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.
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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.
Security researcher ZachXBT find out say one six-man North Korean IT team dey use over 30 fake ID dem to enter big crypto company dem like Polygon Labs, OpenSea and Chainlink. Dem buy government ID wey dem steal, phone number and LinkedIn plus Upwork profile take carry secure blockchain developer jobs. Dem dey use Google Sheets manage budget, Google Translate for talk and AnyDesk plus VPN service to hide North Korean IP so dem fit do sneaky crypto infiltration. On-chain analysis connect one of their ERC-20 wallet (0x78e1a) to $680,000 Favrr exploit wey happen for June 2025. Device forensics show screenshots, Google Drive export plus browser history from Russian IP confirm say na North Korean operation. After the matter show, big crypto platform start their internal audit, wey show say make dem tighten identity check, network security plus on-chain monitoring so that fake ID attack like this no go happen again.
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North KoreaFake IDsCrypto InfiltrationCybersecurityFavrr Hack
Bitcoin rise reach im all-time high of $123,231 after US CPI data show 2.7% YoY and 0.2% MoM inflation, both lower than forecast. Dis report push di S&P 500 to 6,457 and increase chance say Fed go cut rate for September to 93.9%, making people want to take more risk. Spot ETF inflows hit $65.9M for Bitcoin and $523.9M for Ethereum, each asset pass $1B inside cumulative flows. According to Hyblock and CoinGlass, more than $2B wey dem hold short between $122,800 and $125,500 dey face liquidation, fit make dem buy back. Bitcoin market cap don pass $2.45T, join total crypto market cap wey now be $4.15T as traders dey target $125K.
BlockchainCloudMining don start XRP cloud mining service wey get high-yield stable contracts, wey make XRP holders fit dey earn daily passive income with monthly returns reach up to $77,700. Dem get contracts wey last 7, 15, 30 or 60 days and e get automated compounding system. Users no need dey worry about hardware, electricity or maintenance fees as UK-regulated green energy data centers dey provide wetin dem need. The XRP cloud mining platform still dey accept investments in BTC and ETH and e dey offer on-chain audits, real-time earnings tracking, referral bonuses and welcome bonuses. Since dem start, e don attract people around the world cos e get low-risk model. Future plans include NFT mining, DeFi staking and cross-chain pools.
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XRPCloud MiningPassive IncomeHigh-Yield ContractsGreen Energy
Traders dey eye two meme coins—LILPEPE and PENGU—after Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) $200 launch stake swell to $44M. LILPEPE Stage 9 presale for Layer 2 blockchain dey give low fees and fast finality, tokens don rise from $0.0010 to $0.0018. Over $13.8M don raise and only 26.5% of the 100B supply dey for sale. Analysts dey predict launch price of $0.0030 with potential 100× gain by 2025. Both meme coins benefit from lean supplies and strategic exchange listings. Key features include anti-bot measures, NFT integration, staking and dApp partnerships. PENGU dey trade at $0.0356 with $2.3B market cap on Solana. Recent 24h volume jump 150% to $907M. Whale buys and catalysts like the upcoming Pudgy Party game for TON plus hint of SEC ETF filing dey boost sentiment. For high-risk, high-reward strategies, dey watch LILPEPE crypto presale and add PENGU to your watchlist.
MetaMask go launch im 1:1 USD-backed mUSD stablecoin by end-August 2025, dem dey partner wit Blackstone for reserve custody and treasury management and Stripe’s Bridge for fiat on/off-ramps. Governance and minting na handled by di M^0 protocol, while di reserves dem dey invest for short-term US Treasuries to generate yield. Dem dey operate under di US GENIUS Act, mUSD go get monthly audits, KYC/AML compliance and full high-quality liquid asset backing. E go dey integrated directly inside MetaMask wallet, mUSD stablecoin wan offer traders lower fees, stable liquidity, and regulated alternative to USDT and USDC, wey go boost competition and liquidity for di Ethereum network.
