Conflux Ranks 1st Top Loser Today After Dropping 5.50%
Conflux (CFX) is the top loser today after falling 5.50% in the last 24 hours, which prices it at US$0.1757, Friday (22/08).
The price of the token is under pressure due to market rotation towards Bitcoin and Ethereum. This has caused a decline in interest in altcoins overall, reflected in the decrease in trading volume and the altcoin season index.
Meanwhile, regulatory uncertainty from China has also weakened sentiment due to CFX's relationship with offshore stablecoin projects. However, long-term fundamentals such as technological advan

A Long Trader Lost Rp158 Billion After Bitcoin Fell to US$112 Thousand
A trader suffered significant losses after his long position was liquidated for US$9.7 million when the price of Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted to US$112,500 on Wednesday (20/08) morning. Records show that this single largest liquidation occurred on the exchange created by CZ on the BTCUSDT pair.
As information, this means that the largest digital asset in the world has dropped 8.9% from its recent peak of around US$124 thousand reached exactly a week ago on Thursday (.
On the other hand, the same losses were also incurred by more

Bitcoin Dropped 8.87% from All-Time High, Now Priced at US$113,000
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 4.95% to US$113,000 in a week, Wednesday (20/08). This means that the digital asset has decreased by 8.87% from its all-time high of US$124,000 reached last week.
Not only that, Ethereum (ETH) also experienced a larger decline of 9.89% to US$4,100, XRP dropped 9.86% to US$2.89. This decline was followed by Solana (SOL) which plummeted by 7.04% to US$180.
The decline in Bitcoin is caused by the spread of negative macroeconomic sentiment and weakening technical signals. It is known that the Nasdaq 100 fell b

A Man Loses 800 Bitcoin After His Laptop is Reset by a Friend**
Gabriel Abed, a businessman from Barbados, lost 800 Bitcoin, which is now valued at approximately US$92 million or Rp1.48 trillion. This happened because his partner accidentally reformatted the laptop that stored the private key of his Bitcoin wallet in 2011.
Nevertheless, the 800 Bitcoins that were lost turned out to be just a small fraction of the total Bitcoins that he had bought and sold over the years thereafter. This is because he remained enthusiastic about learning about Bitcoin and saw this technology as a way out of the

Despite the correction, VanEck is optimistic that Bitcoin will surpass $180,000 this year.
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is correcting by 3.2% over the week, at the level of US$115 thousand. This figure is down 7.5% from its peak (ATH) of around US$124,000 achieved on Thursday (14/08), according to CoinMarketCap.
Despite the decline, VanEck, a global asset management firm worth US$133 billion, reaffirmed its belief that the price of Bitcoin could reach US$180,000 by the end of 2025.
This prediction appears in the Mid-August 2025 report "ChainCheck" which highlights institutional investment trends

Goldman Sachs Predicts The Fed Will Cut Interest Rates 3 Times, What Is The Impact?
Goldman Sachs predicts that the Federal Reserve (The Fed) will cut the benchmark interest rate by 3 times this year. Not only that, two additional cuts are also projected to occur in 2026.
If true, then the interest rate could drop to a range of 3-3.25%. This figure is lower than the current level, which is in the range of 4.25-4.50%.
The estimate emerged after US inflation data showed a limited increase in July, which was only 0.2% compared to the previous month.
The US interest rate futures market is now pred

Thailand Will Allow Tourists to Exchange Crypto for Baht for Settlement
The Thai government will launch a new scheme called "TouristDigiPay" today, Monday (18/08). The initiative allows foreign tourists to exchange their crypto assets into Thai baht for use in payment transactions while in the country.
This program is the result of the government's ongoing study on the utilization of financial innovation and digital assets to spur economic growth and the sluggish tourism sector, particularly due to the decline in the number of tourists from China.
This scheme will be implemented within the reg

List of Educational Institutions with Bitcoin Exposure
Many educational institutions around the world are now recorded to have significant exposure to Bitcoin (BTC), both through payment adoption and billions of dollars in investments.
The University of Nicosia in Cyprus has been a pioneer since 2013, followed by King’s College New York, which became the first campus in the US to accept Bitcoin. This trend has also spread to England, where Lomond School in Scotland accepts BTC as school fees while also preparing a reserve of digital assets.
On the other hand, Ivy League schools such as Harvard

Ethena Becomes Top Loser After Falling 7.92% in One Day
Ethena (ENA) became the top loser today after falling 7.92%, bringing its price down to US$0.6829 on CoinMarketCap, Monday (19/08).
The ENA token is currently facing significant bearish pressure after breaking below the key support level at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level at US$0.67194 and the 7-day moving average (SMA) at US$0.75124.
The movement indicates the breakdown of the bullish structure that has formed since mid-July, worsened by the now negative MACD histogram (-0.0064631), signaling increasingly strong selling momentum.
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Chainlink Becomes Top Gainer After Rising 5.20% While Crypto Market Experiences Decline
Chainlink (LINK) is currently showing strong bullish momentum after becoming the top gainer with an increase of 5.20% in the last 24 hours to US$25.09 while the crypto market experienced a downturn, Monday (18/08).
The main catalyst for today's LINK rise is the strategic partnership between Chainlink and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), to provide real-time foreign exchange and metal prices through the Chainlink oracle network.
This step positions LINK a

