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Tokenized assets ontop blockchain don blow reach $26.3 billion as Wall Street companies dey expand into real-world asset (RWA) finance. According to RWA.xyz, total value wey don dey on-chain RWA (no include stablecoins) don double from $12.4 billion last year reach $26.3 billion now. Private credit dey lead with $15.3 billion, while tokenized U.S. Treasuries don grow 80% this year to $7.31 billion. BlackRock’s BUIDL fund na the biggest RWA issuer with $2.397 billion in tokenized treasuries, dem follow Tether Gold (XAUT) with $1.252 billion. By tokenizing normal assets, Wall Street dey open investor access pass just the big institutional people and e dey allow foreign people join for U.S. debt markets. The growth of tokenized assets show say Wall Street dey push into on-chain finance serious. Stablecoins, if you count am, dey represent over 90% of on-chain RWA at $266.7 billion but dem no dey usually include am because e dey like cash.

XRP dey consolidate near $3, e mark one healthy pause afta e break commot from one 2,500-day symmetrical triangle. Galaxy analyst talk say dis consolidation na corrective phase, e dey build momentum for possible breakout go $5 or pass. Make e hold steady for $3, if e drop below dat, e fit cause XRP to check $2.60 again. Sal Gilbertie, CEO for Teucrium, predict say SWIFT go collapse, e talk say Ripple NDAs na di main reason wey fit cause global payment revolution. Di chance say SWIFT go collapse dey make people ginger for XRP as cross-border bridge currency. Teucrium launch of 2x leveraged XRP ETF show say dem institutional people believe for Ripple fast settlement solution. Traders suppose dey watch support level for $3 and resistance zones for $5 and $7. If consolidation hold with volume dey rise, bullish momentum fit speed up. But if e break $3, na sign say short-term bearish pullback fit happen.

Bitcoin sharply jump pass di $116,000 mark according to OKX data, hit $116,064.10 before e drop small 1.84% for di day. Di move wey reach pass $116,000 show say people still get interest for di market, but di drop show say di market dey waka small small around key resistance level. Traders should dey look volume pattern and support wey near $114,000 to see if market go settle or correction go continue. E fit remain dey waka between $114,000 and $118,000 till one strong breakout or breakdown show face.

Paradigm AI don show beta AI Spreadsheet wey get 5,000 autonomous AI agents. Each cell or column fit carry different prompt, fit collect data for real-time and update am from internet. Di platform combine top AI models like Anthropic, OpenAI and Google Gemini. Users fit change between models to balance reasoning quality and cost. Since e start closed beta for late 2023, Paradigm don improve di AI Spreadsheet wit feedback from EY, Etched and Cognition. E dey automate CRM data management, dynamic market tracking and financial metrics update. Di subscription service get $5 million seed round wey General Catalyst lead am, total funding reach $7 million. Founder Anna Monaco believe say di product go pass spreadsheet enter adaptive AI workflows. With AI agents inside one familiar interface, dis AI Spreadsheet dey increase efficiency and strategic focus.

Bitcoin (BTC) don hold steady for around $115,300 after e drop to $114,640, but altcoins still dey under pressure. Even though dem don drop small recently, di strong bull market belief still dey keep hope for recovery alive. Technical analysts dey talk two altcoins: AAVE and W Coin. AAVE price chart show 'M' pattern, target na $230 and e get important support level wey if e break, e fit make price go down faster. W Coin dey show bullish trend for many high timeframes and e dey close to breakout. The Portal Earn update add bridging, swapping, staking and earning features, this one boost im profile. Market events like high-stakes Russia-Putin meeting, US PPI data wey dey come and Fed Chair Powell talk dem add plenty uncertainty. But positive technical indicators like golden cross for Ethereum MACD mean say upside still dey possible. Traders suppose balance the bullish signals with macro risks when dem dey position for possible altcoin rally.

