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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.

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.

Standard Chartered latest research talk say Ethereum price fit reach $25,000 by late 2028 becos of solid network upgrades and stablecoin market go grow reach eight times. Main gbege na shift to proof-of-stake, EIP-1559 fee-burn wey dey reduce net supply, plus new layer-2 scaling solutions dem. The report yan say if stablecoin cap jump from $150 billion to more than $1 trillion—USDT and USDC dey lead—e go make DeFi activity increase, ETH go become main settlement layer, transactions for chain, network fees and staking yields go increase. Other gbege na growing institutional adoption, DeFi and NFT market dey grow well plus possible regulatory clarity. Short-term wahala fit still dey because of macroeconomic gbege, but long-term, Ethereum price prediction positive based on stablecoin capital inflows and blockchain infrastructure wey still dey develop.

Bitcoin don reach new record high of $123,700 for OKX exchange after e climb pass $123,600 earlier for the week. BTC price rise about 2.9% for one day, e show say institutional interest dey grow and strong bullish vibe dey for crypto market. Trading volumes for major exchanges don jump as investors don dey enter, traders still dey watch key resistance levels, order book wahala and market indicators for possible pullback. This upward momentum fit push more short-term gains and support long-term uptrend for Bitcoin.

Coinbase don add Useless Coin (USELESS) for dem listing roadmap, e mean say di token don pass initial criteria and e don enter deeper check. If token join for Coinbase listing roadmap, e fit make market dey active and price dey change well well. Even though dem never set date for listing, dis move mean say people dey bet on Useless Coin. Traders suppose dey watch how Coinbase dey update roadmap, compliance milestones and technical work, so dem fit catch early chance for trade and sabi how to handle risk.

Robert Kiyosaki dey warn say market crash go happen soon, e compare am to 2008 financial crisis. E warn traders say quick market crash fit destroy retirement money dem. E dey tell investors—especially Baby Boomers—make dem no just put for stocks and bonds but make dem also hold safe assets like Bitcoin, gold, and silver. Kiyosaki talk say Bitcoin be good way fight inflation and protect against central bank policies and fiat money value drop. Gold dey always keep value well, while silver cheap and get demand for industry matter. E also talk say no too rely on savings account and mutual funds. If person diversify early, e fit protect retirement money from market wahala and keep wealth safe when crash happen.

Tokyo-based Metaplanet and London-listed Smarter Web don add their Bitcoin stores by buying together 813 BTC worth $100 million. Metaplanet buy 518 BTC for $61.4 million at an average of $118,519, make their reserves reach 18,113 BTC—sixth biggest for public companies. Smarter Web add 295 BTC through £26.3 million ($35.2 million) purchase at $119,412 each, bring their treasury to 2,395 BTC. Both companies use new kind finance—perpetual preferred shares, equity and Bitcoin-denominated bonds—and talk about BTC Yield metrics of 26.5% and 55.1% to measure Bitcoin reserves versus shares outstanding. These corporate Bitcoin buys happen as Bitcoin dey trade near $120,400, just 2% less than all-time high, show say institutional demand dey grow and traders get better hope.

Ethereum market value climb from $520 billion reach record $570 billion as ETH jump from $4,313 to about $4,700. Ethereum gain 55% last month, pass well beyond Bitcoin. Strong ETF come in – $461 million daily net buy – plus big company treasury buy from BitMine, Fundamental Global and Sharplink Gaming push the rally. On-chain data show average transaction size jump 430%, show more whale activity and more retail people join in. Big investors collect over 221,000 ETH dis week, including one big buy of 49,533 ETH and 1,250 ETH from Arthur Hayes. Technical signs show bullish momentum. ETH dey face resistance close to upper Bollinger Band at $4,758. Daily close pass that level fit open road to $5,000. But RSI at 79.3 dey warning for short-term profit-taking, support around $3,889. Traders suppose dey watch ETF flows and treasury buy announcements for direction.

