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Legendary trader Peter L. Brandt praise Ethereum recent jump to new all-time high as "Powerful" for one word for X post. Ethereum jump over 15% one day, climb from $4,238 to $4,885 — e highest level since November 2021. The breakout follow Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talk say dem go cut rate soon, make crypto market react quick quick. Bitcoin dominace drop to 56.5% as ETH momentum strong well well. As press time, Ethereum dey trade around $4,739. Bitcoin too rally, go up 4.6% reach $117,420 before e settle near $115,700. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong join in with the positive vibe, congratulate community on the record-breaking Ethereum ATH.

Binance don join Meta Protocol ($MTP) inside im Alpha Projects program, wey go allow early access and trading through im experimental platform. This move go enable $MTP token holders to join Binance’s Alpha Projects, fit bring better liquidity and user engagement. The listing show how Binance dey try check and push new crypto projects. Even though Alpha Projects listings get limited scope at the start, dem dey usually come before the full market launch. Traders fit see small price rise for MTP because of more interest on Binance, but long term performance go depend on how Meta Protocol development and market acceptance go be.

For October 2024, Radiant Capital hacker jam exploit one DeFi protocol to dash $53 million. The bad guy change the assets to about 21,900 ETH with average price of $2,420. Instead make immediate liquidation, the hacker use ETH swing trading to boost returns. On-chain analysis show dem buy 4,914 ETH for $4,167 then sell 3,931 ETH for $4,726 on August 23, 2025. By using ETH swing trading, the stolen money grow to about $104 million. Dem still get 13,300 ETH and 42.03 million DAI. This matter dey show say DeFi security still get gap and e dey show how clever modern exploits get. E still highlight how on-chain forensic dey waka dey follow money flow. DeFi protocols need to strong smart contract audits, traders suppose dey watch on-chain signals to sabi how market sentiment dey change.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talk wey soft for Jackson Hole symposium bring back crypto beta, cause Crypto Fear & Greed Index move from Neutral (50) go Greed (60) last Saturday. Dis kain good feeling for crypto con match when Bitcoin jump 5% to about $117,300, wey make $380 million short positions clear. Ether waka jump pass 11% to reach back im 2021 high for about $4,878. Axie Infinity co-founder Jeffrey Zirlin talk say Ether dey sensitive to rate changes because low interest rates dey push DeFi returns pass bank deposits. CME FedWatch Tool talk say get 75% chance of rate cut for September. E get some Fed people like St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem wey still dey careful, but traders don dey expect market to rally if Powell go soft. The reaction show how people expectation for rate cuts fit increase liquidity and risk appetite for crypto market.

XRP don bounce pass $3, dem dey eye $3.10 to fit move go $4, e dey shakara wit institutional adoption, ODL usage plus ETF optimism. Na whale selling wey happen earlier dis week test support for near $2.72, but new buying show say momentum dey strong for bullish side. Solana jump 10% to trade near $206, with strong support for $175–$180 and resistance around $205–$210. ETF-driven staking demand and the way DeFi activity dey increase don make open interest and total value locked rise, e dey support potential rally go $250–$260, or even $300 if momentum continue. Analysts talk say once dem clear these technical levels, e fit spark the next phase of altcoin performance well-well through H2 2025, as ETF clarity and structural flows dey push bullish price action for XRP and Solana.

For August 23, on-chain data show say Trend Research commot 1 million PENDLE tokens (~$5.83 million) from Binance. Trend Research on-chain crypto portfolio get about $770 million for seven assets, wey dem dey lead with 108,000 ETH (worth $516 million at $2,250 cost basis), followed by 670 million NEIROETH (67% of holdings, ~ $87.6 million), 5.41 million UNI (~$60.9 million), 3.75 million FORM (~$13.2 million), 228,700 COMP (~$11.2 million), 1 million PENDLE (~$5.83 million) and 203,000 ENS (~$5.53 million). This Binance PENDLE withdrawal show how Trend Research dey do their strategic asset management. No be investment advice.

