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Citadel Securities don formally ask SEC crypto Task Force make dem treat tokenized securities like normal stocks, say make dem register and follow all di rules wey dey. Tokenized securities na blockchain-issued digital version of stock wey dey follow stock price but no get shareholder rights or full regulation protection. Citadel warn say if people market this kind product as alternative to listed stocks e fit harm investor protection, liquidity, IPO motivation, transparency, and market stability. Even though tokenized securities dey legal for some foreign markets, US rules still dey, and SEC dey waka debate if dem go fit adapt rules to balance on-chain trading. Citadel position show say traditional finance dey push back against crypto financial products. As government agencies dey think about changing rules, more big institutions fit challenge or adopt digital currency offers, making competition between traditional finance and crypto companies strong pass before.

Ethereum drop down below $4,300 make yawa for altcoin market as plenty dem start to sell for low trade volume. HYPE and SUI suffer pass as dem slide over 15% because market mind dey turn bad. Bitcoin hold near $50,000 but Ethereum fall below $4,300 make everybody fear short-term resistance levels again. Total crypto market cap drop by about 3%, traders talk say na Ethereum dip cause am. Analysts dey warn say if Ethereum no fit hold above critical support zone, e fit make downfall spread enter other tokens. Market people dey watch on-chain activity and the protocol updates wey dey come for signs say market go juicy again.

Google don pack their money well inside TeraWulf by add $1.4 billion to back the Lake Mariner data center project, e sharp their pro forma share reach 14%. The extra money secure warrant to buy 32.5 million WULF shares. At the same time, AI cloud platform Fluidstack don use their option to build CB-5, a 160 MW data center for TeraWulf’s Lake Mariner site for New York, them plan to start work for second half of 2026. The partnership show say TeraWulf, Google and Fluidstack dey work well together for make AI infrastructure. After the first news about the expansion, TeraWulf shares jump over 50%, and e add plus 10% before market open from the latest development.

If person sabi sabi crypto trading chart patterns well fit help dem better time dem trade and manage risk. Dis guide na five tested pattern: ascending triangles, bull flags, head and shoulders, symmetrical triangles, and descending triangles. Every pattern get real-life example from Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, show entry points, volume confirmation levels, and target projections. E stress say make sure say breakout dey with at least 15–20% more than average volume. Article show how to spot high chance setups and avoid fake signals. E also talk about how risk management important, advise to use paper trading for practice and to match patterns with overall market trend. By focusing on quality more than quantity, these crypto trading chart patterns go help traders find reliable breakouts and reversals, manage downside risk, and improve trading consistency.

Unilabs Finance, wey be decentralized AI-powered asset manager, don launch im $LYNO token presale wey dem dey aim deliver better returns for Q4 2025. Dem get over $30 million assets under management for four AI-driven funds—AI Fund, BTC Fund, RWA Fund and Mining Fund—and Unilabs Finance dey use real-time AI allocation system to move capital based on how market dey volatile, trend strength and liquidity. Token holders fit stake for different ROI plus earn referral rewards. On the other hand, Cardano (ADA) dey show bullish technical setup with golden cross for 50-week/200-week moving averages, support at $0.60–$0.65 and resistance near $1.00–$1.12. As ADA dey give steady network growth and moderate gains, Unilabs Finance lower market cap and AI multi-strategy fit bring higher volatility and bigger upside—wey people don see before for early AI-DeFi projects like SingularityNET and Fetch.ai. Traders fit diversify by balancing ADA stability with Unilabs Finance high-return presale wey dey live now with staking rewards and referral incentives.

Crypto whales dem wey dey hold Cardano (ADA) dey shift millions put for Remittix (RTX) as the project dey near im $20M presale limit. On-chain data show say whales dey gather more, mean say dem dey move from ADA go utility-focused platforms. Remittix, wey be cross-chain DeFi payments network, don sell pass 607M tokens at $0.0944 each. Di aim na to disrupt global remittances with crypto-to-bank transfers plus real-time FX conversion across more than 30 countries. Once dem hit $20M, e go trigger big centralized exchange listings and e go end di 40% presale bonus. Meanwhile, ADA dey trade around $0.96 with mixed forecast, but Cardano slow development speed don make smart money dey find faster catalysts. Traders suppose dey watch end of Remittix bonus and upcoming exchange announcements as key market-moving events.

