Author: John Smith

Bitcoin has entered the early stage of a possible bull market after a 24% rally lifted CryptoQuant’s Bull Score from 30 to 80 within one week. Summary Bitcoin’s Bull Score has reached 80, its highest reading since October 2025. Eight of the index’s 10 indicators are now sending bullish signals. CryptoQuant requires a weekly close above $83,000 to confirm a new bull market. Short-term whale profits and 53,000 BTC in exchange deposits raise pullback risks. Bitcoin Bull Score has reached a 10-month high CryptoQuant reported that Bitcoin’s Bull Score rose from 30 to 80 over the past week, reaching its…

SpaceX stock has gained about 2% after JPMorgan retained its Overweight rating and $240 price target, implying roughly 75% upside from recent trading levels. Summary JPMorgan has retained its Overweight rating and $240 price target for SpaceX. The bank said Cursor data has produced tangible improvements in recent Grok models. About 370 million SpaceX shares could become tradable on Sept. 9 and 10. SpaceX completed its $60 billion stock-based acquisition of Cursor developer Anysphere on Aug. 14. SpaceX stock gets a $240 price target JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth has maintained an Overweight rating on SpaceX and a $240 price target,…

SQD has added validated data from 10 blockchain networks to Google Cloud’s BigQuery platform, giving developers and companies access to full chain histories checked through six cryptographic tests. Summary SQD is supplying indexed blockchain data through Google Cloud Web3 Blockchain Analytics. 10 blockchain datasets cover records from each supported network’s genesis block. Six cryptographic checks verify each block before the data reaches BigQuery. SQD plans to add more networks and tools designed for AI agents. SQD brings validated blockchain data into BigQuery SQD said in an Aug. 24 announcement that its enterprise arm, SQD 360, is providing the indexing system…

World Liberty Financial has launched its $4.05 billion USD1 stablecoin natively on the Canton Network, giving institutions a dollar-based settlement asset for tokenized securities and other real-world assets. Summary USD1 can settle tokenized assets through Canton’s privacy and permissioning controls. Institutions can use the stablecoin for collateral, lending, issuance, redemptions, and cross-border payments. DeFiLlama ranks the $4.05 billion USD1 as the sixth-largest stablecoin. World Liberty’s proposed U.S. trust bank still requires final OCC authorization. USD1 gives Canton transactions a cash settlement option World Liberty Financial said in an Aug. 25 announcement that USD1 is now issued directly on Canton rather…

Solana activity has reached a monthly record of 4.2 billion transactions as SOL gained about 40% in eight days and traded above $100 for the first time since February. Summary Solana processed a record 4.2 billion transactions in July, up 13.5% from June. Monthly transactions have increased by about 91% since December 2025. Tokenized real-world assets on Solana have risen to nearly $4 billion. SOL crossed $100 as Treasury buyback plans supported demand for risk assets. Solana transactions reached 4.2 billion in July The Kobeissi Letter presented data on Aug. 25 showing that Solana handled 4.2 billion transactions during July,…

Bitwise has launched three automated portfolios of Coinbase tokenized stocks for eligible non-U.S. investors, combining self-custody and automatic rebalancing for a 0.15% methodology fee. Summary Bitwise’s first portfolios cover the Magnificent 7 plus SpaceX, robotics companies and artificial intelligence leaders. Glider automatically adjusts users’ wallet holdings to match model weights published by Bitwise. Investors retain the tokenized stocks in non-custodial wallets instead of transferring them into a pooled fund. U.S. persons cannot access the portfolios, and the SEC has not approved or endorsed them. Bitwise tokenized stock portfolios begin with three themes Bitwise said in an Aug. 25 announcement that…

MEXC’s average daily stock futures volume in Asia has jumped 3,308% quarter over quarter as crypto users increasingly trade equities, gold and other traditional assets through centralized exchanges. Summary MEXC’s average daily stock futures volume in Asia rose 3,308% during the second quarter. About 87.2% of surveyed Asian users plan to increase their TradFi trading through CEXs. TradFi-linked futures generated nearly $400 billion in trading volume across CEXs during July. Limited market hours and brokerage costs are pushing some users toward round-the-clock crypto platforms. Blockworks Research said in The Cross Asset Shift, a report commissioned by MEXC Ventures, that the…

XRP price consolidated near $1.48 on Aug. 25 after gaining about 51.5% in seven days, with its 4-hour chart forming a potential bullish pennant that could support another advance if buyers clear resistance near $1.56. Summary XRP price rallied from about $1.00 to an intraday high near $1.69 over seven days. The 4-hour chart shows a bullish pennant, with price compressing between converging trendlines. A confirmed break above $1.56 could expose resistance at $1.66, $1.76, and $1.86. Liquidation clusters near $1.55 and between $1.42 and $1.45 may influence the next move. XRP price consolidates after 51% rally According to data…

Kinetiq unveiled Elysium on Aug. 24, introducing a layer-2 network designed to increase transaction capacity within the Hyperliquid ecosystem while using HYPE as its gas token. Summary Kinetiq announced Elysium, a Hyperliquid-focused layer-2 network that will use HYPE for transaction fees from launch. Fifty percent of sequencer fees will fund open-market KNTQ purchases, with acquired tokens permanently burned. Builders and Kinetiq’s treasury will each receive 25% of Elysium’s sequencer fees once operations begin. Elysium targets spot markets, PropAMMs, token launches and HIP-3 perpetual deployments across Hyperliquid’s broader ecosystem. Kinetiq has not released technical specifications, launch partners, audited code, or a…

Metaplanet transferred 1,000 Bitcoin, worth approximately $79.77 million, to Coinbase Prime on Aug. 25, according to blockchain analytics account Lookonchain. Summary Metaplanet transferred 1,000 Bitcoin worth roughly $80 million to wallets attributed to Coinbase Prime today. The transfer alone does not establish a sale because Coinbase Prime provides institutional custody services. Metaplanet officially holds 43,000 Bitcoin, valued near $3.4 billion at current market prices this week. Super League sold 475,598 shares, generating approximately $2.23 million in gross ATM offering proceeds reported. Metaplanet’s Super League transaction remains subject to shareholder approval and targets closing during fourth-quarter 2026. The transfer follows several…