Nasdaq-listed Thumzup Media (TZUP) don raise $50M for $10 each share, e con net dem $46.5M to take buy cryptocurrency, crypto mining hardware, and run dem operations. Dem go settle am on August 12 through Dominari Securities. The company wey dey Los Angeles don expand their Digital Asset Treasury to ETH, DOGE, SOL, LTC, XRP plus USDC. Dem plan to build mining wey fit grow well and no go waste energy, join hand with Coinbase Prime to get Bitcoin-backed credit wey fit give dem capital wey no go dilute, manage liquidity and make protection for BTC wahala. Dis kind move show say dem wan shift from ad-tech go crypto, but dem still get problems like energy cost, old hardware, and regulatory wahala.

Bitmine don tey de first company we don gather pass 1.2 million ETH inside im corporate Ethereum treasury — wey worth about $4.9 billion — pass wetin SharpLink Gaming get wey na 604,026 ETH. Since dem launch im Ethereum treasury for June 30, Bitmine don increase im holdings from 163,000 to 1.2 million ETH for one month, add 317,000 ETH within one week as corporate FOMO dey rise ahead of expected rate cuts. Im Ethereum treasury now stand for 34% of all corporate ETH holdings and 2.9% of total ETH supply, compare to spot Ether ETFs wey dey about 5%. Bitmine stock (BMNR) get record daily trading volumes wey pass $2.2 billion — e rank among top 25 most liquid US stocks — and e hit $9.27 billion for one session. Di company plan to raise $20 billion in equity to buy up to 4.5 million more ETH (pass 5% of supply) and dem dey explore to stake im treasury for yield. Meanwhile, SharpLink Gaming launch $400 million direct offering to grow im 604,026 ETH reserves. These moves show say corporate confidence in ETH as strategic asset dey grow.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) don publish one working paper wey dey look private digital tokens, especially XRP and Bitcoin, as possible substitute or partner for traditional banking deposits plus currency wey dey circulate. The report talk say XRP get quick settlement and low transaction cost wey fit make am strong for cross-border and everyday payment matter, meanwhile Bitcoin decentralised nature and how e dey change-price fit make am act as digital store of value. BNM highlight challenges wey fit block adoption like regulatory clarity, compliance with monetary policy, consumer protection, liquidity pool requirements, scalability without central middlemen, plus strong infrastructure to handle plenty transactions. The paper also discuss pilot programmes, how e fit work with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and frameworks wey fit follow Islamic finance rules. Even though e get risk of disintermediation, price waka and infrastructure wahala, BNM analysis dey show say dem optimistic say private cryptocurrencies get transformative power for Malaysia payment space. Traders suppose watch regulatory developments, how XRP and Bitcoin dey adopted plus liquidity efforts to get better understanding of market trends and trading chances.

BitMine Immersion Technologies don submit tins for U.S. SEC to raise dem at-the-market (ATM) share sale limit from $4.5 billion go $24.5 billion. Dis na di third time since July, after the first two times wey dem authorize na $2 billion and $4.5 billion. Di company go use di new money mainly to buy more Ethereum (ETH) and invest for Bitcoin (BTC), and e get plan to grow im crypto mining and consulting business. BitMine dey hold over 1.15 million ETH now, wey make dem be di biggest corporate Ethereum treasury. Fundstrat chairman Tom Lee dey expect say more institutional support and clearer regulation go bring ‘Ethereum MicroStrategy’ era, wey fit push ETH price pass $30,000. As of now, ETH dey trade close to $4,700, wey show say market momentum strong and big players’ activity dey increase.

One FTX data leak don expose names and email addresses of creditors just weeks before dem plan $1.9 billion payout. Dem discover the breach after court order make dem reduce the disputed claims reserve from $6.5 billion go $4.3 billion, after earlier distributions of $1.2 billion and $5 billion for 2025. Activist Sunil Kavuri warn say phishing scam dey use the FTX data leak. Fake emails dey claim to confirm identity verification and dem dey direct recipients go bad links. Creditors wey dey excluded jurisdictions like China still barred until dem finish approve. Traders and claimants suppose avoid phishing wahala. Dem suppose access only official portals—claims.ftx.com, kraken.com, bitgo.com, and digitalmarketsclaim.pwc.com—and check sender addresses well well. The matter show how email security and data protection important for crypto trading.

