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Ethereum ($ETH) has achieved another milestone in terms of market dominance. As per the data from TradingView, the market dominance of the flagship altcoin has reached 14.65%, denoting the peak point during 2025. As TradingView’s charts concerning Ethereum dominance disclose, the respective development highlights the growing influence of Ethereum ($ETH) in the market, backed by institutional interest, DeFi activity, and massive ETF inflows. Apart from that, the respective resurgence gets support from a bullish investor sentiment as well as capital shift from Bitcoin ($BTC) to altcoins. Ethereum Jumps to 14.66% Market Dominance Amid Growing Institutional Confidence The market data indicates…

The total value locked (TVL) in tokenized U.S. Treasuries has climbed back to its peak, hitting $7.42 billion on Aug. 23, slightly above the previous record of $7.41 billion set on July 16. Institutional U.S. Bond Tokens Hit $7.42B Across 49 Products The latest figures from rwa.xyz show growth of 1.41% from a week ago, with tokenized bond products continuing to attract investors seeking onchain exposure to government-backed assets. Currently, the market spans 49 separate assets across multiple issuers and protocols, with an average yield to maturity of 4.09% and more than 52,600 unique holders. Source: rwa.xyz stats on Aug.…

Ethereum price started a fresh increase above the $4,650 zone. ETH is now consolidating gains and might find bids near the $4,550 support. Ethereum started a fresh upward move and traded to a new all-time high. The price is trading above $4,550 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a rising channel with support at $4,750 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start another increase unless there is a close below $4,550 in the near term. Ethereum Price Regains Traction Ethereum price formed a base and extended its increase…

Canadian fintech companies raised $1.62 billion in the first half of 2025, with digital assets and artificial intelligence (AI) startups taking the lion’s share of fresh funding, according to KPMG Canada’s Pulse of Fintech report. While fintech funding slowed globally, Canadian investors maintained steady support for ventures at the intersection of finance and emerging technology. The report singled out companies building blockchain-based infrastructure and AI-driven financial tools as leading growth areas. “If we look at the first half of 2025, it’s clear that digital assets have re-emerged as a magnet for investor interest, despite the broader contraction in venture investment…

A federal judge in New York has ordered Eddy Alexandre, founder of the collapsed crypto platform EminiFX, to pay more than $228 million in restitution after ruling that the company was a Ponzi scheme that defrauded tens of thousands of investors. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) secured summary judgment against Alexandre and EminiFX, with US District Judge Valerie Caproni holding them jointly liable for more than $228 million in restitution and an additional $15 million in disgorgement, according to a Tuesday court filing. “Defendants Alexandre and EminiFX are jointly and severally liable to pay restitution in the total…

Cryptocurrency analyst Fred Krueger has claimed that the current valuation of Ethereum (ETH) is excessive. In his post on the X platform, Krueger argued that the value of ETH is disproportionate to its actual usage potential, even considering the most optimistic scenario. “Let’s assume all Visa and Mastercard transactions switched to stablecoins on Ethereum. 393 billion payments per year x average $0.03 rollup fee = $11.8 billion in fees. The direct share of ETH (burn) would be approximately $1.8 billion, while layer 2 sequencers would earn approximately $10 billion,” Krueger said. According to the analyst, the current ETH market cap…

A sizable majority of Poles view crypto assets as a means to diversify their investment portfolios, a new survey has established. The results, published as Warsaw is trying to regulate the market in accordance with EU rules, also show that almost all want their government to back the blockchain industry. Most Poles perceive cryptocurrency as an asset Cryptocurrencies are becoming a regular asset in the eyes of Polish investors, the Bitcoin.pl portal reported on the weekend, quoting data from a recently released study. The survey, commissioned by the Polish exchange Zondacrypto, has been conducted by the Business Growth Review analytical…

A US court order freezing LIBRA creator Hayden Davis’s crypto assets was dissolved yesterday, allowing Davis to move $58 million worth of USDC and another 500 million LIBRA tokens in monthly increments. Judge Jennifer Rochon dissolved the temporary restraining order (TRO), rejecting an extension request from plaintiffs Omar Hurlock and Anuj Mehta. According to Blockworks’ Senior Data Engineer, Fernando Molina, Davis will now have access to 20.8 million LIBRA tokens per month, plus a sum of LIBRA tokens already in his possession. He notes that the USDC is still “technically frozen” despite the removal of the TRO. One LIBRA token…

Bitcoin BTC$112,010.27 dropped under $111,000 in a sudden weekend flash crash after a whale offloaded 24,000 BTC, or more than $300 million at current prices, into thin liquidity. The whale sent the full balance to Hyperunite, with 12,000 BTC transferred Sunday alone, as CoinDesk reported earlier Monday. That move erased gains from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday and sparked heavy forced selling across the market. The sudden selloff fueled liquidations worth $238 million in bitcoin positions and $216 million in ether (ETH), part of more than $550 million cleared in the past day. BTC prices briefly touched below…

Institutional investors from the traditional finance world lack the updated risk tolerance models to deal with crypto and may face trouble during the next bear market, according to Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long. “Big Finance is here in a big way, and that seems to be driving this cycle. I suspect it will continue to drive this cycle,” Long told CNBC at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium on Friday. Long said that legacy financial institutions are comfortable taking on large amounts of leverage due to fail-safes built into the system, like discount windows and other “fault tolerances.” Long shares her insights…