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Dogecoin has held support at $0.21, forming a cup-and-handle pattern that suggests a potential breakout. Analysts project an initial target of $0.30, with bullish scenarios up to $2. Fundamental developments include a $50 million mining investment by Thumzup Media Corp, backed by Donald Trump Jr., and mining revenues estimated at $100 million annually. The possibility of a Dogecoin ETF filed by Grayscale, 21Shares, and Bitwise could open institutional inflows and retail access. Meanwhile, the memecoin market sees a new entrant, Maxi Doge ($MAXI). The Ethereum-based token raised nearly $2 million in presale. Key features include high staking rewards, a 25 % marketing fund, and plans for DEX and CEX listings with up to 1000x leverage. Maxi Doge aims to capture traders seeking high risk and returns. Dogecoin’s established network and growing institutional support contrast with Maxi Doge’s fresh narrative and community-driven tokenomics. Both projects highlight 2025 as a pivotal year for memecoin growth. Traders should monitor Dogecoin’s technical signals and ETF developments, and assess Maxi Doge’s presale momentum and roadmap for short-term opportunities in the high-risk memecoin sector.

Anthropic has agreed to a record $1.5 billion AI copyright settlement to resolve claims it used pirated books to train its Claude chatbot. The Anthropic copyright settlement would compensate authors about $3,000 each for roughly 500,000 works allegedly sourced without permission from shadow libraries. If approved by Judge William Alsup, the class-action deal becomes the largest U.S. copyright payout and sets a new precedent for AI training data licensing. Under the terms, Anthropic must destroy all unauthorized copies and could still face lawsuits if Claude reproduces copyrighted passages. The firm settled without admitting liability to avoid a costly trial. Similar legal actions against OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta remain ongoing, underscoring growing scrutiny of AI firms’ use of third-party content.

Solana Alpenglow Upgrade secured 98.27% validator approval with 52% stake participation. The update replaces Proof-of-History and Tower BFT with Rotor for lightweight timestamping and Votor for rapid cryptographic voting. With this consensus change, transaction finality shrinks from 12.8 seconds to under 150ms, potentially 100ms in ideal conditions. A new 20+20 safety model boosts fault tolerance against 25% stake attacks and 20% validator outages. Solana Alpenglow Upgrade integrates Firedancer throughput enhancements and enters extensive testnet trials ahead of a H1 2026 mainnet launch. Validators must update clients and monitor performance. Traders should watch testnet milestones and node upgrades, as faster finality and resilience could drive increased SOL demand and on-chain activity.

The WLFI token freeze occurred after the team flagged an address for “high-risk blockchain activities,” blocking founder Bruno Skvorc from accessing funds. Skvorc claims the action amounts to theft, with no appeal mechanism available. On-chain investigator ZachXBT warns that widely used compliance tools may generate false positives, mislabeling wallets based on indirect links to flagged addresses. Such automated workflows can unjustly lock legitimate holders out of their tokens. The WLFI team insists the freeze cannot be reversed under existing governance rules. This WLFI token freeze incident highlights the need for manual reviews and transparent compliance processes to prevent wrongful fund restrictions.

Solana price remained resilient at $207.68, up 14% weekly, with a market cap of $112.3 billion and $5.49 billion in 24-hour volume. Traders speculate the Solana price could reach $250 in August as its DeFi ecosystem expands. Meanwhile, the Remittix presale has surged past $24 million by selling 645 million RTX tokens at $0.103, including up to 50% early-bird bonuses. Securing $20 million and $22 million milestones, the Remittix presale guaranteed listings on BitMart and LBank to boost liquidity ahead of launch. The CertiK-audited project plans a Q3 2025 mobile wallet beta supporting 40+ cryptocurrencies and 30+ fiat pairs for instant crypto-to-fiat conversions and cross-border payouts. Targeting the $19 trillion remittance market, Remittix presale positions itself as a leading sub-$1 crypto to watch. Traders should weigh the short-term bullish momentum in SOL against the long-term adoption potential of the Remittix presale and its DeFi payment solutions.

On September 5, 2025, prosecutors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait convened in Putian, Fujian to address challenges in prosecuting virtual currency crimes and digital-era law enforcement. The symposium examined legal frameworks for new property crimes involving virtual currency, methods for collecting and authenticating digital evidence, and enforcement measures for seizing and disposing of criminal assets. The event aimed to enhance cross-straits cooperation, clarify prosecutorial procedures, and strengthen legal responses to emerging virtual currency offenses.

