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Bitcoin’s ‘split personality’ on display as gold hits new record: Analyst

Gold surged to a record high after Donald Trump’s “no inflation” comments, but Bitcoin fell to a two-month low, breaking their correlation pattern.

Sonic Labs gets greenlight for its $200M TradFi move

Sonic Labs has passed the proposal to make a $200 million foray into the TradFi market, with plans to create a US company and launch an exchange-traded product.

Trump mulls post-war Gaza plan featuring tokenized land: Report

A plan reportedly circulating in the Trump administration would sees the US take over Gaza and give Palestinians a digital token for their land.

Joe Lubin tips 100x Ether as Wall Street adopts decentralized rails

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin says Ether will flip Bitcoin as a “monetary base” as Wall Street adopts staking and DeFi infrastructure into their ecosystems.

BTC whale now holds $3.8B in ETH, in sign of ‘market maturity’

During a 12-hour buying spree over the weekend, the “Bitcoin OG” whale gobbled up 96,859 spot Ether after selling 4,000 Bitcoin.

Bitcoin at risk of Labor Day crash to $105K as sellers capitalize on OG BTC whale threat

Bitcoin liquidation heat maps favor sellers, who continue to overpower bulls in spot and futures markets despite the return of dip buyers.

99% favor Solana Alpenglow upgrade for 150ms finality, so far

Solana’s Alpenglow protocol looks set to pass, with over 99% of cast votes in favor of the proposal that seeks to bring Solana’s transaction finality in line with Google search speeds.

Businesses are absorbing Bitcoin 4x faster than it is mined: Report

Businesses are outstripping miner output several times over, potentially triggering a supply shock if exchange reserves continue to dwindle.

AI will make stocks obsolete, driving investors to Bitcoin: Analyst

Artificial intelligence will speed up innovation exponentially, making slow-moving public companies a poor investment vehicle in the future.

Ether party won’t stop as RWAs, TradFi cement it as the best institutional play

Ethereum’s dominance in stablecoins and real-world assets shifted ETH from a speculative play to a major platform for institutional finance.

Venture capital game has changed due to market maturation — VC exec

Venture capital firms are now investing in established projects with clear and predictable revenue generation models over early-stage tech.

Bitcoin bull market will be 'over' if $100K BTC price is lost — Trader

Bitcoin faces the support retest that will decide the fate of its latest bull market, analysis says — can bullish RSI divergences save the day?

Bitcoin no longer plays gold’s game

Bitcoin is evolving from digital gold to productive capital as BTC now earns native yield, while holders maintain custody and decentralization.

Bitcoin faces a fee crisis that threatens network security: Can BTCfi help?

Bitcoin’s daily transaction fees have dropped over 80% since April 2024, raising concerns about long-term network security. BTCfi could offer a way out.

ETH transactions hit year high, $2.7B BTC whale meltdown: August in charts

Bitcoin is sluggish at the end of the month, but that didn’t stop Strategy and Metaplanet from buying over 5,000 BTC in August.

Will Bitcoin price drop in September?

Bitcoin is in position for a rebound toward $124,500 in September, even as history brands the month as one of its weakest.

California governor teases ‘Trump Corruption Coin’ in jab at MAGA memecoins

California Governor Gavin Newsom says his planned memecoin is meant to expose the absurdity of Trump’s crypto ventures.

Metaplanet’s Bitcoin strategy faces fundraising crunch as stock sinks: Report

Metaplanet’s stock has plunged 54% since mid-June, forcing the Tokyo-listed firm to seek alternative fundraising as its share-based “flywheel” falters.

Crypto ‘buy the dip’ calls are spiking, which may signal more downside

Buy the dip mentions on social media are climbing as Bitcoin falls, which could be a sign the market hasn’t bottomed yet, Santiment says.

Skepticism Bitcoin can go 'any higher' will persist at $10M: Analyst

A Bitcoin adviser says Bitcoin could reach as high as $10 million, and people will still be saying, “It can’t go any higher, right?”

'No question Bitcoin hits $1M' — Eric Trump at BTC Asia 2025

Trump reiterated calls for $1 million Bitcoin but said the vast majority of market participants still don’t understand digital money.

Crypto treasury firms mirror CDO risks from 2008 financial crisis: Crypto exec

Crypto treasury firms introduce several layers of risk to an asset class that inherently features reduced or no counterparty risk.

DeFi will survive efforts to make it a walled garden — Fold CEO

Permissionless financial protocols will survive government and corporate efforts to impose traditional financial controls on DeFi.

Supreme Court opened crypto wallets to surveillance; privacy must go onchain

Crypto transactions are vulnerable to warrant-free surveillance, making privacy-enhancing tools essential for blockchain’s future.

Pump.fun spends over $62M on buybacks to boost PUMP price

Pump.fun has spent over $62 million on buybacks, absorbing 16.5 billion PUMP tokens in a bid to reduce sell pressure.

Bitcoin price loses key multiyear support trendline: A classic BTC fakeout?

BTC could drop to $80,000 by 2025's end if support breaks decisively, but analysts say that wouldn’t necessarily mark the start of a bear market.

Peter Thiel vs. Michael Saylor: Crypto treasury bet or bubble?

Tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Michael Saylor have different approaches to crypto, which are reflected in how they invest in the space.

Indian court sentences 14 to life in Bitcoin extortion case

A former BJP legislator and 11 police officials have been convicted for the 2018 abduction of a Surat businessman in a plot to seize over 750 Bitcoin.

Spot BTC, ETH ETFs see outflows as inflation ticks up under Trump tariffs

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs saw outflows on Friday after the Fed reported rising core inflation, driven in part by Trump’s tariff policies.

El Salvador splits $678M Bitcoin across 14 wallets to reduce quantum risk

El Salvador has transferred its 6,274 Bitcoin into 14 new wallet addresses as part of a security measure to protect against the threat of quantum attacks.

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