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BtcTurk hack wey dem detect for August 14 sign $48 million wey dey unusual outflow from hot wallets for Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Mantle and Polygon. Di attackers gather di moni for two addresses before dem swap am to ETH thru DEX liquidity pools. As reply, BtcTurk stop cryptocurrency deposit and withdrawal from hot wallets but dem still dey do spot trading and Turkish-lira operations. Security teams and chain-analysis firms dey track cross-chain transfers for real time to find mixer or exchange on-ramps and freeze di stolen assets. Traders dem advised to follow official BtcTurk announcements, make dem no click unverified links, and make dem think to move long-term holdings go cold storage to reduce future risks.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor tok Fox Business say Wall Street dey undervalue Bitcoin potential as corporate treasury asset. E talk say Bitcoin don deliver average annualized returns pass 50%, while companies wey dey hold US Treasuries fit dey behind by about 10% every year. Saylor argue say companies wey adopt “Bitcoin standard” fit out-perform S&P 500 by around 40% annually. Using MicroStrategy own heavy Bitcoin investments as proof, Saylor point out say traditional valuation models no dey consider strategic value of digital assets. E mention key barriers for bigger adoption—regulatory wahala, lack of blockchain skills, and risk fear—but say momentum dey build as more firms dey explore Bitcoin for treasury management. Saylor also talk about recent US law, like Genius Act, plus expected regulatory clarity wey fit push institutional adoption. E warn say wider crypto sectors—DeFi, NFTs, and Web3—still dey judged unfairly by short-term metrics but get long-term disruptive potential. Traders suppose watch institutional flows into Bitcoin and rise of corporate Bitcoin standards as possible drivers for sustained market rally.

Google Play don drop new policy wey require all crypto wallet apps for 15 regions make dem get correct money service or banking license before dem fit list. For US, developers gats register as Money Services Businesses (MSB) with FinCEN and run AML, KYC and CTF measures; for EU, wallets gats get MiCA Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license. The policy first no separate custodial and non-custodial wallets—dem ignore say FinCEN talk say non-custodial wallets no be money transmitters—so developers vex because compliance cost high and privacy matter. Google come later clear say non-custodial wallets go exempt and promise to update the policy again. Dis move dey try protect users and clear all unregistered apps based on FATF standards, but developers talk say e fit kill innovation, reduce wallet variety and limit user choice for Play Store.

LILPEPE na one Ethereum Layer-2 memecoin wey dey inside presale now, di token price e dey climb from $0.0018 to $0.0019 across different stages. Di project don secure Certik audit and don raise pass $17.3 million, wey attract Ethereum whales dem and retail investors. Analysts dey highlight im low market cap, fast and low-fee transactions, plus di integrated Pepe Pump Pad launch platform with anti-rug-pull protection as di main drivers. Possible gains fit reach 12,000% by 2025 and 16,700% by 2026. Traders fit buy LILPEPE through MetaMask or Trust Wallet using ETH or USDT. Even though di token get strong on-chain fundamentals and locked liquidity, di presale still high-risk; traders suppose do proper research before dem join.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talk say dem go use seized Bitcoin form di Strategic Bitcoin Reserve wey dem start under President Trump March executive order. First, Bessent talk say no new buying go happen beyond di current $15–20 billion holdings. Later, e tweet say di department dey find budget-neutral ways to get more Bitcoin, make US be "world Bitcoin superpower." After mixed inflation data and Bessent comments, BTC drop about 3.7%, e slide from record high near $124,000 go around $118,000. Traders go dey watch further Treasury moves and inflation reports to see how demand for Bitcoin and market direction go be.

Bitcoin price go rise well well, based on two strong forecasting models. For past ten years, Bitcoin dey get compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 42.5%, while Nasdaq get 16% and gold around 11%. Power-law and quantile models talk say base trend go be $120,000 by Q4 2025; if whole bull-cycle join, price fit jump to $150,000–$200,000. Long term network growth fit make Bitcoin reach $1.2 million–$1.5 million by 2035, plus one fresh analysis talk say one million dollar fit land within five years (by 2030). On-chain data like moderate funding rates and short-term holder SOPR of 1.01% show say market no dey hot pass, and more institutional ETF demand with less miner issuance fit make seller liquidity waka go sleep around $100,000. Technical signs dey warn about short-term wahala: 9th TD sell candle, RSI bearish divergence, and rising wedge pattern dey show say short-term top fit show face. Resistance dey gidigba at $130,000, strong $114,000–$117,000 accumulation zone hold the bounce to $122,000. Traders suppose ready for short-term waka waka but make dem keep their eye long term for Bitcoin price.

