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Bitcoin Whiplash, Trump’s Crypto Gambit & NFT Revival – All the Blockchain Bombshells (Aug 26–27, 2025)

Bitcoin Whiplash, Trump’s Crypto Gambit & NFT Revival – All the Blockchain Bombshells (Aug 26–27, 2025)

DeFi momentum builds: The decentralized finance sector saw moderate growth during August’s last week, buoyed by climbing crypto prices. Total value locked in DeFi protocols rose about 3.3% to roughly $149.2 billion ts2.tech. Liquid staking leader Lido Finance led the pack with over $38.1B in assets staked ts2.tech, reflecting continued appetite for staking yields as Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade has bedded in. Lending and DEX platforms also benefited from renewed capital inflows. On-chain activity ticked up across multiple chains – a sign that traders are putting idle crypto to work amid the market uptrend. Industry analysts note that a large chunk of new TVL came from appreciating asset values rather than new deposits, but directionally the trend is positive. Real-world asset tokenization also hit new milestones: the on-chain market for tokenized Treasurys and cash equivalents now exceeds $7B as institutional players pour into asset-backed stablecoins and yield products cryptoadventure.com. NFT market revival: After a prolonged slump, NFTs are showing signs of life. July’s NFT sales volume reached $574 million, the second-highest month of 2025 ts2.tech, and the rebound is sustaining into late August – for the week ending Aug. 25, NFT sales topped $93M, the strongest weekly total in a year
27 August 2025
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Bitcoin Flash Crash, Ethereum’s New High & Web3 Breakouts – Blockchain News Roundup (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Bitcoin Flash Crash, Ethereum’s New High & Web3 Breakouts – Blockchain News Roundup (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Bitcoin’s roller-coaster: Over the weekend, Bitcoin suffered a sudden flash crash after an anonymous whale unloaded 24,000 BTC. The sell-off sent BTC plunging below $111,000, wiping out about $4,000 in minutes coindesk.com cryptonews.com. The cascade triggered more than $550 million in leveraged position liquidations across the market coindesk.com coindesk.com. Bitcoin briefly bottomed just under $111K before stabilizing around $112–113K by Monday morning coindesk.com coindesk.com. Analysts noted the whale’s dump erased gains from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s bullish remarks days earlier coindesk.com coindesk.com. Still, some see a silver lining: “A flush of long liquidations can reset the market for a cleaner bounce,” CoinDesk observed, suggesting the shakeout could pave the way for healthier upside ahead coindesk.com. Ethereum’s resilience and rotation: In contrast, Ethereum surged to new heights. Ether briefly crossed $4,900 to notch a fresh all-time high before easing back to the mid-$4,700s cryptonews.com. It remains up ~9% on the week coindesk.com. Some analysts believe big investors are rotating from BTC into ETH, betting Ethereum’s smaller market cap offers more upside if monetary conditions ease coindesk.com coindesk.com. “Ethereum's momentum…would give it more upside if a Fed rate cut unleashes more money,” said Jeff Mei, COO of BTSE coindesk.com. Institutional interest in
26 August 2025
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Bitcoin Blazes Toward New Highs as Regulators Embrace Crypto – Weekend Blockchain Roundup (Aug 24–25, 2025)

Bitcoin Blazes Toward New Highs as Regulators Embrace Crypto – Weekend Blockchain Roundup (Aug 24–25, 2025)

Crypto markets sizzled over the weekend as Bitcoin flirted with record prices while policymakers worldwide raced to integrate digital assets into traditional finance. Major DeFi protocols hit new milestones, NFT trading sprang back to life, Fortune 500 banks launched blockchain projects, and even hackers seized the moment amid the rally. Below we break down all the top blockchain developments from August 24–25, 2025 – from global regulatory shakeups and surging crypto prices to DeFi innovations, NFT revivals, enterprise adoption wins, security scares, and high-profile partnerships/fundings – with expert insights and primary sources throughout. Bitcoin pushed into uncharted territory this weekend, trading around $115,000–$117,000 – more than quadruple its price a year ago and well past its previous $69K all-time high from 2021 ts2.tech. Ethereum wasn’t far behind: it neared $4,800, reflecting “strong investor demand amid growing institutional adoption,” CoinDesk noted ts2.tech. In fact, Ether briefly hit ~$4,870 on some exchanges on Aug. 24 – effectively a new high – before slight profit-taking economictimes.indiatimes.com economictimes.indiatimes.com. With the two largest cryptocurrencies in “rarefied air,” analysts are once again dusting off sky-high targets. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee even reiterated a $15,000 year-end target for ETH, citing its pivotal role in DeFi, stablecoins and real-world
25 August 2025
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Bitcoin’s Record Run, DeFi Shockwaves & NFT Revival – Crypto News Roundup (Aug 23–24, 2025)

Bitcoin’s Record Run, DeFi Shockwaves & NFT Revival – Crypto News Roundup (Aug 23–24, 2025)