North Korean hackers bin pretend say dem be blockchain developers for Upwork and LinkedIn, dem use 31 fake identities enter crypto companies and do remote work through AnyDesk and Google Workspace. Dem hide their location with VPN and spend over $1,400 on their operations. The group connect to $680,000 fan-token hack for Favrr and previous $1.4 billion Bitbit breach. Dem claim fake experience for OpenSea, Chainlink, and Polygon Labs and convert funds through Payoneer. Last month, US Treasury sanction people and entities wey relate to the matter. This case with North Korean hackers show say freelance platforms need strict checking to make crypto security better.
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North KoreaCrypto SecurityFreelance PlatformsBlockchain DevelopersHacking
Coinbase lose $300,000 afta wen dem misconfigure token approval wey give 0x swapper contract plenty permission. MEV bots quick quick take advantage dis smart contract wahala within seconds, dem drain tokens from di exchange DEX fee wallet.
Di firm Chief Security Officer talk say breach no pass corporate wallet and di customers asset dey safe. Coinbase sharp sharp revoke di wrong approval and carry di remaining funds go new wallet.
Dis 0x smart contract exploit show say DeFi security get gbege. Traders suppose check token approvals well, enforce strong smart contract permission and start proactive vulnerability detection plus blockchain monitoring.
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Bitcoin don jump reach record $124,500 for Coinbase, wey carry total crypto market cap go up to $4.26 trillion. Old strategist Samson Mow talk two possible roads: one be “Godzilla” rally fit make altcoins drop 30–40%, or one long altcoin season wey fit make Bitcoin small small pull back before e rise again. Bitcoin dominance don fall below 60%—classic sign say altcoin season dey. For past one month, Ethereum (ETH) don perform pass Bitcoin, e rise 58% compare to Bitcoin wey na 3.5%. Mow no gree with ETH valuation compared to Bitcoin market cap and e talk say correction fit happen. For DeFi matter, Apollo Capital guy Henrik Andersson talk say TVL dey grow and regulators dey support tokenized real-world assets, e mean ETH and DeFi tokens fit continue perform well. Nick Ruck from LVRG Research say as altcoin volumes dey rise, e fit make Bitcoin trade sideways for short term.
SpaceX don collect 8,285 Bitcoin since January 2021, e con make their Bitcoin holdings pass $1 billion wen price reach record high on August 13. This one put SpaceX for the same level with Tesla wey hold 11,509 BTC (about $1.42 billion). Dis move show say many big companies dey start use Bitcoin, as dem dey find way to diversify their treasury, protect from inflation, and save value. Big holdings from SpaceX and Tesla dey make market more steady, help price balance, and make crypto sector get more respect. For traders, the steady corporate demand fit make supply tight and keep Bitcoin prices dey rise, which fit give chance for short-term trading plus long-term investments.
XRP rally go up pass 3% reach $3.33 afta Ripple and U.S Securities and Exchange Commission dem comot all their legal appeal together. Dis one end dat big lawsuit wey don last years and remove one main regulatory problem. Trading volume spike pass 217 million, na heavy buying from institution dey push am pass the important $3.27 resistance level. Technical indicators dey show strong support around $3.20–$3.22 and new resistance near $3.33–$3.34. Chart pattern like bull flag show say e fit break out short term go $3.65. Analysts compare dis breakout to XRP rise for 2017, dem still talk say e fit reach $6 to $8 if buying pressure continue. More upsides fit come from SBI Holdings proposed Bitcoin–XRP ETF and ETF approval wey dey wait for Japan, plus possible filings for U.S. Traders suppose dey watch institutional flows and check if $3.33 support hold make sure say bullish trend go continue. The legal settlement open door for big institution to join U.S. crypto markets, fit boost XRP demand and price momentum.
Two Coinbase developers, Kevin Leffew and Lincoln Murr, don bring back di old HTTP 402 web standard plus Ethereum Improvement Proposal 3009 (EIP-3009) to make on-chain stablecoin payments possible by autonomous AI agents. Their x402 payments protocol dey let AI agents dey request, sign and finish ETH-based stablecoin payments by themselves for things like self-driving cars, content generation tools, and trading bots. Early work by Hyperbolic Labs and Prodia Labs combine HTTP 402 with big language models and AI-powered image/video generation. The solution use Ethereum’s programmable settlement layer, trustless transactions, and atomic payments to make invoicing and dispute resolution easy, e fit make AI agents big users and big energy consumers on the network.
