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Ethereum closed August on a high, but key metrics suggest September could be a range-bound month. From long-term holder behavior to cost-basis heatmaps and critical resistance levels, here’s what traders need to watch.
- BlockDAG's $0.03 presale has raised $387M, nearing $600M target with 25.6B tokens sold. - DAG-based architecture enables faster transactions and lower fees, supported by 3M mobile miners and 19K ASIC sales. - 200K+ token holders and 2,900% ROI highlight its momentum, outpacing Monero and Avalanche in 2025 growth. - Upcoming exchange listings and educational initiatives reinforce its scalable, community-driven ecosystem.
- Ethereum Foundation shifted to curated grants in 2025, prioritizing L1 scalability, interoperability, and developer tools over open applications. - Targeted investments in ZK cryptography and EIL framework reduced gas fees by 53% and enhanced cross-chain integration, boosting DeFi/RWA viability. - Institutional confidence grew with $17.6B staked treasuries and 30% supply staked, while fiscal discipline plans (5% annual spending by 2029) reinforced long-term sustainability. - Academic grants and global re
- Ethereum surpassed $4,000 in 2025, mirroring its 2017 rebound with institutional ETF inflows and whale accumulation driving bullish momentum. - Technical indicators like the 50-day MA crossover and MACD golden cross confirm a fractal pattern, suggesting potential for $6,800–$20,000 price targets. - Record $9.4B ETF inflows and 9.31% ETH whale accumulation highlight institutional confidence in Ethereum’s deflationary mechanics and regulated infrastructure. - Regulatory clarity and corporate staking (4.1M
- JOE token plummeted 280.53% in 24 hours to $0.1528 after sudden delisting from a major exchange, triggering panic selling. - Analysts attribute the crash to liquidity outflows and lost investor confidence due to the unexplained delisting, highlighting single-exchange risks. - Technical indicators show bearish divergence (RSI oversold, MACD negative), suggesting further downward momentum if key support levels fail. - A backtested strategy using RSI, MACD, and moving averages could have generated early sel
- Ethereum whales purchased $456.8M in ETH via 9 wallets in Q3 2025, with inflows from Bitgo and Galaxy Digital OTC desks. - Institutional accumulation signals growing confidence in ETH's long-term potential amid key price level tests near $4,800 resistance. - MAGACOIN Finance emerges as a 40x ROI altcoin presale, attracting whale attention with anti-inflationary tokenomics and DeFi utility. - Corporate Ethereum holdings and whale-driven market dynamics reinforce bullish narratives for both ETH and high-yi
- Ripple's XRP gains institutional traction in Japan via SBI and MUFG partnerships, enabling cross-border payments and tokenized assets. - Japan's FSA reforms regulatory frameworks to support crypto adoption, accelerating ETF launches and real estate tokenization via XRP Ledger. - SBI's Bitcoin-XRP dual-asset ETF and RLUSD stablecoin highlight XRP's role in bridging traditional finance with digital innovation. - SEC's 2025 ruling and Japan's legal clarity remove barriers, positioning XRP as a foundational
- TRON slashed network fees 60% on August 29, 2025, reducing energy unit prices from 210 to 100 sun, making it the cheapest major blockchain with $0.00001 average fees. - The move targets stablecoin dominance and DeFi growth, aiming to boost 45% user adoption by undercutting Ethereum (390x cheaper) and BSC (133x cheaper) for microtransactions. - While risking $28M quarterly revenue loss, TRON prioritizes long-term scalability through volume growth, mirroring 2024's 116.7% fee revenue surge after a 50% cut.
- Story Protocol introduces a blockchain-based IP infrastructure using smart contracts to automate licensing, enabling real-time monetization for creators in the AI-driven digital economy. - Its modular architecture combines EVM compatibility, decentralized storage, and cross-chain interoperability to address jurisdictional complexity and inefficiencies in traditional IP systems. - The $IP token (1B supply) powers governance and staking, while institutional backing (Grayscale, a16z) and 200K+ monthly users
- XRP's $2.82 level sparks debate: traders question if it's capitulation or prelude to an 857% rally. - Technical analysis highlights symmetrical triangle consolidation and bullish flags, with key support at $2.89 and resistance near $3.06. - Institutional adoption and SEC's August 2025 non-security ruling boost confidence, alongside $3.8B whale accumulation and pending ETFs. - Historical patterns (cup-and-handle, falling wedge) and Fibonacci thresholds suggest potential targets up to $11.20 if $3.20 break
- 04:41Berachain liquid staking protocol Infrared announces token airdrop claim will open on December 17On December 14, according to the official announcement, Berachain's liquid staking protocol Infrared has announced details of the IR token airdrop. The airdrop targets early community members, Boyco pre-deposit event participants, and users who have participated in community activities. Users can claim the airdrop in advance through the centralized exchange pre-deposit process. The pre-deposit period is from December 13, 12:00 UTC to December 15, 17:00 UTC. Users need to start the process on the official Infrared website, select an exchange, and submit their user ID. The IR token has three main functions: staking to obtain sIR for governance voting rights; profit sharing through a buyback mechanism, with a portion of protocol fees flowing into the "Red Fund" for IR token buybacks; and token issuance to optimize protocol efficiency and revenue. Key milestones: IR token will be listed at 8:00 UTC on December 17, and all claims will be permanently closed at 00:00 UTC on January 12, 2026. Non-exchange claims will open on the day of the token generation event. Previously, it was reported that Infrared, the first liquid staking protocol in the Berachain ecosystem, completed a $14 million Series A funding round led by Framework Ventures.
- 03:50Ethereum consensus layer client Prysm releases post-mortem analysis report on Fusaka mainnet incidentChainCatcher news, the Ethereum consensus layer client Prysm team has released a post-mortem analysis report on the Fusaka mainnet incident. During the event, almost all Prysm nodes experienced resource exhaustion when processing specific attestations, resulting in their inability to respond to validator requests in a timely manner. The impact range was from epoch 411439 to 411480, with 248 blocks lost over 42 epochs, a missing rate of 18.5%. The network participation rate dropped to a minimum of 75%, and validators lost approximately 382 ETH in attestation rewards. The root cause of the failure was that Prysm beacon nodes received attestations possibly sent by unsynchronized nodes, which referenced block roots from previous rounds. To verify these attestations, Prysm attempted to reconstruct compatible states, leading to repeated processing of past round blocks and costly round transition recalculations. The team temporarily resolved the issue by guiding users to use the --disable-last-epoch-target parameter, and subsequent versions v7.1 and v7.1.0 include long-term fixes.
- 03:50This week, 16 crypto startups raised $176 million, bringing the total funding this year to over $25 billion.Jinse Finance reported that this week, 16 crypto startups raised $176 million in investment and financing, bringing the total investment this year to over $25 billion, far exceeding analysts' expectations. According to DefiLlama data, this figure is more than double that of last year. Major investors this week included Pantera Capital, a certain exchange, and DCG. Despite the crypto market dropping $1 trillion from its October peak, investors continue to increase their stakes. Sebastián Serrano, CEO of Argentine crypto exchange Ripo, stated that investors are "moving away from hype and increasingly rewarding projects with solid business models." The largest funding projects this week include: cross-chain infrastructure protocol LI.FI raising $29 million, layer-1 blockchain Real Finance focused on real-world asset tokenization raising $29 million, and institutional-grade staking service provider TenX Protocols raising $22 million and listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.