The final weekend of August 2025 delivered a cascade of blockchain bombshells across every sector of the crypto world. From Bitcoin and Ethereum surging toward all-time highs to DeFi protocols expanding and NFT markets reviving, the past 48 hours kept traders and technologists buzzing. Major governments unveiled game-changing crypto regulations, Wall Street giants doubled down on digital assets, and hackers made headlines – all while cutting-edge blockchain upgrades pushed the industry forward. In this in-depth roundup, we break down all the major blockchain news from August 23–24, 2025 – spanning DeFi rallies, NFT market trends, enterprise adoption, regulatory shakeups, security incidents, and protocol innovations. Along the way, we’ll highlight expert quotes, analysis of why each development matters, and key context to make sense of this whirlwind weekend in crypto. Blue-Chip DeFi protocols saw explosive gains as crypto markets rallied. Aave led the charge – its token soared ~19% in 24 hours to about $355, the biggest jump among top projects coindesk.com. Several catalysts fueled Aave’s spike. First, Aave expanded to the Aptos blockchain on Aug. 21, marking its first-ever deployment beyond Ethereum’s ecosystem. Developers rewrote Aave V3 in Move and launched with audits and bug bounties to ensure security coindesk.com
24 August 2025
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Bitcoin Whale Dumps $9B, Altcoins Whipsaw, NFTs Boom and Regulators Swoop – Crypto News Roundup (July 25–26, 2025)

Bitcoin Whale Dumps $9B, Altcoins Whipsaw, NFTs Boom and Regulators Swoop – Crypto News Roundup (July 25–26, 2025)

Bitcoin dipped below $115,000 overnight on the whale’s massive transfers, but rebounded above $117,000 after asset manager Galaxy confirmed it had completed the sale on the whale’s behalf as part of estate planning coindesk.com coindesk.com. With that selling pressure cleared, analysts suggested the local bottom was likely in – Ledn’s John Glover predicted Bitcoin could soon resume its uptrend, “rallying to circa $132,000” in the next wave coindesk.com. Even after the week’s volatility, BTC is roughly $117K, down about 1–2% on the day and 3% below its mid-week peak of $120K coindesk.com. Traders noted that macroeconomic signals contributed to the pullback – stronger U.S. jobs data cooled hopes for Fed rate cuts, prompting a broad risk-off move that dragged Bitcoin to two-week lows around $114.7K ainvest.com ainvest.com. Ethereum held up relatively well despite the turbulence. After surging nearly 50% in July amid bullish technicals and record fund inflows, ETH hovered near $3,700 going into the weekend coindesk.com. In fact, Ethereum-focused investment products have seen a historic rush of capital – U.S. spot ETH ETFs attracted $4.6B of inflows in just the past two weeks, pushing total assets to ~$10B coindesk.com coindesk.com. BlackRock’s Ethereum fund hit the $10B milestone faster than
26 July 2025
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Crypto News Roundup (July 24–25, 2025): Bitcoin Nears $120K, U.S. Stablecoin Law Signed, Exchange Hacks & More

Crypto News Roundup (July 24–25, 2025): Bitcoin Nears $120K, U.S. Stablecoin Law Signed, Exchange Hacks & More

Over the past two days, cryptocurrency markets have surged to multi-year highs while regulators advanced landmark laws. Bitcoin flirted with record prices near $120,000 before a healthy pullback, and altcoins rallied in tandem. Major policy moves — including a new U.S. stablecoin law and Europe’s first MiCA license — promise clearer rules for crypto. Meanwhile, exchanges expanded offerings with no outages during the frenzy, and recent hacks kept security in focus. The NFT and meme coin arena saw a dramatic revival, albeit with opportunistic scams piggybacking on the hype. Social media buzzed with altseason excitement and influencer drama. Below is a comprehensive roundup of the key developments, complete with expert insights and primary source links. Bitcoin’s Rally and Volatility: Bitcoin briefly spiked to the $120,000 level – heights unseen in years – before retracing ~2% mid-week ts2.tech. The quick dip to around $117.5K on Wednesday triggered a wave of liquidations: over 176,000 traders saw positions wiped out, totaling more than $500 million in losses ts2.tech. Market veterans framed this as a healthy breather rather than a trend reversal. “Not an actual breakout upwards… likely we’re going to retest the lows of the range again,” noted trader Michaël van de Poppe,
25 July 2025
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Bitcoin Blasts Past $120K as Wall Street Embraces Crypto – July 2025’s Must-Read Blockchain Roundup

Bitcoin Blasts Past $120K as Wall Street Embraces Crypto – July 2025’s Must-Read Blockchain Roundup