Report wey come from Lookonchain wey monitor on-chain show say di whale address “bc1qgf” buy extra 119.8 BTC (about $13.87 million) three hours ago. Since July 18, dis whale don gather total of 1,841.2 BTC, spend around $216 million at average price of $117,310 per BTC for FalconX. Di sharp increase for BTC wey big whales get fit show say supply dey tight and e fit boost market feeling among traders. To dey track whale activity dey important for crypto traders wey wan sabi price movement and liquidity changes for Bitcoin market.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tok say na e get more wahala wey fit happen for US labour market. E talk say di market get one kind strange balance wey we see say supply and demand dey slow down. E also yarn say recent tariffs don make price comot once, wey dey push inflation small for short term but e no go make inflation continue strong. Powell talk say Fed policy still tight but risk don change, so dem fit reduce interest rate for September FOMC meeting. E come talk say dem don change some things for Fed monetary policy framework: dem remove “average 2% inflation target” talk and talk about “deviations from maximum employment,” but dem still dey balance their double mission and dem serious about keeping long-term inflation expectations steady. Traders suppose dey watch Fed talk well well to sabi when and how much dem fit reduce rates.

Chainlink price don break pass $25 recently and e test $27 but e no fit pass the key $27.3 resistance, now e dey trade near the bottom side of e mid-2022 ascending channel. CryptoPilot warn say if e no get strong volume-backed move pass $27.3, LINK fit drop go the $15–17 support zone, just like e happen before when e get rejection. But if e fit break through and hold pass $27.3, e fit push the altcoin go the top of the channel near $45–52, wey near double from the level wey e dey now. Immediate support dey for $18–19 before the channel support wey dey $15–17, while another resistance dey for $34 inside the channel. Analyst irritated.eth talk say this resistance zone don always cause sell pressure before, and e need make sell volume small and make e retest above $40 well to confirm say sellers don tire. Traders suppose dey watch the Chainlink price moves for these resistance levels and watch how volume dey move with on-chain data to sabi if bulls go fit secure breakout or if bears go force deeper correction.

Analysts don rank Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL) and MAGACOIN FINANCE among di top 5 crypto presales for 2025, dem dey predict strong returns for di next market cycle. As di crypto presales 2025 dey come, MAGACOIN FINANCE ongoing presale don attract whale plus retail money, people dey compare am to early Shiba Inu and Dogecoin breakout dem. Solana benefit from high scalability, low fees and growing institutional adoption, price targets na $300–$500 and e fit reach $1,000 if ETF speculation renew. Cardano governance-driven style, Hydra upgrade and tokenization roadmap dey support forecast of $1–$3 linked to possible ETF listings. NEAR Protocol enter top five based on di strength of im expanding DeFi ecosystem and developer activity. Ethereum (ETH) and XRP still stand gidigba, dem dey support DeFi, NFTs and payments. This crypto presales 2025 opportunity show say e good to enter early and e set better tone for altcoin market.

Stellar (XLM) price don drop by 16.1% for di last one month plus 8.2% inside di last week. Futures open interest don drop almost 50% from $588.5 million reduce go $306.2 million. Dis kain drop for futures volume dey add more pressure for Stellar wey dem wan sell for spot market. For 12-hour charts, the 20-period EMA don cross below the 50-period EMA. E fit be say another bearish crossover go show for 4-hour chart if 50 EMA fall under 200 EMA. These signs dey show say price fit continue to go down with more selling pressure on top Stellar. XLM dey trade near support for $0.39, close to $0.38 and $0.36. If price break below these levels fit make the thing crash go $0.23 which be like 40% drop. Daily descending triangle formation still dey confirm how bearish the market be. Prices need close above $0.43 if dem want stop the downtrend and make recovery start. Traders make dem keep eye for key support and resistance levels well well as technical indicators dey guide market feeling.

For di Jackson Hole symposium, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talk say dem go dey depend on data for how dem go take handle interest rate policy. Market quickly change how dem dey see US dollar and Treasury yield because how people dey expect rates to change. Because of dis, Ethereum (ETH) increase reach new highest price near $4,800. Di token reach di top supply and liquidity band between $4,700 and $4,800. Traders now dey watch key supports and places where pipo fit lose their money around $4,500, $4,200–$4,350 and about $3,750. These levels fit decide short-term price balance for ETH. BitUnix analysts recommend make traders get strong medium-to-long-term plan. Dem advise make dem do strict risk management and no dey follow emotions when market get plenty liquidity. Traders should also dey watch macroeconomic data and funding condition to manage their Ethereum positions well well.