El Salvador Bitcoin Reserve don make $470M unrealized profit afta di government buy over 6,200 BTC for average price of $42,000. As Bitcoin dey go for above $120,000, di value of El Salvador Bitcoin Reserve almost don triple, giving more than 120% returns. Since dem make BTC legal tender for 2021, President Bukele own HODL plan — wey be to buy when price fall and hold am — don make national treasury strong and e fit pay for road and other project or reduce national debt. Dis success mean sey people dey trust El Salvador Bitcoin Reserve waka, but still, market wahala and regulation risk dey. Bukele plan to make crypto adoption bigger, e dey give live example of government-backed digital currency strategy.

Fundstrat Capital dey forecast say Ethereum price fit waka go up reach $10,000–$15,000 by late 2025, and nearer target na $12,000–$15,000 by year-end. Ether don climb about 60% for last 30 days reach near $4,770 and e don perform pass Bitcoin year-to-date with gain from 28% to 41%. Analysts talk say institutional demand dey rise—wey BitMine Immersion Technologies carry 1.2 million ETH collect—plus di upcoming ETF inflows, AI-driven token economies and Wall Street blockchain projects under GENIUS Act and SEC’s Project Crypto. Ethereum get 55% share for di $25 billion real-world asset and stablecoin tokenization markets show say e dey dominate. Traders suppose dey watch ETF flow pace, corporate treasury disclosures and stablecoin custody rules to sabi about supply tightness and price movement.

Raydium (RAY) rally reach $4.10 on August 14, up 40% for di week, na powered by 47% increase for 24-hour trading volume. For July, dis Solana-based DeFi protocol break new DEX volume record at $40.1 billion (+71% MoM) and make $18.3 million revenue (+137% MoM). Raydium buyback program wey dey nearly $200 million cap don buy back 3.45 million RAY (~$9.5 million) for July through programmatic and discretionary moves. Di platform Solana DEX market share climb back to 45%, support by di Launchlab integration and xStocks tokenized equities liquidity hub. Whale net-buy activity reach over 1.04 million RAY, while seven-week high exchange inflows dey signal profit-taking. With momentum indicators (DMI, RVI) still bullish, Raydium fit push past $4.50, but short-term pullback to $2.84 possible as people dey take profit.

TRON price (TRX) don continue dey go up after e regain di 21-day SMA and come pass di $0.35 barrier, e reach $0.369 for small time. Di better momentum show as di 21-day moving average don cross pass di 50-day SMA plus di row of doji candlesticks wey mean say consolidation dey steady. TRX now dey trade between $0.35 and $0.37, e dey target di main resistance levels at $0.40, $0.45, and $0.50. Di support zones dey for $0.20, $0.15, and $0.10, but if e fall down below di 21-day SMA, e fit retest $0.31. Traders make dem watch well for strong move pass $0.37 to confirm say di uptrend still dey. Overall, di technical indicators dey support more gains both short and medium term.

Shiba Inu price prediction still dey dull as SHIB dey consolidate near $0.000013 after e drop under $0.000015. The token dey trade between $0.0000128 and $0.0000137, e fit form one pennant wey fit trigger 5–6% bounce back go $0.00001495–$0.00001578 or even $0.000017 if buying pressure show face again. Meanwhile, Mutuum Finance presale for $0.035 don enter phase 6, wey get expected 14.29% jump go $0.04 for phase 7. Mutuum Finance (MUTM) don raise over $14.35 million from more than 15,200 investors, get 95/100 CertiK audit score plus $50,000 bug bounty and $100,000 token giveaway. MUTM dual lending model and plan for overcollateralized USD-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum dey make am attractive for utility. Traders fit use Shiba Inu price prediction to play short-term volatility and fit consider early MUTM position for long-term upside.

Bitpanda UK don launch dia retail investment app wey dey offer British investors access to over 600 crypto assets. Di exchange wey dey Vienna collect UK approval from FCA for February and plans to use im institutional-grade infrastructure plus white-label Bitpanda Technology Solutions to power crypto trading for banks and fintechs. Co-CEO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad and country director Pantelis Kotopoulos wan grab top-three market position within two years. Di platform also sign multi-year Official Crypto Trading Partner deal with Arsenal FC, wey go use di club’s 100 million plus global fans promote digital assets and responsible investing. Bitpanda UK launch dey come at di time when FCA dey do gradual Crypto Roadmap, with full UK crypto regulations wey dem expect late 2026, wey different from EU’s MiCA framework and recent token rules for US, UAE, and Hong Kong.

