The EU is accelerating efforts to launch a digital euro amid growing concerns over losing ground as global competition rises. According to an Aug. 22 Financial Times report, the push is in response to increased adoption of stablecoins and new regulatory clarity in the United States after the passage of the GENIUS Act. 📜
The crypto world, always a bit of a wild west, saw another curious move from the Pi Network. They’ve organized a Hackathon, inviting developers to create meaningful Pi Apps that could actually do something useful with the native token, PI. Participants need to go through the usual KYC hoops, but hey, who doesn’t love a good identity check? 🤷♂️
Metaplanet’s been riding high on that Bitcoin wave, and now, with Eric’s shiny face joining the crowd, expect even more eyeballs on their strategy. Because what’s better than a Trump stepping into the complex labyrinth of cryptocurrencies? Nothing, obviously. Just good old global influence, a dash of sarcasm, and a sprinkle of “Is this real life?” moments.
Profit-taking has also been a thing, with exchange ecosystem tokens like OKB taking a nosedive of 46% from their all-time highs, dragging Binance-linked assets down with them. All this volatility is happening right before Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium, which is basically the Super Bowl of central banking events. Market sentiment is at 46 Neutral, and the Altcoin Season Index is at 43/100, which means people are cautious but not panicking… yet. 🤷♀️
In 2010, Bitcoin was worth less than a stick of gum. By 2011? It could buy you a whole ham. Six years later, it bought a luxury yacht at $17k, and now it’s cruising past $100k after hitting $123k like a kid on a sugar rush in July.
According to the all-seeing digital oracle Lookonchain, this much-mythologized Bitcoin OG resurfaced-not for enlightenment, not for a romantic reunion with Satoshi, but for the plain, unvarnished art of financial pivoting. Like any bored immortal creature, he exchanged his crusty BTC trinkets for the radiant bauble du jour: Ethereum. 62,914 ETH, the equivalent of around $267 million, were snapped up in the market’s gentle spot (spot trading-the Tinder of our crypto age, except with less heartbreak and more existential dread).
As the analysis meticulously elucidates, the XRP price continues to linger at respectable levels, hinting at a potential resurgence of bullish momentum. Yet, the deeper the descent, the more precarious the position of XRP becomes, teetering on the precipice of complete capitulation to the bears and risking an utter collapse.
The legal drama was unleashed on Tuesday in a US district court by Hall Attorneys. They represent one Jacob Repko, an FTX customer, and other crypto creditors who, tragically, are the unwilling stars of this cybersecurity tragedy. Imagine having your personal information so carelessly exposed, and then to top it all off, bombarded with phishing emails. Delightful, right?
In sum, his August escapades amounted to a cool $20 million. But let us not forget his earlier forays into the market:
En effet, l’écuyer Mwogeza, de haut emploi à l’illustre NIRA, se fit complice des éléments rebelle de nos braves soldats, pour orchestrer l’absorption sans trop de gloire de monsieur Festo Ivaibi, innovateur dans l’école de la blockchain. Decorationz 🎩, Mwogeza exploita sa position privilégiée pour fouiller encore les dossiers des plus secrets, cherchant minutieusement, comme un renard dressé à la chasse, les traces de M. Ivaibi que ses sbires assaillirent avec ferveur le dix-septième jour du mois de mai.