Binance plenti am give out Plume (PLUME) token wey make price jump 18% within one hour as dem list am. PLUME pairs to trade against USDT, USDC, BNB and FDUSD start dey active by 15:00 UTC on August 18. Binance users wey hold BNB for Simple Earn or On-Chain Yields from July 24-27 get free PLUME tokens. This Binance airdrop gbege start fresh interest for the RWA-based Layer-1 blockchain network. PLUME price jump from $0.076 support reach $0.10, daily volume pass $56 million. Chart show symmetrical triangle pattern wey fit mean say price fit break out go $0.143 Fibonacci resistance. Short-term momentum don better as 20-day moving average cross pass 50-day line, RSI dey neutral at 52. Plume Network hold more than half of global real-world asset (RWA) holders, make PLUME be important crypto asset for the new RWA finance sector. Traders dey wait sharp-sharp for confirmation say triangle break out, plus more price waka.

Binance go comot NEO Legacy network on October 15, 2025 after e plan to shut am down. Make sure say you withdraw your QLC tokens before dat time so you no go lose your assets. Even though NEO Legacy withdrawals go stop, Binance still dey support NEO and NeoGas transactions for other networks. Plus, Binance go launch three new USDC trading pairs—CYBER/USDC, MAV/USDC, and SKL/USDC—on August 19, 2025 by 08:00 UTC. Traders suppose update their portfolios for di NEO delisting and check out di new pairs for trading chances.

For August 16, 31,968 BTC (dat be about $3.7 billion) their move from Bitcoin wallet wey don siddon down for three to five years. Dis big transfer make Bitcoin price drop 3%, comot from $118,624 go $115,053 and cause about $576 million liquidation. For history, when dormant Bitcoin wallet move, e dey usually show say early adopters dey take profit or institutions dey rebalance their portfolio. Traders suppose dey watch on-chain analytics platform like CryptoQuant to notice dis kain wallet movement. To manage risk, stop-loss orders and portfolio diversification fit help reduce volatility. Even though short-term outlook dey bearish because of sudden supply, long-term investors fit see am as normal market correction and no steady downtrend.

One big short seller don flag MicroStrategy recent $51 million Bitcoin buy cor warn say investor dem no too want buy. MicroStrategy plan make dem put out convertible notes take fund more Bitcoin buy, but the big buy show say outside investors fit no wan join. The short seller talk say when insiders buy plenty before, e usually mean market go drop and e fit pressure company stock and Bitcoin price. Traders fit see am as bearish sign short term, e mean dem go dey careful with BTC, but long term fundamentals like limited supply and institutional interest still dey strong.

Little Pepe na meme coin wey dey run for one EVM-compatible Layer-2 network, wan mix viral sabi wit real work wey e fit do. Di project dey target people wey dey vex wit high Ethereum gas fees by giving near-zero transaction costs, fast processing, and built-in anti-sniper features. Dem don raise over $21 million for presale and sell 12.75 billion tokens for ten stages. Now, Little Pepe don enter Stage 11 with price of $0.0020 per $LILPEPE token. Di team gather early investors with $777,000 giveaway, wey reward ten people $77,000 each if dem buy at least $100 and do social engagement. Di roadmap include launch of one dedicated Layer-2 chain, listing for big exchanges, and build launchpad for future meme tokens. Di network don do complete audit by Certik, dey put security and transparency first. By joining meme culture, cheap infrastructure, and developer-ready EVM, Little Pepe dey position as contender for next wave meme coins. Traders make dem watch presale progress to Stage 12 and note say project get potential to make meme market stable. This summary na for info only, no be financial advice; always do your own research.

