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Total Value Locked (TVL) for decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols don increase reach $154 billion, even after e drop small 3% for the last week. Data wey come from on-chain analytics platforms show say Ethereum-based apps still dey dominate, dem dey account for almost two-thirds of the whole TVL. Major lending and staking services like Aave, MakerDAO, and Lido still dey top contributors. Although market wahala and regulatory gbege cause short-term outflows, the growth for cross-chain bridges and layer-2 solutions don help the ecosystem strong wella. Traders suppose dey watch possible capital movement go new DeFi networks wey dey emerge and make dem dey monitor Ethereum gas fee trends, because e fit mean say money fit start to flow back or another correction fit happen.

Bitcoin and Ethereum don jump go fresh all-time highs, dey bring crypto momentum back ahead of tori strong Q4. As big coins dey run tori, traders dey often waka enter memecoins dey find big profit. Pepeto stand gidigba by join social hype—wey get over 100,000 community members backing am—with real use: zero-fee PepetoSwap trades, native cross-chain bridge, plus built-in listing queue. Analysts talk say early 5,000% run fit change $20,000 to $1 million when Pepeto knack Tier-1 listings and more adoption. Old memecoins like Dogecoin (DOGE), Pepe Coin (PEPE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) still get upside—PEPE show falling-wedge setup for possible 2× move, SHIB breakout pass $0.000016 fit target $0.000020. But their level limit how far dem fit go. Traders wey dey eye Q4 2025, early backing for utility-driven tokens like Pepeto fit bring better risk-reward balance.

For August 16, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin meet U.S. President Donald Trump for di Trump-Putin Summit for Alaska. Dem change di format from one-on-one meeting to three-on-three discussion, wey include foreign ministers and senior advisors. Di agenda na strategic stability, regional conflict for Syria and Ukraine, cybersecurity wahala, and economic cooperation like possible sanctions relief. Analysts dey see di Trump-Putin Summit as important gauge for di global economic outlook. If di meeting carry good result, e fit calm geopolitics tension, boost market confidence, and ginger investors for both traditional and digital assets. Possible policy changes for trade, energy, and security fit affect commodity prices and currency values. But if dem no fit reach agreement, e fit make investors fear risk, wey go make dem buy safe-haven assets. The way dem extend diplomacy show say negotiation dey more structured with more input and formal documents. Old tension about election interference and regional wahala still dey, e make consensus hard. Overall, di summit get serious geopolitical impact: short-term market reaction fit happen for stocks, bonds, and crypto, and if discussion successful, e fit open way for better global economic outlook.

Cardano price don surge over 20% for four sessions, e reach $1 briefly for the first time since March before e settle down for $0.93 as Bitcoin dey pull back. Coinglass derivatives data show say $194 million dey ADA long positions against $93 million short, wey show say people dey optimistic. But, one heavy short cluster wey dey $0.98—wey hold $43 million—don create one serious resistance level wey block the intraday rally. Technical indicators still dey show say buyers fit tire: RSI near to overbought for 69.7% and prices dey trade pass the upper Bollinger Band. If e break pass $0.98, e fit cause short covering wave, push Cardano price go reach $1.20, but if e fail for am, ADA fit fall back to $0.92 or even lower support near the 20-day SMA wey dey around $0.79.

Cardano (ADA) dey near $1 after some big whales move 200 million ADA go bigger wallets, wey make price push enter $0.81–$0.88 range. On-chain data dey show say condition dey balanced wey fit support controlled rally. Dogecoin (DOGE) stabil for $0.21, $0.20 na support plus e fit jump 30% reach $0.26 based on big buying plus bullish technical patterns. Meanwhile, Cold Wallet cashback presale don raise $6 million from selling 716.6 million CWT tokens at $0.00998 for Stage 17, dem dey target $0.3517 launch price for 3,425% ROI. Cold Wallet cashback model dey refund gas, swap, and transfer fees quick quick to keep users. Plus Wallet wey get 2 million accounts join inside give immediate scale and liquidity. Traders suppose watch ADA and DOGE breakout, early CWT buyers fit benefit from presale momentum.

