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Bio Protocol jump 2019.9% reach $0.1171 inside 24 hours afta dem launch protocol upgrade and form partnership wit analytics people dem. Dis DeFi platform bring dynamic staking rewards weh dey adjust for real time plus cross-chain liquidity bridge for easy token swap across different networks. Di collabo wit top DeFi analytics provider improve on-chain transparency, push Total Value Locked (TVL) higher. Technical indicators confirm new bullish momentum: four-hour bullish engulfing candlestick, Bollinger Bands wey dey widen, MACD bullish crossover, and steady close above 50-period EMA near $0.1073. Retail buyers start di rally, institutional buyers come folo after dey attracted by better reporting and risk management. Although regulatory wahala and liquidity concentration fit be wahala, Bio Protocol functional expansion and analytics integration make am stand out for competitive DeFi space. Traders suppose watch EMA support and volume for signs say e go continue or go pull back.

Chainlink price don rally well well for the past sessions, e climb from important resistances for $17.50 and $19.00 go reach multi-month high of $26.34. After dem clear one contracting triangle, LINK price dey trade pass im 50-day simple moving average (SMA), e mean say strong bullish momentum dey. The token first jump over 10%, then e extend the gains pass 15%, now e dey consolidate pass $24.00 zone. Technical indicators like relative strength index (RSI) and moving average convergence divergence (MACD) confirm say the upside potential still dey. Immediate support levels dey $23.80 (23.6% Fibonacci retracement), $20.90 (50% Fib) and trendline support near $19.50. If e fit close daily above $26.40 and $27.50 steady, e go clear road go targets $28.80 and $30.00, but if e no fit hold the support, e fit make the price fall go $18.00 and $16.50. Traders suppose watch make e close daily above $20.00 to confirm say the uptrend dey and dem go monitor these support and resistance levels for trading chances.

Binance don announce say dem go support di Fusionist (ACE) network upgrade. Di update go get hard fork for block height 3,828,237, wey dem expect say e go happen by 9:00 AM UTC for August 20, 2025. Deposits and withdrawals for Fusionist (ACE) network go stop from 08:00 UTC dat day. Binance go handle all di technical tins on behalf of users. Spot and futures trading for ACE tokens no go change. After di Fusionist (ACE) network upgrade don finish and system stable, dem go open deposits and withdrawals again. Binance confirm say dem go make sure di process secure and transparent. Users no need do any extra step during di Fusionist (ACE) network upgrade and hard fork.

Recent weeks don show say NFT don make big comeback, market capitalization don increase by 62.7% reach $28.4 billion, as Ethereum don break $4,000. As NFTs dey recover, traders dey focus again on meme coins, wey get high growth potential through presales. Top presale tokens na Snorter Token (SNORT), Best Wallet Token (BEST), and Bitcoin Penguins (BPENGU). SNORT wan power one Telegram trading bot wey get scam detection inside, dey offer tokens from $0.1015 and up to 138% APY for staking. BEST, the native token of non-custodial crypto wallet, dey trade at $0.0255 for presale and e give governance rights and discount on fees. BPENGU presale dey run till August 27, e start at $0.00171, get 15 price tiers and weekly BTC giveaways. The joining of new NFT market and cheap meme coin presales mean say altcoin season fit dey come. Traders wey dey find high-risk, high-reward opportunity fit see these presales as chance to diversify beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Bithumb talk say e go stop ZRC deposit and withdrawal from August 25 09:00 UTC make dem fit do Zircuit mainnet upgrade. Dis stoppage go make sure say data secure well, improvement for security and smooth network change. Traders suppose finish all their ZRC transfer before dat time so e no go cause delay for processing. Dis na normal move when big network changes dey happen, e no mean say dem wan remove ZRC from list. For updates about when service go start again, check Bithumb official announcements. Plan ahead for dis suspension go help traders make sure say them work continue well and asset dey safe.

Bitcoin drop $9,000 from im best ever high of $124,000 for weekend, e fall go like $115,000 as dem dey do heavy long-position liquidations wey pass $500 million. Short-term technical indicators like Stochastic RSI and RSI show say e oversold, e fit get rebound. Key support levels na $115,000 mark and the 0.786 Fibonacci retracement, while the $117,000 neckline of inverse head-and-shoulders pattern don turn critical resistance. Traders go dey watch keenly if Bitcoin go hold above these levels or if e go extend correction go $112,000. Di next two weeks na to know if bulls fit regain control or bears go push price lower.

