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A signal that has appeared only three times in 15 years and landed on a major Bitcoin bottom each time is completing on August 31, according to a prominent analyst. What is This Bitcoin Bottom Signal? When that chart rises, Bitcoin is losing ground to stocks. When it falls, Bitcoin is winning. The pattern that matters is three consecutive rising bars on a four-month chart, each one higher than the last. That specific setup has only appeared three times in 15 years, and every single time it completed, Bitcoin was at or near a major cycle low. How Has This…

An anonymous Ethereum whale has closed a profitable position initiated earlier this year, locking in approximately $4.3 million in gains. The move, which involved a leveraged bet using a DeFi lending protocol, highlights the ongoing trend of large holders taking profits amid market volatility. Details of the Trade According to on-chain analytics service EmberCN, the wallet address beginning with 0x7099 borrowed 30 million USDS from the lending protocol Spark on June 7. The funds were then used to purchase 18,212 $ETH at an average price of $1,647 per token. Today, the same wallet sold 15,993 $ETH at an average price…

Michael Higgins says blockchain infrastructure is becoming the foundation of “Wall Street 2.0,” as institutional finance shifts toward 24/7 markets, tokenization, and real-time settlement. Ripple Prime has tripled its year-over-year revenue following Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, driven by growing institutional demand for digital asset services. Ripple believes regulated stablecoins, tokenized assets, and blockchain-based payment rails are reshaping global finance by reducing reliance on legacy banking infrastructure. The company argues that the next phase of financial markets relies on always-on settlement, tokenized assets, and digital payment rails instead of systems built around traditional banking hours. Great speaking with…

Three Missouri men were charged over an alleged August 2024 plot to kidnap a Bitcoin holder and steal his holdings. Sedric Louis, John Davis and Martel Williams were allegedly hired to kidnap and force a Bitcoin holder to transfer cryptocurrency to accounts controlled by organizers, according to a Tuesday press release by the US Attorney’s Office. They traveled from St. Louis to Connecticut, where they rented vehicles and obtained air rifles to stake out the victim. After staking out the intended target for two days, they abandoned the plan for fear of being caught on home security cameras. Shortly afterward,…

Renowned cryptocurrency analyst Benjamin Cowen, in his latest analysis video, evaluated recent developments and historical cycles in the Bitcoin market. Noting that Bitcoin is trading between $64,000 and $65,000, Cowen argued that market dynamics and investor interest show similarities to past cycles, suggesting that the upcoming period marks a critical turning point. Cowen pointed out that social interest and investor excitement in the cryptocurrency market have significantly decreased. He stated that social risk indicators have fallen to levels as low as 0.2, which is considerably lower than the levels seen four years ago. Cowen added that market volatility has dried…

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said the team renounced all creator fees from “Uniswap employee testing” after tokens created during Pools testing were discovered, redirecting the fees to an automated buy-and-burn contract. TradePools said Wednesday that test tokens made while building Pools no longer carry a creator-fee path back to Uniswap Labs. It said all past and future creator fees now route to a programmatic buyback-and-burn mechanism. Adams said the team had not expected the test tokens to be discovered. His post did not name the tokens or state how much had accrued in creator fees. TradePools launched Aug. 5 as…

Prominent crypto trader DonAlt, who gained recognition in the community after accurately predicting XRP’s 700% rally in 2024, has officially announced that he has started buying Ethereum ($ETH). The trade appears paradoxical even to the analyst himself, as he opened the position directly at local resistance on the weekly chart, consciously breaking the classic rules of technical analysis to pursue his long-term strategy. Why DonAlt buys Ethereum despite a not-optimal price Ethereum is currently consolidating around $1,878, just below the local resistance zone between $2,000 and $2,200. Short-term traders usually take profits at this point rather than open long positions…

S&P Global Ratings assigned its highest principal stability fund rating to BlackRock’s new tokenized money market fund. The ratings provider assigned an “AAAm” rating to the BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle (BRSRV) on Monday, citing the creditworthiness of its investments and counterparties, its maturity structure and management’s ability to maintain a stable net asset value. S&P said it identified “no weaknesses” in its qualitative assessment of BlackRock Advisors’ management and organization, credit research and analysis, risk management and compliance. The ratings provider also described the fund’s tokenization framework as operationally resilient, citing controls intended to mitigate cyber, smart contract…

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has admitted that he regrets selling some of his early cryptocurrency holdings, including $XRP at $0.10 and Ethereum at around $1. He says his decision was driven mainly by his aversion to risk, which he “really, really” hates. “Obviously, I wish I hadn’t done those things,” Schwartz replied. The Ripple veteran explained that the sales were part of an agreement he had made with his wife to gradually reduce exposure whenever his holdings reached new all-time highs. “But I agreed with my wife to sell at every new ATH and I really, really hate risk,”…

South Korea’s planned taxation of virtual assets, set to take effect next year, is expected to weigh heavily on affluent investors in their 50s and older, according to a report from EBN. Data from South Korean financial authorities indicates that approximately 59% of high-value virtual asset holders—those with more than 1 billion won (about $722,000) in holdings—are aged 50 or above. This includes 3,994 individuals in their 50s and 2,426 aged 60 and older. Who will be affected? The figures suggest that virtual assets have evolved from a speculative tool for younger generations into a key asset-management instrument for people…