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Renmin University of China go hold a three-day seminar from August 29 to 31, 2025, to talk about di law wey govern stablecoins, cryptocurrency disposal, and Real World Assets (RWA). Di event go gather legal experts and people wey dey work for di industry make dem yarn deep about how court fit handle digital assets, how make disposal, and compliance rules. People wey go attend go reason how to invest and regulatory plans wey join stablecoins and RWA. Di seminar wan make clear wetin law talk about how to dispose cryptocurrency. E go give legal people correct tools to handle stablecoins, RWA, and bigger DeFi regulation. Dis plan show say make law clear as DeFi dey change traditional finance.

Bitcoin price drop come reach 11-day low of $115,000 for August 18 as almost $500 million for liquidations comot waka sweep crypto market. After quiet weekend, di sell-off quick quick for the reopening of US futures and early Asian trading hours. Big liquidation dem na mainly long positions dey cause am, over 115,000 traders waka comot one day. Altcoins fall together with Bitcoin price. Ethereum (ETH) drop 3% reach $4,300, XRP try the $3 support level, plus SOL and DOGE record daily decline of 4–5%. Chainlink (LINK) no follow this pattern, e rise 5% for the day. CoinGlass data show total liquidations pass $450 million, na so market volatility strong. Geopolitical wahala still add to the bearish feeling. Comments from US President Joe Biden and the stalled talks between Trump and Putin over the Ukraine-Russia war make traders dey cautious well well. Everybody for the market go dey watch upcoming meetings between world leaders make dem fit see if anything fit happen. Short-term traders fit still face more volatility, but the oversold situation fit still give chance to buy. E dey important to dey check liquidation heat maps and correct support levels to manage risk well.

People wey dey travel for UAE fit now book flight wit XRP, dis na one new step for crypto payments and travel bookings. Alternative Airlines dey put XRP join BTC, ETH, LTC, ADA, DOGE, USDT and others, and na Crypto.com, Triple-A and xMoney dey process the transactions. Travala.com, wey join XRP for all over world since May, dey offer smooth XRP payments for flight, hotel and activities through Crypto.com and Binance Pay. Dis expansion show say XRP dey grow for real-world use, and e give people for UAE better options to spend their digital money on travel services.

Abu Dhabi AI sector grow 61% between June 2023 and June 2024, na report from Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry talk so. Di emirate dey lead MENA for AI sector growth, e get over 150 new AI companies for early 2025. Fifty-eight percent of dis companies dey focus for innovation and research. Abu Dhabi AI roadmap (2025–2028) dey prioritize policy advocacy plus make business easy. Initiatives dem include Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology Council, Advocacy Working Group on AI, and MGX for tech investments. One UAE–US deal go set up di biggest AI campus outside US for Abu Dhabi, wey get access to Nvidia chips. Australian agency CSIRO develop technique wey fit block unauthorized AI models from learn from online images. Di system dey change pixels but human no fit see, and AI no go fit read am. Early test show say e strong against adaptive AI attacks. Di solution aim to protect content creators, prevent deepfakes, and secure defence data, plus dem plan to extend am to text, video and audio.

For 2025, di crypto market show strong growth for DeFi lending plus leveraged trading. DeFi lending TVL for platforms like Aave pass $4 billion, meaning demand plenty gidigba. But some platforms get liquidity worries, make borrowing rates dey unstable, meaning liquidity risk dey. Leveraged trading volume pass 30% of total exchange volume, some platforms allow up to 20× leverage. High leverage fit mean bigger returns but still increase liquidation risk when market dey volatile. Crypto regulations dey develop as US SEC classify some crypto assets as securities, force platforms to register to increase transparency but e add more compliance wahala. Global regulatory position still mixed, so traders must dey watch policy changes closely. Overall, 2025 DeFi lending growth and active leveraged trading dey drive market moves, but liquidity and regulatory uncertainty need disciplined risk management.