Crypto traders dey shift from ETH and PEPE to Layer Brett, dem dey change how people dey see Ethereum price prediction. Built on Ethereum Layer 2, dis new meme coin dey sell for $0.0042 for presale, e promise up to 150x return. Layer Brett get ultra-low fee wey less than $0.01 and e fit handle over 10,000 TPS. Investors fit buy with ETH, USDT or BNB through MetaMask and Trust Wallet. Early stakers go get APY wey start from 25,000%, e go reduce as more tokens dey lock. With clear tokenomics and fixed supply of 10 billion, Layer Brett dey put DeFi features like gamified staking, NFT connections and cross-chain bridges. This Ethereum price prediction talk show say Layer Brett fit do pass old tokens as traders dey find high-yield, scalable meme coins before 2025 bull run.

US officials don warn say dem fit put sanctions on people wey dey buy Russian oil, including China, if talks about price cap no go well. Di proposed $60 per barrel price cap wan make Moscow no too get yawa for Ukraine fight. If talks for G7 and EU scatter, US fit extend sanctions to waka ship, insurance, and trading company dem wey get hand for Russian oil export. For crypto market, new US sanctions fit make market shake well well, so traders go dey think again about their risk. E fit make crypto market biggy safe-haven money as traders go dey use things like stablecoins or gold-backed tokens to run from wahala. For short term, rise in geopolitical risk and supply wahala fit make people dey fear risk, put pressure for BTC and altcoins. For long run, stricter US sanctions fit make crypto more popular as alternative payment if Russia and their people start to use digital asset to waka past restrictions. Crypto traders suppose dey follow oil price cap and US sanctions news, make dem fit adjust their portfolios to manage market shake and catch safe-haven chance for digital currencies.

Cold Wallet presale dey open for $0.00998 as adoption strong. The project dey use reward model to turn transaction fees to cashback. E dey backed by Plus Wallet acquisition, Cold Wallet start with 2 million users and $6 million funding. Presale price dey way below the $0.3517 listing target. This one give traders chance to enter early for project wey get built-in liquidity. Toncoin (TON) dey trade for $3.40 and e get forecast range from $2.38 to $47. CoinDCX expect $43–47 by end of year, while CoinCodex see $2.38–$9.48. Telegram billion-user base and in-chat utility dey support adoption. Ethereum (ETH) don break key resistance and e dey trade in discovery phase. Analysts talk say e fit waka go $5,000. This momentum dey driven by institutional inflows and e reinforce ETH role for Web3 infrastructure. Together, these developments show say opportunity dey go up. Traders fit consider the upside potential of TON wide range and real use case. Ethereum breakout na sign say e get early momentum. Cold Wallet presale give low price entry with immediate user adoption and built-in reward mechanism. This combination make each token worth to watch for short-term price action and longer-term growth in adoption and network utility.

Market analyst Crypto Sensei talk say XRP price fit shoot up over 44,000%, pass $1,000. E base am on market cap multiplier effect wey come from big capital inflows. If $3 billion flow in, e fit raise XRP market cap to $3.77 trillion, make each token dey worth $540. If $8 billion come in, e fit push price reach $1,437, based on how much circulating supply no dey liquid now. Another expert, Egrag Crypto, yan about XRP big bullish cycle. Him technical analysis for X show say e get bull flag pattern inside long-term ascending channel. Key support at $2 dey keep the bullish movement. Expected targets dey between $19 and $50 if XRP price fit hold monthly close above this level. These analyses dey show strong liquidity-driven price prediction and market dynamics. Traders suppose dey watch capital inflow levels, liquidity setup, and technical patterns. High volatility fit cause sharp rallies or heavy falls depending on how inflow or outflow shift.

Di sell-off wey happen for Ethereum recently, whales, hackers plus Ethereum Foundation don move over $500 million worth for ETH. Data wey dey on-chain show sey two new wallets withdraw 71,025 ETH (~$330M) from Kraken, including one single transfer of 17,591 ETH (~$82M) inside two hours. One hacker address sell 4,958 ETH (~$22M) for profit, while another whale offload 20,600 ETH (~$96.5M), making $26M gain. Ethereum Foundation wallet liquidate 6,194 ETH (~$28.4M) over three days at average price $4,578. At the same time, Ethereum transfers climb to 4.6 million ETH, near July monthly peak of 5.2M, as price rally from $3,400 to $4,600. Staking inflows also jump to 247,900 ETH, highest in one month, reduce the trading supply available. ETH dey trade at $4,647, down 2% daily but up 19% weekly, show say wahala dey possible as sell-off dey unfold.

