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It was over seven years ago when numerous crypto exchanges, including Bitfinex and leading Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX, began to experience serious money issues. Crypto exchanges, in general, were suddenly being squeezed by their payment processor of last resort, the Panamanian shadow bank Crypto Capital Corp, and no one at the bank was answering calls. As hours turned into days, days into weeks, and weeks into months it became clear: the people working at Crypto Capital Corp had decided to close up shop and quietly walk away with over $800,000,000. It wasn’t long before the names of those involved with Crypto Capital Corp were public, and it turned out there were only four of them: Reginald “Reggie” Fowler, Ivan Manuel Molina Lee, and brother and sister duo Ozzie and Ravid Yosef. Soon, an indictment was filed in the Southern District of New York and shortly thereafter, Fowler and Molina Lee were arrested. Fowler pled guilty and was ordered to pay almost $800,000,...

Since the start of the year, the number of bitcoin (BTC) treasury stocks — publicly listed companies that own BTC — has increased 131% from 73 to 169. Their BTC holdings have increased 67% from 590,649 to 984,535, and the value of their BTC has doubled from $56 billion to $112 billion. Nevertheless, BTC itself doesn’t seem to be appreciating from this inundation. Rather than amplify the momentum of these capital inflows, spot investors are fading these bids. Indeed, BTC is languishing 8% below its all-time high and is only up 19% year to date. That 19% is just 11 percentage points above the benchmark S&P 500 Index which has appreciated 8% since New Year’s Day. For all the downside risk and volatility that BTC investors must endure in a sub-$2.3 trillion speculative asset, its 1,100 basis point S&P 500 outperformance seems particularly muted against the world’s preeminent, $54 trillion index.  Treasury companies raised about $10 billio...

The US dollar had one of its worst first halves of the year in a long time. The DXY was down by more than 10% after the first half of 2025. This was the lowest it has gotten in this time frame since 1973. The US dollar is also facing abandonment by several countries, especially those in the BRICS bloc of nations, such as India, China, and Russia. The de-dollarization has gained substantial momentum over the last decade. India, China, and Russia may also have a secret weapon against the dollar’s dominance. Let’s discuss what it may be. India, China, and Russia’s De-Dollarization Weapon Source: Deposit Stock Photo China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) and Russia’s System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) aim to compete with the currently dominant SWIFT system. Both China and Russia have made substantial inroads into ditching the US dollar for local currencies. Trade between China and Russia has been increasingly settled in the yuan. Yua...

The recent US dollar decline is currently shaping a new world narrative. This narrative is rife with de-dollarization, with elements such as USD competitors hounding the US dollar day and night. With the geopolitical tensions escalating, as the US continues to introduce new tariff regimes, the world is now exhibiting a new stance of USD defiance. The current world is more accommodating towards new thought processes and financial methodologies that support holistic currency approaches rather than depending on a singular currency for its own survival. This world is now inching towards adopting a multipolar stance, an idea that the US dollar must learn to entertain one way or the other. Also Read: De-Dollarization: 3 Global Superpowers Drop USD for Crypto Oil Trade US Dollar Hegemony Is Under Pressure Source: Watcher Guru There was a time when the dollar’s reserve asset status was highly revered and trusted. The currency was leading in all financial aspects, establishing its power over ot...

Moonbirds, one of the blue-chip non-fungible token collections on the Ethereum non-fungible token market, continues gaining traction among low-profile and high-profile non-fungible token traders and investors within the non-fungible token space. In a recent incident, the Moonbirds NFTs have attracted the attention of Beeple, one of the iconic digital artists in the non-fungible token world. Beeple Tweets About Moonbirds NFTs In an August 18 blog post, Beeple, through his daily art challenge, tweeted about the Moonbirds non-fungible token collections. He published an animated image of builders building and captioned it “Birbs Are Building.” His recognition came as the “Birbs” slang went viral among NFT traders and investors on X (formerly Twitter). In response to the Birbs slang, Moonbirds have skyrocketed in trading sales volume and floor price value. BIRBS BUILDING BACK https://t.co/jixig8gx75 — Moonbirds (@moonbirds) August 18, 2025 Michael Winkelm...

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Bitcoin advocate Samson Mow is outlining two possible scenarios for Bitcoin (BTC) as the crypto king hovers below the all-time high reached earlier this week. Mow warns his 352,200 followers on X that if Bitcoin undergoes a “Godzilla or Omega” rally and sucks “all the oxygen out of the room,” altcoins could fall by 30% to 40%. In the second scenario, Mow says, “Altcoin mania peaks, triggering a massive sell-off as the Bagholder’s Dilemma loses equilibrium, BTC goes down briefly then up again, as altcoins tank.” The Bagholder’s Dilemma refers to a psychological trap where an investor holds onto a rapidly depreciating cryptocurrency, refusing to sell in the hope that the price of the asset will recover Turning to Ethereum (ETH), Mow says it is “impossible” for the asset’s market cap to equal the value of 4.6 million BTC. “This has to correct sooner or later.” Ethereum is trading at $4,642 at time of writing, while its market cap sta...

The crypto market roared to new heights this week, with the total market capitalization of digital assets hitting a new all-time high on Monday of almost $4.15 trillion, according to Coinmarketcap.  That number beats the previous all-time high set in July, and although the market cap has since fallen back slightly to $3.96 trillion as of the time of writing, overall sentiment remains strong, with the market bracing itself for fresh gains in the coming days.  Large-cap cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are leading the charge with some of the most significant price increases. Bitcoin came within a hair of its all-time high of $123,091 on Monday, hitting $122,321 before tapering off. But the biggest gainer has been Ethereum, which crossed the $4,000 threshold at the weekend and surged to a high of $4,351.7, edging closer to its all-time high of $4,891.7 attained back in November 2021. Its value has soared more than 45% in the last month, with gains of...

Bitcoin hit a new all-time high (ATH) above $124k on Wednesday, extending its month-long rally, while Cardano jumped 17% to a five-month peak on news of an ADA ETF filing by Grayscale. Bitcoin climbed to $124,128, driven by expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts, institutional buying, and pro-crypto policies from the Trump administration. BTC has since fallen to $120,509 at 8:34 a.m. EST, more or less flat on the day. Cardano was also in the spotlight after a 17% jump powered by news that fund manager Grayscale submitted an application on August 12 to register a spot Cardano ETF in Delaware, using a strategy similar to its Bitcoin ETF. ADA is currently up 4.1% to trade at $0.9193. The BTC and ADA price pumps came as the crypto market overall climbed 1.5% to reach a market capitalization of $4.21 trillion. This surge in the Bitcoin price is trickling down to other altcoins, with Gitcoin (GTC), Wiki Cat (WKC), and Skale (SKL) leading the top gainers list on CoinGecko , with pumps...

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