Grayscale don register two new Delaware statutory trusts—Grayscale Cardano Trust ETF and Grayscale Hedera Trust ETF—on August 12, marking dem first step toward spot altcoin ETF applications for ADA and HBAR. The filings follow SEC recognition of 19b-4 proposals by NYSE Arca and Nasdaq and dey build on regulatory clarity from in-kind redemptions for BTC and ETH ETFs under Project Crypto. Formal S-1 submissions and SEC reviews fit lead to spot altcoin ETF approvals early 2026, boosting institutional demand, liquidity, and brokerage access for ADA and HBAR. Traders suppose dey watch SEC updates, S-1 filings, and fund launches for Cardano ETF and Hedera ETF news, prepare for increased volatility and possible long-term price uptrends.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz talk say XRP and Cardano get their strongnes for wetin dem get na strong crypto community and sharp marketing. E talk say XRP brand sabi from ICO money and token sells wey dem dey do every now and then. Cardano dey shine because of correct user base and project leaders. Novogratz praise Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse plus lawyer John Deaton dem for how dem gather XRP community gangan when SEC litigation happen. E compare crypto fans to like the way Tesla and Palantir fans be. E talk say when crypto community dey loyal, e fit add value for investment and help market stand gidigba long term. Novogratz encourage Bitcoin supporters make dem keep the digital gold story wey don already set and make projects like Ethereum and Celestia make their own unique knacks.

For August 13, Sign Foundation don finish dia first $12 million SIGN token buyback, dem spend $8 million for open market and $4 million through private transactions to buy 117 million SIGN. Transaction records show say dem buy 86.88 million SIGN for Binance at $0.0688 and 30.35 million SIGN for Bitget at $0.06778. This SIGN token buyback show confidence for the project long-term foundation and e want make the token economy strong for corporate partnerships, exchange listings, and ecosystem growth. After dem announce the buyback, SIGN price jump from $0.06904 to $0.07682—a gain of 11%—then climb reach $0.088 before e settle for $0.0747, while 24-hour trading volume jump over 400%. Traders suppose dey watch trading volume, support levels, on-chain metrics, and order book depth to check if the strength dey sustain and to find better entry points. Even though the immediate effect of the SIGN token buyback na bullish, long-term sentiment will depend on if more buybacks or new catalysts happen.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talk say make dem cut Fed rate by 50bps for September after dem revise data show say dem cut 258,000 jobs for May and June, plus inflation for July rise 2.7% year on year. E talk say dem fit cut rate for June or July if first number dem correct. This kain talk for Fed rate cut don boost risk asset, like Ethereum don climb reach many years high and Bitcoin dey rally as people dey talk say altcoin season fit dey. Options data show traders dey buy downside protection before dem fit cut for Q3. President Trump Fed board nominee, Stephen Miran fit make rate cut get weight if dem confirm am before September. Crypto traders suppose dey watch for jobs report and inflation data wey go come to sabi Fed policy and how e go affect market liquidity.

Canary Trump Coin ETF don register as corporate entity for Delaware, na mark say first legal move toward im launch. Even though dem need SEC approval before dem fit start trade am, dis filing show say Canary get plan to provide regulated ETF for Trump Coin investors. Traders suppose dey watch for upcoming regulatory filings and SEC review timeline, as approval fit bring new waka for crypto ETF investments and fit cause fluctuation for Trump Coin price. Until formal listing start, impact remain small, but if approval succeed fit attract more institutional demand.

Binance go delist three spot trading pairs dem—ANIME/FDUSD, HYPER/FDUSD and STO/BNB—on August 15 at 11:00 UTC. Traders dem suppose cancel or update their spot trading bots and arrange their positions before dem remove am. The exchange talk say the tokens still dey trade for other markets and fit be withdraw after dem delist am. Even though trading volume dey low, ANIME jump 16% when dem announce the delisting, while HYPER and STO get small gains amid bigger altcoin rally. Binance still launch new AIO/USDT and XNY/USDT perpetual contracts with up to 50x leverage. AIO jump almost 50% after listing, but XNY drop 20% within 24 hours. Earlier this month, Binance start zero-fee trading promo for VIP users on BNB/USDC, ADA/USDC, TRX/USDC and XRP/USD pairs till October 11. These moves show Binance dey do regular liquidity check for spot pairs and e plan to expand perpetual contracts. Traders suppose dey watch spot pairs liquidity and volatility along with futures market movements.

