Cryptonews

For weeks the charts lay motionless, like prisoners whispering behind cold stone, but now-volatility thrashes in the order book. 

Why this sudden urgency, you ask? Because, dear zeks of Ethereum, a 768,400-ETH herd-$3.5 billion of misallocated hope-is queued at the gates of the unstaking Gulag. The validator queue alone is a two-week frostbite, followed by a nine-day “sweep delay,” which in plain Gulag tongue means: big door in, tiny mouse-hole out.

On August 14, Ethereum ETFs recorded yet another day of inflows-nearly $640 million, according to the ever-reliable statisticians at SoSoValue. BlackRock, ever the ringmaster, took the lion’s share with a princely $520 million, while Grayscale and Fidelity followed modestly behind with $61 million and $57 million respectively-like courtiers vying for favor. 😏

With grand aplomb, the whales – those magnificent crypto leviathans – choose whimsically to part ways with their substantial hoards of XRP, further stirring the tempestuous seas of the market.

This little shopping spree isn’t just about showing off; it’s a bold statement that WLFI is all in on the crypto game. They’re doubling down on Bitcoin and Ethereum, two of the biggest names in the digital currency world. It’s like saying, “We believe in you, crypto, even if you give us whiplash with your volatility.” 🙃

Under the cold gaze of the market’s whims, Grayscale has cast a long shadow over the realm of digital assets, submitting an S-1 filing that promises to usher in the first U.S. spot Dogecoin ETF under the ticker “GDOG”. 🐕💰 If approved, this venture would grant investors a direct pass to the whimsical world of … Read more

120 million $XRP gobbled up by whales during the market’s tragic swoon! 🎭
– Ali (@ali_charts) August 15, 2025

“Biggest week ever for them, thanks to Ether ETFs stepping up big,” Balchunas exclaimed in a post on Friday, as if announcing the winner of a particularly thrilling game of bridge.

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency industry, has announced substantial purchases of various digital assets. On August 15, 2025, Mr. Hayes acquired additional amounts of HYPE, LDO, and ENA. Over the past five days, he has put money into 1,750 ETH for 7.43 million, 58,631 HYPE for 2.62 million, 3.1 million ENA at a cost of 2.48 million, 1.29 million LDO for 1.83 million, 184,610 PENDLE at a cost of 1.02 million, and 420,000 ETHFI for 516,600. These sales indicate that he is more confident in the cryptocurrency market. 📈🚀

Mark this: such registration is merely a ritual-an early, procedural act-and bears no promise that the SEC, that venerable gatekeeper of all things financial, has given the nod. Still, markets, ever eager to chase after spectacle, reacted swiftly; Trump’s digital darling rebounded from roughly $9.35 to a sprightly $9.55, a gain of over 10% in a week, as if the token had discovered the fountain of youth.