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South Korean exchange Upbit has reorganized 864 billion SHIB between internal wallet addresses, creating a large on-chain movement that looks significant at first glance but appears to be a wallet rebalancing rather than an exchange selloff.
The validated notes show 384 billion SHIB moving from Upbit hot wallet address 0x769 to related platform addresses through four transfers of 96 billion SHIB each. Another 480 billion SHIB moved from Upbit’s SHIB wallet back to the same hot wallet.
The total value was roughly $4 million, and the movement followed a 36% SHIB rally.
That timing explains why traders noticed it. But large exchange wallet movements are not automatically dumps, liquidations, or customer withdrawals. Exchanges regularly rebalance hot and cold wallets as part of normal operations.
For more details, visit the official Arkhamintelligence platform.
On-chain transparency is useful, but it can also create confusion.
Anyone can see large token movements. Not everyone can interpret them correctly. When an exchange wallet moves hundreds of billions of SHIB, the instinct is to assume something dramatic is happening.
Sometimes it is. Funds may be moving to another exchange, a market maker, a custodian, or a liquidation destination.
Other times, it is just internal wallet management.
Exchanges maintain hot wallets, cold wallets, deposit addresses, operational wallets, and sometimes chain-specific treasury structures. They move assets between these wallets to manage liquidity, security, withdrawals, and custody requirements.
Without proper labeling, a normal rebalancing can look like a whale move or selloff.
The reason this SHIB movement can be interpreted more calmly is that the wallets are linked to Upbit.
If the transfers are between known internal exchange addresses, the story is different from tokens moving from a private whale wallet to a trading venue. An internal reorganization does not necessarily change market supply.
That does not mean traders should ignore it entirely.
Large exchange moves can still matter if they change hot-wallet liquidity, precede heavy withdrawals, or follow unusual market activity. But the burden of proof is higher before calling it selling pressure.
In this case, the validated notes support the wallet-rebalancing frame.
The movement followed a 36% SHIB rally, which likely made the transfer more visible.
When a token has just moved sharply, traders become more sensitive to large wallet activity. They look for signs of profit-taking, exchange inflows, whale exits, or market-maker repositioning.
That sensitivity is understandable.
Meme coins can move quickly, and liquidity can change fast. A large transfer after a rally may genuinely matter if it points to incoming sell pressure.
But SHIB’s Upbit movement appears to be internal. That makes the more responsible read less dramatic: the exchange was reorganizing balances after a period of elevated activity.
SHIB remains one of the most watched meme coins, and that means wallet movements can quickly become social-media narratives.
A single transfer can turn into “whales are dumping” or “exchange is preparing for a move” before anyone checks the address labels.
That is why context matters.
Was the wallet labeled?
Was the destination another exchange?
Was it an internal address?
Did the tokens move to an order book?
Did balances leave exchange custody entirely?
Was there matching sell volume?
Without those answers, large transfer headlines can mislead more than they inform.
The clean takeaway is that Upbit moved a large amount of SHIB internally after a major rally.
That is worth reporting because the amount is large and the timing is interesting. But it should not be framed as a dump, a retail cash-out, or confirmed exchange selling.
For SHIB traders, the real signals remain price action, liquidity, exchange order-book depth, broader meme coin demand, and whether additional labeled flows point outside exchange-controlled wallets.
This transfer alone is not enough to change the market narrative.
It is a reminder that on-chain data is powerful, but only when paired with proper wallet labeling and careful interpretation.
This article is based on public wallet-labeling and on-chain transfer data for Upbit-linked SHIB addresses.
This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
Avalanche staking value has reached about $204.77 million, while the Fuji testnet has activated the Helicon upgrade, giving AVAX watchers two separate network signals to track.
The validated notes show staked AVAX representing roughly 43% of circulating supply. The Helicon upgrade activated on Fuji testnet on July 30, 2026, while derivatives positioning remained active, with high open interest and long-to-short positioning.
The key caveat is that the $204 million figure refers to the total USD value of staked AVAX, not one whale buying $204 million worth of tokens.
That distinction matters because staking stories are often misread as accumulation headlines. This is really about network participation and upgrade progress.
For more details, visit the official Subnets platform.
Staking is one of the clearest ways to measure long-term network participation.
When users stake AVAX, they are helping secure the network and locking capital into the ecosystem. A high staked share can suggest stronger alignment between holders and network operation.
That does not automatically mean price goes up. But it can affect circulating liquidity, validator economics, and user confidence.
A 43% staked share is meaningful because it shows a large portion of supply is being used in network security rather than sitting entirely liquid.
Still, the value of staked AVAX changes with price. If AVAX price rises, the dollar value of staking rises. If price falls, the dollar value falls, even if token count stays the same.
That is why percentage of circulating supply is often more useful than the USD value alone.
The Helicon upgrade activating on Fuji testnet is another important detail.
Testnet activation means the upgrade is being tested in an environment designed to catch issues before broader production deployment. It is not the same as saying all mainnet users are already under the new upgrade.
That distinction keeps the story accurate.
Testnets matter because blockchain upgrades can have unexpected consequences. Validators, developers, infrastructure providers, and app teams need time to see how changes behave before mainnet deployment.
Fuji gives Avalanche a proving ground.
If the Helicon upgrade performs as expected, it can move the ecosystem closer to broader activation. If issues appear, they can be addressed before users are exposed.
The validated notes also point to active whale derivatives positioning, elevated open interest, and strong long-to-short data.
That suggests traders are paying attention to Avalanche around the staking and upgrade news.
But derivatives positioning can cut both ways. Heavy long positioning may show confidence, but it can also create liquidation risk if price moves against crowded traders. High open interest increases the potential for sharper moves because leverage can unwind quickly.
So the network data and market data should be read separately.
Staking and Helicon are ecosystem signals. Open interest and long-to-short ratios are trader-positioning signals. They can influence each other, but they are not the same thing.
Avalanche has been trying to differentiate itself through infrastructure, custom chains, institutional RWA activity, and developer tooling.
Staking levels and testnet upgrades support that larger story. A network does not stay competitive only by announcing partnerships. It has to keep improving performance, validator coordination, and developer experience.
Helicon’s testnet activation fits that quieter infrastructure track.
It may not attract as much attention as a token rally or a major grant announcement, but upgrades are how networks stay usable.
The next question is whether Helicon moves smoothly beyond testnet and whether staking participation remains stable.
If the upgrade path is clean and staking remains high, Avalanche can point to continued network health. If testnet issues appear or staking participation weakens, the market may become more cautious.
For now, the setup is constructive but not conclusive.