Sky Mavis Ronin, wey popular gaming sidechain be dat, go waka enter Ethereum layer-2 rollup by Q1–Q2 2026, dem go dey post transaction data go Ethereum while dem still keep RON as dia native gas token. Dis move go join Ronin ecosystem with Ethereum settlement layer plus security wey e get, plus e go bring new "Proof of Distribution" tokenomics wey go reward people wey dey build. Dis one show say rollup get two kin: traditional rollups wey get dedicated sequencer and "based" rollups plus sovereign appchains wey dey use Ethereum validators for sequencing. Taiko, wey be first mainnet-based rollup, now fit do two-second preconfirmations through sequencing wey dem outsource to Ethereum proposers, while Puffer Labs’ UniFi stack dey deliver less than 10 millisecond latency for testnet by using EigenLayer-backed preconfirmers and trusted execution environments. All these developments dey highlight how Ethereum layer-2 rollups dey balance speed, decentralization, and shared security, plus e show say DeFi infrastructure innovation no dey stop.

Spark crypto price drop reach $0.082, e be the lowest since July 29, drop 55% from July peak. Market cap drop from $188M go down to $127M as market general dey weak. Staking inflows reach 217.13M tokens from 4,400 people, e show say long-term confidence dey. Whale holdings climb 62% go 11.28M SPK, smart money rise 530% reach 3.63M. Spark savings platform dey hold $2.4B assets; TVL hit record $8.35M. Protocol generate $85M fees for 12 months, $7M for 30 days. Technical analysis show SPK dey form double-bottom for $0.082, with bullish MACD divergence and oversold RSI. If e rebound, e fit target $0.1350 neckline (+65%). Overall, Spark crypto price fit strong rebound if technical patterns hold, e get 65% upside.

For one exclusive interview, crypto analyst Udi Wertheimer talk say institutional demand dey quietly dey soak Bitcoin supply from long-time holders. Over the past five years, these new investors don replace traditional holders—Bitcoin maximalists and those wey dey move money go ETH or SOL—wit 'forced buyers' like Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy. Because MicroStrategy’s value depend on buying more BTC, this kain demand dey steady no matter how price dey move. Wertheimer dey warn say we near supply wahala we fit trigger sharp rally. E call $400,000 Bitcoin price conservative because institutional accumulation still dey go on. Traders suppose dey observe supply dynamics plus institutional flows as key tins wey fit start the next bullish run.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins dey support President Trump executive order wey allow crypto 401(k) and private equity investments inside retirement plans. E talk say make crypto 401(k) options open fit fill the structural gap wey don block individual savers, while big pension funds and endowments dey access private markets. Under Project Crypto, SEC and Department of Labor go update custody regulations and make clear rules for digital assets. Atkins talk say e need proper guardrails to protect retirement savers. E highlight blockchain real-time settlement benefits like reduced operational risk and increased transparency. The initiative dey aim to modernize the 90-year-old securities frameworks, bring regulatory clarity, and promote innovation in investment management.

Stellar breakout dey confirm say volatility and trading interest don increase. Stellar breakout from falling wedge at $0.315–$0.455 mean say bullish momentum dey show. XLM dey trade now near $0.4527, e face resistance at $0.455–$0.460, support dey for $0.446 (9-EMA) and $0.420 (50-SMA). If e fit hold well well above $0.460, e fit push the price go higher. XRP dey trade around $3.22. E need keep key support for $3.17 make e no fall to $3.10–$3.15. Resistance for $3.33 and $3.40 go show how e go move next. Cold Wallet presale (CWT) don raise $6 million for Stage 17 at $0.00998 per token. With launch price set at $0.3517, this presale dey offer up to 3,425% ROI. Users dey get cashback on gas fees and transactions, plus e get over 2 million user base from the acquired 270 million wallet network. This model dey show utility for real time before launch.