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) took to X on September 6 to recount his experience during Bitcoin’s early years. He stated that in 2015 he held Bitcoin when the price plunged to approximately $150. This historical perspective underlines the extreme volatility of Bitcoin price swings and the importance of a long-term holding strategy. CZ’s anecdote serves as a reminder that severe market downturns have occurred before and can be weathered with conviction. Traders may draw inspiration from this story to maintain positions during periods of sharp Bitcoin price corrections. The post reinforces confidence in Bitcoin’s long-term potential despite short-term volatility.

Bruno Skvorc, a prominent Polygon developer, has sharply criticized the WLFI asset freeze after the WLFI Foundation restricted his token holdings without clear recourse. Skvorc likened the action to a “new-age mafia,” highlighting potential abuses of automated compliance tools in crypto compliance. On-chain analyst ZachXBT pointed out that WLFI’s automated blacklisting, triggered by interactions with Tornado Cash and sanctioned Netex24, lacks nuance and offers users limited appeal options. This incident follows a similar complaint from Tron founder Justin Sun and underscores growing tensions between regulatory compliance and DeFi user sovereignty. Traders should note the risk of automated compliance systems, assess the protocols they use, and seek platforms with transparent appeal processes. The WLFI asset freeze debate stresses the need for balanced solutions that secure the ecosystem while preserving decentralization.

Solana validators have approved SIMD-0326, known as Alpenglow, marking the network’s most significant Solana upgrade. With 52% of stakers voting and 98.27% in favor, this Alpenglow upgrade will retire proof of history and TowerBFT. It introduces Votor consensus and Rotor data propagation, cutting transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to under 150 milliseconds, with potential sub-100ms speeds. The Solana upgrade enhances attack resistance, allowing block validation with 25% attacker stake and 20% offline nodes. Expected in H1 2026, the upgrade boosts L1 performance, offering traders cryptographic finality and sub-second execution. It also aligns bandwidth with stake distribution for resource efficiency. In parallel, Ethereum’s upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade aims to halve block times to six seconds. Overall, this Solana upgrade positions the chain as faster and more secure, potentially driving adoption and trading volume.

Bitcoin price faced another rejection near the $113,000 resistance level, pushing BTC back toward $110,000 support. Traders observed a dip from intraday highs as selling pressure intensified at the $113K zone. The short-term trend remains range-bound between $110K and $113K until a decisive breakout occurs. Lower trading volume on major crypto exchanges suggests hesitation among buyers, while on-chain metrics show a modest rise in active addresses. Analysts note that a sustained close above $113K could signal a bullish continuation toward $115K–$120K targets, whereas a break below $110K may trigger deeper correction to $105K. With key macro indicators and Bitcoin’s halving approaching, market participants are closely monitoring support and resistance levels. Technical analysis tools like moving averages and RSI point to consolidation, indicating limited volatility until a clear directional catalyst emerges.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back, an early Bitcoin pioneer, has criticized the rapid increase of Bitcoin JPEG spam on the network. He warns that image inscriptions using the Ordinals protocol, enabled by the Taproot upgrade, undermine Bitcoin’s core function as a peer-to-peer money system. More than 105 million JPEGs are now embedded in Bitcoin, up 20% since May, generating fees of around 7,000 BTC ($700 million). Back argues that despite this fee revenue, miners gain only an estimated 0.1% increase in profits. He believes Bitcoin JPEG spam images pose reputational risks and raise transaction costs for ordinary users. Supporters counter that permissionless use and higher fees strengthen the network as block rewards diminish. Back suggests miner outreach and wallet-level changes to discourage or redirect JPEG spam transactions. His stance reflects broader concerns over preserving Bitcoin’s monetary integrity amid growing use cases.

These gains highlight a robust altcoin rally against declining Bitcoin dominance. Five altcoins—MemeCore (M), Story (IP), Pump.fun (PUMP), Sky Protocol (SKY) and POL—posted double-digit weekly gains as Bitcoin dominance dipped below 60%. MemeCore surged nearly 230% over the past week, while Story jumped 35% and held above $8. Pump.fun gained 7%, and SKY climbed 15% to $0.0735. POL added 14% weekly and nearly 5% daily. Technical indicators RSI and MACD support a continued altcoin rally. Key resistance levels are $1.7688 for M, $8.5705 for IP, $0.0052 for PUMP, $0.0788 for SKY and $0.2964 for POL. Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $111,000 and Ethereum (ETH) held just below $4,300. Traders should watch for daily closes below critical support levels—such as $1.40 for M and $0.0689 for SKY—that could invalidate bullish setups. With sustained altcoin rally momentum, market may see further capital inflows.

