience for ETF business from places like Goldman Sachs, Invesco, and BlackRock. This move show say Centrifuge dey focus to expand their institutional tokenization offerings, wey include tokenized S&P 500 index funds and credit loan obligation (CLO) tokenized products. With over $760 million total value locked (TVL), Centrifuge wan use Blumberg skill to push RWA tokenization and make their enterprise-grade tokenized assets beta. This strategic hire supposed quicken institutional adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi) through better RWA tokenization solutions.

New XRP distribution chart from SBI Holdings dem breakdown Ripple token supply. E show say out of max 100B XRP, 35.9B tokens (35.9%) dey locked for escrow under smart contracts. The escrow system dey make sure say controlled release happen and e dey prevent market flooding. The chart still show say 59.24B XRP dey circulate worldwide, while 10M tokens don burn through fees. Plus, Ripple get 4.85B XRP wey no dey market, wey fit worth up to JPY 19.7 trillion. The detailed XRP distribution data dey improve crypto transparency and e dey highlight how Ripple dey manage reserve. Since most XRP dey locked or hold, traders dey get better insight into circulating supply. This clear token supply breakdown fit build investors trust and reduce risk of sudden price swings.

After PancakeSwap token CAKE try run past $2.95 for end of July but e fail, im price fall back inside trade range wey don last seven months. Even though e bounce small, 2.83% from $2.55 support zone on August 3, di signs wey show say price go fall still get power: CAKE go below the low wey e get on July 24, di accumulation/distribution line reach new low, and di MACD show one bearish crossover. $2.55 wey mean 25% retracement of the range, e still fit support small time, but volume dey go down for 24 and 48-hour chart show say price fit no get strength to go up well. If e fit pass $2.67 for four-hour chart, e fit start relief rally, and heatmaps for liquidation dey show $2.7 and $2.8 as target, with resistance at $2.95 and $3.05. Traders make una watch how Bitcoin dey perform near $112,000 because wetin BTC do get strong connection with how CAKE price dey move. Overall, technical signs dey show bearish structure for CAKE price, but if e reach $2.7, e fit catch late bears for trap.

As Bitcoin dey near im cycle peak, crypto analyst Joao Wedson dey forecast say altcoin season go last for at least three months, wey go give traders better chance to make gains. ETF-based Bitcoin holdings don see almost 50% of their reserves sold by early investors, plus long-time inactive BTC moves and indicators like Reserve Risk and SOPR dey show say market peak dey near. Instead make e mean collapse, these trends dey tell say make traders strategically rotate into altcoins wey get high potential. One clear example na MAGACOIN FINANCE, wey don get 310% surge for weekly participation, backed by rising wallet growth and transaction volumes. With Bitcoin structure still strong, broader crypto cycle still dey alive, but the real momentum dey shift to altcoin season winners. Early entry into projects like MAGACOIN FINANCE fit unlock big big returns before market reset.

BlockDAG presale don don raise more than $361 million till now, e put am for among top cryptocurrency token sales of 2025. Before e global launch for August 11, the project don activate live trading dashboard wey dey allow early investors to check beta BDAG/USD price charts, order books, and simulated buy/sell functions—no risk actual money. With invite code TRADEBDAG, anybody fit interact with full trading interface and see wallet balance changes without wahala. More than 24.7 billion BDAG tokens don sell in 29 batches, with 2,660% ROI since batch one. For limited time, new buyers fit buy BDAG for $0.0016—way lower than current batch price $0.0276—giving potential 3,025% gain if token reach fixed launch price of $0.05. This transparency, hands-on practice, plus big price incentives make BlockDAG presale stand out for crowded market, give beginners and experienced traders early advantage.