Dogecoin jump 7% reach $0.24 this week afta clear bull flag breakout for daily charts. Whale dem dey accumulate pass 1 billion DOGE steady, e hold institutional demand up, push volume high. Golden cross form as 50-day moving average climb pass 200-day average, show say e fit still rise go $0.30. Technical analysis dey show strong support for $0.24 after dem test am many times, the monthly RSI dey near bottom, e mean say bullish momentum never finish. For late 2023 and 2024, golden cross signal bring 25% and 130% gain for 4 weeks. Traders dey look for confirm break pass $0.25 to open target between $0.27 and $0.30, DOGE/BTC pair flows and volume spikes na key to keep the rally.

Analyst YashasEdu talk say Ethereum price fit climb between $5,376 and $8,656 if Bitcoin price reach $150,000, based on historical market cap ratios (21.7%–35%) from past bull cycles. If ratio be 35%, ETH fit hit $8,656, but if na more conservative 21.7% ratio, e mean $5,376. This price outlook dey supported by Ethereum’s total value locked (TVL) wey don pass $90 billion and record spot ETH ETF inflows of $1.01 billion for one day. Big analysts like Tom Lee and Arthur Hayes dey predict say Bitcoin fit rally to $180,000–$250,000 by year-end, wey come dey support ETH upside more. Even though some macro-driven correction fit show next year, low on-chain risk signals and rising institutional demand, plus BitMine Immersion’s plan to buy $20 billion worth, dey show say the bullish momentum go continue. Right now, Ethereum dey trade near $4,630, just below im all-time high of $4,878, which mean say e still get room to go higher before e consolidate.

Market expert Versan Aljarrah wey dey for Black Swan Capitalist dey predict say XRP price gats reach minimum $1,000 to fit become main bridge asset for one tokenized global finance system. E talk say XRP get high throughput, fast settlement speed and small transaction fee wey make am beta for cross-border settlements, real-time FX operations and tokenized asset transfers. Aljarrah talk say make deep liquidity for institutional flows, central bank adoption and trillion-dollar transfers, price floor for hundreds or thousands na necessary. XRP get fixed token supply of 100 billion plus built-in burn method wey fit reduce circulating supply as demand dey increase, and e go push value up. Other supporters like crypto founder Jake Claver and Ripple CTO David Schwartz dey expect even higher target like $10,000 per token to unlock theoretical liquidity pass $500 trillion. Critics dey talk say dis kain value mean market cap go pass total world wealth. But historic gain of over 122,000% show say XRP get power for big reversals, and Aljarrah believe another 31,150% run fit happen if adoption quicken. Traders suppose sabi say XRP tokenomics plus growing demand fit hold sustained bullish momentum, and the $1,000 level fit become new floor no be peak for long term.

Ethereum don extend dia rally from under $2,500 for July reach $4,720 peak for August 13 after e break the $4,060–$4,300 resistance zone. Strong US spot ETF inflows—wey peak $726.6 million inside one day—plus record on-chain activity and increasing staking participation make the surge happen, attract big investors like Ark Invest and Fundamental Global. CryptoQuant data show say the all-exchange Estimated Leverage Ratio be 0.68, close to historic highs, while Binance netflows dey show possible sell pressure from liquidations and arbitrage. Over $250 million short positions don liquidate within 24 hours, show say volatility and liquidation risk don high. Still, ongoing institutional accumulation and upcoming network upgrades Pectra and Fusaka, wey promise beta scalability and lower fees, dey support better bullish outlook for Ethereum.

