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El Salvador new Investment Banking Law don allow PSAD-licensed crypto providers to run as Bitcoin banks wey go serve accredited investors. These Bitcoin banks suppose get at least $50 million capital, and clients need get $250,000 for liquid assets. Dem fit underwrite firms, issue bonds, offer loans, and transact for local and foreign currencies, including digital assets. The law aim na to attract institutional capital and make El Salvador solid as crypto finance hub. Critics dey warn say benefits fit favor the state and big corporations. Traders suppose dey watch how Bitcoin banking services rollout and wetin fit happen to BTC demand.

Meta don ban over 6.8 million WhatsApp account wey link to crypto scam for first half of 2025. Dem pro-active detection tools block “pig butchering” schemes—wey scammers dey build trust with romance or low-risk investment promise to swindle cryptocurrency—before centres go fit launch dem. To stop more WhatsApp scam, Meta roll out in-app alerts for unknown group invites and add fraud flags. Dem also partner with OpenAI to tear down one Cambodia-based ring wey dey use ChatGPT script social-engineering messages. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis talk say pig butchering scams contribute 33.2% of digital asset scam revenue for 2024, with losses near to $10 billion. Because crypto fraud dey increase, U.S. lawmakers introduce GUARD Act to give agencies blockchain tracing tools.

World Liberty Financial dey push forward wit WLFI Nasdaq lisin by set up $1.5 billion treasury company to hold and trade their WLFI tokens. Bloomberg yarn say the structure dey like MicroStrategy proxy strategy and dem dey negotiate wella wit big tech and crypto investors. WLFI dey backed by former President Trump family and dem don already raise $550 million through two token sales. The new Nasdaq-listed company wan boost WLFI token liquidity and investor confidence. The firm lanuch e USD1 stablecoin loyalty program for traders wey dey do plenty trade and DeFi users, wey dey offer points, staking rewards and easy app transfers. Traders should watch how WLFI Nasdaq listing and extra fundraising go help speed WLFI expansion for DeFi and stablecoin markets.

Bitcoin price dey trade around $118,000 after e gain 4.17% for the week. Technical analysis wey KillaXBT do show say the August monthly open for $115,752 don change to support, wey mean say the market get bullish momentum. One important resistance zone for $120,000 dey join last week open ($119,414) plus major liquidation orders. If e break the down trendline for lower timeframes, e fit push Bitcoin price come near $120K and fit try test the all-time high near $123,186. But if Bitcoin no fit cross $120K, e fit pull back go the support range between $110,000 and $112,000 wey get one fair value gap at $111,955. Traders suppose dey watch for pattern wey dey show higher highs and higher lows inside the day to confirm say the uptrend dey. Even though early week dip fit hunt liquidity from overleveraged longs, overall momentum dey bullish.

For August 11, 2025, Solana-based onchain capital markets platform DEFITUNA manage raise capital fast fast wit 12,376.24 SOL (around $1.75M) inside less than three minutes. The early access round—wey capped for $10,000 per user—finish sell complete inside exactly three minutes, while the public allocation close in seconds. Founder Moty Povolotski talk say dem get strong demand for real-time liquidity and advanced trading setup. This milestone show say Solana fit handle plenty transaction with no wahala, prove say e ready for internet-size capital markets. DEFITUNA for bring out Fusion AMM wey go get onchain limit orders, tight spread plus beta execution. This success make DEFITUNA strong for Solana ecosystem and show say people dey trust Solana next-gen DeFi solutions well well.

BitMine don boost dia ETH treasury reach about 1.15 million ETH after dem add 317,126 coins wey worth $2 billion inside one week. Di ETH treasury now dey near $5 billion, make BitMine be di biggest company wey get am and e strong dia aim to control 5% of di total ETH supply. Di company focus on ethereum accumulation and token staking don make dia BMNR shares rise 25% for di past week and even add another 10% for pre-market trading. Di daily trading volume na average $2.2 billion, put BitMine for di top 25 U.S. stocks and show say strong institutional demand dey for dia crypto treasury strategy. Dis kain strong ETH treasury build and staking move join wen ether break pass $4,300 over di weekend. Traders suppose dey watch make di shortage-driven support continue, wey fit boost both short-term rallies and long-term stability for ethereum market.