Bybit EU don launch im first MiCA-compliant Launchpool for im new MiCAR-licensed platform, wey go allow more than 450 million EEA users to stake tokens under clear regulatory oversight. Di pool allocate 100,000 XION tokens (about $110,000), wit 50,000 XION dey available for staking at 60% APR, 30,000 Mantle (MNT) at 36% APR, and 20,000 USDC at 24% APR. Dis Launchpool dey show MiCA compliance and innovation for crypto staking. E been develop by XION, one Layer-1 blockchain wey Circle Ventures back am up, and di Launchpool dey emphasize abstracted accounts and smooth user experience. XION link up with Paris-based Ledger and e plan to list for Bitvavo dis summer, wey show dem dey push for mainstream adoption. Di founders Anthony Anzalone and Bybit EU CEO Mazurka Zeng talk say Europe be test ground for regulated digital assets and say compliance fit help innovation move faster. For traders, di MiCA-compliant Launchpool open new ways for yield diversification. Di staking rewards dey fixed but na proportional to each asset’s risk profile and market volatility still dey affect am. Since staking APR fit reach 60%, users need balance wetin dem fit gain against token lock-up time and EU regulatory factors.

Pepe Dollar presale don raise over $1.2M, dem sell out for every step and dey offer up to 600% possible gains wen token launch drop. E build for Ethereum Layer-2, Pepe Dollar combine deflationary tokenomics with 29% burn mechanism, staking rewards, play-to-earn gaming, QR-based payments, no-code minting plus DeFi micro-loans. Coinsult audit am, e also get 20% bonus if you use code ‘Pepe_Powell20’. Traders fit join through MetaMask or WalletConnect wit ETH, USDT or BNB. Meanwhile, Lil Pepe presale for Layer-2 EVM chain don raise $18.4M towards im $19.3M target inside nine stages wey sell out. Lil Pepe dey focus on quick transactions and small fees, e get roadmap wey include token launchpad, staking, NFT tools and big exchange listings. $777K giveaway don boost FOMO, attract traders but im long term growth depend on ecosystem adoption. Analysts see Pepe Dollar multi-channel utility and deflationary design stronger for ROI, but hype from Lil Pepe fit bring short-term gain. Traders suppose dey watch both presales as signs for meme coin performance and Ethereum $10K milestone.

XRP price don break out from seven-year double bottom pattern after e clear $1.80 neckline and e confirm this move with successful retest. The old all-time high of $3.84 don become support now, e dey push the bullish momentum strong. Analyst Gert van Lagen put 2.00 Fibonacci extension target for $36, wey big pass the earlier $34 projection. Another analyst, Shibo, compare XRP structure to Ethereum 2017 breakout and dem see potential for surge reach $589. These signals show say XRP price fit dey enter early stage of multi-year rally, but short-term wahala fit still happen.

Bitcoin plus Ethereum don reach new record high, wey carry total crypto market cap pass $4.18 trillion. Bitcoin climb over 3.5% reach about $128,000. Ethereum kon increase 59% dis month dey near $4,750. Investors get hope say Fed go cut rate, dis hope dey supported by soft US inflation data, e boost demand. Spot Bitcoin ETF dem see $1.16 trillion net inflow, BlackRock IBIT lead di join. Ethereum ETF dem also add $141.5 billion. Supportive policy moves like Trump government reserve asset designation for Bitcoin and Congress GENIUS Act for stablecoin regulation don encourage institutional interest. USDC growth plus Circle IPO show Ethereum ecosystem dey expand. Corporations dey hold $15.7 billion Bitcoin and more than $13 billion Ethereum as treasury asset. On-chain signals plus technical suggest say short-term small pullback fit happen. Bitcoin hash rate fall from 965 EH/s to 892 EH/s. Bearish MACD divergence plus possible double-top near recent highs show support around $112,000. Traders suppose dey watch Fed announcement, ETF flow plus hash rate trend for market direction.

Ethereum price don climb near im all-time high, e make ETH futures open interest shoot to record $35.5 billion, Glassnode talk so. For August 12, market clear $66 million worth short positions wey dem liquidate, na di second-biggest short squeeze of di year. At di same time, ETH options open interest rise reach 2023 high of $16.1 billion, call premium spending pass puts, show say paid upside convexity dey. Di mix jump for futures and options activity show say confidence for ETH dey grow, e also hint say gbege fit show soon. Traders suppose dey watch ETH futures open interest and liquidations well, because dem fit give clear sign wen to enter or comot. Di data suggest say hope dey make market people dey rebuild leverage, e strengthen di good vibes for Ethereum price for short term.