Avalanche has a large share of supply staked, a testnet upgrade underway, and active derivatives positioning. That gives traders and builders something to watch, but it does not justify turning the story into a simple price prediction.
The better read is that Avalanche’s infrastructure story is still moving, and the market is paying attention.
This article is based on Avalanche staking and Fuji testnet upgrade data for July 30–31.
This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher into July 31, while a small shift in market dominance suggested traders were again watching whether capital was rotating toward major altcoins.
The validated notes show Bitcoin rising 0.29% to about $64,145.86, while Ethereum traded around the $1,890 to $1,920 range, briefly dipping below $1,900 before recovering. At the same time, BTC and ETH dominance slipped slightly, pointing to a modest move into other crypto assets.
That is not enough to declare “altseason,” and it would be lazy to pretend otherwise.
But it is enough to say the market is becoming more selective. Bitcoin and Ethereum remain the anchors, while traders are scanning altcoins for relative strength, fresh narratives, and clearer catalysts.
For more details, visit the official Coinmarketcap platform.
Crypto traders love simple market-cycle labels.
Bitcoin season. Ethereum season. Altseason. Meme season. DeFi season. ETF season.
The reality is usually much messier. Capital rotates in stages, not all at once. Large caps may move first, then higher-quality altcoins, then more speculative assets. Sometimes rotation lasts days. Sometimes it fades quickly. Sometimes it is only a pause in Bitcoin dominance before BTC takes control again.
That is why the current market deserves a careful read.
Bitcoin and Ethereum are still holding the center. A slight dominance dip does not mean traders have abandoned them. It may simply mean that some capital is searching for better short-term setups elsewhere.
That can happen even while BTC and ETH move higher.
Bitcoin remains the first asset most traders watch.
When BTC is stable or rising gently, risk appetite often improves. Traders may become more comfortable moving into Ethereum, Solana, XRP, BNB, Chainlink, Sui, or other large-cap altcoins. When Bitcoin drops sharply, that appetite can vanish quickly.
So a modest BTC gain can create room for altcoin movement.
That does not make Bitcoin irrelevant. It makes Bitcoin the weather system the rest of crypto trades under.
At around $64,000, Bitcoin’s position is still strong enough to keep market confidence alive, but not necessarily explosive enough to absorb all attention. That can create the conditions for selective altcoin bids.
Ethereum’s position is a little more complicated.
ETH remains the largest smart-contract asset and a major institutional focus, but its market narrative now involves Layer 2s, ETF flows, stablecoins, DeFi revenue, mainnet fees, and competition from faster chains.
When Ethereum trades near $1,900, the market does not just ask whether ETH is rising. It asks whether Ethereum’s broader ecosystem is attracting capital.
If ETH stabilizes, some traders may look further down the ecosystem stack: Uniswap, Aave, ENS, Layer 2s, liquid staking, and other DeFi or infrastructure names. That is how Ethereum strength can sometimes spill into altcoins.
But again, that spillover is not automatic.
ETH can rise without DeFi tokens following. DeFi tokens can rally while ETH stalls. Rotation is never as clean as traders want it to be.
The biggest difference from earlier cycles is selectivity.
In older bull phases, almost everything could move once traders decided risk was back. Now, the market is more fragmented. Liquidity is thinner in many assets. Investors are more sensitive to token unlocks, revenue, governance, emissions, legal risk, and actual usage.
That means altcoin rotation may favor stronger narratives rather than every token.
Real-world assets, stablecoin infrastructure, DeFi fee switches, AI compute, exchange-linked tokens, and major ecosystem upgrades may attract more attention than generic price charts.
This is healthier, even if it feels less euphoric.
A market where traders ask “what is the catalyst?” is more mature than one where every ticker moves simply because Bitcoin paused.
The next useful signal is dominance.
If BTC and ETH keep rising while dominance continues to slip, that suggests broader participation. If dominance rebounds sharply, altcoin strength may fade. If BTC rolls over, most altcoins will likely struggle regardless of their individual setups.
So the right read is cautious optimism.
Bitcoin and Ethereum are steady enough to support risk appetite, and there are signs of selective rotation. But the market has not given enough evidence for a sweeping altseason call.
For now, traders are looking beyond the two largest assets, but they are not ignoring them.
That balance may define the next phase of the market.
This article is based on July 31 public crypto market data covering BTC, ETH, and market dominance.
This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
NEAR has launched a staking-based payment model for NEAR AI, giving users a way to lock NEAR tokens and receive monthly compute credits instead of paying through traditional cloud billing or credit-card rails.
According to the validated notes, the system gives users access to 43 hosted AI models, including models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. The key detail is that tokens are not consumed. Users lock NEAR and receive compute credits proportional to their stake size.
That makes this more interesting than a simple payment integration.
NEAR is trying to tie token utility directly to AI usage. Instead of asking users to buy a token for speculative reasons, the model gives the token a role in accessing compute.
The question is whether users will actually adopt it at scale. But as a design direction, it is worth watching.
For more details, visit the official Near platform.
AI usage has a very real payment problem.
Users and developers often pay through cloud accounts, credit cards, subscriptions, invoices, or platform credits. That works fine in traditional software, but it does not map neatly to autonomous agents, crypto-native users, or applications that want programmable access without conventional billing.
NEAR’s model tries to solve that by using staking as the payment layer.
Instead of spending tokens directly, users lock them. The locked stake determines monthly compute credits. That creates a different relationship between token ownership and product access.
The user is not simply paying a fee. They are committing capital to the network and receiving AI compute access as a benefit.
That could make sense for developers, agent builders, or users who already hold NEAR and want a reason to use it beyond staking yield or governance.
The fact that tokens are not consumed is important.
If the model required users to spend NEAR every time they used an AI model, it would look more like a normal pay-per-use system. Locking tokens changes the economics because users retain ownership while receiving credits.
That may make the system feel less expensive for users, though there is still an opportunity cost. Locked tokens cannot be freely used elsewhere while committed, and their market value can move.
The model therefore resembles a membership or access system backed by staking.
That is a different kind of token utility, and crypto networks have spent years searching for utility models that do not rely only on speculation or inflationary rewards.
The autonomous-agent angle is where this gets more forward-looking.
If AI agents are going to operate independently, call models, use tools, pay for services, and make decisions in software environments, they need payment rails that are programmable. Traditional billing can work for human-managed accounts, but it becomes clunky when software agents are expected to act continuously.
Crypto rails may be useful there.
A staking-based compute model could let an agent or developer environment access AI resources based on locked capital rather than repeated card payments or centralized credentials.
