Trump is set to meet the CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple, and Kraken at the White House on August 19; Right as the bill that was supposed to hand crypto its regulatory clarity is quietly losing altitude.
The CLARITY Act cleared the House back in 2025 and has been grinding through Senate committees since.
Majority Leader John Thune has now filed cloture on H.R. 3633, leaving roughly 14 legislative working days before the October recess to find 60 votes.
Prediction markets currently price 2026 passage at only about 20%, as talks stall over ethics provisions restricting officials' crypto holdings and banking-industry pushback against stablecoin yield features.
Adding to the uncertainty, the SEC quietly postponed its August 14 "Regulation Crypto" rulemaking session; removing another expected catalyst from the calendar entirely.
The market is already pricing in the stall. $BTC is stuck at $63,000, well off its 2026 highs, while $XRP is defending the psychologically important $1 level amid thin weekend volume and continued spot ETF outflows.
Monday's meeting won't pass a law. But it will signal whether the industry's biggest names walk out reassured; or recalibrating for a longer wait. #BTC Price Analysis# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?#
Chainlink is rapidly emerging as one of the most compelling setups in the current market. It continues to set the benchmark for cross-chain connectivity, compliance, and real-world data integration.
On the 4-hour WhiteBIT chart, $LINK cleanly broke out of a prolonged consolidation phase, pushing towards $9.53 after testing local highs above $9.70-$9.80.
The Bollinger Bands clearly capture this transition from a volatility squeeze into a strong trend expansion, with the price hugging the upper band while the 20 SMA at $9.34 now serves as solid dynamic support.
The RSI sits at a healthy 64.05, cooling off nicely from its previous overbought spike near 80 to leave plenty of runway for the next leg up.
Crucially, the breakout above the $8.80-$9.00 range was backed by a noticeable surge in volume, confirming genuine institutional and retail backing.
Expanding institutional collaborations with heavyweights like Amundi, Visa, and Canton reinforce Chainlink's dominance in real-world asset tokenization. Meanwhile, the development of the Chainlink Runtime Environment and its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) positions the network as the essential settlement highway for autonomous Al agents moving assets across disparate blockchains.
As long as LINK holds above the critical $9.34-$9.50 support zone, the immediate market structure remains firmly bullish, paving the way for a retest of $9.80 and a swift push toward the $10.00+ psychological barrier.
Strategy Adds $150M to Cash Reserve, Buys Back $132M of STRC
Strategy strengthened its liquidity position this week without selling any $BTC. The company added $150M to its USD Reserve, bringing total cash reserves to $4.8B, while repurchasing $132M of STRC preferred stock. According to Michael Saylor, the move extended Strategy's USD Duration to 2.8 years, up another 41 days, while tightening STRC's $BTC Credit to 114 bps.
As of August 16, Strategy still holds 840,447 $BTC. The important part is the capital structure. A larger USD reserve gives Strategy more capacity to service dividends and interest without relying on $BTC sales, while repurchasing STRC reduces preferred exposure at the same time.
In other words, Strategy isn't adding Bitcoin right now; it's building a stronger liquidity buffer around the Bitcoin it already owns. For $MSTR, that may be increasingly important if $BTC remains below Strategy's average acquisition cost. #BTC Price Analysis# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?#
El Salvador now holds 7,743 $BTC, worth roughly $490M, and continues to add Bitcoin almost every day. The interesting part is not just the size of the stack, it's the consistency. Despite every market cycle, the country has not sold a single Bitcoin since the program began.
Gold Is 22% Below Its ATH. Central Banks Are Buying More - $BTC Next?
+62% that's how much central-bank gold buying jumped YoY in Q2, reaching 289 tonnes. We just talked about the Bank of Korea taking a $250M gold ETF position after 13 years. Now the broader picture makes that move look much less isolated.
In Q2:
- Poland → +51t - China -> +33t, its biggest quarter since 2023 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan →+ 16t 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan →+15t
And there may be more coming: a record 45% of surveyed central banks say they expect to increase their own gold reserves over the next 12 months.