Liquid staking don dey gain ground for 2025 as PoS networks like Ethereum dey try solve long lock-up periods and low liquidity wahala. By mint token dem like stETH or cbETH, users fit unlock assets for DeFi waka—trading, lending, yield farming—while dem dey earn staking rewards. Global TVL for liquid staking don pass $7 billion, Lido, Rocket Pool and Coinbase dey lead. Institutional investors dey dey put more money for stETH under clearer SEC guidelines, dey prefer reputable, compliant platforms. Liquid staking dey give higher yields and liquidity compared to traditional staking. Risks include token price wahala, DeFi smart-contract vulnerability and possible liquidity shortage. For future, more chain support, more staking tokens and better DeFi integration fit make adoption grow, but investors suppose remain watchful about security and regulatory changes.

BAS token go start to dey circulate on August 19 for 06:00 UTC time, BASCAN_io talk so. Di BAS token launch for Binance Alpha platform make Pre-TGE people fit dey trade sharp sharp. Winners wey win for Week 1 and Week 2 BAS Booster Campaign fit claim and trade BAS tokens inside eight hours after e start to dey circulate. Dis BAS token rollout go make market get better liquidity and give early trade chance for stakeholders dem. BASCAN_io strategy to list for Binance Alpha show say more people dey want different kind tokens inside crypto trading community.

Renmin University Law School dey organize senior professional training course on top virtual currencies, stablecoins and RWA from August 29 go reach 31, 2025. Dis legal training go systemically check legal issues wey dey relate virtual currencies, regulation framework plus how dem dey handle important digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) and plenty other stablecoins. Di workshop go get modules on judicial enforcement, compliance risk management plus case studies to give participants better practical understanding. Di fee na 9,800 CNY, dem get discount for alumni plus group registration. E open for judicial practitioners, corporate legal workers and academic researchers.

Michael Saylor, di head chairman for MicroStrategy, don hint say dem fit buy more Bitcoin, wey don make market dey talk. Even though di company never confirm any buying, investors dey watch am well. For past, MicroStrategy strategical Bitcoin buying dey cause short-time price jump and market quaking. Michael Saylor strategy na to gather more digital asset to make company balance sheet strong and grow well for long run. Traders and analysts dey wait for official talk about this Bitcoin buying because before, MicroStrategy buying con dey give Bitcoin quick strong market push. If dem extend their Bitcoin holding, market fit see more price rise and more trading activities. Crypto traders suppose dey observe Saylor talks and related on-chain data to sabi when and how much dem fit buy.

Within just two months, corporate treasuries don gather and stake 2.2 million Ethereum, wey be like 1.8% of all the supply. Big on-chain treasuries, including BitMine and BTCS Inc., dey lock big ETH positions. This rise for corporate staking dey tighten circulation. When supply reduce, e fit boost Ethereum price. But e still bring wahala for liquidity and stability. When few people hold plenty, e fit increase systemic risk. If corporate suddenly start sell, e fit make price waka sharply. Traders suppose dey watch treasury staking ratios and network security metrics. As corporate power dey grow, Ethereum market dynamics fit become more volatile. To understand these trends important for risk management and trading strategies.

Flare Network don introduce new DeFi apps wey go help turn XRP become asset wey dey give yield. Di co-founders Hugo Philion (Flare) and Jesus Rodriguez (Sentora) tok for The Wolf of All Streets podcast say how Flare EVM-compatible, independent layer-one blockchain and integrated data protocols fit make XRP get yield and open DeFi apps for tokens wey before no dey give yield. XRP holders fit now use XRP as collateral for lending platforms, decentralized exchanges, or mint stablecoins plus reinvest inside DeFi protocols. Sentora Firelight platform go optimize risk and strategy, dey target 4–7% XRP yield based on how market be. Flare dey focus on non-custodial bridges (like FXRP) and institutional-grade Oracle systems to attract retail plus institutional investors. Dis launch dey expand DeFi chance pass Ethereum and e position XRP holders to dey make steady returns while dem still get control of their assets.

