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With Bitcoin demand cooling and profit-taking accelerating, investors are rotating into ether and a handful of resilient plays while retail “altseason” fades.

The son of President Donald Trump called himself a “bitcoin maxi” during an appearance in Jackson Hole on Wednesday.

The Digital Freedom Fund will focus on supporting President Trump’s crypto agenda—first and foremost by beating Democrats in next year’s midterms.

Wormhole Foundation (WF) entered the bidding competition for Stargate Finance, challenging LayerZero’s proposed $110 million acquisition. In an Aug. 20 statement via X, WF argued that LayerZero’s offer significantly undervalues the cross-chain bridge protocol. LayerZero Foundation announced its acquisition proposal on Aug. 10, offering to purchase all circulating STG tokens at $0.1675 per token through […] The post Wormhole Foundation challenges LayerZero’s $110M Stargate acquisition proposal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A provision addressing conflicts of interest would likely bolster Dem support for crypto market structure legislation, Angie Craig said.

Bitcoin dips below $112K as ETF outflows weigh, but Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong projects $1M by 2030. Explore BTC key levels, risks, and bullish outlook. The post Bitcoin Price Forecast: Can BTC Recover After $112K Test and $1M Call? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Nasdaq-listed miner is focusing on expansion.

Windtree Therapeutics, a struggling biotech firm that rebranded itself around holding BNB reserves, is set to be delisted from the Nasdaq after its stock collapsed below the exchange’s minimum price requirement. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq will remove Windtree from its listings on Aug. 21 after the company failed […] The post BNB treasury company faces delisting from Nasdaq on Aug. 21 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Claude Predicts XRP, Ethereum, and Solana could see notable gains by the close of summer. While Bitcoin has faced volatility from inflation data, U.S. crypto rules under the GENIUS Act and SEC’s Project Crypto may set the stage for altcoins to lead the next rally, with XRP, ETH, and SOL in focus. The post Leading AI Claude Predicts the Price of XRP, ETH, and SOL for the End of Summer 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Goldman Sachs has outlined a stablecoin outlook in which USDC has grown on legislation and partnerships, projecting another $77B by 2027. As the GENIUS Act has set reserve standards, officials have said stablecoins could lift Treasury demand while USDT’s lead faces compliance pressures. The post Goldman Sachs Bombshell: ‘Trillions’ to Flood the Stablecoin Market – Is USDC Set to Explode? appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC only mounted a modest bounce from the overnight lows, while BNB hit a new record high and ETH, SOL rebounded 6%-7%.

Hyperliquid has achieved the highest revenue per employee globally, at $106 million, surpassing traditional technology giants and the previous record holder, Tether Limited. The revenue-per-employee metric places Hyperliquid significantly ahead of established technology companies. Data gathered by Hyperliquid France puts Tether in second with $93 million per employee, while OnlyFans ranks third at $37.6 million.  […] The post Hyperliquid achieves record revenue per employee globally at $106M appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The judge cited ongoing cooperation of the defendants in the case as one of the reasons for unfreezing the stablecoins. A US judge has unfrozen $57.6 million in USDC (USDC) stablecoins tied to the Libra token scandal in February, giving memecoin promoter Hayden Davis and former CEO of the Meteora decentralized exchange Ben Chow access to the funds. US judge Jennifer L. Rochon froze the funds in May as part of a hearing in a class-action lawsuit against Davis, Chow, blockchain infrastructure company KIP Protocol and KIP’s co-founder, Julian Peh. The Judge said the defendants did not demonstrate “irreparable” harm because the funds to reimburse victims are still available, and the defendants have made no effort to move the frozen funds, according to Law360. Read more

Operational for several years and with numerous achievements and advancements in crime prevention, the company has launched a real-time tool to combat fraud.

Ether price shows resilience despite macroeconomic uncertainty, with derivatives steady and onchain activity strengthening the prospect of a recovery. Key takeaways: Ether’s futures premium and derivatives remain stable, reflecting resilience despite the recent price downturn. Onchain metrics highlight Ethereum’s dominance in fees and TVL, supporting stronger long-term recovery potential. Read more

Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss donated 188.4547 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $21 million to establish a new political action committee. Tyler announced the Digital Freedom Fund PAC on Aug. 20, positioning the group as a vehicle to “help realize President Donald Trump’s vision of making America the crypto capital of the world.”  The PAC plans […] The post Winklevoss twins donate $21M to new crypto PAC targeting 2026 midterms appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Armstrong joins Jack Dorsey and Cathie Wood in calling for explosive BTC growth, with Ark Invest projecting as high as $3.8M by decade’s end.

According to a Binance Research report, tokenized stocks are nearing a major inflection point reminiscent of the early days of decentralized finance. On Wednesday, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken and tokenization platform Backed Finance announced an expansion of xStocks, a tokenized stock product offering, to the Tron blockchain. The move comes as real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, particularly within stocks, is taking hold. According to the announcement, Backed will deploy the stocks as TRC-20 tokens. Previously, Kraken and Backed launched xStocks on Solana and BNB Chain. Debuted in late June 2025, xStocks has had more than $2.5 billion in combined DEX and CEX volume, according to a Kraken blog post. “The enthusiasm developing in the RWA sector is more indicative of a growing institutional confidence in the utility of layer 1 blockchain networks like Tron,” a TronDAO representative told Cointelegraph. “As institutional blockchain continues to evolve, we plan to stay focused on building the infrastructure ne...

Seven leading crypto organizations have written to President Trump, urging swift confirmation of Brian Quintenz as CFTC chair. They cite his deep expertise in digital assets and markets as essential for guiding U.S. regulation, even as Senate delays raise uncertainty around his nomination. The post Crypto Lobby Rallies Behind Brian Quintenz for CFTC – But Will the Senate Move? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Kraken’s acquisition will add natural-language trading automation to its Pro platform, as exchanges, miners and analytics companies move aggressively into AI. Crypto exchange Kraken has acquired Israel-based startup Capitalise.ai, a no-code trading automation platform that turns natural-language commands into executable strategies, for an undisclosed amount. The technology will be integrated into Kraken Pro later this year, according to a blog post by Kraken on Aug. 20. Founded in 2015, Capitalise.ai built a platform that converts everyday text into strategies and supports execution across equities, crypto, foreign exchange markets, futures and options. Once integrated, Kraken Pro users will be able to design, backtest, and automate trades across digital and traditional markets without writing code. “This acquisition gives Kraken Pro clients a new way to act on ideas in real time,” said Shannon Kurtas, Kraken’s head of exchange. She said the system aims to make advanced strategies more accessible to a broader...