Gold gets much less attention now than when it was printing ATH after ATH. But central banks haven't lost interest maybe something is starting to build again on the traditional-assets side... #Altcoin Season# #BTC Price Analysis# #Gold
Goldman Sachs is buying its way deeper into crypto ETFs
Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire NEOS Investments for $2.25B, a deal that will give the bank control of three crypto ETFs focused on $BTC and Ethereum options. The funds are:
NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI) - $1B+ in AUM Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF (XBCI) Ethereum High Income ETF (NEHI)
NEOS currently manages 19 ETFs with around $30B in assets. After the acquisition, Goldman Sachs expects its combined ETF assets to exceed $130B, making it the 8th-largest ETF provider globally.
The interesting part is that these aren't traditional spot crypto ETFs. They use options strategies to generate income, including covered calls.
Goldman Sachs had previously filed for its own Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, but Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas believes the NEOS acquisition effectively gives the bank a faster route into the same market.
#BTC Price Analysis# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?#
SpaceXAI là chính thức: thương vụ mua lại Cursor trị giá 60B USD thay đổi cuộc chơi
SpaceX vừa hoàn tất thương vụ mua lại toàn cổ phiếu trị giá kỷ lục 60 tỷ USD đối với Anysphere, đội ngũ đứng sau tác nhân mã hóa AI Cursor!
Cursor chính thức trở thành một công ty con quan trọng dưới “ô” thương hiệu SpaceXAI đã được đổi tên. Động lực chính? Giành quyền truy cập trực tiếp vào siêu máy tính Colossus của xAI và sở hữu đội ngũ GPU lớn nhất thế giới để huấn luyện các mô hình thế hệ tiếp theo như Grok 4.6 và cung cấp sức mạnh cho Grok Bot.
Phố Wall đang chú ý - Morgan Stanley dự báo bước chuyển hướng sang phần mềm này có thể mang lại tới 13 tỷ USD doanh thu vào năm 2027, với các mục tiêu giá cổ phiếu dài hạn lên tới 600 USD.
Cũng như $BTC đã biến một thí nghiệm công nghệ thành hạ tầng tiền tệ toàn cầu, các “đại gia” công nghệ đang nhận ra rằng năng lực tính toán thô và các tác nhân AI chính là tài sản “cứng” tối thượng của thập kỷ này.
#Phân Tích Giá $BTC# #Dự Đoán Giá Bitcoin: Bước đi tiếp theo của Bitcoin là gì?#
Theo Reuters đưa tin, Nhà Trắng dự kiến sẽ tổ chức cuộc gặp ngành công nghiệp crypto vào tuần tới
Theo Politico, trích dẫn ba nguồn thạo tin về kế hoạch, Nhà Trắng được cho là đang chuẩn bị một cuộc họp với các lãnh đạo ngành công nghiệp crypto và các nhà lãnh đạo thị trường dự đoán vào tuần tới.
Ngoài ra, các lãnh đạo từ các công ty tài chính truyền thống cũng có thể tham dự cuộc gặp, trong khi việc Donald Trump có mặt vẫn chưa được xác nhận.
Thời điểm này đáng chú ý: cuộc họp có thể diễn ra chỉ một ngày trước phiên họp đầu tiên của Ủy ban Cố vấn Đổi mới CFTC mới, dự kiến vào ngày 20 tháng 8.
Ủy ban bao gồm các điều hành từ các công ty crypto, tài chính, gaming và thị trường dự đoán.
#BTC Price Analysis# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?#
Harvard đã TẠM DỪNG việc bán ETF $BTC trong Q2, nắm giữ 3,04 triệu cổ phiếu BlackRock IBIT trị giá 101,4 triệu USD sau khi cắt giảm vị thế trong hai quý liên tiếp.
Tổng lượng nắm giữ vàng mà đơn vị này công bố đạt 171,2 triệu USD, trong khi vẫn không nắm giữ bất kỳ mức độ phơi nhiễm nào với ETF $ETH.
