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For July, Korea retail investors dash $259 million for BitMine stock, make di bitcoin miner equity di top crypto stock wey dem dey pick for abroad. Peter Thiel and Ethereum person wey sabi, Tom Lee back am, BitMine don shift from Bitcoin mining go ETH-focused plan, dem get 1.15 million ETH (around $4.96 billion). Traders like BitMine because e dey volatile: BMNR shares jump 193% for July while Ethereum only gain 52%, even though ETH reach six-month high of $4,300 and BMNR later go down to $58.98. Dis kain craze remind people of old money wey enter Circle’s IPO ($450 million net) and CBDC linked companies like Kakao Pay and LG CNS. Experts like Hadick for Dragonfly dey warn say high premium for crypto stocks fit comot quick, wey fit make market sell sharply. Traders suppose dey watch volatility, premium change and retail money wey dey enter as dem dey waka for di crypto stocks market wey dey change.

Binance don be di first exhange wey join di T3+ program, wey be expansion of di T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) wey TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs launch for September 2024. Di T3+ program dey allow exhanges and financial companies to share intelligence for real-time to detect and stop blockchain scams. Till now, T3 FCU don freeze more than $250 million for dirty money. For one T3+ operation, Binance help block about $6 million for pig butchering scam. Global Ledger data show say $3 billion crypto don lost for first half of 2025, with 30% wash within 24 hours, and only 4.2% don recover. Around 15% of dirty money dey flow through centralised exchanges, wey put pressure on compliance teams to act quick quick. This move follow after Tether freeze $86,000 stolen USDT, wey spark debate about stablecoin centralisation versus user control. Binance financial intelligence head, Nils Andersen-Røed, and TRON founder Justin Sun talk say make everybody for di industry collaborate to improve crypto security, speed up asset recovery and meet government rules. Traders suppose watch how Binance T3+ participation go affect hack prevention, asset recovery rates and regulator oversight for 2025.

Traders fit use ChatGPT to predict altcoin and to detect early pump for crypto trading. By knitting correct prompts, ChatGPT dey analyze market fundamentals, social sentiment and historic rally patterns. When you combine dem insight with CoinGecko, LunarCrush and DEXTools, e go help validate watchlists and monitor volume well well. Di guide get step-by-step prompt examples. One prompt fit generate watchlist of low-market-cap altcoins based on utility and catalysts wey dey come. Another one go scan X, Reddit and YouTube for social sentiment spikes. These strategies dey help catch early signals before big price movement. Risk management important. The article talk about filters like anonymous teams, low liquidity and pump-and-dump groups. E emphasize make you do your own research (DYOR) and verify on-chain data. Even though ChatGPT no fit forecast price, e support informed altcoin prediction and help traders reduce wahala from price volatility.

Ethereum meme coin Pepeto don raise $6.096 million for im presale as e dey approach the end of Stage 8 and prepare to start Stage 9. Investors don buy over 100 billion tokens for $0.000000146 each from total supply wey be 420 trillion. Pepeto wey SolidProof and Coinsult audit, dey offer zero-fee trading for im upcoming PepetoSwap demo exchange, staking rewards wey fit reach 247% APY, and dem dey develop cross-chain bridge. Stage 9 go open listing applications for Web3 projects, and after launch, dem plan to upgrade the demo exchange to full platform, add new trading tools, plus expand marketing efforts. Traders suppose use the official site (pepeto.io) so dem no go fall victim to phishing and to make sure say dem secure their place for Pepeto presale.

El Salvador Legislative Assembly don pass Investment Banks Law on August 7. Dis law allow companies we get at least $50 million capital to register as investment banks and serve 'sophisticated investors' for digital assets like Bitcoin, tokenized gold, and treasury bonds. Under dis new law, qualified investment banks go hold $250,000 for liquid assets and fit open accounts, accept deposits, and process payments in both fiat and crypto. Central Reserve Bank and Superintendency of the Financial System dey oversee dis. Dem go set rules for capital, liquidity, and risk management and supervise operations directly. This clear regulation aim to attract international private capital, deepen digital asset market, and expand financing options. After low public adoption of Bitcoin since e become legal tender for 2021 and IMF restrictions on government crypto purchases, President Bukele now dey target wealthy investors and institutions. For crypto traders, Investment Banks Law provide clear framework for institutional Bitcoin investment. This change fit bring new capital flow to Bitcoin and other digital assets short and long term.