Bitcoin don drop pass $10,000 from e all-time high of $124,500 go down reach around $115,000, wey make traders dey watch the $112,000 support level and fit rebound pass $120,000. Technical indicators like the 21-day SMA dey show say breakout chance don reduce dis week. Some analysts, including CrypNuevo, talk say di sell-off na manipulation to trigger $1 billion liquidations, wey after dat big buyer enter market. Market focus don shift to Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium, wey chairman Jerome Powell speech fit cause wahala for market with mixed inflation and labor data. On-chain metrics show positive Coinbase premium wey no follow price action, wey mean say demand for US strong—maybe from big corporate buyers like Michael Saylor’s Strategy firm. Meanwhile, Rekt Capital warn say Bitcoin price discovery uptrend usually change direction for week 7, wey fit make short-term pullback happen. Traders suppose dey monitor order-book liquidity around $114,000–$112,000 and $120,000 threshold to figure out next move.

For August 18, 2025, India and Philippines come together form strategic digital partnership to speed up digital transformation for all Indo-Pacific area. This digital partnership want to improve e-governance, financial inclusion, and strong digital public infrastructure based on strong cybersecurity and data protection standards. Under 2025-2028 cooperation program both countries go deep for science, technology and innovation (STI) working together. Them also plan to expand peaceful use of space, nuclear energy cooperation and ICT business for edutech and medtech. Big part na, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Now Telecom for make Philippines digital sovereignty stronger. TCS go provide sovereign cloud solutions, cyber-defense package and citizen-focused digital service for strong nationwide network. For economy side, bilateral trade reach US$3.3 billion for 2024-25. Both side promise to finish Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and make ASEAN-India trade rules simpler. For crypto traders, dis partnership focus on cybersecurity na matter plenty. India and Philippines go work together for counter-terrorism, digital forensics and CERT programs to stop cybercrime. This move fit stabilize markets and reduce risk from hacking after record crypto lose of US$142 million for July 2025.

On August 18, 2025, CMB International Securities, wey be subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, launch their virtual asset trading service for Hong Kong. As the first Chinese bank-affiliated broker to offer crypto trading, dem put 24/7 access for their mobile app for investors wey qualify. After you open cash account, professional investors for non-restricted areas fit trade Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Tether (USDT). This new service come after Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission upgrade their license on July 11, wey mark big regulatory step. CMB International plan to expand their virtual asset trading service with strong risk and compliance framework, and go improve system integration and trading features over time.

Coinbase dey predict say Altcoin Season go start for September as Bitcoin dominance drop from 65% go 59%. Better liquidity, tight bid-ask spreads, plus rising risk appetite dey support dis change. Rare MACD death cross for monthly Bitcoin dominance chart remind person of 2017 and 2020 signals wey show before explosive alt rallies. CMC Altcoin Season Index don climb reach 42, e dey show say momentum dey grow. Plenty projects dey deploy token buyback and reserve mechanisms to boost demand. Pump.fun (PUMP) don repurchase and burn over 76.6 billion tokens for Solana. Story Protocol’s IP token collect $82 million from Nasdaq-listed company, dem get plan for open-market buybacks. Chainlink Reserve dey convert network revenues to LINK automatically. BounceBit (BB) don repurchase 8.87 million tokens and get plans for multi-year buys. These moves fit help support prices as macro environment remain stable. As Bitcoin dey consolidate, money fit flow into large-cap altcoins like ETH and SOL before e scatter go small tokens. Traders suppose dey watch liquidity metrics, dominance trends, and buyback activities as possible catalysts. Even though volatility risk and reserve strategy wahala still dey, outlook for Altcoin Season still dey bullish.

Mid-August rebalancing flows go cause short wahala for market side. Bitcoin don drop from im peak wey pass $124,000, now e dey trade between $117,000 and $118,000 support zone. If e pass $124,000, e fit open road go $130,000, but if e fall under $115,000, e fit make outlook turn kpa. Forex pairs and gold dey move side by side, but traders suppose watch liquidity gaps around London fix, plus watch US macro releases and Fed talk. On-chain data and exchange flows fit give early sign say big Bitcoin account dey do somtin. Technical breakouts at key levels—1.17 for EUR/USD, $3,360 for gold, and $124,000 for Bitcoin—go likely show di next trend. Even though mid-month rebalancing fit cause small shock, the big moves go come from macro catalysts and technical momentum. Traders make dem use these time play di market noise and prepare for bigger trends.

