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- SEC's 2020 lawsuit against Ripple triggered panic, causing XRP's price to drop 83% as investors adopted risk-seeking behaviors. - A 2023 court ruling favoring Ripple led to a 75% XRP price surge, reflecting risk-averse behavior amid regulatory clarity. - The 2025 SEC settlement and $50M penalty drove XRP to $2.59, showcasing how regulatory outcomes shape investor sentiment. - Whale accumulation and offloading in 2025 exacerbated price swings, highlighting herd mentality's role in amplifying volatility. -
- Former U.S. President Trump launches "WLFI Token" on Sept 1, aiming to integrate it into his media/business ecosystem for supporter engagement and revenue growth. - Parallel platform "DOT Miners" promises $9,700/day passive income via staking, using proof-of-stake mechanisms but drawing comparisons to high-risk HYIP schemes. - Experts warn of volatility and regulatory risks in crypto markets, as political figures increasingly leverage blockchain for audience engagement and monetization. - Trump's token e
- Kevin O’Leary’s 10% Bitcoin/crypto and 5% gold allocation sparks debate on digital assets’ role in modern portfolios, democratizing access via ETFs like IBIT and IAU. - Traditional diversification falters as equities-bonds correlation collapses, pushing investors to Bitcoin and gold as hedges against inflation and geopolitical risks. - Institutional adoption accelerates with $29.4B Bitcoin ETF inflows and the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, while VaR models now standardize crypto risk management in diver
- Pyth Network partners with U.S. Department of Commerce to publish GDP/PCE data on-chain via Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, marking first U.S. government blockchain data distribution. - Collaboration with Chainlink expands data to 100+ blockchains, enhancing transparency while 70% PYTH token price surge reflects institutional/retail confidence post-announcement. - Technical upgrades like Entropy V2 and xStocks RFQ system drive DeFi-TradFi integration, with Q1 2025 TTV hitting $149.1B (376.6% YoY growth) d
- Bitcoin's 2025 accumulation surge shows long-term holders (LTHs) controlling 64% of supply via "accumulator addresses" with no selling history. - Institutional and whale activity drives supply redistribution, mirroring 2017/2021 bull cycles with LTH supply drops shrinking to 3.85%. - 200 SMA support at $113,121 remains critical; break could trigger $108K retests but create accumulation opportunities for discounted supply. - Institutional adoption (e.g., BlackRock's IBIT ETF) and 70+ corporate holdings cr
- IREN Limited resolved a $20M legal dispute with NYDIG over defaulted Bitcoin mining loans, eliminating a major legal risk and enabling AI expansion. - The company leverages Bitcoin mining cash flows to fund AI infrastructure, now operating 4,300 NVIDIA GPUs with projected $200-250M annualized AI revenue by late 2025. - IREN's dual-engine model combines low-cost renewable energy data centers (15 J/TH efficiency) with AI services, driving Q3 2025 revenue to $187.3M and net income to $176.9M. - Analysts rai
- The Federal Reserve’s 2025 GENIUS and CLARITY Acts established clear digital asset regulations, boosting stablecoin and XRP adoption. - GENIUS Act mandates 1:1 USD reserves for stablecoins, enabling institutional trust and cross-border DeFi growth. - CLARITY Act reclassified XRP as a commodity, unlocking $5–$8B in institutional capital via ETFs and cross-border payments. - Dual-track regulation under CLARITY Act streamlines compliance, attracting risk-averse investors while protecting consumers.
Japan Post Bank will introduce DCJPY in 2026, marking a major step in Japan’s blockchain adoption. The initiative enhances securities settlements, differs from stablecoins, and highlights interoperability challenges as fintech competition heats up.
- 2025's iShares Gold Trust (GLD) reflected behavioral economics' reflection effect, with gold demand driven by investor fear/greed cycles. - Geopolitical tensions pushed gold to $3,500/oz as GLD saw 397 tonnes of inflows, while central banks bought 710 tonnes/quarter to diversify from USD. - Technical analysis confirmed negative correlation between investor sentiment and gold volatility, with UBS predicting 25.7% price rebound by late 2025. - Successful investors balanced psychological factors with strate
- Pepe Coin (PEPE) faces conflicting derivatives signals in 2025, with $636M open interest and -0.0168% funding rates indicating bullish/bearish tension. - Whale accumulation of 172 trillion tokens and $19M exchange outflows contrast with newer utility-driven meme coins like LBRETT and LILPEPE gaining traction. - Technical indicators suggest potential 65% gains if PEPE breaks $0.00001265 resistance, but MACD Golden Cross backtests show only 42% success rate in similar cases. - PEPE's speculative nature and
- 12:57Tether's new stablecoin USAT is planned to launch by the end of the yearChainCatcher reported that crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett stated that Tether held the US launch event for its new stablecoin USAT in New York. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the goal is to launch USAT by the end of the year. The new CEO Bo Hines announced that the new US headquarters will be located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- 12:35DefiLlama founder: Figure TVL data authenticity is questionable, not excluded from the ranking due to X platform follower countChainCatcher reported that DefiLlama founder 0xngmi posted on social media stating that DefiLlama discovered a serious discrepancy between Figure's on-chain assets and trading volume: BTC and ETH reserves are extremely limited, its own stablecoin supply is minimal, most loans are still processed in fiat currency, and there is almost no on-chain trading. They suspect that most of Figure's TVL may simply be a mirror of an internal database rather than real, tradable assets. As part of due diligence, DefiLlama has discussed Figure's TVL data (claimed to be $12 billion) with the Figure team in a Telegram group chat and has raised several system and issuance-related questions. However, a person familiar with the entire process spread rumors on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that DefiLlama refused to list Figure due to its follower count on X, and some even implied that DefiLlama charges listing fees, which is completely untrue. In fact, DefiLlama has never refused any project due to follower count, nor has it charged any fees, and it continues to adhere to strict due diligence to ensure the authenticity and reliability of the data.
- 11:54DefiLlama founder: Pressured for investigating and questioning Figure's claimed RWA dataJinse Finance reported that 0xngmi, the anonymous founder of the on-chain data analysis website DefiLlama, posted on the X platform stating that Figure wanted him not to conduct due diligence on the company and tried to exert pressure through both public and private defamation. 0xngmi pointed out that DefiLlama’s value lies in users’ trust in its ability to provide good data, and that providing high-quality data that meets user expectations and helps them make correct decisions is crucial. Figure claims that their on-chain RWA scale has reached $12 billion, but DefiLlama’s investigation found some strange things: 1. Figure only holds $5 million worth of BTC and $4 million worth of ETH on exchanges (with bitcoin’s 24-hour trading volume being only $2,000); 2. Figure’s own stablecoin YLDS has a supply of only 20 million, and theoretically all their RWA transactions should be based on this; 3. Most of Figure’s RWA asset transfer transactions appear to be conducted by accounts other than those holding these assets; 4. The vast majority of Figure’s loan processes are completed through fiat currency, with almost no on-chain payments found. Therefore, DefiLlama is unsure how $12 billion in assets are being traded when there are so few assets available for trading on-chain, and since most holders do not seem to transfer these assets with their own keys, whether they are simply mirroring their internal database onto the blockchain.