Masong Consumer Finance launched China’s first blockchain-based financial management platform at the 2025 Smart Expo. Relying on this blockchain platform, the firm successfully issued the “An Yi Hua 2025 Third Personal Consumer Loan ABS”, marking the country’s first consumer finance asset-backed security managed via blockchain. The company plans to regularly use the platform for future ABS and financial bond issuances, expanding blockchain applications in consumer finance.

Warner Bros Discovery has filed a lawsuit (the Midjourney lawsuit) against AI image generator Midjourney in a Los Angeles federal court, accusing it of copyright infringement for allowing users to produce images of its characters—such as Superman, Batman and Bugs Bunny—without authorization. The studio claims Midjourney lifted previous restrictions on generating such content and used stolen assets to train its AI. The Midjourney lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, disgorgement of profits and an injunction to halt further infringements. This action follows a similar June suit by Disney and Universal, targeting Midjourney over characters like Darth Vader and Shrek, and a separate artists’ case in California. Midjourney, founded by David Holz and boasting some 21 million users and over $300 million in revenue, argues its training process constitutes fair use and likens its service to a search engine. Warner Bros Discovery emphasizes its goal to protect creative partners and investments, highlighting the broader industry battle over generative AI’s use of copyrighted material.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) froze token allocations for developer Bruno Skvorc and Tron founder Justin Sun after compliance tools flagged their wallets as “high risk.” Skvorc’s allocation remains locked due to past interactions with mixers. Sun’s $9 million WLFI token freeze also stems from flagged transactions. At least six investors report 100% token lockups that block transfers and withdrawals. Automated analytics labeled addresses risky for indirect links to Tornado Cash and sanctioned exchanges like Garantex. The incident highlights false positives in compliance tools. Affected holders are advised to collect onchain records, request manual reviews, and pursue independent verifications to contest locks. The case underscores the need for transparent manual oversight alongside automated screening in token distributions.

The total crypto market cap has doubled in 12 months, surging from $1.9 trillion on September 6, 2024 to $3.81 trillion today, according to CoinMarketCap. This explosive growth in crypto market cap is driven by institutional adoption, including the rollout of spot Bitcoin ETFs, rapid innovation in DeFi, NFTs and Web3 applications, heightened retail interest, and global economic factors. The milestone underscores growing mainstream acceptance, enhanced liquidity and a maturing ecosystem that attracts more talent and capital. Traders should consider portfolio diversification beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, stay informed on regulatory changes, and adopt a long-term perspective amid ongoing volatility. Looking ahead, further ETF approvals, DeFi protocol advances and macroeconomic shifts will shape market stability and future price movements.

Markets now price in over a 99% chance of a Fed rate cut at the September 17 FOMC meeting, up from around 90% a week ago. Traders expect the federal funds target to fall from 4.25–4.50% to 4.00–4.25%. Lower borrowing costs and a softer dollar could channel liquidity into risk assets, especially XRP. The token’s sensitivity to monetary easing was clear last September, when a Fed rate cut preceded a 500% rally. With near-certainty of the Fed rate cut, traders are positioning for another XRP upswing, driving higher trading volumes and capital inflows as traditional yields wane.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) saw a 32% surge in 24-hour trading volume to $704 million as its price broke above the critical $600 resistance, peaking at $618.56 before retracing to the $600 support level. Institutional open interest rose by 23%, indicating larger investors are increasing directional bets. On the hourly chart, a golden cross between short-term moving averages and an RSI of 58.85 signal sustained bullish momentum without extreme overbought pressure. Key supply walls lie at $680 and $764; flipping $600 into firm support could pave the way toward the $1,000 mark. Traders should monitor volume trends, open interest shifts, and moving average crossovers for breakout confirmation, while using conservative stops below $600 or trailing intraday averages to manage risk. Broader market sentiment remains in “Greed” on the Fear & Greed Index, with Bitcoin’s tight correlation with equities and upcoming US CPI data adding potential volatility.

