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Federal Reserve governor Michael Hammack talk say persistent inflation wey tariffs make worse, plus labour market wey fragile but balanced, no get reason to cut interest rate or do economic stimulus soon. Him hawkish stance don put more pressure for cryptocurrency market, make the downturn wey start for August dey quicken. Bitcoin (BTC) fit break the $125,500 support level as investors dey adjust their expectations. With no relief on the rate way dey come, traders go face more wahala with volatility and asset prices wey dey drop. The lack of expected Fed easing show say market no too easy for digital currencies as people dey weigh inflation risk against labour market and bigger economic indicators.

Dis week TRON vs Bitcoin perform show say TRX/BTC gain 2.66%, e pass plenty main altcoins dem. For di past seven days, TRON vs Bitcoin show TRX/BTC jump 2.66%, wen ETH/BTC just steady 0.02%, SOL/BTC get 0.85%, and XRP/BTC drop 2.28%. Dis kain movement for pairs level dey show how TRON dey gain more freedom from Bitcoin path plus e get stronger momentum compare to big altcoins dem. Traders wey dey focus on altcoin performance fit use dis spreads take sabi how to rotate and how altcoins fit strong. Key data points na weekly volatility range and BTC pair returns comparison from CryptoQuant. To get better signals, e good make dem confirm with volume and steady multi-week difference before dem change portfolio allocation.

California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), wey be di third biggest public pension fund for US, don put $133 million for MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares to get beta Bitcoin exposure without holding am directly. Dem buy MSTR stock—wey get Bitcoin as dia main reserve asset—make CalSTRS waka sidon from direct crypto custody and wahala wey dey from regulatory side, e follow di growing trend wey institutions dey invest this kain crypto asset. Dis movement show say Bitcoin don be main asset class and e fit make other pension funds try similar strategy to diversify dia portfolio. E still show say institutional adoption of digital assets dey increase fast, e dey provide regulated way make people enter crypto market. Di key tins to consider na Bitcoin price wahala, di way regulatory framework dey change, plus di necessary check wey dem go do on MicroStrategy balance sheet and governance. CalSTRS decision na one big step for digital asset integration, e talk say Bitcoin don dey widely accepted inside conservative and long-term portfolios.

Regulated XRP futures for CME Group don reach record open interest levels, wit over 6,000 contracts wey dey open now. Since dem debut for May, more than 251,000 contracts—wey total $9 billion for notional volume—don trade. Standard contracts cover 50,000 XRP (about $145,000), while micro contracts of 2,500 XRP dey attract retail traders. CoinGlass data show total open interest at 2.59 billion tokens ($7.45 billion), wey show say demand for institutional futures dey grow. Among exchanges, Bitget dey lead XRP futures OI wit $1.72 billion, followed by Binance ($1.17 billion), CME ($930 million), OKX, KuCoin, MEXC and Hyperliquid for top ten.

Two Federal Reserve officials, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic and Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid, don issue simultaneous warnings say make dem no rush cut Fed rate for September. For separate events, Bostic talk say him still expect one Fed rate cut dis year but e stress say the current 4.25%–4.50% policy rate still just small small restrictive and say inflation dey run well above the 2% target. E note say him outlook fit change if new economic data come. Schmid, for Jackson Hole symposium, also talk say make dem reason am well, say inflation near 3% and labor market still solid. E no too sure if dem suppose cut rate for September without ‘‘very definitive data’’ and warn say if dem act too fast e fit bring risks. Market expectation for September rate cut don fall from nearly 100% to about 81%. Traders go focus on incoming data for inflation and employment before September meeting to check the chance and time for Fed rate cut.

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack tok say no to Fed rate cut for September, she talk say dem go follow data because inflation still dey high and employment strong. Fed still dey keep current interest rate policy to achieve 2% inflation target, need more proof say price stability go last. High borrowing cost and strong dollar dey usually make people carry money comot from risky assets, e dey increase how market dey shake and e dey make liquidity tight for crypto market. Traders supposed dey watch Fed messages, spread their investments for different asset classes, and focus on digital assets wey get strong foundation to manage short-term wahala and ready for future policy changes.