MicroStrategy buy 430 BTC last week, spend $51.4 million at average price of $119,666. Dis buy increase dia holdings to 629,376 BTC, wey e buy for average cost of $73,320. Dis move happen as Bitcoin reach record $124,000 peak then drop to $115,000. CEO Michael Saylor talk say dis kind wahala na "gift to the faithful." Dis acquisition smaller pass earlier buys, including over 31,000 BTC for middle of July. Metaplanet buy 775 BTC for $93 million for comparison. Global BTC treasury firms together buy 3,900 BTC from August 11–17, wey show say institution demand for Bitcoin dey grow.

One Ether trader take turn im $125,000 stake to peak value of $43 million for four months for Hyperliquid by dey continuously compound long positions, data from Lookonchain talk like that. After market drop just now, the trader close all im positions and lock in net profit of $6.86 million—55 times return. Meanwhile, Ethereum whales and US spot Ether ETFs don show say dem dey take profit: on Friday, ETF outflow reach $59 million, and top Ether wallets like 0x806 and 0x34f sell ETH worth $9.7 million and $1.29 million respectively according to Nansen data. Market analysts dey warn say dis profit-taking fit limit short-term upside and make market consolidate. Traders dem advised to watch leverage levels and Fed rate decisions, cos if dem send any hawkish signals, e fit trigger sharper swings for Ethereum and whole crypto market.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink don appointed interim co-chair for World Economic Forum afta inside review clear di founder Klaus Schwab. Fink firm already dey lead spot crypto ETFs with iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT, ~$87 billion AUM) and iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA, ~$14 billion AUM). E new role fit steer WEF towards more clear pro-crypto agenda, revive tokenization initiatives like Digital Currency Governance Consortium and Crypto Sustainability Coalition. BlackRock BUIDL tokenized US dollar fund still dey show im tokenization push. Projects wey dem ready to grow include Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER), Solana-VM Bitcoin Layer 2; Best Wallet Token (BEST), non-custodial wallet token wey get low fees and high staking APY; and Chainlink (LINK), di leading oracle network. Traders suppose watch for fast ETF inflows, fresh policy frameworks on custody and interoperability, plus rising demand for on-chain infrastructure tokens.

Cardano price don test and fail for $1 resistance level recently, e leave long upper wick for daily chart. The asset dey now consolidate above $0.90 support zone, e dey make higher highs and higher lows since e base near $0.51. Momentum indicators dey show say trend dey cool down: RSI don drop to 62 and MACD dey show say bullish momentum dey fade. If e retest $0.86–$0.90 support range, e fit confirm bullish reversal if trading volume go up and price bounce, e go set stage for move back to $1. Traders dey eye the 7-day EMA as short-term inflection point. Meanwhile, Cardano futures volume climb reach $6.96 billion, highest for five months, meaning say derivatives traders dey participate well well. For history, spikes like this for futures activity dey predict strong spot rallies. If the uptrend hold, Cardano price fit extend gains to $1.10–$1.15 and even $1.50 in the coming weeks, e fit be good chance to buy the dip.

Solana Labs founder Anatoly Yakovenko talk say Solana privacy alone no get product-market fit. For one recent X post, e talk say privacy no be killer feature. E stress say features suppose solve clear problems, give real utility, and change how users behave. Privacy fit technical and ideological needs but e no dey drive DeFi adoption on its own. Critics point to on-chain events like the Hyperliquid whale liquidation to show need for privacy. Yakovenko reject these examples, talk say complaint no mean demand for solution. Solana’s Token-2022 support confidential transfers and encrypted balances. But these opt-in features need token migration. Early projects like Elusiv and Arcium dey use zero-knowledge proofs to improve privacy. Compared to Ethereum’s mature zk-Rollups, Solana privacy infrastructure still less developed. Yakovenko and former Solana head of growth Matty Taylor agree say sustainable revenue, demand, and liquidity na core for product-market fit, not privacy alone.

IVIX, one AI compliance platform wey dey fight crypto financial crime, don close $60 million Series B round wey OG Venture Partners lead. As AI compliance platform, IVIX dey use advanced graph analysis to show hidden networks behind money laundering, blockchain anonymity transfers, and high-frequency trading. Investors wey join include Insight Partners, Citi Ventures, Team8, Disruptive AI, Cardumen Capital and Cerca. The funding go speed up IVIX R&D to improve e AI-driven compliance tools for complex cryptocurrency networks. This investment show say demand dey grow for blockchain analytics and AI compliance solutions to strengthen market integrity and regulatory adherence.