Peter Thiel Founders Fund don take 7.5% passive share for 180 Life Sciences Corp wey dem go soon rename ETHZilla, after SEC filing show say dem get about 11.6 million shares. The announcement make ETHZilla stock increase 207% within hours. ETHZilla now get 82,186 ETH for average cost of $3,806.71 (around $349 million) plus $238 million cash equivalents. The company wan generate on-chain yield through staking plus external asset management as part of their Ethereum treasury plan. This move come after Founders Fund put 9.1% investment for BitMine and e show say institutional demand for corporate Ethereum treasury solution dey increase. Traders dey see these strategies as good sign wey fit lock ETH supply and make yield better.

Wisconsin lawmakas don bring Senate Bill 386 and Assembly Bill 384 wey go fit make comprehensive law for crypto ATM dem. According to the proposal dem, operators go need get money transmitter license plus make sure dem do strong KYC checks, wey go gather customer ID, biometric picture and contact details. Every transaction go require identity check for screen, dem go set daily limit of $1,000 and put clear fraud warning. The bill dem too set fee limit of $5 or 3% of the transaction value and require full refund if scam don confirm within 30 days after law enforcement confirm am. Dis move na follow FinCEN alert for August 4 wey tell banks make dem report suspicious crypto ATM transactions, show risk like fraud, cybercrime plus drug trafficking. Dis law enforcement na im dey follow global trends: New Zealand don ban crypto ATM for the country and UK authorities just seize machines and arrest suspects for alleged money laundering cases. Traders suppose know say the strong crypto ATM law fit reduce fraud wahala volatility but e fit increase compliance cost for ATM operators. Clear rules fit boost consumer confidence, and fit help stabilize secondary market activities for transactions wey involve ATM.

Ethereum price don climb pass $4,600 — e reach highest level since December 2021 — as e come from record ETF inflows and company treasury buys. On August 11, Ethereum spot ETFs get net inflow of $1 billion, plus Bitmine Immersion Technologies and Sharplink boost their ETH holdings wit’ multi-billion dollar raises. Fed rate cut expectations after soft US CPI data don increase demand more. For past one month, ETH/BTC ratio rise nearly 50%, showing say investors dey interested again. Open interest for ETH futures reach record $62.7 billion. Network scalability upgrades and US GENIUS Act don clear regulations and support Ethereum long-term adoption. Traders suppose watch ETF flows, Fed policy signals, and technical levels — resistance at 161.8% Fibonacci extension near $4,868 and key support at $4,100 — to sabi better entry and exit points for this extended rally.

Di price of Bitcoin don drop below $119K, e show how the digital asset dey always waka up and down. Di real-time data show say BTC dey trade for around $118,964 for Binance USDT. Dis price drop still dey make short-term waka-waka for di whole crypto space. Wetin dey cause am na macroeconomic wahala, regulatory confusion, big whale dem dey sell, plus technical gbege. Dis kain market kasala fit mean say market fit wan cool down for more, plus other small small coin dem dey follow Bitcoin. Traders suppose dey use better crypto trade tactics like dollar-cost averaging, stop-loss order, and make sure dem balance dem portfolio well to avoid risk. Even though e be like say market no too happy now, Bitcoin fixed supply and how more institutions dey join e still make am great as digital gold for long term. People wey dey watch important market sensor and expert talk fit catch good chance to buy as market dey correct.

