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🔴 WAYS TO AVOID CRYPTO SCAMS

🚨 By independent estimates, total losses to crypto scams and hacks have reached nearly $70 billion since the industry's inception.

🔒 NEVER share your seed phrase or private key.
No legit project will ever ask — not in DMs, not in forms, not anywhere.

📩 Ignore phishing messages, fake airdrops, and “support” DMs.
Over 80% of scams start this way.

💻 Verify all admins and profiles on social media.
Scammers impersonate team members and influencers.

🔗 Always double-check URLs.
Fake websites can look 100% real — one wrong letter = drained wallet.

🧠 Be careful with smart contract approvals.
Review and revoke permissions regularly to avoid hidden traps.

🧊 Use official sources only for wallets and browser extensions.
Fake apps can instantly steal your funds.

📉 Too-good-to-be-true profits?
Likely a rug pull. Always do your own research before staking or investing.

🔐 Use hardware wallets for long-term storage.
Cold wallets = full control = peace of mind.

📱 Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).
Adds a strong extra layer of protection for centralized accounts.

👀 Watch for fake tokens and smart contract clones.
Always verify token contract addresses on trusted explorers.

🎭 Beware of QR code scams and “drainer bots.”
Especially common on social platforms.

👥 Even in “official” community chats — stay alert.
Admins will never DM first. Never sign or click blindly.

📡 Stay updated with trusted security sources.
Scammers evolve fast. So should your defense.

🧾 Beware of clipboard hijacking
Malware can replace copied crypto addresses with scammer’s. Always double-check before sending.

🌐 Don’t connect your wallet to unknown dApps
Granting access can drain funds. If unsure, don’t connect.

🧰 Limit browser extensions and permissions
Fewer extensions mean less chance of malicious code or hacks.

🛑 When in doubt: STOP. Ask. Check. Verify.

Protect your hard-earned Bitcoin🤑

#CryptoScamSurge #BTC $BTC

🚨 New White House Crypto Adviser Sets Clear Priorities: Regulation Is Speeding Up

🚀 Patrick Witt, the newly appointed crypto adviser to the White House, has named the crypto market structure bill as the administration’s top priority. In his words: “Pedal to the metal.”

🏆 Top 3 priorities outlined by Witt:

- Passing the crypto market structure bill, currently under Senate review.

- Supporting the GENIUS Act — legislation focused on stablecoin regulation.

- Developing a concept for a federal Bitcoin reserve.

📢 Witt emphasized that the White House is actively coordinating with Senate committees to push the bill forward and secure bipartisan support. The goal is to align the Senate version with the House of Representatives — which already passed the GENIUS Act with broad backing.

💡 What this means for the market:
– The U.S. is shifting from talk to action in crypto policymaking.
– Regulatory clarity could become a major growth catalyst for the industry.
– The idea of a national Bitcoin reserve is a powerful signal worth watching.

#BTC #SEC $BTC

🚨 Metaplanet Buys More Bitcoin — Another $15.2M Added!

📢 Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has just added 136 more BTC to its treasury, bringing total holdings to 20,136 BTC — worth over $2.08 billion at current prices.
This places the company firmly in the top 6 largest public Bitcoin holders globally.
The purchase comes as the market shows signs of stabilization and the Fear & Greed Index shifts back into neutral territory.
The average purchase price: ~$111,764 per BTC.

💡 Why this matters:

• Institutions continue to accumulate, even during uncertain market phases.

• Metaplanet is doubling down on Bitcoin as a long-term store of value.

• This move reinforces BTC’s position as a hedge against fiat depreciation.

💰 Just last month, Metaplanet bought over 1,200 BTC (~$120M). At this pace, their treasury could hit 25,000 BTC before year-end.

🤑 Fun fact: On the same day, El Salvador celebrated 4 years of BTC legal tender by buying 21 BTC — but Metaplanet now holds nearly 3x more than the country.

#MetaplanetBTCPurchase #BTC $BTC

🚨 India tops the 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index by Chainalysis!

🪙 For the first time in history, the country ranks #1 across all major categories — from retail transactions to institutional investment and DeFi activity.

🚀 This confirms that crypto in India is a powerful financial force rising from the ground up. Particularly impressive is the growth in transaction volume across the Asia-Pacific region: up 69% year-over-year to $2.36 trillion. Despite regulatory uncertainty, India continues to lead.