OpenPad AI dem OPAD token dey drop today, August 18, for spot trade for KuCoin an MEXC join Token Generation Event (TGE). Basics Capital, Avalon Wealth Club, Tezos Foundation, Sei, plus newcomer Funders VC back am. OPAD wan power decentralized AI investment system. For KuCoin, OPAD/USDT trade start 13:00 UTC; withdrawals go fit start 10:00 UTC August 19; trade bots dey as dem launch am. KuCoin GemPool farm time dey from August 15 to 25, people fit stake KCS, USDT or OPAD for hourly rewards. For MEXC, dem list am with OPAD airdrop campaign. OpenPad AI TGE staking program go offer up to 45% APY across levels. The project na the number one AI dApp for BNB Chain, get more pass 300,000 node holders, pass 2 million active wallets an 19.5 million transactions, plus e don support community of over 700,000.

Ethereum price don drop 5% for 24 hours, e extend the 10.6% drop from this month high wey dey above $4,759 to under $4,255. More than $870 million leveraged long positions don liquidate, with ETH alone dey account for $210.6 million—near double Bitcoin total. US-listed Ethereum ETFs come see serious outflows, including one issuer wey withdraw $272 million as investors dey cash out profit. This Ethereum price drop na part of bigger crypto market wahala: Bitcoin drop 2.3%, Solana and XRP each drop pass 5%. Macro uncertainty before Fed Chair Powell speech dey put weight on risk assets. Technically, ETH dey test im 20-day EMA for $4,134; if e no fit hold, e fit move go 50-day EMA near $3,651. RSI cool down to 58 from overbought levels, show say momentum dey reduce. To continue bullish trend, ETH must katch $4,500 back and clear resist around $4,800.

LET Mining don show new mobile cloud mining platform wey dey turn smartphones to mining machines. Dis mobile cloud mining solution no need hardware or technical wahala because e dey use AI to schedule and green energy farms wey dey 83 data centers around di world. People fit remotely mine BTC, ETH, XRP and USDT without technical skills. The advanced contracts dey report daily returns wey pass $4,215. E easy to start: just register with your mobile browser, pick any cloud computing plan—from $100, two-day package to $10,000, 48-day advanced contract—and start mobile mining tasks immediately. Profit dey settle daily, and you fit withdraw or reinvest as you like. LET Mining platform use patented energy optimization, top-level encryption, cold wallet storage and 24/7 security monitoring. This mobile cloud mining service fit make crypto asset access wider and make digital asset growth easy for both beginners and experienced traders.

Thailand central bank don launch Thailand Tourist Wallet, na e-money app wey go allow foreign visitors to pay with QR code for baht. The wallet fit top-up with cash, debit/credit cards plus bank transfer, to cover gaps for cross-border QR links outside partner markets like Singapore and Malaysia. Spending limits don cap at 500,000 baht per month for card terminals and 50,000 baht for small shops; cash withdrawal no dey allowed. Even though Thailand Tourist Wallet dey aim to make payments easy, e crypto conversion feature still dey on hold till Securities and Exchange Commission finish their regulatory sandbox review wey dem expect for mid-August. The crypto conversion process go need passport-based KYC to stop money laundering. Traders suppose dey monitor the sandbox results, e fit lead to wider crypto adoption for Thailand tourist sector.

Ourbit SuperCEX start August with strong brand marketing and plenty user incentives to catch traders eye. First, dem put $155,000 bid on one Cold War-era T-54 tank, and e create viral buzz for social media. Next, their own meme coin BITCH jump high reach $0.20 all time high, powered by strong community and trade demand. Ourbit also take title sponsorship for Taipei Blockchain Week 2025, show their trade speed, meme coin liquidity and security features. To make activity more, the platform launch three Alpha Drop events wey dem theme—each get 20,000 USDT prize pool—dem give full compensation on first contract plus 10% token rebate. Finally, new users fit unlock up to 8,360 USDT rewards by registration, KYC and trade milestones. All these moves show how Ourbit dey focus on creative outreach and real trading benefits, e paint better picture for user growth and market liquidity.

QCP Capital tok say Bitcoin price don comot from $118,000 go $115,000 and Ethereum drop from $4,500 go $4,300, wey make long liquidations more than $400 million. Dis one follow last week 5% pullback, weh DeFi liquidations pass $1 billion as people dey collect profit. Funding rates don turn negative, plus risk reversals dey favour puts, wey show say market dey watch well well before Jackson Hole symposium. Even as PPI data wey high pass wetin dem expect (0.9% vs. 0.2%) make Fed policy dey uncertain, BTC still dey between $112,000 and $120,000. Institutional demand strong: Metaplanet buy 775 BTC for weekend. Traders dey watch Fed Chair Powell speech for any chance of breakout. The way institutions still dey collect BTC fit be the base for wetin market go do next time as macro uncertainty clear.