Circle report say dem lose $428 million net for Q2 because one-time IPO expenses, even though revenue and reserve income rise by 53% to $658 million and adjusted EBITDA go up 52% to $126 million. USDC supply reach $61 billion, up 90% yearly, and on-chain transaction volume increase five times to $5.9 trillion. Circle come out with Arc, their own EVM-compatible Arc L1 blockchain wey dey use USDC as native gas token, get sub-second finality and optional privacy controls. Arc public testnet go land for autumn 2025. Arc L1 go compete with existing stablecoin chains like Plasma and Tether-backed platforms, plus Stripe’s upcoming Tempo. Circle’s USDC get 28% share of global stablecoin market. Partnerships with OKX, FIS and USYC integration dey support growth, but lower USDC balances for Binance and Coinbase dey affect margins. The launch of Arc L1 blockchain put Circle for position to deepen institutional stablecoin finance for payments, FX and capital markets.

Bitcoin dominans don drop sharply for di past few weeks, e don fall from 61.7% to 60.5%, come reach 59.4% — di lowest e don ever get for six months. Dis drop for Bitcoin dominans dey happen together with one 15.44% weekly jump for altcoin market capitalization, showing say capital dey shift mostly go altcoins and e mean say altcoin season dey emerge. Traders suppose think about to spread their money enter better altcoins wey get strong fundament, dey do plenty development, and get clear use cases. Key strategies na to do thorough project research, manage risk well well with stop-loss orders, and dey monitor market sentiment steady, especially around Bitcoin dominans trends. But high volatility, liquidity wahala, plus regulatory uncertainty na big risk dem wey need traders to dey careful and well informed.

US prosecutors dey look for 10 years jail term for HashFlare co-founders Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin after dem plead guilty for conspiracy for telecom and wire fraud for February 2024. The Estonian pair supposedly run one fake crypto mining service wey mislead investors and cause real losses. Dem indict dem for October 2022, arrest dem for Estonia, then dem extradite am go US for May 2024. Dem release dem on bail for July after dem return $400 million digital assets and waive frozen funds. Government papers talk say performance data na fake plus customer talk wey show investors suffer. The sentencing hearing dey set dis week for Western District of Washington. Traders suppose dey watch this case as sign say regulatory risk for crypto mining damn high.

Transak, wan Web3 payments infrastructure provider, don raise $16 million for one Series A round wey Tether and IDG Capital dey lead together, plus Primal Capital and 1kx. Dis money go help make dem stablecoin payments platform beta and follow rules. Transak API dey allow fiat-to-stablecoin on/off ramps, virtual bank accounts, KYC, fraud prevention plus real-time liquidity routing for smooth connections. Dem don get approval for US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia and India, and don handle over $2 billion for transactions with almost 30% na stablecoins so far. With this new money, Transak go improve im developer tools, make bank partnership strong well well, and expand to markets for Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Dis round show say stablecoin payments dey grow for e-commerce, fintech, DeFi and cross-border trade. Traders fit expect better fiat-stablecoin liquidity and smoother on/off-ramp flows.

Upexi don appoint Arthur Hayes, weh na co-founder for BitMEX and e bin dey Maelstrom CIO, go im new advisory committee. Dis move na to make Upexi Solana treasury strategy better and grow e DeFi faster. Because Hayes get experience for Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and na e start perpetual swaps, e go help guide correct strategic partnerships and smart investments for Solana ecosystem. Upexi dey manage about 1.9 million SOL (like $316 million) for e Solana treasury now. Di company dey plan to buy locked SOL at discount and make like 7–9% yield using Solana fast and cheap transactions. CEO Allan Marshall dey expect sey di advisory committee go make Upexi brand strong, open new big business chances, and make dem leaders for DeFi asset management. Traders suppose watch for upcoming partnership announcements and possible SOL demand changes as Upexi use Hayes network and skills expand e Solana treasury and DeFi offers.

Afta nearly five years wey dem drag SEC and Ripple go court over dis $1.3 billion XRP offering wey no register, SEC and Ripple don jontly comot dia appeal dem join an talk say each go pay dia own fee. Di final ruling talk say retail XRP sales no be securities, but di institutional sales na unregistered securities, plus Ripple gats pay $125 million fine. As di case don close, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioner Hester Peirce don tell dia staff make dem focus shift finish from litigation go develop clear crypto regulation wey go balance innovation an protect investors. Dis regulatory change dey align wit law makers wey dey try pass di CLARITY Act by Septemba 30, wey dey plan make digital assets classify as commodities or securities. Once dis crypto regulation clear, e fit make institutional crypto adoption fast an reduce market wahala.