That is still early. There are many open questions around permissions, safety, abuse controls, cost predictability, and user experience. But the direction fits NEAR’s broader focus on AI and agent infrastructure.
The caution is simple: launch is not the same as adoption.
NEAR may have a clever compute-credit model, but the market still needs to show whether users prefer it. Developers will compare it with direct API billing, cloud credits, open-source models, enterprise contracts, and other crypto-native compute markets.
The model also needs to be clear.
How many credits does a given stake generate?
Which models are available at what cost?
How predictable are credits over time?
Can teams build around it without worrying about token volatility?
Does the system attract users who were not already in the NEAR ecosystem?
Those questions will determine whether this becomes a real use case or a niche experiment.
What makes the NEAR AI payment model interesting is that it gives the token a practical role.
Crypto has often struggled to explain why a token needs to exist beyond governance, gas, staking, or incentives. Linking token staking to AI compute access gives NEAR a more concrete utility narrative.
That does not guarantee success. But it is more useful than vague AI branding.
If users can lock NEAR and receive compute credits for models they actually use, then the token becomes part of a product loop. That is exactly what many networks are trying to build: token demand connected to real usage rather than just market cycles.
NEAR’s staking-based compute payments are still early, but they point toward a crypto-AI model that is more practical than most of the hype around the sector.
This article is based on NEAR AI materials describing staking-based compute credits and model access.
This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
Robinhood posted record second-quarter net revenue of $1.31 billion, up 32% year-over-year, as activity across prediction markets, options, and equities helped offset a sharp decline in crypto income.
The company’s transaction-based revenue jumped 44% to $776 million during the quarter. Event contracts emerged as one of its fastest-growing businesses.
In fact, revenue from event contracts reached $156 million, more than 10 times higher than a year earlier. The number of contracts traded also surged more than 10x to a record 13.6 billion.
Speaking about the growth of prediction markets, Chairman and CEO Vlad Tenev said that the space has grown steadily since March and expects the momentum to continue. Robinhood launched Rothera, a CFTC-licensed exchange and clearinghouse, in June through its joint venture with Susquehanna International Group. The company said more than 3.5 billion event contracts had been traded to date.
Meanwhile, options remained another major contributor, generating $342 million in revenue. This figure was up by 29% year-over-year. Equities revenue climbed even more sharply, rising 95% to $129 million as equity notional trading volumes reached a record $956 billion, an 85% increase from the same period last year.
The strong performance across these businesses came despite weaker cryptocurrency activity. Robinhood’s crypto revenue fell 38% year-over-year to $100 million, while crypto notional trading volume stood at $40 billion, including $18 billion from its app and $22 billion from Bitstamp.
The online brokerage is pushing deeper into blockchain and digital assets internationally. It unveiled the public mainnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network designed for financial services and real-world assets, while also announcing stock tokens for eligible users in more than 120 countries.
In May, it launched Agentic Trading, which allows customers to use AI-powered agents to trade equities, options, and crypto. Nearly 100,000 customers have opened Agentic Trading accounts so far, with more than $100 million in assets under custody.
During the quarter, the company expanded its international footprint by closing its acquisition of WonderFi, a Canadian digital asset products and services platform. The move marked its official entry into the Canadian market.
Tenev also pointed to the broader expansion strategy, saying
“Whether it’s the Robinhood Chain, Robinhood Ventures, or Trump Accounts, our product velocity is focused on one goal: making everyone an owner. Broad ownership is essential to a free, stable, and prosperous society.”
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White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez is no longer employed by the federal government after being placed on unpaid leave over allegations that he used insider knowledge to bet on President Donald Trump’s speeches, according to another official.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said that Perez had left his government job but did not say whether he resigned or was fired.
The White House had suspended Perez earlier this month following an ABC News report that alleged he made more than $100,000 through bets on the online prediction market Kalshi. The report said the wagers were based on advance knowledge of what Trump would say during major speeches, including the State of the Union address earlier this year.
The allegations drew a sharp response from the White House. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt described the reported insider trading as “deeply unfortunate and, frankly, a disgrace.” Kalshi also responded after the report was published.
Robert Denault, the company’s lawyer and head of enforcement, said in a post on X that its surveillance team detected the trades, investigated them, and referred the matter to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Denault’s statement did not identify Perez by name.
Kalshi has faced legal hurdles this year in Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, and Washington. At the same time, it has also tightened its own rules. In April, the prediction market suspended three political candidates for betting on elections they were contesting after determining that the trades amounted to political insider trading under its CFTC-approved rules.
An insider trading case on Polymarket also surfaced that same month. Federal prosecutors charged US soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke with allegedly betting on whether former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be removed from power. Authorities said Van Dyke, who worked on the operation targeting Maduro, made about $400,000 from the trades.
The legal battle over prediction markets has also taken a new turn. This week, a federal judge temporarily blocked Minnesota from enforcing a new law that would have banned prediction markets in the state. The ruling gave a temporary win to Kalshi, Polymarket, and the CFTC as the case moves forward.
Judge Katherine Menendez said the law is likely preempted by the federal Commodity Exchange Act because many event contracts may qualify as federally regulated swaps. The law, signed by Governor Tim Walz in May, was set to take effect on Saturday. The judge said the injunction could later be narrowed if needed.
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Ark Invest trimmed positions in Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Bullish, and Block while simultaneously deploying roughly $43.5M into Coinbase and Circle shares, a rotation that looks far more like portfolio rebalancing than a retreat from crypto equities, according to the firm’s daily trade disclosures.
The Cathie Wood-led investment firm has over $16Bn in assets under management, and its publicly traded stock, ARKK, has a market cap of over $38Bn.
This news dropped as the total crypto market cap shot up +0.5% overnight, sitting at $2.29 trillion, with a daily trading volume of $59.1Bn, an increase from $56Bn yesterday.
Cathie Wood trims Bitmine and Robinhood while doubling down on Coinbase and Circle
Ark Invest (@ARKInvest) sold about $4.4M in crypto equities on Wednesday, led by a $2M cut to Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine as $BMNR fell 5.6%, alongside smaller sales of Robinhood, Block, and… pic.twitter.com/2Y4qwCX8TN
— BSCN (@BSCNews) July 30, 2026
Over a three-day period, Ark purchased 122,544 Coinbase (COIN) shares valued at nearly $18.6M, and 169,777 Circle (CRCL) shares worth about $12.9M. Both purchases came as the stocks declined alongside Bitcoin and as expectations for U.S. crypto legislation softened.