#Crypto #DeFi $XRP

🚨 Nasdaq Enters the Market for Tokenized Securities

📢 Nasdaq has submitted a proposal to the SEC to allow trading of tokenized securities — a class of assets represented as digital tokens on a blockchain while retaining all the advantages of traditional securities. This move could make Nasdaq the first major U.S. exchange to integrate blockchain-based trading into the national financial system.

🧠 What This Means:

-Full Legal Equivalence
Tokenized instruments must provide the same material rights as traditional securities of the same class — while being traded side by side under the same rules, on the same market, and with the same regulatory oversight.

-Technological Integration
The exchange plans to enable trading in both traditional and tokenized form through a unified order book, with no changes to routing, execution, or oversight processes.

-Political and Regulatory Context
This step aligns with a more lenient stance from the SEC under its new chairman, Paul Atkins, and a broader trend toward simplified crypto regulation in the United States.

#NasdaqTokenizedTradingProposal $BNB

🚨 Hong Kong’s HashKey to Launch $500 Million Digital Asset Fund

📢 September 8, 2025 – Hong Kong — Licensed cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has announced the launch of the Digital Asset Treasury (DAT), a digital asset fund with initial capital of $500 million USD.

💰 According to the company’s official statement, the DAT will invest in major digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other highly liquid cryptocurrencies. The fund is designed for institutional clients and aims to provide a secure, regulated infrastructure for digital asset management within the Web3 ecosystem.

🧠 HashKey Capital, the group’s investment arm, will oversee the fund’s operations and ensure regulatory compliance.

🌐 HashKey’s leadership emphasizes that the launch of DAT aligns with the broader strategy to support the development of a sustainable digital economy in the Asia-Pacific region and reinforces Hong Kong’s position as a global crypto hub

#BTC #ETH $BTC $ETH

🚨14.3M BTC Now in "Illiquid" Supply!

💡 Despite a 15% price drop from its August peak, the number of illiquid bitcoins (those not moving between wallets) has reached an all-time high of 14.3 million.

🔒 This shows that more investors are choosing to hold rather than trade. In other words, Bitcoin’s available supply on the market is shrinking — potentially setting up a supply squeeze down the line.

💬 Analysts view this as a major signal that the market may be gearing up for a trend reversal. Whales and long-term holders are accumulating quietly, despite the recent dip.
#MarketPullback #BTC $BTC

🚨 45,000 BTC Linked to Movie2K Case Discovered

📢 German authorities have identified approximately 45,000 bitcoins connected to the Movie2K case — an illegal streaming platform that operated in the 2000s. The information was confirmed by analytics platform Arkham Intelligence.

🪙 Previously, Germany had already confiscated and partially sold around 50,000 BTC obtained from the same case.

👛 The BTC is currently held in wallets controlled by government entities

#BTC #Bitcoin $BTC

🇻🇪 Venezuela Turns to USDT — Is Crypto Replacing the Dollar?

📢 Amid a deepening shortage of U.S. dollars due to sanctions, Venezuela is increasingly relying on cryptocurrency, particularly Tether (USDT) — the dollar-pegged stablecoin — in both private and institutional currency exchanges.

📉 What’s happening:

Venezuela’s central bank has reduced its USD market interventions by 14% since the start of the year.

In July alone, crypto transactions reached $119 million.

State oil giant PDVSA is now using USDT for international settlements.

Citizens are increasingly converting bolívars into crypto to hedge against inflation and financial restrictions.

💬 Why it matters:
Venezuela is becoming a live case study of how crypto can substitute traditional currencies under economic and geopolitical pressure. This shift may inspire similar moves in other countries facing dollar shortages.

#ListedCompaniesAltcoinTreasury #USDT $USDT

📢 MicroStrategy is doubling down on Bitcoin again!

💰 MicroStrategy has announced the purchase of 4,048 BTC worth around $449 million! This brings their total Bitcoin holdings to an impressive 636,505 BTC — the largest public BTC portfolio among all companies.
👀 This isn’t just another big buy; it’s a strong market signal. MicroStrategy continues to confidently bet on Bitcoin as a long-term asset.
🚀 Plus, there are rumors the company might be added to the S&P 500 this week — which could further boost its status and attract more institutional investors.

#ListedCompaniesAltcoinTreasury #MicroStrategy #BTC $BTC

🚨 WLFI — the Trump family's new crypto project

WLFI (World Liberty Financial) Token officially launched on September 1, 2025, on the Ethereum mainnet.
On this day, trading began on major crypto exchanges like Binance,OKX and Bybit.

📅 Key launch events:

September 1, 2025: Official WLFI token launch on Ethereum mainnet.

20% of early investor tokens: Unlocked for trading immediately after launch.