Bitcoin Hits All-Time Highs: July 2025 saw Bitcoin surge to unprecedented levels, breaching the $120,000 mark for the first time. By late month, Bitcoin traded around $123,000 en.cryptonomist.ch, cementing its status as one of 2025’s top-performing assets. The broader crypto market followed suit – total crypto market capitalization blew past the $4 trillion milestone for the first time ever en.cryptonomist.ch. Analysts credited a confluence of bullish factors, from clearer U.S. regulations to a wave of institutional buying, for driving this historic rally en.cryptonomist.ch en.cryptonomist.ch. Not everyone was euphoric, however. Financial author Robert Kiyosaki stirred debate by warning that the Bitcoin “bubble” could “burst” soon, even as he had previously cheered its record highs newsletter.coinpaper.com. His contrarian stance highlighted lingering caution in some corners amid the frenzy. Ethereum and Altcoins Climbed: Ethereum rode the bullish wave too – ETH jumped above $3,700 en.cryptonomist.ch, benefiting from network improvements and growing DeFi activity. In fact, Ethereum’s major mid-year “Pectra” upgrade has started paying dividends, lowering transaction fees and streamlining staking on the network ainvest.com coindesk.com. Among top altcoins, Solana enjoyed renewed optimism: SOL hovered around the mid-$150s in July cointelegraph.com, buoyed by technological strides and the debut of a first-of-its-kind Solana staking ETF.
23 July 2025
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Tech Turmoil: Crypto Hits $4 Trillion, SpaceX’s 8,000 Satellites & More Non-AI Bombshells (July 18–19, 2025)

Tech Turmoil: Crypto Hits $4 Trillion, SpaceX’s 8,000 Satellites & More Non-AI Bombshells (July 18–19, 2025)

Microsoft is restructuring its U.S. military cloud support after revelations it had been using engineers in China on Pentagon projects reuters.com. A ProPublica report prompted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to order a review of all cloud contracts. Microsoft’s Frank Shaw said the company changed its processes “in response to concerns raised… to assure that no China-based engineering teams are providing technical assistance” on Pentagon systems reuters.com. U.S. Senator Tom Cotton blasted the prior practice as a security risk, noting China’s aggressive cyber threats to critical U.S. infrastructure reuters.com. Hegseth vowed that "China will no longer have any involvement whatsoever in our cloud services, effective immediately" reuters.com. A planned sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations faces new uncertainty after private equity giant Blackstone quit a bidding consortium reuters.com. The investor group – led by Susquehanna and General Atlantic – had emerged as frontrunner to buy TikTok from China’s ByteDance under a Trump-orchestrated plan, potentially giving U.S. owners an 80% stake reuters.com. Blackstone’s exit comes amid repeated delays in the forced divestment deadline, now pushed to Sept. 17 after President Trump’s third extension reuters.com. Some U.S. lawmakers accuse the administration of “flouting the law” by allowing extensions and warn that Chinese ownership
19 July 2025
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Bitcoin Breaks $120K, Hackers Lurk, and Quantum Leaps – Tech News Roundup (July 13–14, 2025)

Bitcoin Breaks $120K, Hackers Lurk, and Quantum Leaps – Tech News Roundup (July 13–14, 2025)

Bitcoin Smashes Records: The world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin soared past $120,000 for the first time on Monday, marking a historic milestone reuters.com. It briefly hit $122,571 before settling around $121,953 reuters.com. Analysts attribute the crypto rally to strong institutional demand, optimism for upcoming U.S. crypto regulations, and even vocal support from President Donald Trump – who calls himself the “crypto president” reuters.com reuters.com. “It’s riding a number of tailwinds at the moment,” noted IG market analyst Tony Sycamore, citing regulatory momentum and bullish sentiment. He added that after such a “very, very strong” week-long surge, Bitcoin could easily test the $125,000 level next reuters.com. The broader crypto market followed suit, with Ether climbing above $3,000 and other altcoins like XRP and Solana gaining ~3% each, swelling the total crypto market cap to about $3.8 trillion reuters.com. Trump-Themed Token Turbulence: Meanwhile, a new Trump-branded meme coin sparked a frenzy – and some hard lessons. According to a Reuters investigation, major crypto exchanges fast-tracked listings of the $TRUMP token in mere days, versus the several months usually needed for vetting reuters.com reuters.com. Launched just before Trump’s inauguration, the coin lacks intrinsic value and has shown wild price swings. Yet Coinbase listed it
14 July 2025
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  • MoneyMax Financial (SGX:5WJ) trades above value as earnings seen rising
    June 30, 2026, 7:33 PM EDT. MoneyMax Financial Services Ltd. (SGX:5WJ) last changed hands at S$0.76, trading around 32% higher than its estimated intrinsic value at S$0.58. The shares have swung between S$1.17 and S$0.70 recently on the SGX. Earnings are expected to jump 73% in the next few years. But at current levels, the price looks stretched on fundamentals. The stock's high beta means more price swings ahead, which could open new entry or exit points. Investors may want to keep an eye on both market action and the company's numbers before making a move.
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