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Ethereum don reach new record high of $4,829 as big companies dey collect over $15 billion worth ETH reserves. Seventeen public companies now hold more than 3.1 million Ether, dey follow the investment style wey Michael Saylor popularize. Corporations dey aim for $70 billion total reserves for Ethereum. Big money dey enter Ethereum ETFs too support the rally. On August 11, Ethereum ETFs get net inflow of $337 million even as money dey comot from Bitcoin funds. This level of competition flow show say institutional interest for Ether dey grow and e make Ethereum bullish case strong. The ETHBTC pair don find momentum again after 1,100 days of weakness. With 0.038 BTC as new support, targets for 0.044 BTC and 0.05 BTC fit push Ethereum pass $6,000. Important levels at 0.042 BTC and 0.04 BTC need hold to keep the uptrend positive. Overall, the combination of corporate investment, ETF flows, and ETHBTC strength point to better prospects for Ethereum. Traders suppose watch upcoming economic events and Fed statements for short-term wahala. For the long term, steady institutional demand and network growth dey support Ethereum bullish thesis.

Financial expert Levi Rietveld dey recommend make people buy XRP sharp sharp, e talk say only 0.1% of di whole world people dey hold any XRP compared to 1–1.3% wey dey hold Bitcoin. E talk say di low adoption of XRP mean say e get plenty room to grow. Based on how Bitcoin adoption dey go, Rietveld talk say if XRP fit reach similar ownership level within di next ten years, e market cap fit grow from $179 billion to $17.9 trillion. This one mean say price go reach about $300 per XRP. E see dis prediction as long-term forecast based on steady global reach, no be short-term price target. Traders suppose look adoption rates as main driver for value. Rietveld analysis put XRP as early asset wey get better potential if e global holding increase reach how Bitcoin adoption be.

Ripple and SBI Holdings go fit bring RLUSD stablecoin come Japan for Q1 2026. Dis stablecoin expansion na big partnership for Asia. Interpol lead Operation Serengeti 2.0, dem catch pass 1,200 suspects and seize $97.4 million crypto assets from fraud gangs. Dis crackdown show say dem dey focus more on cybercrime. For US regulator waka, VanEck file for JitoSOL ETF to follow SOL liquid staking tokens, meanwhile CFTC push their “crypto sprint” policy to clear derivative rules. One social engineering scam con thief $91 million BTC from one investor. For regional side, South Korea dey talk with Tether and Circle to arrange their stablecoin framework, and Thailand delay crypto tourist payment for their Tourist Wallet. Institutional tokenization moves fast. DBS Bank go issue structured notes for Ethereum. SkyBridge Capital plan to tokenize $300 million hedge funds on Avalanche. SharpLink Gaming and Strategy add 143,593 ETH and 430 BTC to their treasury. Tether appoint Bo Hines as strategic advisor for US market to boost their expansion plan. This week crypto headlines dey highlight stablecoin growth, regulatory actions, and tokenization trends wey no stop.

Recent on-chain data show say crypto whales dey very active, dem dey move millions USDC across big exchanges and open big leveraged positions inside altcoins and blue-chip tokens. In past hours, one whale deposit $5.45 million USDC for HyperLiquid, start 20x leveraged longs for ETH, 40x for BTC, and 10x for HYPE, LINK, AAVE, and MKR. Same whale sell 123,500 LINK for $3.13 million USDC at $25.36, then move money through TrustWallet to earn yield for Compound and Aave. Even after selling, the investor still hold 425,000 LINK (~$10.8 M). Another whale put $15.47 M USDC to open 20x BTC and 10x BNB longs, plus place buy orders for ETH, SOL, LINK, and FARTCOIN. One once dormant whale come back with $1.56 M USDC deposit to take 1x leveraged long in WLFI. Meanwhile, Coinbase hacker collect 38,126 SOL (~$8 M). Finally, one long-term whale deposit 1,400 ETH (~$6.63 M) into Kraken, make $102 M profit from holdings originally buy for $258 K nine years ago; e still get 13,477 ETH (~$64.5 M). This heavy crypto whales on-chain movement dey show say market dey volatile, people dey take profit and dem dey do bullish leveraged trading. Traders suppose watch these whale moves to fit sabi short-term price changes and potential support levels.