Whale investors dey dey shift funds enter three cheap cryptocurrencies this week: Little Pepe (LILPEPE), Cardano (ADA) plus Dogecoin (DOGE). For presale side, LILPEPE don raise $18 million for Stage 10, e get Layer-2 scalability, built in launchpad plus tax-free trading wey draw plenty whale investors wahala. Cardano whales add pass 200 million ADA as price dey consolidate for $0.80, dem dey eye breakout pass $0.84 plus possible rally reach $1 based on technical momentum and derivatives open interest. Meanwhile, DOGE whales buy 1 billion tokens wey worth $220 million as meme coins dey regain mainstream appeal. Dis buying patterns dey show strong support levels and reduced circulating supply, e set stage for potential price rally. Traders suppose dey track whale investors movement to sabi market shifts and manage FOMO for crypto market.

For our list of Top Cryptos wey traders fit join for August 2025, three projects really stand out for people wey dey find high ROI and viral momentum. First, Arctic Pablo Coin (APC) combine travel-themed presale with token wey dey burn to reduce supply. E dey priced at $0.0008 for e 36th location, Horizon Haven, and APC fit bring 900% ROI for e $0.008 launch price. E tokenomics get 221.2 billion supply, 66% APY staking rewards, weekly burns, and e get transparent Binance Smart Chain audits. Next, Degen dey for traders wey like high risk, high reward. E get meme energy plus volatile swings, and don become magnet for whales and momentum seekers. Last last, Osaka Protocol join Japanese pop-culture branding with strong cross-chain transfers across Ethereum, BSC, Solana and Avalanche. Low fees and high speed make am utility play wey get wide retail appeal. These Top Cryptos to Join for August 2025 cover meme coin hype, speculative upside and technical innovation—important factors for both short term trades and long term portfolio diversification.

Ethereum dey trade near im 2021 all-time high wey be $4,891, e dey hover around $4,600 now for one kain 24-hour mixed session. Volatility still dey high as prices dey waka between $4,550 and $4,750, plus trading volume don increase by 9.3% reach $68.34 billion. For meanwhile, AI-focused altcoin wey dem dey call Ozak AI don enter e fourth presale stage, dem dey sell tokens for $0.005 each. Based on roadmap price wey be $1, people wey join early fit make up to 400x gain. Until now, dem don sell 129.45 million OZ tokens plus collect $1.85 million. The total supply na 10 billion OZ, 3 billion of dem na for presale, the rest dey shared among community, future reserves, liquidity, and the team. Ozak AI infrastructure combine blockchain, IPFS, DePIN networks, and smart contracts to deliver data services wey no fit tamper and AI-driven analytics for real-time. The project still dey run $1 million presale giveaway to boost engagement before dem list for CMC and CG. For crypto traders, Ethereum upward movement dey boost the bullish market sentiment. Meanwhile, Ozak AI presale na high-risk, high-reward chance, but presale tokens get inherent volatility and e depend on how well the project fit deliver.

Bullish crypto traders dem get three tokens wey dem dey focus on dis week: Ethena’s ENA, PENGU, and Cold Wallet. Ethena (ENA) don climb 150% for di past month, as e TVL don cross $10 billion, dem get golden cross technical signal, daily $5 million buybacks, plus big whales dey collect more. Analysts don eye $1 as di next target. PENGU rally with trading volume wey spike 17.5%. Di flag-and-pole chart pattern plus Nasdaq BTCS wey add Pudgy Penguins NFTs for im treasury dey make people dey reason say e go double to $0.075 by mid-September. Cold Wallet stand out with im Stage 17 presale at $0.00998, 706 million tokens don sell, over 2 million users wey preload, plus cashback rewards model. Dem get fixed listing price of $0.3517 so demand don lock before full supply enter market. All dis together show say real adoption metrics, on-chain momentum, and supply dynamics important to find better bullish crypto opportunities. Traders suppose watch ENA and PENGU for short-term rallies and think about Cold Wallet presale mechanics for medium-term positioning.

