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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell began his highly anticipated speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Powell offered a lukewarm signal about interest rate cuts, while highlighting the high level of uncertainty that makes the job of monetary policymakers difficult. Highlights of Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium are as follows: “When I took this podium a year ago, the economy was at a turning point. Our policy interest rate had been hovering between 5.5% and 5.5% for more than a year. This restrictive policy stance was appropriate to help reduce inflation and maintain a sustainable balance between aggregate demand and supply.…

One address has just walked out of Coinbase with a bag that would make any meme coin watcher pause. On-chain records of Arkham show 189,048,016,126 Shiba Inu coins, worth about $2.3 million, landing in a fresh Ethereum wallet after a string of transfers that all came from leading U.S. crypto exchange Prime. Watch the numbers: repeated chunks of around 15.3 billion SHIB, each just under $190,000, dropped into the same destination one after another until the wallet balance swelled to its current size. Whoever moved the SHIB coins was not rushing a single sweep, but they were not spreading it…

Today, on August 23, Flipflop has announced the launch of its first 30 projects, marking a significant milestone in the history of blockchain. Each project receives consistent attention from the community, demonstrating steady growth. Flipflop is the first launchpad built on Solana, leveraging Bitcoin halving and the difficulty mechanism. Flipflop launches its first 30 projects, creating a mini Bitcoin value launch platform👇https://t.co/M5zZXYgPGxOn August 23, Flipflop launched its first 30 projects, which are steadily gaining momentum. Deployed on the Solana chain, Flipflop is the first truly fair launch… pic.twitter.com/TrJW0Wd5qN — flipflopGlobal (@flipfloplaunch) August 23, 2025 The platform is resistant to the…

China appears to be weighing the launch of a yuan-backed stablecoin, with an initial rollout in Hong Kong and Shanghai, a surprising shift after years of cracking down on crypto while promoting its central bank digital currency, the digital yuan. In the latest episode of Byte-Sized Insight, Cointelegraph spoke with two leaders analyzing China’s potential move into stablecoins: Martin Chorzempa, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Patrick Tan, CEO of blockchain intelligence firm ChainArgos. China in the stablecoin race The news, first reported on Wednesday, highlighted Beijing’s ambitions to strengthen the yuan’s role in international finance.…

Google launched Gemini 2.5 Flash Image on Tuesday, delivering a new AI model that generates and edits images with more precision and character consistency than previous tools—attempting to close the gap with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The tech giant’s push to integrate advanced image editing into Gemini reflects a broader push among AI platforms to include image generation as a must-have feature. The new tool, now available across Gemini apps and platforms, lets users edit visuals using natural language—handling complex tasks like pose changes or multi-image fusion without distorting faces or scenes. In a blog post, Google said the model allows users…

Gemini, the crypto exchange founded and led by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, expanded its staking services to the U.K., allowing all customers to earn rewards on ether (ETH) and solana SOL$191.04 directly through its platform, the company said in a blog post Tuesday. The introduction follows the opening of Gemini’s first permanent office in London, signaling the company’s push to strengthen its footprint in the region. Staking is the process of locking up tokens to help secure proof-of-stake blockchains in exchange for rewards. Users can stake any amount of ether or solana, with Gemini offering up to 6% annual percentage…

Zoro, a famous AI-driven technology platform, has announced its landmark partnership with CDARI, a BNB Chain-based on-chain marketplace. The main purpose of this strategic collaboration is to boost AI Agents for product recommendations, rewards, and execute secure purchases for users. This partnership ensures security, privacy, and users’ control over their assets. 🛍 Meet Cdari! Our newest e-commerce ally blending Web3 shopping with AI-powered infrastructure!@cdariofficial is a Web3 e-commerce platform built on Matchain, an AI-driven Layer 2 on BNB Chain.By linking our core products, we’re setting the stage for AI agents to recommend… pic.twitter.com/SY9gCAEjpg — Zoro (@zorotechnology) August 23, 2025 This…

The Ethereum price today is holding around $4,735, up 0.50% on the day, following a powerful breakout from a symmetrical triangle on the 4-hour chart. After testing lows near $4,200 last week, ETH surged to $4,800, reclaiming higher ground and confirming renewed bullish momentum. The question now is whether ETH can sustain this breakout or if short-term resistance will trigger a pullback. What’s Happening With Ethereum’s Price? ETH price dynamics (Source: TradingView) The 4-hour chart shows that Ethereum has broken out of a structure that has been compressing for weeks. Price moved clearly above $4,600, confirming that the bullish trend…

Crypto-linked stocks and digital assets surged on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank could begin cutting interest rates as soon as September. The tone marked a shift after weeks of growing investor doubt that the Fed would act before year-end. Bitcoin BTC$115,244.11 and ether (ETH) both moved higher following Powell’s remarks, as did the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Shares tied directly to the crypto sector posted some of the sharpest moves of the day. At the time of writing, Circle (CRCL) led the pack with a 7% jump. eToro (ETOR) and Marathon Digital (MARA)…

The evolution of cryptocurrency, from a niche libertarian tool for purchasing dark market goods to a trillion-dollar industry with ETFs and the largest frauds in generations, has been extraordinary to watch, but as Wall Street continues to pile in, sex toys get thrown at basketball players, and exchanges and centralized tokens partner with credit card companies, it might be time to ask: what are we even doing? Exchanges and coins have been bragging about credit card collaborations for years, and while there may be arguments for having credit cards and using them extensively—especially for the last decade-plus when rates have…