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This week, Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw four days of consecutive outflows, with another $194.4 million in sales recorded on Thursday, August 21. BlackRock (IBIT), the leading fund with over $85 billion in assets under management, alone shed approximately $127.5 million worth of BTC, according to August 22 data on SoSoValue . However, Ethereum (ETH) ETFs saw a reversal of fortune, seeing $287.6 million in inflows, with BlackRock (ETHA) adding $233.6 million just one day after reporting $257 million in withdrawals. Accordingly, investors are speculating whether we’re looking at a short-term profit strategy or whether we might see a rotation from Bitcoin to Ethereum if the trend continues in the future. U.S. spot ETH ETFs. Source: SoSoValue Is BlackRock betting on Ethereum? BlackRock’s Ethereum holdings have grown 230% since January 1, reaching 3.55 million ETH, worth around $15 billion, according to Arkham Intelligence .  More broadl...

Bitcoin (BTC) is the best-performing asset of the last decade and a half. The asset’s price went from $1 in 2011 to more than $124,000 in 2025. Tech stocks and commodities are not even in the same ballpark. While the asset’s growth has been monumental, many anticipate the original crypto to eventually breach the seven-digit price figure. Let’s look at three industry experts who believe Bitcoin will hit $1 million. Cryptocurrency Experts Predict Bitcoin’s Rise to $1 Million Source: Watcher.Guru Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared a clip on X of his recent interview with Stripe. In the interview, Armstrong stated that he believes Bitcoin will hit the $1 million mark by 2030. Armstrong cites US regulatory clarity, the US government’s Bitcoin reserve, and the growing interest in crypto-based ETFs for his bullish outlook. I think we'll see $1M per bitcoin by 2030. Regulatory clarity is finally emerging, the US government is keeping a BTC reserve, there's a growi...

The North Korean hacker collective Lazarus Group is up over $40 million on the proceeds from last year’s Radiant Capital hack, and now it’s trading the ether (ETH) market like a pro. The group’s movements were picked up by EmberCN, a Chinese-language blockchain data Analysis account on X. It noted that the hackers sold “9,631 ETH at an average price of $4,562 for 43.937 million DAI just a week ago,” before buying the dip today for a total of 4487.8 ETH with an average price of $4,154. 啊，好家伙，这 Radiant Capital 黑客竟然玩起波段来了： 他不是在一周前以 $4,562 的均价卖出了 9,631 枚 ETH 换成 4393.7 万 DAI 嘛。 这几天 ETH 回调了，他在过去 1 小时里又用 $864 万 DAI 以 $4,096 的价格重新买回了 2109.5 枚 ETH… 现在 Radiant Capital 黑客持有 14,436 枚 ETH+3529 万… https://t.co/hO4MbNPrjd pic.twitter.com/ihLYhpmNAV — 余烬 (@EmberCN) August 20, 2025 Read more: The solution to crypto’s Lazarus problem could be simpler than expected After spending the first half of August surging from $3,400 to almost $4,800, close to its all...

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TeraWulf stock surged as much as 12% to a fresh 52-week high Monday after Google disclosed it had become one of the Bitcoin miner’s largest shareholders. The tech giant raised its stake to 14% by upping its backstop commitment in a lease deal between TeraWulf and AI infrastructure provider Fluidstack. That news sent shares soaring intraday before after-hours selling trimmed gains, and the stock has eased slightly on Tuesday. Even so, TeraWulf remains up more than 72% in the past week and 87% over the past month. TeraWulf share price (Source: Google Finance ) TeraWulf Inks Deal With FluidStack In an Aug. 14 press release , the Bitcoin miner said it had entered two 10-year high-performance computing (HPC) colocation agreements with the AI cloud platform. As part of the initial agreements, Terawulf was expected to deliver more than 200 MV of critical IT load at its Lake Mariner data center campus that is located in Western New York.  According to that announceme...

