HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. announced it has crossed the 16 exahash per second (EH/s) mark in global Bitcoin hashpower, keeping momentum toward its ambitious 25 EH/s target by U.S. Thanksgiving. Bitcoin Miner HIVE Targets 25 EH/s, Stock Climbs 10% in 5 Days Since May, HIVE explained that this ramp-up has more than doubled the company’s …
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Bitcoin’s brief post-Jackson Hole rally collapsed after a major wallet offloaded 24,000 BTC, triggering a $500 million liquidation cascade. Meanwhile, ether outperformed as institutional flows rotated into ETH. Bitcoin Loses Ground to Ethereum After Jackson Hole Shock The momentum generated on bitcoin’s spot price movement stalled sharply over the weekend after a legacy holder reportedly …
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) finished the last 30 days with higher total value locked (TVL), broad green across leading chains, and trading concentrated on a handful of decentralized exchange (DEX) venues. From Swap to Tsunami Over the past month, aggregate DeFi TVL sits near $159.6 billion. That total is consistent with Ethereum’s $96.697 billion representing 60.57% …
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After the mega whale unloaded 24,000 BTC on Sunday evening, an old-school player moved 400 BTC on Monday morning from four separate legacy wallets first created back in the summer of 2012. This same entity has repeated this exact play 19 times already this month. Old-School 2012 Bitcoin Whale Reappears Bitcoin ( BTC) whales have …
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As AI continues to advance and increase its capabilities, analysts warn that intelligent robots could replace much manual human labor. This could trigger a wave of unemployment that would reshape society and prompt the enactment of some form of UBI. Here’s how that might happen. Will Big Capital Pay for UBI in the AI Age? …
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Despite bitcoin’s market capitalization of $2.21 trillion and strong 24-hour trading volume of $48.89 billion, the technical indicators as of Aug. 25, 2025, point to persistent bearish momentum. The intraday price range, fluctuating between $110,956 and $114,802, points to the volatile yet controlled decline that has defined recent market behavior. Bitcoin Bitcoin’s daily chart paints …
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TLDR Ethereum has gained 25% in August 2025, now trading above $4,700 Historical data shows ETH typically declines in September following August gains Spot Ethereum ETFs have seen nearly $3 billion in net inflows during August Corporate treasuries now hold over $17 billion in ETH, with BitMINE holding the largest share Standard Chartered forecasts ETH …
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TLDR Ethereum Futures volume reached $162.6 billion, claiming 50% of the total futures market ETH is trading at $4,763, slightly below its recent all-time high Large holders accumulated 350,000 ETH (worth $1.67 billion) over the past week Open Interest increased from $59 billion to $70 billion, with funding rates at a 7-month high Ethereum must …
The FTC issued letters to big tech companies warning of the legal consequences of weakening encryption on their platforms to comply with regulations issued by foreign countries. FTC Chair Andrew N. Ferguson invited the companies to meet and discuss how they will address this threat. FTC Fights Against Foreign Censorship Attempts, Warns Big Tech Against …
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SBI Group and Chainlink announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating institutional adoption of digital assets in Japan and key Asia‑Pacific (APAC) markets by developing infrastructure for tokenized real‑world assets, tokenized funds and regulated stablecoins. The collaboration will initially focus on Japan, leveraging SBI’s financial market expertise and Chainlink’s oracle and interoperability technologies — including …
Stablecoin adoption has grown in Venezuela as the government tightens controls to impose the official dollar exchange rate on businesses, which is much lower than the value of dollar-pegged tokens in P2P markets such as Binance. Stablecoin Usage Grows as Businesses Try to Stay Afloat in Venezuela Stablecoins have become useful tools in distressed economies …
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Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350) reported it acquired 103 BTC for about $11.7 million (approximately $113,491 per bitcoin), bringing total holdings to 18,991 BTC acquired for roughly $1.95 billion (approximately $102,712 per bitcoin). The company also reported a year‑to‑date 2025 BTC Yield of 479.5% and reaffirmed its BTC Yield, BTC Gain and BTC ¥ …
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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the Central Bank of Brazil argues against a bitcoin reserve strategy, Argentina’s securities watchdog enacts a new tokenization regime, and Buenos Aires adopts crypto payments. Central Bank of Brazil Dismisses Strategic Bitcoin …
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Bitcoin’s daily transaction pace has cooled in 2025 after a blistering run last year. Data covering Jan. 1, 2017, through Aug. 23, 2025, shows that 2025’s year-to-date throughput trails 2024’s full-year average by roughly one-quarter, and miners’ fee share of rewards is hovering near the low end of the nine-year span. Bitcoin’s Busiest Days Cluster …
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The OCC doubles down on allowing community banks to partner with stablecoin firms, aiming to boost innovation and digital services. OCC Clarifies Stablecoin Strategy—Community Banks Can Lead the Next Wave The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) stated on social media platform X last week that community banks could broaden their reach in …
