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Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg talk say spot XRP ETFs go start with stronger demand pass Ethereum ETFs. E talk say XRP no get staking yield mean say e no get one big wahala for ETF investors, unlike ETH wen dey give 2–3% staking yield. McClurg also put XRP as leader for traditional cross-border payments and institutional settlement, wey different from Ethereum wey get old and competitive protocol. E talk say XRP ETF fit get up to $5 billion inflows inside e first month, wey go pass how Ethereum ETF start. E believe say XRP ETF go get approval later dis year, becos of new generic listing standards from Nasdaq, NYSE and Cboe wey dey need six months futures market — XRP soon go reach dat. E talk say dis centralization fit match wetin institutions need for compliance and e fit make ETF adoption quick.

Zebra 2.5.0 dem release for August 7, 2025. Dis update carry implement and deploy Zcash network upgrade NU6.1 for public Testnet, wey activate for block height 3,536,500 on August 11. Now, community fit do final check before mainnet launch. Dis release get one serious change for getblock and getblockinfo RPC methods. valuePools field identifier change name from deferred to lockbox to match zcashd. Developers and Zebra users suppose update their integration well well. Zebra 2.5.0 also make beta release process per crate better. Every crate wey get API-breaking changes now get their own independent major version increase and keep their own changelog. Examples be zebra-chain, zebra-network, and zebra-rpc. Dis detailed way dey make e easy for developers to manage dependencies. The full 2.5.0 release notes get detailed info about all changes. Traders and node operators wey dey watch Zcash network upgrades suppose check RPC changes and prepare for mainnet launch. Zebra better release workflow dey support updates wey dey predictable and compatibility.

Cointelegraph release “The Fight for Ethereum’s Soul” for EthCC for Cannes. Dis Ethereum documentary gather big people dem like EF co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal plus Figment CEO Lorien Gabel. E show how Ethereum journey start from 2015 launch, pass the 2022 Merge, reach the 2024 Dencun and 2025 Pectra upgrades. The film look the change from proof-of-work go proof-of-stake and how dem dey use layer 2 scaling solutions with proto-danksharding and Blobs. Dis kain progress don reduce L2 fees more than 90% but e still cause liquidity scatter for the base layer. Dune Analytics co-founder Fredrik Haga talk say lower L1 fees fit make validators no get enough motivation. For 2025, Ethereum Foundation organize itself again under Vitalik Buterin eye, dem put Tomasz Stańczak and Hsiao-Wei Wang as co-leaders. Pectra bring 11 EIPs to help boost scalability, user experience and staking efficiency. The documentary dey stress how they balance the base-layer work with how e dey grow symbiotic relationship with chains like Solana, SUI and Aptos. All in all, dis Ethereum documentary give better insight on how protocol dey govern, how dem dey make different chains work together, and wetin dem plan for future. E show say Ethereum na the main settlement layer for tokenized assets and real-world apps.

New report wey P2P.org and Cointelegraph Research drop dey check how institution dem go start dey use restaking for 2025. Restaking wey get popular among small investors late 2023, get wahala like no standard risk framework plus e dey complex to run. Main palava na merge slashing risks across different Active Validation Services (AVSs) and bad way dem dey show risk. Institution dem want strong risk check, slashing recovery and blockchain insurance. Report talk say three ways dey—self-controlled restaking, curated vaults and liquid restaking tokens (LRTs)—and e show curated vaults best for balance between security and profit. E also explain how Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) and SSV Network dey reduce slashing risk and fit cut node cost by 90%, con make way to full institutional rollout.

Raoul Pal wey be former Goldman Sachs strategist and Real Vision founder don dey hold XRP since June 28, 2021, wen e buy am for around $0.60. E first call dis kind cheap momentum trade as “moron trades” to describe retail investors wey dey pick cheap tokens without deep analysis. Later, Pal talk sey e no meant to insult anybody but to describe di style, and say e entry early show sey e get discipline and patient for how e take put money. For four years, XRP price don waka reach about $3.15, make profit about 5.5 times. Things wey push am include better regulation clarity, more big investors dey gather XRP, open interest for XRP futures dey rise, and good on-chain signals like MVRV golden crosses. Pal confidence even when SEC legal matter dey uncertain show sey XRP fit be good long-term asset if you buy am for opportunity. This disclosure make plenty crypto investors get confidence and show how patient and disciplined long term holding fit bring big returns for market wey dey volatile.

