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The cryptocurrency market witnessed a sudden and strong bullish wave in Ethereum last week. The rise continued today, with the ETH price surpassing $4,900 for the first time in its history. Bitcoin, on the other hand, remained stable throughout the week, followed by a decline. However, a lot of altcoin activity and economic developments are expected in the new week that could affect both Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Here is the weekly cryptocurrency calendar we have prepared especially for you as Bitcoinsistemi.com. (All times are stated as UTC+3 Türkiye time) Monday, August 25th WOM, KWENTA – They will be delisted…

This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Crypto gaming has seen plenty of multimillion-dollar raises, but in many cases, that funding and hype hasn’t amounted to much. It’s not a guarantee of future success, by any means. Funding in the crypto gaming sector is also down 93% year-over-year, meaning there isn’t as much of an appetite for funding large dev teams or splashy marketing budgets right now. But builders are still finding ways to ship projects with lean teams, turning visions from the GameFi trenches into reality. Jakpot Games, which is building out its…

Bitcoin may have set multiple records this year, but ethereum ( ETH) just staged its first breakout since November 2021 this week, pushing YTD gains to 43% against bitcoin’s 23%. The real question now is whether ethereum’s rally has only just begun. Could Ethereum Be Poised for a Shock Move? At the start of the year, ethereum (ETH) traded at 0.036 BTC per coin. By April and May, it had slipped to 0.019 BTC, but it has since climbed to 0.042 BTC. 2025 has been a slower grind for ETH, with its momentum taking longer to appear, but several factors…

Donald Trump, from inside the White House, has pushed a new crypto investment. This time, it’s dressed up as a “crypto treasury” firm. But just like the last two times, his base is paying the price. The setup is simple: Trump cashes out early. Everyone else eats the loss. According to The Wall Street Journal, the strategy looks eerily familiar to anyone who’s watched his past financial ventures blow up in supporters’ faces. The playbook hasn’t changed. Trump burns backers again with Truth Social collapse When Trump dropped his Truth Social platform through Trump Media & Technology Group, fans jumped…

Over the past 14 weeks, ether-based liquid staking protocols have attracted steady inflows, climbing from 13.62 million ETH to 14.31 million today. Around 0.57% of ETH in Circulation Entered Liquid Staking Protocols Since Mid-May Roughly 690,000 ETH worth $3.2 billion has been funneled into 33 different liquid staking protocols during that span, according to defillama.com metrics. Ethereum’s liquid staking ecosystem remains heavily concentrated at the top, with Lido holding a commanding lead. Source: defillama.com Lido secures 8.76 million staked ether, valued at $41.59 billion, giving it a massive 61.22% market share despite a slight 0.87% dip this past week. Binance…

Japanese finance conglomerate SBI Group has partnered with the blockchain oracle platform Chainlink to create a host of crypto tools for Asia’s financial institutions. SBI said on Sunday that its collaboration with Chainlink will focus on “a number of key use cases for financial institutions in Japan and the APAC [Asia-Pacific] region,” with its initial attention on Japan’s market. The pair will look at tools to allow cross-blockchain tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), like onchain bonds, and use Chainlink’s technology to give onchain verification for stablecoin reserves, among other plans. It marks the fourth crypto partnership for SBI Group in the…

With September just around the corner, Ethereum bulls are jittery, since the ninth month of the calendar year has typically been associated with weakness by the number-two coin. With an average loss of -6.42% since 2016, September is the single worst-performing month for Ethereum over most cycles. Ethereum has been on a tear, fueled by institutions Ethereum has been on a tear lately, closing in on all-time highs and breathing new life into the ETH community and beyond. As of mid-August 2025, ETH is trading above $4,700, up roughly 76% year-to-date and about 25% just since the start of August,…

Eric Trump, the son of US President Donald Trump, said the Trump family became pro-crypto after they were “debanked” in the aftermath of the Capitol attack incident in early 2021. Several banks shut down hundreds of bank accounts related to The Trump Organization without providing a reason, Trump told The Wall Street Journal, which led to the group having to rely on regional banks before finding a new, unnamed bank, which they migrated to. “At that time, I realized how fragile the financial system was and how easily it could be weaponized against you,” said Trump. Eric Trump at Consensus…

Meta Pool is considering a four-month extension of its Dynamic Price Stability & Ecosystem Growth Initiative (MPIP-15), following six months of successful implementation that boosted token stability, liquidity, and ecosystem engagement. Key takeaways Meta Pool’s MPIP-15 buyback program has successfully stabilized mpDAO price, increased liquidity, and enhanced holder rewards over six months. A proposed four-month extension aims to compound these benefits, reinforce market confidence, and sustain higher-value mpDAO-denominated distributions. The extension balances growth and risk management, maintaining transparency, strategic positioning, and long-term commitment to the Meta Pool ecosystem. Launched six months ago, MPIP-15 introduced a flexible, data-driven buyback mechanism aimed…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared his vision for maintaining blockchain neutrality through the FOCIL framework. It was a response to concerns about transaction censorship. Summary Vitalik Buterin proposes FOCIL to protect Ethereum from transaction censorship Framework spreads transaction inclusion across 17 proposers per block slot Ameen Soleimani warns FOCIL could expose US validators to legal sanctions risk In a recent X post, Buterin stressed Ethereum’s “dumb pipe” property, where the Layer-1 processes all valid transactions without discrimination. Buterin’s comments came in direct response to criticism from Ameen Soleimani regarding potential legal risks for U.S. validators. He said: “I think…