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DOT Price Prediction: Dead Zone at $0.84 — Flush to $0.81 Before Any Real Recovery

DOT is coiled in a no-mans land at $0.84 with momentum completely stalled and aggressive sell flow dominating the tape. A test of the $0.81–$0.82 support cluster is the most probable near-term pat…　　DOT is bleeding out in slow motion. A -3.78% drop in 24 hours, a trading range compressed between $0.83 and $0.88, and a price sitting roughly 26% below its 200-day moving average — this is not a chart that inspires confidence. What makes it worse is that the decline isn‘t coming with any capitulation panic; it’s a grinding, low-conviction sell-off with spot volume on Binance barely scraping $3.9M for the day. That kind of volume on a down day tells you theres no real buyer stepping in to absorb supply — just a steady drip of exits.　　Momentum has effectively flatlined. The MACD and its signal line have converged to near-zero separation, meaning neither bulls nor bears have the wheel right now. The stochastic is sitting below the midpoint and drifting lower, adding a quiet but persistent bearish lean to the short-term picture. DOT is parked right under its 7-day moving average at $0.87, which is now acting as a ceiling, while barely holding above the 20-day at $0.83.

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Crypto VC funding: RQD* raises $74M, Fasset gets $68M

Crypto and blockchain companies disclosed $184.1 million across eight funding rounds between Aug. 22 and Aug. 28, led by RQD* Clearings $74 million growth investment.　　Stablecoin neobank Fasset followed with a $68 million Series C that valued the company at $1 billion.　　Hivemind Digital Group and Entropy completed the next-largest raises, while five of the eight disclosed deals involved crypto market infrastructure, onchain finance, or tokenized assets.　　Funding data came from DropsTab, CryptoRank, Crypto Fundraising, and official announcements issued during the reporting period. The weekly total excludes undisclosed rounds, valuations, cumulative funding figures, acquisitions, and capital announced outside the seven-day window.　　RQD* Clearing secures $74 million growth investment　　New York-based RQD* Clearing secured a $74 million minority growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities. ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and Nyca Partners also participated.　　RQD* provides clearing, custody, and technology services to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, and foreign financial institutions seeking access to US markets. The company said the capital would support product development and expansion in the United States, Europe, and Asia.　　The firm also plans to build infrastructure for digital assets and tokenized securities. RQD* said it wants to help financial institutions custody blockchain-based assets and connect them with established clearing systems.　　The transaction was the

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Bitcoin ETFs end 9-day inflow streak as BTC dips below $78K

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended a nine-day inflow streak as Bitcoin fell below $78,000, while several altcoin ETF categories continued to see inflows.　　Bitcoin ETFs recorded $201.8 million in net outflows on Friday, ending nine consecutive trading sessions of inflows, according to SoSoValue data.　　The reversal followed more than $3 billion of net inflows during the nine-session run, while August flows remained positive at $3.3 billion with one US trading session left in the month. Total net assets fell to $97.6 billion after topping $100 billion on Thursday.　　Daily flows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs since Aug. 14, in USD. Source: SoSoValue　　The Bitcoin ETF reversal contrasts with continued inflows into Ether and XRP funds, while Solana ETFs have reached new asset milestones.　　ARK 21Shares leads Bitcoin ETF outflows　　The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) led Fridays withdrawals with $114.9 million in net outflows, followed by the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) with $49.7 million, according to Farside Investors data.　　BlackRocks iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), the largest US spot Bitcoin ETF by assets, recorded $33.4 million in outflows.　　US spot Bitcoin ETF flows on Friday. Source: Farside Investors　　Morgan Stanleys Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) was the only fund to record inflows Friday, adding $9.3 million.　　Ether, XRP ETFs buck

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Crypto ETFs appeared to hit $10B in hours, but filing data exposes where that money really came from

