Crypto

The Web3 industry is on track to surpass 5 billion cryptocurrency users, driven by blockchain usability and speculation during the next bull market cycle, according to industry insiders. The cryptocurrency industry may be just one cycle away from reaching full-scale mainstream adoption, making digital assets a globally accepted alternative payment means, according to industry insiders. There were an estimated 659 million cryptocurrency holders at the end of 2025, according to a December research report from centralized exchange Crypto.com. However, continuing cryptocurrency adoption may see the industry surpass 5 billion users within the next decade, according to Thomas Prévot, head of operations in France at Crypto.com. Read more

DOGE defended $0.21 and rebounded to $0.22 as volumes jumped (~808.9M). We map the key levels, why $0.225 matters, and what would confirm $0.25.

Token trades between $2.70–$2.84 in Aug. 31–Sept. 1 window, with whale accumulation countering heavy resistance at $2.82–$2.84.

Lee Eok-won, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission chief nominee, dismissed cryptocurrency as highly volatile and lacking intrinsic value. Lee Eok-won, the nominee for chairman of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC), has made harshly critical remarks about cryptocurrency. According to a Monday report by local news outlet News1, Lee said that “crypto has extreme price volatility, lacks monetary function” and has “no intrinsic value.” He also wrote in answers questions submitted by lawmakers ahead of his confirmation hearing that “virtual assets differ from traditional financial products like deposits and securities in that they have no intrinsic value.” Lee explained that the volatility of cryptocurrencies makes it hard to imagine them acting as a store of value or medium of exchange. The report notes that the remarks attracted criticism from South Korea’s crypto industry. Read more

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway seems to be increasingly fearful as others become greedy, which has historically preceded big crashes in the stock market. Key takeaways: Buffett’s growing cash appetite has historically preceded stock market crashes. A potential Nasdaq downturn will likely pull down Bitcoin, too. Read more

The prediction market protocol is building the “next frontier for capital markets,” as it turns information itself into a tradable asset.

The BRC-20 token protocol has added Ethereum Virtual Machine support, opening the door to decentralized apps and DeFi on Bitcoin.

Both Bitcoin and Ethereum have sagged over the week, as the crypto market attracted $4.37 billion in institutional inflows.

BRC20 is a token standard for issuing fungible tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain via the Ordinals protocol

Despite the sell-off, PEPE rebounded sharply from it's session lows, with sustained buying interest and growing whale holdings.

Reports that Bank of China Hong Kong plans to apply for a local stablecoin license have fueled speculation and a surge in share prices.

Discover the top Ether holders in 2025, from staking contracts and ETF giants to public companies and early whales. Around 70% of all ETH is held by just 10 addresses, but most belong to staking contracts, exchanges or funds, not individual whales. Nearly half of all ETH sits in a single smart contract: the Beacon Deposit Contract that powers Ethereum’s proof-of-stake system. Big institutions like BlackRock, Fidelity and listed companies now hold millions of ETH, turning Ether into a serious treasury asset. Read more

Metaplanet, Japan’s largest Bitcoin treasury firm, bought 1,009 BTC to reach 20,000 BTC in holdings while issuing millions of new shares. Japan’s top Bitcoin treasury firm, Metaplanet, just acquired 1,009 BTC, reaching 20,000 BTC of holdings just as the firm issues millions of new shares. According to a Monday Metaplanet announcement, the firm acquired 1,009 BTC and reached 20,000 BTC for 16.479 billion yen (nearly $112 million). On the same day, the firm announced the issuance of 11.5 million new shares last week, following an investor’s exercise of warrants to acquire stock. According to BitcoinTreasuries.net data, Metaplanet is currently the sixth biggest and top Japanese Bitcoin treasury. The firm paid an average price of $102,607 per Bitcoin, which results in a 6.75% profit compared to Bitcoin’s price at the time of writing. Read more

The prison terms reflect executive responsibility in crypto fraud cases, with sentences based on “cooperation and leadership hierarchy.”

A mysterious mega-whale is rotating billions from Bitcoin into Ether, signaling a broader shift as corporate and institutional investors boost ETH holdings. A Bitcoin whale has been accumulating billions of dollars’ worth of Ether, surpassing the second-largest corporate treasury firm, signaling a growing rotation among large investors seeking cryptocurrencies with more upside potential. A Bitcoin whale worth over $11 billion sold another $215 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to buy $216 million worth of spot Ether (ETH) on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid. Following the latest buy, the whale now holds 886,371 Ether worth more than $4 billion, Lookonchain reported on Monday in an X post. Read more

After a record Q2 with $10 billion net income and a growing bitcoin balance, Strategy meets all index criteria as the S&P committee prepares its September announcement.

Bitcoin is overshadowed by gold again in 2025 as BTC price action sees new multi-week lows to start a traditionally "red" September. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the weakest month of the year with new local lows and predictions of more BTC price downside. Bitcoin drops to $107,270 after the weekly open before rebounding as volatility ramps up. The US Labor Day holiday keeps traders guessing over how markets will react to fresh US tariff chaos. Read more

Crypto ETPs logged nearly $2.5 billion in inflows last week, reversing prior outflows, as investors poured into Ether, Bitcoin, Solana and XRP products. Cryptocurrency investment products attracted renewed inflows last week, offsetting the prior week’s $1.4 billion outflows. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) logged $2.48 billion in inflows last week, data from CoinShares showed Monday. Despite inflows, Bitcoin (BTC) struggled in terms of market price, slipping under $108,000 after briefly trading above $113,000 earlier in the week, according to CoinGecko data. Read more

World Liberty Financial published a blog post saying that the initial circulating supply for WLFI is 24.6 billion tokens. Update Sept. 1, 12:40 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add information from a WLFI blog post on Medium. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by the Trump family, will unlock 24.6 billion WLFI tokens at launch, according to data confirmed by CoinMarketCap.  On Monday, WLFI clarified that the initial circulating supply for its token will be 24.6 billion tokens. Read more

Bitcoin’s MVRV metric signals weaker momentum as BTC price shows signs of exhaustion and a potential cycle top, yet not all indicators are bearish. Key takeaways: Bitcoin's MVRV death cross signals bearish momentum, historically preceding big price corrections. However, the MVRV Z-Score remains well below historical peak levels. Read more