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Blur, the professional-grade non-fungible token market platform, has had a dynamic year, attracting high volume and traders. Blur began the year strong, capturing approximately 50% of the total NFT market volume with $439 million in trading volume, before losing streak to the OpenSea NFT market. In July 2025, Blur regained dominance and dominated Ethereum’s NFT trading volume by capturing 80% of the market among its targeted high-volume “pro traders.” Blur Leads The NFT Market In August Data compiled by DappaRadar, a renowned on-chain crypto market data aggregator and non-fungible token explorer, shows that Blur has once again taken over the dominance in the NFT market in August. In the past 30 days, the Blur NFT marketplace has recorded a trading sales volume of $135 million. During this period, the Blur NFT marketplace volume has increased by +6.4% from the past month.   Blur is a non-fungible token marketplace built for professional NFT traders, priori...

Cøbra, a long-standing maintainer of Bitcoin.org, says Knots could replace Core as the Bitcoin network’s reference software for node operation. This surprising warning from one of Bitcoin’s most loyal supporters highlights this year’s escalating tension over arbitrary data storage. Earlier this year, most of the senior developers who work on Bitcoin Core decided to schedule a major change to OP_RETURN, a popular Bitcoin scripting tool for storing arbitrary data on the blockchain, for October 2025. If nodes update their software to Bitcoin Core version 30 from the current version 29, new defaults in Core software will accept and relay massive quantities of data unrelated to the on-chain movement of bitcoin (BTC) . In the view of Core developers, increasing OP_RETURN’s datacarrier limit modernizes and harmonizes the data storage role of mempools with the consensus rules of Bitcoin’s ledger. In the view of Knots, a dissident fork of Core software, nodes should filter ...

BRICS member South Africa is seeing various leaders advocating for a single African currency to blunt the US dollar’s dominance. Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), not only advocated for a single African currency, but he also called for the Continent to have a single President, parliament, and Army. In a fiery speech delivered on Monday, Malema stressed that African nations must not have borders in order to make the Continent economically stronger. “A divided Continent stands to lose big,” Malema said. “We demand one Africa. Demand a borderless Africa. We demand Africa with one president, with one currency, with one military command, with one Parliament. Because we know the currency of Africa will be much stronger against the American currency,” he said. Malema’s blazing statements for a single African currency come when BRICS is looking for alternatives to the US dollar. Also Read: India Hits Back at Trump On BRICS: Don’t Dictate Our Business...

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As Bitcoin (BTC) seeks to maintain its price above the $110,000 mark, technical indicators suggest further losses may be looming. Specifically, the threat of an additional downturn is highlighted by a ‘death cross’ on the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator, according to insights from cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez in an X post on August 27. Bitcoin price analysis chart. Source: TradingView Notably, the MACD tracks momentum through two moving averages, and a death cross occurs when the short-term line falls below the long-term one, signaling bearish pressure.  Historically, this pattern has preceded sharp Bitcoin corrections, with the latest signal pointing to a potential drop toward the $100,000 support level. According to the Analysis , Bitcoin faced rejection at the $120,000 region after a strong rally earlier in 2025, a drop triggered mainly by whales offloading the asset. The price has since slipped into a downward trend, lo...

Following exaggerated claims of controlling 51% of the Monero network, upstart mining community Qubic continues to throw its weight around. Brief periods of hashrate dominance have allowed Qubic to pull off multiple 9-block ‘reorgs’ of the privacy-focused blockchain. However, Qubic claims to be self-limiting its actions, ensuring that such events do not pass the crucial 10-block threshold, which could allow for double-spending of coins. A THIRD 9 block reorg has just hit Monero. Qubic mined 19 blocks + 1 orphan in a row https://t.co/WLuqdEqBhX pic.twitter.com/YAmFww8vMx — OrangeFren.com (@OrangeFren) August 25, 2025 Read more: ‘Please, do not resist’: Qubic hash grab worries Monero maxis What is a ‘reorg’? Reorgs, or block reorganizations, occur when two conflicting states (forks) of a blockchain temporarily exist, without miners having agreed which is the legitimate, canonical chain. Once consensus is eventually reached, one of the forks is abandoned. ...