On the sell side, Ark offloaded shares of Bitmine (BMNR), Bullish (BLSH), and Block, companies it had aggressively accumulated during earlier drawdowns.
The firm had previously invested roughly $16.8M into Bullish and about $7.6M into Bitmine during late 2025, leaving substantial room to reduce exposure without exiting the thesis.
Separately, Ark had also deployed approximately $38.7M into Coinbase, Bitmine, Circle, and Bullish during a prior sharp crypto equity sell-off.
Block deserves a separate read. Its revenue spans payments, merchant services, and Bitcoin products; it is not a pure-play crypto name.
Selling Block alongside Bullish and Bitmine therefore points to a broader reduction in high-volatility crypto equity risk rather than a targeted exit from digital assets specifically.

(SOURCE: Yahoo Finance)
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Continued buying into weakness on both COIN and CRCL signals that Ark views these as higher-conviction holdings than the names it trimmed.
Falling digital asset prices have weighed on exchange revenues and crypto-related valuations, while Circle’s outlook hinges on stablecoin adoption and regulatory clarity rather than crypto price swings alone.
Ark’s willingness to absorb short-term losses on both positions, even as they likely sit below its average purchase price, aligns with its long-term growth thesis on stablecoin infrastructure.
The pattern mirrors an earlier session where Ark sold about $8.9M worth of Block, Bullish, and Robinhood while purchasing roughly $12.5M of SpaceX and Bitmine, consistent capital reallocation toward higher-conviction ideas.
This is not the first time Ark has shown it will act quickly when conditions deteriorate. Earlier in 2026, the firm sold roughly $11.2 million of its ARKB spot Bitcoin ETF, alongside about $84M in technology holdings during a broader risk-reduction move.

(SOURCE: Yahoo Finance)
The Ark invest daily trade disclosures remain the clearest signal of its direction. If Bitmine selling continues across multiple sessions without offsetting purchases, it would suggest a more meaningful reduction in risk appetite toward exchanges and stablecoin infrastructure. If Ark resumes buying BMNR on further weakness, the recent sales will read as routine position management.
External conditions will drive both outcomes. Bitcoin price trends remain the dominant force on crypto equity valuations, while US market-structure legislation, the regulatory framework governing how digital asset exchanges operate, continues to shape investor sentiment.
Progress in Washington could reinvigorate demand for names like Coinbase and Circle; prolonged delays are likely to further pressure the entire sector.
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Eole Inc., listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market under ticker 2334, has become the first Japanese public company to formally hold HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid DeFi protocol, disclosing the purchase through Japan’s TDnet (Tokyo Stock Exchange’s official corporate disclosure system) on July 28, 2026.
The initial buy of 1,078.25469311 HYPE at an average price of ¥9,352.77 per token cost ¥10,084,663 (~$66,000), with a stated target to scale the position to ¥100 million (~$611,000) by August 31, 2026.
JAPAN LISTED FIRM BUYS $HYPE!
Tokyo-listed Eole has acquired Hyperliquid’s $HYPE token, the first Japanese publicly listed company to do so.
Bought ~¥10 million (~$61k / 1,078 HYPE) on July 28. Plans to scale total purchases to ¥100 million (~$610k) by end of August.
Part of… pic.twitter.com/Uwh0PR9rSM
— Crypto Banter (@crypto_banter) July 30, 2026
The move is not a one-off treasury bet. It was filed under Eole’s previously announced change in use of funds from July 16, 2026, which expanded the company’s digital asset mandate from Bitcoin only to a broader set of assets. HYPE is the first execution under that expanded mandate.
This news dropped as HYPE sits just under $55, up +3.5% over the past 24 hours following a seven-day move that has seen the asset drop -5%. Daily trading volume sits at $404M, up from $380M yesterday.
$HYPE
HTF
Looks done for a while- would let price settle below sub 50 at the daily fvg before I look for longs. Best swing shorts at current monthly NPOC into 44$
Reversal and continuation setups attached pic.twitter.com/q2WjPnrDe1
— RektProof. (@RektProof) July 30, 2026
Hyperliquid is a leading decentralized futures trading platform and also runs HyperEVM, an Ethereum-compatible environment that allows programmable smart contracts to execute on top of the same high-speed infrastructure.
Eole’s Executive Director Kensuke Amo outlined three reasons the company chose HYPE specifically. First, Hyperliquid’s architecture is positioned as core infrastructure for what Amo calls Agentic Commerce, the emerging model where AI agents autonomously handle payments and contracts without human sign-off at each step.
Unlike people, AI agents cannot hold traditional bank accounts, so they require fast, programmable on-chain rails to operate. Second, strict US regulations around DeFi access have created demand for regulated, publicly listed HYPE exposure vehicles.
This is a model already running in the US via companies such as Hyperliquid Strategies and PURR, and Eole sees itself as the Japanese equivalent.
Third, the company plans to explore staking HYPE for yield once Hyperliquid’s AQAv2 USDC yield mechanism activates for stakers in August 2026, turning a passive treasury position into a revenue-generating one.
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Everyone counted the funding rounds and nobody counted the funerals.
So I did both. 368 neobanks tracked. https://t.co/4bKokwoT9j
— Francesco Andreoli ᵍᵐ (@francescoswiss) July 27, 2026
Eole launched its Neo Crypto Bank initiative in October 2025 with Bitcoin as the initial treasury asset. The concept frames the company not as a passive crypto holder but as a builder of on-chain financial infrastructure, integrating digital assets into its own products and services rather than parking them as speculative reserves.
HYPE will be valued at fair value each quarter, with gains and losses flowing directly into the income statement. That accounting treatment – the same framework Eole applies to its Bitcoin position, and broadly similar to how MicroStrategy handles large BTC holdings in its public reporting.
This means the asset sits on the balance sheet with full shareholder and regulatory visibility. A Japanese listed company formally accounting for a DeFi protocol token at fair value in quarterly filings is still unusual by global corporate standards.
Eole also said it may hedge price exposure through traditional financial market instruments and eventually integrate HYPE into its own product suite, according to the TDnet disclosure and Amo’s public commentary.
Japan’s corporate crypto market has been expanding beyond Bitcoin, with Japanese companies broadening altcoin treasury allocations in recent quarters. Eole’s move adds a DeFi-native token to that picture for the first time.
The contrast with peer company Quantum Solutions, which sold 1,000 ETH on July 30 for approximately $1.9M to fund AI infrastructure spending, according to Quantum’s own filing, illustrates how differently Japanese corporates are positioning their digital asset strategies heading into late 2026.
Whether other Japanese listed companies use Eole’s TDnet disclosure as a precedent for their own HYPE allocations will be the institutional adoption signal worth watching over the coming months.