Asia FX currencies dey trade narrow range as regional central banks dey cautious because of mixed global signals. The weak performance of Asia FX show say policymakers dey reluctant to change rates without clear guidance from big economies. The US Dollar index still dey move, driven by strong economic data and increasing expectations for Fed rate cuts. Good US employment and inflation numbers dey support di idea say rates go remain high longer, but softer reading dey make people speculate say Fed fit cut rates later for di year. Geopolitical risks—from tension for Eastern Europe and Middle East to disputes for Indo-Pacific—still dey cause unpredictable demand for safe-haven like USD and yen. Supply-chain wahala and energy price wahala fit cause sudden movement for currency markets. For crypto traders, Fed rate cuts fit weaken dollar, squeeze bond yield and increase liquidity for risk assets like Bitcoin and altcoins. But big geopolitical shocks fit make short-term flight-to-safety flows, reduce people interest for volatile digital assets. To sabi when to do currency hedges and digital asset allocations, e important to monitor central bank talk, key US data and geopolitical flashpoints.

Thailand govment don approve plan wey go allow foreign visitors convert their crypto to Thai baht for crypto payments for licensed shops. Dis move na part of di country's Digital Asset Blueprint wey wan boost tourism by making crypto payments and regulation easier. Under dis new system, non-residents fit use approved crypto wallets and exchanges pay bill for hotels, restaurants and stores without needing to register as local crypto business. Di policy dey expected to encourage use of crypto payments, increase visitor spending and support Thailand for become digital asset hub.

Di BTCTurk hack don make dem comot pass $48 million from many hot wallet dem. Wey Beosin analysis talk, di hackers clear three BTCTurk hot wallet address before dem begin move di assets go through three middle men address plus waka finish for four deposit address. Di money wey dem comot dey inside Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Avalanche (AVAX), Arbitrum (ARB), Base (BASE), Optimism (OP), and Polygon (MATIC). Beosin use im Trace tool take follow how money move for EVM and Bitcoin chains. Dis palava show how crypto exchange security still dey toch tough. BTCTurk never talk di root cause yet, e fit be say inside security for key management or signing devices slip. Beosin don blacklist di address dem wey join dis matter and dem still dey watch. Traders need be alert for any market wahala after dis big breach.

According to on-chain data provider Lookonchain, Machi Big Brother (singer Huang Licheng) get big long crypto positions for ETH, BTC, HYPE and PUMP. Recent market crash don push these crypto positions into over $7.6 million in unrealized losses. Even though the drawdown serious, none of him positions don get liquidate so far. This matter show how market fit get serious wahala and di risks of leveraged exposure, e remind traders to strengthen risk management and dey watch out for possible margin calls since similar underwater positions fit trigger wider liquidation cascades.

For di first half of 2025, Ethereum activate di Pectra upgrade on May 7, deploy 11 EIPs to boost network throughput, layer-2 capacity and staking flexibility. Key changes dem: double per-block blob capacity (EIP-7691), raise validator stake limits to 2,048 ETH (EIP-7251) and enable smart-contract functions for external accounts (EIP-7702). Network growth accelerate wit 31.5 million new addresses and 1.27 million daily transactions. Total ETH wey dem stake reach historic 35.3 million (29% of supply), while liquid staking rise to 7.6%. Ethereum Foundation reorganize governance, allocate $32 million and 50,000 ETH to ecosystem grants, and improve transparency. Security setbacks—401,000 ETH Bybit hack and EIP-7702 phishing—push wallet safeguards. Looking ahead, Fusaka upgrade go introduce PeerDAS and RISC-V research, and proposed ETH staking ETFs promise 1.7–2.2% yields. Meanwhile, Nethermind outline four anti-sniper defenses (partial execution, time-based bidding, commit-reveal auctions and trusted sequencers) to curb token-launch bots and protect fair price discovery.

Metaplanet, one Japanese company wey dey trade for public market, don increase dia corporate Bitcoin holding with two recent buys—518 BTC and 775 BTC—so di total na 18,888 BTC. Di company talk say inflation hedging, long-term value storage and blockchain transparency na all di reasons wey dem dey use diversify dia treasury. By dey publicly share every buy, Metaplanet dey set clear standard for corporate Bitcoin adoption, plus di reduced supply for exchange fit help price balance and price go up. Metaplanet continuation to take Bitcoin for corporate matter shows say dem see Bitcoin as long-term value holder. Although Japan get strong crypto regulations, e add compliance needs but e still give clearer rules for Asia digital assets sector. Traders suppose watch how institutional crypto demand dey strong, check changes wey fit happen for Bitcoin liquidity and watch sensitively as regulatory matter wey dey come fit affect market trend further.