For August 13, Ethereum (ETH) small time surge pass both $4,500 and $4,600 key resistance level for OKX, e reach highest $4,622.31 with 3.36% gain. The break above $4,600, e build on earlier strong pass $4,500, na show say fresh bullish momentum dey. Trade volume remain strong, e show say market interest strong well well. Traders now dey eye next resistance zone at $4,700–$4,800, with key support for $4,600. Short-term traders fit find chance to enter when price pullback, while long-term holders go monitor stable support above $4,600 to confirm say trend go continue.

Trump crypto money since 2022 na reach about $2.4 billion, na be 43.5% of him political career money wey people sabi. Main source na $1.3B from Bitcoin treasury for Trump Media & Technology Group, $412.5M from World Liberty Financial token sales, $385M from TRUMP memecoin, $243M from UAE crypto deals, $14.4M from NFT collections, and $13M from American Bitcoin mining. This crypto gain be sharp about turn from how Trump been dey doubt am for 2019. The increase don make people worry say ethics fit dey involved. Democratic lawmakers talk say fit be say him fit don break federal ethics laws, emoluments clause, plus conflict-of-interest wahala wey relate to him memecoin plus proposed stablecoin. During him time as president, SEC ease crypto enforcement and handle bank risk. Traders wey dey follow Trump crypto money suppose dey watch market wahala and policy change if investigations tight. Big name for the matter fit make NFTs, memecoins, and blockchain media investments get more respect.

Crypto company Paxos don apply for national trust bank charter from US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to change dia New York state license to federal one. Dis move go bring their stablecoins—Pax Dollar (USDP), PayPal USD (PYUSD), and old USDG—under one federal supervision. After Circle’s USDC and Ripple’s RLUSD do similar things, CEO Charles Cascarilla talk say OCC supervision go improve compliance, transparency, and protection for consumers. Federal charter go fit match the new GENIUS Act, make rules easy, attract big institutional partners and fit set regulation standard. Traders go dey watch OCC decision because e fit affect stablecoin market stability and how institutions go take am up.

Binance don join T3+, one global public-private alliance wey TRON, Tether and TRM Labs dey lead, to make collabo strong against blockchain crime. Since September 2024, T3 Financial Crime Unit don freeze over $250 million for illegal assets for five continents. For alliance first operation, Binance help freeze almost $6 million wey get link to pig-butchering scam. Nils Andersen-Röed, head of Binance Global Financial Intelligence unit talk say real-time intelligence sharing na important. Between December 2022 and May 2025, Binance protect 7.5 million users from up to $10 billion possible fraud. The exchange dey plan to put T3+ monitoring tools for security operations as part of bigger compliance strategy, to boost transparency and discourage bad act make blockchain get better trust.

Bitcoin price dem climb for early August, first time dem pass $117,000 small for OKX on August 10 (reach $117,017.30, up 0.11%) before e climb reach $120,104.90 on August 13 (up 0.14%). These levels wey e pass one after another show say e get better momentum and e establish strong mind support for $117K and $120K. Trading volume still dey moderate but momentum traders fit push price higher as Bitcoin dey test these kirikiri resistance levels. Broader crypto market trends dey mixed, but Bitcoin steady climb fit open way for more gains or e fit settle if e no fit hold above support.