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Ethereum has gained more than 25% in price in just a period of 30 days after hitting the bottom of the sub-$1500 zone. The recovery started after the June heavy correction, and the market turned bullish after that. Price made a Higher High (HH) and Higher Low (HL) bullish structure, and buyers were able to defend the Higher Low to maintain the uptrend. ETH price broke the $1800 level, and now the next psychological resistance is $2000.
Ethereum has maintained a bullish structure on the chart after hitting the bottom. There is a Higher High (HH) and Higher Low (HL) pattern on the daily timeframe, which shows buyers are in control and positive sentiment in market. Price respected the line on every pullback which shows buyers are agressive and want to hold the uptrend.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) remains above the neutral zone (i.e 35), suggesting upward movement is intact without entering the overbought zone. On the other hand, Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) remains relatively weak, which indicates aggressive buying is needed to support the price recovery. Strong buying volume will lead to a break above $2000 and bring a good rally in the market.
Price is trading in the $1900 to $2000 zone, which acted as strong support before converting into a resistance area. A daily candle close above this zone will confirm the bullish breakout, and more long positions will be opened after that.
Support Zone:
Resistance Zone:
ETH is gradually approaching the $2000 resistance level. Let’s see how the market reacts to this resistance area. A candle close above $2000 would be bullish and could push the price towards the $2500 level.

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In early 2026, Polygon Labs announced $250 million in acquisitions of Coinme and Sequence to expand its stablecoin payments infrastructure. Coinme provides licensed US fiat on- and off-ramps with a nationwide retail footprint, while Sequence adds enterprise wallet infrastructure and one-click cross-chain transaction capabilities. Together, these additions strengthen Polygon’s position in regulated, production-grade stablecoin payments.
Bybit has introduced an exclusive Cashback Booster for new Bybit cardholders, offering 10% cashback on lifestyle spending for a full 30 days. The cashback is applicable to crypto-funded transactions across eligible merchant categories, including restaurants, travel, transport, fashion, and beauty.
Caroline Crenshaw’s departure from the SEC on January 2 marks a turning point for crypto regulation in Washington. The longtime cryptocurrency skeptic’s exit leaves the commission operating under a 3-0 Republican majority—a historic shift that clears the way for Paul Atkins’ pro-innovation agenda to move forward without meaningful internal opposition.
Crenshaw spent over a decade at SEC agency, consistently raising concerns about cryptocurrencies, digital assets and investor protection.
Her exit coincides with the broader regulatory reorganization under the Trump administration, which has explicitly positioned itself to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.”
The commission now operates with fewer members than authorized, as Trump hasn’t yet filled the vacant seats—a strategic pause that effectively gives the Republican-majority commissioners free rein on policy.
The timing couldn’t be sharper. SEC Chair Paul Atkins has already signaled plans to introduce an “innovation exemption” that would let crypto startups test new products under lighter regulatory requirements, provided they meet basic consumer protections. [3][7] That proposal was expected within 30 days of December 2, meaning it could arrive any moment. With Crenshaw gone, there’s no institutional voice pushing back on the exemption’s scope or implementation details.
The broader regulatory picture is also shifting. The Senate is scheduled to hold hearings in January on the CLARITY Act—landmark legislation designed to end years of turf warfare between the SEC and CFTC by clearly dividing jurisdiction over different crypto products. [3][7] White House crypto adviser David Sacks said in December the bill is “closer to passage than at any point in the past.” [3] These aren’t minor procedural tweaks. They represent a fundamental reordering of how Washington approaches digital assets.
The real action starts immediately. Watch for the innovation exemption announcement—it could drop with minimal fanfare. Then track the Senate hearings on CLARITY in January. If that bill moves to a floor vote and passes, the crypto industry will have concrete answers about regulatory jurisdiction for the first time in years. Markets have been pricing in regulatory clarity for months. Crenshaw’s departure removes one of the last obstacles to delivering on it.
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PEPE just ripped 26% higher on January 2, hitting $0.000005106 as trading volume exploded past $800 million.
That’s no thin pump—retail’s back, Robinhood holders sitting on 8.3% of supply, and a Hyperliquid whale named James Wynn dropped a bombshell prediction: $69 billion market cap by end-2026. If you’re trading memes, this is your wake-up call. Why now? New year FOMO meets bold calls in a market where BTC chills at $88k.

PEPE’s ERC-20 on Ethereum. No fancy DeFi twist here—just pure meme liquidity. Volume spiked 370-400% in 24 hours, open interest jumped 82% to $446.5 million on derivatives. RSI hit 67, screaming bullish momentum after breaking $0.0000042 resistance.
Whales aren’t dumping. That official “We ride at dawn” tweet lit socials on fire—crypto Twitter’s buzzing. Supply’s fixed at 420.69 trillion tokens. If Wynn’s right, that’s $0.000164 per PEPE. Math checks out. But Ethereum gas? Still a killer for small trades.
Total crypto cap up 1.07% to $2.99T. BTC +1.21% at $88,765, dominance slipping to 59.22%—alts eating its lunch. PEPE led top gainers, outpacing Story (+25%) and Mog. Volumes hit $164B market-wide. No massive liqs reported, but meme sector OI surging means leveraged degens are in.
BTC’s post-halving year ended red for first time ever—down 6% in 2025 despite $126k ATH. ETFs pulled $348M, but macro liquidity rules now. PEPE doesn’t care—it’s riding retail hype while big boys consolidate.
James Wynn, that Hyperliquid ser, straight-up said PEPE hits top meme status like SHIB did last cycle—if bull market holds. “We ride at dawn” from @pepe went viral. Community’s pumping: “PEPE to the moon” threads everywhere. No official team—it’s anon dev vibes.
Exchanges? Volumes exploding on Binance, MEXC. No rugs spotted. Traders on X calling for $0.000026 ATH retest. Sarcasm alert: Great timing for memes while BTC whales accumulate quietly. Holders care about flips, not halving myths.
But is this sustainable? Meme pumps fade fast.
Don’t get rekt. PEPE’s been rugged before—no premine, but watch whale wallets. Use hardware for big bags; software wallets fine for sub-$1k. Check Etherscan for suspicious transfers. Avoid leverage over 5x—OI spike means liqs incoming on pullbacks.
Actionable: Set stops below $0.0000042. DCA if you believe Wynn. DYOR on Hyperliquid perps for leverage without CEX KYC. Phishing’s rampant post-pumps—double-check links. If you’re aping memes, keep it under 5% portfolio. Skin in the game matters, but don’t YOLO rent money.
