The State of NFTs - August 2025(1/12) https://t.co/wVhQVnH9ir ...

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors show rebound, led by SOL; BTC reaches $113,000 [1] - Solana DeFi TVL recovers to all-time high (ATH) of $11.74 billion, a level unseen since January 2025 [1] - ETH ETFs experience net inflows of $307.2 million, while BTC sees $81.4 million [1] - Memecoin leaders are slightly green; DOGE +1%, Shiba +1%, PEPE +1%, PENGU +2%, BONK +1%, TRUMP +1%, SPX +1%, and FARTCOIN +4% [1] Token & Protocol Developments - CRO token surges 160% in 2 days following Trump Media treasury news [1] - PUMP jumps 9% after team discloses $10.7 million in buybacks last week, reaching $3.2 billion FDV [1] - OpenSea introduces its onchain copilot 'OpenSea MCP' as an open standard for AI integration [1][2] - Jupiter launches its Lend Public Beta in partnership with 0xFluid, featuring new vault, lending, and borrowing functionality [1] - Camp Network launches an L1 and its CAMP token to help creators protect and monetize IP for AI agents; CAMP opens at $900 million FDV [2] Institutional & Regulatory Activities - Metaplanet plans to raise another $880 million via stock sale to buy more Bitcoin [1] - Rex-Osprey files to list a BNB staking ETF, extending the tokenized yield ETF push [1] - The CFTC adopts Nasdaq's SMARTS to surveil crypto derivatives and prediction markets, aiming to flag manipulation [1]

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors rebound, SOL leads with a +9% increase; BTC is at $111,300 [1] - Bitcoin's 2-week Bollinger bands are at their tightest levels ever seen, indicating an explosive move coming soon [1] - Memecoin leaders are generally green, with DOGE +5%, Shiba +3%, PEPE +2%, PENGU +2%, BONK +5%, TRUMP +3%, SPX +5%, and FARTCOIN +4% [1] - Overall AI x Crypto market cap is up 1% to $1176B, with leaders being green [2] Institutional Investments & Adoption - Standard Chartered raises its ETH year-end price target to $7,500 and $25,000 by 2028 [1] - Google Cloud is developing its own L1 blockchain named 'Google Cloud Universal Ledger' aimed at being a "credibly neutral" platform for financial institutions [1] - SharpLink Gaming bought another 55,463 ETH for $252M, boosting its treasury to 797,704 ETH worth $3.6B [1] - David Bailey's Nakamoto announced a new $5B ATM program to buy more BTC [1] Protocol & Platform Updates - MetaMask launched Google and Apple login support, easing wallet recovery for mainstream users [1] - Gemini launched ETH and SOL staking services in the US [1] - Myriad crossed a major milestone with $10M in lifetime volume, while debuting several new markets and deploying new liquidity into the ecosystem [2]

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Strangest thing about these ATH milestones is that it's still...just us?With NFTs, friendtech, and even the celebcoin meta new people came in creating mania moments, but this cycle it's been:- number go up- same people rotating micro metas- activity levels flat ...

Market Trends & Dynamics - Crypto majors rebounded after Trump fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook [1] - ETH ETFs saw $444 million in net inflows, $1.06 billion over last 3 sessions [1] - Crypto markets saw over $550 million in liquidations across BTC, ETH, DOGE and others [1] - Webull reintroduced crypto trading in the U S, now integrated directly into its main app [1] - Gemini flipped Coinbase in iOS app store rankings [1] - Japan's Finance Minister said that Bitcoin and crypto can be included in "diversified investments," as Japan's regulators announced easing of crypto taxes [1] Investment & Fundraising - 3 firms announce SOL DATs incoming to the tune of ~$2.5 billion+ [1] - Sharps Technology raised $400 million to launch a Solana treasury [1] - Pantera Capital is reportedly seeking $1.25 billion to convert a public company into a Solana-focused investment vehicle [1] - B Strategy will launch a Nasdaq-listed BNB TreasuryCo aiming to raise $1 billion with support from Yzi Labs (CZ's investment firm) [1] - Kaito launched an ICO for Boundless, raising $4 million at a $290 million FDV [2] Token & Protocol Developments - Hyperliquid increases percent of HYPE buybacks to 99% of revenue [1] - ETHZilla announced the approval of a $250 million share buyback program [1] - Chainlink announced a partnership with Japan's SBI Group to advance tokenized assets and stablecoins [1] - Bitwise filed for a Chainlink ETF with the SEC [1]

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Crypto is the only industry in the world where you still have a chance of winning.Young people in particular realize that.I've seen kids who are still in school make multiples of their country's average annual salary in a week with football dot fun.I've seen it with InfoFi, SocialFi, NFTs and memecoins.Crypto is the only realistic way out ...