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OpenDoor wey dey trade under ticker $OPEN don announce say CEO Carrie Wheeler go resign, and dem don start to look for who go replace am. Wheeler wey don dey lead di proptech company since 2019 go still dey her position during dis transition period. Di board don hire executive recruitment firm to find candidates wey get strong experience for real estate technology and corporate leadership. Dis leadership shake-up na to make sure say product innovation and market expansion no go stop. Traders suppose dey watch as $OPEN shares fit get wahala as dem dey find new CEO and market dey adjust to di news.

Crypto analyst Kenny Nguyen dey predict say XRP price go rise between $22 and $50 when di first set of spot XRP ETFs launch for US. Right now, XRP dey trade for about $3.10, so Nguyen projection mean say di gain fit reach 600–1500% and market cap fit hit $1.3–3 trillion. Nguyen and oda experts talk say di attractiveness of regulated ETF exposure for institutional and retail investors, plus di fact say XRP no get staking cost, na main drivers. Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg talk say $5 billion fit flow in di first month, wey fit push XRP market cap go $1.546 trillion (around $26 per token) based on 272x multiplier model. If you compare am with Bitcoin ETF debut and Ethereum spot ETF wey no too strong, e show say XRP fit follow im own unique way. Bloomberg and Polymarket now dey estimate say SEC approval fit happen before October 2025. If dem approve am, spot XRP ETFs fit change di market valuation sharply.

New joint report from Keyrock and Bitso talk say stablecoins fit make up 12% of global cross-border payments—about $1 trillion—by 2030, come from under 3% for 2024. The increase na driven by fast, cheap transactions, better access for people wey no get bank account, and blockchain innovation wey dey continue. Important upgrades for infrastructure—better liquidity and more network connections—needed to support dis growth. Regulatory clarity still very important. US and Europe dey push better crypto rules wey fit make institutions trust am more. Big issuers like Tether (USDT) and Circle (USDC) dey expand services and launch own blockchains (like Circle’s Arc, Tether’s Plasma) to get more transaction value. If many people use am, stablecoins fit cut remittance fees, make settlement time fast, and bring more transparency. Security, system risk management, and user adoption still be challenge. But as technology and regulation dey combine, stablecoins ready to change global payments make dem faster, cheaper, and more inclusive.

Ethereum (ETH) don pass $4,700 for August 2025 as strong money from big institution enter spot ETFs wey get $25.7 billion net assets, holding like 6 million ETH (4.96% of all in circulation). ETH/BTC rate bounce back reach 0.33, stop three-year fall wey dem get and show say e go rise on im own. This good way dey make people want cloud mining platforms. GBR Miner, wey get solar, wind, and hydropower to run am full, dey use special hybrid mining protocol plus AI to make better money, e fit change hashpower between ETH, ZAM, and other tokens. Them get 7-day contracts wey dey pay up to 7% every day, longer contracts dey balance stability and returns. New people go get $500 mining credits and fit make commission from multi-level referral program. Analysts talk say make people do both mining and staking—ETH staking dey give 4–6% per year—to make sure dem get two income streams as crypto money dey hot.

Bitcoin climb reach new all-time high of $124,500 dis week before e fall back to around $118,000 after surprise spike for U.S. July PPI data and nearly $1 billion for liquidations. Ethereum climb reach four-year peak above $4,700, but e no reach im record $4,900, while BNB top $865. Other big gainers na SOL, HYPE, LINK and ADA as dem start dey move towards altseason as BTC dominance fall below 58%. Market cap dey $4.11 trillion wit $236 billion for 24-hour volume and BTC dominance dey 57.5%. Key headlines: MicroStrategy add 155 BTC ($18 million) and Metaplanet acquire 518 BTC ($61 million); Do Kwon admit say e guilty for Terraform collapse and e go lose $19 million; Coinbase don finalize e Deribit acquisition; Ethereum exit queue don grow to 808,880 ETH ($3.7 billion). Traders dey wait for today Trump-Putin meeting for fresh volatility signs.

XRP don spend 256 days waka waka for small small trading zone, e dey compress volatility and dey gather momentum for possible big jump. Technical analysts like XRPunkie talk say dis long consolidation na classic setup for explosive moves, dem set bold breakout target of $10–$15. Main thing wey dey ginger renewed interest na $400 million spike for 12-hour XRP volume for South Korea Upbit exchange, pass Binance, e show say retail demand strong. Market watchers point to XRP November 2024 symmetrical triangle breakout, wey clear way for run go $12.60. Now, XRP dey trade around $3.10, volatility dey low but ready to shake. If crypto market condition remain supportive and macroeconomic factors balance well, one sharp movement above resistance fit trigger serious capital inflows and FOMO buying. Traders suppose dey monitor Upbit volume, on-chain data, and global sentiment as key signals for this potential breakout.

