| | Plus, price shocks, political divides, and power plays are colliding to redefine Ethereum's future. | ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | View in browser | | | | | | August 12, 2025 | | | | | It's Monica from Cointelegraph—your Web3 power brief is here. Let's dive in. | | | | | Your Daily Digest of the ๐ฅHottest News in Crypto | | | Today's top stories ๐จ Pantera's BTC call nails it ๐ฅ Ethereum's battle for its soul ๐ Ex-Binance deal maker joins tokenization race ๐ฐ Keep reading for today's biggest headlines & stories
| | | | Pantera's Halving Bet Hits the Bullseye I've seen more bad Bitcoin calls than bad NFTs, but Pantera's Dan Morehead just nailed one. In November 2022, with BTC dragging near cycle lows, Pantera forecast $117,482 for Aug. 11, 2025—straight from the halving-cycle playbook. This week, Bitcoin closed above $119K. In a sea of noise and busted forecasts, this was a bullseye… and a reminder that the cycle might still run the show.
| | | | | Scottie Pippen, Satoshi, and Saylor's Boat This one's pure crypto lore. Scottie Pippen says he's been dreaming about chats with Satoshi—and even claims they first crossed paths in '93. Then Michael Saylor invited him aboard his boat, told him to stop talking about those conversations, and left us with more questions than answers. Six NBA rings, one Bitcoin mystery, and a plotline that feels straight out of crypto fan fiction.
| | | | | | | | | | [AD] A Web3 project combining artificial intelligence and blockchain in the automotive industry is in talks with global automakers for integration into prototype projects. | | | | | Ex-Binance Power Player Joins Tokenization Race Ryan Horn—the dealmaker who landed Cristiano Ronaldo for Binance—is now advising Hilbert Group on Syntetika, its tokenized funds platform. Tokenizing traditional assets is no longer a buzzword; it's a race. And with Horn on board, Hilbert's gunning for the lead.
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Mu Digital, a DeFi-native platform bringing institutional-grade APAC credit onchain, joins the Cointelegraph Accelerator portfolio. | | | | | | | | BTC Steadies as Alts Line Up for the Next Push Bitcoin's holding $118K like it's guarding the paint, eyeing $120K for the breakout. ETH, BNB, LINK, and UNI are bouncing off pullbacks, but the shadow of BTC's $123K rejection still looms large. If the bulls push through, the altcoin rally has room to run—but bears aren't leaving the court quietly. | | | | | | | | | YOUTUBE Ethereum in Crisis Mode | | | | | Fresh from EthCC, reports paint a tense picture: the Ethereum Foundation is under siege. Core developers, ecosystem leaders, and vocal critics are clashing over the network's direction, with price pressures, political divides, and power struggles shaping the narrative. This isn't just a crossroads—it's a fight for Ethereum's future.
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