Gemini Smart Wallet na new self-custody wallet from Gemini wey dey bring passkey-based login plus biometric authentication and social recovery tools. This wallet no require seed phrases or separate apps, e dey give users smooth on-chain transactions. E get built-in dApp dashboard, gas-free transactions for some blockchains, and free ENS subdomains. Dem plan to join am with Gemini exchange accounts so people fit trade on-chain directly without manual deposits. Gemini Smart Wallet dey increase crypto security by reducing counterparty risk and making key management easier. E get multi-signature support and social recovery options to protect assets against hacks or freeze. By making onboarding easier for DeFi and Web3 protocols, this wallet dey give traders true digital asset ownership and e dey pave way for wider adoption.

QFSCOIN na one US-regulated cloud mining provider wey dem start for 2019. E dey offer free cloud mining starter plan plus $30 registration bonus. People fit dey mine Bitcoin, Dogecoin or Litecoin without hardware setup, deposit or any electricity fee. The platform use AI-driven risk management, SSL encryption plus DDoS protection to protect user assets well well. Dem get data centers for US, Canada, Norway and Iceland wey help reduce cost and make cooling better. QFSCOIN dey give short fixed-term contracts from free one-day plan reach six-day elite packages. Plans go from $100 two-day contract to $10,000 for six days. Daily ROI dey between 2.5% to 9%, dem dey pay direct to user wallet. No maintenance fee and support dey 24/7. Users fit reinvest their earnings make e compound and get up to 3% for referral commissions. This clear cloud mining model dey make passive crypto income easy for beginners and even experience crypto traders.

Pi Network don secure TransFi as e latest KYB-verified fiat on-ramp, join body like Banxa and Onramp.money, wey dey allow direct PI token purchase through Pi Wallet. Dubai-based DApp Chainphon also launch PHONE/PI trading pair for August 12, make e reach reach more than platform like OKX, Gate.io, and Bitget. For the past week, PI token don bounce back about 10%, e dey trade near $0.40, support dey from cup-and-handle pattern wey fit target $0.50–$0.52. But PI token still over 80% down from February peak, and e don commot from top 50 for market cap. Centralized exchange PI reserve reach record 411 million, mostly for Gate.io and Bitget, wey tell say selling pressure dey increase. Plus, more than 167 million PI tokens go unlock for next 30 days, about 10 million go drop on August 16, fit cause more wahala for short-term price.

Ethereum price rise 10% for one day and 8% within 24 hours, e close like 2% from im November 2021 record high of $4,867. Institutional demand push record $1.02 billion enter into spot ETH ETFs on August 11, BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust lead am. Total ETF assets don pass $10 billion with weekly inflows over $2.2 billion and over $2.3 billion added in six days. On-chain metrics dey show daily transactions near 1.9 million and DeFi TVL around $95 billion. Technical analysis show strong resistance at $4,700–4,750; if e break sustainable e fit start price discovery phase. Analysts dey forecast targets from $7,000 to $13,000, Yashasedu dey project $8,500 before year end. Traders suppose dey monitor spot ETF flows and key resistance levels for trading chances.

QF Network don schedule dia Layer-1 mainnet launch for Q4 2025, wey dem wan use take rearrange how blockchain perform. Dem dey use RISC-V architecture and SPIN consensus, wey dey give 0.1-second block times and throughput wey fit reach 10 times pass normal Substrate chains. Dem gat parallel execution engine plus verifiable off-chain compute wey fit support millions of users every day without wahala. Dem own native SDK and zkTLS join make developers fit build dApps with Web2 kain speed, security, and decentralization. Founder Ben Burge talk say sovereignty and scalability na di main pillars. By bridging Web2 and Web3, QF Network mainnet launch go remove delay wahala and push blockchain adoption for mass people.

Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest, don put $172 million inside Bullish IPO for NYSE. Dem buy about 1.71 million shares of ARKK, 545,000 of ARKW and 272,000 of ARKF. Bullish IPO price set at $37, e raise $1.1 billion and na share jump 83.8% to $68 for debut, then gain 11.2% for after-hours trading. After dem list, ARKK and ARKF rise small small by 0.04% and 0.63%, but ARKW drop 0.12%. With Peter Thiel backing, Bullish go use the money for their operations, working capital, and maybe acquisitions. This Bullish IPO rally show say institutional demand strong for crypto exchange stocks and fit boost sector growth. Traders suppose watch market reactions to sabi potential volatility and momentum chances.

