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HYPE and LINK outperform the broader altcoin market even as US Bitcoin funds record heavy withdrawals. Bitcoin held near $63,460 on August 17, keeping its position within a tight recent trading band. The price stability came even as US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded a combined outflow of $390 million, according to data cited across…

Weekly volume for tokenized stock perpetual futures has climbed sharply this year, though estimates of the exact multiple vary widely between reports. Centralized crypto exchanges have expanded a product category that lets users trade price exposure to individual stocks using perpetual futures contracts.

Tudor Investment Corporation raised its stake in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF by 19% to about $23 million. Tudor Investment Corporation, the firm founded by billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones, has increased its exposure to BlackRock's spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. The move marks a reversal after roughly a year of steady selling of the position.

The two largest corporate Bitcoin holders are structuring their strategies around per-share accumulation metrics rather than short-term price moves. Strategy and Metaplanet have emerged as the two biggest corporate holders of Bitcoin. Both companies are reportedly emphasizing a strategy built on accumulation math rather than price forecasts.

Regulatory filings show the trading firm also holds positions in Franklin, Grayscale, Canary and 21Shares XRP products. Jane Street, a major global trading firm, has disclosed a $14 million position in the Bitwise XRP ETF. The disclosure appeared in regulatory filings reviewed by multiple outlets covering institutional crypto exposure.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed capital for the week while Ethereum ETFs broke a five-week run of inflows. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds bled $390 million in net outflows over the past week, marking a notable reversal from recent inflow trends. The figure was reported consistently across multiple crypto news outlets tracking fund flow data.

The bank's economists argue traders have gone too far in pricing additional Federal Reserve tightening. Goldman Sachs has pushed back against market expectations for additional Federal Reserve rate hikes, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The bank's economists reportedly view current pricing for further tightening as overdone relative to the underlying economic backdrop.

The bank's economists see little chance policymakers raise rates at next month's meeting, a call with implications for risk assets including crypto. Goldman Sachs economists have described a September interest-rate increase from the Federal Reserve as 'very unlikely,' CoinDesk reported.

Crypto derivatives tracking Sandisk shares now carry the largest open interest of any stock perpetual contract Open interest in perpetual futures contracts tracking Sandisk stock has reached $1.73 billion. That level makes SNDK perpetuals the largest stock perpetual market currently tracked, according to data reported by BlockchainReporter and crypto.news.

Thielen argues the math behind a seven-figure Bitcoin price within four years does not add up. Crypto analyst Markus Thielen has rejected the popular forecast that Bitcoin will hit $1 million by 2030. He described the target as mathematically impossible, according to a report from Cointelegraph.

A small wager on a meme coin allegedly ballooned into a six-figure sum within a single trading session, reviving debate over risk and reward in speculative crypto markets. A trader has reportedly turned a $120 investment into more than $200,000 within hours, according to reports from Finbold and BeInCrypto.

Rising sovereign borrowing costs worldwide put Bitcoin in a macro environment it has never previously encountered. Bitcoin has spent its entire existence operating against a backdrop of historically low or falling government bond yields. That backdrop has now shifted.

Coinfomania and CryptoBriefing both cite Token Terminal for BNB Chain's recent tokenized-asset market cap growth, but give different dollar figures for the same rough period. Coinfomania and CryptoBriefing both cite Token Terminal for BNB Chain's recent tokenized-asset market cap growth, but give different dollar figures for the same rough period.

Two market reports diverge on whether XRP holds near current levels or slides toward lower support zones. XRP has become a focal point for technical analysts this week, as two separate market reports examine different downside scenarios for the token.

Brandt's blunt remark comes as XRP price recovers above the $1 mark. Peter Brandt, a trader known for decades of commentary on commodities and crypto markets, dismissed interest in XRP with a pointed question. U.Today reported his remark, "Who cares about XRP?", circulated among traders on August 16.

Large-holder inflows to the exchange have slid to levels last seen in 2021, even as institutional interest in XRP-linked funds grows. Large XRP holders are sending far fewer tokens to Binance than they were earlier in 2025. CoinTurk News reports whale inflows to the exchange have dropped 87% from their peak this year.

Growth in holders and trading activity signals rising demand for blockchain-based equity products. Tokenized stocks, digital tokens representing shares in publicly traded companies, have seen a sharp jump in both users and trading activity. Data cited by Cointelegraph shows the number of holders more than doubled over the period measured.

The university's endowment kept its $101 million position in BlackRock's bitcoin ETF unchanged in Q2, following a 43% reduction the quarter before. Harvard's endowment did not adjust its bitcoin exchange-traded fund holding during the second quarter, according to filings reviewed by The Block and CryptoBriefing.