BNB don break key resistance for $750, e dey trade around $811, e don climb 9% for the week, e get strong weekly candles wey no get plenty pullbacks. Technical analysts dem dey talk say e get one bullish pattern wey dey show: Ali compare the weekly chart to Bitcoin before e rally, e point $950 as the trigger for big breakout. Trader Mando CT identify say BNB dey inside ascending channel fit carry am go $1,000 and maybe $1,200, e dey match historical resistance zones. Volume dey rise and RSI dey 63.5, plus BNB dey above all the major EMAs, e dey make the bullish case strong. These developments dey reinforce the BNB price target. Institutional demand dey increase. Nasdaq-listed CEA Industries dey launch $500 million private placement wey YZi Labs, 10X Capital and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao back up. Their subsidiary, BNB Network Company, don buy 200,000 BNB (about 0.13% of supply) for $160 million, make CEA be the biggest US-listed BNB treasury firm. This move show say Wall Street exposure dey grow and supply dey tighten. Traders wey dey target BNB price $1,000–$1,200 go dey watch macro and regulatory developments well well to keep this bullish momentum.

BNC wey be treasury part of CEA Industries don buy 200,000 BNB (Binance Coin) tokens for $160 million for open market. Dis one make BNC be di biggest corporate Binance Coin holder wey dem don publicly talk about. Dis deal follow $500 million private placement wey 10X Capital and YZi Labs lead, plus up to $750 million warrants wey fit make their Binance Coin investment reach $1.25 billion. Dis move push Binance Coin price to record high of $861.20 and make market cap pass $119 billion. Higher spot and derivatives volumes show say market react well well. BNC plan to stake their Binance Coin holdings for yield, wey fit reduce circulating supply and help price stability. Dis corporate treasury diversification show say institutional confidence for Binance Coin dey grow and fit make dem gather more tokens for large scale.

Ethereum market cap first climb reach $430 billion, pass Mastercard wey get $420 billion, come rank 25 for global assets. As e still dey rally, strong institutional demand, solid DeFi growth, NFT activity wey don revive, Ethereum 2.0 upgrades plus wide Layer-2 scaling solutions push market cap reach $519.5 billion. E pass Mastercard wey get $519.2 billion, make Ethereum become 22nd biggest asset for world. Analysts dey expect say clearer regulation and bigger global adoption fit push Ethereum market cap even higher. Traders suppose dey watch ecosystem development and on-chain metrics like DeFi TVL and NFT volume to fit sabi potential market movement.

Di global crypto market cap don pass $4.1 trillion for di second time inside less dan one month, because strong pesin Bitcoin and Ethereum dem. ETH don rise 46% for di last one month reach pass $4,300—di highest since December 2021—because of institutional ETP money and company treasury dey gather, e push im market cap pass $520 billion. BTC sef gain about 3% to $121,000 after about $250 million ETF money enter and more institutions dey use am. Mid- and small-cap tokens like PUMP, LDO, ENA and HYPE outdo with 5–18% gains, but major altcoins still dey flat. Even though rally big, Bitcoin dominance wey be 58.9% don stop full altseason. Analysts talk say capital don shift from retail go institutional and traders dey watch dominance numbers and ETF flows to sabi if crypto market cap growth go turn to strong altcoin rise.

BlackRock don confirm say dem no get immediate plan to file spot XRP ETF. Di biggest asset manager for di world dey focus on their Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs wey dem get already and dem don rule out both XRP and Solana ETFs for now. Di announcement don stop di talk say BlackRock go join other companies to launch XRP ETF. Analysts notice say market demand strong: futures-based XRP funds don get over $1 billion inflows dis year. Even though legal clarity wey come after Ripple SEC lawsuit dey increase chances say spot XRP ETF go fit get approval later this year (estimated 95%), companies like BlackRock still dey cautious, dem dey reason about liquidity, custody infrastructure, and first-mover advantage before dem go file. As dem never officially submit to SEC, traders suppose calm down their expectations for BlackRock XRP ETF soon.

Ethereum (ETH) don extend dia weekend rally by regain $4,200 zone and close for $4,249—e be im strongest weekly finish since 2021. E don break key resistance for $4,100–$4,400. On-chain analysis dey show say MVRV ratio climb to 2.0, plus MACD don turn positive, wey mean say momentum dey bullish. If e continue to close pass $4,400, e fit trigger short-term jump go $4,500 and $4,800. But if Ethereum no fit hold above $4,100, e fit retest $3,800–$3,600. Traders suppose watch volume, MVRV thresholds (~2.4 and 3.2 for profit-taking) plus other on-chain signals to sabi when to enter and exit.