Dis article dey analyze three main crypto stories: DeFi, DeFAI and DeSci. E use six metrics — mindshare, market sentiment, smart followers, top performers, mindshare/FDV and funding rates — to check wetin fit carry market enter bull run. For DeFAI story, $GRIFT dey lead mindshare with 86.84%, $ANON get di strongest bullish feeling and $LMT na favourite for smart followers; perpetual markets dey add long positions. For DeFi, $LINK and $MNT share di top mindshare (14.26%), $MNT dey lead sentiment, tokens like $PENDLE dey show short-term gains, and high mindshare/FDV from $TANGO and $EUL highlight good value. For DeSci, $BIO get 37.5% mindshare, $CRYO dey attract smart investors, and $URO combine high mindshare with bullish sentiment. Dis framework give data-driven method to track crypto stories and find new chances before market movement.

For di past two hours, one crypto whale wey dey address 0x4ED...bC853 don withdraw 79.34 WBTC (wey worth $9.4M) and 1,860 ETH (wey worth $7.27M) from exchange dem, total na $17.08M. Prices when dem withdraw be: WBTC at $115,410 and ETH at $4,262. For di last week, dis address don move $153M for BTC and ETH from exchange dem, show say dem dey still dey accumulate and hodl on-chain. Dis kain big withdrawal show say maybe market go bullish because big holders dey reduce their exchange balance, we fit tighten supply and push price up.

Solana don reach one milestone as e process 107,540 transactions per second (TPS) inside one mainnet stress test, e only get 50 failure for just one block, this one show how e plenty fit scale. Di DeFi ecosystem give TVL reach $10.58 billion, e carry 7% of di whole world DeFi and e pass Avalanche wey get $1.93 billion (1.27%). Ethereum still dey lead with over 60% share, but Solana throughput and di capital wey dey enter dey make e strong for di Layer-1 networks. For technical charts, Solana SOL/USD form one ascending triangle for di four-hour timeframe, e fit rally 50% go $272 if e fit pass di $200 resistance. The 50-period EMA wey dey $187 fit be one big barrier. Di Balance of Power indicator stand positive at 0.18, e mean say buyers get control, while RSI wey stand for 37.8 show say momentum weak but e never reach oversold area. All these things together show say e be bullish setup wey traders need watch well for breakout or fresh consolidation.

Bitcoin hodling remain di main long-term plan for 2025, e base for behavioral finance and e strong wella by institution wey dey use am. E start from one 2013 Bitcointalk meme, di mindset no dey gree market shaking and emotional trade so dem call am “diamond hands.” Now, over 70% of BTC supply never move for reach one year, while spot Bitcoin ETFs—wey BlackRock’s IBIT lead wit $7 billion inflows this year—don push US ETF assets pass $94 billion. Bitcoin price climb from under $10,000 for 2020 go near $112,000 for May 2025, show say hodling dey work well for inflation and regulator wahala. Better custody solution—wey cover cold wallets, multisig vaults to institutional-grade service—and yield products based on wrapped BTC from Lido and DeFi staking platform dey give hodlers more choices. Automation tools for recurring buys, secure inheritance planning and standalone portfolio tracking dem dey make long-term Bitcoin hodling easy. Even as CBDCs, tokenized treasury, and ESG wahala dey rise, Bitcoin hodling still stand gidigba as strong defense against crypto shaking, giving traders low-turnover strategy with solid infrastructure and proven performance.

Qubic, di AI-focused blockchain project weh carry out 51% takeover for Monero last week, don vote say dem go target Dogecoin next. Di community choose Dogecoin pass Kaspa and Zcash with over 300 votes. Di Monero attack weh reorganize six blocks by gather 2.32 GH/s of hashrate show say proof-of-work networks dey vulnerable and make Kraken stop Monero deposits for small time. Dogecoin get market cap of $33 billion plus e main profile make am high-impact target, wey dey raise fresh concerns about big PoW chains resilience and decentralization. For another side, US Justice Department don seize $2.8 million worth crypto and other assets linked to wannabe ransomware operator Ianis Antropenko. Di operation include warrant for funds wey dem wash through di now-shut ChipMixer service, with $70,000 for cash and one luxury car. Dis seizure follow grow di federal crypto reserve—wey now dey about 198,012 BTC—wey dem establish under national crypto stockpile initiative. Traders suppose dey watch for ogbonge network security talks and possible wahala for Dogecoin price plus general market reaction to government dey collect assets.