US Senate Banking Committee advanced the amended “Responsible Financial Innovation Act 2025,” marking a key crypto regulation milestone. The bill clarifies the boundary between digital asset securities and commodities and now moves to the Senate for further hearings with notable updates. It shields blockchain developers from classification as financial institutions under securities laws for roles like wallet creation or interface provision, while maintaining anti-fraud, anti-manipulation, and anti-money-laundering accountability. A new NFT safe harbor specifies that unique tokens representing art, memberships, tickets, or collectibles are not securities solely due to resale potential, with secondary sales exempt if they don’t raise additional capital. Conversely, mass-produced, fractionalized, or financial-claim–structured NFTs remain regulated. The act’s bankruptcy provisions now align digital commodities and ancillary assets with cash and securities, ensuring customer claims explicitly cover crypto assets. Additionally, a Joint Advisory Committee on Digital Assets, co-chaired by the SEC and CFTC, will study digital tokens and issue nonbinding recommendations, including up to 14 industry and academic members—underscoring ongoing crypto regulation efforts amid a $3.76 trillion market capitalization.

A Polygon DevRel engineer, Bruno Skvorc, has publicly accused Trump-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI) of “stealing” his funds by enforcing a token freeze on his wallet. In an X post, Skvorc shared an email from WLFI’s compliance team flagging his address as “high risk” due to past interactions with Tornado Cash, sanctioned entities and a blacklisted dashboard, and refusing to unlock owed tokens. Skvorc says he is one of six investors subject to 100% token lockups since the presale, calling the incident “the new age mafia.” The controversy has sparked wider criticism of automated compliance tools. Onchain sleuth ZachXBT highlighted how such systems often mislabel addresses as high risk for trivial blockchain activity, urging manual reviews to prevent unjustified token freezes. Tron founder Justin Sun also revealed a similar freeze of his WLFI allocation, describing the move as “unreasonable” and contrary to blockchain values. The episode underlines growing concerns over compliance tool accuracy and the risk of token freeze measures in crypto project launches.

Bitcoin is trading around $110,700, holding above strong support at $111,350 and eyeing resistance at the 50-day SMA near $115,179. The RSI at 44 indicates consolidation after a pullback. Analysts point to three macro factors that could push Bitcoin toward $150,000 before 2026. First, the U.S. 10-year bond yield has plunged, lowering borrowing costs and encouraging risk-on flows into assets like Bitcoin. Second, the People’s Bank of China injected ¥2 trillion in liquidity, boosting global demand for alternative investments. Third, Federal Reserve rate cuts are expected later this year, injecting more capital into markets. If Bitcoin breaks above $115,000 this quarter, a test of $118,600 and a parabolic Q4 rally to $130,000 could follow. Overall, macro liquidity tailwinds and looming Fed easing set the stage for a bullish push toward $150,000 by 2026.

In this opinion piece, Kirill Avery argues that digital identity remains the missing infrastructure layer of the internet, exposing online interactions to fraud, surveillance, and centralized gatekeepers. While commerce and communication have migrated online, trust relies on weak, fragmented logins and age-verification tools. As AI platforms rise as new gatekeepers, lack of verification for human and AI agents risks bots and corporations controlling access and speech. Current solutions, from the EU’s zero-knowledge age checks to the UK’s facial recognition, fall short on privacy and portability. The author proposes self-owned digital identity — local cryptographic passports using zero-knowledge proofs and social graph validation — enabling portable, private verification of traits without revealing data. This self-sovereign identity model uses repeated zero-knowledge proofs to confirm uniqueness and accountability across platforms, securing both humans and AI agents, supporting DAOs and marketplaces against Sybil attacks, and forming a post-platform internet grounded in authenticity.

Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik announced via X that his team used an AI Research Agent to re-examine WLFI transaction timestamps. Initial AI output suggested Justin Sun had dumped WLFI tokens, but upon closer inspection of the on-chain timestamps, Nansen CEO concluded the transfers occurred after WLFI’s sharp price drop, clearing Sun of triggering the crash. Moreover, the trading volume of these transfers was negligible relative to total market volume that day, indicating they did not materially influence market prices. Svanevik’s analysis underscores the importance of accurate timestamp data in on-chain investigations and clears a high-profile figure of alleged market manipulation.

Industry experts project that integrating XRP into real estate tokenization could drive its price to $79 as blockchain transforms the $326 trillion property market. Highlighting projects in New Jersey digitizing 370,000 property records and a Texas house sale via an NFT-based token model raising $246,000 in USDC, real estate could become liquid and accessible. Ripple’s XRP Ledger is already piloted for property title deeds in Dubai, positioning XRP as a settlement layer and liquidity bridge for tokenized assets. With major institutions like BlackRock entering tokenization of multi-trillion-dollar assets, demand for XRP as a cross-border settlement token may surge. Fractional ownership and instant global transfers could fuel transaction volume, underpinning price growth. However, challenges remain, including regulatory clarity, jurisdictional interoperability, and legacy system integration. If XRP secures its role in real-world asset tokenization, Pantoja’s forecast of a $79 price target may materialize, marking a pivotal shift in global real estate trading.