SPCX vẫn là khoản nắm giữ công khai lớn nhất của Harvard ở mức 2,21 tỷ USD, chiếm 52% danh mục đầu tư đã công bố của họ.. #Phân tích giá BTC#
The CLARITY Act is supposed to answer one of $BTC crypto's biggest US questions: wh regulates what (the SEC or CFTC) and what rules crypto companies have to follow.
We've spent a lot of this year stressing over every headline around those names.. and maybe it's time to relax a little?
🇺🇸 Chris Perkins, Head of Franklin Crypto at Franklin Templeton, says crypto would be "just fine" even if the bill never becomes law. He argues that regulatory clarity is already being built through the agencies themselves:
• the SEC and CFTC are developing clearer rules under Paul Atkins and Michael Selig • their joint work shows progress doesn't have to wait for Congress
So in his view, $BTC and the rest of crypto can keep getting a clearer US rulebook even without this much-discussed bill.
I'd still like to see CLARITY pass, though. Europe already has MICA creating one common framework for crypto, and it would be good to get another strong signal from the US too.
But if CLARITY stalls, it probably isn't the disaster many expected #CLARITYAct #BTC Price Analysis# #BTC Price Analysis#
+8,000% Profit Unlocked? Ancient BTC Moves $7M+ After A Decade of Silence
The market is keeping everyone on their toes this week. $BTC is down about 2% over the last seven days, currently floating around $63,030. Between broader macro noise and the delayed U.S. CLARITY Act, traders are playing it safe.
But behind the scenes, something much more interesting is happening.
According to Galaxy Research, four ancient wallets- inactive for over 12 years - just transferred a total of 114.39 BTC in less than 48 hours. We're talking about wallets created back in early 2014 when BTC was trading around a modest $814.
That's a massive +8,000% gain sitting on those balances.
Here is how it went down:
• On August 11, three 2014-era wallets moved 87.43 BTC across three separate transactions. • Just a day prior, a fourth wallet from the same era transferred 26.96 BTC. • The funds ended up in fresh, modern P2SH-script wallets.
Moving coins doesn't automatically mean a market dump is incoming. In fact, OG holders often move funds simply to upgrade security protocols, shift to modern cold storage, or rebalance custody setups. However, given how sensitive the market is right now especially with memories of Mt. Gox payouts keeping supply fears alive any sudden wake-up call from early whales gets immediate attention..
If these ancient coins eventually hit exchanges, we could see short-term sell pressure. But until then, it's a strong reminder: patience in crypto pays off big time.
#BTC Price Analysis# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?#
PHÁ VỠ: 🇨🇭 Ngân hàng trung ương của Thụy Sĩ vừa công bố rằng họ đang nắm giữ lượng phơi nhiễm với $BTC trị giá 64.000.000 USD thông qua #MSTR.
Châu Âu đang dần thức giấc với BTC, và đây là một tín hiệu nữa cho thấy sự quan tâm của các tổ chức đang lan rộng ra ngoài những thị trường quen thuộc.
Lý thuyết trò chơi đang diễn ra trên toàn cầu. Các ngân hàng trung ương, tổ chức và các nhà đầu tư lớn ngày càng tìm ra nhiều cách để tiếp cận Bitcoin.
Câu hỏi lớn hơn lúc này: ai là người đi trước, và ai sẽ bị bỏ lại phía sau?
JPMorgan Doubles Bitcoin ETF Exposure and Adds Ethereum, XRP Back
Even as spot $BTC ETFs see unstable daily flows, JPMorgan is quietly increasing its crypto exposure. The bank's Q2 filing shows $355.7M in BlackRock IBIT holdings, up sharply from roughly $162M in Q1, while Ethereum ETF exposure jumped 338%
Meanwhile, JPMorgan returned to XRP through Bitwise and Grayscale ETFs, while also adding a new position in the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF. Its Ethereum position reached about $14.3M, still more than 20x smaller than its Bitcoin exposure.
The filing shows a clear hierarchy: Bitcoin remains the main institutional bet, Ethereum is growing fast, and $XRP is slowly returning to the mix. With the next 13F due in November, the key question is whether JPMorgan keeps adding crypto exposure in Q3 or starts cutting back.