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Ripple’s XRP token has had quite a ride in 2025. The asset began the year by climbing beyond the $3 mark, a feat achieved after a seven-year gap. XRP then hit a new all-time high of $3.65 on July 18. Further bullish news developed earlier this month when the SEC finally closed its lawsuit against the fintech company. With all barriers out of the way, XRP could be moving towards a $1 trillion market cap. Let’s discuss why. Is XRP The Next Trillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency? Source: Coin Edition Ripple’s XRP has had its fair share of downturns. The fintech company was sued by the SEC in December 2020 for allegedly selling unregistered securities. The lawsuit presented substantial challenges to XRP’s price. The asset struggled to gain momentum even during bull markets. In 2021, while other assets were hitting all-time highs, XRP was struggling to generate steam. Investors were cautious about putting their money in a disputed asset. With the lawsuit out of the way, inves...

DeFi 2030: The End of Traditional Banking? Over the past decade, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has evolved from a niche experiment into a multi-billion-dollar ecosystem redefining how money moves. By 2030, its rapid growth, combined with advances in blockchain scalability, AI integration, and global regulatory clarity, could pose the most significant challenge yet to traditional banking systems. But will DeFi truly replace banks—or force them to transform? The State of DeFi Today As of 2025, DeFi protocols handle hundreds of billions in total value locked (TVL) across lending, derivatives, stablecoins, and decentralized exchanges (DEXs). Core innovations—such as automated market makers (AMMs), permissionless lending pools, and liquid staking—have proven that trustless systems can operate at scale. Yet, adoption is still largely concentrated among crypto-native users, hindered by complexity, volatility, and fragmented regulation. Trends Pushing DeFi Toward 2030 Several technological and ...

New data reveals that one top-50 altcoin has surged by over 100% in under two days after announcing upgrades to its blockchain as well as a token burn. In a new announcement, the crypto exchange platform OKX (OKB) – which has been collaborating with layer-2 scaling solution Polygon (POL) since 2023 – completed its update earlier this month, upgrading the blockchain’s throughput and security while reducing its fees. “Facing the continuous expansion of the decentralized world, OKX has made the strategic decision to upgrade X Layer and build it into a leading public network with a dedicated focus on DeFi (decentralized finance), payments, and real-world asset (RWA) applications… Following Polygon’s strategic adjustments to the Polygon technology stack, X Layer has fully integrated the latest version of Polygon CDK (formerly zkEVM) and completed the ‘PP upgrade’ on August 5, 2025.” OKX also says that it’s planning on burning...

Bullish, the crypto exchange backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, surged 15% in premarket trading after soaring as much as 218% on its NYSE debut yesterday, with Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest snapping up a $172 million stake. The company raised $1.1 billion in the offering, with BlackRock among heavy-weight investors that bought shares. ARK’s Innovation ETF acquired 1.7 million shares, while its Next Generation Internet and Fintech Innovation ETFs added more than 800,000 combined. Bullish increased its share issuance to 30 million ahead of the IPO to accommodate strong demand. Trading under the ticker “BLSH,” shares of the company pumped to an intraday high of $118, representing a 218% gain from its $37 IPO price, data from Google Finance shows.  Bullish stock price (Source: Google Finance ) Ahead of the IPO, Bullish had planned to raise between $568 million and $629 million. Weeks after its initial filing, the firm submitted an updated F-1 documen...

Shiba Inu’s price target Analysis actually reveals a potential surge of over 1,000% to $0.000150, and this comes as the meme coin trades within a tight weekly triangle pattern right now. The Shibarium $1.5b milestone showcases strong network adoption with over 1.5 billion transactions that have been processed, while Shiba Inu price prediction models point to significant upside potential despite some Shiba Inu market risk factors. Shiba Inu Price Target Insights, Shibarium Milestone And Market Risks Source: Token Metrics Triangle Pattern Shows Shiba Inu Price Target Potential #SHIB 1W: Big Move Loading? Coiling inside a giant triangle Near S1 potential long zone (NFA) Break above R1 & POC = measured move in play Get ahead of the next pump Join free https://t.co/YWXEzR2QDy#SHIB #Altcoins #Crypto #Altseason #FFA pic.twitter.com/zmyzLI0rYu — Crypto Crew University (@CryptoCrewU) August 10, 2025 The Shiba Inu price target of $0.000150 emerges from technical Analysis that reveals a ...