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- Large Dogecoin Holders Are Still Stacking During the Market Correction On-chain metrics show large Dogecoin holders are accumulating the asset during the recent market correction, a move experts say could be driven by more than headline-fueled speculation. Dogecoin has rebounded from Monday’s low of $0.205 and is currently trading at $0.211, according to price aggregator CoinGecko. The recovery comes after the dog-based meme coin dropped nearly 16% from its August 24 high of $0.245, aligning with the broader crypto market correction. Despite the recent market turmoil, on-chain metrics showcase improving fundamentals. The 50-day average of large Dogecoin transfers, valued at $100,000 or higher, has seen a notable increase in...

- Is the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF a Safer Bet in a Volatile Market? Sometimes it makes sense to swing for the fences when you are investing, even if your focus is on dividend stocks. But at other times, it makes sense to play it safer. Right now, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index trading near its all-time high, a bit of caution is probably in order. Which is why Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) is a more prudent bet today. What's driving the market? One of the easiest ways to invest in the stock market is to just buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the S&P 500. There's actually nothing wrong with that approach, per se, but if you are looking to put some money to work in the market today, you ought...

- SMX and Bio-Packaging partner to introduce sustainable packaging SMX (Security Matters) has collaborated with Singapore-based Bio-Packaging to introduce molecularly traceable sustainable packaging. This partnership integrates SMX's invisible molecular marker into Bio-Packaging's polyethylene, post-consumer recycled (PCR) product lines during the extrusion process. It will allow for the validation of recycled-content claims and extended producer responsibility (EPR) compliance by pairing sustainable materials and physical-to-digital authentication. Every scan allows for the creation of a tamper-proof digital twin to SMX's blockchain platform at various stages, including production, distribution, point of sale, and end-of-life...

- 'Sugar Match' Puts a Crypto Twist on 'Candy Crush' Candy Crush Saga’s glossy, streamlined take on match-3 puzzling has racked up more than 1 billion mobile downloads—and now the formula is getting a fresh crypto spin with the launch of Sugar Match, a game built on the Tezos layer-2 network, Etherlink. The iOS and Android game, built by Sugar Gaming Studios, aims to differentiate itself from other match-3 games—puzzle games that task users with moving objects to connect and clear three or more like items—with its competitive player-versus-player (PvP) mode and skill-based crypto earnings, leveling up the experience. “Match-3 games are one of the most proven and successful genres in mobile gaming,” a spokesperson for Sugar Match...

- After hitting an all-time high of $124,457 on Aug. 13, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dropped, bounced up a bit, then continued sliding to its recent price of about $110,000. Not surprisingly, crypto investors are now asking: Is the current Bitcoin rally over, or is there still more to come? To answer that, let's take a closer look at the data. The big picture First of all, investors need to remember that cryptocurrency is a remarkably volatile asset class. Prices can swing wildly on a monthly, weekly, and even daily basis. So a 12% decline is really nothing new. In previous Bitcoin rallies, plunges of 30% or more have been the norm. Moreover, if you step back and zoom out, nothing really seems to be amiss with Bitcoin right now. It's...

- A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) debuted on 12/13/2016, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Mid Cap Value category of the market. What Are Smart Beta ETFs? The ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market. Market cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns. However, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap...

- XRP Dipped Below $3. Should Investors Be Worried? Key Points Investors love round numbers, and they dislike seeing the price of an asset fall. In that vein, XRP's latest price movement sent it under $3 on Aug. 20, triggering a predictable chorus of worry. Is this the start of a bigger slide lower, or just a breather after the cryptocurrency gained about 400% during the past 12 months? The more important question here for investors is whether the forces that drove XRP's climb remain in place. Let's unpack what happened with the past few days of price action and put it into the asset's longer-term context to start. The news wasn't exactly positive While simple volatility is the most likely explanation for XRP's dip below $3, it's...

- Can XRP Hit $4 By October? Key Points In mid-July, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) looked like an obvious, slam-dunk candidate to hit $4 this year. At the time, XRP was trading at a 52-week high of $3.65. But a lot can happen quickly in the crypto market, and XRP has slid all the way back down to less than $3. So what are the realistic chances of XRP hitting $4 by October? Regulatory environment Right now, there are several key factors affecting the price of XRP. The most important of these is the overall regulatory environment for XRP. Earlier in August, Ripple, the company behind the XRP crypto token, settled its long-standing litigation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Combined with the overall pro-crypto approach of the...

- Are President Trump's Tariffs Finally Hitting Crypto? Key Points With President Donald Trump's tariff regime now in place and evolving unpredictably from day to day, many investors, including yours truly, are wondering how the crypto market will be affected. In short, the amount of sheer noise in the market has risen significantly and will likely keep rising. But noise and the volatility it tends to produce aren't the same as risk; direct damage to the core investment theses for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) looks to be minimal to none for now. Nonetheless, second-order macro effects could still rain on the parade, so let's take a careful inventory of whether Trump's...

- Not now does not mean never Large asset issuers like BlackRock tend to design their fund product offerings based on client demand, liquidity, and regulatory clarity. BlackRock's digital assets lead said in 2024 that client focus was overwhelmingly on Bitcoin and to a lesser extent on Ethereum, which helps explain today's priorities; while Ethereum is doubtlessly a more popular asset today than it was then, the point here is that issuers often deploy their ETF products slowly and reactively if their recent experience suggests that demand will be slack. For the record, both Bitcoin and Ethereum are significantly larger than XRP by market cap, so it also makes sense that BlackRock's customers wouldn't be as interested right away. But...