US spot Ethereum ETFs appeared to begin trading with $10.36 billion already inside them, an opening balance large enough to resemble an institutional buying wave before the first full session ended.　　Related Asset Ethereum #2 ETH · $2,437.05 24-hour change: down 2.48% 24H Down 2.48% 7D Down 0.32% 30D Up 28.05%　　However, almost all of that amount came from ETH that Grayscales older trusts already held, so the launch moved an existing pool into exchange-traded products, while a much smaller share came from the other issuers seed positions.　　The same accounting issue appears in Solana funds, but on a smaller scale, with Farside Investors listing $449.3 million on the products seed row and assigning $102.7 million to the conversion of Grayscales earlier Solana trust.　　Related Company Grayscale A trusted authority on digital currency investing　　Counting all of that money as “ETF demand” compresses inherited assets, launch financing, and later creations into one number, even though each describes a different transaction.　　Four numbers drive most crypto ETF totals: seed capital, legacy assets carried through a conversion, primary-market creations and redemptions, and assets under management.　　Related Asset Solana SOL · $103.73 24-hour change: down 3.41%　　Theyre often grouped together, even though they describe different transactions, and only some increase the

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Cardone Capital adds 1,200 BTC using rental income

Cardone Capital has added about 1,200 BTC and 2,000 multifamily units to its real estate-backed Bitcoin strategy, increasing both assets held across its private investment vehicles.　　SummaryCardone Capital has added about 1,200 BTC and roughly 2,000 multifamily units.Rental income from selected properties funds recurring Bitcoin purchases through a dollar-cost averaging plan.Grant Cardone plans to accumulate 10,000 BTC across 10 specialized investment funds.The private funds carry Bitcoin volatility, property-market risks, and limits on investor withdrawals.　　Grant Cardone said in an X post on Aug. 28 that his $5.3 billion real estate investment firm was “doubling down” on its multifamily and Bitcoin model by adding about 2,000 apartments and 1,200 BTC.　　While Institutions pivot to data centers Cardone Capital double downs on Multi-Family/BTC model, adding ~2000 units and 1200 BTC. pic.twitter.com/MIURtpMIST　　— Grant Cardone (@GrantCardone) August 28, 2026　　Cardone did not provide the purchase price, execution dates, or a breakdown showing which funds received the Bitcoin. He also did not identify the newly added properties or disclose whether all 2,000 units came from one transaction.　　The firms model places income-producing apartment buildings and Bitcoin inside private investment vehicles. Rather than relying mainly on new stock or debt sales, Cardone Capital directs part of the rental cash generated by

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What Would XRP Be Worth at a $500 Billion Market Cap？ The Answer May Surprise You

Is XRP heading for a market cap nearly 2x higher than ETHs current one？　　Ripples native token is among the most popular cryptocurrencies, often being the object of massive price predictions. Impressive rallies like the one that took place in the past 10 days or so only fuel such forecasts.　　Popular analyst EGRAG CRYPTO approached the question from a different direction. Instead of starting with an XRP price target directly, he calculated what the asset could actually be worth if its market cap eventually tapped $500 billion.　　The Math　　Before we get into the analyst‘s math, let’s look at the final answer: $7 per XRP. Thats if we assume that Ripple continues distributing tokens from escrow at its recent pace. The current number of tokens in circulation stands at 62.74 billion, according to data from CoinMarketCap. With that supply unchanged, a $500 billion market cap would translate into a price of almost $8 per XRP.　　However, the assets supply does not remain still. Nor does it shrink over time. EGRAG estimated that Ripple has been distributing a net average of approximately 268 million tokens per month. If that pace continues through 2029, about 9.1 billion additional XRP would enter circulation, increasing the total to 71.9

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Kraken and Galaxy flipped late as Solana approved a major supply cut

The proposal to double Solanas annual disinflation rate has been marked Accepted after closing with 176.29 million SOL For, 66.19 million SOL Against and 20.63 million SOL Abstain, according to Validator Info.　　Related Asset Solana #7 SOL · $104.00 24-hour change: down 2.98% 24H Down 2.98% 7D Up 7.32% 30D Up 40.96%　　The result gives Solana validators and stakers a directional mandate to accelerate the network‘s path toward lower issuance. However, it does not immediately change SOL’s monetary schedule. The next phase still depends on implementation through SIMD-0550, client coordination, feature gating and eventual activation.　　That distinction now defines the story. Solanas first major governance cycle has moved past the question of whether SGP-0002 crossed the line and into a more important question: whether a narrow, high-stakes vote can become a clean consensus change.　　The vote passed, but the margin depends on the denominator　　The final public tally still produces two different-looking margins from the same balances.　　Validator Info shows 176.29 million SOL For, equal to about 67.0% of the 263.12 million SOL in displayed turnout. That headline figure explains why the vote looked like a last-minute cliffhanger.　　Solanas governance-proposal policy excludes Abstain from the approval denominator. Under that rule, For is measured only against For plus