For August 14, Bitcoin price drop small below $122,000 for OKX, touch $121,948.90 and show 0.86% daily gain. Later dat same day, BTC slide down under $121,000 reach $120,968.70 but still get 0.05% inside day rise. Bitcoin price still dey inside small trading range, mean say market no too shakey and e dey settle. Traders dey look next support near $120,000 and resistance near $122,000 to sabi if momentum go strong.

Bitcoin don jump reach Asian session high of $124,450 before e comot back to around $121,670. Onchain metrics still dey bullish: funding rates and short-term capital wey dey flow no reach previous peaks, and Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) show say people never dey collect plenty profit. CoinGlass bull market indicators even talk say Bitcoin fit reach $187,000. But technical analysis dey warn say short-term pullback fit happen. Daily chart show 9th TD sell setup, bearish RSI divergence plus rising wedge – these na signals wey usually come before prices comot small for past rallies. Traders dey get mixed signs: onchain strength dey support more price rise, but RSI overbought levels and wedge patterns they dey tell make dem dey careful. Short-term traders suppose dey watch how RSI dey move back, how funding rates dey change, and main support levels for volatility chances. For long term, Bitcoin trend still strong because more institutions dey adopt am and money supply dey grow.

OKB jump over 160% within 24 hours, e reach like $135 small before e fall back come around $104. Nansen data show say exchange inflows rise by 36% (around $58 million), wey fit bring sell-pressure wahala. But the top 100 OKB addresses don add their holdings by 25%, mean say whales fit dey absorb outbound order dem. Santiment talk say weighted sentiment dey negative, funding rates dey rise and short positions dey increase, e mean say bearish reversal dey come. Technicals show RSI bearish divergence, Chaikin Money Flow dey form lower peaks and ADX dey 24. Weekly and Fibonacci charts show critical supports at $102 and $81.96, and e fit drop to $90, $78 or $44.20 if breakdown happen. Traders suppose dey watch exchange flows, whale activity, sentiment and support levels for entry and exit signals.

Ethereum daily transactions don climb near all-time high, dey average about 1.7 million per day, show say demand for network still dey. But Layer-2 networks like Arbitrum (3.4M tx) and Base (8.6M tx), plus other L1 blockchains like Aptos (3.8M), Solana, and Sui, dey dey take away Ethereum market share and protocol revenue. The Dencun upgrade wey happen for March 2024 reduce base-layer fees and make Layer-2 solutions cheaper, causing sharp drop for on-chain fees and active addresses kon remain steady for 400k–600k range. Stakeholders dey rethink scaling strategies to keep Ethereum smart contract dominance and secure long-term growth as competition dey increase.

Bitcoin cloud mining dey offer hardware-free access to network by renting hash rate from data centres. IEByte dey lead market with AI-driven resource allocation, $10 signup bonus and flexible one to three day contracts wey dey yield 2.7–7% daily returns. Daily payouts, no electricity fees plus strong SSL/DDoS protection make the deal sweeter. Other top cloud mining platforms include Binance for device-agnostic mining, ECOS with regulated wallet, real-time mobile monitoring and staking, Genesis Mining we get transparent multi-coin contracts, Bitdeer wey get customizable hash rate plans plus multi-crypto payouts and NiceHash hash-power marketplace. Even though entry barrier low, traders suppose consider fraud risk, fixed contracts for volatile crypto prices and limited control for mining parameters. By comparing contract terms, fees and platform reputation, traders fit improve Bitcoin cloud mining strategies while dey watch market swings.

Retired Queensland polis officer Michael Reinecke don lose almost 40 million THB (around $1.2M) for one crypto scam wey happen for Phuket. The guy wey dem dey call “Alex” pretend say he be German crypto entrepreneur for over one year, dey use social engineering and fake dashboards wey dey promise 5–10% monthly returns. Reinecke transfer im life savings go the fake platform, but “Alex” talk say the site suffer hack and e lose phone before e disappear. Reinecke come report the matter for Mueang Udon Thani Police Station with him wife and lawyer. This kind crypto scam show how retirees and expats dey become prime target for high-yield investment frauds. Traders suppose confirm platform registration, no dey trust guarantees, secure their assets with hardware wallets and two-factor authentication, plus report any kain suspicious things quick quick.