Ethereum price don quicken im upward journey for di past three days, climb pass 15% from $3,650 support zone. Di rally break through plenty resistance levels at $3,720, $3,800 and di key $4,000 pivot, e also clear di 50-week SMA and bearish trend lines for $3,920 (hourly) and $4,100 (daily). Immediate targets dey for $4,350 and $4,500, while if e fit move well over $4,550, e fit open road for more gains to $4,700, $5,000 and 1.618 Fib extension at $5,750. For downside, strong support dey at $4,200, $4,100 and $3,800. Technical indicators still dey bullish, with MACD for positive territory and RSI above 50, wey mean say ETH price rally fit continue if dem key support levels hold.

Cardano price don turn bullish afta ADA price break pass di $0.79 resistance. Dis breakout conplete di falling wedge pattern and set di stage for further gains. Analysts don set near-term ADA target for $1.20 and year-end goal for around $2.90, wey reflect past ADA cycles and di growing ETF speculation. Di upcoming Midnight upgrade dey expected boost DeFi activity for Cardano. SEC delays and Charles Hoskinson consultation dey give hope for spot ADA ETF. Meanwhile, Remittix (RTX) don raise $18.7 million and sale over 588 million tokens at $0.0922 during presale. With Q3 wallet beta wey offer 40% bonus, RTX dey target 500% gains for 2025 as crypto-to-fiat bridge. Traders suppose dey monitor ADA price action, Cardano price outlook, ETF filings, upgrade timelines, and RTX adoption to gauge potential market shifts.

July DApp report show say Web3 activity dey mixed. Daily active wallets fall 8% reach 22 million, as summer cool down engagement. DeFi TVL jump 30% reach record $270 billion, Ethereum lead am. NFT trading volume rise 96% reach $530 million, average price double to $105. Tokenized stocks market cap spike 220%, na demand for real-world assets dey drive am. GameFi interactions rise 2%, AI DApps fall 14% though Dmail, XPIN and ChainGPT still dey gain. DApp report also highlight security risk. Smart contract exploit cause $132 million loss, up 16% month-on-month. For regulation, US lawmakers move GENIUS Act for stablecoins and CLARITY Act on asset classification. SEC’s Project Crypto want bridge DeFi and traditional finance. For traders, DApp report show strong DeFi yields and NFT momentum short term. Long term, more adoption of tokenized assets plus regulatory clarity fit boost market confidence. But security shakiness show make dem dey careful with risk management.

Standard Chartered Bank for Hong Kong side and blockchain company Animoca Brands don form joint venture wey dem call Anchorpoint Financial Limited to chase HKD stablecoin license under Hong Kong new regulation framework. Dem formally apply to Hong Kong Monetary Authority on August 1, and dem plan to develop compliant HKD stablecoin wey fit use for retail and institutional cases like blockchain gaming, NFT marketplaces, and cross-border payments. Dem go leverage Standard Chartered local currency issuance license – one of only three for Hong Kong – plus Animoca Web3 expertise. Anchorpoint dey plan to launch regulated stablecoin by early 2025 if dem approve am. After July sandbox trial with Hong Kong Telecom and with competition from JD Digital and Ant Group, traders suppose dey watch this HKD stablecoin project for possible liquidity and trading chance for Hong Kong crypto market wey dey grow.

BNC, wey be Nasdaq-listed company, don buy 200,000 BNB tokens wey worth $160 million, become di biggest corporate holder for Binance Coin. Di acquisition na fund by $500 million private placement wey 10X Capital and YZi Labs lead am. Under new CEO David Namdar and wit Galaxy Digital co-founder join di board, BNC plan to expand dia BNB treasury to $1.25 billion through warrants. BNB network show strong fundamentals, di total value locked na $12.3 billion, transaction confirmation dey 0.75 seconds and average fees na $0.01. Over 30 public companies dey explore BNB corporate treasury strategies, fit add $1.2 billion buying pressure. BNB dey trade around $814, up 2% for 24 hours and near im all-time high of $859. Technical indicators like RSI around 68, positive MACD and widening Bollinger Bands dey show bullish momentum. If e break pass $859, e fit send BNB go like $1,000–$1,200, with support near $750.

Subzero Labs’ Rialo don close $20 million seed round wey Pantera Capital lead, plus Mysten Labs, Coinbase Ventures, Hashed and others join body. Rialo na next-generation real-world blockchain developer platform wey dey embed off-chain data and services for inside im protocol natively. Developers fit call HTTPS APIs, credit scores and external data straight for smart contracts without third-party oracles. The platform dey support RISC-V smart contracts and Solana VM compatibility, native timers, cross-chain operations plus sub-second confirmations with stable, predictable fees. Users fit log in with email or social accounts, and e get Web2 features like two-factor authentication and scheduled transactions. CEO Ade Adepoju and CTO Lu Zhang lead the team wey get former Meta, Apple, Google and Solana engineers. Dem wan make blockchain adoption easy for enterprise and consumers by making integration simple.

