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Spot Ether ETFs post outflows after 8-day $3.7B inflow streak

Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed the week with outflows after a nearly two-week streak of significant inflows. On Friday, US-spot Ether (ETH) ETFs saw $59.3 million in outflows, bringing an end to their eight-day inflow streak that added roughly $3.7 billion to the products, according to Farside data. ETFs are an important analyst signal for Ether price It comes as Ether fell just 1.94% short of reclaiming its 2021 all-time high of $4,878 on Thursday, before retracing down to $4,448 at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap. The end of the eight-day inflow streak is a key indicator…

EthereumAug 18

Billionaire Ray Dalio names one investment to avoid in 2025

Billionaire investor and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has cautioned that real estate may not be an effective investment in 2025, warning the sector could struggle to deliver strong returns. According to Dalio, the current economic climate makes property ownership less attractive compared to other investment options. In an X post on August 11, he pointed to the asset’s heightened sensitivity to interest rates, noting that rising or elevated rates could erode values in real terms despite persistent inflation concerns. Dalio also highlighted the tax burden as a key drawback. Since real estate is a fixed and tangible asset, it…

RegulationAug 18

Next Distribution Set on 30th Sep After Today’s Record Date

Ahead of the September 30, 2025, next distribution for FTX funds, the set date for the record date by FTX Recovery Trust is today, August 15. Popular FTX creditor advocate Sunil urged the creditors to look into and confirm the status of their claims. The distribution applies to holders of Class 5 Customer Entitlement Claims, Class 6 General Unsecured Claims, and outstanding Convenience Claims. The FTX victims must pass today’s record date to receive resolved disputed claims. Notably, the Bankruptcy Court authorized the FTX Recovery Trust to slash the disputed claims by nearly $2 billion to about $4.3 billion. Next…

ExchangesAug 18

ETH Whale Grows $125K to $300M Through Hyperliquid Long Strategy

A trader has turned a modest $125,000 into a staggering $300 million through a bold Ethereum long strategy on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid. Blockchain monitoring by @EmberCN revealed the account first funded two addresses in April, withdrawing from ChangeNOW and KuCoin to begin building a leveraged position. The first trade opened at $1,490, right at Ethereum’s yearly low. By steadily adding to positions with profits, a technique traders describe as “rolling” or snowballing. The account grew its holdings from a few hundred ETH to 66,000 ETH. The most recent increase was added just yesterday morning. At today’s levels, the trader sits…

EthereumAug 18

U.S. national debt crossed the $37 trillion mark. Will the U.S. pay it off? Can crypto help?

The U.S. debt continues to grow steadily, reaching $37 trillion. The White House’s attempts to cut spending and boost revenue through tariffs have yet to slow the pace of this growth. Cryptocurrency advocates suggest that digital assets could play a role in tackling the national debt problem. But what are the chances the U.S. can pay it off, and can crypto help? Summary U.S. national debt reached $37 trillion, while Congress raised the debt limit by $4 trillion Tariff revenues and spending cuts in several spheres don’t seem to impact the U.S. debt situation that much Proposed Bitcoin Act and…

RegulationAug 18

Hyperliquid captures 6.1% market share against CEXs, DWF Ventures reports

According to a new analysis released by DWF Ventures on August 15, 2025, Hyperliquid’s decentralized perpetual exchange has reached an all-time high market share of 6.1% against centralized exchanges (CEXs), becoming a major competitor to traditional futures trading platforms. The report from DWF Ventures, the investment arm of DWF Labs, charts Hyperliquid’s evolution from an Arbitrum-based PerpDEX to its current Layer 1 platform following migration to HyperEVM and the HYPE token airdrop. Community-first strategy DWF Ventures attributes Hyperliquid’s success to its absence of early-stage VC funding, instead focusing on refining UX and organically growing its community. This approach was rewarded…

ExchangesAug 18

Last Chance for ETH Holders to Profit from BTC Defined by Samson Mow

Samson Mow, a vocal Bitcoin advocate and the CEO at JAN3, has addressed Ethereum holders to talk to them about ETH and Bitcoin. Mow has offered them the last chance to save their investments by moving them into the largest digital currency. "Last chance to sell ETH above 0.03 BTC" Samson Mow often criticizes Ethereum. Earlier this week, he stated that contrary to Tom Lee’s recent statement, he does not believe that ETH will ever flip BTC. The JAN3 boss also reminded the community that currently there is 768,400 ETH is waiting to be unstaked from the Ethereum network. This…

EthereumAug 18

US Subsidiary of Early Chinese Game Dev Snail Digital Explores Stablecoin

Snail, Inc., the publicly traded U.S. subsidiary of one of the first online video game developers in China, said it plans to raise funds to explore digital assets, including the launch of its own USD-pegged stablecoin. In a press release published on Thursday, Snail said it has entered an agreement with investment bank H.C. Wainwright & Co. to sell up to $4.5 million worth of its Class A common stock in an at-the-market offering. The company said the proceeds would primarily support its “digital asset initiative,” including evaluating and potentially launching a proprietary U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin. Some funds would also…

RegulationAug 18

NovaEx Unveils Zero-Slippage Trading Suite with Insurance-Backed Execution Guarantees

August 12, 2025 – Road Town, British Virgin Islands – NovaEx, a next-generation cryptocurrency exchange, launched earlier this year, is now raising the bar for precision trading with a suite of groundbreaking features. These include Zero-Slippage Stop-Loss/Take-Profit, Market Order Protection, and Full Trade Execution Guarantees, all backed by a dedicated insurance fund designed to ensure reliability even in volatile market conditions. Building on its security-first foundation, NovaEx now offers professional and everyday traders an unmatched level of control, transparency, and reliability in every trade, even during periods of extreme market volatility. “We believe serious trading deserves serious protection,” said the…

ExchangesAug 18

Ethereum Investor Activates After 10 Years to Move His ETH Bag, Turning $103 into $1.5M

Another diamond-handed Ethereum whale has reactivated from dormancy to massive portfolio gains after holding onto his ETH for over 10 years. Whale Alert drew the crypto community’s attention to this whale activity on Saturday, August 16. Notably, this was a pre-mine whale who had been dormant for 10 years and a month, with the recent transaction being his first. Ethereum Whale Awakens from Slumber For context, the address “0x61b9” was among the early Ethereum adopters and received 334.7 ETH at the genesis block. Etherscan shows it received the ETH 3,669 days ago, which is approximately 10 years and a few…

EthereumAug 18