Japán money company Metaplanet report say dem earn $8.4 million for Q2 2025, na rise 41% from before, na because say dem get strategic Bitcoin stash. Dem gross profit reach $5.5 million, normal profit $117.8 million, and net income $75.1 million. Total assets increase reach $1.61 billion, and net assets stand for $1.36 billion. Metaplanet carry 18,113 BTC with average cost $101,911, make 468.1% YTD gain on Bitcoin. The group buy 518 BTC at $118,519 each, make unrealized gain sharp to $317.8 million. With their “555 Plan,” Metaplanet wan to hold 210,000 BTC by 2027. Dem go also launch “Metaplanet Prefs” to combine old-school finance with digital assets. Since dem expand their crypto treasury, stock climb 177% YTD, close at ¥975. This performance make Metaplanet be number one corporate Bitcoin holder for Asia and show how Bitcoin be important as reserve asset.

Odin.fun, wey be Bitcoin-based memecoin launchpad, suffer big AMM exploit on August 13, 2025. Bad guys put fake SATOSHI token plus BTC inside platform liquidity pools make prices fake high. Dem come drain 58.2 BTC (about $7M), drop reserves from 291 to 232.8 BTC inside two hours. PeckShield na first detect the breach, and co-founder Bob Bodily confirm the AMM weakness. Odin.fun don freeze suspect accounts, secure remaining money, and dey work with US and China authorities, OKX and Binance to find the hacker. The platform plan full security check within one week. Odin.fun go give users compensation, even though their treasury fit no cover all loss. This matter show risk wey shallow liquidity pools and AMM weaknesses get inside DeFi.

Chainlink don knack free from one four-year symmetrical triangle pattern. E first jump 8.7% go up to $20.90, e trigger Fibonacci extension targets for $31.87, $52.30 and $86.15 by early 2027. Momentum come sharp with 9% weekly breakout above the $24 descending trendline. The pattern measure move point to rally go $350, about 1,398% gain for 294 days. Volume analysis dey show say volume low when e dey pull back but e dey spike when e dey go up, meaning say dem dey accumulate. On-chain flows confirm say plenty net outflows during the buildup and inflows go down during the price rally. RSI stand near 65–70, almost reach overbought levels, while MACD don cross bullish with green bars wey dey get bigger. Seasonal strength from October to December fit align with this upswing. Traders suppose dey watch the key support for $21 and dey find volume-backed moves to confirm the breakout or warn say e fit reverse.

VivoPower don appoint Crypto.com Custody as im institutional partner to boost im XRP treasury strategy. Through Crypto.com Custody’s multi-jurisdictional solution, VivoPower go secure storage and liquidity for planned $100 million XRP purchase through BitGo. Also, Crypto.com broker-dealer platform go list VivoPower shares (VVPR), wey go give access to over 150 million users and expand retail plus institutional participation. The partnership still extend support to VivoPower's Caret digital mining unit. Based on dis, VivoPower plan to use Flare’s upcoming XRP restaking feature for more DeFi yield. The deal confirm Crypto.com Custody as leading institutional custodian and push VivoPower’s transformation to digital asset enterprise.

Traders dey eye new meme coins for 2025, wey Troller Cat (TCAT) dey lead, wey dey offer projected 312% ROI on listing, 69% staking APY plus deflationary tokenomics powered by monthly buybacks and burns. August presale entrants like SPX6900 (SPX) dey use viral momentum and active wallet growth before CEX listing, meanwhile Cat in a Dog’s World (MEW) dey flip dog-coin trends wit feline branding, transaction burns plus influencer-backed liquidity injections. Comedian (BAN) dey add humor utility through meme contests, comedy livestreams and NFT joke drops wey relate to festival partnerships, and SLERF (SLERF) dey attract wit irreverent branding, mystery burns and community giveaways. Other popular altcoin picks for 2025 include SNEK for Cardano cos low fees and DAO governance; GIGACHAD scarcity-driven NFT governance passes; ANDY gamified leaderboards; COQ meme farming and charity burns; BONE dual utility in ShibaSwap; DOGINME unpredictable airdrops and burns; and Ponke’s punk-inspired NFT perks. Traders suppose check crypto presale stages, tokenomics, project audits, and staking APY to fit navigate dis high-risk, high-reward space well.