According to DWF Ventures report wey dem drop on August 15, 2025, Hyperliquid decentralized perpetual exchange don capture record 6.1% for global derivatives market and e generate 35% of blockchain fee revenue for July, pass Ethereum and other top L1 protocols. E first launch as Arbitrum-based PerpDEX before e commot go e own Layer-1 chain wey dem call HyperEVM. Hyperliquid use retail-focused $HYPE airdrop for 2024 quicken adoption, wey distribute 31% tokens to 90,000 wallets without VC backing, so that active traders go get correct incentives. Main wahala for protocol na im Assistance Fund, wey allocate 97% of trading fees to open-market $HYPE buybacks. With current revenue around $5 million per day, the fund don buy 28.5 million tokens (about $1.3 billion) and fit even buy back all circulating supply within 1.5–3.4 years, this one dey create solid buy pressure. Dem still dey run governance proposals (HIP-1: token listing bids; HIP-2: native liquidity pools; HIP-3: permissionless perpetual markets) to expand Hyperliquid from crypto derivatives go commodities and equities. With zero gas fees, ultra-fast execution and deep liquidity, Hyperliquid structural strengths dey show say e fit go up: consolidation near $60–$80 in 3–6 months, possible rise pass $100 in 1–2 years, and multi-hundred-dollar valuations for 3–5 years if HIP-3 succeed.

Jefferies don raise e price target for Core Scientific to $22 from $16 afta dem plan to buy CoreWeave. Di investment bank still keep buy rating for Core Scientific shares. Di update show say valuation gap dey inside di all-stock merger. For exchange ratio of 0.1235, Core Scientific shareholders go get shares wey/value like $12.35 based on CoreWeave current price of $100, wey dey below Jefferies fair value range of $16–$23. Jefferies warn say if CoreWeave stock no go up before di Q4 shareholder vote, investors fit reject di deal. Di bank talk say dem fit renegotiate, talk say dem fit raise di ratio make e dey 0.16–0.20 or get collar provision to protect from market wahala. Even though Q2 revenue weak, Core Scientific do pass adjusted EBITDA estimates. Jefferies talk say di miner assets and cash flow deserve better valuation. Di research note show how investor mind dey tied to CoreWeave share wahala and talk say volatility fit happen before di merger vote.

Protection wey dey against price drop for BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) don reach im highest cost since April, as put options dey trade at 4.4-point implied volatility premium pass calls. Market Chameleon data show say di 25-delta put-call spread on top di Bitcoin ETF hit 4.4, this show say demand for downside protection dey increase because of di recent market wahala around IBIT. IBIT shares drop reach $65.44, down 1.5% on Monday after e follow overnight spot bitcoin losses, after e reach record high of $69.89 last week. Traders dey hedge well well against possible fall for di ETF, e dey make implied volatility cost high and e dey show say people dey cautious about BlackRock Bitcoin ETF short-term outlook.

Ethereum don climb over 20% inside di last one month, e rise from June low dem near $2,100 go roughly $4,300 by mid-August. Data from Bitcoinsensus show say institutions don open record high short positions for CME futures, meanwhile whales and ETF inflows dey push demand. Inside last 24 hours, $378 million stablecoins don land to accumulate Ethereum, wey dey challenge bearish traders. Technical analysis talk say key support dey for $4,200—if e break, e fit cause liquidations pass $2 billion—and resistance dey cluster between $4,550 and $4,571 before potential $5,000 target. Analysts caution say if e move up, e fit trigger short squeeze plus push price go higher, but if e no hold $4,200 support zone, e fit cause forced liquidations plus drop to $3,800 or below. Traders suppose dey watch short squeeze signals, institutional short interest, plus critical technical levels to manage risk for di volatile Ethereum market.

