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- Layer Brett (LBRETT) challenges Dogecoin’s (DOGE) dominance in 2025 with Ethereum Layer 2 scalability, deflationary mechanics, and high staking rewards. - LBRETT’s 10,000 TPS and $0.0001 fees outperform DOGE’s 30 TPS and rising costs, while its 10% transaction burns create scarcity versus DOGE’s inflationary model. - With $700,000 in presale funding and 500,000+ stakers, LBRETT’s institutional traction contrasts DOGE’s 5.4M wallets but higher $0.20+ price point. - Analysts project LBRETT could surge 600x
- AI data center growth is driving U.S. coal plant conversions to gas and renewables, leveraging existing grid connections for faster deployment. - Xcel Energy and EQT Corporation lead repowering efforts, with projects like Texas' Harrington plant and Appalachian gas pipelines supporting AI energy demands. - Natural gas serves as a transitional "bridge fuel" amid renewable policy uncertainties, while coal companies adapt through gas production and decarbonization. - The shift aims to reduce emissions by 60
- 14 individuals, including a BJP MLA and police officers, received life sentences for a 2018 Gujarat bitcoin kidnapping and extortion case. - The scheme exploited cryptocurrency assets, with victims forced to transfer 34 bitcoins and $3.6 million through physical abuse and coercion. - The verdict highlights systemic corruption in law enforcement and politics, with court notices issued under anti-corruption laws for involved officials. - The case underscores growing cryptocurrency-related crimes and judici
- Strategy leverages preferred stock (e.g., STRC) to buy Bitcoin, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of capital efficiency and price amplification. - The model generates higher risk-adjusted returns than tech stocks (Sharpe ratio 2.01) but carries 56% stock volatility due to 9% leverage and variable dividends. - Recursive capital structure enables Bitcoin price gains to fund further issuance, though margin risks and dilution during downturns remain critical concerns. - Investors pay a premium for institutio
- Gold prices surged past $3,500/oz in 2025, driven by behavioral biases like reflection effect and loss aversion amid global volatility. - Central banks added 710 tonnes quarterly, diversifying reserves from USD, while geopolitical tensions boosted gold’s safe-haven appeal via the GPR Index. - Gold ETFs like GLD saw 397 tonnes in inflows, with China’s holdings up 70%, reinforcing gold’s role as a psychological hedge against stagflation and currency risks.
- Arctic Pablo Coin ($APC) Stage 38 presale raised $3.67M with 6,000%+ early returns, projecting 769.565%-10,700% ROI via $0.008-$0.10 listing targets. - Deflationary weekly token burns and 200% bonus (code CEX200) combine with 66% APY staking to drive investor demand for short/long-term gains. - Explorer-themed roadmap and community engagement differentiate APC from peers, supported by token burns, liquidity provisions, and viral narrative. - Upcoming PancakeSwap/Coinstore listings expected to boost liqui
- SEC's 2025 ruling reclassified XRP as a commodity, removing regulatory uncertainty and boosting trading volume by 176% and price to $3.35. - Institutional adoption accelerated, with Gumi Inc. allocating $17M to XRP for cross-border payments and Ripple's ODL processing $1.3T in Q2 2025. - ProShares Ultra XRP ETF attracted $1.2B inflows, with pending spot ETFs projected to unlock $5–$8B in institutional capital by year-end. - Technical analysis suggests a potential $3.60 breakout, supported by historical d
- Bitcoin ETFs lost $628M in August 2025 as delayed Fed rate cuts and inflation shifted capital away from its volatility. - Ethereum ETFs gained $3.87B net inflows, driven by deflationary tokenomics and staking yields as inflation hedges. - Institutional investors adopt 60/30/10 portfolios, allocating 60% to Ethereum for staking yields and 30% to Bitcoin as a store of value. - Federal Reserve’s inflation control challenges highlight Ethereum’s strategic advantages over Bitcoin’s inflationary supply model.
- 08:42Creditlink ($CDL) presale ends with over $250 million subscribed, set to launch on Aster DEX and Pancake SwapChainCatcher News, according to official sources, the decentralized identity and credit authentication platform Creditlink ($CDL) has surpassed $250 million in total subscription amount during its presale on the Four.Meme platform, with over 79,600 participating addresses. This sets a new presale record on the Four.Meme platform and repeatedly breaks the BNBChain presale record. $CDL will be listed on Aster DEX and Pancake Swap on September 2, initiating on-chain trading. The presale price and market capitalization of the token will be announced before the opening. The Creditlink presale has generated extremely high community enthusiasm, demonstrating strong trust and anticipation for Creditlink. The platform is committed to building an AI-driven on-chain identity and credit system, promoting the development of Web3 finance towards unsecured and inclusive finance.
- 08:22In August, the on-chain DEX trading volume on Ethereum exceeded $140.1 billion, setting a new all-time monthly record.According to Jinse Finance, data from Defillama shows that in August, the monthly on-chain DEX trading volume on the Ethereum network exceeded $140.1 billion, setting a new all-time monthly record. The number of active addresses reached 16.77 million, also marking the highest monthly record in history. Ethereum's current TVL stands at $92.58 billion, which still needs to increase by about 17% to reach the bull market peak of approximately $108.8 billion at the end of 2021.
- 08:16Four.meme platform project CDL raises $252 million, with participation from 79,627 addressesAccording to ChainCatcher, CDL on the Four.meme platform has successfully completed fundraising of $252 million, raising a total of 194 million USD 1 and 16.21 million FORM, with participation from 79,627 addresses. This fundraising adopted a blind box model, with a maximum cap of $4,000 per address.