Ethereum derivative market dey hot as total open interest for futures and options dey near $60 billion, as ETH dey trade close to e all-time high of about $4,900. Futures open interest dey around $43 billion, while options contribute about $17 billion. Funding rate for major perpetual contracts remain small at 0.01% per day, and options put-call ratio stand at 0.6, show say market get bullish bias. Institutional volumes for CME ETH futures don jump 35% month-to-date. Traders dey favor bullish setups—especially call spreads—because spot demand dey strong ahead of key network upgrades. Market people suppose keep eye for funding spikes and liquidation levels to manage risk as volatility dey high.

Solana memecoins don drop by average 35% for last one week as investors dey move dem money go Ethereum and beta altcoins wey focus on quality. On-chain data show say tokens like BONK and SAMO don drop over 40% from their recent peaks. Meanwhile, Ethereum dey gain momentum before e Shanghai upgrade, with staking yields and network activity dey boost demand. Altcoins like ARB, OP and LINK dey perform better pass Solana memecoins. This rotation show say dem shift from high-risk meme tokens go projects wey get stronger fundamentals, wey fit mean more wahala for Solana-based assets and possible better market dominance for Ethereum.

New Ether whale don gather 312,052 ETH wey worth $1.34 billion for eight days through ten wallets. Dis Ether whale buy pass record US spot Ether ETF inflows by $300 million. Analysts talk say dis big buy fit push ETH go im previous all-time high of $4,890. Dis move follow $1 billion ETF inflows for Monday. Di accumulation come before main US inflation reports (CPI and PPI). Investors dey wait dis data before Fed rate decision for Sept 17. Markets dey price 82% chance say rates go steady. Javier Rodriguez-Alarcón from XBTO talk say ETH rally fit normal volatility (Z-score −0.06). E warn say if inflation pass expected e fit stop crypto rally. Meanwhile, short-term holders dey take profit. Corporate treasury buyings and whale flows still be big catalysts. Traders suppose watch US inflation data, ETF inflows, and whale activity for market direction.

Robinhood fit close to list SUI Coin after dem accidentally post one blog wey talk say dis altcoin fit soon enter for their platform. Dem quick quick remove di short 'Robinhood to List SUI Coin' announcement wey bin for SUI Coin official blog. After dis, e price jump reach $3.8 near di big $4 resistance level. If Robinhood for really list am and e break pass $4, e fit spark one rally go $4.9. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH) still dey stable around $4,414 and Bitcoin (BTC) dey consolidate near $120,000. Di market condition fine, wey mean say more altcoins fit dey go up. Traders suppose dey watch for official confirmation of di listing to know if price go burst.

Bit Origin (NASDAQ: BTOG) don finish one private placement offer, dem sell 10.7 million shares for $0.10 each to raise about $1.07 million gross proceeds. Di company use di net proceeds buy around 30 million Dogecoin (DOGE) tokens, e get total Dogecoin holdings over 70 million now. Di average price dem buy one DOGE be about $0.065. Bit Origin talk say di new Dogecoin buy show say dem wan diversify digital assets beyond Bitcoin. After di transaction, Dogecoin dey represent about 25% of di crypto portfolio. Di firm fit continue to buy more Dogecoin or other digital assets if market condition good.

Marathon Digital don agree to invest €150 million (about $168 million) for EDF’s Exaion, take 11.8% equity share for the French AI data center operator. The deal give Marathon Digital rights to buy cheap, renewable power for future AI work and co-location services. Marathon Digital go pay €20 million first and promise the rest for staged investments to grow GPU infrastructure. This partnership go diversify Marathon Digital business beyond Bitcoin mining and put dem for the fast-growing AI infrastructure market. Marathon Digital talk about synergy between their existing power deals and Exaion’s advanced cooling and GPU skills. Dem dey expect make deal close for Q3 after regulator approve am. Traders suppose watch update on power supply contracts and Exaion’s project timeline because these things fit affect Marathon Digital production cost, revenue stability and long-term profit.

Pi Network own coin PI kon dey stabilize for $0.38 afta e drop 7%, trading volume na $115.2 million, markit cap na $2.96 billion. Di 4-hour chart dey show sey e dey konsolidate under descending trendline, with key resistance for $0.78, $1.50 and $5.00. Momentum indicators weak: MACD dey near zero, Stochastic RSI dey show oversold condition. On-chain data show sey 409.4 million PI dey for exchanges—Bitget get 139.9 million, OKX get 29.55 million—and network activity light, 0.714 TPS with 22.16 million blocks. Ecosystem updates include Chainphon list PI for PHONE/PI trade on Aug 12 with 100-PI giveaway, plus .pi domain auction extend reach end of Sept to allow custom wallet addresses. Traders suppose watch Pi Network $0.78 resistance for possible trend reversal and make dem dey observe Chainphon listing plus .pi domain launch.