Cardano (ADA) dey test di important $1 level as tins dey show say US labor market no strong again. Di youth underemployment yarn up to 17% for July, di highest since di pandemic start, plus di general unemployment rise go 4.2%. History don show say when cracks dey US job market, investors fit shift dia money go alternative assets, wey fit make ADA price catch better momentum. For di daily chart, ADA price don strongly recover since middle of July, e dey trade above di 20-day SMA and e dey close near $0.94. Immediate support level na $0.92, and deep support dey for $0.81. Resistance stand for $1.00, then $1.10 and $1.25. If price close above $1, e fit start FOMO buying and make breakout happen. If Fed go easy monetary policy because unemployment dey rise, di extra liquidity fit push ADA go near $1.25–$1.30 by Q4 2025. But if recession fear increase, price fit test di $0.85–$0.90 zone again before e bounce back.

President Trump dey host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top European leaders for White House for important peace talk wey dem wan end the Russia-Ukraine war. Market people see this summit fit make crypto market move. For the past 24 hours, the sector don record $447 million wey dem liquidate from long positions. At the same time, Ethereum shorts don reach record high, e fit cause short squeeze and sharp rebound. If dem fit do ceasefire well, e fit make economy stable and make crypto market go upward. But if e fail, war fit continue, inflation pressure go high, and crypto go still get more corrections. Traders suppose watch big events wey dey come like FOMC minutes, US unemployment claims, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell talk for Jackson Hole. These things fit make digital assets get new wahala (volatility).

CryptoQuant analyst Crazzyblockk tok say Bitcoin price dey face critical support for $118,000. After e drop 2% within 24 hours, BTC dey trade around $115,200, pressure come from weak US economic data and wan reduce Fed rate cut expectations. The $118,000 level na di average entry cost for 1.69 million BTC wey dem gather last month. If dem fit hold this support, e fit keep di recent uptrend and boost recovery momentum. If e break below $118,000, e fit cause more drops and correction. Traders suppose dey monitor this support to sabi short-term market risk and bullish sentiment.

Bitcoin dey trade below one key support level after e break one rising wedge pattern. For $115,454, e dey test immediate support at $111,877. Analysts dey warn say if e drop below $111,877, e fit push Bitcoin reach psychological $100,000 mark plus extended targets for $95,000–$92,000. But if e fit reclaim $118,000–$120,000, e fit trigger bullish reversal, with resistance for $124,000–$127,000 plus potential breakout go $130,000–$135,000. The rising wedge dey show say momentum dey weaken and say likely get corrective phase. Traders suppose dey monitor these critical support and resistance levels well well as one strong move go fit shape Bitcoin short-term direction and market sentiment.

XRP drop comot for $3 on Monday, e reach $2.96 for first time since August 6. Di drop happen as crypto market dey sell well well. Dis make XRP be di second weak token for top ten, after Solana. For last 24 hours, about $464.7 million crypto positions don liquidate. Long positions be $380 million. Di liquidations make selling pressure strong and e reduce leverage bets. For technical side, di $2.81 support level na important for XRP now. About 1.7 billion tokens dey for dis level from before. If e break below $2.81 steady, e fit make bearish feeling worse. Di fallback carry Bitcoin near $115,000 and dis make more money comot from altcoins. Traders dey watch if buying go come back pass di main support. XRP performance today show say leveraged market still fragile and risk management dey important.

From Aug 7 to 13, the Korean Crypto Community rank top tokens based on search and mention data for Bitcoin World's K-Community. XRP lead di search volume with 88,899 searches. Ethereum (ETH) follow wit 29,145 and Solana (SOL) wit 28,335. New projects ENA and ONDO also feature. Chainlink (LINK), Dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano (ADA) complete di top searches. For community talk, Ethereum get 2,679 mentions and Bitcoin (BTC) get 1,661. SOL, XRP, DOGE and ADA also get plenty chat. Di unexpected appearance of “TRUMP” for mentions show say people dey interested in political tokens. These trends from di Korean Crypto Community show both big name and small niche assets. High search volumes fit mean say more people dey curious before price fit change. High mention counts show active engagement and possible short-term wahala (volatility). Traders fit watch these info to spot tokens wey dey gain traction. Always do your own research (DYOR) before you trade.

Capital B, one company wey dey France wey dey trade for stock market, don secure $2.6 million to grow im Bitcoin storage. The money wey Blockstream CEO Adam Back support na e make their Bitcoin treasury reach 2,201 BTC. Dis move show say companies dey shift strategy as dem dey manage money, dem dey see Bitcoin as way to protect from inflation and market palava. As institutions dey show more interest for digital assets, Capital B acquisition show how Bitcoin dey join main finance. Traders suppose watch how this fit affect market, like price wahala and government rules.