Month: August 2025

The White House just joined TikTok

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While it was President Joe Biden who signed the law that would force  ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok or face a ban, it’s his successor, Donald Trump, who has yet to fulfill his promise of arranging a deal to keep TikTok running, legally, in the United States. The current deadline for a deal … Read more

Asia Morning Briefing: Market Observers Say Bitcoin’s Structure Looks Weak Even as Industry Strengthens

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Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. As Asia begins its trading day, BTC is down 3% in … Read more

Crypto Bleeds Ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech — Eight Reasons Traders Are Nervous

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Cryptocurrencies and related stocks extended losses Tuesday as traders braced for the release of the Fed’s release of the FOMC minutes on Wednesday and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech on Friday. Bitcoin dropped 3.2% in the past 24 hours to slip below $114,000, while ether fell 5.3% to under $4,200. XRP tumbled 6.2%, … Read more

Ethereum Meme Coin Pepeto Crosses $6,200,000 Million in Presale Upon Listing

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Dubai, UAE, August 19th, 2025/Chainwire/–Early-stage crypto presales offer access to tokens at initial valuations prior to public market listings. On August 15, Ethereum reached $4,750, reflecting upward momentum amid shifting altcoin market indicators. As of August 19, ETH remains above $4,300 following a recent correction, positioning it near previous high levels. Ethereum-based token Pepeto ($PEPETO) has surpassed $6 million … Read more

“First, they ignore you, and then they mock you, then they fight you.” – Says Charles Hoskinson

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I had the pleasure of meeting up with Charles Hoskinson in Las Vegas to talk shop. Charles was one of the co-founders of Ethereum and the CEO and Founder of Input Output Global, the company behind the Cardano blockchain platform. :::tip My flight and accommodation were paid for by Input Output Global. Although they set … Read more

R0AR Announces Node Sale: Democratizing Layer 2 Infrastructure And Rewarding Community Participation

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Sheridan, USA, August 19th, 2025/Chainwire/–R0AR, the leading unified DeFi super-app built on Optimism’s OP Stack, today announced its Node Sale program, enabling global participants to own and operate critical infrastructure for the R0ARchain Layer 2 network. Starting 2025-8-25, individuals and institutions worldwide can purchase R0AR Node licenses, earning validator rewards while contributing to the decentralization … Read more

Google Gemini can now read your Docs aloud

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Google Docs will now let you generate an audio version of your documents using AI. In a post announcing the rollout, Google says you can customize Gemini’s AI audio output with different voices and playback speeds. This feature isn’t just for a document’s creator, as Google says readers can access a shared document’s AI-generated audio … Read more

Strategy Tumbles to 4-Month Low as Crypto Stocks, Digital Asset Treasuries Sink

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Crypto-related stocks tumbled on Tuesday in a broad-market crypto slide that brought bitcoin (BTC) down to $113,000. Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate owner of BTC, closed the session 7.8% down at $336, at its weakest price since April 22. Ethereum (ETH) treasury firms SharpLink Gaming (SBET) and BitMine (BMNR) lost 8%-9%, while Solana-focused accumulators DeFi … Read more