Many analysts see ADA testing $1 soon, in line with the latest Cardano price prediction. Cardano price prediction points to this upside, driven by Cardano’s scalable proof-of-stake network and higher staking yields. At the same time, traders are eyeing Layer Brett, an Ethereum Layer 2 memecoin that has raised over $2.8 M in its presale. Layer Brett delivers near-instant transactions (10,000 TPS) with gas fees around $0.0001. It pairs viral meme appeal with real utility, including 917% APY staking rewards and planned governance features. This contrasts with older memecoins like Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe, which rely on hype. While ADA offers a solid forecast, Layer Brett’s low cap and next-gen Layer 2 tech could drive outsized gains. Traders should weigh the established Cardano forecast against the speculative potential of emerging memecoins.

Binance Coin (BNB) is demonstrating resilience driven by sustained staking demand, launchpad fundraising and robust on-chain activity. Over 26 million BNB tokens are staked across the network, reducing circulating supply and reinforcing holder conviction. Recent Binance Launchpad projects raised approximately $133 million, injecting fresh capital into the ecosystem and boosting token demand. Daily chain fees average $400,700, while ongoing buybacks and burns tighten supply. On-chain metrics further underscore recovery. Daily Active Addresses climbed to 2.2 million, with 752,000 new users engaging on the network. However, profit-taking pressure remains evident. Spot Netflow surged to $4.71 million, often capping rallies and leading to consolidation in the $830–$900 range. A sustained break above $880 could pave the way toward the $1,000 mark. Conversely, persistent inflows may keep BNB near its $840 support level. Traders are advised to monitor spot flows, staking totals and active addresses to gauge BNB demand dynamics and time entries.

Publicly traded companies have now amassed over 1,000,000 BTC—nearly 5% of Bitcoin’s 21 million supply—marking a milestone in institutional Bitcoin accumulation. MicroStrategy leads with 636,505 BTC, followed by Marathon Digital (52,477 BTC), Jack Mallers’ XXI (43,514 BTC), Bitcoin Standard Treasury (30,021 BTC), Bullish (24,000 BTC) and Metaplanet (20,000 BTC). Additional corporate buyers include Riot Platforms, Trump Media & Technology Group, CleanSpark and Coinbase. Despite rising BTC prices, on-chain activity and transaction fees have collapsed to historic lows, now contributing under 1% of miner revenue post-halving. Reduced fees threaten miner profitability, forcing some to liquidate holdings or halt operations. As mining power concentrates among major pools, network security and Bitcoin’s “digital gold” narrative face increased pressure ahead of the 2028 halving. Traders should monitor institutional inflows alongside fee trends and hash rate distribution for potential volatility and long-term market implications.

CryptoQuant CEO Ju Ki-young has publicly criticized the WLFI Foundation asset freeze on Tron founder Justin Sun. The WLFI Foundation asset freeze occurred when the foundation blacklisted Sun’s address and locked his WLFI tokens, despite them being unlocked by design. Ju argued that Sun held full rights to manage or sell his tokens, sparking debate over user ownership and decentralization. Critics warn that blacklisting undermines core blockchain principles by granting centralized control over assets. Traders should monitor potential reputational risks and governance responses as other DAOs review their asset-freeze policies. This dispute highlights tension between security measures and user autonomy in crypto governance and may prompt market participants to demand clearer, more transparent rules before allocating capital.

Digital asset miner MARA Holdings has boosted its Bitcoin treasury to nearly $6 billion after mining 705 BTC in August. The company’s hash rate rose to 59.6 EH/s following the activation of its Texas wind farms, underpinning its mining strides. MARA plans to acquire a 64% stake in low-carbon energy producer Exaion by Q4 2025, diversifying its energy footprint. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin Layer 2 upgrade, Bitcoin Hyper, has raised over $14.2 million in its presale, promising Solana-level performance with tools like the Canonical Bridge and Solana Virtual Machine. With Bitcoin trading below $111,000, MARA intensifies its accumulation strategy ahead of a potential Q4 bull run, supported by historical October gains averaging up to 40%. Traders should watch Bitcoin’s hash rate growth, institutional stacking trends, and Bitcoin Hyper’s presale activity as key indicators. While short-term volatility may persist, long-term market stability appears bullish, driven by institutional demand, energy-efficient mining expansions, and Layer 2 scalability solutions.