Dis guide dey teach WLFI token holders how dem go take unlock and trade dem WLFI token for Ethereum mainnet. Early supporters fit activate di on-chain WLFI Lockbox from August 25, 2025 (afternoon ET), so dem go fit put their full presale balance inside di secure, Cyfrin-audited smart contract. Trading and initial claims go start September 1, 2025, by 8:00 a.m. ET, as 20% of presale tokens (wey dem buy for $0.015 and $0.05) go dey claimable. Di remaining 80% go distribute based on future community governance vote, while team and advisor allocations go still dey locked. New buyers fit trade WLFI for both decentralized (DEX) and centralized exchanges (CEX) when launch come, and listing partners go dey announced before September 1. Users must use di official portal, no go follow unverified links, no sharer private keys. If plenty people come, instructions for direct Etherscan contract interaction go dey provided. Dis security-focused trading guide dey stress Lockbox activation on time and follow best practices make WLFI token unlock launch smooth.

Dogecoin don break out from one long-term symmetrical triangle, e clear the $0.32 level, plus e jump 85% near $0.60 before e start settle down below the main resistance at $0.25. If e get strong daily close pass $0.25 with fresh volume, e fit open short term target for $0.28–$0.30 and medium term gain for $0.75–$1.00. Downside support for Dogecoin de for $0.21–$0.22, but e get risk say e fit fall reach $0.18–$0.19 if those levels no hold. Technical indicators just dey show small bullish momentum: RSI dey 55.18 and MACD dey small positive, but trading volume don reduce since the first breakout. Traders suppose dey watch volume, RSI, and MACD confirmation well for better continuation. Important price points to check na resistance at $0.25, support at $0.21–$0.22, and targets at $0.28–$0.30 (short term) plus $0.75–$1.00 (medium term).

Technical analyst Steph Is Crypto don spot say XRP price fit break out as XRP dey compress inside symmetical triangle for daily chart, after e follow five-wave Elliott Wave pattern. Di pattern wey start after July peak dey show say highs dey lower and lows dey higher, e dey tighten inside wave E near di apex. If e close daily pass di upper boundary of di triangle, e go confirm say market go continue rise, target dey around $4.50 plus new all-time high. But if e break below support, price fit continue to sidon or fall. Right now, XRP dey trade for $2.83 as market dey weak, e fit start dey move up again if e get correct breakout. Traders suppose dey watch daily close around di triangle edge to confirm.

XRP price don form textbook symmetrical triangle for 4-hour chart since July, with support for $2.78. Bears dey control the triangle setup now, dem dey test the lower trendline. If $2.78 hold, XRP price fit bounce 14% as e breakout go $3.20 resistance level. If e break below dis support, e go invalid the triangle and risk slide go $2.50. Traders gats watch dis key support and resistance levels for maybe entry and risk management.

Polkadot don launch Polkadot Capital Group, wey be institutional wing to connect big investors with the network. Web3 Foundation announce Cohort 5 of their Decentralized Voices program, while Parity Technologies don deploy RFC-103 elastic scaling for Kusama and dey plan relay chain upgrade for Polkadot. Polkadot Africa start builders challenge after the ink! bootcamp, and Sharpe AI list DOT with up to 10× leverage on their perpetual DEX. BlockDeep Labs complete the RFC-0097 staking unbonding queue implementation, plus Polkadot Assurance Legion fund SO/DAzone’s ecosystem monitoring tool. For the wider ecosystem, Acala show JAMverse dApp chain, and Bifrost launch “Zap In” for single-click liquidity inside vDOT/ETH pools wey dey offer over 60% APR. Moonbeam announce million-GLMR gaming campaign and $25,000 Nova Wallet BLAST bounty too. Polkadot SDK and Polkadot-JS API receive updates, while key governance referendums approve changes to inflation model and over $1.5M for development funding. All these moves show how Polkadot dey emphasize institutional adoption, network scalability, and ecosystem growth.