Bitcoin price prediction still dey strong as BTC dey trade around $116,200, plus institutional investors dey target $150,000 peak dis cycle. Even though e go small, 0.36% drop for 24 hours, trading volume rise by 4.9%, e still back bullish sentiment. Historical data show say altcoins dey do well pass in late bull phases. Remittix (RTX) don gain traction as e dey offer instant crypto-to-bank transfers for over 30 countries. During e presale at $0.0895, RTX sell pass 585 million tokens and raise $18.4 million. Key drivers include Q3 wallet beta launch for real-time FX conversion, 40% token bonus, $250,000 marketing giveaway, completed CertiK audit and cross-chain support wey dey come. With deflationary model plus support for 40+ cryptocurrencies and 30+ fiat currencies, Remittix dey target the $19 trillion global remittance market. This fundamentals show say RTX fit deliver up to 100x gains before BTC reach $150K. Traders fit use this insight for their Bitcoin price prediction and altcoin strategies to optimize returns.

Fake news about crypto don shake digital-asset market dem well well for the past ten years. From that 2017 4chan lie wey talk say Vitalik Buterin don die wey make ETH drop 32%, to the 2018 fake Goldman Sachs trading report wey wipe $12 billion from crypto market cap. For 2021, fake Walmart–Litecoin partnership announcement boost LTC through pre-planned option trade. More still, for October 2023, one early Cointelegraph tweet about BlackRock Bitcoin ETF approval make BTC jump 7% but e reverse after dem talk am back. For January 2024, SIM swap attack catch SEC Twitter account and e briefly push BTC to $47,680 before e sharply fall. These lie tori campaigns dey use traders mind dem take scatter market wahala, come also create short-term arbitrage and trade chances. Even though market don dey mature and e reduce long-time impact, traders suppose dey alert, confirm source dem well and manage risk because fake news about crypto still dey.

Ethereum price don get more speed as ETH2.0 scaling upgrade plus lower gas fees dey push network better. Every week, ETF inflow pass $5 billion dey make ETH climb pass $3,500 resistance level. On-chain data show say big whales collect over 1.8 million ETH last month, meaning strong demand from beta for market. Analysts talk say price fit enter $4,900 high wey happen for 2021 by late 2025, plus more sharp forecast of $10,000–$12,000 by middle 2026. The quick adoption of DeFi protocols and Layer 2 solutions go keep activity steady and help price grow more. If ETF inflow continue plus whales dey buy, Ethereum price fit hold steady for the next bull market phase.

Institutional investor FG Nexus (wey be Fundamental Global before) don file $5 billion shelve registration wit US SEC to buy up to 10% of Ethereum circulating supply. The prospectus authorize $4 billion for at-the-market common stock sales and $1 billion via preferred shares or debt, make dem fit gather ETH small small when market conditions good. After dem announce, ETH break pass $4,330—the highest since end of 2021—and settle above the upper Bollinger Band with MACD histogram dey rise. Key support dey for $3,950 and $3,765, plus futures funding rates don jump 316% in three days, show say market get strong bullish feeling. This institutional plan ready to boost demand and push momentum to reach $4,600 breakout.

Bitcoin price don resume sidon dey gabis, e pressure one key 1.618 Fibonacci gold ratio near $122,000 after e peak for Asia session $122,227. If e break that level well well and hold am—based on 2018 and 2022 bear-market low dem—fit open road go $140,000, where Deribit call options get over $3 billion open interest. If dem no fit defend $122K e fit make price pullback go $112K. Traders dey wait U.S. July CPI data, with core inflation fit increase 0.3% month-to-month. If e hot pass, e fit make market get gbege but e no go stop Federal Reserve rate cut wey dem get for September. Dollar wey dey weak fit still make crypto dey strong, strategist Marc Chandler talk so. Make you watch Bitcoin price around $122K and any CPI surprise for short-term gbege and trend confirmation.