One former Monero developer viral post wey dey praise XRP don spark wahala for crypto culture. E compare XRP enterprise focus and compliance with how Monero handle privacy, and e cause gbege for social forums. The yawa make XRP price jump pass 5% inside day, while Monero token XMR small small fall. Traders dey balance the talk about privacy coins and regulated blockchain solutions. Market people talk say this fight show bigger palava between how institutions dey adopt and privacy-focused protocols. Even though social media noise make short-term XRP price shake, most analysts talk say the long-term base for both assets no change.

Ethereum withdrawals don stop dis week because e see net inflow of 25,500 ETH enter central exchange dem. Dis one na change from wetin happen before where validators dey move ETH comot for platform dem. Di inflow show say big big institution dey interest again as major players dey manage dia asset before dem approve ETF. Di sudden turnaround dey show how liquidity dey behave for ETH market. Centralized exchange get 25,500 ETH, e show say institutions dey fear miss out. Market analysts talk say di inflows na because of big ETH reserve wey BlackRock and SharpLink get plus di rising ETF inflow. Dis one fit put pressure for spot ETH supply and e go affect di price volatility. Di matter tough as ETH stakers get 15-day delay before dem fit unstake. Retail and institutional investors now get longer time to access dia money. Dis delay fit make short-term volatility worse and e go make traders change dia plan for Ethereum withdrawals and inflows. Traders suppose dey monitor exchange balance as important sign. New inflow fit mean selling pressure or institutions dey reposition. For long term, as regulation clear and ETF develop, e go shape how liquidity trend go be for Ethereum withdrawals. Active traders gats adapt to di way market dey change and how institution interest dey grow.

Bithumb go stop Injective (INJ) deposit and withdrawal start from 09:00 UTC on August 19 because dem wan upgrade di network. Dis pause go affect how INJ transfer enter and comot for the exchange but e no go stop INJ trading for Bithumb. Normally, exchanges dey stop token dem service during blockchain upgrade to make sure say data correct and safe. People wey hold Injective suppose finish any deposit or withdrawal wey dem no complete before dem deadline. Di upgrade go make network better for speed, security and scalability. Users suppose dey watch Bithumb official announcement so dem go know when transfer go begin again. Other exchanges wey get INJ fit give temporary transfer options but make sure say you check well. For long time, dis network upgrade fit make transaction fast and bring new features wey go help Injective ecosystem.

Upbit trading volume don rise sharply by 76% reach $2.521 billion inside 24 hours based on CoinGecko data for August 18. For South Korean won market, ETH/KRW pair dey lead, make up 15.95% of total volume. XRP/KRW, CYBER/KRW, STRIKE/KRW plus BTC/KRW complete the top five. This big jump for Upbit trading volume inside one day show say investors dey more interested for big coins and e fit mean say trading patterns for South Korea dey change. Market observers suppose keep eye on further volume changes and possible market shakiness. The way crypto market react for Upbit show say people dey get more confidence for ETH as digital asset activity dey grow.

CryptoBull wey be analyst wey no put true name for X talk say XRP price go jump reach $7.20 once daily cup pattern break. The analyst mark rounded cup for XRP/USD chart and measure say the move from bottom to rim na 111%. If dem extend the move from breakout level, e give $7.20 target. This price prediction na just for the cup breakout alone. CryptoBull no yan any other indicator or market factor. People for community talk different things, some dey hope long term, some dey ask make regulatory things clear, ETF approval and NDA disclosures make market get real value. Traders suppose keep eye for $7.20 level as important resistance target. If valid breakout pass cup rim, e fit make price go up well. Technically, the price rally for XRP depend on whether volume confirm the breakout.