BNB Chain TVL don jump reach new high of $13.4B, e mark the strongest growth since 2022. Active address dey above 14 million for nine weeks straight. The rise for BNB Chain TVL show say user engagement and token performance strong well well. BNB dey trade close to 3% of e all-time high, e dey perform pass plenty top cryptocurrencies as crypto market dey fall overall. Institutional adoption dey play key role. Companies like Windtree Therapeutics, Nano Labs and Liminatus Pharma don add BNB to their treasury. BNB Network Company buy 200,000 BNB (about $160M), to become the biggest public BNB treasury firm. Bhutan sovereign fund Druk Holding & Investments don also show dem BNB holdings. These inflows carry BNB near $870 small time. The record TVL with institutional backing fit mean say bullish momentum dey for traders, and the possible pullbacks fit be chance to buy for support levels around $814, $806 or $770.

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez don see symmetrical triangle chart pattern for 4-hour Dogecoin price chart, e mean say fit get 30% rally go $0.30. After e dip to $0.21 on August 22, Dogecoin price briefly rebound pass $0.24 after Fed Chair Jerome Powell Jackson Hole speech. Martinez expect say e go get bullish breakout wey dem measure by add the triangle base to the breakout point. Traders suppose wait make two candlesticks close one after another above the upper trendline to confirm the breakout. As e be now, Dogecoin price dey hover around $0.2366, e mean say e drop 1% in 24 hours.

Tom Lee, Fundstrat co-founder tok say the crypto bull cycle dey for early stage only. Im talk say the low adoption by traditional finance na the proof. Morgan Stanley interns wey hold crypto drop from 63% for 2022 to 12% now. Only XRP get that ownership increase from zero to 5%, e talk. Lee also yarn about im company, Bitmine, wey get more than $7 billion for Ethereum (ETH). E believe say ETH suppose dey trade around $6,000, wey no reach yet. Im bullish view dey aligned with investor Dan Tapiero wey predict crypto go boom for 2026. Lee talk say as more institutional investors and banks dey embrace digital assets, crypto bull cycle go gain more power. E see market gains now as just di start of bigger upward trend. Traders fit benefit if dem position early. Cryptocurrency traders suppose dey watch how institutional adoption dey happen. Big demand from big financial firms fit push market higher. Ethereum performance and XRP rising popularity need attention too.

During di recent election time, former President Donald Trump launch WLFI, one new DeFi platform and meme coin project wey immediately catch plenty attention. One week after WLFI tokens start to dey transferable, investors begin dey speculate say Aave DAO go get 7–8% allocation for di WLFI token supply. When WLFI team publicly deny dis rumour to WuBlockchain and explain say no such allocation dey, AAVE sharply sell off, make price fall from about $380 to $339. AAVE later come bounce back above $350 and even try $380 level again, show typical DeFi volatility wey market news and sentiment changes dey drive. Aave founder Stani Kulechov confirm say one related community proposal be put for vote after all, wey add more swings. Traders dey see $350 zone as key support level, with chance to rally go $400 if bullish momentum continue. Considering AAVE head role for decentralized finance and traders renewed interest after WLFI market entry, di coin outlook still dey positive for short and long term.

Crypto week winners and losers show mixed perform for digital asset space. Leading the crypto week winners, OKB jump 66% from dem $117 open, powered by steady buying pressure and bullish MACD crossover near $200 support. Morpho (MORPHO) rally 26% above $2.60 resistance, while Arbitrum (ARB) post 6% gain after reclaim $0.50 supply wall. Top altcoin rockets Altru (ALU), Huobi Token (HT), and Wayfinder (PROMPT) join crypto week winners as well, surge over 130%. For the flip side, Pump.fun (PUMP) dip 20%, break $0.03 support, SKY slide 14% below $0.07 and SPX6900 (SPX) tumble 13% to multi-week low under $1.30. Broader altcoin loss see XNY down 71%, KET -54%, and MYX -44%. Bitcoin retrace 3% from recent highs, but Ethereum outperform on dovish Fed remarks wey boost risk-on sentiment. For traders, dis report highlight key support and resistance zones—$190 for OKB, $2.60 for MORPHO, and $0.03 for PUMP—to watch for short-term entries. Crypto week winners show mid-cap strength and bullish signals, while notable declines show say risk management na important. Overall, rising risk appetite mean bullish tilt dey, but traders suppose dey alert to volatility.

