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In the last few hours, bitcoin has quickly jumped to $79,461 before stabilizing around $77,000. Indeed, this increase has raised investors' attention around the decisive question: should one take advantage of this level to buy? Grayscale clearly gives a positive answer to this question. Thus Zach Pandl, head of research at the crypto asset manager, sees in the current market structure a strategic acquisition opportunity. His argument is based on three signals: the fundamental adoption of cryptos, bitcoin's position in its market cycle, and the evolution of macroeconomic risks. These factors could therefore reshape bitcoin's outlook.

An unknown Bitcoin whale takes advantage of BTC's return to $80,000 to lighten its positions. In three days, this address reportedly sold 7,700 BTC for about $576.6 million. The last operation alone involved 2,700 bitcoins, nearly $212 million. However, the market keeps rising.

In five consecutive sessions, American spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated 1.92 billion dollars in inflows. These capital inflows bring their assets under management to around 100 billion dollars. At the same time, flows affect Ether, XRP, and Solana, proving that institutional interest now goes beyond bitcoin.

Privacy is now an increasingly important area of research in modern cryptography. On Friday, Vitalik Buterin published the third part of his series dedicated to cryptographic obfuscation. This time, he studies "local mixing," a method that abandons lattices and elliptic curves. His approach is rather inspired by hash functions and symmetric cryptography. This approach hides the internal logic of a program while preserving its operation, with implications for privacy on the blockchain.

Bitcoin flirts with $80,000 after a jump of $15,000 in just 48 hours. But the most interesting info is not the price: it is the greed of investors, rising faster and higher than ever this year. Warren Buffett would have advice to give. But no one seems to listen to him.

Trade talks between the United States and Canada suddenly failed this Friday, August 21. This failure has reignited tensions between the two North American countries. Given the entry into force of punitive tariffs and the announced Canadian retaliations, this conflict could therefore have repercussions on global liquidity, increase market uncertainty, and even affect risky assets. The crypto market and bitcoin would then be at the forefront of a new macroeconomic shock.

Grayscale moves closer to converting its Zcash Trust into an ETF. In its latest regulatory filings, the manager aims for a listing on NYSE Arca around August 25, under the ticker ZCSH. The announcement comes as ZEC reaches prices not seen since January 2018.

AI now goes beyond simple analysis and advisory functions. It already makes payments. Thanks to the advent and development of autonomous agents capable of conducting banking and commercial transactions, the role of the XRP Ledger will undergo an evolution. In addition to its function as a visible settlement infrastructure, the network could also serve as a secondary financial layer, directly solicited by machines. This revolution also shifts the question of adoption. Beyond the traded volumes, the value of the blockchain would now be assessed by its ability to automate various payments, organize flows, and make the network almost invisible to users.

The Canadian hardware wallet is evolving its security after a theft exceeding $114 million. Coldcard releases a new corrected firmware version after an analysis conducted with several AI models. This study was not limited to the initial random number generator. It also examined transactions, USB exchanges, and updates. Affected users must, however, renew their main keys before any fund transfers.

Solana has just risen back above $94 after briefly surpassing $100 on Friday. The SOL crypto even touched $102 before pulling back. The movement is impressive, but a good part of the activity comes from derivatives products. The open interest now reaches $5.81 billion. Many positions thus remain open.

Eric Trump has just signed a written commitment to stay away from the management of the future deposit bank of World Liberty Financial. A goodwill gesture towards regulators. Except that the project is dragging a Justin Sun lawsuit still ongoing, and a loan that strongly recalls the worst hours of FTX.

Ethereum has already won the speed battle on zkEVMs. The security one remains open. A research contest supported by the Ethereum Foundation still shows a gap of 52.14 bits between the currently proven results on a cryptographic component. The network targets a demonstrable security of 128 bits for its zkEVMs by early December. No changes threaten the current consensus for now.

The locking of the European crypto market with MiCA already shows flaws. Indeed, the Binance exchange may have found loopholes. Despite the entry into force of this new regulatory framework, it is still possible for European citizens to open functional accounts without a MiCA license thanks to the world's leading crypto exchange platform. Such a scenario would therefore become a real-world test for the credibility of this standard and the future of international exchanges on the old continent.

Bitcoin at 100,000 dollars by the end of 2026? Standard Chartered admits that this figure could be too low. Between the ETF rally, short liquidations, and records in sight, the market seems to have already decided. What if the bank underestimated the crypto craze?