$0.000005 close today flips structure fully bullish. Watch BTC dominance drop—alts feast. Wynn’s $69B? Ballsy. If ETH L2s cut fees, PEPE volumes could 10x. Macro: Fed liquidity print January 2nd might juice risk assets.
Pullback to $0.0000045? Buy dip. Break $0.000006? Targets $0.00001 easy. Meme season back? You tell me. Trade smart—2026’s rewriting rules.
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The timing of these inflows is particularly significant given broader market conditions.
Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas shares his take on a $89 million drain from Coldcard hardware wallets and how it provides the ultimate bull case for regulated spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Crypto exchanges built perpetual futures for digital assets. Now they are using them to offer 24/7 exposure to stocks, commodities and indexes.

The Coldcard vulnerability has smaller bitcoin holders moving funds onto exchanges for safety, according to blockchain analytics firms. This is opposite of the trend seen following the FTX collapse in late 2022.
Swyftx has become the first Australian cryptocurrency exchange to offer licensed access to traditional financial markets alongside crypto, launching a leveraged trading product that combines digital assets with commodities, major US indices and leading technology stocks on a single platform.
The new Swyftx Leverage service enables eligible Australian retail clients to trade contracts for difference (CFDs) across around 100 cryptocurrencies, as well as gold, silver, crude oil, the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 and Magnificent 7 stocks including Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. Trading will be offered within the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s retail leverage limits.
According to Swyftx, the launch also marks the first licensed crypto derivatives product introduced by a local cryptocurrency exchange. The company, which has more than one million clients, said customer funds will be held in Australian dollars through segregated client money arrangements with retail client protections.
Related: Swyftx Q2 2026 Report: Markets Slump, But Hyperliquid Soars and On-Chain Credit Builds Momentum
Acting co-chief executive Andrea Yuen said traditional financial institutions are expanding into digital assets while cryptocurrency exchanges are broadening their offerings to include conventional markets. She said traders increasingly want access to both asset classes through a single platform.
Yuen also said Australian retail investors are building more diversified portfolios, making multi-asset trading platforms increasingly attractive, particularly with digital asset laws expected next year. She added that the global derivatives market is significantly larger than the spot market and said a regulated Australian alternative is overdue after leveraged trading activity has largely been directed to offshore, unregulated platforms.
Unlike other crypto derivatives offerings, Swyftx Leverage combines crypto-native trading within Australia’s regulated derivatives framework. Client funds are deposited and held in AUD, segregated client money arrangements and retail client protections.
Andrea Yuen, Swyftx acting Co-CEO Related: Crypto Exchanges Race into Tokenised Stocks and Commodities as Competition Intensifies
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Australia’s eSafety regulator has filed civil penalty proceedings against Telegram, accusing the messaging service of failing to comply with legal obligations designed to curb the spread of pro-terror and other unlawful material online. The Australian court action comes a day after Russian authorities escalated their own case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, accusing him of aiding terrorist activity.
A year-long investigation found that extremist material remained on the platform for as long as three weeks after Australian users alerted Telegram. The allegations also include failing to remove the associated accounts, groups and channels responsible for distributing the content.
It is also alleged that Telegram did not identify known terrorist videos, including footage from the Christchurch mosque attack and the Buffalo mass shooting, with some content reportedly remaining available for nearly three months before being removed.
Related: Crypto Enters Biggest Consolidation Wave as Revenue Flows to Market Leaders, Says ARK Invest
The regulator further claims Telegram’s terms of service did not prohibit pro-terror material across every part of the platform and that users who reported unlawful content were not advised of the outcomes of their complaints. Maximum civil penalties of up to $54.6 million could apply if the alleged breaches are proven.
The action reflects the importance of enforcing online safety laws as Australia continues to face a probable terrorism threat and concerns about online radicalisation, according to eSafety Australia. It also said digital platforms must take responsibility for preventing the distribution of the most harmful content.
Telegram has denied the allegations and intends to defend the case. The company says it has more than one billion users worldwide, with Australians visiting the platform approximately 1.5 million times every month.
Related: Telegram to Launch Built-In Crypto Wallet for 1 Billion Users by Summer’s End
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Greece launches a €415.6 million ($472.8 million) bid for a digital ID card system to enhance security, authentication, and compliance with EU regulations.
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Coinbase extends its losing streak with another quarterly loss as weaker trading activity and changing user behavior weigh on the digital asset exchange.
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This week, the market put the A.I. narrative under the spotlight. Here's a quick look at how some of your favorite tokens performed.
Bitcoin, altcoins risk a massive drop as rising yields point to a rate hike.
Galaxy Research says a third wave of thefts from Coldcard Bitcoin wallets has pushed observed losses to roughly 1,367 BTC across 4,585 addresses.
Lawsuits, privacy complaints, secret recordings, and government investigations have put Meta’s AI glasses under scrutiny.
Interactive Strength's crypto treasury of FET tokens was liquidated in late 2025. On July 28, the company paid a dividend with 619,584 preferred shares, preserving cash and putting $1.239 million of minimum base liquidation preference ahead of common holders.
An 8-K filed July 31 breaks out 281,344 Series A shares and 338,240 Series C shares. The issue lifted the outstanding totals to 4,696,089 Series A and 3,187,097 Series C. Compared with the counts immediately before the distribution, Series A grew 6.37% and Series C 11.87%.
Preferred stock ranks ahead of common equity in a liquidation. Each series starts with a $2 original issue price, adjusted for recapitalizations. Series A compounds an 8% cumulative dividend annually. Series C compounds at 15% and ranks ahead of Series A, Series B, and common stock.
The new Series A shares carry $562,688 of base preference and about $45,015 of first-year dividend accrual. Series C adds $676,480 and $101,472. The combined tab comes to $1,239,168 of minimum base preference, plus roughly $146,487 for a full first year before compounding. Those amounts describe equity priority and accrued dividends. Cash generally changes hands only when the board declares a payment, except under the liquidation terms.
Common-share dilution has its own math. It turns on the conversion prices in effect after Interactive Strength's 1-for-7 common-stock reverse split on June 30. The July filing leaves both post-split prices undisclosed. Stockholder-approval limits and 4.99% ownership caps can also restrict issuance. An exact common equivalent remains unknown.

Interactive Strength built the crypto treasury with $55.56 million of senior secured convertible exchangeable notes, sold for $50 million. The deal carried a 10% original issue discount, 12% annual interest, and a lien over treasury-subsidiary assets expected to consist of custodied FET.