Analyst JackTheRippler talk say XRP price fit break out from symmetrical triangle pattern for daily chart. E dey trade between $2.50 and $3.50 for Bitstamp, now e dey at $3.04. Technical analysis talk say if e fit break above resistance sharp sharp, e fit make price jump go $8-$10, wey be more than double for current level. This XRP price prediction follow JackTheRippler earlier call wey state $0.10, and community still dey bullish. Traders suppose dey watch volume plus overall crypto trading trends, because market adoption and investor optimism na wetin go confirm this breakout.

Ethereum price don climb pass $4,900, reach $4,945–$4,948 after e break im record wey e make for November 2021. Di rally na because spot ETF inflows reach over $1 billion for one day, show say big big institutions dey buy well well. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talk say dem fit cut rates later, e make market feel beta. Corporate treasury dey buy more ETH, wey put pressure to dey buy. Also, better clarity for staking service rules reduce wahala for big investors. Data from CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap confirm di high for di day. Polls show say traders dey expect Ethereum price go try test $5,000 by year end, if ETF demand still hold and macro conditions remain steady. Traders make dem dey watch ETF flow reports, Fed talkings, and staking rules to sabi wetin market go do soon. To summarize, Ethereum price gain show say big institutions dey join, plus good monetary outlook, fit make ETH try $5,000 soon.

OKB carry mid-cap rally dis week, jump 66% as Ethereum strong plus Fed talk wey soft cause capital dey move go altcoins. Bitcoin drop 3%, but Ethereum steady cause bullish momentum for exchange tokens plus mid-cap projects. Morpho climb 26% but e fit drop back to $2.30 because volume cool down, and Arbitrum gain 6% with chance say e go rise more from $0.56 now. On the other hand, Pump.fun, SKY and SPX drop pass 13% because their support no hold. Traders suppose dey watch risk zones: OKB support dey $190–$200, Morpho level $2.30, and SPX floor $1.30. Crypto market still dey cautious but optimistic, technical signals show say both continuation and pullback fit happen.

Shiba Inu price drop pass 3% on Sunday, e clear all the gains wey e get on Friday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell talk for Jackson Hole. Smart money and whale activity don slow down. Nansen data show say savvy investors dey hold 40.42 billion SHIB, e reduce from 48.6 billion last July, while whales dey control 45 billion SHIB, from 47.6 billion last month. This one come after the crash of 60% from November highs. On-chain metrics for Shibarium, Shiba Inu layer-2 network, don also slack. Total value locked drop to $1.79 million with no stablecoin usage. Only 17 DeFi protocols still dey active, including WoofSwap and ChewySwap. Dem originally design am to boost Shiba Inu utility and burn tokens through BONE-to-SHIB fees, but lower activity don reduce the burns. Technically, Shiba Inu price dey consolidate around the 50- and 100-day EMAs, with Average True Range dey decline. One symmetrical triangle pattern dey form. If e breakout above the triangle, e fit carry SHIB reach $0.00001600, but if e breakdown, e fit push am go $0.00001015. Traders go dey watch these levels for direction.

Business intelligence firm wey dem dey call Strategy, wey Michael Saylor dey lead, dem dey ready to do their third bitcoin buy for this August even though BTC price no dey move. According to SaylorTracker, Strategy add 430 BTC for August 18 for $51.4 million, this make their total holdings come reach 629,376 BTC wey worth over $72 billion. So far for August, dem don buy 585 BTC. This speed show say dem don shift from their usual large-scale buys. The company bitcoin buy strategy get 56% unrealized gain wey worth $25.8 billion at current value. Strategy dey use over-the-counter (OTC) channels to buy bitcoin. Corporate treasurer Shirish Jajodia talk say OTC deals dey avoid price spike and protect Bitcoin liquidity. With Bitcoin daily trading volume pass $50 billion, multi-day OTC buys no too affect market. Even though Strategy bitcoin reserves dey increase for value, their stock don feel pressure. Shares drop to $325, lowest in four months before e bounce back to $358. Despite equity volatility, Strategy still dey committed to consistent bitcoin accumulation, e dey reinforce bitcoin role as treasury asset for institutions. This third bitcoin buy show say Strategy be leader as world largest corporate bitcoin holder. Their continuous accumulation fit influence institutional adoption and market sentiment.