One new Kraken survey wey dem do for over 1,000 US dual-asset investors show say crypto get better outlook. According to di report, 65% dey expect say digital assets go do pass equities for next ten years. For di past 12 months, 42% see say crypto perform pass stocks, while 31% talk say equity returns stronger. Di survey show sey investors confidence dey rise, with 61% dey more confident for crypto compare to 53% for stocks. Near 70% plan to increase dia crypto allocation next year, with male investors (74%) ahead of females (59%). Crypto don become crisis hedge: 33% respondents go put new money for digital assets during global wahala, compared to 20% for equities and 19% for cash. Kraken global head of consumer, Mark Greenberg, talk sey dual-asset investors now dey see crypto as main growth driver, no be some speculative side thing. Di finding come as crypto exchanges dey expand into traditional finance, mixing equities and digital assets trading.

Crypto indices fit change the scattered digital asset market by providing benchmarks, boost institutional adoption, and reduce wahala wey dey for market volatility. Just as S&P 500 take do for equities in 1957, big broad indices like the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) dey give structured, rules-based exposure to important cryptocurrencies. Now crypto market dey suffer from low liquidity and high volatility across plenty tokens, with over 1.8 million dead coins wey dem record for Q1 2025. Institutions dey show more interest, dem get spot ETFs for Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana, plus regulatory progress like EU’s MiCA framework and US Stablecoin Genius Act. Stablecoin transactions hit $27.6 trillion in 2024, processing 18% of monthly deposits. Industry leaders dey push for strong crypto indices to bring clear transparency and order, make e possible for retail and institutional investors to get diversified exposure. This indexification na very important step to put digital assets for traditional portfolios, create scalable allocation tools, and encourage wide crypto adoption.

Alliance data wey Blockworks co-founder Jason Yanowitz share show say 84% of project applicants dey build for Ethereum or Solana. For di first time, Solana share don pass 25%. Inside Ethereum ecosystem, Base don become di leading Layer 2 platform. Polygon and Arbitrum follow as di next most popular L2 solutions. Di data show say developer dem dey adopt wella for both Ethereum and Solana. Rising Solana adoption fit drive SOL demand, while growth for Layer 2 solutions mean say scaling work for Ethereum dey continue.

Officials for US Department of Justice dey press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell make e remove Governor Cook as part of ongoing mortgage investigation. The DOJ plan to review criminal case wey concern Cook action during mortgage crisis, worry say bad behavior and regulatory failure fit dey. Officials talk say to replace Cook na the way to protect Federal Reserve integrity and keep public trust. This matter dey show say scrutiny for Fed governance don increase and e fit start wider talk about how central bank dey accountable.

Cashaa don launch new platform wey dey offer full crypto banking and financial services. People fit open account, put crypto money, and do payment with big digital assets. The service dey connect normal finance and blockchain, to make crypto banking easier for both normal people and companies. The platform own CAS token dey power transaction fees, money send go, and staking rewards. People wey get CAS fit stake token to help secure network, join consensus, and make profit. Loyalty programs and bonus dey encourage people to use CAS token well. By putting fiat on-ramps and crypto off-ramps together, Cashaa dey target make banking access smooth inside decentralized ecosystem. The project wan make crypto banking popular through easy to use interface, global money sending solution, and chances to make money.

U.S. bankruptcy don climb reach highest level since 2020, wit 446 big company dem file for 2025—12% pass pandemic level. July alone see 71 big filing, cause by rising refinancing cost as corporate interest expense rise from low 9.1% of net income early 2024 to higher. Credit tightening dey squeeze small and mid-size firm, 43% no dey make profit by end 2024. Investors dey move their capital enter crypto market as liquidity tight. For 2020, similar wave of filing happen with Bitcoin price increase and volume spike. Today, steady flow enter spot Bitcoin ETFs and tokenized U.S. Treasuries—now over $7.3 billion value locked—show say demand dey grow. DeFi protocol like Aave don lock almost $37 billion, while stablecoin USDT and USDC dey handle trillions monthly as on-chain settlement rails. Regulatory clarity dey increase momentum. New SEC guidance want chop ETF approval time from 240 days to 75 days. Spot ETF proposal for XRP, SOL, LTC and staking-enabled ETH dey expected by October, approval chance pass 75%. First altcoin ETF, REX-Osprey Solana + Staking, launch wit $12 million initial assets. As bankruptcies rise and Fed dey talk rate cuts because of persistent inflation and high tariffs, crypto market fit experience mixed short-term volatility. But wider ETF access and continuing credit stress fit keep bullish momentum for both Bitcoin and altcoins.