Ethereum price drop about 10% after e hold gimme reject near im all-time high wey be $4.8K, e dey follow Bitcoin recent wahala for market. For daily chart, people wey wan take profit and people wey dey unstake start heavy selling, e push ETH go back middle of the ascending channel plus the $4.2K demand zone. If e break below $4.2K, e fit target $3.8K wey be consolidation base, plus the bearish RSI divergence gidigba. For 4-hour chart, dem hunt for liquidity near $4.8K make stop orders run before sharp reversal show face. Now, ETH dey consolidate between $4.2K and $3.8K supports, traders dey watch to see if e go break out sharply. Until dem see am, market go still dey shake plenty because of dem competing for liquidity and false breakout risks.

Bitcoin dominance dey weak, e show for one rare bearish MACD cross. Key support dey near $114,755. Historical data from 2017 and 2021 rallies show say when Bitcoin dominance drop, e dey often coincide with altcoin season. As dominance dey fall, altcoins fit attract more investment interest. Traders suppose dey watch support levels and MACD signals for possible altcoin opportunities.

SharpLink na one crypto venture fund. As e latest quarter, e hold 728,804 ETH for e portfolio. E fund yan report net loss of $103.4 million for di period, na e cause na na di ETH price volatility and portfolio markdowns. SharpLink yan talk say market swing cause serious devaluation for e ETH holding dem. Together wit project comot and valuation adjustment dem, dis pressure make di quarterly loss pass wetin dem expect. Dis result show say crypto market get high risk and uncertainty. Despite dis setback, SharpLink still get hope for long-term growth. Di fund plan to optimize asset allocation and explore new projects to reduce future volatility. Management yan say dem go dey watch market trend well well and maintain liquidity to manage ongoing fluctuation.

Michael Saylor company don raise dia Bitcoin holdings reach 629,376 BTC, e don invest over $46.15 billion since 2020 through one crypto reserve strategy. Between August 11 to 17, di firm buy 430 BTC for average price $119,666, bring their average cost base come to $73,320 per coin. The total reserve value now dey pass $72 billion, na gain of $26 billion from acquisitions. Big institution them dey gather am, don push combined Bitcoin reserves reach 3.67 million BTC—over 17% of 21 million supply cap. Some big reserves na Marathon Digital (50,639 BTC), 21Shares (43,514 BTC), BSCT (30,021 BTC), Bullish (24,000 BTC), Riot (19,239 BTC), and Trump Media (15,000 BTC). This trend for Bitcoin holdings show say corporate and institutional confidence dey increase, e point to supply tightening and market wey dey bullish.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell go talk for di Jackson Hole symposium on August 22 as inflation and work market tjings dey waka uncertain. Even though market dey expect say Fed go cut rate 25 basis points for September with 84.8% chance, Powell no go likely make e clearly show say e wan reduce rate, im go rather talk say dem go depend on data and dey flexible with policy. Goldman Sachs no agree with short term caution, dem dey expect say Fed go cut rate three times for September, October, and December because monthly job things don slow down to about 30,000 instead of 80,000 wey full employment need. Di bank dey warn say temporary hiring dey reduce, growth for most sectors no dey move well and future data fit come down too. Goldman analysts still talk say if unemployment shoot high, dem fit cut as much as 50 basis points. For this matter, Goldman suggest say make person get long position for short-term U.S. Treasuries, them expect say yields go drop when dem cut rates. Traders suppose dey watch Jackson Hole speech well for any change for Powell tone but make dem get ready for rate cut matter later dis year.

Chainlink price carry wahala for di top 20 cryptocurrencies for August 18 as im own token LINK climb pass $25, make near 2% increase. Even though di whole crypto market lose over $200 billion, LINK price perform well because dem launch Chainlink Reserve and partner with ICE, di parent company of New York Stock Exchange. Analysts talk say LINK no too get beta value and dem predict say e go still rise more. For di 4-hour chart, di bullish momentum confirm from di positive MACD lines and RSI of 59, show say still get room before e reach overbought levels. Immediate resistance dey for $30—a critical point wey fit make people start to take profit or make LINK run go $35, di highest in four years. If e pull back, e fit test support near $21. Overall, Chainlink price trend still dey bullish, give traders clear entry and exit levels for di wahala market.

