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XRP price prediction: Institutional buyers drove August’s rally with $3.8B in whale accumulation. Can technical support at $3.02 fuel a rebound toward $3.66? The post XRP Price Prediction: Institutional Buyers Drove August Rally – Will Accumulation Continue? appeared first on Cryptonews.

BitMine and an unknown whale have acquired nearly $882 million in Ether through major OTC desks and exchange withdrawals in a show of growing institutional demand. Institutional appetite for Ether shows no sign of slowing, with blockchain data revealing nearly $882 million in ETH purchases by two entities as of late. Public Bitcoin mining firm BitMine Immersion Technology led the charge, scooping up 106,485 Ether (ETH) worth roughly $470.5 million over the past 10 hours. The miner’s latest haul brings its total holdings to 1,297,093 ETH, valued at about $5.75 billion, according to transactions tracked by Lookonchain. The transactions reveal that BitMine acquired much of the ETH through large over-the-counter (OTC) deals and direct transfers from well-known institutional intermediaries, including Galaxy Digital, FalconX and BitGo. Read more

Gemini has filed an S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, aiming to go public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker GEMI. The post Gemini Seeks Public Listing on Nasdaq Despite $282M in Losses So Far in 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

American Bitcoin, a US cryptocurrency miner backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is seeking acquisitions in Asia to expand its Bitcoin holdings. The post Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Targets Japan, Hong Kong Acquisitions to Boost BTC Reserves appeared first on Cryptonews.

While peers diversify, ETHZilla is sticking solely to Ethereum.

Bitcoin could be entering a supercycle, with ChatGPT projecting a $200K target. Read the latest analysis on ETF inflows, macro trends, and BTC’s technical outlook. The post Bitcoin Price Analysis: ChatGPT Predicts BTC Supercycle – Is $200K Now in Play? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Gemini, the Winklevoss-founded crypto exchange and custodian, has filed to list on Nasdaq under ticker GEMI, revealing steepening losses ahead of its IPO. Gemini Space Station, the crypto exchange and custodian founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker GEMI. Founded in 2014, Gemini operates a regulated crypto exchange, custody service, and a range of blockchain-based products, including the US dollar-backed Gemini Dollar (GUSD) stablecoin and a crypto-rewards credit card, the platform said in the filing submitted on Friday. According to its filing, the IPO will mark the first time its shares are publicly traded, with pricing expected between an undisclosed range. The offering will be led by a syndicate of major banks, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and others. Read more

The outflow day for spot Ether ETFs comes just after Ether narrowly missed reclaiming its 2021 all-time high. Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed the week with outflows after a nearly two-week streak of significant inflows. On Friday, US-spot Ether (ETH) ETFs saw $59.3 million in outflows, bringing an end to their eight-day inflow streak that added approximately $3.7 billion to the products, according to Farside data. It comes as Ether fell just 1.94% short of reclaiming its 2021 all-time high of $4,878 on Thursday, before retracing down to $4,448 at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap.  Read more

MNT is among the few exceptions trading in the green today.

The first place will receive a sizeable 75,000 PI award.

Crypto traders’ “lack of interest” in dip buying Ether compared to Bitcoin could be the catalyst that sees Ether's price go higher, says Santiment. Ether holds a slight edge over Bitcoin in the short-term as social media chatter around the cryptocurrency is less overheated, says sentiment platform Santiment. “The $ETH crowd hasn’t shown nearly as much bullishness despite significantly better performance over the past 3 months,” Santiment said in an X post on Friday amid the ETH/BTC ratio, which measures Ether’s (ETH) relative strength against Bitcoin (BTC) being up 32.90% over the past 30 days, according to TradingView. “The current outlook shows a slightly more bullish path for Ethereum due to the lack of interest in dip buying compared to Bitcoin,” Santiment said. Read more

It was the highest-ever weekly trading volume for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, largely due to Ether ETFs "stepping up big," says an ETF analyst. US-based spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) just logged their strongest week of combined trading volume yet, according to an ETF analyst. “Biggest week ever for them, thanks to Ether ETFs stepping up big,” ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said in an X post on Friday. “Ether ETFs’ weekly volume was about $17b, blowing away record, man did it wake up in July,” Balchunas said. Read more

The Ether unstaking queue has a 15-day wait as investors aim to withdraw a record $3.8 billion in ETH. Key takeaways: Ether queued for unstaking hits a record $3.8 billion, led by Lido, EthFi, and Coinbase. Strategic reserves and ETF holdings have jumped by 140% since May 1. Read more

The U.S. Justice Department authorized the seizure of more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, cash, and other assets from a suspected ransomware operator, according to an Aug. 14 announcement. Federal prosecutors unsealed six warrants tied to Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko, charging him with conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse, committing computer fraud and abuse, and […] The post US authorities raid ransomware operator, seize $2.8M in crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.

United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins says the agency is “mobilizing” to make the U.S. a global hub for digital assets, the federal regulator told Fox News reporter Maria Bartiromo in an interview on August 15.SEC ‘Mobilizing’ to Make America Crypto Capital, Paul Atkins SaysDuring his appearance on the media outlet […] The post SEC Is Mobilizing All Branches To Make U.S. A Global Crypto Hub, Chair Paul Atkins Says appeared first on Cryptonews.

ChatGPT's Bitcoin Analysis has described consolidation around $117,208 (-0.92%) as Bessent has clarified budget-neutral buys. BTC has stayed above 50/100/200-day EMAs with strong MACD, neutral RSI, light volume, and high ATR potential, outlining $119K–$121K or $114K–$110K as near-term ranges.   The post ChatGPT’s Bitcoin Analysis: BTC Holds $117K as Treasury Pursues Budget-Neutral Strategic Reserves appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto Price Prediction Today has explored Bitcoin’s brief climb to a new all-time high before retreating, the impact of rising inflation data on market sentiment, and the bullish or corrective paths ahead for XRP, Litecoin, and Cardano, as signals from Washington influence investor expectations. The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 15 August – XRP, Litecoin, Cardano appeared first on Cryptonews.

ChatGPT Predicts XRP, Pepe, and Shiba Inu could deliver sizable gains before the festive season, backed by strong technical patterns, improved regulatory clarity, and favorable market sentiment. Bitcoin’s surge and new legislation add to optimism for meme coins and altcoins in a potential bull phase. The post ChatGPT Predicts the Price of XRP, Pepe and Shiba Inu by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has filed with the SEC to go public. Here are the first details.

The Ronin team said that a more performant blockchain and Ethereum’s Wall Street appeal drove the decision to return to the ecosystem. Ronin, a purpose-built blockchain for gaming, said it will migrate back to the Ethereum ecosystem as a layer-2 network, making Ronin a general-purpose chain for applications beyond gaming. The blockchain originally spun off from the Ethereum mainnet in 2021 in search of better network speeds and cheaper transaction fees for Axie Infinity, a non-fungible token (NFT) blockchain video game. The Ronin team wrote: The team set a Q2 2026 target for the full migration from being a standalone layer-1 blockchain to an Ethereum layer-2 network. Read more