Bitcoin-Ethereum ETF Achieves Record High Inflow Last Week
Exchange-traded funds (ETF) spot Bitcoin and Ether in the United States recorded an inflow of US$40 billion in a week, trading with the largest volume in history. This figure is equivalent to the activity of one of the five largest ETFs or the ten most active stocks in the market.
This achievement coincides with Bitcoin setting a new price record at US$124,000, while Ether nearly matched its peak in November 2021 by breaking through US$4,784, just 1.94% below its all-time high.
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted that this surge

Fartcoin Returns to Be One of the Top Losers After Plummeting 10%
Fartcoin has again become one of the top losers after plummeting more than 10.57% to US$1.03 in the last 24 hours, Friday (15/08). The token is currently facing bearish pressure from three main reinforcing factors.
First, the profit-taking action by large investors or whales on August 13, where 1.459 million FARTCOIN was sold for approximately US$1.57 million, triggered instant selling pressure.
On-chain data shows that ownership by "smart money" dropped by 40% in a month, while balances on exchanges increased by nearly 9.5% in

Cryptographic | Michael Saylor Holds Bitcoin Rp1.200 Trillion in Just 5 Years
Strategy, the company founded by Michael Saylor, recorded a historic achievement after their Bitcoin holdings reached a record high value of US$77.2 billion or equivalent to Rp1,200 trillion. This figure far exceeds the previous year's position, which was at the level of US$41.8 billion.
Since early August 2020 until now, the value of BTC held by Strategy has skyrocketed by 307,800%, according to Bitcoin Treasuries, Thursday (14/08). This rapid growth has occurred in just five years, making it one of the largest surg

Bitcoin Soars, This Bitcoin Owned by Elon Musk's Company is Worth US$1 Billion
The ownership of Bitcoin (BTC) belonging to SpaceX, the space company founded by Elon Musk, has officially surpassed the figure of US$1 billion or around Rp16.2 trillion after the price of the cryptocurrency set a new record on Thursday (14/08).
Arkham Intelligence data shows that SpaceX holds 8,285 BTC, a number that has remained unchanged since 2022. Nevertheless, this is not the first time SpaceX has been valued at over US$1 billion.
In April 2021, their Bitcoin holdings peaked at US$1.8 billion before being cut

Ethereum Futures Trading Volume Nearly Rp2,000 Trillion in July
The monthly trading volume of futures contracts (futures) Ethereum on CME reached a record high, surpassing US$118 billion or approximately Rp1.921 trillion last July. This figure surged by 82% compared to the previous month.
Investor interest is also reflected in the surge of open interest, which skyrocketed by 75%, from US$2.97 billion in June to a new record of US$5.21 billion in July. This phenomenon is not only occurring at CME, as the total trading volume of ETH futures across all exchanges also reached a record US$2.12 tril

5 Years Ago, Saylor Became a Pioneer in Buying Bitcoin and Now Holds US$74 Billion
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, for the first time acquired 21,454 Bitcoin (BTC) worth US$250 million 5 years ago. Now its value has multiplied many times, reaching US$74.81 billion.
Thanks to Bitcoin, Strategy's stock has soared more than 3,000% since its first Bitcoin purchase, even outperforming Bitcoin itself.
Despite already holding a significant amount, namely 628 thousand Bitcoin, Saylor plans to acquire more by raising US$84 billion by 2027. Therefore, the strategy is to consistently purchase

Jeff Bezos' Space Company Will Accept Stablecoin Settlement
Jeff Bezos, one of the wealthiest people in the world and owner of Amazon, is known to be accepting crypto payments like Bitcoin for his spaceflight company, Blue Origin. They have partnered with Shift4 Payments Inc, which will be the provider.
Not only Bitcoin, they claim to be able to accept settlement payments up to other cryptocurrencies. Although it is not yet known when it will be launched, this service will spark widespread adoption.
"We believe that crypto and stablecoins will become very popular in the future for consumer set

Bitcoin Dominance Drops Nearly 4%, Signal of Altseason?
The market dominance of Bitcoin has recorded a decline of 3.8% to 59.8% this morning, Monday (, according to CoinMarketCap. This decline signals the potential beginning of an intriguing growth phase for altcoins that attracts investors.
According to market data, Bitcoin's dominance over the total crypto capitalization is now lower than previous levels. Meanwhile, assets other than BTC account for 27.4% of the crypto market capitalization.
The surge in the market value of altcoins indicates a shift in investor focus from Bitcoin to other c