Crypto price prediction for August 15 dey analyze key support and resistance levels for the top 10 tokens, wey include BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LINK, HYPE, and XLM. Bitcoin (BTC) don pull back reach 20-day EMA near $117,500, e mean say people dey buy when price drop and this fit push BTC pass $124,500 come near $135,000 if e hold support well. Ethereum (ETH) dey face resistance for $4,788 and e get possible support for $4,094; spot ETH ETFs don get $2.9 billion inflows, show say bull run gots to continue. Analysts talk say XRP get resistance for $3.40, BNB struggle for $861, and Solana 20-day EMA dey around $180. Cardano don pass $0.94 but sellers dey near $1.02, while Dogecoin and Chainlink just dey hold key EMAs. Report talk say altcoin season fit happun for September. Traders suppose watch these critical levels well: if price drop below main EMAs e fit cause deeper corrections, but if e break resistance wey dey above e fit start new uptrend.

One trader comot im XRP and DOGE holdings come put am for Chainlink after e check the community talk and the verified Chainlink partnerships. E vex how the XRP talk no clear, ‘‘trust the plan’’ wey dem dey talk, but e like well well the documented LINK collabo with banks, government and Fortune 500 companies. Na im e sell im holdings and sharply buy LINK for 10% discount. Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) dey get tested by big financial institutions and dey part of SWIFT blockchain interoperability program, e dey boost the imagen of Chainlink as institutional oracle network. Meanwhile, Ripple don launch RLUSD stablecoin and dem dey buy Hidden Road to expand XRP on-chain finance use. XRP dey trade for around $3.06 and LINK dey near $21.88. This kain move dey show say traders need to check real-world adoption and clear progress before dem go choose crypto assets.

SharpLink tok report say im lose big pass how people expect: $8.5 million for Q2, because operating expenses high and Ethereum demand slow down. Their revenue move small small by 9% yearly get $24 million, but active users and transaction for SharpLink data-as-a-service platform drop 15% and 20%. Ethereum price rise reach close to $4,200 for May, then fall to average $3,600 by end quarter, make market no too eager for blockchain data services again. SharpLink stock (NASDAQ: SHLK) drop 18% after work hours trading. Management talk say Q3 revenue fit fall more and dem plan to cut cost to keep cash. Though company still hope for long-term growth for decentralized finance indexing, immediate effect of weaker Ethereum market shake investor feeling.

Blockchain analysis firm Arkham don identify di once anonymous Ethereum whale na Bitmine Immersion Technologies. Dis Ethereum whale get 1.17 million ETH weh worth $5.14 billion, an dis mek am di biggest Ethereum treasury for di world. Inside di last one hour alone, Bitmine add 28,650 ETH (about $130 million) to dia holdings. Dis confirm say di aggressive buying strategy go still continue. Tom Lee, Bitmine chairman and old Wall Street strategist, highlight say Ethereum supply go short soon. E talk say institutional investors never still grab dis chance. Bitmine, weh dem first dey focus on Bitcoin mining, don switch to dey collect ETH. Under Lee leadership, di company dey plan to raise extra $20 billion for dia crypto treasury. Dis move na like di corporate crypto treasury trend weh MicroStrategy start wit dia Bitcoin buy for 2020. Big Ethereum whales like Bitmine comin fit make market things and price wahala intensify.

Bitwise Asset Management don file new S-1 registration paper wit di U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for dia proposed spot Dogecoin ETF. Di updated document show di new tori about di fund investment plan, how dem wan charge fee, and how dem go keep di money safe. Dis amendment na because SEC talk about dia first filing and e be big step wey fit make dem get approval from regulators. If dem approve am, dis Dogecoin ETF go let both big big investors and normal people fit buy DOGE through product wey regulators dey control. Traders suppose dey watch wetin SEC go do next because if dem approve, e fit make people want buy more and e fit make price of Dogecoin ginger well well.