- XRP faced steep swings in the August 25–26 trading window, sliding from $3.01 to $2.91 for a 3.2% loss. A burst of institutional liquidation during the 19:00–20:00 GMT hour drove the sharpest drop, with volumes tripling daily averages. Recovery attempts late in the session brought the token back above $2.90, but the market remains split on whether upside momentum can sustain. News Background Price Action Summary Technical Analysis What Traders Are Watching This article has been published in finance.yahoo.com via Yahoo News. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/xrp-slides-3-even-gemini-054308406.html

- Down 50% From Its Highs, How Should You Play Newly Public Figma Stock Here? Figma (FIG) has been one of the most closely watched IPOs in 2025. The design software developer for disrupting digital collaboration soared during its first-day trading last month, briefly clearing above a $55 billion valuation. Volatility has been the norm since then, as the stock has declined by close to half its peak. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on the stock last week on Wednesday at an “Overweight” rating and at an $85 price target, citing healthy growth patterns and secular tailwinds in digital design. The timing comes amid heightened scrutiny of newly minted IPOs, many of which have struggled after early euphoria. While the S&P 500 ($SPX) has...

Key Points Less than two weeks ago, on Aug. 14, one of Wall Street's most important data dumps occurred, and there's a real chance you might have missed it. No later than 45 calendar days after a quarter ends, institutional investors are required to file Form 13F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F is a filing that allows investors to see which stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and select options Wall Street's top-tier money managers purchased and sold in the latest quarter. Don't get me wrong -- generally, nothing is more valuable than earnings season and getting a bead on the financial health of the stock market's leading businesses. However, being able to track which stocks, industries, sectors, and trends...

- Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Praises Robinhood’s Foray into Prediction Markets Cathie Wood's Ark Invest is optimistic that Robinhood's latest move to prediction markets will help advance the convergence of sports and financial trading. Last week, on August 19, Robinhood announced a deal with prediction market platform Kalshi to offer event contracts tied to professional and college football games. Unlike sportsbooks, those contracts are subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which means that users won't have to deal with a patchwork of state gambling laws. These products exist as federally regulated financial instruments and give Robinhood major distribution advantages over the competition. In Ark...

Bitcoin Sinks Below $110,000 as Fed Turmoil and Economic Data Loom Bitcoin is extending its weekend losses ahead of key macroeconomic events this week that could influence the U.S. Federal Reserve’s September rate cut decision. Bitcoin slid 2.8% to $109,882 on Monday with liquidations, primarily longs, over the past 24 hours, topping $940 million, according to CoinGlass data. “Capital is rotating out of risk, with thin weekend liquidity amplifying swings,” Rachael Lucas, a crypto analyst at BTC Markets, told Decrypt. The recent drop has pushed Bitcoin below $110,800, or the average cost basis of investors who purchased the top crypto in the past three months. “Historically, failure to hold above this level has often led to...

- Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Fragility and ETH Rotation Signal Market Bracing for Consolidation Without New Liquidity Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. Bitcoin is trading just below $110,000 after another failed bounce, down roughly 7% since peaking over $117,000 in the wake of Powell’s dovish Jackson Hole speech. Ethereum, which briefly touched $4,900 before a sharp reversal, is holding above $4,300 but showing signs of exhaustion after weeks of outperformance. The bull run is fraying, market observers say, as thinning liquidity, ETF outflows, and fragile onchain activity...

- Native token of oracle network Chainlink (LINK) declined in tandem with the broader crypto market despite a fresh partnership with Japanese financial giant SBI Group. LINK declined to $24.4, down more than 6% over the past 24 hours. That's a sharp reversal from the Friday's year-to-date peak over $27. The downward trajectory accelerated through successive trading sessions with persistent lower peaks, whilst the concluding hour exhibited stagnation with negligible volume, suggesting potential consolidation, according to CoinDesk Research's technical analysis model. On the news side, SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates, said on Monday it has teamed up with Chainlink to develop tokenized assets and stablecoin...

- Pantera Capital is reportedly seeking to raise up to $1.25 billion to convert a Nasdaq-listed company into “Solana Co.," a public vehicle designed to accumulate Solana tokens as a treasury asset. Plans for the conversion were first detailed in a report from The Information on Tuesday, which claimed that Pantera would begin with a $500 million raise, followed by $750 million through warrants. It follows Pantera's disclosure earlier this month that it has quietly deployed around $300 million into digital asset treasury (DAT) firms "across various tokens and geographies" to generate yield and grow net asset value. "The most important element of a DAT's success is the long-term investment merit of the underlying token," the company...

Bitcoin dip hack? Matt Hougan says grab a 'sticky note' Crypto investors often swear they're going to buy Bitcoin when it dips back to a certain price, and then when it finally gets to that magic number, most stare at it, frozen. Why? Because after a drop, it seldom "feels good," says Matt Hougan, CEO of Bitwise. To pitch an idea to fix the problem, Hougan says he has an idea that is as simple as a sticky note. In a post, Hougan points out that when the market is blasting off, people confidently get into a Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) sentiment and wish that the next time Bitcoin's price dips they would buy. However, when the actual dip arrives, sentiments change, and they hesitate to buy the asset. His advice? Determine your buy...

- What Happened? Shares of regional banking company Lakeland Financial (NASDAQGS:LKFN) fell 6.1% in the morning session after the stock pulled back in an apparent reversal of a rally from the previous session. The decline appears to be a reversal of gains from the previous trading session when the stock jumped 5.3%. That rally was part of a broader surge among regional banks, sparked by dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium. Powell's remarks suggested that moderating inflation could lead to potential interest rate cuts, which eased concerns about prolonged high borrowing costs for banks. The pullback suggests that after the initial optimism, investors may be taking profits and...