Di latest XRP price prediction tok sey di digital asset fit reach $4 if e fit pass di key $3 resistance, e dey driven by how selling pressure from big whales dey reduce plus some bullish on-chain indicators. Di XRP price prediction tok sey di current market dey around $2.85 wit volatility from $2.84 to $2.95 as regulatory wahala dey due to some SEC rulings Wey dem never yan yet. Meanwhile, di Mutuum Finance (MUTM) presale phase 6 for $0.035 don attract over $14.8 million from more than 15,600 investors. Phase 7 go increase di token price to $0.04, dat be 14.3% increase, Wey go put MUTM position for big returns. Plus, Mutuum Finance get $50,000 USDT CertiK bug bounty plus $100,000 token giveaway, dem dey run dual-lending protocol (P2C and P2P) and launch overcollateralized USD-backed stablecoin on top Ethereum. All dis dey create bullish trading chances for both XRP and di new MUTM altcoin, offering matured market momentum plus low-cost entry points for crypto traders wey dey find high-growth positions.

Di ole dɛm ol old cryptocurrency Cardano (ADA) an XRP dey face choppy trade as investors dey rethink their short-term plans. ADA dey move between $0.74 and $0.95, e dey struggle under e 9-day EMA near $0.88. If e fit break above $0.90, e fit target $1.06, but if e fall below $0.77, e fit loss more. XRP post-law win momentum don stop. Big investors sell 460 million tokens, push price go down below 50-day SMA at $2.95 enter support zone $2.80–$2.85. Technical shapes—symmetrical and descending triangles—show say price fit drop reach $2.60, but long-term uptrend still dey. But Layer Brett show as utility-driven meme coin for Ethereum Layer 2. E presale don raise more than $1 million, token price rise from $0.004 to $0.0047. Layer Brett get staking, governance plus gamified NFTs, e limit supply and reward holders with high yields. Analysts predict 250× gain because of e DeFi features and scalable design. Traders wey dey find alpha fit shift eye from ADA and XRP go this new Ethereum Layer 2 meme coin.

Bitcoin dominans don drop from 65% to 58%, e break through one multi-year trendline wey match past cycle highs for 2017 and 2021. Technical indicators don turn bearish, including weekly MACD cross, daily death cross, plus drop below 50-day moving average with failed retest. Meanwhile, altcoin market capitalization don break pass $3.2 trillion and dey form higher highs. Models dey predict say if Bitcoin dominans drop further into 50–46% range, altcoin market cap fit surge to $5–7 trillion. Traders suppose dey watch on-chain liquidity flows, dominans support levels, monthly altcoin structure, and macro liquidity indicators to confirm early stages of Altseason 2025.

The fusion of crypto and traditional finance via RWA tokenization dey open one potent $1 trillion market opportunity, with Avalanche (AVAX), Pendle (PENDLE), and IOTA dey lead the charge. Avalanche gain 9.36% month-on-month and 17.52% over six months, dey trade for $17.19–$27.59 range, with support for $11.89 and resistance for $32.69. RSI of 58.2 and rising momentum show small bullish bias, traders dey watch for breakout or breakdown. Pendle surge 10.6% weekly and 104.8% over six months, dey move between $3.17 and $4.96; key levels be $5.88 resistance and $2.30 support, with 65.18 RSI suggest say near-overbought condition and pullbacks fit be entry points. IOTA show small gain of 2.05% monthly and 2.92% semi-annual but see 1.87% weekly dip, dey trade between $0.09 support and $0.31 resistance; neutral RSI near 51 mean balanced sentiment. For crypto traders, to watch these tokens technical signals and RWA tokenization developments fit help dem guide short-term entries and long-term positions for the growing real-world asset finance market.

