Bitcoin 4-Year Rhythm Fades Out As Fresh Market Forces Emerge: Expert

Bitcoin’s famously noted four-year cycle, previously tied to its halving occurrences, could be losing prime market driver status, according to some top experts. For decades, the halving—a built-in reduction of miner compensation every four years—had been preceded by sharp spikes and precipitous drops in price. Related Reading Now, however, the market is more subject to the influence of institutional money, regulated investment products, and general economic forces. Halving’s Control Fades As Rivals Gain Strength Pierre Rochard, CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, noted the halving’s supply shock is much lower…

ATOM Faces Market Turbulence Amid Institutional Interest in Cosmos Ecosystem

ATOM traded in a tight range over the past 24 hours, with price action dominated by institutional flows. Between Aug. 11 at 15:00 and Aug. 12 at 14:00, the token swung 4% between $4.65 and $4.47. Heavy selling from $4.65 to $4.45 on Aug. 11 gave way to strong buying the following morning, with volumes spiking to 1.93 million tokens. Resistance formed at $4.60, while repeated bounces from $4.47–$4.48 highlighted a firm support zone. The Cosmos ecosystem also got a boost from Coinbase’s listing of dYdX (COSMOSDYDX), which jumped from…

Market Expert Says Sell All Ethereum By October, Here’s Why

Market expert Orbion has advised market participants to sell all their Ethereum holdings by October. He analyzed ETH’s price action to explain why the altcoin could reach its peak by then.  Why Investors Should Sell Ethereum In October In an X post, Orbion said that he is still bullish on ETH right now but that the plan is to fully exit by the end of October. He noted that the Bitcoin price has already recorded a 100% gain from the lows this year, showing strong momentum and institutional demand. Meanwhile,…

Peter Thiel-Backed Bullish Targets $4.82B Valuation Amid Crypto Market Optimism

Key Notes The digital asset platform targets institutional clients and secured $200M in commitments from BlackRock and ARK Investment. Bullish’s public debut follows Trump’s GENIUS Act passage, creating federal stablecoin frameworks that encourage crypto IPO activity. This represents a 52% discount from their abandoned 2022 SPAC attempt, reflecting more realistic market pricing today. Bullish, a digital asset exchange backed by Peter Thiel, has officially increased its initial public offering size, aiming for a $4.82 billion valuation, up from $4.2 billion last week, on the New York Stock Exchange under the…

GENIUS Act Stablecoin Ban May Fuel Tokenization Market Growth

The landmark US GENIUS Act could serve as a major catalyst for stablecoin adoption both domestically and abroad. But rather than simply boosting demand for dollar-backed digital currencies, it may unintentionally push capital into the tokenization market as investors seek yield on their holdings. That was one of the key takeaways from a recent interview with Will Beeson, a former Standard Chartered executive and now founder and CEO of Uniform Labs, a developer of institutional liquidity solutions for tokenized financial markets. A central provision of the GENIUS Act is its…

Message From Top Democrat Signals Fight Over Crypto Market Structure

With Congress not scheduled to return from recess for a few weeks, some US lawmakers are already signaling how they plan to address crypto-related legislation passed by the House of Representatives in July. In a Sunday MSNBC Interview, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the more outspoken voices associating digital assets with illicit activities, said she supported regulation of the crypto industry. However, she suggested opposition to crypto market structure through the Digital Asset Market Structure Clarity (CLARITY) Act, introduced by Republicans and passed with bipartisan support in the House. …

Total Cryptocurrency Market Cap Reaches New High, Ethereum Value Surpasses Mastercard – SuperCryptoNews

The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies has reached a new all-time high of $4.14 trillion, driven by significant gains in Bitcoin and Ethereum. This new peak surpasses the previous record set on July 23, with the crypto market gaining 22% since the beginning of the year. This inflow of approximately $750 billion is comparable to the entire market cap during the bear market crash in November 2022. Despite the growth, the total crypto market is still valued less than tech giant Nvidia, which has a market capitalization of $4.45 trillion.…

GSR, DigiFT Bring Live OTC Trading to $13.4B Tokenized Real-World Asset Market

Crypto market maker GSR has partnered with regulated tokenized asset exchange DigiFT to launch secondary over-the-counter (OTC) trading for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The move comes as the real-world asset sector has been grown to over $13.4 billion worth of assets, according to data from DeFiLlama. The bulk of that comes in the form of tokenized treasury funds and gold-backed cryptocurrencies. The service, available during Asian market hours seven days a week to eligible institutional investors, enables accredited institutions to trade tokenized units of funds including Invesco’s US Senior Loan…

Arthur Hayes Goes on Buying Spree as Market Turns Greedy

Key Notes The co-founder of BitMEX exchange has been accumulating altcoins worth millions. Ethereum broke the $4,300 mark as Bitcoin reached $122,000. The crypto market cap reached a new all-time high with greedy momentum. Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and CIO at Maelstrom fund, has been accumulating multiple altcoins amid positive market sentiment.  Hayes, who is known for his strong bullish market predictions, sent out roughly $16.5 million in USDC over the past 24 hours to Binance, Kraken, Wintermute, and an unknown address that seems to be an over-the-counter desk,…