Remaining 80%: Will be unlocked based on community voting.

💰 Financial highlights:

Presale: World Liberty Financial raised $2.26 billion, including $1.5 billion via crypto division ALT5 Sigma.

Initial token price: $0.015, rising to $0.20 at launch.

Trading volume in the first hour: $1 billion.

🏛️ Trump family role:

The Donald Trump family owns about 25% of all WLFI tokens. Although their tokens are currently locked from sale, their value is based on market price, significantly increasing their assets.

#TrumpFamilyCrypto #Trump #ETH $WLFI $ETH

📢 Binance & Samsung

📺 #Binance and #Samsung have teamed up to bring Web3 straight into your living room. That’s right — now crypto lives not only on your smartphone or PC, but also on your Smart TV.

🗓 From August 22 to November 22, 2025:
Buy a Samsung TV or projector → Get your promo code → Activate it on Binance → Win guaranteed rewards!

🎁 What’s up for grabs:

🔸 0.1 BTC — the grand prize

🔹 Crypto rewards in USDC

🔸 The Freestyle 2nd Gen Samsung projectors

📲 Full instructions — in the Samsung Promotion app
🧾 Full terms — on Samsung’s official website

#BTC $BTC $USDC

📢 Bitlayer

💡 Bitlayer is the first Layer 2 protocol for Bitcoin built using zk-rollups.
🛡 It enhances scalability and enables smart contracts without compromising Bitcoin’s security.
🪙 Based on the BitVM architecture, it allows developers to build full-featured dApps on Bitcoin.
🚀 Bitlayer brings Web3 capabilities to the Bitcoin ecosystem.
@BitlayerLabs #Bitlayer

📢 Google reverses ban on non-custodial crypto wallets in the Play Store after developer backlash

🧠 #Google initially updated its Play Store policy to require licenses (e.g., FinCEN/MSB or banking license in the U.S., MiCA/CASP in the EU) for all crypto wallets — without distinguishing between custodial and non-custodial types. This would have effectively blocked self-custody wallets, where users control their own private keys

🌐 After strong pushback from the community and crypto developers, Google clarified on #X that non-custodial wallets are exempt from the new policy and will remain eligible for listing. Google also promised to update its support documentation for clarity

👀 Google is adjusting to the realities of decentralized technologies, acknowledging the difference between custodial and self-custody models — and showing a willingness to listen to Web2 developers and the broader crypto community.
#CryptoIntegration

🚨 Quantum Computing Threatens ~25% of Bitcoin

Quantum computing is emerging as a real and escalating threat to Bitcoin. Analysts warn that roughly 25% of all Bitcoins—about 4–6 million BTC—are stored in legacy address types that expose public keys and are therefore vulnerable to cryptographic attacks once quantum computers reach sufficient power

These risky formats include early Pay-to-Public-Key (P2PK) addresses and reused Pay‑to‑Public‑Key‑Hash (P2PKH) addresses, which reveal a public key when used, creating an exploitable opening

Deloitte’s analysis points to about 4 million #BTC in reused-addresses and an additional 2 million in P2PK addresses

For context, this includes coins likely held in long-dormant wallets, possibly owned by early miners or even Satoshi Nakamoto

The threat is grounded in Shor’s algorithm, capable—once powerful quantum computers exist—of deriving private keys from public keys in minutes, effectively undermining ECDSA, the cryptographic backbone of Bitcoin

The so-called “harvest now, decrypt later” strategy is also a growing concern: attackers may be quietly saving blockchain data today, planning to decrypt and exploit it when quantum capabilities advance

Industry Response & Countermeasures
Bitcoin developers propose freezing and migrating vulnerable funds. A recently introduced BIP (Bitcoin Improvement Proposal) proposes a phased approach to freeze coins in vulnerable addresses and transition them to quantum-resistant formats

Post-quantum cryptography is actively under development. Solutions like SPHINCS+, lattice-based systems (e.g., CRYSTALS‑Kyber, Dilithium), and hybrid schemes are being tested—some already on Bitcoin testnets

Specialized firms and protocols are stepping in. Players like Naoris Protocol and Quantinuum are developing infrastructure for quantum-resistant blockchain security and exploring mechanisms to integrate safe cryptography without requiring disruptive forks

💡 The threat of quantum computing to #Bitcoin is real, but solvable

#Crypto $BTC

📢 Ethereum Tops Mastercard in Market Cap

🚀 On August 10, 2025, Ethereum’s market capitalization surged to $519.48 billion, edging past Mastercard and claiming the 22nd spot in the global asset rankings.
This breakthrough was fueled by a powerful 6.99% price rally—lifting ETH to around $4,300—amid $38.1 billion in trading volume over the preceding period

🧐 Analysts attribute this momentum to robust institutional adoption via spot Ethereum ETFs, along with surging activity in the DeFi and NFT sectors, and optimism around Ethereum’s continuous network scalability upgrades.
“Ethereum’s smart contract versatility and scalability upgrades” are key to its growing appeal versus traditional finance counterparts.