Ethereum don climb from $4,057 go reach new high wey be $4,937, e dey near $5,000 mark because of strong altcoin rally. On-chain metrics, like 14-day rise for ETH trading volume against BTC plus one strong buy sign for ETH/BTC pair wey TheoTrader show, dey suggest say e fit go higher reach $8,000–$9,000. Institutional demand dey increase as one big firm plan to hold $5 billion ETH reserve and ETF inflows dey rise too because crypto ETF approval dey come and beta 401(k) crypto rules. Other things wey fit help like possible US interest rate cut, BTC rebound after crypto-friendly executive order, and steady DeFi growth dey show say market get strong bullish trend. Short-term traders fit buy when price drop, long-term investors go dey watch Ethereum DeFi metrics plus ETF developments.

Crypto analyst Steph Is Crypto don share one monthly chart wey show say di XRP bull market cycle don complete for time side. Dem compare three bull runs—2017–2018 (12 months), 2020–2021 (13 months), and 2024–2025 (13 months)—di chart show say XRP reach new high of $3.65 for di latest cycle but e no reach di double-digit targets we many traders bin expect. Steph talk say di XRP bull market fit hard to go further unless new catalysts show. On-chain and momentum indicators don stop, dey bring risk management questions for traders. Community people for X talk say di cycle fit extend if dem shift di timeline start to late 2024 or add more months, dem also talk say past bull runs no follow strict schedule. Dem warn say resilience and fresh drivers—like regulatory decisions or network updates—fit keep di gains. Overall, traders suppose dey watch XRP momentum and possible catalysts before dem adjust their positions, cause di current chart dey point to small break, no immediate fall.

Ethereum don jump pass $4,900 reach new highest ever $4,927.25 today. As of now, ETH dey trade around $4,902.93, increase by 3.35% inside 24 hours. Dis rally trigger market-wide crypto liquidations reach $221.48 million, with $81.84 million specially for ETH ($62.78 million from short positions, $17.67 million from long). Inside last one hour, ETH lose $35.99 million, mostly from short positions. Other tokens wey face big liquidations na LEFT ($14.61 M), BTC ($13.70 M), PROMPT ($10.72 M), BIO ($8.34 M), SAROS ($7.89 M), WLFI ($6.53 M) and DOGE ($5.06 M). Traders suppose dey watch on-chain data and market feeling as this strong short squeeze fit cause more market wahala. On the whole, Ethereum bullish movement dey show potential rise but make dem cautious with leveraged positions.

One new study from di National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) show say di main stablecoins get plenty run risk, dem estimate say yearly run chance be 3.9% for Tether (USDT) and 3.3% for USDC. Dis kain "stablecoin run risk" high pass wetin FDIC-insured bank accounts get by almost 4,000 times. Di research show one kain paradox: stablecoins wey depend on plenty centralized arbitrageurs to keep their dollar peg tend to get more chance to face big withdrawals during crisis, as investors fit rush commot. But coins wey get fewer but bigger arbitrageurs fit better protect their reserves wen stress dey. As lawmakers dey talk about stablecoin law, di study dey call for strong regulatory frameworks to fix dis design wahala and make market stable.

Di latest market data show say e get growing BTC go ETH rotation, as smart money dey shift capital from Bitcoin go the Ethereum ecosystem. For di last month, Bitcoin drop 3.4% but Ethereum don rise 29.2%, wey show mixed signals for BTC and strong momentum for ETH. Bitcoin dey trade between $106,632 and $123,514, e face resistance for $131,225 and support for $97,462 with RSI near 46. But Ethereum dey move between $2,737 to $4,301 range, e get immediate resistance at $4,903 and support at $1,774 plus higher RSI around 65. Short-term technical dem dey suggest bearish signals for BTC but bullish trends for ETH. Di BTC to ETH rotation show say traders get rising confidence for Ethereum prospects. Traders fit consider long positions near ETH support or wait make e break above resistance to confirm say di bullish momentum dey. To monitor indicator like Awesome Oscillator (471) fit help guide entry and exit strategies. Dis rotation into Ethereum fit speed up demand and volatility, making am key theme for crypto trading strategies.

As di whole cryptocurrency market cap dey close to $5 trillion, three tokens dey stand out. Mantle (MNT) don gain 68.8% for one month and 56.3% for six months, e dey trade between $0.58 and $0.88 with support for $0.42 and resistance for $1.01. Avalanche (AVAX) rise 9.4% dis month and 17.5% in six months, e dey move inside $17.19–$27.59, supported at $11.89 and e dey face $32.69. Chainlink (LINK) surge 44.3% in 30 days and 70% over six months, e dey trade from $13.02 to $20.55 with key levels at $9.12 and $24.18. Institutional adoption dey drive demand. Traders fit dey watch these technical levels for breakout or pullback opportunities as market cap growth dey continue and institutional adoption dey accelerate.