ETF issuer WisdomTree dey shine di light on XRP as one tactical onshore play for institutional investors, because e get full onshore access through CME-listed futures. Dis setup mean say dem no need offshore venues again, wey fit reduce di wahala of small liquidity and weak regulatory oversight. E allow institutional traders to consistent collect basis yields for regulated markets even when market dey volatile. WisdomTree compare XRP role with Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana: Bitcoin CME futures be like di institutional 'gold standard', Ether be smart beta, and Solana dey offer high return through staking. Di focus on XRP come before potential launch of US spot XRP ETFs, with SEC final decision by October 18, 2025, on proposals like Grayscale XRP Trust conversion. Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas put approval chances at 95%, predict big capital flows if greenlighted. Traders suppose dey check XRP CME futures spreads and ETF rulings as catalysts for short-term momentum and long-term institutional adoption.

Chainlink don be di first oracle network wey earn ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 1 certifications from Deloitte & Touche LLP, dem cover im Price Feeds, SmartData plus CCIP protocols. Dis dual accreditation don boost Chainlink security creds as e dey manage over $90 billion on-chain assets and e get institutional links with Swift, UBS, ANZ Bank and SBI Digital Markets. LINK price jump 12% for one week reach $26.11, e dey trade inside one ascending channel wey get $28–29 resistance. Cardano ADA come drop 10.4% as e hold $30.9 billion market cap at number 10. If e fit break above $28, Chainlink fit pass ADA enter top 10 crypto.

Retail FOMO dey return, as CEX weekly spot volumes don climb reach $465B—levels wey last show for January and March market highs. Dis retail FOMO self dey confirmed as search interest for terms like “Crypto”, “Ethereum”, and “Altcoins” don rise reach 2021 bull market peak levels. Because most retail traders dey use centralized exchanges, the high spot volume show say retail people dey engage more. Historically, these kain FOMO-driven spikes dey usually mean say local market fit reach top as emotional buyers dey pursue quick gains. Even though onboarding through CEX dey support long-term crypto adoption, traders suppose dey watch these FOMO metrics—spot volumes and search trends—to sabi when to enter and manage risk well well for this market correction.

Bitcoin price try reach $114,000 but e no fit break pass that level as traders no too gree new US-EU trade deal. Price just remain inside one range, market structure still weak. Analyst Rekt Capital talk say if price sharply reject $114K for daily chart, e mean more drop fit come. Support danger waka come if Bitcoin price fall back enter $109,850–$111,900 level. Trader Daan Crypto Trades talk say dis zone dey important; order-book data still show say bid side get plenty liquidity for $112,900. The US-EU trade deal no too affect US stocks, both S&P 500 and Nasdaq just steady. Fed rate cut chance for September fall before Jackson Hole, prediction service Kalshi talk say no cut get 36% chance, and CME’s FedWatch Tool show 25% chance rates no go change. Minutes from the last FOMC meeting talk say inflation fit still rise. Everybody dey look Fed Chair Jerome Powell talk for Jackson Hole, e fit reduce rate-cut hope if inflation worry still dey.

Under different regulatory systems—from Singapore licensing to Vietnam's grey-zone policies and Philippines sandbox—Southeast Asia wey get 600 million people dey quickly use crypto payments. High smartphone use and limited traditional banking don boost growth for digital wallets and QR-code crypto payments. Top solutions like TabiPay dey allow both online and offline transactions: Philippine resort La Vie Adventure Trails and Bangladeshi developer Aspire Developers dey accept cryptocurrencies through TabiPay, wey dey reduce currency exchange and banking fees. Street vendors and cross-border remittances also dey use stablecoins by simple QR scans. With over 140 million digital-payment users and crypto transaction volumes wey don pass Europe and US, the region dey show as the next digital goldmine. Despite regulatory wahala, consumer and merchant embrace of crypto wallets show a silent digital revolution—and hint new trading opportunities linked to real-world use cases.