💡 Crossing the market cap of a global payments titan like Mastercard signals enhanced legitimacy and investor confidence.

#ETH4500Next?

📢 Trump-Linked Crypto Venture Eyes $1.5 Billion Nasdaq-Listed Treasury Company

💰 World Liberty Financial — a crypto venture backed by the Trump family — is exploring the creation of a $1.5 billion Nasdaq‑listed treasury company to hold its native WLFI tokens, according to a Bloomberg report

🧠 The proposed structure would involve acquiring a publicly traded shell company already listed on Nasdaq, allowing WLFI to rapidly enter the public markets and offer institutional investors a regulated, transparent way to gain exposure to its governance token

💡 Donald Trump is listed as “co‑founder emeritus” of World Liberty, and the project comes amid a growing wave of corporate strategies where digital assets are held on company balance sheets, a model popularized by MicroStrategy (now "Strategy")

#TRUMP $USD1 $TRUMP

🚨 Gold Futures Hit Record Highs Amid U.S. Tariff Shock — How Will This Affect Bitcoin?

🚀 Gold futures surged to an all-time high of $3,534/oz on Friday after the U.S. confirmed tariffs on imported gold bars — a rare policy move shaking precious metals markets. The tariffs apply to 1kg and 100oz bars, key formats in U.S. gold imports, particularly from Switzerland.

📈 The move drove a widening gap between futures and spot prices, creating arbitrage opportunities and triggering speculative buying. Analysts warn this could lead to a short squeeze on COMEX as delivery obligations rise.

🪙 Gold's rally comes amid lower rate expectations and rising global trade tensions — conditions that have historically benefitted #Bitcoin (BTC) as a non-yielding, alternative store of value.

💡 Though BTC slipped 1% in the last 24 hours, tokenized gold assets like PAXG and XAUT saw modest gains. The pricing distortion in physical gold markets could make "digital gold" like Bitcoin more attractive, given its immunity to tariffs and political borders.

⚠️ However, there's uncertainty: a White House official later claimed the tariff decision was miscommunicated, suggesting imported gold bars may not be subject to duties after all. If reversed, some of the speculative premium in gold futures could unwind.

#BTC $BTC $PAXG

🚨 Fidelity is seeing notable inflows into its crypto ETFs.

🚀 According to data from Farside Investors reported by BlockBeats, Fidelity's Ethereum ETF (FETH) recorded a net inflow of $132 million, while its Bitcoin ETF (FBTC) saw a net inflow of $30.5 million.

👀 These significant figures highlight growing investor interest in Fidelity’s digital asset offerings.

#BTC #ETH $BTC $ETH

🚨 Ethereum is in the spotlight, and here’s why:

💻 Record Network Activity: Ethereum’s 7-day average daily transactions reached 1.74 million, surpassing the previous record of 1.65 million set in May 2021 (blockchain data). This is driven by a boom in ETH staking, with over 36 million ETH (~30% of supply) locked, according to Dune Analytics.

🛡 SEC Boosts Confidence: The SEC clarified that certain liquid staking activities and staking tokens are not considered securities under the Securities Act of 1933. This removes major legal risks for DeFi and institutional investors, encouraging long-term ETH locking, which reduces circulating supply and supports price growth.

💰 Rise of Corporate ETH Treasuries: Companies like BitMine Immersion Technologies (833,100 ETH, ~$3.2 billion), SharpLink Gaming ($2 billion in ETH), and Ether Machine ($1.34 billion in ETH) hold ETH as a treasury asset, controlling a total of $11.77 billion. This shrinks liquid supply and signals long-term confidence.

📢 Vitalik’s Take: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin supports corporate ETH treasuries, calling them “valuable” for optionality (Bankless podcast). However, he cautions against excessive leverage, noting it could harm ETH’s success if mismanaged.

🚀 As a result, today August 8, 2025, at 13:53 (UTC), Ethereum (ETH) surpassed the $4,000 USDT mark, showing a 3.73% increase in 24 hours, according to Binance market data.

#ETHBreaks4000 $ETH