August don show say e dey important for crypto trading, and five cryptos stand gidigba for sharp gain potential: Ozak AI, LayerZero (ZRO), Aptos (APT), XRP and Polkadot (DOT). Ethereum AI project Ozak AI dey lead, e don collect over $1.8 million for im 4th presale stage with token price of $0.005 each. E dey linked with Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Network, Ozak AI go provide solid, fail-safe, on-chain data processing, plus smart contracts and e just list on CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko. LayerZero, interoperability protocol wey remove bridging risk, jump after e foundation buy Stargate Protocol for $110 million. E token ZRO rise 27% for 24 hours and still dey move up, showing say institutions dey interested. Aptos dey trade steady with Bitcoin, e dey ready small comeback. Im Move-based layer-1 blockchain fit handle 100,000 transactions per second with modular pipeline style. More developers dey catch on fit make APT price go up. XRP still rule cross-border payment space, e reach $3.18 on August 12, huge 54,000% increase since 2013. Regulatory clarity and Federal Reserve rate moves fit affect how e perform next. Polkadot’s DOT come back to $4 in July after Elastic Scaling v1.6.1 bring dynamic parachain resource allocation. Volume jump 28% to $434 million, and 12 million DOT dey staked, show network strong well. These five cryptos to buy for August combine momentum, tech strength, and real use, set to bring big market moves.

Shiba Inu holders dey increasingly join di Ozak AI presale, dem dey eye big returns for di emerging AI-token sector. For phase 4 of di token sale wey price na $0.005, investors don buy over 150 million tokens, dem raise $1.95 million as funding. Market projections talk say if you put $500 for dis Ozak AI presale stage, e fit grow to $280,000 if di token reach $2.80. Unlike meme-based coins, di Ozak AI token gas to put artificial intelligence inside blockchain solutions, dem wan give real-world utility plus dey carry detailed roadmap for long-term growth. Di strategic timing of di AI token presale dey align with di growing demand for use cases wey real as investors dey prefer new technology. But presale investments get higher risk because project no too sure and market dey volatile. Traders suppose weigh things like how technology go deploy, how dem go stand against competition, plus adoption milestones before dem join. If investors dey track funding milestones plus market confidence well, dem fit check if di Ozak AI presale forecast of big returns fit happen.

Ethereum (ETH) con close di week for $4,475, dis na im highest weekly close for four years. Strong ETH price momentum come after e break through di old $4,000 resistance level. Institutional capital come join, especially through record spot Ethereum ETF subscriptions, wey boost di rally. BlackRock ETHA product dey hold over 3.49 million ETH, wey be 58% of all ETH ETF assets. CoinShares data show say $2.9 billion flow into ETH investment products every week, plus corporate treasuries hold total $17.3 billion ETH. Network activity still dey high, daily transactions reach 1.74 million on Aug 5 and total July transactions reach 46.7 million. Technical analysis don mark key support zone between $4,000 and $4,150, wey align with 20-day EMA around $4,140 and strong cost-basis cluster at $4,150. If price come close above $4,550 on weekly basis, e fit open road to new all-time highs between $5,000 and $5,800. But if e drop below $4,150, e fit test lower support near $3,650–$3,750. Traders suppose dey watch these ETH price levels for short-term entry and exit points.

Ripple CTO David "JoelKatz" Schwartz tok say blockchain fit solve enterprise plus trust-network challenges pass cryptocurrency matter dem. E trace Ripple vision go back Ryan Fugger 2004 trust-line concept. Based on dis, Ripple Interledger Protocol (ILP) dey link global payment systems make dem work smooth where cryptocurrency no too work well. Schwartz talk say cryptocurrency still best for case wey need censorship resistance, no counterparties and volatility. E argue say enterprise blockchain plus digital assets no be rivals, na synergy wey fit drive more blockchain adoption.

Bio Protocol own token, BIO, rise 25% inside one day reach $0.1301, wey lift market cap go $217.6 million and make trading volume jumo 720% to $443.5 million. Dis rally come after Bio Protocol announce say dem dey put $80,000 fund join Cerebrum DAO human clinical trial for Percepta, brain health supplement wey dey target memory loss and neurodegeneration. In exchange, Bio Protocol go collect CLAW tokens wey relate to Percepta royalties, make crypto investors join hand wit biotech money dem dey make. Plus, BIO staking jump go 125 million tokens (3.5% of all token wey dey waka), dis one increase scarcity and produce BioXP rewards for people to fit enter ecosystem. Bio Protocol start December 2024, e join decentralized finance plus biotech funding, attract traders wey dey find altcoins wey grow well well and get real-world use.