By the fourth quarter of 2025, the treasury had run its course. The 2025 annual report records the liquidation of all digital assets, zero digital assets at Dec. 31, and full satisfaction of the original FET-backed notes through token sales and separate remainder notes. The FET pledge was gone by year-end.
ATW and DWF received unsecured remainder notes of $3 million and $4.5 million. The first-quarter filing still showed the full $7.5 million face principal at March 31, with an accounting fair value of $4.538 million.
The balance sheet offered little cushion. Cash stood at $4.738 million against a $22.4 million working-capital deficit. Unrestricted liquidity was about $1.3 million at the May 20 filing date, and the company warned of substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
On July 21, an investor exercised a pre-existing warrant. Interactive Strength issued a $2 million senior secured convertible note due in July 2027, plus warrants exercisable for 305,810 common shares. The transaction filing ties the note to that older arrangement. FET is absent from its collateral description.
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The Senate’s published floor plan for Monday contains no action on the CLARITY Act. Instead, senators are due to reconvene at 3 p.m., with the only listed roll-call vote at about 5:30 p.m. on cloture for the motion to proceed to H.R. 6500, a continuing-resolution vehicle.
The chamber’s cloture ledger, updated through July 31, likewise shows the July 30 filing on H.R. 6500 but no entry for H.R. 3633 or the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. That does not kill the crypto market-structure bill, but it leaves leaders without a publicly listed floor path while the Senate’s tentative calendar approaches an Aug. 10 state work period.
Under the Senate’s ordinary Rule XXII, a cloture petition needs 16 signatures. The cloture question normally comes one hour after the Senate meets on the following calendar day but one. Cloture on a motion to proceed generally requires three-fifths of senators duly chosen and sworn, normally 60 votes when all 100 seats are filled.
A Wednesday, Aug. 5, filing could therefore produce a Friday cloture vote if the Senate is in session for the filing and meets Friday. That vote would concern ending debate on the motion to proceed, not passing CLARITY. If cloture is invoked, Rule XXII allows up to 30 hours on the motion before a vote to proceed. The bill would then still require consideration and passage and could face another cloture hurdle.

Leadership has faster options. A special bipartisan petition requires the two leaders, seven additional senators not affiliated with the majority and seven additional senators not affiliated with the minority among its 16 signers. The cloture question comes one hour after the chamber meets on the next calendar day. If cloture is invoked, the Senate votes on proceeding without further debate. A unanimous-consent agreement could also compress the schedule, though any senator could object.
The exact vehicle remains open. H.R. 3633 is the House-passed CLARITY Act, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis called her July 22 merged Banking-Agriculture proposal updated H.R. 3633 text. The current floor notice and cloture ledger do not say whether that text would move as H.R. 3633, an amendment or another vehicle.
The vote count is unsettled as well. Seven Democratic negotiators, Catherine Cortez Masto, Angela Alsobrooks, Cory Booker, Ruben Gallego, John Hickenlooper, Mark Warner and Raphael Warnock, said the draft fell short while committing to continued negotiations. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has opposed the revised bill. Axios reported that Majority Leader John Thune expected a procedural vote before the recess only if enough Democrats supported moving ahead.
The next decisive signal is procedural: leaders must identify the vehicle and either file ordinary cloture by Wednesday for a possible Friday vote, assemble the bipartisan petition, or secure unanimous consent. Any new filing or leadership notice would change the picture.
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Coldcard Bitcoin Thief Likely Used Top Blockchain Services Provider: Report
Since over $70 million in Bitcoin was stolen yesterday by an attack that exploited a fault in the Coldcard’s system, it has been reported that the thief used a top blockchain services provider for help.
Writing on X Friday, engineer at payments company Block, Clay Garrett, said that the provider — who he did not name at the request of the services provider — had been contacted after finding blockchain movements matched the “suspected workflow” of the attacker.
“During our investigation of the Coldcard drain yesterday, we identified an unusual pattern in the sweeps,” Garrett said.
“That pattern led us to a hypothesis that has since been confirmed: the operator used a paid account at a well-known blockchain-services provider to query the source addresses and perform other related activity during the sweeps,” Garrett continued, adding that the authorities had been notified.
Galaxy Digital’s research arm also wrote on X that the thief had an unusual pattern of moving the coins.
“The pattern tells us these were all the same attacker — it does not capture the attack itself, which looks the same as if a coin owner chose to move coins,” the company said, adding that Bitcoiners should move funds out of single-signature Coldcard addresses and into secure custody.
After over $35 million in Bitcoin was drained from wallets on Thursday, Coinkite said that a firmware bug in Coldcard Mk3 devices — starting with version 4.0.1 in March 2021 — caused seed generation to fall back to a weak software Pseudorandom Number Generator instead of the hardware true random number generator.
This allowed private keys for many single-signature wallets (especially those created without dice rolls or a strong BIP-39 passphrase) predictable enough for attackers to brute-force.
Later on Friday, Coinkite admitted all of its models were vulnerable following more thefts. Over $70 million has so far been swiped and engineers have warned that more Bitcoin addresses could be at risk.
The company makes a number of Bitcoin products, including cold storage hardware wallets.
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Younger Democrats Understand Clarity Act And Bill Should Pass, Says Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer
The Clarity Act will likely get through despite some — older — Democrats holding it back, according to Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad.
Speaking on The Hill’s morning Rising show Friday, Shirzad said that crypto was “maybe the most bipartisan issue in Washington.”
He added that while some lawmakers were holding back the long-awaited legislation, younger Democrats got it.
“A lot of the opposition is generational — so it is Democrats who oppose it — but I think younger members who understand the technology, understand that money is transforming how we should engage financially, how we need to adapt, and so it’s really a generational shift,” he said.
“I think we’ll be on the winning end of that because right now there are about 67 million Americans who own crypto,” Shirzad added. “We’ve got ethics nailed down, we’ve got nominations nailed down, we’ve got a bipartisan bill on the substance, we should be good to go.”
Lawmakers are currently mulling over the latest draft of the Clarity Act, which aims to set in stone digital asset regulation. The latest draft bans officials and their families from issuing or promoting crypto.
A new draft started circulating this month, banning officials and their families from issuing or promoting crypto — something opposition lawmakers previously had issue with.
But some Democrats are still unhappy with the bill in its current form. A group of Democrats last week said in a statement that the bill in its current form falls short.
The bill has been in a deadlock this year, partially because banking chiefs raised concerns over stablecoin yield and ethics concerns.
Banking lobbyists have said that if crypto exchanges pay attractive yields to customers, banks could lose their deposit base.