Bitcoin Swift don enter Stage 6 for im presale at $6 per token, dem dey offer 166% APY plus bonus levels reach 100%. Im don raise pass $1 million and get over 4,000 community members. Bitcoin Swift dey deliver real-time Proof-of-Yield payouts for every stage. Di main features include AI-optimized smart contracts, zk-SNARK privacy, hybrid PoW/PoS consensus, plus BTC3E overcollateralized stablecoin wey dem use for USD payments. Security audits by Cyberscope, Solidproof and Spywolf, plus full KYC, dey boost transparency and trust. Meanwhile, Ethereum dey hold within $3,000–$3,200 range as Layer-2 scaling dey grow. Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER) presale don raise $9 million at just over one cent per token, show say interest in Bitcoin-related Layer-2 solutions dey rise. Crypto traders wey dey find momentum and high yield fit watch Bitcoin Swift presale mechanics and the early August 30 launch as possible catalysts for short-term trading and long-term network growth.

Coldware presale don become one big crypto presale, dem don raise over $8.5 million from big investors (whales) and small retail investors wey dey look for projects wey dey useful. Unlike the 2021 Shiba Inu rally wey rely on meme momentum, Coldware no dey joke, e dey focus on real-world use. Na Layer-1 blockchain ecosystem wey combine hardware, software, and decentralized security. Dem get beta features like multi-chain Coldware Wallet, staking pools, NFTs, encrypted chat dApps and decentralized VPN. The project get plan to bring Web3-enabled phones and laptops. Total token supply na 21 billion COLD tokens, 50% dey reserved for presale. Stage 1 sell 76.46% of tokens at $0.008 USDT each; Stage 2 price go be $0.00975 USDT. Roadmap show partnerships, security audits, testnet launch, gaming apps, and payment channels. The strong presale tokenomics and focus on utility don attract big investors. As big whales still dey put money, Coldware presale dey stand out among crypto presale projects, showing big bullish trend for utility blockchains.

On-chain analytics from Santiment show say di number of Dogecoin holders don climb from around 6.9 million for start of 2025 to pass 8 million addresses wey get non-zero balances, making DOGE di third biggest cryptocurrency by user base after Ethereum (148 million addresses) and Bitcoin (55 million addresses). Dis last million-user milestone reach under eight months, quick pass di growth pace for 2024. Whale wallets wey dey hold 100 million to 1 billion DOGE add about 2 billion DOGE (worth $448 million) for just one week, while institutional investor Bit Origin set aside $500 million for Dogecoin treasury when prices dey around $0.24. Technical analysis show triangular consolidation for DOGE daily chart, with potential breakout target of $0.41 and longer-term upside to $4 on monthly charts. E dey trade at $0.222 (+4.3% inside 24 hours), di rise in Dogecoin holders and accumulation trends dey point to bullish momentum and growing retail and institutional adoption.

Glassnode latest on-chain research show say Bitcoin price still dey follow im historic four-year halving cycle. The research yarn say before cycle peaks for 2018 and 2022 happen two to three months after current stage—fit mean market peak fit land as early as October. Even with strong institutional adoption, long-term holders dey dey take profit more, and the inflow to spot Bitcoin ETF dey slow down. These signs show say the bull run fit dey near end, but the overall cycle still dey intact. Traders suppose dey watch for possible short-term top around October, plus dey monitor on-chain data and ETF flow make dem see if trend go change.

Crypto exchange BTCC don launch $500,000 USDT futures trading competition wey get NBA All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. inside am. Di BTCC x JJJ Trading Competition go run from August 21 reach September 21, 2025. E open to new and old users wey register through di official event page. Participants go compete for two leaderboards: Futures Trading Volume and Profit Rate. Di volume pool go unlock steadily up to 400,000 USDT as cumulative trades dey increase. Di profit leaderboard go award 100,000 USDT based on individual profit. Traders must trade at least 100 million USDT in futures to qualify. Leaderboards go dey update every hour. Additional prizes include six signed Jaren Jackson Jr. jerseys and 200 “JJJ Glory Badges” for top performers. BTCC show their trading infrastructure: over 380 futures pairs, up to 500x leverage on BTC, ETH, DOGE, SOL, XRP, and up to 50x on other tokens. New users go get welcome rewards up to 10,055 USDT and 50 USDT loss protection on first copy trade. Di trading competition dey show BTCC plan to make their global presence big and user engagement strong through high-profile brand partnerships and big events.

Data provider RedStone talk say Hyperliquid don take over more than 80% of the decentralized perpetuals (DeFi perps) market, e dey process up to $30 billion everyday volume. Hyperliquid fully on-chain order book now dey deliver spreads and execution speeds wey fit match centralized exchanges. E HIP-3 permissionless market creation framework don build beta developer ecosystem, wit revenue-sharing incentives wey dey reward builders. Platform dual-chain design—wey combine HyperCore and HyperEVM—fit do new financial primitives like tokenized perp positions and delta-neutral strategies. Wit $2.2 billion total value locked and $330 billion trading volume for past 30 days, Hyperliquid dey position itself as core infrastructure for on-chain trading and e dey mark big shift for DeFi perps.

