Month: August 2025

The China crypto ban just added another delicious layer to the Asian markets. China is creating a dip so they can buy it. Our theory at 99B is that China bans BTC ▼-0.28% when the price is high and unbans it when the BTC price is low, so their...

Elon Musk’s latest crypto provocation came via Grok, his custom AI bot. The question is: Can Bitcoin’s SHA-256 algorithm withstand quantum computing? He posted it the same day IBM announced Blue Jay, a quantum platform that aims to achieve 2,000 qubits in under a decade. Microsoft and Google are also moving...

Solana Mobile began shipping its second-generation crypto phone, the Seeker, on August 4, 2025, marking the project’s most ambitious push yet to bring on-chain functionality into a mainstream handset. The company confirmed the rollout publicly to users in 50+ countries and preorders topping 150,000 units—orders that materially outpace the...

Core Scientific, once a Bitcoin mining titan, is set to be acquired by CoreWeave, an AI infrastructure leader. Will its formidable mining fleet and Block pre-order survive the shift? The fate of Bitcoin mining hangs in the balance! #BitcoinMining #CoreWeave #AIInfrastructure #CryptoNews #DataCenter...

Polygon (POL) rose 9% in early U.S. morning trading hours from $0.206 to $0.225 before selling emerged in the afternoon, CoinDesk Analytics data shows. The token saw significant volatility overnight as volume surges to 708,489 and 804,401 units, crushing the 24-hour average of 410,606, before heavy selling pressure emerged,...

Sui crypto price took a steeper hit than major peers, dropping nearly 5% as traders cashed in on recent gains. With Bitcoin dominance climbing and altcoin volume shrinking, the pullback reveals fading risk appetite in a jittery market. On August…...

Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 network, Base, has outpaced Solana in daily token launches over the past two weeks. Zora and Farcaster have significantly boosted Base token creation, pushing its daily launches above that of Solana’s. Token Launch Frenzy The data shared by CryptoRank revealed a dramatic shift beginning in July,...

Participants in liquid staking, including depositors and providers, do not need to worry about securities law disclosures, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a staff statement on Tuesday. The statement, published by the Division of Corporation Finance, is specific to liquid staking, where participants deposit “covered crypto...

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is launching a new, powerful open-source AI model. The race for dominance in artificial intelligence has resulted in another major win for small developers and consumers. On Tuesday, August 5, OpenAI released a new open-source…...

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has issued a sobering warning to crypto investors, predicting an imminent 19% Bitcoin crash. This foreboding report comes as Hayes significantly reduced his exposure to major cryptocurrencies, sparking uncertainty and doubt in the market.  Bitcoin Faces Potential 19% Price Crash On August 2, Hayes took...