Analysts dey warn say di growing optimism wey dey about Fed rate cut don raise crypto prices but e fit backfire because historic patterns dey show say "buy di rumor, sell di news." Social chatter about “Fed,” “rate,” and “cut” don hit 11-month high, wey mean say people dey happy but e get higher risk for market pullback. On-chain data show say di BTC wey dey hold for exchange don rise by 70,000 coins since June, wey reverse di withdrawal trend and fit flood di market if people mind change. Daily active addresses and transaction volumes dey go down. Technically, Bitcoin wey dey trade near $117,000 dey face resistance for $120,000, with downside targets at $114,355, $108,200, and $103,800. Long-term MVRV for Bitcoin na +18.5%, while Ethereum’s short- and long-term MVRV wey be +15% and +58% mean say profit-taking risk dey. Funding rates dey show say people get long bias amid Fed rate cut speculation, wey show say current gains dey fragile. Traders suppose dey watch policy cues and carry out strict risk management.

Crypto analyst John Squire don release one model wey e take Google Gemini wey dey show how XRP price fit be if XRP Ledger (XRPL) grab 20% of di on-chain tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market by 2026. Suppose total RWA go reach $70 billion, 20% share na $14 billion wey dem lock for XRPL. With current RWA-to-market-cap ratio of 570.8 (based on $302.4 million RWA and $172.6 billion XRP market cap), di model talk say XRP market cap fit reach $7.99 trillion. If dem divide am by di 59.41 billion circulating supply, di price go be about $134.50 per XRP. Squire talk say dis projection dey based on data-driven extrapolation, no be speculation. Di community talk say dem need watch how XRPL dey take grow and on-chain activities to make sure di model correct. Even though na guess, di forecast show how RWA growth fit affect XRP value well well.

Binance Coin (BNB) dey show say e get better momentum as active addresses for BNB Chain rise by 6.7% to 10.8 million last week. On-chain volume sharply increase to $1.988 billion every day, and investors comot about $20 million BNB comot from exchanges put for private wallets within 48 hours, e tighten supply. Derivatives data confirm say uptrend dey steady: open interest weighted funding rates dey positive 0.0099%, meaning say long side dey pay short side. The main technical support dey around $855–$850 range, where if e pullback, e fit be good chance to accumulate before e try rally again. With better liquidity flows and strong on-chain metrics, BNB get high chance to challenge previous all-time high. Traders gots watch exchange flows, funding rates, and the $855–$850 zone for good entry chance.

Analyst dem dey predict say XRP go breakout soon based on one asymmetrical triangle pattern wey resemble di 2017 bull run. Javon Marks talk say e fit rally 300x from di current level, carry XRP pass $100. CryptoMichael talk about one seven-year bull pennant, while Armando Pantoja don set interim targets for $3.84, $12.75, and $20.30. Regulatory clarity and institution dem growing interest for Ripple na di main drivers for di bullish trend. Despite small drop of 1.66% to $3.03, some analysts dey expect one temporary pullback near $0.50 before e continue di uptrend. If XRP breakout succeed, e fit cause serious short-term volatility and long-term growth, similar to past crypto market cycles.

For August 18, MicroStrategy buy 430 Bitcoin for $51.4 million at average price of $119,666, wey dem fund through selling shares under their updated equity-at-the-market rules. This na their third straight weekly buy, bring their company treasury to 629,376 BTC — nearly 3% of the Bitcoin wey dey for market. August buys total reach 585 BTC. To minimize market wahala, MicroStrategy dey do acquisitions through OTC deals and private agreements, dem dey scatter orders against Bitcoin daily volume of $50 billion. At current price, their Bitcoin show unrealized gain of about $25.8 billion (56%). Even though Bitcoin drop like 5% last week and MicroStrategy shares fall reach four-month low near $325 before e rise again to around $358, the company still dey committed to long-term Bitcoin buying and still be the biggest corporate Bitcoin holder.