Solana price don drop by 6% for last 24 hours, make SOL be di worst performer among di top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap. Di whole crypto market lose almost $200 billion as Bitcoin (BTC) fall from dia recent all-time high and Ether (ETH) slide below $4,300. SOL dey risk to test dia key $174 support level again as technical indicators dey turn bearish on di four-hour chart. Di RSI don dip to 37, near oversold area, while di MACD don cross enter negative side, show say di selling pressure don increase. Even wit dis drop, SOL still be di sixth biggest crypto but e market cap fit fall below $90 billion if di sell-off continue. If e break below $174, e fit make e go back to di low of $155 wey dem record earlier dis month. But if market recover, Solana price fit reclaim di $209 resistance and fit even try challenge $250 if di bullish run continue strong. Traders suppose dey watch di $174 support level and di general market feeling to sabi wetin fit happen next to SOL price.

Bio Protocol (BIO) no gree to follow di general crypto downfall, e rally pass 50% reach one high of $0.15 as e 24-hour trading volume jump 720% to $393 million. Di DeSci-focused network launch di Bio Markets platform, wey dey offer real-time project insights and in-app trading for BioDAOs. Staking activity reach 125 million BIO tokens (3.5% of circulating supply), wey generate BioXP wey dem need for upcoming Ignition Sales. Di soon launch of Yapping BioXP, expansion to IP-Tokens and BioAgents, plus partnership—include Percepta’s CLAW IP-Token and Molecule v2—boost di community engagement. Coinbase listing still support di rally. All these network milestones make BIO strong for market and fit help Bio Protocol keep di bullish momentum.

US Treasury don start public talk about putting on-chain ID checks for DeFi platforms make dem fit strong KYC plus AML compliance. People wey get stake fit send talk till October 17, 2025. The plan be say digital ID systems – from government ID to biometrics and portable credentials – go verify user identity directly inside smart contract code. If dem put on-chain ID checks, DeFi protocols fit find and stop bad transactions like money laundering, sanction waka, and terror financing before e happen. The department wan reduce compliance cost and make privacy better than old off-chain methods. The talk also dey cover how to use AI, APIs, and blockchain analytics plus how to balance developer wahala and civil liberties. Big gbege dey for data handling, system cross-check and how to involve people wey no get standard docs or bank accounts. Treasury go gather all the responses and fit drop new rules or guide for digital asset control. This one follow SEC recent plan to update digital asset oversight. The waya fit change how DeFi compliance be, affect how market dey and how platforms go grow.

Crypto market dem still dey lose as major tokens drop on Monday, but US index futures still steady before big meeting on Ukraine. Bitcoin and Ether fall, but Chainlink strong and Solana reach record for transaction speeds. Investors dey wait Federal Reserve Chair Powell speech for Jackson Hole to get clue about September rate cuts. Derivatives data show say open interest dey rise and funding rates dey drop, mean say bearish momentum dey for Bitcoin and Ether. Solana on-chain liquidations pass centralized exchanges, and record open interest show say perp trading activity dey shift. One Shiba Inu whale move $38 million SHIB go cold storage as token burn spike dey happen. Mixed signals make crypto market weak short term, but fit bounce back if Fed policy turn dovish.

Crypto analyst Josh Olszewicz don predict sey September go be rangebound for Bitcoin, because seasonal weakness and mixed ETF flows dey cause am. E warn say until BTC close daily pass $121–122 K, traders suppose expect choppy, sideways movement or opportunistic pullbacks. Key near-term bearish trigger na if e drop enter Ichimoku cloud or e close daily below 20-week moving average around $104 K; if e fall under $100 K in October, e go mean say deep cycle top dey come. Positive catalysts scarce until Federal Reserve speak for Jackson Hole. Long-term tailwinds from global money printing dey intact, but no advisable make person use leverage until technical confirmation show. If e break decisively above 121–122 K, e fit lead way to $150 K for Q4.

Di risk wey Jackson Hole event carry dey weigh down crypto market as bitcoin drop under $115,000 and ether dey slide go critical liquidation zone. As Fed Chair Jerome Powell go yan for Jackson Hole symposium, traders don liquidate over $400 million long position, wey carry BTC go under e 50-day moving average and ETH dey approach $4,170 — where on-chain data dey show say plenty forced sell dey happen. Funding rates don turn negative and risk reversals dey favor puts, wey show say people dey cautious ahead Jackson Hole. Ether slide follow record validator exit queue and e happen despite BlackRock ETHA ETF get record volume and $2.3 billion inflows. Bitcoin-to-altcoin liquidation ratios don reach lowest wey nobody see since early 2024, wey mean say speculation dey pressure tokens like Dogecoin after Qubic vote target the DOGE network. Meanwhile, traditional assets dey mixed: gold dey rise, European stocks dey dip, and U.S futures just dey silent. Main catalysts wey dey come include new perpetual futures for nano SOL and nano XRP, Qubic upcoming halving, and multiple Fed plus macroeconomic events. Traders suppose dey watch how funding move, ETF flows, and on-chain liquidations dey go as Jackson Hole dey come.