FHE token waka climb almost 200% inside 24 hours, e move from $0.14 go reach as high as $0.16. Dis spike happen afta Mind Network promote their encrypted AI infrastructure and join hand wit BytePlus, Lark and COZE. Dem team still drop on-chain encrypted messaging protocol to make RWA compliance strong. Mind Network dey pioneer quantum-resistant homomorphic encryption (FHE) infrastructure. E dey secure data and AI calculation, with plan to run full encrypted internet. Together wit top industry people, Mind Network dey push zero-trust HTTPZ protocol, wey dey set new standard for trusted AI and encrypted data processing. Dis surge show how demand for FHE token dey grow as encrypted AI solutions dey catch momentum for Web3 and AI space.

According to Whale Alert data for August 23, total 174 million USDC transfer from unknown wallet go enter Coinbase. As big stablecoin money wey enter one centralized exchange, dis deposit fit increase liquidity and e fit mean say selling pressure dey come soon. Traders suppose dey watch if the new USDC wey dem put for there go change to trading pairs or dem go withdraw am as fiat, because big stablecoin movements don be before market correction and rallies. To dey watch such exchange inflows na important for short-term price prediction and liquidity management.

XRP recovery pass $3 happen because Fed Chair Powell talk say e fit reduce interest rates, wey make market rally all over. Bitcoin and Ethereum sef rally, BTC rise 4.2% reach $116,300 and ETH climb 14.9% to $4,833. On-chain data show say exchange net outflows na like the accumulation levels wey happen for February, e show say holders get strong confidence for XRP. Technically, XRP don pass resistance at $2.98, break pass 20- and 50-period moving averages, plus Chaikin Money Flow don surpass +0.05, wey mean say capital dey flow well. If $2.95 demand zone hold, the recovery momentum fit push XRP price go for $3.4 resistance plus new all-time high. Traders suppose dey watch make the accumulation continue and dey look macroeconomic signals to confirm say this bullish move go last.

As ETF speculation dey rise, traders dey find di best cryptos before di ETF noise to fit tap di institutional money wey dey flow in. Cardano (ADA) don climb from below $0.70 reach $0.88, as developer activity still dey increase and new DeFi partnerships dey come. If e fit commot resistance at $0.97 and $1.03, e fit clear road go $1.50 by late 2025. Avalanche (AVAX) dey trade around $23 with solid support from real-world asset tokenization. Institutional products for Avalanche don pass $300 million, plus retail searches dey increase. If e fit break $27 resistance, e fit trigger rally go $32 or $37. Presale chance for MAGACOIN Finance dey give asymmetric upside, backed by whale demand and capped supply. Early investors wey use PATRIOT50X fit unlock extra bonuses. Analysts dey tag MAGACOIN Finance as high-beta play among cryptos before ETF buzz. All these projects combine solid fundamentals and ETF story, making dem top bets for traders before next market wave.

Di corporate Bitcoin treasuries, wey Strategy (wey dem call MicroStrategy before) dey lead, don gather pass 600,000 BTC as reserve assets. Di kwik kwik Bitcoin gathering dey bring plenty risk for balance-sheet. Di companies dey use cash, debt, and equity buy Bitcoin. Debt-financed buyin leverage fit sharpaly increase wahala if Bitcoin price fall. Margin calls and forced deleveraging dey more possible if market sharp correction happen. Di share performance of di treasury companies never do well like Bitcoin gain, e show say valuation and investor concern no dey match. Analysts dey advise say make people dey watch debt-to-equity ratios, liquidity buffer, and margin conditions for public filings. Di quick corporate Bitcoin gather work jump after dem approve ETFs and institutional on-ramps. Traders suppose watch liquidity plans and management talk because high leverage and focused investment fit shake market stability.

XRP price dey look like e go still go up as accumulation for exchanges don reach level wey compete wit february peaks, show say long-term holders dey get more belief. On-chain net position data show plenty outflows, wey dey reduce selling pressure. Di token don bounce pass $3 after e find support between $2.7 and $2.8. If bulls fit hold $2.95, XRP fit try break $3.40 resistance for days to weeks. Big macro factors dey support dis. Fed chair Jerome Powell talk wey boost rate-cut expectation, e make Bitcoin and Ethereum risk-on rally go spill over to XRP. Technical indicators still dey back di bullish side: TD Sequential buy signal, Chaikin Money Flow above +0.05, and crossover of 20- and 50-period moving averages. Traders suppose dey watch exchange flows, CMF readings, and 4-hour moving averages make sure di trend dey confirmed, plus keep eye for $2.95 demand zone.