A targeted DAO. 1.2 million dollars at stake. And a Binance security team who spotted the threat before anyone else and acted in less than 48 hours… zero dollars lost! While BonkDAO and KelpDAO were counting their losses in recent months, Binance won the race.

The cryptocurrency market regains momentum, driven by the return of buyers and the rise of Bitcoin. In this context, Pepcoin accelerates strongly in the market. Its price gains more than 20% in twenty-four hours, while volumes explode. This increase occurs as investors return to digital assets. Moreover, speculation about a possible ETF strengthens attention on the token. Large holder movements add an important element to this dynamic. Today again.

September 15 is approaching for American crypto. The Senate must decide whether to advance the CLARITY Act, a text awaited for months by the industry. It will require 60 votes. Brian Armstrong believes the threshold remains achievable. And if Congress blocks it again, the SEC and CFTC are already preparing the next steps.

Ethereum reserves are depleting on centralized exchanges at an unprecedented rate. A potential supply shock is emerging behind this contraction. This scenario is certainly fueled by the massive movement of tokens towards long-term holding as well as the return of institutional investors. Such a reduction is amplified by buybacks through ETFs and various corporate treasury strategies. However, the U.S. administration is sending new signals to the crypto market. The increase in institutional capital combined with ETH scarcity creates a situation where the balance between supply and demand could tighten.

Binance now directly opens its infrastructure to AI agents. With Agent OS, tools like ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor can access market data, monitor an account, and execute crypto trades. The user retains control over permissions and can revoke access at any time.

Alibaba regains a pace it hadn’t known for about three years. The Chinese group reports 268.95 billion yuan in revenue for its first fiscal quarter, nearly 40 billion dollars and a 9% increase year-on-year. Cloud accelerates by 45%. AI-related products notably record a twelfth consecutive quarter of triple-digit growth.

Bitcoin briefly exceeded $79,500 on Friday, pushing its market capitalization above $1.5 trillion. Behind this acceleration, American Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have just recorded a second day of strong inflows, with more than $800 million injected in the single session on August 20.

The crypto sector is still looking to make the blockchain simpler and more useful on a daily basis. In this dynamic, Cardano aims to take a new step by expanding its user base on a global scale. Input Output Global bets on concrete applications, better scalability, and a more accessible experience. The goal is clear: to bring cryptocurrencies closer to the general public while preparing the network to handle much more significant activity. Hydra and Ouroboros Leios thus become essential in this strategy. A vision focused on utility and accessibility

Bitcoin has just recorded its strongest bullish surge in five months, but prediction markets still refuse to declare victory. After an 8.7% jump on Wednesday, BTC climbed up to $71,556 on Thursday, gaining 3.26% on the day and reaching levels lost since June 1st. Behind this spectacular awakening, a paradox emerges: Myriad shifts towards optimism, while Polymarket and Kalshi remain cautious about long-term deadlines. Between short position buybacks and decisive resistance at $70,284, the rally still has to prove it can become a real trend.

The founder of Evergrande, former 2nd richest in Asia, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for fraud. Impact on the Chinese economy: the summary.

The crypto market has just reminded how explosive bearish bets can become. In just 48 hours, a massive wave of short position liquidations hit derivatives, while bitcoin approached a major psychological threshold. Behind this acceleration is a decisive macroeconomic factor: the surprise inflow of liquidity in the United States. Between short squeeze, American budget intervention and on-chain investor repositioning, this scenario reveals the forces that could now dictate bitcoin's trajectory.

European pressure on stablecoins is changing access to digital assets. Since the end of the European transition period, several platforms have removed USDT from their offerings. However, available data do not show a net decline in global demand. Activity is growing in some emerging markets, where people use stablecoins for payments, transfers, and financial services. This development places MiCA at a central challenge: regulating European access without altering global usages of the digital dollar.

X is considering a new way to pay its creators. Elon Musk's platform is discussing the use of stablecoins, including Circle's USDC, to distribute the revenues generated by their content. No official launch yet. Discussions come as X abandons its old revenue sharing program to deploy a new one.

Memecoins continue to attract traders on Solana. Profits, much less so. Among the 304,161 active wallets over the past 90 days, only 19,003 show a positive result. That represents 6.25% of the traders followed. The median crypto trader loses 120 dollars. Even among the winners, large profits remain rare.