🚀 Ethereum & Bitcoin Price Forecast: Crypto Market Heatmap – American Wrap 19 August 2025
Digital assets flex bullish momentum as ETH and BTC test key resistance levels.
Ethereum's make-or-break moment: The smart contract giant eyes a critical breakout after weeks of consolidation. DeFi activity spikes—just don't mention the gas fees.
Bitcoin's institutional playground: Whales accumulate while Wall Street 'discovers' scarcity (again). Meanwhile, retail traders meme about Lambos.
Altcoin rollercoaster: The usual suspects pump 20% on vaporware announcements. Remember: in crypto, 'fundamentals' are just Twitter threads with rocketship emojis.
Closing thought: If traditional finance understood blockchain, they'd still be charging you 2% for wire transfers.
More dormant Bitcoin whales awaken in August; Can the market absorb them?
Tens of thousands of dormant Bitcoins from the Satoshi era awakened in July. Investors absorbed the supply without triggering a price decline. However, more dormant whales are resurfacing in August. The question is whether the market can absorb them as effectively as last month.
Bitcoin (BTC) advances the pullback phase below the $115,000 level to test a crucial dynamic support, the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), at press time on Monday. The pullback spreads amid broader market fear, resulting in liquidations of over $500 million in the last 24 hours.