Avalanche (AVAX) price don commot from im high wey pass $25 go near $23.60 after say market enter big sell-off wey make Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) fall back. Even tho e short term pressure, onchain data from Nansen show say Avalanche blockchain activity increase well well, because daily transactions jump from about 500,000 to pass 1.3 million inside two weeks. Total value locked (TVL) for Avalanche don still climb from April 2024 low, because stablecoin enter and DeFi demand dey grow. Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization for Avalanche dey grow: Scotland Bowmore don launch tokenized whisky bottles, while Grove don commit $250 million to RWAs onchain. Visa partnership for global stablecoin settlement still boost Avalanche ecosystem more. Strong onchain metrics and DeFi traction dey make AVAX outlook better, e mean say price fit reach high once market condition stabilize.

Alpaca City na project wey dey for DeFi and blockchain gaming, e dey allow users to stake NFT alpacas make dem fit earn ALPA tokens. ALPA token dey serve as utility and governance token for Alpaca City DAO. Token holders fit vote for protocol updates and proposals, as e help shape di platform future. Unique NFT alpacas get different traits and dem fit collect am, trade and breed for di marketplace. Active community participation dey drive liquidity for NFT yield farming pools. ALPA tokens dey also used to buy, sell and swap digital collectibles for Alpaca City marketplace. Dis model mix NFT yield farming with decentralized governance, e dey offer traders new ways to earn rewards and influence how di project go develop.

DFINITY don launch Internet Identity 2.0, one new way wey dem remake for inside Internet Computer blockchain for authentication. Internet Identity 2.0 no carry number again, e use passkeys wey person fit find come plus e add Google Sign-In to make am easy to enter. People fit save their private keys direct for their device, enjoy fresh look, and fit manage many accounts for one identity. The upgrade no hard: just use old passkeys to verify, give your identity name, then create new passkey. Old Internet Identity 1.0 apps still dey work well, so no worry about compatibility. Internet Identity 2.0 wan make login easy, make more people fit join ICP-based dApps, and e fit make network activity and token demand rise. The simple user experience plus familiar sign-in options fit make Web3 catch fast as ICP apps go easy for normal people to use.

For August 18, on-chain moni-torin tool Onchain Lens don see say one crypto whale buy plenti AERO tokens. The address 0x41d... collect 3.59 million AERO tokens for average price $1.40, total na $5.05 million inside USDC. This kain AERO buy na big on-chain transaction and e fit show say people dey get more trust for Aerodrome protocol. Big buy like dis dey usually catch trader eye and fit make price move. The whale AERO buy fit mean say market get bullish energy, the average $1.40 price fit now be new support level. Crypto traders suppose dey watch trading volume and order books well well for more market sign after this big whale activity.

Ethereum chance wey e go reach $5,000 by end of August drop from 64% go 26% for Polymarket as volatility and macroeconomic wahala cool down correct better market hope. Dem dey bet say ETH go hit $4,800 before September too drop from 90% to 47%, but e still get 74% chance say e go pass $4,500 inside next two days. As at press time, ETH dey trade around $4,335, don drop pass 5% in 24 hours. Market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket show say dem dey reason well well after U.S. PPI data make price pull back from recent high. But still, Ethereum monthly gain pass 20%, institutional ETF money come pass $2.8 billion, and ETH/BTC strength show say long-term better movement fit still dey despite high futures wahala.