Shirzad previously said in an interview that the bill was an “extraordinarily bipartisan” piece of work.
If approved, the bill would set in stone crypto regulation in the world’s largest economy.
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FARTCOIN’s price rose 2.60% over 24 hours to $0.130, outperforming the broader crypto market’s 1.37% advance. The move followed renewed demand for meme coins and speculative tokens during a wider risk-on rotation. Bitcoin also gained 1.24%, adding support to smaller assets across the market.
The rally gained further attention after a large trader opened a leveraged position worth $2.16 million. Technical indicators also improved after the token moved above a falling wedge resistance line. However, nearby supply around $0.135 still limits the immediate upside. Traders are now watching whether momentum can carry the token toward $0.14 and beyond.
A mysterious trader opened a 2x long position covering 16.73 million FARTCOIN tokens on Hyperliquid. Lookonchain valued the position at more than $2.16 million when the activity appeared on-chain. The trader also placed a limit order for another 18.04 million tokens worth about $531,000.
The second order suggests the investor expects another pullback before adding exposure. If filled, the combined position would exceed $2.69 million. The open trade was already showing an unrealized gain above $17,000 when the data was recorded.
Whale accumulation has strengthened interest around the FARTCOIN price outlook. However, derivatives data still shows meaningful pressure from sellers. CoinGlass data placed long liquidation leverage near $6.41 million between $0.118 and $0.125. Short leverage reached about $6.91 million between $0.132 and $0.145.
That imbalance leaves the market vulnerable near resistance. Even so, the Long-Short Ratio rose from 0.9507 on August 1 to 1.1154 on August 2. The change indicates a gradual shift toward bullish positioning as traders entered the new month.

The broader market also helped the token. Bitcoin held above $64,500 after weekend geopolitical tensions eased. President Donald Trump canceled planned strikes against Iran, reducing immediate risk aversion across speculative markets. Meme coin demand accelerated at the same time, with DOGO and CATX posting extreme gains.
FARTCOIN’s price has moved above a falling wedge that shaped trading through most of July. The correction followed a June rally that peaked near $0.175. Buyers later defended the breakout area around $0.125, confirming a successful retest of former resistance.
Momentum indicators also turned constructive. The MACD flipped bullish, while an RSI divergence signal appeared three times within two weeks. The RSI reading reached 59.83, placing it above the neutral level without entering heavily overbought territory.

The four-hour chart analysis shows consolidation inside a symmetrical triangle. This structure places the token near a decisive technical area as volatility tightens. A confirmed move above $0.14 to $0.15 could open space toward $0.20. Some analysts also identify $0.30 as a broader breakout target.
Meanwhile, the daily volume reached $11.02 million, while market value stood at $129.2 million. Despite the rebound, FARTCOIN remained more than 51% lower year to date and far below its earlier $2.61 peak.
The immediate barrier sits near $0.135, where local supply previously slowed buying. Additional resistance appears at $0.140 and $0.155. These levels could attract profit-taking from short-term traders following the recent rebound.
Support remains equally important. The first key level sits at $0.12, followed by a stronger zone between $0.11 and $0.10. A drop below those areas would weaken the bullish setup and increase liquidation risks for leveraged buyers.
FARTCOIN price still depends heavily on speculative demand rather than a project-specific catalyst. Sustained volume, social activity, and Bitcoin strength will influence whether the breakout develops. Traders are also watching whether gains across smaller meme coins hold through the next trading sessions.
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Bitcoin’s late-July reversal turned a promising rally into a sharp Bitcoin price crash, dragging major altcoins lower across the market. BTC fell toward $62,000 after trading above $65,000, wiping billions from its valuation within hours. The total crypto capitalization reached near $2.22 trillion by August 2.
Altcoin capitalization also slipped to about $964 billion as Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and HYPE recorded weekly losses. Cardano moved against that pressure, with ADA posting a double-digit weekly gain.
Traders now face policy uncertainty, geopolitical tension, wallet-security concerns, and worsening on-chain losses. They are assessing whether selling pressure can deepen further.
The Bitcoin price crash followed a volatile week shaped by macro pressure and fading regulatory optimism. Bitcoin closed July with a modest monthly gain after surrendering much of its late-month advance. Latest market data showed BTC near $63,273, following an intraday low around $62,414.
The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady offered little support for speculative assets. A risk-off tone developed as investors tracked conflict across the Middle East. Those pressures reduced appetite for leveraged positions and encouraged capital preservation.
Policy uncertainty added another layer of caution. The CLARITY Act has cleared the Senate Banking Committee, but passage before the August recess looks increasingly unlikely. Senate leaders face a limited calendar and unresolved disputes over ethics language. The bill also requires bipartisan support.
The Bitcoin price crash therefore reflects more than one catalyst. Regulatory delays, geopolitical risks, and weaker confidence are combining with technical structure. Security concerns returned after reports linked a Coldcard vulnerability to the theft of roughly 594 BTC from hundreds of wallets.
Cardano separated from the crypto market sell-off as ADA gained while large-cap tokens weakened. Latest market data placed ADA near $0.1885, up 9.6% from the previous close. The weekly chart shows a 15.3% advance, making Cardano the clearest outlier.
That strength did not erase Cardano’s longer decline. CryptoPatel says ADA remains 96% below its 2021 peak and 89% below its December 2024 swing high. The analyst placed demand between $0.086 and $0.150, where buyers previously supported an expansion.
Cardano price action has reclaimed the upper edge of that area, but confirmation requires higher levels. The analyst marked $0.2887 as the first bullish trigger and $0.50 as the reversal level. A two-week close below $0.08 would invalidate the structure.
Those levels matter as the Bitcoin price crash keeps correlations elevated. Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and HYPE weakened during the weekly decline. Even assets with improving fundamentals can lose momentum when Bitcoin breaks support and liquidity retreats.
Market expectations show downside concern. Analyst Ted Pillows says Bitcoin could fall toward $50,000. His scenario requires the CLARITY Act to stall and a yen carry trade unwind to develop. Kalshi Crypto traders forecast a $50,000 Bitcoin print during 2026.
Cardano price resilience may reflect positioning inside a discounted range, not a confirmed reversal. The network has catalysts, including the Leios public testnet and Midnight ecosystem development. Traders are watching whether ADA can hold above $0.150 before challenging $0.2887. A break below $0.08 would materially weaken the setup.
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For over 350 years (roughly since 1661 when the first banknotes appeared in Europe), the relationship between gold and paper money has shaped global finance.
The widely watched dot plot also showed that an eye-popping nine members pencilled in at least one rate hike this year, which was much more than expected.