New data dey show say altcoin liquidations don pass Bitcoin as traders dey shift dia focus ahead of possible altseason. According to CryptoQuant, BTC vs Altcoin Cumulative Liquidation Delta don dey decline steadily since early 2025, marking one reversal from 2024 wey Bitcoin lead leveraged liquidations for Binance. This trend mean say people dey take more risk with altcoins, with tokens like Ethereum and XRP dey attract more speculative interest. Despite Bitcoin still dey dominate, altcoins dey make 40.4% of the $3.93 trillion total crypto market cap. The CoinMarketCap Altseason Index dey at 46, wey show say classic altseason conditions never fully met. Traders wey dey watch altcoin liquidations and market rotation fit see this data as good sign for altcoin prices, fit mean say the next phase of crypto bull market dey come.

For August 2025, Qubic launch one “useful proof-of-work” (uPoW) way wey rearrange six Monero (XMR) blocks and make about 60 others become orphan. Dem require miners to solve AI work for USDT reward—then use the USDT take buy and burn QUBIC tokens—Qubic quick quick gather hash power without special hardware. Experts dey argue if na real 51% attack, but the matter make Kraken stop XMR deposits and price drop. After community vote, Qubic founder Sergey Ivancheglo talk say Dogecoin (DOGE) fit be the next target, because e get big market cap and e old Scrypt algorithm. But Dogecoin and Litecoin (LTC) merged mining still scatter the hash power, no active attack yet. The thing show say PoW get gbege: even anti-ASIC algorithm like RandomX fit fail if money incentive join hash power. Traders dey check mid-cap PoW coin security again, dem dey move money go big or proof-of-stake projects. Blockchain teams fit need dynamic difficulty, hybrid consensus or better protection to keep decentralization.

Based on L2Beat data, di OKX X Layer network get their on-chain assets blow up by 103% for di past seven days, reach di highest ever $84.89 million. Dis surge follow wen OKX do big OKB token burn. For August 16, X Layer run 2.05 million transactions one day, na im first time say e daily transaction pass Ethereum own. For di same 24 hours, user operations per second (UOPS) reach 19.23, show say e grow over 1,000%. Di fast asset inflows plus record activity show say people dey use X Layer more as one major Layer-2 solution.

China A-share Market Cap don cross RMB 100 trillion for di first time, e reach record high as of August 18. Di combined market value of all A-share companies wey dem list reach dis level based on di latest price and total share count. Agricultural Bank of China na di top wit market cap of RMB 2.19 trillion, come second na Industrial and Commercial Bank of China wit RMB 2.02 trillion. Four other stocks dem—Kweichow Moutai, PetroChina, Bank of China and CATL—each pass di RMB 1 trillion market cap. Dis one show say investors get strong confidence and plenty liquidity dey for China equity market. Even though traders fit see di record A-share Market Cap as sign say large financial and industrial stocks go do well, di high valuation level also mean make dem dey cautious for possible market corrections.

Ethereum (ETH) price drop unders $4300 on August 18, with OKX report say e dey for $4297.31, show say e go down 5.79% for one day. Dis drop show say plenty people dey sell and market no too shine for crypto traders. As wahala still dey, people wey dey market go dey watch if ETH fit hold its ground or e go fall again.

BK8, one big online casino brand, don enter the crypto gaming market as dem launch BK8.io. This new crypto casino platform dey use blockchain technology for secure, transparent gameplay plus fast, no-boundary crypto payments. BK8.io bring Points, a gamified rewards system wey dey turn user activities into loyalty points. People fit change these points for the ecosystem’s new utility token, $BK. The platform use decentralized wallets and fair play mechanics to boost user security and trust. Big sports partnerships dey support the brand move enter Web3. BK8.io wan join casual and crypto-native players together with an easy-to-use interface and token-based rewards.

On August 15, 2025, di Trump-Putin summit wey dem hold for Alaska no really affect di cryptocurrency market at all. Traders been dey expect say no go be plenty talk about digital assets, and prediction platforms dem just give 3% chance say dem go talk crypto. So na why Bitcoin and Ethereum prices just remain stable during and even after di summit. History show say political events like Trump-Putin summit no dey change market yan yan unless dem announce clear policy moves. Analysts talk say diplomatic wahala and digital-asset values still dey separate, e show say market don mature and dem dey focus on on-chain metrics pass geopolitical gist. For crypto traders, di Trump-Putin summit outcome dey show say direct policy directives more important pass big political meetings. Market people suppose dey watch regulatory updates and technical indicators for correct trading signals.