Tron (TRX) don burst pass im key $0.30 resistance come climb reach $0.34 after e hold gidigba between $0.20 and $0.30. Mayer Multiple wey be 1.28 show say the price dey 28% pass the 250-day moving average, while RSI wey near 68 dey show strong buying pressure but e never reach overbought zone. Derivatives funding rates still dey slightly positive at 0.01%, dey show say futures traders dey reason well but cautious. Social dominance don rise reach 1.10%, mean say more people dey talk market matter about TRX. Long/short ratio na 0.90 with 52.5% positions na short side, e fit cause short squeeze if the price continue dey go up. Technical momentum and steady sentiment fit push am go 32% rally to $0.45. Traders suppose dey watch resistance levels, RSI, funding rates, plus positioning stats to sabi if TRX breakout go stand gidigba.

Ripple CTO David Schwartz don confirm say XRP escrow release dey happen for the first day of every month. This clarification na because people dey confuse after Whale Alert talk say 1 billion XRP unlock happen on August 9. Schwartz talk say the escrow contract dey unlock as schedule, but XRP Ledger go only log the release when one on-chain transaction trigger am, so e dey look like say delay dey. E commot all the anyhow talk about off-schedule tranches or any plan to unlock all the 35.6 billion XRP for once. Market no too shake, XRP di trade around $3.20, down 2%, traders still dey confident say the XRP escrow release cycle dey predictable and crypto market still stable.

Bill Ackman use him 1.8 million Twitter followers to publicly beg President Trump make e pause the US tariffs wey dem plan for 90 days. Three days later, White House take the plan, wey cause the S&P 500 jump 4.2%—na the biggest one-day gain for 16 years. After that, e use the same Twitter palava to push make dem privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, wey make their stock price grow six times for the last one year. For March 2024, as Bitcoin dey near record high, Ackman hint say e fit put up to 2% of him portfolio for crypto, show say e get confidence for crypto-friendly government. The way e dey mix public policy influence and market bets show how social media campaigns dey get big power for market sentiment and portfolio strategies. Crypto traders suppose watch how big voices like Bill Ackman fit shape how regulators go take and the wahala of Bitcoin price change.

Di Bitcoin four-year cycle, wey for old times dey follow halving things and get price peak for 2013, 2017 and 2021, now dey face new market wahala. Big big institutional money don push top 100 BTC treasury holders reach near one million coins, dis one make investor Jason Williams and Bitwise CIO Matthew Hougan talk say di halving-based cycle don end. Community leader Harry Collins dey expect say peak go happen for October 2025, while Bitcoin developer Pierre Rochard talk say 95% of BTC supply don already mine, e mean halving no go get as much supply effect again. People wey no gree, like Sygnum’s Martin Burgherr, talk say di four-year cycle still dey useful as guide even as macro things dey change. Crypto analyst CRYPTO₿IRB and Xapo CEO Seamus Rocca add say ETF adoption plus institution wey dey enter market fit make di Bitcoin four-year cycle strong or dem fit still dey together. Traders suppose dey watch institutional money, ETF adoption, regulation changes plus big big economic tori with halving matter dem too.

Crypto debanking no dey stop for US banks due to di longnda Chokepoint policy, even though President Trump promise say e go reverse dis. Unicoin CEO Alex Konanykhin talk say Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, City National Bank of Florida plus TD Bank don close Unicoin accounts without any explanation, including four closures for 2025. Andreessen Horowitz partner Alex Rampell dey warn say Chokepoint 3.0 dey come wey go increase data access fees and restrict transfers. Bloomberg talk say Trump go sign executive order wey go make regulators punish banks wey dey debank digital-asset firms and force SBA-regulated banks to reopen accounts wey dem wrongly deny. Legal expert Elizabeth Blickley talk say the 180-day timeline from Genius Act for stablecoin oversight plus final regulatory language go decide if real reform go happen. Dis crypto debanking wahala dey make firms lose basic banking services and increase compliance risk for digital-asset businesses. Till clear rules show, banks go still dey careful, limit access and hold back US competitiveness for digital assets.

Ant Group don officially talk say dem no dey involved for any rare earth-backed RMB stablecoin wahala wey talk say dem go co-develop am with People’s Bank of China and China Rare Earth Group. For statement wey dem release on August 11, dem talk say dem never plan make any commodity-backed token and warn investors make dem check sources well to avoid crypto scam and wrong talk. This one happen as China dey push their e-CNY digital yuan waka. Unlike government-backed CBDC, private rare earth-backed stablecoin go face strong regulation wahala. Traders suppose note say this denial fit reduce speculative wahala for rare earth RMB stablecoin rumors and show say people gas do proper checks. The main focus still dey for the regulated digital yuan.