Solana price don bounce back strong from $160 support level go reach $175, e mean say e fit rally 14% go $210 resistance. For 4-hour chart, SOL still get upward trendline, e dey form higher lows wey dey keep bullish momentum. Daily trading volume na $5.9 billion, and SOL get weekly gain of 3% even though e drop 4% daily. On-chain data show say big whale dem dey move plenty SOL. One wallet move near 97,000 SOL ($17.5M) go exchange, others move pass 129,000 SOL go Kraken and Binance, dem dey collect profit. Traders dey eye $168–$170 zone for pullback support. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's OSL HK don get SFC approval for retail Solana trading, this one show say institutional and retail interest dey grow, fit make Solana price climb more.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) don see 30% increase for daily trading volume as e price dey test di important $600 resistance level again. Inside di last 24 hours, BCH touch high pass $604 before e settle around $590, wey mean say e don gain 18% for di last month. Traders dey position dey ready for possible breakout pass di $600–$604 zone, wey be barrier wey don cause strong sell pressure before. Key supply walls dey at $680 and $764; if $600 fit hold as support, e fit open road for run toward $1,000 mark wey dem last reach for 2021. Market feeling wide wide dey for “Greed” for Fear & Greed Index, while Bitcoin tight connection with stocks and upcoming US CPI data dey add more wahala for volatility. Technical indicators still dey bullish, but dem advise say make people dey careful because profit-taking and big economy events fit happen.

Ethereum get big institutional buy this week. One big whale buy 221,166 ETH (≈$946.6 million) through FalconX, Galaxy Digital and BitGo. This push make Ethereum price rise 21% pass $4,000 and lift market cap to $523 billion, pass Mastercard wey worth $519 billion. On-chain data show record high addresses wey hold over 10,000 ETH, show say institutional demand dey rise. Public companies add over 304,000 ETH ($1.3 billion) to their treasury, led by BitMine Immersion and SharpLink Gaming. Technical analysts predict say Ethereum fit hit $20,000 inside six to eight months. Even though e rally, ETH futures premiums still low pass normal bullish levels, show say traders dey cautious. If institutional demand continue, e fit keep ETH above $4,000.

HashJ mining platform don launch $118 welcome bonus to attract new miners dem. Di offer get $100 trial credits and $18 cash bonus. HashJ dey provide optimized Bitcoin mining and Dogecoin mining using SHA-256 and Scrypt algorithms. E dey offer free algorithm upgrades, energy-efficient operations, and guaranteed payments. Beginners fit start mining no need any technical skills. Additional rewards dem include daily check-ins, referral commissions, and seasonal promotions. HashJ tools dem dey help repurpose Ethereum rigs for Ethereum Classic mining, showing potential profit gains through improved efficiency. With multi-coin support and real-time performance tracking, HashJ mining platform dey aim to maximize ROI for small-scale and professional miners dem.

Shiba Inu price don drop over 60% since e peak for November. The price still dey under pressure because key on-chain metrics dey deteriorate. Token burn rate drop 72% reach 181,928 SHIB on August 12, meanwhile Shibarium TVL fall 10% over 30 days to $1.75 million. Trading volume weak for $222 million compared to Dogecoin wey get $1.7 billion, and open futures interest dey under $155 million. Whale holding steady at 104.68 billion SHIB, smart money holdings don fall 22% reach 40.25 billion. Technically, SHIB dey trade inside bearish flag below im 50- and 100-day EMAs, with support at $0.00001070. If e break below this level, e mean say further downside fit happen.

Metaplanet na Smarter Web don complete big Bitcoin acquisitions this week, dem add almost $100 million to their company money. Metaplanet buy 518 BTC for $61.4 million at average price $118,519, this one push their total Bitcoin holdings reach 18,113 BTC (about $2.15 billion). Smarter Web buy 295 BTC for £26.3 million (about $35.2 million) at average cost of $119,412, e make their treasury rise to 2,395 BTC (about $285 million). Both companies take money for these Bitcoin buy from equity raises and Bitcoin bond offering. These corporate treasury Bitcoin acquisitions show big trend: public companies get hold of 791,662 BTC (4% of supply), worth over $100 billion. Analyst Willy Woo warn say high concentration inside corporate treasuries fit cause system wahala, e compare am to 1971 gold standard suspension. This rise for Bitcoin buying by public companies dey show say institutional demand dey grow and fit give short-term price support, and e also show say long-term treasury diversification strategies dey happen.