Di ZORA token extend im rally reach $0.148 top after e jump 55% inside night and join hands wit Coinbase Base network. Di token market value climb from $344 million to $478 million, and 24-hour trade volume rise 10% to $350 million. On-chain work don increase wella, wit daily minted coins reach 62.4K and unique creators stand gidigba at 27.8K. Retail buyers come out strong, push daily trades near 250K and total trade volume hit $15.3 billion. Exchange data show net $1.5 million waka out and exchange balance drop by 7.7%, mean say people dey collect am. Technical signs dey still show betta time: RSI reach 74 and Chaikin Money Flow dey +0.09. Ichimoku signals and Fibonacci extension mean say price fit waka go higher reach $0.16–$0.17. But small wallet growth and user retention dey show say some wahala dey for adoption. Key support level na $0.13 and $0.08, while analysts dey talk say e fit double to $0.25. Traders suppose watch ZORA on-chain signals and accumulation trend to know when to enter and how to handle risk.

Remittix go launch im Beta Web3 wallet for Q3 2025 after dem presale wey gather over $18.7 million and sell 590 million RTX tokens. Dis multi-chain Web3 wallet support pass 40 cryptocurrencies and 30 fiat currencies with real-time FX conversion, crypto-to-bank transfers go over 30 countries, low transparent fees, and gas optimization. Di project dey pick 50 beta testers — including top 30 presale investors, top 10 August purchasers, top 3 referrers, plus 7 active community members — to gather early feedback. Di RTX token dey trade at $0.0922 and e dey available with 40% bonus till presale reach $20 million. Once dem reach dis milestone, Remittix plan dia first centralized exchange listing. Dis beta release marks one big step to bridge digital assets with global banking networks and dey give traders new fiat on-ramp.

BlockchainFX don launch dia $BFX presale for $0.019 per token, dem don raise pass $5 million and pass top pipul like Remittix, Lightchain, Bitcoin Hyper and Little Pepe. Di sale get staged pricing wey go reward people wey buy early, dem want make e reach $0.05 when dem list am. Unlike plenty tokens wey just dey start, BlockchainFX get live multi-chain trading super-app, secure place keep asset, plus BFX Visa Card wey fit work with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Im staking program dey share 50% of trading fees for BFX and USDT, plus e get token buyback and burn wey dey make am deflationary. More presale bonuses like $500,000 Gleam giveaway for people wey contribute over $100, $100,000 prize for top supporters, and up to $25,000 trading credits after launch. For crypto traders wey want quick use and chance to gain, BlockchainFX presale na better chance.

Robinhood an Coinbase, each worth close to $80 billion, dey fight for $160 billion competition for future of crypto market. Robinhood dey focus on retail traders with zero-commission trade for 15 tokens an tokenized stocks through im new Robinhood Chain layer-2 network. E dey offer 24/7 trading with 0.4% fees, crypto staking an European expansion through Bitstamp, but users dey hold IOUs instead of real tokens. Coinbase dey charge about 1.4% per trade. E support over 260 coins, real custody, DeFi integration, USDC services an institutional prime finance. For Q2, Robinhood report $988.9 million revenue (up 45% YoY), 26.5 million active users an crypto revenue up 98%. Coinbase Q2 revenue fall 26% to $1.5 billion but still make profit after $307 million data breach loss. Coinbase also grow im Base layer-2 network an ETF infrastructure. Analysts talk say Robinhood low fees an tokenization dey attract mass retail, while Coinbase rely on strong blockchain infrastructure for long-term growth. This rivalry dey reshape the $160 billion crypto market landscape.

Korean retail investors don dey shift dia overseas equity flow from US Big Tech go crypto stocks, as regulatory move for stablecoin dey gain ground. Data wey Korean Center for International Finance provide show say crypto stocks rise from 8.5% of net-buy for top-50 overseas equities for January to 36.5% for June and 31.4% for July, while net purchases for top seven US tech companies drop from $1.68 billion to $260 million for July. Overseas buying bounce back to $499 million for July but still dey below $3.8 billion average between January and April. Stronger won and stable local market cause people to withdraw from foreign equities. High-risk investments like BitMine Immersion Technologies get $259 million in July; BitMine don increase im Ether holdings to 1.15 million ETH (around $5 billion). This shift follow US GENIUS Act on stablecoin rules plus Korean bills wey wan license stablecoin issuers and make KRW-pegged digital assets. Banks dey explore joint ventures for stablecoin issuance. Traders need watch demand for crypto stocks and ETH exposure as regulatory clarity and more treasury buying by BitMine fit boost short-term momentum and support long-term market growth.