Bank of America rates strategy team dey warn say stablecoins and tokenization of assets dey reshape US Treasury and money market sectors. Stablecoin demand fit push $25–75 billion short-term Treasury bill buys for next year, but BofA talk say e no go too change T-bill dynamics. Instead, stablecoins dey pose bigger competition threat to money market funds cause dem fit give better yield. Some fund managers dey try explore tokenization of MMF shares as defensive move. For July, BNY Mellon and Goldman Sachs don release blockchain-based tokenized money market fund shares—the first time dem do am. With regulatory limits wey dey stop yield on stablecoins, MMFs get small window to adopt tokenization before stablecoins find workaround.

DeFi protocol River don connect LayerZero to launch di first Omni-CDP module wey go allow true cross-chain minting of di native stablecoin wey dem dey call satUSD. With dis Omni-CDP, users fit deposit BTC, ETH, BNB or LST assets for any blockchain wey dem support, then mint satUSD directly for another chain without needing bridge or wrap, wey go reduce risk and make workflow simple. satUSD dem build am for OFT standard so that the value fit remain equal across many networks. Di stablecoin don already fit work with over 30 DeFi platforms for trading, staking and lending. Dis cross-chain integration make satUSD become better liquidity tool and e go make River’s DeFi ecosystem strong by using LayerZero messaging infrastructure to make multi-chain stablecoin issuance easy.

According to Dune data, Uniswap Unichain trade volume don pass $51 billion as of August 21. Dis milestone show say Uniswap cross-chain setup dey gain more users and liquidity deep wella for different blockchains. Unichain trade volume dey rise steady for recent weeks because DeFi activity increase and dem optimize fee structure. Crypto traders fit see dis volume rise as beta sign for how healthy the protocol be and how users dey confident. On-chain analytics still dey show say Uniswap fit grab more market share for decentralized exchange matter, support UNI big role for governance plus fee rebates.

Huang Licheng, wey dem sabi as “Maji Brother,” use 3x leverage take boost im YZY long position inside one hour for August 21. Now, e get 1.22 million YZY tokens, wey worth about $1.16 million, wit average entry price of $1.11 per token. According to ai_9684xtpa monitoring data, di trade dey show unrealized loss of $193,000 now. This quick position adjustment show how volatile and risky e be if person dey use high-leverage strategies for YZY market, and e dey even stress how crypto traders suppose manage risk well well.

Chainlink don release dia detailed “Endgame” vision wey outline plans to become di industry-standard oracle platform, just like how Windows be for PC and AWS be for cloud services. Di roadmap dey emphasize how dem wan power trillions of dollars transaction across sectors like real estate, debt markets, stocks and cross-border payments through tokenization. Di Endgame document highlight strategic partnerships with UBS, SWIFT, ANZ Bank and Fidelity, show real-world use cases for CBDC and stablecoin settlement.

Saifedean Ammous, wey write book "The Bitcoin Standard," don call Argentine President Javier Milei economic stabilization plan "fiat fraud." For one detailed X thread, Ammous yan say Milei administration offer investors 69% yield to roll over government bonds but dem manage only refinance 61%, e call am Ponzi scheme and warn say e go make Argentina more depend on multilateral lenders. Ammous yan say Milei no keep promise to abolish central bank and e choose to expand money supply instead of stop discretionary currency creation. E talk say Argentina now owe IMF record amount—borrow 1,352% of im quota—and dem don borrow extra $42 billion from World Bank and IDB. Official data show total inflation since Milei start work na 155%, and peso don drop up to 70% against dollar. From Bitcoin view, Ammous argue say government controlled fiat systems dey distort markets, dey promote speculative "carry trades" and dey force banks to bear sovereign risk. Opponents like economist Fernando Nikolić talk say lower inflation, expected GDP growth, currency liberalization, and budget surplus be signs say things dey stabilize. Debate dey on whether Argentina fit keep high-yield bond rollovers, manage disinflation, and stabilize exchange rates without create more money. As we dey talk, Bitcoin (BTC) dey trade around $113,612.