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XRP price jump pass 10% for hourly chart, e pass di bearish trend line wey dey $3.288 and di main resistance levels dem dey $3.20 plus di 100-hour Simple Moving Average. Di token form base for around $3.15 before e reach intraday high near $3.38, e mean say strong bullish momentum dey. Di immediate resistance for XRP price dey $3.40 and $3.45, with main barrier for $3.50. For downside, support zones dey $3.30, $3.25 (50% Fib level), $3.20 (61.8% retracement) and $3.15, followed by critical floor at $3.00. Technical indicators dem strengthen di positive outlook: di hourly MACD dey bullish territory and di RSI hold above 50. Traders go dey watch these resistance levels and support zones to sabi if e go continue or retreat. If e move persist above $3.42–$3.45 e fit open way for more gains go $3.62 and $3.75, e go give entry points for momentum strategies. But if e fall below $3.25, e fit cause short-term consolidation.
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US federal debt don reach record $37 trillion afta President Trump sign one Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4. Di rise for US debt plus expectation for quantitative easing don make dem raise forecast for M2 money supply growth.
Since 2020, US debt don waka up 38% from $26.7 trillion go reach $37 trillion, as Bitcoin price don jump 925%. Bitget chief analyst Ryan Lee talk say US debt expansion dey directly related to Bitcoin price gain, say as deficit dey swell e go force liquidity measures wey dey carry asset rallies go up.
Real Vision analyst Jamie Coutts project say if M2 money supply continue grow e fit carry Bitcoin reach $132,000 by late 2025. Meanwhile BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes warn say fresh quantitative easing program fit make Bitcoin go as high as $250,000. Elon Musk add say new spending law fit add $2.5 trillion to US deficit.
More money printing plus worry about inflation fit make Bitcoin look sweet as scarce digital asset. Traders suppose dey watch US debt trend, Fed policy plus M2 money supply data well well cause these macro factors still be big drivers for Bitcoin price outlook.
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Dafa Electric (6184), one Taiwan cable TV operator wey dey listed for market, don add Bitcoin reserves for their long-term holding. Di board don approve to hold BTC as cover against inflation and rate wahala. Dem get one Digital Asset Committee, wey Director Dai Yonghui dey lead, we go manage risk, compliance, cyber security and disclosure. Di company go separate BTC from operating money to protect core service dem. For August 14, Dafa shares climb reach daily limit for NT$56.1, show say market response strong. Even though dem never talk how dem buy am, analysts talk say dis move dey echo MicroStrategy strategy and fit start bigger corporate trend for Taiwan. More companies fit follow, expand Bitcoin reserve and diversify treasury. As accounting and tax rules dey evolve, crypto adoption for companies go quicken.
For August 2025, Ethereum core developer Zak Cole install one bad AI plugin wey dem call “contractshark.solidity-lang” from Open VSX marketplace. The plugin scan im project folder, comot private keys from one .env file, then send am go attacker server. Within three days, im hot wallet finish drain, but because e get hardware funds separate, e loss na just small few hundred dollars.
This case show say malicious AI plugins dey rise as one threat to crypto wallet security. Attackers dey use loose review process to fake downloads and ratings, then use malicious AI plugins to steal keys and run remote code.
To protect things, traders and developers suppose install extensions only from official sources, confirm GitHub links and real user reviews, build inside isolated VMs, and keep private keys for encrypted vaults. Dem also need separate hot wallet and cold wallet, no put mnemonics for software wey dem no trust, and adopt zero-trust security mindset.
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Crypto influencers dey reshape early-stage investing by open transparent access to venture funding for social platforms dem. Dem dey share on-chain portfolios, tokenomics analysis, and research through X, YouTube, Discord, and Telegram. This way dey challenge traditional venture capital wey dey limit deals to accredited investors under NDA. With crowdsourcing due diligence, community members dey audit smart contracts, verify claims, and expose new DeFi projects. Real-time transparency dey enforce accountability: inaccurate recommendations fit immediately spoil influencer reputation. As tokenized assets dey spread, crypto influencers dey democratize funding, reduce entry barriers, and empower retail traders with shared analysis. Even though due diligence still important, influencer-led investing rise fit drive demand and affect market dynamics. Traders suppose dey monitor influencer-driven token picks and community sentiment for trading signals inside this changing ecosystem.
