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Solana Aims for $250 Rally as Investors Watch Snorter Token’s $3.4M Presale Explode
Solana ($SOL) is currently in an ascending triangle pattern, a classic prediction metric that indicates bullish moves ahead. The token is up by 60% in the last 2 months, while CoinMarketCap shows an 11.7% increase in the last week alone. Trading volume is also up by 57% in the last day, showing sign...
Aug 25, 2025

Why Did Bitcoin Suddenly Flash Crash To $110,700 Yesterday?
Late Sunday evening in Europe (August 24), Bitcoin abruptly slid from roughly $114,790 to $110,680 in about ten minutes — a drop of ~3.6% — before stabilizing. On-chain watchers and derivatives dashboards point to a single large seller catalyzing the move and a cascade of long liquidations finishing...
Aug 25, 2025

Crypto News: Expectations For September Rate Cuts Drop Despite Powell’s Speech
Last week, Federal Reverse Chairman Jerome Powell set the crypto community on fire after speaking at the annual Jackson Hold economic symposium. During his speech, Powell had hinted toward possible rate cuts that could happen in the month of September, and since rate cuts have been historically bull...
Aug 25, 2025

Hacker Moves Loot: Over 38,000 Solana Purchased With Stolen Crypto
A hacker linked to the Coinbase breach has made another move, this time buying over 38,000 Solana tokens worth nearly $8 million. Related Reading: IRS Loses Top Crypto Enforcer After Only 90 Days On The Job Blockchain tracking firm Ember CN reported that the hacker converted 7.957 million DAI to USD...
Aug 24, 2025

Expert Sees 80% Chance Of September Rate Cut—What It Means For Crypto
The Bitcoin and the crypto market witnessed significant volatility on Friday, August 22, rallying hard on the back of the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole. Powell suggested a possible shift in the US policy direction, hinting that the interest rates could soon be cut. Thi...
Aug 24, 2025

Bitcoin OG Sells Another 4,000 BTC To Buy Ethereum As Capital Rotation Intensifies
After setting a new all-time high of $124,500, Bitcoin is now battling to hold the $115,000 level as support. The bulls, who dominated just days ago, are struggling to spark a fresh rally, leaving the market in a delicate phase. While fundamentals such as institutional adoption and strong holder dem...
Aug 24, 2025

Analysts Sound The Alarm: Fed Rate Cut Hopes May Backfire On Crypto
Market confidence over a possible Federal Reserve rate cut has pushed crypto prices higher in recent days, but analysts warn that the mood could flip quickly. Related Reading: No Crypto In Office? Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push New Ban According to Santiment, social chatter around the words “Fed,” “rat...
Aug 24, 2025

Solana Eyes $360 After Breaking $200 – Here’s Why $SNORT Could Deliver Bigger Gains
Solana, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, has been on a strong uptrend since July, gaining more than 33% in that time. But its latest 16% rally in just three days is especially noteworthy, as it marks $SOL’s third recent attempt to break firmly above $200, after failing twice before (once in July, and agai...
Aug 24, 2025

Tom Lee Buys $45M In Ethereum As Bitmine Expands Treasury To $7B ETH
Ethereum is once again in the spotlight after smashing through its previous all-time high, reaching $4,886 on Friday with an explosive 14% daily surge. This breakout underscores the strength of ETH’s ongoing bullish trend and highlights its growing dominance in the crypto market. While Bitcoin has b...
Aug 24, 2025

Crypto Lawyer Backs Ethereum To Reach $10,000 Target – Here’s Why
Crypto lawyer and former Republican senatorial candidate for Massachusetts, John Deaton, has publicly lauded Ethereum (ETH) price growth’s potential, tipping the altcoin for sizable short-term gains. The XRP enthusiast is predicting ETH to hit a $10,000 price valuation in the present market cy...
Aug 24, 2025

Eric Trump Says Bitcoin Could Hit $175K – Here’s Why $HYPER Could Steal the Spotlight
Naturally, with Bitcoin smashing new all-time highs twice in just the last two months, speculation is running wild over where the OG crypto could finish the year. Of course, everyone with even a toe dipped in the crypto space seems to have an ‘insight.’ But when heavyweight investors like Eric Trump...
Aug 24, 2025

Spot Ethereum ETFs Outpace Bitcoin Inflows By Nearly 2x Since July
US-based spot Ethereum ETFs (exchange-traded funds) had a really slow start—compared to their Bitcoin counterparts—following their trading debut more than a year ago. The performance of these ETH-linked investment products has experienced a positive turnaround in the past few months. As expected, th...
Aug 24, 2025

Custodia Chief Doubts TradFi’s Ability To Handle Crypto Bear Market – Details
Custodia CEO and key crypto figure Caitlin Long has questioned the readiness of traditional finance firms for their first-ever crypto winter. Speaking with CNBC on Friday at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2025, Long emphasized that while Wall Street’s increasing involvement has fueled the current ...
Aug 24, 2025

Arthur Hayes Predicts Ethereum to $20,000 This Cycle, Fueling the Best Altcoins of 2025
Arthur Hayes believes that Ethereum will push to $10,000 or even $20,000 this cycle, fueled by Donald Trump’s pro-crypto policies. Hayes’ prediction came during an interview with Crypto Banter where he said that Ethereum breaking through its previous ATH could push it to $20,000 before the end of th...
Aug 24, 2025

Ethereum’s Tech Edge Could Outshine Bitcoin — Here’s How
Bitcoin may have established itself as the ultimate store of value, but Ethereum is quietly building the rails for the future of digital finance. This technological edge positions ETH not just as a competitor to BTC, but as the platform that could lead the next phase of the crypto revolution. Many D...
Aug 23, 2025

IRS Loses Top Crypto Enforcer After Only 90 Days On The Job
Trish Turner’s sudden exit from the IRS digital assets unit has sharpened attention on how the US will handle crypto tax enforcement going forward. Related Reading: DOJ Makes It Clear: Writing Defi Code Won’t Land You In Jail Based on reports, Turner stepped down roughly three months after taking th...
Aug 23, 2025

US Court Grants Stay In Coinbase Biometric Data Lawsuit — Details
In the latest development, an Illinois judge has granted a motion to pause proceedings in a lawsuit against US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. This decision would suspend further actions in the crypto company’s court case involving alleged violations of the state’s Biometric Information Priv...
Aug 23, 2025

Interpol Arrests 1,209 Involved In Illegal Crypto Mining And Investment Scams
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has successfully conducted a continent-wide cybercrime crackdown in Africa, targeted against illegal cryptocurrency mining operations, inheritance scams, and fraudulent investments. Coordinated under the code name Serengeti 2.0, the three-mon...
Aug 23, 2025

Spot XRP ETF Coming Soon? Asset Managers Submit Amended S-1 Filings
According to the latest report, a group of asset management firms submitted S-1 amendments for a spot XRP ETF (exchange-traded fund) in the United States. These movements reflect the ramped-up interest of these institutions to get the approval of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to of...
Aug 23, 2025

Memecoin Frenzy: Hackers Hijack Celeb Instagram Accounts To Push Dubious Token – Details
In a rather shocking development, hackers took over the Instagram accounts of some music celebrities to promote a fraudulent Solana-based memecoin. This incident comes after another high-profile market controversy involving Kanye West’s YZY token. Related Reading: EU Eyes Ethereum Or Solana For Acce...
Aug 23, 2025


