Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, Michelle Bowman, says the central bank should roll back its restrictions that ban staff from buying crypto.
Monthly archives: August 2025
Why is Bitcoin crashing and will $112K be the final bottom?
Bitcoin’s drop below $113,000 reflects investors’ worries about the US economy, stock markets and crypto, but the volatility does not end BTC’s long-term bullish trend.
SoFi to become first US bank to integrate Bitcoin Lightning, UMA
SoFi Technologies will leverage the Bitcoin network under a partnership with Lightspark to better compete in the $740 billion global remittance market.
Ripple’s RLUSD Fuels Bullish IPO as Wall Street Watches Onchain Settlement Unfold
Bullish’s landmark IPO shattered precedent with $1.15 billion settled entirely onchain using RLUSD and leading stablecoins, igniting a new era for digital capital markets. RLUSD and Leading Stablecoins Set Onchain Settlement Precedent in Bullish IPO Ripple’s stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD), issued on the XRP Ledger, played a key role in Bullish’s historic initial public offering …
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Crypto ETFs Snap Winning Streak With $319 Million in Outflows
Bitcoin ETFs lost $122 million and ether ETFs lost $197 million on Monday, ending their inflow streaks. Heavy redemptions in Blackrock’s funds and Ark 21Shares drove the pullback, with no ETH ETFs recording inflows. Market Pause: Crypto ETFs See Heavy Outflows After Record-Breaking Run The exchange-traded fund (ETF) rally that had defined crypto markets over …
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XRP Price Watch: Daily Chart Signals Reversal After Double Top Pattern
XRP is trading at $2.88 per coin, giving it a market capitalization of $171.30 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $6.31 billion. The intraday price range of $2.872 to $3.09 points to a consolidating price action amidst recent bearish momentum. XRP On the 1-hour chart, XRP exhibits clear bearish microstructure, with successive lower highs …
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Compass Mining Energizes Texas Bitcoin Mining Facility
Compass Mining has fully energized a ten-megawatt bitcoin mining facility in Texas, developed in partnership with ONMINE, to advance its vertical integration strategy. Texas Bitcoin Mining Facility Comes Online Through Compass, ONMINE Deal The project places Compass in control of day-to-day operations while introducing a shared revenue model and power-pricing risk assumption with the site …
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Corporate Ether Holdings at Sharplink Surge to Over 740,000 ETH
Sharplink Gaming, Inc. has significantly expanded its ethereum ( ETH) holdings, reporting a total of 740,760 ETH in its corporate treasury as of Aug. 17. Sharplink’s Ether Buying Spree Continues The company disclosed that it acquired 143,593 ETH last week, spending a net average of $4,648 per token. This aggressive purchasing was funded by substantial …
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Bitcoin and Stocks Tumble in Tandem
Both crypto and stock markets were down on Tuesday afternoon and the only metric rising was bitcoin’s correlation with the S&P 500. Gloomy Sentiment Sends Bitcoin and Stocks Down Together Bitcoin ( BTC) fell below $113K on Tuesday and stock markets were no better, plunging into the red across the board and hinting at a …
Knots Revolt: Nearly 4,000 Nodes Aim to Defy Bitcoin Core’s New Rules
Over the past two months, debate has flared over Bitcoin Knots as an alternative to Bitcoin Core, with tensions building ahead of the Core v30 release (planned for Oct. 2025). The update removes certain data caps, drawing criticism for allowing more non-financial entries often described as “spam.” The Great Bitcoin Client Divide At its core, …
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SharpLink Is Buying Ethereum Like There’s No Tomorrow, Holdings Now At 740,760 ETH
TLDR: SharpLink raised $537M through direct offerings and ATM sales in one week, expanding its Ethereum strategy rapidly. The company bought 143,593 ETH at an average price of $4,648, bringing its total stash to 740,760 ETH. ETH staking rewards reached 1,388 since June 2, while ETH Concentration surged 94 percent in under three months. SharpLink …
Nakamoto Holdings Expands Bitcoin Hoard to 5,765 BTC in Major Acquisition
On Aug. 19, 2025, KindlyMD, Inc. revealed it acquired 5,743.91 bitcoin ( BTC) for approximately $679 million through its subsidiary, Nakamoto Holdings, Inc. This significant purchase, executed at a weighted average price of $118,204.88 per BTC, marks the company’s first acquisition of the leading cryptocurrency since completing a recent merger. KindlyMD’s Nakamoto Holdings Allocates $679M …
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Behind Strategy’s mNAV Debate: Leverage, Risk, and Bitcoin
Strategy, formerly Microstrategy, faces intense scrutiny after investors claim it abandoned a key safeguard against share dilution, reigniting debates over the premium valuation of its bitcoin-heavy treasury. MSTR’s mNAV Policy Reversal Draws Scrutiny Strategy, known until recently as Microstrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), has fundamentally transformed since 2020 from a business intelligence software firm into a corporate …
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TRON to Be Natively Integrated into MetaMask, Unlocking Global Access to TRON Assets
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland – August 19, 2025 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today a strategic agreement with MetaMask. MetaMask will natively integrate TRON into the world’s leading self-custodial crypto wallet …
Oops, Google Did It Again: Suspends Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat
Just last week, the tech giant apologized for accidentally banning non-custodial crypto wallets because of a poorly worded Google Play Store policy update. Google’s Bitchat Suspension Sparks Backlash, Again Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey successfully published his Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat, in Apple’s App Store last month, but the Android version has been suspended by …
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