Bitcoin don bounce back 1.22% inside 24 hours go reach $114,738, after e drop from $119,000 for July 31 go down reach low $111,800 for weekend. Altcoins sef recover: Ethereum gain 3.12% go $3,549, XRP jump 6.32% go $3.00, and Solana climb 1.66% go $163.69. Analysts talk say last week sell off na because of 'risk-off' mood after US nonfarm payrolls only increase by 73,000 for July, e no reach expectations. Presto Research Min Jung talk say weak jobs data plus falling US stocks make people take profit. BTSE COO Jeff Mei look the pullback as short time thing, with institutional buyers stepping in. Kronos Research Vincent Liu notice say Fear & Greed Index don shift go 'greed' and e point to upcoming US CPI data plus SEC’s “Project Crypto” as possible reasons wey fit make market continue to rise. This kain resilience show say market outlook dey cautiously optimistic.

Risk for Bitcoin correction don height as CTA exposure for US equities don reach four-year high at 110% long. Options traders dey position put strikes between $100,000 and $80,000, show say dem dey expect 10–30% pullback for next month. Downward revision of 258,000 Nonfarm Payrolls jobs don increase market uncertainty, push CME FedWatch Tool make e signal 81.7% chance for 25 basis point Fed rate cut in September. Analysts Tom Lee and Jamie Cox expect eventual Fed pivot, fit be with 50 bp cut wey fit support risk assets like Bitcoin. For near time, high equity leverage and bearish options skew fit drive volatility. CryptoQuant’s Maarten Regterschot talk say Bitcoin no go likely break $112,000, predict say e go enter phase of “chopsolidation” no be sharp crash. Traders suppose dey watch CTA flows, options sentiment, and macro data revisions to fit handle possible volatility and consolidation.

For August 4, big ETH transfer show say whale dem dey do plenty movement and liquidity for Ethereum market dey change. Wallet 0x86F9 carry 24,294 ETH (about $86.5 million) from FalconX inside six hours, while whale 0x40E9 collect 15,627 ETH (about $55.6 million) from Galaxy Digital OTC desk within two hours. These ETH transfer dey show how institution investors and OTC trading still dey waka big volume without shaking public order books. FalconX and Galaxy Digital be big OTC liquidity provider dem. Their service fit make big transfer easy, e help keep market steady by reducing price slippage and wahala when dem dey execute trades. For trader dem, to dey watch these whale movements dey very important. Big ETH transfer fit reduce on-chain liquidity and fit tanda say price fit move anyhow. Similar big accumulation for late 2023 relate with small short rally dem. The recent flow go private wallet fit mean say accumulation dey happen before market do big move again. Key points: • 24,294 ETH move enter 0x86F9 through FalconX. • 15,627 ETH transfer go 0x40E9 through Galaxy Digital OTC. • OTC trading still dey important for institutional ETH liquidity. To know about whale transfer go help person sabi market mind and possible price trend dem.

Famous author Robert Kiyosaki dey expect say Bitcoin price go drop to $90,000 for August. Historical on-chain data show say Bitcoin dey often drop for August—13% for 2022 and 11.3% for 2023. Kiyosaki call this trend the “Bitcoin August Curse” and e plan to double him holdings if the drop happen. E talk say U.S. government debt and policy mistakes fit cause am. Bitcoin recently reach $123,000 before e come fall to about $114,500. Traders fit see this predicted Bitcoin price drop as chance to buy, weighing short-term wahala against long-term gains.

Grayscale management expansion dey shine light on di company push dem dey do for next growth phase. For August 4, 2025, Grayscale Investments announce big appointments: Diana Zhang as COO, Ramona Boston as CMO, Andrea Williams as CCO, and Maxwell Rosenthal as CHRO. All of dem dey report to CEO Peter Mintzberg. At di same time, founder Barry Silbert don come back as Board Chairman, increase board seats to five and e mean say dem fit add more independent directors. Dem get over $35 billion assets under management (AUM) for over 36 crypto funds and ETFs, including Bitcoin and Ethereum products. Dis move dey use experienced talent from Bridgewater, Apollo, Goldman Sachs, Citadel, and BlockTower. Di expansion of Grayscale management highlight innovation for digital asset sector and make institutional discipline strong. Di company get strong leadership wey fit help dem take advantage of di growing crypto ETF market and di increasing demand for thematic digital asset portfolios.

