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08-06
Analyst Forecasts Ethereum Rally to $3K After On-Chain Breakout
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez said on August 6 that Ethereum’s recent move above a major MVRV pricing level could open the way toward a $3,000 target.The market watcher’s view is based on historical on-chain patterns that have previously appeared before major ETH recoveries, though resistance levels r
XRP Ledger Foundation Warns of Fake 'XRP Rewards Scanner' Scam
XRP Ledger Foundation Warns of Fake “XRP Rewards Scanner” Scam as Crypto Phishing Attacks Escalate The XRP Ledger Foundation has issued an urgent warning after scammers began promoting fake "XRP Rewards Scanner" campaigns that falsely claim Ripple is helping users recover unclaimed XRP through walle
Google Restructures AI Leadership as Hassabis Steps Back
Demis Hassabis, the Nobel Prize-winning mind behind Google DeepMind, is no longer running the show on a daily basis. As of August 5, Alphabet restructured its entire AI leadership hierarchy, moving Hassabis from CEO of Google DeepMind to the newly created dual role of Chair of Google DeepMind and Ch
SpaceX Faces $101 Billion Share Unlock After Q2 Earnings Reveal Massive AI Spending
SpaceX just reported its first-ever quarterly earnings as a public company. The numbers were a mixed bag: revenue crushed expectations, but the company is hemorrhaging cash on AI infrastructure at a pace that would make even the most ambitious spenders blush.Now, barely two days after those results
Jagiellonia Leads Rangers 2-1 at Halftime as Fan Tokens Fail to Capitalize on European Football Drama
Jagiellonia Białystok took a 2-1 lead over Rangers FC at halftime of their UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg on August 6, with Kajetan Szmyt scoring both goals for the Polish side at Chorten Arena.The match itselfRangers got off to the better start when Guilherme Montoia put throug
MetaMask Launches AI Agent Wallet for Automated Onchain Trading
MetaMask has officially launched Agent Wallet, a self custodial wallet that allows AI agents to execute onchain transactions while operating within rules established by the user.Your agent finally gets its own wallet.MetaMask Agent Wallet is now live for everyone. pic.twitter.com/F81PZ7etxv— MetaMas
Bank of America Analyst Says China's AI Ambitions Boost Micron's Memory Demand
Bank of America’s semiconductor analyst Vivek Arya reiterated a Buy rating on Micron Technology on July 21, maintaining a $1,550 price target that implies roughly 66% upside from current levels. The core thesis: China’s AI ambitions aren’t a threat to Micron’s memory business. They’re a tailwind.Why
Bitcoin Price Stuck Below $65K Amid Stagflation Fears From US PMI Data
Bitcoin is stuck in a holding pattern below $65K, and the culprit isn’t some crypto-native drama. It’s the oldest macro villain in the book: stagflation.The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI for July 2026 came in at 53.9, marking 12 consecutive months of expansion in factory activity. That sounds ...
AMD Shares Drop Despite Record Revenue Amid Musk's Nvidia Endorsement
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares slid again in after-hours trading following a sharp drop on Wednesday, closing down 7.04% (36.53 points) on Aug. 5, 2026, and slipping another 0.97% (4.67 points) in pre-market action. The move has surprised some investors because AMD’s latest quarterly report sho
High-Win-Rate Whale Re-Enters Flash Memory Market with $4.78M Long Position in SNDK
ME News reports that on August 7 (UTC+8), according to TradingBeats (formerly Hyperinsight), the whale address (0x9bb)—which previously achieved profits on all five rounds of storage trades and transferred approximately $7.537 million back to its spot account—re-deposited 2.393 million USDC into Hyp
Hyperliquid Announces 3x Fee Hike for HIP-3 Market
The Hyperliquid project team announced a 3x fee increase for HIP-3 (tokenized asset perps) in the next network upgrade. According to Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan, the fees will be applied to specific listed assets and not a blanket increase. The team noted that currently the HIP-3 deployers are in ‘
ENA Price Holds Key Support Amid Ethena Ecosystem Expansion With Maple Integration
The ENA price continues to test investors’ patience. While the token remains stuck near a major support block between $0.067 and $0.087, the broader Ethena ecosystem keeps adding new integrations that paint a very different picture from the chart.June appears to have marked ENA’s cycle low, yet the
Cash App Launches Fee-Free Bitcoin DCA and Bitkey Wallet Integration
Block, Inc.’s Cash App is rolling out Auto Invest, a feature that allows users to schedule recurring Bitcoin purchases at zero fees and zero spread. Daily, weekly, or monthly, starting at as little as $1. The purchases can automatically route to a Bitkey hardware wallet, meaning users can dollar-cos
US ETFs Hit Record $1.2T Inflows in 2026, Surpassing 2025 Annual Total
US-listed exchange-traded funds have pulled in roughly $1.2 trillion in net inflows year-to-date through July 2026, shattering every previous record for this point in the calendar year. To put that number in perspective, the entire year of 2025 set the all-time annual record at $1.5 trillion, and we
Google DeepMind's WeatherNext Model Could Improve DeFi Insurance and Prediction Markets
Google DeepMind just built a weather forecasting model that outperforms the humans who’ve spent their careers tracking hurricanes. WeatherNext 2, developed in collaboration with Google Research, can predict both the path and intensity of tropical cyclones with accuracy that surpassed traditional phy