Ethereum don reach im four-year ceiling for di $4,700 resistance area. Analyst Kevin (@Kev_Capital_TA) talk say una need see clean weekly close pass $4,700 plus break di down-trending weekly RSI line to start new bull phase. If dem no fit clear dis barrier, e fit make di pattern for weak rallies still continue plus e fit cause another correction. Di sudden rise for US Producer Price Index wey get month-on-month PPI at +0.9% vs +0.2% wey dem expect na im make di market flip quick. Market people dey eye Fed Chair Powell talk wey go happen for Jackson Hole next week as next big catalyst. Kevin advise traders to wait make price and RSI breakout confirm before dem jump, e talk say only then Ethereum plus other altcoins go enter real bull cycle. Ethereum dey trade around $4,619 as e dey press time.

Tomas Jirikovsky wey be di founder of Sheep Marketplace darknet site, dem detain am by Czech authority dem because of one 468 BTC transfer wey worth about $45 million at dat time, go old Justice Minister Pavel Blazek. Prosecutor dem dey talk say di Bitcoin payment na so make Jirikovsky no go serve another prison time. During di raid, police secure beta evidences and catch Jirikovsky after e try run go hin roof. Sheep Marketplace wey start for 2013, na place wey dem de sell drug, weapon and fake goods, e make about 680 BTC from di business. When dem close am, dem accuse Jirikovsky say e run collect more 841 BTC from users; dis one make im get total of at least 1500 BTC. Dis case show how law enforcement dey try continue to track illegal Bitcoin moves and hold darknet operators responsible.

Federal Reserve don talk say dem wan commot the crypto oversight guidance wey dem put for 2021, so bank no need dey ask permission before dem fit do stablecoin custody, issuance, and digital-asset transfer services again. This move go remove wahala for compliance and e go make supervision level join the one wey Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and SEC dey use. When these restrictions clear, banks go fit do compliance faster make dem quick launch crypto products. Industry people talk say this relaxation for crypto oversight go make institutional adoption increase, market liquidity go better, and fintech innovation go rise. The change for policy wey dem plan to start by early 2025 na part of bigger plan wey wan join traditional banking with digital assets. Some people dey argue say e go make US digital finance sabi pass others, but critics dey warn say e fit cause more systemic risk. Traders suppose dey watch for any announcement wey banks go make about new crypto products and any movement for stablecoin market.

On August 15, 2025, di price prediction for XRP start to get stronger when di token create one bullish flag pattern for di daily chart. Di analysts talk say dis kind technical sign fit mean say big upside movement go come, and fit push XRP go $5 target. Dis kain outlook e show after one $1 billion crypto market liquidation wave wey push XRP down go $3.05 before late session whale dem start to gather am again put lift am pass $3.10. Trading volume come drop by 38% after di sell-off, dis mean say di pressure wey come from liquidation don dey tire. To make sure XRP fit breakout well, e suppose take back di $3.13 resistance level, even as di bigger macro problems wey join Fed Jackson Hole meeting and equity market wahala dey. Institutional support dey, as Ripple CTO David Schwartz talk about how XRP Ledger dey useful, dis add fundamental support. If di bulls hold di momentum and di stock market correlation calm down, dis bullish flag fit make di price rally quick. But if risk aversion for traditional market rise again, na di main challenge to face if dem wan push am go $5.

Big big players dem for institution side dey pump up their Ether treasury make dem fit enjoy the better market momentum wey dey grow. Public Bitcoin miner BitMine Immersion Technology don file SEC at-the-market (ATM) offering to raise $24.5 billion, all na to buy more Ether dem earmark am. Meanwhile, company wey dey do corporate crypto treasury, SharpLink, don complete capital raise of $389 million from institutional investors to expand their Ether treasuries. Big holders too dey active. New company wey dem just form don buy $1.3 billion worth Ether for ten new wallets pass the recent $1 billion wey enter inside Ethereum ETFs. These moves mean say demand for Ethereum asset dey strong and e dey boost the competition for Ether treasuries. E no just end for crypto, US federal debt don reach record $37 trillion after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Analysts dey warn say as deficit dey increase, e fit ginger quantitative easing wey go inject liquidity into the financial markets. Based on how e dey relate with M2 growth, Bitcoin price fit reach $132,000 by the end of 2025, wey go further strengthen the bullish market sentiment.