BlackRock crypto holdings don pass $100 billion, dem don reach $104 billion as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) dey rally reach record highs. Data from Arkham Intelligence confirm say BlackRock crypto holdings cross $100B wen BTC hit $124K and ETH nearly $4,790. Institutional inflows inside U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs na drive much of the recent movement. The asset manager get 744,240 BTC (≈ $88.4 B) and 3.2 M ETH (≈ $14.8 B) now. For beginning of 2025, the crypto portfolio bin value $54 B, e drop to $46 B by April, then e jump 124% reach today peak. Bitcoin still dey over 85% of BlackRock allocation, while Ethereum holdings don grow 309% this year. This growth show say institutional demand dey increase and fit sustain bullish market vibes as digital assets dey chase new all-time highs.

Bitcoin don deliver pass 600% gains from di cycle low with one stable price structure wey get shallower pullback (around 32%) compared to di old cycles wey dey 50%+ drawdowns. Even though di USD perform well, ratio analysis show say e dey underperform when you compare am with major assets. Against NASDAQ, Bitcoin just don pass e 2021 peak, wey show say e no too dey outperform high-growth tech stocks. For gold terms, BTC still dey below e former cycle high, mean say people wey hold am since 2021 fit earn pass gold bullion. When you adjust for global M2 money supply expansion, Bitcoin liquidity-adjusted buying power still dey behind e 2021 peak. Dis comparison dey show say plenty of di rally fit na because of fiat debasement, no be pure asset strength. Traders suppose dey monitor BTC/asset and liquidity-adjusted ratio charts to get clear signals on where breakout or resistance level fit happen.

SlowMist don release Crypto Asset Tracing Handbook, na be practical on-chain detective guide wey go help traders, investors, and security pros track and recover money wey thief comot. Based on data wey show 531 security incidents for 2024–H1 2025 wey loss reach $4.386 billion, the handbook break down important blockchain concepts, common fund movement pattern dem, and core tracing techniques. E cover major chains (BTC, ETH, TRX, BNB, MATIC, SOL, AVAX, OP, ARB) and stablecoins (USDT, USDC), explain UTXO models, blockchain explorers and address classification. Main parts talk about how to use MistTrack and community tools for AML, peel chains, mixers, and cross-chain bridge analysis. E still provide step-by-step plan wey hacked users fit follow—keep evidence, freeze asset, legal report and bring professionals onboard. The handbook fit equip people with skills to find suspicious transactions, use tracing tools and make asset freezing and recovery better.

Pepeto, one new memecoin platform, dey offer zero-fee trading through PepetoSwap plus dem get native cross-chain bridge wey dem call PepetoBridge, to reduce how people dey spend for transactions and make am faster. Dem don audit am by SolidProof and Coinsult, plus dem get backing wey pass $6 million for presale commitments. This project wan list beta meme tokens without charging listing fees. For presale, price be $0.000000147, Pepeto fit bring returns like how Dogecoin and Shiba Inu start. Article still talk say XRP dey trade near $3.14, e dey face resistance for $3.42, and if adoption and regulation waka well, e fit reach $4 to $5.50 by end of 2025. Solana past jump from less than $10 to almost $260 show say technology plus community support fit push price high. With Pepeto cost-saving system and cross-chain tools, e ready to attract speculative money and long-term investors, to improve memecoin liquidity and market activity before next bull run.

Di Bank for International Settlements (BIS) don publish BIS Bulletin wey talk about new anti-money laundering (AML) framework wey go assign AML compliance score to crypto holdings before dem convert am to fiat money. Dem go use public blockchain transaction history take check the origin of each crypto unit or wallet, and dem go flag “tainted” assets wey dey linked to illegal activity. According to the plan, stablecoins—wey dey responsible for 63% of all illegal crypto flows for 2024—go score based on wallet history, while Bitcoin UTXOs go carry embedded risk metrics. Crypto off-ramps, like exchanges and payment services, must check these risk scores for the point of conversion. Transactions wey pass the risk threshold fit get blocked or frozen, and those wey no comply fit face fines or penalty. BIS also talk say market participants get “duty of care”, encouraging users and service providers to avoid handling high-risk tokens. For full system, tainted stablecoins fit trade at discount, and scores fit remain attached to tokens when dem dey move across permissionless blockchains. The proposal want strengthen compliance monitoring and reduce illegal fund flows for crypto ecosystem.

BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF and Ether ETF don buy assets wey worth over $1 billion during one 5% price drop. Dem buy as BTC/USD fall reach about $117,200, almost fill one CME futures gap wey be $17,200. Inside 24 hours, liquidations cross $900 million but institutional demand still strong. Data show say iShares Bitcoin Trust add $500 million for BTC, Ether ETF match am for ETH. Dis “buy the dip” wey institutional investors dey do show say demand still dey. Combined ETF trade volumes reach $11.5 billion, e fit compete with Apple stock. Traders from BitBull and analyst Eric Balchunas talk about this strategy and point key support levels for the filled CME gap and 4-hour 50-EMA. Their views mean say rally fit happun once $120,000 hold as support. Dis market correction fit be buying chance. Bitcoin ETF and Ether ETF flows fit boost liquidity and drive long-term uptrend.

XRP and Solana don drop small tin for market, dem fall 4.93% and 1.33% respectively, dem dey trade for $3.09 and $194.83 with volumes of $11.77B and $14.49B. Meanwhile, Remittix (RTX) dey near im $20M presale target, don raise $19.6M and don sell over 600 million tokens at $0.0944 each. The platform dey offer fast crypto-to-fiat transfer for more than 30 countries. Beta wallet wey get real-time FX conversion go land for Q3 2025. Early investors go enjoy 40% token bonus plus fit join $250K giveaway. If dem reach presale target, dem go trigger CEX listing, wey go boost RTX liquidity and put Remittix for better position to get 40x gains.

Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee dey worry for the latest US inflation figures. Him talk say monthly Producer Price Index (PPI), Consumer Price Index (CPI), and import price movements fit look volatile. Goolsbee warn make people no overreact to just one month data, but e still talk say PPI and CPI readings suppose dey monitored well well. Traders suppose dey watch steady inflation signals as the Fed dey check their monetary policy. Di thing wey e talk mean say inflation risks still dey the Fed mind and fit affect future interest rate decisions.

For report wey The Verge release lately, OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman don show say e dey interested to buy Chrome. Dis interest go come if US antitrust regulator dem force Google make e sell im Chrome browser. Sam Altman dey see say e get chance to join Chrome with AI tools. Dis news add another level to di kain pressure wey regulators dey put for Big Tech. If dem force sale of Chrome, e fit change di tech industry and open new chance for AI-driven browsers. Even though negotiations never start, Altman interest for Chrome acquisition show how antitrust matter and AI growth dey connect.

OSL Group and CMGE don announce today say dem go join hand to blend OSL compliant virtual asset financial infrastructure with CMGE global IP gaming ecosystem. Di partnership go link OSL stablecoin service network wey dem design for financial institutions to CMGE game payment settings, make regulated stablecoins quick enter digital entertainment and real world business. Traders suppose watch make gaming transaction increase and look out for new ways to add stablecoin liquidity.

Di price of Binance Coin (BNB) don recover pass key moving averages after e bounce back from low of $729. Di current BNB price wey be $843.30 dey just under di $860 resistance level, as traders dey wait for breakout. Di short-term momentum of BNB price dey supported by 21-day SMA wey dey slope upwards and dey pass 50-day SMA, show say uptrend dey for both daily and 4-hour charts. If e fit break di $860 level well, e fit push Binance Coin go 1.618 Fibonacci extension wey dey $1,058.70 and maybe test $1,100. Di main support levels still dey for $800, $600 and $550. Overall, price action for Binance Coin still dey bullish as long as e dey hold pass 21-day SMA.

For one big crypto seizure, Texas law enforcement dem wey Department of Public Safety dey lead plus FBI support don grab over $2.8 million digital assets from one person wey dem dey suspect say na ransomware operator. Dem use search warrants go check multiple places, investigators come seize crypto wey dey inside private wallets wey connect to ongoing money laundering investigations. Prosecutors don charge the suspect say e organize ransomware attacks and dey launder dirty money. This crypto seizure na clear sign say state level efforts dey to fight cybercrime and make digital asset regulations strong. Even though the impact on the bigger market no too big, the operation show say enforcement and scrutiny for illegal crypto activities don increase.