Di crypto market don fall more than 2% after e reach $4 trillion valuation, as Bitcoin (BTC) no fit break e $122,000 resistance and e drop under $120,000 to about $118,700. Ethereum (ETH) stop due to profit-taking, e slide from $4,364 to $4,292. Major altcoins like Solana (SOL), XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano (ADA) drop between 4–6%. For legal side, FTX users don file new class-action against Fenwick & West law firm, accusing dem say e help Sam Bankman-Fried fraud by arranging conflicted entities and hiding customer fund misuse. Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon suppose enter change of plea for New York, as e dey face charges of securities fraud, market manipulation, money laundering and wire fraud for Terra collapse. Analysts warn say US fit nationalise corporate Bitcoin treasuries wey dey hold almost $95 billion BTC, dey see parallels with 1971 gold standard time. Meanwhile, BTC pioneer Samson Mow predict say Ethereum holders go rotate back to Bitcoin once ETH price peak, fit make short-term ETHBTC volatility increase. Traders suppose watch key support at $119,000 for BTC and $4,300 for ETH to know the next move direction.

US Bitcoin miners dey face new 100% tariffs on imported ASIC rigs after President Trump talk am, even though Chinese manufacturers get plan to build US operations. CleanSpark and IREN don get Customs notice wey talk say some Chinese-origin imports from April 2024 to early 2025 fit make dem owe $185 million and $100 million respectively. Mining difficulty don reach record 129.44 trillion as BTC price climb from about $94,500 to nearly $123,000 for July, wey make block-reward profits for US Bitcoin miners better. For July production, IREN become new monthly champion with 728 BTC mined, pass MARA wey get 703 BTC. Q2 earnings show say MARA revenue up 64% to $238.5 million and profits of $808.2 million, Riot Platforms double revenue to $153 million, and CleanSpark come turn to $257.4 million profit. Other miners report mixed results because of heatwave curtailments and strategic asset shifts. Traders suppose dey watch how tariff liabilities and rig supply wahala go pressure miner stocks short-term. Long term, push for US-based ASIC manufacturing fit make operations stable and reduce import risk.

US consumer price inflation drop small to 2.7% year-over-year for August, e no reach the 2.8% forecast level, but core CPI still dey high for 3.1%. The soft headline figure make people expect say Fed fit cut rate for September meeting and waka go front. Stock index futures rise, crypto market follow the groove: Bitcoin price hold close to $119,000 and Ethereum dey trade pass $4,000. Bullish Scenario: If Fed confirm rate cut for September, e fit push Bitcoin past $120,000, target $125,000 by Q4 2025. Neutral Scenario: If Fed hold body, Bitcoin fit remain between $116,000 and $120,000. Bearish Scenario: If Fed talk tory wey tight or inflation come up again, Bitcoin fit fall back near $112,000. Ethereum too dey strong for key support near $4,000, fit rally reach $4,500. High-beta altcoins like ADA and SOL go benefit from wetin liquidity increase. Traders suppose keep eye for mid-September FOMC meeting as next big thing, volatility fit show between now and then.

James Bullard wey be former St. Louis Fed President talk say e yarn last week with Treasury Secretary Bessent about how e fit get Fed Chair nomination. Bullard talk say e ready to accept Fed Chair if dem nominate am, as long as inflation target remain low and steady and dem respect Fed independence. E stress say any Fed Chair go hold central bank independence well well and work gidigba under Federal Reserve Act. Bullard also talk say President get right to talk about interest rates and e no go affect im mind if e hear different views. Im talk dey show say monetary policy go continue like that and make dem respect how institution work.

Digital Asset, togider wit Bank of America, Citadel Securities, DTCC, Societe Generale, Tradeweb an oda big big institutions, dem don run di fust real-time, fully on-chain U.S. Treasury repo utilisin USDC on di privacy-focused Canton Network. Di repo settle gbagada on Saturday, wey pass di usual weekday-only settlement time. Prime brokers convert DTCC-held Treasuries go tokenized assets on Canton, den use dem as collateral for USDC-backed financing. Dis milestone show how tokenization for government debt dey grow, wey fit make Treasury financing dey 24/7, make collateral move sharp sharp for real-time an even make market beta. Di people wey dey involve plan to do more on-chain repo trade later dis year as part of beta plan to put real-world assets for blockchain.