Bitcoin don fall pass 7% from hin record $124,000 high after e no fit hold pass the $122,056 Fibonacci level and the long-term resistance trendline wey link the 2017 and 2021 peaks. Weekly stochastic oscillators don turn comot from the overbought zone, dey show say e bearish. For the daily chart, BTC price drop under the bullish trendline from April lows after one bearish outside-day candle. Key support levels dey for $111,982 and the 200-day simple moving average near $100,000, while immediate resistance dey for $120,000 and $122,056. If e bounce pass $118,600, e go reduce downside risk, but traders suppose ready for possible retest of $111,982.

For di week wey end for August 15, 2025, cryptocurrency investment products see $3.75 billion flow-in, sharp sharp Ether ETFs hold road with record $2.9 billion come inside, CoinShares talk so. Ethereum ETPs dey run eight-day flow-in streak reach $3.7 billion since August 5, pass Bitcoin ETFs wey get seven-day $1.3 billion flow-in. Ether price near im highest level ever, reach $4,268 because demand for ETF strong. Trading volume for spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs reach $40 billion for just four days, Ether ETFs alone trade $17 billion—which be week record, Bloomberg analyzers Eric Balchunas and Nate Geraci talk. Other altcoins sef get flow: Solana add $176.5 million, XRP $125.9 million, but Litecoin and Toncoin small small dey flow out. Technical analysis show say Ethereum comot from bullish falling wedge early August, rally pass 30% then correct 12%. 50-day EMA at $3,652 still dey support, and RSI drop from overbought 80 to neutral 58 mean say e fit go higher reach $5,470. Ether ETFs surge show say institutional interest dey grow, e go help keep Ethereum trading momentum dey bullish.

Analysts dey highlight say meme tokens like Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Pepe Coin (PEPE) don gain momentum, but utility-focused Remittix (RTX) dey poised to overtake dem by Q1 2026. SHIB dey show bullish signals after e break out from falling wedge, e dey target $0.0000147–$0.000016, while PEPE dey maintain long-term uptrend, fit reach $0.0000142. Remittix stand out for crypto trading because e get real-world cross-border payment utility, multi-currency integration, deflationary tokenomics, plus transparent audits. E price be $0.0944 with 607 million tokens sold, Remittix dey aim for CEX listing after e raise $20M, dey offer up to 30× returns. Traders suppose balance exposure between high-volatility meme coins and utility tokens like Remittix to optimize both speculative gains and fundamentals ahead of Q1 2026.

Crypto presales dey hot for 2025, as BlockchainFX dey lead wit dia multi-asset trading platform. Di BFX token presale for $0.019 fit give investors up to 100x gains from locked launch price of $0.05 and 500x long term upside. Investors fit put BFX for stake to get daily USDT and BFX rewards plus use BFX Visa card spend crypto anywhere for world. Coinsult and CertiK don audit am with KYC compliance, BlockchainFX don raise $5.5 million towards dia soft cap. Use code BLOCK30 get 30% bonus. Other crypto presales like BlockDag (BDAG), Remittix, and Bitcoin Hyper dey too. Traders suppose watch these presales for better growth and passive income chances.

KuCoin Pay, wey be di payment side of di global exchange KuCoin, don link up wit Web3 travel platform Umy to put crypto payments inside worldwide travel bookings. Users fit now book flight, hotel, and lifestyle services directly wit digital assets. Dis new crypto payments feature dey support over 50 cryptocurrencies, like KCS, BTC, USDT and USDC, so e no need make you use traditional banks or do currency conversion again. To promote di service, KuCoin Pay dey offer $20 discount for every $200 wey you spend on Umy bookings till September 1, 2025. Kumiko Ho wey be Head of Payment Business for KuCoin talk sey dis partnership dey connect crypto wit everyday life, while Umy CEO Alex Lee yan say e go make travel easier, borderless and better.