Crypto Must-Watch: The 7-Day Market Movers You Can’t Afford to Miss
Bitcoin flirts with $70K as institutional inflows hit a 3-month high—just as Wall Street 'discovers' crypto again. Classic.
Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade triggers a 20% staking surge—while TradFi analysts still call it 'magic internet money.'
BNB Chain's zero-fee trading experiment sparks 15% volume jump—proving once again that greed works better than governance tokens.
Solana's mobile push sees 500K new wallets in 72 hours—because nothing says 'decentralization' like Apple's App Store cuts.
Ripple case ruling expected Thursday—we'd say 'buy the rumor,' but your compliance department already nuked that trade.
Memecoin volume doubles post-Brett—turns out 'financial nihilism' is the only strategy that beats inflation.
Closing thought: When the SEC approves that spot ETF next month, remember—they're not endorsing crypto, they're front-running your FOMO.
What to watch, day by day (crypto lens)
- Tue, Aug 19: Canada CPI.
- Wed, Aug 20: UK CPI; RBNZ and Riksbank decisions; FOMC minutes.
- Thu, Aug 21: Flash PMIs; US jobless claims, Philly Fed, LEI, existing-home sales.
- Fri, Aug 22: Powell’s Jackson Hole keynote; Japan CPI.
- Wed, Aug 20 (China): Loan Prime Rate decision.