PENGU price drop to $0.025 na mark say healthy correction and beta time to buy for crypto traders dem. Even tho e don drop 17% for seven days, strong foundation still dey—ETF application for Cboe BZX, better adoption for Asia, and millions of Pudgy Penguins toy sales dey back the rebound. Analysts talk sey e fit drop 20% more to $0.25 before e go rally. Daily trading volume don jump 90%, e show say sellers dey push heavy but e still give better entry point. Route 2 FI talk say PENGU na serious competitor to Dogecoin with strong community and cross-chain bridge between Ethereum and Solana. Robinhood add PENGU to im advanced trading platform and SEC review still dey one boost for institutional credibility. Crypto traders suppose dey watch key support at $0.25 and ETF developments for catalyst. Strategic scale-in for this PENGU price dip fit bring better upside for next altcoin cycle.

For dis altcoin market forecast, ENA, DOGE, and SOL dey face different kain technical wahala after recent losses wey nearly reach 10%. DOGE sharply drop go $0.22, plus e get one head-and-shoulders pattern for e 4-hour chart wey fit mean say e go fall come down reach $0.19. Ethereum don begin bounce back, as e dey trade near $4,315 now, e mean say the big weakness for altcoin fit dey near end; to regain $4,350–4,400 dey very important, wit $4,100 as the last support. ENA dem dey expect say e go drop near $0.60 before buyers go start show interest and make recovery move. Solana still dey long position around $182, but get better chance if e fit test di $175 level. This altcoin market forecast dey show mix signals: risk to go down for DOGE and ENA, plus better chance to go up for ETH and SOL, meaning say traders need to dey selective based on technical analysis and price targets.

Pudgy Penguins token (PENGU) don drop 21% for di past week, e start from local high of $0.047 come down reach $0.031 as we dey report. Di drop put PENGU for one critical support zone wey dey between $0.0302 and $0.0251, which na 0.382 Fibonacci retracement mark. Analysts see dis movement as healthy correction and dem highlight some potential good things we fit make PENGU price go up, like upcoming ETF filing, market growth for Asia, and strong toy sales wey connect to di brand. Technical analysts like Altcoin Sherpa dey flag di $0.025 level as strong floor since trading volume slow down during di pullback. If e fit hold pass dis support, e fit help PENGU bounce back go di recent highs. Di NFT market metrics also feel di effect: Pudgy Penguins collection market cap drop 17% to $491 million. But institutional interest still steady as BTCS Inc. recently add three Pudgy Penguins NFTs enter dia treasury, showing say corporate adoption dey grow. For traders, dis PENGU correction fit give better buying chance around di $0.025 support level, with chances for price up if ETF approval come on time and Asia market still dey grow. To monitor trading volumes and NFT valuation trends go important to understand PENGU short-term momentum and long-term outlook.

XRP price don fall 7% for the past week, e slip from high $3.40 go below $3.00. Dis wan happen after XRP no fit keep the descending triangle pattern. Both 50-day and 200-day SMAs still dey above the current levels, e show say the market dey bearish. Immediate support dey for $2.80, if e break, e fit show $2.50 then $2.00 as the next target. RSI stand for 32.56, e mean say e near oversold but the upward movement no too strong. Macro risk still dey as Bitcoin round key levels and Ethereum momentum slow down. If BTC drop reach $110,000 or ETH get correction, e fit cause deeper loss for XRP. Traders suppose watch the $3.00–$2.80 range well. If e clear recover above $3.10, e fit trigger rebound go $3.40, but if e no protect $2.80, more fall dey come.

Bitcoin price drop come down nearly 8% from im all-time high of $124,496 to about $115,000 this week. Di price drop cause over $500 million liquidation among leveraged traders, e make the crypto market yawa well well. Ethereum price follow am, fall 4% to $4,283. Di big sell-off show sey people dey worry about macro matter again, as inflation data and possible central bank policy change dey affect risk assets. Traders dey watch key support levels—$115K for Bitcoin and $4,200 for Ethereum—to sabi if na just small pullback or e be the start of deep correction. Di economic releases and liquidity trend wey dey come go sure pass anyhow direction crypto go take.