The Gemini crypto exchange is launching a Ripple XRP edition of its credit card, rewarding users with 4% XRP back on eligible purchases. With the XRP edition of the Gemini Credit Card, customers can earn up to 4% back in XRP on gas, EV charging, and rideshare, 3% back on dining, 2% back on groceries, and 1% back on other purchases. Gemini is also partnering with select merchants to offer up to 10% back on qualifying purchases for all Gemini Credit Card holders. JUST IN: Gemini launches $XRP credit card. pic.twitter.com/8b8KSXvh1m — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 25, 2025 Gemini is also expanding access to the Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin. The Gemini exchange listed the RLUSD stablecoin earlier this year. The launch of the new credit card also ensures that it’s easier for traders to move between RLUSD and any other asset on Gemini. “The Gemini Credit Card is a bridge to the future of finance. By introducing a special XRP edition of the Gemini Credit Card, we’re giving cu...

Japan’s crypto tokenization advances significantly as SBI Group partners with Chainlink to accelerate institutional digital asset adoption. The collaboration focuses on tokenized real world assets, while Japan explores a flat 20% crypto tax and Japan crypto ETFs to enhance its regulatory framework. We’re excited to announce a strategic partnership between Chainlink and SBI Group one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates with the USD equivalent of over $200 billion in total assets.https://t.co/ZNyq7bVvUb SBI Group and Chainlink will focus on powering several… pic.twitter.com/tdbLXOkUnW — Chainlink (@chainlink) August 25, 2025 Japan Crypto Tokenization: Flat 20% Tax, ETFs & SBI Partnership Strategic SBI Chainlink Partnership Powers Japan Crypto Tokenization The SBI–Chainlink partnership will power use cases related to tokenized real-world assets, tokenized funds, and regulated stablecoins, with an initial focus on the Japanese market. SBI Group, with over $200 billion in ...

Crypto trader and analyst Ali Martinez is highlighting one Ethereum (ETH) competitor that could double in price after a breakout. Martinez tells his 151,600 followers on X that Solana (SOL) could surge by a little over 100% from the current price to reach a new all-time high price of $360. Based on the analyst’s chart, it appears he’s suggesting that Solana is forming an ascending triangle on the 12-hour time frame. An ascending triangle is typically considered a bullish pattern in technical Analysis . “Not a bad spot to start loading Solana SOL before a breakout.” Source: Ali Martinez/X Solana is trading at $197.46 at time of writing, down by around 32% from the all-time high price of $294. Turning to Bitcoin (BTC), Martinez says the crypto king needs to hold support at $112,000 to avoid further downside risk. “Lose it and $108,000 is next.” Source: Ali Martinez/X Bitcoin is trading at $112,342 at time of writing. Next up is XRP (XR...

Tether has become a massively important company in global finance due to the scale of its assets and operations. Its activities have required it to partner with a variety of other financial institutions in order to maintain access to necessary financial rails and facilitate its issuance, redemptions, and general asset movement. Additionally, its executives are willing to take on a variety of activities outside of core Tether activities. Take, for example, Paolo Ardoino’s work on Keet, Holepunch, and Delchain, Giancarlo Devasini’s activities with Bluebit Capital Partners, Jean Louis van der Velde’s work with a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm and automotive firm, and Bitfinex’s Claudia Lagorio getting involved with UBQ. UBQ, Claudia Lagorio, and Omar Rossi UBQ states that “whether you’re building the next-generation platform, advancing biotech, or shaping a sustainable city, UBQ is here to help you succeed.” The terms...

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes is once again gaining mainstream attention. Hayes, in a recent interview, shared his thoughts about Ethereum, adding how the token is meant to scale higher in the long haul. His latest ethereum prediction is suprising, stating how ETH may score a new high of $20K this cycle. Also Read: Bitcoin Loyalists Break Rank, Back Ethereum Longs Hayes ETH Bet: What’s Happening Source: Pixabay Hayes, in a recent interview, has confirmed that the former BitMEX CEO is all in on Ethereum. Arthur confirmed that he has purchased Ethereum back and that he believes the token is meant to go higher, citing the ETH chart as his primary source of confirmation. “Arthur Hayes just admitted he bought back ETH because ‘the chart says it’s going higher.’” He sees Ethereum running up to $20K this cycle.” Arthur Hayes just admitted he bought back ETH because “the chart says it’s going higher.” He sees Ethereum running up to $20K this cycle. When asked $ETH vs $SOL? He’s overweigh...

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