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Multiple technical indicators and recent whale activity raise Bitcoin's odds of declining below $100,00 in coming weeks. Key takeaways: Bitcoin risks a deeper correction toward $88K–$94K after breaking below a rising wedge. A 2021-like double top pattern is increasing BTC’s odds of declining below $100,000. Read more

Approximately, $3.5B of profit realized over the weekend, latest correction trims 7% from ATH.

A Hong Kong SFC official warned that the new local stablecoin framework has fueled fraud risks, and urged investors to remain cautious amid hype-driven speculation. A Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) official warned that the introduction of the new local stablecoin regulatory framework has increased the risk of fraud. According to an Aug. 18 report by Chinese financial news outlet Zhitongcaijing, Ye Zhiheng, executive director of the intermediaries division at the SFC, said that fraud risks have increased with the recent introduction of stablecoin regulations. He urged investors to exercise caution and avoid making irrational investment decisions driven by market hype or price momentum. Ye’s remarks followed stablecoin companies operating in Hong Kong posting double-digit losses on Aug. 1, just after the new stablecoin regulation came into force. Analysts at the time described the sell-off as a healthy correction, as the requirements for stablecoin issuers proved to be more stringent than exp...

Bitcoin no longer has promising odds of a breakout in coming days as opinions differ on what caused the BTC price dip and what will happen next. Bitcoin (BTC) started a new week with a fresh sell-off, and traders are split over where it will head next. BTC price action has dipped $10,000 since its latest all-time high just days ago, leading to comparisons with the 2021 top. Order-book manipulation may be to blame, analysis argued; a large entity may be “buying the dip.” Read more

Tokyo-listed firm now holds 18,888 BTC worth $1.95B, with NAV multiple at record low despite strong balance sheet.

The firm is anticipating approval from Japan’s FSA later this year, bringing the token under the country’s stablecoin framework.

The NFT market cap dropped 12% to $8.1 billion as Ether fell, with CryptoPunks and Bored Apes sliding while Pudgy Penguins climbed into second place. The non-fungible token (NFT) market lost more than $1.2 billion in value in less than a week as Ether’s rally slowed, according to sector data. On Monday, NFT Price Floor data showed that the total valuation of NFT collections had dropped to $8.1 billion, a 12% decline from Wednesday’s NFT market cap of $9.3 billion, which had surged 40% since July.  NFTs losing $1.2 billion in valuation in less than a week coincided with a 9% drop in Ether (ETH) prices. At the time of writing, Cointelegraph data showed ETH traded at $4,260, down from a high of about $4,700 on Wednesday.  Read more

Ether continued dominating ETP inflows last week despite Bitcoin printing new highs above $124,000 and ETH only nearing all-time highs. Cryptocurrency investment products saw another week of strong inflows last week, largely driven by Ether exchange-traded products (ETPs). Global crypto ETPs posted $3.75 billion of inflows during the trading week ending Friday, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported on Monday. The inflows came amid strong bullish momentum for Ether (ETH), with prices nearing all-time high levels above $4,700 on Thursday, according to CoinGecko data. Read more

Charles O. Parks III, who admitted to misusing $3.5 million worth of resources from two cloud computing providers to mine crypto, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. A crypto influencer has been sentenced to just over a year in prison for what US prosecutors called a large-scale cryptojacking operation that defrauded two major cloud computing providers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday that a Brooklyn federal court sentenced Charles O. Parks III, who also went by “CP3O,” to one year and one day in prison for the scheme that defrauded the computing providers of more than $3.5 million in resources. Parks used fake corporate identities such as “MultiMillionaire LLC” and “CP3O LLC” to trick two unnamed cloud providers into granting him elevated computing privileges, which he exploited to mine nearly $1 million worth of Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Monero (XMR) between January and August 2021, prosecutors said. Read more

Crypto loans are back near bull-market highs, but last week’s $1B liquidation shows leverage is cutting both ways.

Jeju City, in the South Korean island province of Jeju, has completed a crypto-themed investigation of almost 3,000 residents with unpaid tax bills, seizing Bitcoin (BTC) and other coins from dozens of individuals. The post South Korea’s Jeju Wraps Crypto Probe of Almost 3,000 Tax Evaders, Seizes Coins appeared first on Cryptonews.

Central bank stimulus in China and global investors’ response to recession fears will determine if altseason continues. Key takeaways: China’s central bank stimulus could redirect liquidity into cryptocurrencies. Rising US Treasury yields suggest lower risk aversion, supporting potential recovery in altcoin markets. Read more

The community for Qubic, an AI-focused blockchain project, voted to target the Dogecoin network over Zcash and Kaspa by a wide margin. The community for Qubic, the AI-focused blockchain project that executed a 51% attack on Monero this week and gained majority control of the network’s computing power, has voted to target Dogecoin (DOGE) next. Sergey Ivancheglo, the founder of the Qubic network, asked the Qubic community which application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-enabled, proof-of-work blockchain the group should target with its next 51% attack, including DOGE, Kaspa (KAS), and Zcash (ZEC). “The Qubic community has chosen Dogecoin,” Ivancheglo, who goes by the online handle Come-from-Beyond, wrote in a Sunday X post announcing the results of the vote. Read more

The Russian-linked and now operating under a different name trading platform is targeted by American authorities who are after people of power within the organization.

Apple again is reportedly exploring AI-powered robots, including a tabletop assistant and a lifelike Siri upgrade.

Institutions ramped up BTC exposure in Q2 through spot ETFs like IBIT and crypto-linked stocks, signaling growing comfort with the asset class.

Saylor signaled an impending Bitcoin purchase by Strategy, as BTC's price hovers around the $117,000 level, down from the all-time high. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase by the company, as the price of Bitcoin hovered below the all-time high of over $124,000 reached on Thursday. The company’s most recent Bitcoin acquisition occurred on Monday, when Strategy purchased 155 BTC for $18 million, bringing its total holdings to 628,946 BTC, valued at over $74.2 billion. Data from SaylorTracker shows the company is up over 60% on its BTC investment, representing over $28 billion in unrealized gains. Read more

The World Economic Forum (WEF), the influential global convening force for policymakers and industry leaders, has appointed BlackRock CEO Larry Fink as interim co-chair. The move comes hot on the heels of a high-profile internal review that cleared WEF founder Klaus Schwab of wrongdoing and set the stage for a temporary leadership overhaul as the […] The post BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appointed as WEF interim co-chair appeared first on CryptoSlate.

WiseLink's investment has been executed through a 3-year convertible note, after a MoU with TopWin.

LINK surged 18% to $26.05, outpacing peers as analysts highlight undervaluation, strong chart signals and Chainlink’s August product announcements.