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Bitcoin Moves Closer to Gold as US Debt Revives Debasement Trade

Bitcoin is behaving less like a technology stock and more like gold as its correlations shift sharply, according to Grayscale. Rising U.S. debt and renewed fiscal concerns are also bringing the debasement trade back into focus.　　Key TakeawaysBitcoins 90-day correlation with gold has climbed above 50%.Its Nasdaq 100 correlation has fallen from above 60% to about 33%.U.S. debt above $40 trillion is strengthening the debasement narrative.　　Bitcoins Correlation Shifts From Nasdaq Toward Gold　　Bitcoin‘s relationship with traditional assets is changing as investors increasingly treat the cryptocurrency as a scarce monetary asset rather than another high-beta technology investment, according to Grayscale. The asset manager said Aug. 27 that bitcoin’s correlation profile has undergone a notable regime shift, potentially reviving its role as a portfolio diversifier.　　Bitcoins 90-day correlation with the Nasdaq 100 has fallen from more than 60% to roughly 33%, Grayscale said, citing Bloomberg data through Aug. 24. Over the same period, its correlation with gold has climbed from barely above zero at the start of 2026 to more than 50%.　　The reversal contrasts with recent years, when bitcoin frequently traded in step with growth stocks. Grayscale argued that the latest divergence may indicate renewed attention to bitcoins scarcity, monetary independence, and potential store-of-value characteristics.　　Recent

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Solana's disinflation vote passes by 0.33 points after Kraken reversal

Solana validators narrowly approved a proposal to double the networks annual disinflation rate.　　It cleared the two-thirds supermajority by just 0.33 percentage points after Kraken flipped most of its stake from no to yes in the last hours.　　Issuance reaches its 1.5% floor in 2.8 years　　SGP-0002, Double Disinflation, passed with 67% support against 25.16% opposition and 7.84% abstentions, on a turnout of 60.7% of eligible stake. Support was just above the 66.67% bar that the measure needed to pass.　　The finalized SGP-0002 tally on Solanas validator governance dashboard, captured August 29, 2026. Source: Solana Governance.　　Both supply proposals were turned down by Kraken at 12:33 UTC on August 28. This put SGP-0002 below the supermajority with just less than three hours to go until the count stopped at 15:00 UTC for epoch 1024.　　Earlier that morning, support stood at 68.77%, with about 47.72% of eligible stake having voted. Krakens no vote knocked support down to about 65%.　　Then Kraken moved again. By the close, the proposal had the support of over 90% of the US exchanges ~8.9 million SOL of voting stake.　　The plan, tied to SIMD-0550, would double the yearly disinflation rate on Solana from 15% to 30% but keep the networks long-term inflation target at

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GLM-5.3 Flash Cuts Costs by 17x with Minimal Quality Drop

GLM-5.3 Flash trims costs by 17x versus GLM-5.3 while retaining 94% task coverage, making it a cost-effective choice for coding workloads.　　GLM-5.3 Flash, the cost-optimized sibling of Z.ais flagship GLM-5.3 model, reduces rollout expenses by 17x while preserving 94% of task coverage, according to a 900-rollout analysis on DeepSWE, a benchmark for software engineering tasks. The comparison highlights how distillation trades minor consistency for significant cost savings, making GLM-5.3 Flash a compelling alternative for cost-sensitive coding workloads.　　At $0.24 per rollout, GLM-5.3 Flash delivered 264 solves per $100 in the DeepSWE tests, far outpacing the 17 solves achieved by GLM-5.3 at $3.99 per rollout. While the full model holds a 5.6-point lead in pass@1 accuracy (69.0% vs. 63.4%), this gap narrows to just 2.6 points at pass@4 (87.6% vs. 85.0%). Importantly, none of the 48 tasks that GLM-5.3 solved perfectly (4 out of 4 attempts) became unsolvable for the Flash model, underscoring that the performance loss is primarily in reliability, not capability.　　Distillation reshaped GLM-5.3 Flashs performance profile rather than scaling it down uniformly. It improved results in specific domains, such as concurrency (+8 points), Python (+5), and data modeling (+4), while ceding ground in JavaScript-heavy and reasoning-intensive tasks. The reduced reliability manifests

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