Crypto for Wednesday, August 6, 2025

• Trollface Creator Says Crypto ‘Diminishes’ Art, Rules Out Legal Action on $200M Meme Coin
• Leading AI Claude Predicts the Price of XRP, Pi Coin and Solana by the End of 2025
• Crypto Price Prediction Today 6 August – XRP, Dogecoin, Pepe
• OpenAI's 'Jailbreak-Proof' New Models? Hacked on Day One
• Galaxy’s Alex Thorn calls Ethereum L2s ‘ETH extractive’ amid fee retention concerns
• Pi Coin Price Prediction: Weak Rebound, No Volume – Is Pi Coin Going to Zero?
• Bitwise CIO: Here’s Why Uniswap Feels Undervalued at $6 Billion
• Number of salaries paid in crypto tripled in 2024: Report
• Trump Media Tests 'Truth Search' Using Perplexity AI
• SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw Pushes Back On Liquid Staking Statement
• Bitcoin Asset Manager Parataxis to Go Public in $400M SPAC Deal Backed by SilverBox
• Coinbase-Backed Grassroots Organization Mobilizes 2.3M Voters Ahead of Key U.S. Crypto Legislation
• US DOJ could still pursue money laundering, sanctions charges against Roman Storm
• Polkadot's DOT Gains as Much as 4% with Bullish Momentum Surge
• Nomura’s Laser Digital secures regulatory greenlight to launch OTC desk for crypto options in UAE
• Bitcoin Regains Perch Above $115,000 as Crypto Markets Rebound
• Ethereum Transactions Near All-Time High Amid Surging Stablecoin, Uniswap Activity
• Roman Storm Found Guilty On One Charge, Hung Jury On 2 Additional Counts
• Binance Co-Founder CZ Moves to Dismiss $1.8B FTX Lawsuit (Report)
• Pump.fun Surges Past letsBONK.fun to Reclaim Solana Meme Coin Crown – Can It Hold the Lead?
• Pump’s PUMP Is Pumping Again—Can the Solana Token Keep It Up?
• Ethereum Treasuries a Better Investment Than ETH ETFs: Standard Chartered
• Altcoin Season Buzz: Ethena, Sky, Curve DAO Drive Yield Hunting Despite Bitcoin Dominance
• Bitcoin settles into $110k–$116k ‘air gap’ as market awaits fresh demand
• Dollar weakness boosts Bitcoin hopes, but macro risks could delay $120K
• ETF Rumors Catapult Cronos (CRO) Price 76% – Can Bulls Drive It Above $0.20 Next?
• Dogecoin Price Prediction: RSI Flashing Explosive Move Next – Biggest Rally Coming?
• SEI Tanks 9% Weekly, but Analyst Predicts 1,300% Price Surge
• ChatGPT’s XRP Analysis: SEC Vote Looms, Will $214B ETF Ignite a Record-Breaking Rally?
• Nomura's Laser Digital to launch first regulated OTC desk for crypto options in Dubai
• Worldcoin Price Prediction: GPT‑5 Set to Drop Any Day – WLD About to Lead the AI Crypto Surge
• Pepe Price Prediction: Trading Volume Crashes 90% – Is PEPE Going to $0?
• Ripple Cannot Control XRP Ledger: CTO David Schwartz
• EV Platform CaoCao Taps Hong Kong’s RWA Boom to Monetize Green Mobility Assets
• Elon Musk’s xAI Tool Made Nude Deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Bypassing Its Own Rules
• Vitalik Buterin, Anders Elowsson Propose EIP-7999 for Ethereum Fee Overhaul
• PancakeSwap launches tokenized stock futures for Apple, Tesla, Amazon with 25x leverage
• Bakkt spins yarn into Bitcoin with 30% stake in Japan’s Marusho Hotta
• Gate Joins Global Dollar Network as a First-Tier Partner, Leading Stablecoin Adoption
• Babylon Introduces Trustless Bitcoin Vaults for BTC Staking Protocol
• US government announces ChatGPT integration across agencies
• CrediX Hacker Returns $4.5M After 6-Day Heist – Is DeFi Negotiation the New Normal?
• Jury convicts Roman Storm on unlicensed money transmission; hung on laundering, not guilty on sanctions
• The Protocol: Solana’s Seeker Mobile Begins to Ship
• Ethereum Treasury Stocks 'Better Buy' Than ETH ETFs, Standard Chartered Says
• Solana Price Prediction: All Eyes on This Support Level – $500 Target is Next 
• Jury Finds Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Guilty of Money Transmitting Charge
• Roman Storm Guilty of Unlicensed Money Transmitting Conspiracy in Partial Verdict
• Liquid Staking Activities and Tokens Are Not Securities, Says SEC
• Tornado Cash co-founder found guilty on 1 of 3 charges after jury deadlock
• Delhi High Court Orders WazirX Operator to Disclose Binance Agreement, Restructuring Plan
• Jurors deadlocked in Roman Storm trial over Tornado Cash allegations
• XRP Price Prediction: XRP Climbs as Bitcoin Stalls – Could $10 Come This Week?