Big big institutions like Citigroup and BlackRock don put billions inside spot Bitcoin ETFs, lock 6.2% of di circulating BTC and 7.85% of ETH inside regulated vaults dem. Dis institutional Bitcoin ETF surge dey effectively turn native cryptocurrencies into “financial NFTs,” dem dey trade under SEC rules with limited utility and high systemic risk. Di market value driver don shift from on-chain activity to macro narratives. If big holders wey dey low frequency start to sell plenty, e fit cause serious market downturn. Ethereum dey face double threat as reserve narratives and application migration dey weaken both im staking-driven scarcity and on-chain utility. Traders suppose prioritize native token ownership and protect their private keys so dem no go get stuck if market collapse happen.

CMB International Asset Management (CMBIAM) don launch Asia first regulated, public tokenize USD money market fund, wey dem choose Solana as one of d main blockchains. Dem develop am with Singapore DigiFT platform. D fund get real-time liquidity, multi-chain access (Solana, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Plume) plus e dey follow Singapore accredited investor rules wella. This kain offer dey connect d $7 trillion traditional money market with real-world assets (RWA), e make Solana get beta crediblity and on-chain action. Solana token SOL sharp rise near 10%, e dey trade between $167 and $192, e near main resistance at $201. Technical signs show say e fit rise reach $226 and long-term target na $300, because of oversold RSI and high demand from institutions. D fund launch na big milestone for Solana, fit bring steady trade volume and deep liquidity. Crypto traders suppose watch for breakout pass $201 and dey monitor on-chain metrics as signs say big institution money dey enter SOL fast.

Hyperliquid, one DeFi perpetual exchange, don carry beta market traction without traditional venture capital as e focus on community engagement plus strong product development. Dem launch for Arbitrum, Hyperliquid shift go their own Layer-1 HyperEVM network and dem introduce HYPE token, wey dem distribute 31% of supply to early users through airdrop. This move make scalability and loyalty better. For July, Hyperliquid achieve $320 billion for perpetual trading volume, $87 million revenue, plus hold 35% of blockchain revenue and 6.1% slice of centralized exchange markets. The platform tokenomics channel 97% of trading fees to HYPE buybacks, wey create deflationary pressure and push $1.33 billion repurchases till now. Hyperliquid VC-free DeFi model plus the aggressive token buyback program show their innovative way and sustainable growth path for decentralized finance.

Tron DAO and e founder Justin Sun don don sue Bloomberg, dem dey accuse media say dem report wrong about di project treasury holdings. Dem talk say Bloomberg no report di correct amount of TRX, USDT and DAI wey dey under Tron DAO control, dem over talk di stablecoin reserves by more than $5 billion. Tron Foundation want Bloomberg make dem publicly correct di mistake and make apology, else dem go blow more legal case if Bloomberg no remove di report for within 14 days. Dis palava dey show how people still dey fear transparency for crypto asset matter and e fit make TRX market shake small for short time. Traders suppose watch how Bloomberg go take reply and dey monitor TRX price movement as di case dey go on.

Memecoin market share don drop reach im lowest for 18 months, e fall reach 3.9% for altcoin market as Ethereum dey grab more liquidity. CryptoQuant data show say memecoins now be only 0.039 of total altcoin value, level wey last time dem see na February 2024. Analysts talk say na the current Ethereum season dey push dis change as ETH don rise 215.9% since April, memecoins na only 79.5% gain. For the Ethereum season wey happen August, Ethereum climb 25.4%, but big memecoins like Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Pepe (PEPE) get small increase. Experts expect say memecoin season go show again as crypto market dey waka through four stages: Bitcoin dominance, Ethereum season, big-cap altcoins rally, and last last memecoin booms. Traders suppose dey watch how liquidity dey flow and how market cycle dey change to find correct time to enter when memecoin momentum don dey again.

Thumzup Media wey Donald Trump own, wey dey listed for Nasdaq don yan say dem wan buy $50 million XRP through secondary offering at $10 per share. Dem plan na to grow their digital asset pool till $250 million and fit keep as much as 90% of their liquid assets for cryptocurrency. This move dey show how institutions dey hype crypto-backed income streams and e highlight XRP cloud mining as high-yield strategy. WinnerMining wey dey UK, na green cloud mining platform wey dey use renewable energy, dey offer tiered XRP cloud mining contracts from $100 to $100,000, plus daily XRP payouts and real-time performance tracking. For the top tier, $100,000 investment fit produce over 280,000 XRP daily based on current rates. Since XRP don jump 481% this year and Ripple settle SEC wahala clear, institutions confidence for XRP cloud mining dey grow. Traders suppose watch how big investments and scalable cloud mining solutions go drive XRP market momentum and income potential.

