Masahiro Ichikawa said Japanese fiscal discipline and an appropriate pace of Bank of Japan rate hikes could curb further yen depreciation. Ichikawa said recent intervention halted the yen's rapid decline toward 164 against the U.S. dollar.
Fundstrat said Bitcoin may see a sharp swing of around 30% in the next 60 days, with the direction still unclear. Riot Platforms sold 9,665 bitcoins in the first half of the year, with transaction volume reaching $732 million.
Fundação Ethereum Avisa que a Atualização do Glamsterdam Pode Interromper Ferramentas de Carteira
A Fundação Ethereum alertou que as mudanças no modelo de gás do Glamsterdam podem interromper carteiras, indexadores e ferramentas de estimativa de gás que dependem de limites fixos. As transferências de ETH para contas existentes ainda exigirão 21.000 de gás, mas as transferências para novas contas vão incorrer em gás adicional de estado. O fork do Glamsterdam está programado para ser ativado na rede Ethereum na quinta-feira.
XRP fell below $1 on Tuesday, losing over 1% on the day and more than 2% on the week. Jeonbuk Bank became the first South Korean regional bank to deploy Ripple Payments for cross-border business transfers. Ripple did not specify which stablecoin will settle the transfers.
Ethereum Foundation warned that tools relying on a 21,000-gas assumption for ETH transfers may break under the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade. The foundation urged developers to test systems on the Plataberget public testnet.
Monad completed a program that offered up to $60 million to buy locked MON tokens from select early investors at a discount. Few investors chose to sell, and repurchased MON will remain locked under the original vesting schedules.
Fundstrat's Sean Farrell said Bitcoin could see a median absolute price move of 30.2% over the next 60 days after an unusually low-volatility period. Historical comparisons showed four gains and four declines, leaving the direction uncertain.
O presidente da BitMine, Tom Lee, disse que a relação ETH/BTC subiu para 0,02994 após romper uma tendência de baixa de vários anos. A BitMine adicionou 9.926 ETH na semana passada e recomprou 1,7 milhão de ações. A empresa detém 5.815.164 ETH e 210 BTC.
Nike shares closed at $39.09 on Monday after falling 4.03%, marking their weakest finish since September 2014. Fiscal fourth-quarter revenue fell about 1% to $11.0 billion, while digital sales dropped 26% and China sales fell 12%.
Bank of America cut its Strategy (MSTR) stake by about 70% to 1.18 million shares in the second quarter. Bank of America increased its BlackRock spot Ethereum ETF, ETHA, holdings about 29-fold to 1.98 million shares.
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran accepted a ceasefire only after the other side agreed to negotiate on Iran's proposal. Araghchi said foreign ministers and ambassadors told him that most memorandum terms favored Iran.
EU Expands Russia Crypto Sanctions to 14 Platforms
The EU adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia, restricting 14 crypto service platforms. The measures add four restrictions targeting the A7 Russian ruble network. The rules take effect on August 25 and expand restrictions on Russian and Belarusian involvement in EU MiCA crypto service providers.
Situational Awareness sold about 4.62 million Taiyo Yuden shares at 9,397 yen each to Citadel's Multi-Strategy Equities Master Fund. The over-the-counter transaction represented a 3.42% stake in Taiyo Yuden.
PPP Prediction Market Tool data shows a 24% probability that OpenAI will release Astra by August 31. The probability of a release by September 15 rose to 61%.
A whale's 5x long position in 1.531 million CXMT generated about $5.458 million in cumulative profit over 34 days. The position was worth about $13.221 million and held about $3.093 million in unrealized profit.
10x Research identified the $63,000 Bitcoin range as a key level for either a rebound or another sharp decline. The firm said volume and holder distribution in the current $60,000 range differ from the earlier period.
Network School has resumed operations in Kazakhstan and opened a new application round. Malaysia ordered its previous Forest City campus to stop operating in July after revoking its business license.
Bitcoin rose above $64,000 on Tuesday, gaining more than 1% while most major cryptocurrencies declined or stayed flat. Analysts said Bitcoin remained between $62,000 and $65,000 and below key moving averages.