ETH futures open interest don climb sharply for the past one month, e rise 19.25% from $506.8B on July 19 to record $604.4B by August 19. For August 23, ETH futures open interest hit new level of $70B, Binance ($14.15B) and CME ($10.27B) desks dey lead am. Dis rise show say market confidence don increase, liquidity strong well well, plus institutional adoption through US spot ETH ETFs wey get $337.7M inflows on August 22. The increase join when Ethereum hit all-time high near $4,752, up 10.8% inside 24 hours. Traders suppose dey watch open interest levels well because high readings dey usually come before big price changes. Continued growth for ETH futures open interest mean say outlook dey bullish but e fit make short-term volatility increase too.

Ondo Finance go launch Ondo Global Markets for September 3, dem go put over 100 US stocks for blockchain. The platform dey offer 24/7 trading and small-small share purchases with as low as $100 to start. By tokenizing assets for Ethereum and Ondo Chain, e dey make real-time access dey anytime, no matter market hours. Custody partners BitGo and Fireblocks dey keep the assets safe, and token holders fit enjoy on-chain transparency plus first priority for collateral claims. To meet regulatory standards, Ondo Finance don grab SEC-registered broker Oasis Pro and dey always dey talk with big institutions like BlackRock and JPMorgan. By year end, dem plan to increase tokenized stocks reach thousands. This one na big step for blockchain to take real-world assets, e go make am easy for people to enter and e go boost liquidity for investors worldwide.

Fosun Wealth Holdings don become distributor for DBS Bank new tokenised structured notes, wey mark strategic expansion for their digital asset offers. These tokenised structured notes na crypto-linked participation notes wey dey give cash return when base digital asset price rise, plus dem get way to cap downside risk. As DBS Bank launch this blockchain-based issuance for Singapore, Fosun Wealth go use dia big distribution network reach high-net-worth investors wey dey find controlled exposure to the volatile crypto market dem. This partnership show the growing institutional adoption of tokenised financial instruments for Asia digital finance sector.

Trend Research, JackYi second level investment arm, don add 28.21 million NEIROETH tokens (wey be about $3.06M) from Gate, plus dem total NEIROETH holdings reach 670 million tokens—wey be 67% of all supply, value reach $73M. This kain continuous token gathering na show say institutional demand dey strong, and fit tight the NEIROETH wey dey circulate, fit make price go up. Crypto traders suppose dey watch whale transactions and on-chain metrics for short-term trade signals. Even though this big concentration show say momentum tight, e still get centralization risk if big holders decide to liquidate. Future market movement go depend on further buys or sells by these big wallets dem.

China Renaissance, one investment bank wey dey listed for Hong Kong, don commit $100 million to buy BNB, dis na di first time say one Hong Kong-listed company get BNB for im balance sheet. Dem work together with YZi Labs, dis BNB investment aim to move real-world asset tokenization forward on BNB Chain and make Web3 DeFi products wey comply for institutional investors. Di money dem go use for infrastructure, legal and compliance frameworks, plus developer incentives to help increase liquidity and make institutional capital come. Analysts see dis move as example for bigger institutional adoption of BNB Chain, dem compare am to how MicroStrategy do early Bitcoin allocations. Market fit get impact like small BNB free float, more demand, and short-term volatility. Regulatory focus go be for custody, KYC/AML, and clear tokenization, e go follow Hong Kong and international standards. Traders suppose dey watch on-chain activity, liquidity metrics, and products wey go launch soon for signs say BNB Chain dey grow steady.

VALR, one big South African crypto exchange, don officially become the crypto exchange partner for DHL Stormers rugby team. This long-term partnership get stadium branding, digital activations, and fan waka wey go introduce rugby fans to crypto trading. VALR CEO talk say sports sponsorship na strong way to fast track crypto adoption, while Stormers management well appreciate how the partnership match their team innovation spirit. Following the crypto sponsorship trend for sports, this deal go boost VALR brand shine, bring new users, plus deliver co-branded events, learning content, and special promos. By using Stormers big fanbase, VALR wan make blockchain join mainstream better and push long-term growth for South Africa digital asset market.