Di Outset PR Q2 2025 report show say Russia (42.89%), Poland (38.76%), Hungary, Czechia, and Slovakia together dey hold over 94% of crypto media traffic for Eastern Europe. Three tier-1 outlets dey make up almost 42% of di traffic, and only 17 sites get 80.7% of di visits, making dis di most concentrated crypto media traffic market for Eastern Europe worldwide. But 63% of crypto-native platforms see 18.3% traffic drop between April and June, e be because of search algorithm update dem, generative AI referrals, plus regulatory pressure for Russia and Poland. Direct visits (45.2%) plus organic search (42.5%) still be di top referral sources. Di report also highlight how AI discovery tools like ChatGPT dey reshuffle referral flows and warn say speculative traffic go reduce as people dey rely on answer-first platforms. Regulators for Russia and Poland don tighten advertising, meanwhile EU MiCA compliance dey shape content for Hungary and Czechia. For crypto brands plus traders wey wan influence market sentiment, di clear strategy na to target tier-1 and tier-2 outlets in di “Big Five”, adjust content for AI parsing, plus dey watch algorithm and regulatory changes make dem fit maintain visibility for dis highly concentrated system.

Blockchain data wey Glassnode get show say Deribit Bitcoin DVOL index — wey be measure for implied volatility — don drop reach historic low levels, mean say traders fit dey underprice risk. Bitcoin hit fresh all-time high of $124,450 less than 48 hours ago before e correct come down to about $119,000. For history, when volatility dey low before, e usually mean sharp price moves fit happen for any side, show say BTC dey ready for big breakout. Key catalysts na upcoming U.S. economic data, market-specific events, and today Trump-Putin summit for Alaska, wey fit cause sudden changes for market sentiment. Traders suppose dey watch volatility and geopolitical developments wella: if breakout be bullish, fit carry Bitcoin go back towards or even pass im ATH; if bearish, e fit cause sharp correction.

Berachain price don jump reach one-week high of $2.40 on August 14 before e begin yansh go down to $2.15 as sellers begin to pressure market. Dis spike na because Upbit announce say dem go stop BERA deposits and withdrawals before network upgrade, dis one make people trade based on liquidity wahala. Even though e small dey go down, BERA still dey above im 20-day EMA and e hold most of im recent gains. Technical indicators dey show say bullish fit begin: ascending trendline dey show higher lows, and 20 EMA don cross above 50 SMA. Plus, PoL v2 upgrade don allocate one-third of protocol emissions direct to BERA holders, e mean say peron fit dey get built-in yield. Any wallet fit delegate tokens make dem earn passive returns without joining farming contracts. Together, dis upgraded yield power plus supportive chart patterns dey talk say Berachain price fit soon try push $2.60 resistance level.

Czech polis don catch Tomas Jirikovsky, wey be founder of darknet market, for something wey concern 468 BTC (wey be like $45 million) Bitcoin donation wey cause Justice Minister Pavel Blazek to comot for power. For Thursday raid, officers catch Jirikovsky after e try run climb roof. Jirikovsky, wey dem don convict in 2017 for running Sheep Marketplace and dem sentence am nine years for embezzlement, drug trafficking, and illegal gun possession, dem release am on parole in 2021. Government people talk say e pay minister to make dem no put am for jail. E still get Bitcoin wey e never surrender, including about 1,500 BTC from before bad things e do, dem never take am back. Blockchain analytics company Arkham Intelligence trace one Bitcoin movement wey worth $77.5 million from one Nucleus darknet wallet in March 2025. Lucien Bourdon from Trezor talk say big transfers fit always dey traced, to make sure people no do anyhow.

BingX don show a $500K crypto carnival wey dem wan use bring traders together for one bullish market. Di seasonal trading event go run from August 14 to 30 (UTC+8), give referral incentives, trading challenges, profit-and-loss competitions plus community giveaways. People wey enter fit compete for different tracks to share di 500,000 USDT prize money. E dey for both new and experienced traders, so anybody fit join no matter wetin strategy dem dey use. BingX CPO Vivien Lin talk say di campaign dey combine real competition with proper interaction to satisfy traders for fast market. BingX start for 2018, dem get over 20 million users wey dey use AI-powered derivatives, spot and copy-trading services. As official Chelsea FC partner, di exchange dey still expand community-centered programs.