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- Institutional investors acquired 3.2% of Ethereum’s supply via ETFs and corporate treasuries, with inflows tripling to $13.3B by August 2025. - Whale activity surged, including Galaxy Digital’s $240M ETH purchase at a 14% premium, reflecting confidence in Ethereum’s $5,000 price target. - Ethereum’s 4.8% staking yields outperformed Bitcoin’s 1.8%, while 30% of its supply is now staked, boosting scarcity and institutional appeal. - Regulatory clarity and a 32.9% rise in the ETH/BTC ratio signal capital re
- 2025 crypto markets are reshaped by divergent global regulations, with EU, US, and Asia adopting distinct frameworks to drive institutional adoption. - EU's MiCA and TFR standardize cross-border compliance, enabling seamless trading across 27 nations while boosting stablecoin adoption as settlement tools. - US deregulation creates innovation risks but also opportunities in blockchain infrastructure, with STABLE Act potentially reshaping stablecoin governance. - Asia's licensing regimes (Hong Kong's $25M
- 2025 crypto capital shifts toward projects with scalable infrastructure and execution, led by BlockDAG’s hybrid DAG-PoW architecture (15,000 TPS, EVM compatibility) and $384M presale. - BlockDAG’s 2,900% ROI outpaces SUI’s 175.7% and SHIB’s speculative $1 target, driven by 2.5M active miners and 20 exchange listings versus SUI/SHIB’s institutional/meme-driven models. - SUI relies on uncertain DeFi growth and ETF approvals, while SHIB stagnates with declining burns and no clear roadmap, contrasting BlockD
- Bitcoin faces critical juncture as Peter Brandt warns of a double-top pattern, requiring a $117,570 breakout to avoid bearish reversal. - Whale activity and on-chain metrics signal short-term selling pressure, while institutional adoption and ETF inflows ($118B) reinforce long-term bullish fundamentals. - Macroeconomic tailwinds from Fed rate cuts and $8.9T in unlocked retirement assets contrast with technical vulnerabilities and regulatory uncertainties. - A successful breakout could target $140,000, bu
- Gryphon Digital Mining and American Bitcoin merge via stock deal in September 2025, retaining ABTC ticker and 98% ownership by Trump family, Hut 8, and Winklevoss. - The $5B merger enables rapid Bitcoin mining expansion, leveraging Gryphon's financing and ABTC's hybrid low-cost mining model to outperform industry averages. - Political ties to Trump's pro-crypto agenda boost credibility but raise geopolitical risks, while Bitcoin price volatility and Gryphon's operational losses pose financial challenges.
- U.S. Commerce Dept partners with Pyth Network and Chainlink to publish real-time macroeconomic data on Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin, enhancing transparency and enabling programmable finance via smart contracts. - Blockchain-based GDP, PCE Price Index, and employment data reduce verification costs by 70% through Pyth’s pull oracle model, addressing institutional concerns about data integrity and latency. - Pro-crypto policies like the "Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025" and global regulations (M
- XRP trades in a symmetrical triangle pattern, with a potential $3.20 breakout but no clear catalyst for a $10 surge. - Institutional confidence in XRP remains strong post-SEC resolution, but low staking yields limit speculative appeal. - Layer Brett (LBRETT) threatens XRP's market share with high-yield staking, scalability, and meme-driven retail adoption. - A $200 XRP target is unrealistic without transformative adoption, given regulatory constraints and centralized governance.
- The SEC reviews 92 crypto ETF applications, with XRP and Solana leading due to institutional demand and post-2024 legal clarity. - 21Shares and CoinShares advance XRP ETF proposals, leveraging Ripple's 2024 court victory that classified XRP as non-security. - Analysts predict 95% XRP ETF approval odds by October 2025, anticipating increased liquidity and institutional adoption post-approval. - SEC delays XRP ETF decisions until October 2025 to address market risks, but Ripple's precedent may expedite app
- Market expects 91.5% chance of Fed rate cut in September after Powell's Jackson Hole speech highlights labor market risks. - Morgan Stanley argues economic fundamentals (5%+ GDP, 4.2% unemployment) weaken cut case despite rising inflation expectations (4.9%) and core CPI/PPI above 2%. - Financial markets react strongly: Bitcoin jumps 4%, Nasdaq recovers as eased credit conditions (tight spreads, record corporate bonds) reduce urgency for easing. - Savers shift to high-yield CDs pre-rate cut, with online
- PetroChina explores stablecoins for cross-border payments, aligning with HKMA's licensing framework to reduce costs and streamline transactions. - The company's feasibility study follows Shenzhen Metro's pilot showing stablecoins cut exchange rate losses compared to SWIFT transfers. - Hong Kong's six-month transition period for stablecoin licenses has drawn major firms like JD Coin and Ant Group to apply for yuan-backed projects. - China's cautious approach to stablecoins aims to challenge dollar dominan
- 13:43Insider: Alibaba is developing a new AI chip, which is currently being testedJinse Finance reported that Alibaba has developed a new AI chip to fill the gap left by Nvidia in the Chinese market. According to sources, this new chip is currently being tested and is designed to serve a broader range of AI inference tasks, and is also compatible with Nvidia. The new chip is no longer manufactured by TSMC, but instead is being produced by a domestic company. (36Kr)
- 13:38Tokenized alternative funds increased by 47% in 30 days, reaching $1.7 billion.According to Jinse Finance, data from the RWA tokenization tracker RWA.xyz shows that tokenized Institutional Alternative Funds (IAF) have surged by 47% in the past 30 days, reaching a total market capitalization of $1.74 billion. The data indicates that, except for Libre Capital, all protocols have experienced growth over the past 30 days. Centrifuge led the way, with its market cap increasing by 252% to $704 million. This gives it a 40.4% market share in the IAF market. Following closely is Securitize, whose 14 tokenized IAFs collectively hold $652 million, accounting for 37.5% of the market share. Other notable protocols include Superstate (holding $206 million) and OnRe (with a fund value of $102 million).
- 13:29Cobo-JD Technology RWA project approved for Hong Kong Cyberport "Blockchain and Digital Assets Pilot Support Scheme"On August 29, digital asset custody and wallet infrastructure provider Cobo announced that its next-generation RWA tokenization, custody, and settlement infrastructure project, supported by JD Technology, has been successfully selected for the Hong Kong Cyberport "Blockchain and Digital Assets Pilot Support Scheme." This project focuses on yield-generating assets and aims to build an integrated infrastructure covering tokenized issuance, compliant custody, and fund settlement, serving institutional scenarios with real business needs. The goal is to enhance asset liquidity, transparency, and operational efficiency, and to support Hong Kong institutions in conducting RWA pilots and commercial implementation.