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Issue #73 · Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | | Market mood Greed · 74/100 ▲ from 73 yesterday | | Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time since May amid healthy market structure, while regulators moved on Iran sanctions and institutional adoption expanded globally. |
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☀ The Numbers | Bitcoin (BTC) | $79,230 +1.8%
+23.8% this week | | Ethereum (ETH) | $2,476 +0.2%
+31.0% this week | | BTC 37% below its all-time high |
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☀ The Movers Top gainers (24h) | BTW Bitway | +16.8% | | INJ Injective | +8.0% | | XMR Monero | +6.5% | | JUP Jupiter | +5.7% |
| Top losers (24h) | AAVE Aave | -6.3% | | ENA Ethena | -5.4% | | ETHFI Ether.fi | -4.7% | | PUMP Pump.fun | -4.1% |
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From the top 100 coins by market cap. |
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☀ The Read Where the chart sits — description, not prediction Bitcoin is trading above both its 50-day ($65.8K) and 200-day ($69.1K) averages — the longer-term trend reads as up. Over the past 30 days it has traded between $62.8K and $79.2K; today's price sits in the upper third of that range. RSI(14) is 90 — territory traditionally described as overbought. See all nine coins on the daily markets page → |
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☀ The Brief | | Galaxy: Coldcard hack losses total 1,789 Bitcoin Researchers tallied over $140 million in losses from Coldcard hardware wallet compromise. The incident underscores ongoing risks in self-custody and the importance of device security practices. (Cointelegraph) |
| | US Treasury expands Iran crypto sanctions reach The Treasury Department now can sanction anyone operating in Iran's crypto sector, part of a broader economic pressure campaign. This reflects growing regulatory focus on crypto's role in international sanctions evasion. (Decrypt) |
| | Solana ETFs record $1.22 billion in net inflows Spot Solana ETFs achieved their largest single-day inflow of $33.5 million and cumulative record inflows of $1.22 billion. The trend reflects institutional demand for crypto ETFs as investment vehicles. (CoinDesk) |
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