BitMine Immersion Technologies wey Tom Lee dey lead don increase e at-the-market equity offering by $20 billion make e reach total $24.5 billion so dat dem go fit buy more Ethereum. Di program wey dem first authorize for $4.5 billion don carry come dis big money. Dem go use Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and ThinkEquity LLC take sell di shares, dem fit collect up to 3% commission. BitMine dey trade under ticker BMNR for NYSE American. Dem dey hold over 1 million ETH (wey worth about $5 billion), and dem wan secure 5% of all Ethereum wey dey. Tom Lee talk say ETH fit jump reach $7,000 to $15,000 by end of year, and dem dey build the company Ethereum stockpile. Ethereum price dey around $4,400, e don increase 4% in 24 hours. Dis action show say more big organizations dey want ETH, and e fit make supply short, wey fit affect market movement.

XRP price drop over 4% inside 24 hours after e break $3.40 support level. This drop spark beta mindset and profit-taking among holders, cause trading volume to rise by 31.23% reach $8.44 billion. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe talk say if XRP price no hold ground pass $3.40, e fit slide to $2.50. Him advise say dem make dem wait buy chance for $2.40–$2.60 range. Key support and resistance levels go decide XRP short-term trend. Traders suppose dey watch $3.40 support well and ready for possible entry points around $2.60 or below. Even with price drop, strong trading volume show active market involvement, give better chance to buy smartly.

Ethereum ETFs don reach record $1 billion for net inflows this week, wey mark one historic milestone for market. This surge dey show say institutional interest dey grow as corporate guys like Tom Lee’s BitMine add over 1.15 million ETH to their treasury. Meanwhile, wider crypto markets get mixed perform ahead of the latest U.S. CPI release: Bitcoin (BTC) fall 2%, but ETH gain 2% go $4,280. This inflows fit tighten supply and support price increase, like wetin happen before with ETF-driven rallies. Traders suppose dey watch ETF flow data plus upcoming economic indicators for possible wahala.

U.S. CPI rise 2.7% year-over-year for May, come below di 2.8% forecast. U.S. CPI data dey show say price pressure dey ease, but di Core CPI wey no include food and energy rise 3.1%, small pass di 3.0% estimate. Di softer main inflation fit reduce Federal Reserve pressure to increase rates, support risk assets like cryptocurrencies. Lower consumer price growth fit make Fed pause dia tightening cycle. Crypto traders dey use U.S. CPI data as key risk indicator and dem suppose watch how market react to Fed talk and changes for inflation outlook. Historically, weak CPI results don bring short-term gains for Bitcoin and Ethereum.

US CPI data don drop wit headline Consumer Price Index yearly at 2.7% vs 2.8% wey dem expect plus monthly at 0.2% wey match wetin dem forecast. Core CPI yearly jump go 3.1% (compared to 3.0% wey dem expect) plus monthly go 0.3%, na the highest core inflation wey don happen since February 2025. This kain mixed CPI data mean say price pressure still dey, and e make Federal Reserve rate-cut plan hard. Bitcoin quick react: after e no fit hold the gains wey pass $122,000, BTC fall as traders dey reason the hawkish matter. The difference between the low headline CPI and hotter core CPI show say monetary easing go slow, wey cause wahala for crypto market. Traders go dey watch the Fed talk and new economic releases to know how interest rates and crypto assets go move.

Do Kwon wey be Terraform Labs co-founder fit go enter guilty plea next week for US criminal case wey concern the 2022 Terra ecosystem collapse. Judge Paul Engelmayer for SDNY don schedule conference for Kwon to give narrative allocution after months wey dem dey do plea talks. Kwon wey dem extradite from Montenegro last December 2024, dey face nine felony counts like securities fraud, market manipulation and money laundering. His trial dey scheduled for January 2026. Meanwhile, Ethereum core developer Federico Carrone dey free after 24-hour detention for Turkey because of him connection to privacy protocol. Carrone talk say him research na academic one and e don donate 500,000 ETH to help Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm legal fight, show say people dey worry about dem criminalize open-source privacy tools. Both these tins show say legal wahala still dey crypto world.