• Why Lightning Network capacity declining 20% in 2025 is NOT as bad as it sounds
• Robinhood Lists PENGU as Whales Buy the Dip Amid 12% Price Slide
• Price predictions 8/6: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, XLM, SUI
• Institutional interest boosts XRP’s resurgence in South Korea and Japan
• ICP Falls 2.4% Despite Bullish Reversal From Sub-$5 Levels
• How Policy, Innovation, and Market Dynamics Are Driving Institutional Crypto M&A
• BONK Drops 4% With Volatility Exceeding Altcoin Average
• Meta Removes 6.8 Million WhatsApp Accounts Linked to Pig Butchering Scam Rings
• ETH Sell-Off? Whales Move $69M as Taker Volume Plunges
• Bakkt Expands Global Bitcoin Play With 30% Stake in Japan’s Marusho Hotta
• XRP price faces 'full pump retrace' if $2.65 support fails
• Ripple warns Senate draft could put ETH, SOL, XRP under SEC oversight forever
• $PUMP REBOUNDS, CRYPTO EDGES LOWER, CHINA TESTING STABLECOINS
• NEAR Protocol Registers Volume-Backed Breakout Amid Broad Market Consolidation
• Judge pushes jury to end Storm trial after days of gridlock
• The Layer 1 Fallacy: Chasing Premium Without Substance
• ATOM Rebounds Sharply After Sudden Drop, Fueled by Volume Surge and Ecosystem News
• Retail investors can reclaim crypto's promise through IDOs
• Roman Storm Jury Deadlocked, Judge Tells Them to Keep Deliberating
• This Level Could Be Bitcoin’s Hidden Trap Where Volatility Erupts
• This man used a Coinbase-like URL — Now he’s facing a major lawsuit
• Tight price parity hides structural gaps in XRP liquidity on exchanges
• How Ethereum treasury companies could spark ‘DeFi Summer 2.0’
• Ethereum top is in? ETH sell-pressure hits $419M, second-highest level ever
• SEC Chair’s Project Crypto Is “Most Bullish” Crypto Document Yet, Says Bitwise CIO
• Philippines SEC Cracks Down on Unregistered Crypto Exchanges as New Rules Kick In
• Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Bullish Structure in Danger as Warning Signs Appear
• UK’s Smarter Web Company Issues First Bitcoin-Denominated Convertible Bond Worth $21M
• Ethereum transaction volumes see year-high amid SEC staking drama
• Bitcoin Spot Demand Crashes to $220M as ETF Inflows Decline 25% – Is the Bull Run Dead?
• Tokenized stocks rise 220% in July, reminiscent of ‘early DeFi boom’
• Cardano-aligned ‘Vector’ blockchain promises instant finality speeds
• Ex-Apple Engineer Unveils Privacy-Focused Crypto Visa Card
• Michigan’s State Pension Boosts Bitcoin ETF Stake, Signaling Cautious Confidence in Crypto's Future
• Coinbase legal team meets Indian minister to discuss blockchain push
• Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Fourth Day in the Red as Ethereum Funds Bounce Back
• CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Polygon (POL) Gains 4.1%, Leading Index Higher
• BNB Climbs Toward $760 as Market Sell-Off Eases
• Bitcoin supply shock to 'uncork' BTC price as OTC desks run dry
• DeFi Cheers as SEC Affirms Liquid Staking Protocols Aren’t Securities
• Philippine SEC Cuts Access to Offshore Crypto Exchanges
• Solana’s Seeker Phone Fixes Saga’s Flaws With Usability Upgrade
• Shiba Inu's Bollinger Bands Tightest Since February 2024 After 13% Weekly Drop
• SBI outlines plans to launch Japan’s first Bitcoin-XRP dual ETF
• Morning Minute: SEC Gives Crypto Staking The Green Light
• Satsuma secures $218M, including $125M in BTC, to advance Bitcoin strategy
• Cardano’s Midnight Begins NIGHT Airdrop Across Eight Chains in Privacy-Powered Rollout
• Bitcoin Realized Prices Climb as Investors Continue Accumulating
• Marex Becomes First Clearing Firm to Adopt JPMorgan’s Kinexys With Brevan Howard Digital
• Bitcoin analyst warns of $105K 'danger zone' as open interest stays frothy
• UK’s Smarter Web Company raises $21M via Bitcoin-denominated bonds
• Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses $3M with single click
• UK allows retail access to crypto ETNs, signals push to become crypto hub
• XRP custody goes live for Korean institutions via BDACS amid ‘strong interest’
• Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Files Motion to Dismiss $1.8B FTX Lawsuit
• Eye-scanning crypto projects pose national security risks, China warns
• Michigan State Pension Triples Bitcoin ETF Exposure, Latest Filing Shows
• India Freezes Assets Linked to Man Jailed in US Over $20M Crypto Fraud
• Weakness Begins to Emerge For Bitcoin as Crypto Market Trends South
• Two California Men Charged With Illegally Exporting AI Chips to China
• Ex-SEC Chief of Staff Compares Liquid Staking to Lehman, Crypto Industry Fires Back
• Asia Morning Briefing: Architect Bets Credit Will Outshine Crypto Equities as It Builds a Web3 Moody’s
• Ripple’s Partnership With BDACS Pays Off as XRP Support Goes Live at Korean Crypto Custodian
• Base blames faulty sequencer for 33-minute outage, fixes made