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Institutional inflows are driving ETH's price highs, while retail DeFi activity remains subdued compared to previous cycles.

Veteran crypto journalist Jon Rice is back at Cointelegraph, where he will chart a new editorial direction and strengthen newsroom integrity. Jon Rice, a veteran crypto media professional who has overseen the newsroom at three specialist publications, has once again taken on the role of editor-in-chief at Cointelegraph. Rice previously held the position in 2020-21 during the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to which he built and launched the long-form Cointelegraph Magazine publication. He later moved to Blockworks as editor-in-chief. Rice also co-founded Crypto Briefing in 2017, and is a founding member of the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers. According to Rice, the opportunity to present a new editorial and content vision for Cointelegraph is a major reason for his return to the role. Read more

Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States ended a difficult run of redemptions with their first day of inflows in more than a week. According to Coinperps data, the products collectively drew $219 million on Aug. 25, marking a shift in investor sentiment after six consecutive trading sessions of withdrawals. This rebound was led by […] The post Bitcoin ETFs post $219 million rebound while Ethereum funds attract twice the inflows appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Animoca Brands has partnered with Antler’s Ibex Japan to launch a Web3 fund aimed at bringing Japan’s anime and manga IP onchain. Animoca Brands has teamed up with Antler’s corporate innovation arm, Ibex Japan, to launch a dedicated Web3 entertainment investment fund aimed at bringing Japan’s anime and manga intellectual property (IP) onchain. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the WebX conference in Tokyo, Animoca Brands revealed in a post on X. Animoca’s co-founder and chairman, Yat Siu, senior adviser Keyvan Peymani, and Ibex Japan partner Sandeep Casi outlined the project during the conference, according to a report by Japanese crypto news outlet CoinPost.   Read more

The prospects of sustained recovery appear bleak as on-chain activity points to weak network adoption.

Analysts suggest that BTC's price struggles this month are linked to ETF outflows, with a potential bull run into the year-end requiring significant capital inflows.

The millionaire leverage trader was liquidated on his latest DOGE position, as he predicted an end to the current market downturn. Crypto millionaire James Wynn said the August market downturn was ending, even after his latest memecoin liquidation by an alleged market maker “cabal.” Wynn was liquidated on his recent 10x leveraged long position that was betting on a Dogecoin (DOGE) price appreciation, losing $22,627, according to blockchain data platform Onchain Lens’ Monday X post. That was a relatively small loss for Wynn, compared to his leveraged $100 million position that was liquidated on May 30, when BTC briefly dipped below a 10-day low of $105,000. Read more

Token demonstrates resilience with institutional support emerging at key technical levels during volatile trading session.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 26, 2025

Dogecoin’s price may be primed for an explosive uptick, according to analysts, who cite increased interest from whale investors.

Bitcoin’s pullback is flushing out weaker hands, while resilient holders remain focused on the $150,000 technical analysis target in play. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s $124,500 high is unlikely to be the cycle top, with all 30 peak indicators still neutral. Recent losses show new investors capitulating as seasoned holders are unfazed. Read more

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Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sparked a legal standoff and renewed concerns over the Fed’s independence. Update (Aug. 26, 2025, 2 PM UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by crypto lawyer Aaron Brogan. US President Donald Trump announced the dismissal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, raising questions about the reliability of the US dollar. In a Tuesday post, the White House Rapid Response X profile published a letter signed by Trump removing Cook from her role at the Federal Reserve. He accused her of having made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements and, addressing her directly, wrote: Read more

ETH hits new ATH then retreats. Whale dumps 24k BTC, triggers mini-crash. Only 18.3m ETH is left on exchanges. Jump & Galaxy plan $1bn SOL treasury vehicle. Sharps Technology plans $400bn SOL DAT. VanEck files for first SOL liquid staking ETF. Sharplink to buy back $1.5b stock. BitMine now owns $7.9bn ETH. Japan set to cut crypto taxes, greenlight BTC ETFs. Metaplanet buys $11.7m BTC, joins FTSE Japan. Saylor signals 3rd consecutive Strategy BTC buy. Several issuers files amended S-1 for XRP ETF. XRP flips BlackRock market cap. WLFI trades at $25bn pre-launch. AAVE denies it will get part of WLFI supply. AAVE TVL crosses $57b, now 62% of DeFi lending. Stargate DAO approves LayerZero acquisition offer. Philippines considers BTC reserve.

Stellar faces intense selling pressure with massive institutional liquidation triggering critical support breakdown at $0.380 level.

Pudgy Penguins, BAYC and Doodles led the decline over the past week, while CryptoPunks held on with only a 1.35% drop. Blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) collections had steep weekly declines as Ether pulled back from all-time highs.  Data from decentralized finance aggregator DefiLlama showed that top projects saw their floor prices sink by double digits in the last seven days. Blue-chip NFT collections like Pudgy Penguins, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Doodles were among the hardest hit. Pudgy Penguins, the top NFT collection by 24-hour and 7-day volume, saw a 17.3% drop to a 10.32 Ether (ETH) floor price. BAYC shed 14.7% to 9.59 ETH, while Doodles recorded one of the sharpest corrections, dropping 18.9% to 0.73 ETH. Other major collections like Moonbirds and Lil Pudgys dropped 10.5% and 14.6%, respectively. Read more

Ever-evolving cybersecurity efforts are forcing hackers to seek out weak links among human vulnerabilities to fuel an “endless war,” CertiK co-founder said. Despite the crypto industry’s ongoing cybersecurity efforts, protocols are engaged in an endless war with cryptocurrency hackers, who continue to attack the weakest link in crypto protocols, which is often a human behavioral element. The industry is engaged in unfair warfare with bad actors, who only need a single point of vulnerability to exploit a protocol, according to Ronghui Gu, professor of computer science at Columbia University and the co-founder of blockchain security platform CertiK. “As long as there’s a weak point or some vulnerabilities out there, sooner or later they will be discovered by these attackers,” said Gu, speaking during Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction daily live X spaces show, adding: Read more

The lawsuit claims Apple and OpenAI's exclusive iPhone AI deal locks out rivals from 80% of the chatbot market.

Sequans has filed for an ATM equity program, aiming to raise $200 million to expand its Bitcoin reserves under a long-term treasury plan.

The defendants' say searches for "top crypto lawyers" and "wire fraud statute" are protected by attorney-client privilege.