Currency Forecast

The Federal Reserve Board just made a big decision. On August 15, 2025, they announced that they’re putting an end to this fancy program they started back in 2023 called the “novel activities supervision program.” Apparently, it was all about tracking how banks were handling crypto assets and that “distributed ledger technology” stuff-don’t ask me, I’m just the messenger. Anyway, the Fed is now saying, “Hey, let’s just do the same old thing and watch them like we watch all the other banks.” Brilliant, right?

In their monthly missive, a document as essential as the latest gossip column, Coinbase suggests that Bitcoin’s reign is beginning to wane, a subtle nod to the shifting tides of investor sentiment. By September, we might find ourselves in the midst of a full-scale altcoin season, a spectacle as dazzling as a midsummer night’s dream. 🌟

And guess what? Institutional adoption is turning bullish sentiment into a full-blown love affair with cryptocurrencies. Want to know more? Well, you’re already here, so let’s dive in! 🕶️

Some XRP enthusiasts, presumably still holding their breath in 2025, thought a judge’s approval was needed. But Marc Fagel, former SEC lawyer and apparent oracle of legal clarity, explained that the case is “essentially over already.” For clarity: no judges, no drama, just a clerk doing their job. How thrilling.

And wouldn’t you know it, Ether decided to take a little nap too. After almost kissing its 2021 all-time high of $4,878 (a mere 2% away!), it’s now chilling under $4,450. Guess even cryptocurrencies need a breather after a month-long rally pushed prices up nearly 30%. Who knew digital assets could get so tired? 😴

And what of the broader market, you ask? Well, it seems the U.S. CPI data, revealing a 3.3% annual inflation, has sent the crypto market into a tailspin, resulting in a 1.5% drop and a staggering $1.05 billion in liquidations. For SUI, the short liquidations of $119k have outpaced the long liquidations of $14k, painting a rather gloomy picture of bearish sentiment. The futures open interest has also taken a hit, declining by 9.2% to $1.79 billion, while funding rates have normalized to a paltry 0.0083% after their dramatic peak in July. Truly, a comedy of errors!

Adding fuel to the rally, Donald Trump recently announced cryptocurrency as an eligible investment option for 401(k) retirement plans, opening the door for retirees to diversify into Bitcoin and other digital assets. 😏

This burn, in case you missed it, is like OKX saying, “We’re done with that old token supply, let’s hit the reset button!” Their token strategy is officially going through a mid-life crisis, and we’re all just along for the ride.

Observe, one may piously declare, that ordinary coins limp, bleed, and howl through red charts, while HYPE pirouettes in green like a repentant sinner who has just swapped his hair-shirt for silk-six percent overnight, five-hundred percent since the last collective hemorrhaging. And Arthur the Gray (Hayes, if you must his earthly title), he too inched his hoard to 58,631 tokens, pocketing an unrealized $206,000. Pride cometh before a liquidation-yet he smiles. 🙃

In a letter to the Senate Banking Committee, these associations, representing all 50 states, have raised their voices in unison. They’ve got a list of demands longer than a summer day, and one of them is a bit of an eyebrow-raiser. Their chief complaint? This stablecoin business could become a bit too wild if left unchecked.