One recent press release dey shine light on seven meme coins wey get high risk but high reward wey people fit watch for 2025. Arctic Pablo Coin (APC) for Binance Smart Chain dey lead di group, e dey run one deflationary presale wey be $0.0008, e dey burn unsold tokens every week, e get 221.2 billion cap and e dey offer 66% APY staking. Di project don raise over $3.34 million inside 36 stages, with early buyers wey dey enjoy returns up to 5,233% and dey eye 900% gains if di price list reach $0.008 plus 12,400% ROI if APC reach $0.10. Di list still get Ethereum’s Keyboard Cat (KEYCAT), DeFi-driven Ski Mask Dog (SMD) wey get LP staking and burn mechanics, surreal Purple Pepe (PPEPE), mysterious WUFFI, finance-themed TokenFi (TFI) and di enigmatic Zerebro (ZEREBRO). Traders suppose watch staking yields, deflationary design and how community feel before dem put money for these speculative meme coins.

FG Nexus wey be digital asset unit of Fundamental Global Inc. don invest $200 million to take 47,331 ETH at average price of $4,228.40, na dem wan secure 10% stake for Ethereum network. Dem start dey gather since Ethereum 10-year anniversary, July 30, wit first buy of 6,400 ETH. Institutional investors like Galaxy Digital and Kraken join for di funding round, dis one show di rising corporate interest for Ethereum as digital reserve asset. By use all di money from di $200 million private placement, FG Nexus don put demself among di biggest corporate ETH holders. Di company dey measure value growth by “ETH Yield” per share and dem plan to increase returns through staking, restaking, plus using tokenized real-world assets and stablecoin yield chances. Anchorage Digital dey provide safe custody for di tokens. Dis strategic move fit boost demand and make network security stronger through more staking activity. Traders suppose dey watch ETH price moves, staking yields, and institutional flows, as FG Nexus daring long-term bet dey show how institutions dey adopt Ethereum faster and di possible impact for market dynamics.

Bitcoin don jump pass $122,000 dey go near im all-time high wey be $123,218, this na because of three days strong spot Bitcoin ETF money wey total am reach $773 million. BlackRock IBIT fund don get $80 billion for Bitcoin now, and MicroStrategy just sabi add to im Bitcoin treasury wey be $76.8 billion. White House don issue one executive order wey go allow 401(k) plans to put money for crypto; e fit open as much as $9 trillion retirement assets, this one dey support demand wey go last long. Short-term indicators still dey bullish, daily RSI na 67.7 with positive MACD crossover; analysts dey eye breakout pass $123,000 to trigger algorithm buying wey fit reach $126,000–$129,000. Ethereum sef don climb pass $4,300 after $4 billion institutional inflows plus new ETH-focused ETFs don carry total crypto market cap go record $4.14 trillion. Traders too suppose dey watch ETF flows and policy updates as key reasons for Bitcoin price action.

CoinShares latest data report show say crypto ETP dem get inflows of $572 million last week, wey Ethereum ETPs carry come $268 million. Dis one raise ETH product year-to-date inflows to $8.2 billion and AUM to $32.6 billion, wey be 82% jump year-over-year. Bitcoin ETP dem see $260 million net inflows. For altcoins side, Solana lead with $21.8 million, follow by XRP ($18.4 million), Near ($10.1 million), Cardano ($1.5 million), Chainlink ($0.7 million) and Stellar ($0.6 million). For region level, US funds record $608 million inflows, Canada get $16.5 million, while Europe face $54.3 million outflows. Early-week outflows near about $1 billion, Wey weak US jobs data trigger, dem reverse am midweek afta regulators approve crypto to dey inside 401(k) plans, add $157 million. For year-to-date, global crypto ETP inflows total record $30.7 billion, push ETP AUM reach $226 billion. Traders dey see these steady inflows as sign say institutional demand dey grow and market momentum remain positive.