# 🚨 Crypto in red today: watch out for the shocks 📉🔥
Crypto markets are trembling on this August 15, 2025… and it shows in the numbers:
💰 **Bitcoin (BTC)**: ~ $117,487 (-1.15%)
💎 **Ethereum (ETH)**: ~ $4,508 (-3.46%)
💧 **XRP**: ~ $3.07 (-1.73%)
🔗 **Chainlink (LINK)**: ~ $22.05 (-4.01%)
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## 📊 Why this drop?
- 📈 **US Inflation**: +0.9% in one month, the largest increase since March 2022.
- 🏦 **Fed**: uncertainty about the extent of the rate cut expected in September.
- 🇺🇸 **US Treasury**: purchase of BTC “budget-neutral” → the market remains cautious.
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## ✨ Positive points in the fog
- **Ethereum** remains supported by strong adoption of stablecoins and Layer 2, with marked optimism from JP Morgan.
- **Ethereum ETFs** have seen 8 days of positive inflows ($639M in 24h!).
- According to Coinbase, **Altseason** is approaching: 75% of the top 100 altcoins need to outperform BTC over 90 days. We are already at **45/100** → September could be explosive. 🚀
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## 💰 Billions ready to move
$7 trillion are waiting in US “money market funds.” As soon as the Fed lowers its rates, some could rush towards risky assets… like crypto.
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## ⚠️ News to follow
- ⏳ 14-day waiting list to withdraw from ETH staking, slight DPEG of stETH (-0.25%).
- 🏦 US banks: lobbying to limit the yield on USDC offered by platforms like Coinbase.
- 🔐 BTC Turk hack: $48M stolen from hot wallets, withdrawals suspended.
- 📅 Solana Spot ETF: decision postponed to mid-October.
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🎯 **In summary**
The current drop is a reminder that volatility remains at the heart of the market. But underlying signals — institutional adoption, inflows into ETFs, and altseason on the horizon — could prepare for a hot return 🔥.