Di whale trader AguilaTrades don lose $1.85M for Hyperliquid after e do six 25× leverage ETH trades inside eight hours. One short position lose $696K, bring di open positions down to $386K. E dey hold now one 25× long of 21,050 ETH (about $99.9M) wey e open for $4,750.06. High-leverage trading for Hyperliquid fit increase both gain and loss. If price swing reach 4%, dem fit liquidate all. Dis kain things show say crypto get high wahala and why e good make person sabi manage risk well. Traders suppose dey use stop-loss orders plus dey careful with position size to protect their money. Even with over $11.3M profit from short trade before, na so so setback even big whales dey face for volatile market.
Metaplanet shares don shoot up 190% this year for 2025, well pass the TOPIX Core30 gain wey be 7.2%, all because dem dey push Bitcoin treasury strategy well well. This Tokyo-listed company wey change im name late 2024 to focus on Bitcoin collect don spend over $100 million on BTC for August alone, including $53.7 million wey dem used buy 463 BTC on August 4, plus another $61.4 million soon after. Their shareholder dem don grow by 350% reach more than 180,000 investors. Metaplanet dey plan to raise $3.7 billion through equity offering to buy 210,000 BTC—1% of all circulating Bitcoin—by 2027. As the only Japanese public company wey dey offer regulated Bitcoin exposure, dem beat big Core30 members like Mitsubishi, Nintendo and SoftBank. Dis bold gathery show say investors gatz trust dem well and fit change how corporate crypto treasury market dey move.
Bain Capital Ventures don waka move 349,000 COMP tokens (wey be like $18.85 million) from their institutional wallet go trading platform, plus 87,250 COMP don already land for Binance, OKX, Bybit and Gate.io. This kain big COMP token sale wey major investor dey do fit make exchange order books full and trigger short-term selling pressure. Institutional sales dey usually show say dem get better market sense and fit mean say sentiment fit change, so traders suppose dey watch COMP trading volume and price action well well. COMP na governance token for Compound DeFi lending protocol, e dey give holders voting rights for proposals. E fit be say dis sale fit increase volatility and put pressure down for COMP token price short term, but Compound long-term hope depend on im fundamentals and community support.
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Google Trends dey show say altcoin searches don reach two-year high. More than 31 spot altcoin ETF applications don land for US regulators for first half 2025, wey SUI ETF proposals from Canary Capital and 21Shares dey lead. Bloomberg Intelligence put approval odds for SOL, XRP and LTC ETFs at 95%, and 90% for DOGE, ADA, DOT, HBAR and AVAX. Corporate treasuries dey diversify beyond Bitcoin. Metaplanet, BitMine and SharpLink hold billions in ETH, dem dey stake am to get yield. Upexi and DeFi Development Corp. each dey stake over 1 million SOL. Chainlink new Reserve mechanism dey convert fees into LINK. Price movement dey show this momentum: ETH don rise 30% over one week and 78% YTD, while XRP, SOL, SUI and LINK don increase 10–43%. Traders suppose dey watch altcoin ETF approval odds plus institutional treasury allocations to sabi impact on liquidity and market direction.
Galaxy Digital cash 125 million USDC put for Hyperliquid platform for two days run to push dem DeFi trade strategy. The USDC deposit fund spot buy ETH, HYPE, BTC, PUMP, and FARTCOIN, while dem dey hedge wit short for BTC, ETH, DOGE, PUMP, and FARTCOIN. As liquidity provider, Galaxy Digital get less slippage and market deep, e show say institutional people dey adopt DeFi protocol plus opportunity for arbitrage dey grow. Traders suppose dey watch similar USDC deposits cos e fit cause volume spike, volatility increase and market trend change for crypto markets.