Qubic wan Monero 51% attack don mash up because say dem say DDoS attack for dia mining pool. Sergey Ivancheglo wey dey control di pool talk for X say di DDoS attack cut di pool hashrate from 2.6 GH/s go 0.8 GH/s. E talk say di attackers use Monero mining botnet, so protection against more DDoS attacks no go cost. But when dem check di pool endpoints direct, e show say response time normal, mean say di wahala no too bad or dem don reduce am. Qubic stop to report hashrate since 30th July, but sometimes e shele up to 1.6 GH/s. Meanwhile, XMRig developer Sergei Chernykh dey face accusation say e organize di DDoS attack but e deny am. Dis wahala add to di network security debate as Qubic dey try takeover by controlling most Monero hashrate. Traders suppose dey watch Monero price waka and mining profit as security risk high.

White House adviser David Sachs dey downplay fear wey people get about AI layoffs, talk say artificial intelligence still need human supervision to bring better value. E talk say AI na like workflow "middle-man" and important decisions still dey human hand. Microsoft Research recent study of 200,000 Bing Copilot chats show say reporting and copywriting be the most roles wey fit get automated, with scores of 0.38–0.39. Market analysts and data scientists get scores of 0.35–0.36. The cryptocurrency industry don see drop for job vacancies, wey follow slow hiring rate for US – only 73,000 jobs for July instead of 100,000 wey dem predict. Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan add say today AI models dey replace old algorithms not humans, mention Midjourney over Stable Diffusion and GPT-4 over GPT-3. The results dey support the idea say AI layoffs fit dey overhyped but some specific jobs still dey risk.

Di RWA token sector dey show new strength dis week, as Stellar (XLM), Injective (INJ) and Ondo Finance (ONDO) don all complete pullbacks and dem dey target key resistance levels. XLM sharp back from $0.36 support and grab im 20-day EMA again, e dey eye 27% gain back to $0.52. INJ dey test 20-day EMA for $13.10, e get 22% move to $16 plus correct 90% upside to $25 if e breakout confirmed from im ascending triangle. ONDO bounce from $0.84 support reach $0.92 now, e dey test 20-day EMA with 30% chance to try $1.20 again. Technical indicators like bullish EMA/SMA crossover for all three RWA tokens support dis forecast. Traders suppose watch volume plus price action around these EMAs for entry signals and manage risk with clear support levels. Real World Assets story still dey drive market focus on tokenized traditional assets, dis one be important time for RWA token trading strategies.

Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion don build di world’s biggest Ethereum treasury, e dey hold 833,137 ETH wey dem value as $2.9 billion. Di company start dia strong Ethereum treasury buy strategy for end of June, dem dey target 5% of di circulating ETH supply. Di board of BitMine don approve $1 billion stock repurchase program to make di Ethereum treasury grow more. Besides ETH, di company get 192 BTC join, dem rank among di top five corporate crypto treasuries by assets. High-profile investors dem include Bill Miller III, Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest, Founders Fund, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, and Galaxy Digital. BitMine stock dey very liquid, e dey trade with average daily volume of $1.6 billion and e rank 42nd among 5,704 US-listed stocks. Pre-market trading don rise by 2.5%. With ETH staking near, traders go dey watch how e dey affect market liquidity and share value.

BitMine (NYSE:BMNR) don yan disclose say their Ethereum holding don pass $2.9 billion now, wey mean say big institution dem dey put bet for the second biggest cryptocurrency. This kain money wey dem dey add show say BitMine get better tori for Ethereum long term value and say dem wan no just dey do Bitcoin mining alone. Traders fit see this as sign say more institution dey use ETH, and e fit make price rise short term plus make people believe more for Ethereum role for decentralized finance and smart contract things dem.

