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Dogecoin’s Billy Markus Drops a One‑Word Reaction to Fresh Bitcoin Bear Calls

Bearish sentiment: Polymarket shows rising odds of Bitcoin dropping below $60,000, prompting Markus’ one-word reaction. Mixed forecasts: Traders also see a chance of $BTC rising above $65,000 or $67,500, underscoring uncertainty. Market weakness: $BTC and Dogecoin continue to slide amid fading legislative momentum and weak corporate earnings. Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus offered a brief but telling response to new bearish chatter surrounding Bitcoin, reacting with a single word that captured the mood of many traders watching the market drift lower. His comment surfaced as prediction markets showed rising expectations that $BTC could slip under $60,000 before August ends. sigh —…

BitcoinAug 24

Ethereum Price Today Hits $2,468 as Overbought RSI Signals Pullback Risk

As of August 24, 2026, $ETH trades at $2,468.47, with the Ethereum price today caught between its daily pivot and the resistance band capping recent sessions. This comes days after Bitcoin and ether surged on Trump’s call for Congress to pass the crypto Clarity Act. $ETH/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Key takeaways Ethereum trades at $2,468.47 as of August 24, 2026, pinned between the daily pivot at $2,455.76 and R1 resistance at $2,486.80. Daily RSI sits at 79.2, deep in overbought territory, while hourly momentum shows signs of fatigue with a thinning MACD histogram. Total crypto…

EthereumAug 24

A $1 billion meme coin purchase puts a huge 167% share dilution down to a single vote for ZeroStack

ZeroStack’s Aug. 21 resale registration puts a shareholder vote between the company and 36.2 million new shares tied to its MemeCore acquisition, a warrant block larger than its current outstanding stock. The company completed the transaction on Aug. 19, acquiring 925,925,926 MemeCore M tokens in exchange for 3.5 million common shares and pre-funded warrants covering approximately 36.2 million additional shares, according to its Form 8-K. The parties valued the tokens at $1.08 each and the aggregate consideration at about $1 billion. The deal delivered tokens, rather than $1 billion in cash. Those warrant shares cannot be issued until shareholders approve…

RegulationAug 24

Binance BNB Chain’s TxStream Kills the Public Mempool, Here’s Why Memetoro $MT Will Benefit Most

One of the biggest frustrations in decentralized trading has always been the public mempool. Before a transaction is confirmed, it sits in a public queue where bots can see it, copy it, and often execute first. This has fueled sandwich attacks, front-running, and expensive gas wars across many blockchain networks. $BNB Chain now wants to remove that advantage completely. Its upcoming AI-focused Layer-1 replaces the traditional public mempool with TxStream, a new transaction system designed for faster and more private execution. For projects like MemeToro ($MT), which focus on AI-assisted token launches, that change could create a much healthier environment…

AltcoinsAug 24

AUSTRAC crypto regulations demand ID checks with zero transition time

Australia’s financial crime watchdog has just raised the compliance bar for the crypto industry, and the change kicks in immediately. Under new AUSTRAC crypto regulations, anyone using certain cryptocurrency services in the country will now need to verify their identity and explain where their money actually came from. It’s a shift that touches everyday traders as much as the exchanges and platforms that serve them. Key takeaways AUSTRAC now requires ID verification for users of certain crypto services in Australia. Users must confirm the source of their funds before completing eligible transactions. The rules are designed to combat money laundering…

LegalAug 24

Binance, RedotPay clash over fate of Singapore lawsuit

Binance and RedotPay are disputing whether a Singapore case related to their nearly $473 million Hong Kong legal battle is coming to an end. The stablecoin payments card issuer told Cointelegraph on Tuesday that it expects Binance to discontinue the Singapore proceedings following a hearing on Aug. 7. “RedotPay will be seeking legal costs arising from the discontinuance of the matter from the claimant,” a spokesperson for RedotPay said, adding that the parties would try to agree on costs. However, Binance said it has no plans to abandon its claims. “Reports that Binance will be withdrawing its Singapore claims are…

ExchangesAug 24

HyperEVM Daily Fees Hit Record $538K as HYPE Buyback Mechanism Gains Traction

HyperEVM, the Ethereum Virtual Machine environment built on Hyperliquid’s $HYPE-native layer-one blockchain, reached a new milestone on Aug. 23 when daily network fees climbed above $500,000 for the first time. According to DefiLlama data, the network generated $538,080 in fees that day, marking a record high for the platform. What Drives HyperEVM’s Fee Growth? HyperEVM’s fee revenue is generated from transaction costs paid by users interacting with decentralized applications (dApps) and protocols built on the network. The surge in daily fees reflects increased on-chain activity, which can be attributed to a growing ecosystem of DeFi platforms, trading applications, and other…

BlockchainAug 24

Bitcoin's next bottom may not arrive until late 2026

On-chain research firms and cycle analysts are projecting late 2026 as the most likely time for Bitcoin to make its cycle low. Those who agree with this scenario note that a further macroeconomic deterioration or a regulatory crackdown could cause the price to bottom in 2027. The global crypto market has witnessed some heavy sell-off over the first half of 2026. Its cumulative market cap stands at around $2.18 trillion. Bitcoin price is down by more than 27% on the year-to-date (YTD). Late 2026 is the projected time for Bitcoin to bottom A Glassnode report highlights Q3 as a possible…

BitcoinAug 24

Tom Lee's Bitmine buys $81 million of ETH in largest weekly haul since early July

Bitmine Immersion Technologies BMNR$23.51·At close, the largest Ethereum treasury company, picked up the pace of its ether $ETH$2,511.20 purchases last week, buying 32,447 $ETH after several weeks of more modest additions to its crypto treasury. The purchase is worth roughly $81 million at Monday's $ETH price of $2,500 and lifted Bitmine's holdings to 5,847,611 tokens. The entire stash is valued at about $14.6 billion at current prices. BMNR is higher by 3.5% in pre-market trading as $ETH climbs past $2,500. The Tom Lee-chaired company had eased off its buying in recent months as it moved closer to its self-imposed goal…

EthereumAug 24

Inside transfer wipes out $1M executive debt as crypto firm offloads payments business without independent valuation

RocketFuel Blockchain transferred substantially all assets used in its payments business to RPay, whose sole director and CEO, Peter M. Jensen, also serves as a RocketFuel director and executive officer. The related-person deal closed Aug. 13 and was disclosed in an Aug. 21 regulatory filing. RocketFuel said the assets used primarily in payments included intellectual property, contracts, merchant relationships and other assets, together with cash and accounts receivable attributable to that business. The disclosed consideration centered on debt relief. RPay assumed $800,000 in deferred compensation that RocketFuel owed Jensen and $200,000 owed to Bennett J. Yankowitz, a former RocketFuel director…

RegulationAug 24