GameSquare Inc. don approve new $10 million stock buyback program wey dem go fund totally from Ethereum yield. The board gree say dem go do open-market buyback of up to 5% of the shares wey dey out for the next 12 months, using staking rewards from the company’s current ETH holdings. By turning Ethereum yield to money, GameSquare wan return extra cash flow to shareholders without using their operating budget. The company dey stake over 15,000 ETH now, dey get roughly 4% yearly yield, dey generate steady income to support the share buyback. This move show how GameSquare dey use crypto assets for capital returns, increase demand for ETH staking services, and dey show new way to use blockchain yield for corporate finance.

Broker Benchmark believe say di Coinbase Q2 result na just wan small setback wey no go last long. Analyst Mark Palmer still hold im Buy rating with price target of $421, talk five main tins: revenue sharing on USDC stablecoin reserves, expansion of institutional services like prime brokerage, crypto-as-a-service, derivatives before possible CLARITY Act benefits, development of one integrated crypto super app wey dey cover trading, payments, NFTs, DeFi, developer tools, decentralized exchange join-up to make tokens access wider, plus 44% increase for July transaction revenue reach $360 million wey show say market dey recover. After 16.7% drop, Coinbase shares climb 1.8% for early trading. Benchmark talk say all these fundamentals strong for long-term growth, make Coinbase ready to enjoy rise for stablecoin use and institutional demand.

Binance don extend dia wealth-management package wit five high-yield products. Two stablecoin-linked products—RWUSD and BFUSD—dem dey give safe, capital-protected yields of about 4.2% and 9.9% respectively. RWUSD dey tokenise U.S. Treasuries to reduce entry barrier (minimum 0.1 U) and e get daily fast redemption up to 5,000 U. BFUSD dey allow futures traders make yield on margin wey dey idle. For the structured side, Binance “Discount Buy Coin” and “Dual Currency Investment” dey use exotic options to automate limit orders with interest buffers. Users fit target discounted entry prices or convert wait time into attractive APR (up to 30%) and enjoy auto-reinvest features plus daily BTC/ETH settlement. Finally, Binance add on-chain BTC staking via Solv Protocol. Users fit stake BTC for Fiat-PoW, dey earn 0.6%–1.6% SOL rewards with flexible lock periods and one-click custody. Together, these products dey help traders balance yield, security and liquidity for one ecosystem.

Switzerland don talk say dem ready to start Swiss-US trade talks again after August 7, afta dem delay to put 39% US taxes for Swiss goods. Swiss government talk say dem wan show better plans and no dey think about payback moves. Dem talk say the trade balance wey Switzerland get with US no be because anybody do any unfair thing and dem wan make trade relations many way. This step na to cool things down and make sure Swiss exporters no get wahala. US delay for the tariffs give chance for dem to talk. Traders suppose dey watch these Swiss-US talks to sabi if policy fit change wey fit affect Switzerland economy.

QuidMiner na UK registered cloud mining platform wey e start for 2018, dey offer XRP and ETH holders easy method to earn up to $3,000 daily for passive income. Investors fit choose predefined hash rate contracts, so dem no go need buy equipment or worry for technical wahala, plus dem go dey enjoy clear fees and daily profit payouts. Reports show say some ETH contract users dey make above $3,000 every day steady steady, leveraging QuidMiner high-performance hardware from providers like Bitmain and Canaan Creative. The platform dey support different digital assets like XRP, BTC, DOGE, LTC, SOL, USDC and USDT, plus e get daily settlement model wey return principal when contract don finish. QuidMiner smart scheduling and energy optimization dey boost mining efficiency and cost-effectiveness. With over 9 million users around the world, the service dey focus on regulatory compliance, clear contract terms and easy-to-use interface. For crypto traders wey want stable income and reduce market volatility risk, QuidMiner cloud mining model na correct choice for long-term passive income.