On-chain Insights by IT Tech - Week 33 Bitcoin Analysis & Highlights #140

ETH momentum builds, staking exits in focus.

Aug 17, 2025

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3. Top-10 News Recap (Aug 11–17, 2025)

Bitcoin tops Google by market cap
BTC printed a new ATH above $124K, briefly valuing Bitcoin above Google, as strong institutional demand lifted the total crypto cap to $4.12T and daily volume to $201B.
Ether closes in on 2021 peak
ETH hit ~$4,350, within 3 percent of its prior ATH, helped by improving policy tone and stablecoin legislation momentum.
401(k) access to crypto
A new executive order opened the door for 401(k) exposure to digital assets, boosting crypto-linked equities including MSTR, COIN, HOOD while BTC hovered near $120K.
USDC issuer update
Circle (USDC) reported $578.6M Q1 revenue and a Q2 net loss, and outlined a secondary sale of 10M shares at $130, signaling confidence in stablecoin growth.
Robinhood expands in crypto
Robinhood (HOOD) completed a $200M Bitstamp acquisition and posted $160M in Q2 crypto revenue (+98% YoY), while launching Robinhood Chain for tokenized assets.
Crypto equities rally with BTC
MicroStrategy (MSTR), Coinbase (COIN) and Robinhood (HOOD) advanced alongside BTC near $120K. MSTR’s large BTC treasury remained a key driver of equity beta.
MercadoLibre rolls out stablecoin
MELI introduced Meli Dollar and previously bought 400 BTC (~$40.9M in May 2025). Shares rose into August on digital-asset adoption tailwinds.
EV safety headline dents sentiment
A reported Ford EV malfunction sparked legal chatter and raised broader questions around EV and autonomous reliability, weighing on related equity sentiment.
Macro jitters hit risk
Inflation worries and policy tensions pushed BTC under $119K at one point and coincided with heavy XRP liquidations (~$1B), while tech and semis lagged and spot BTC ETFs saw outflows.
GENIUS Act support for stablecoins
Stablecoin guardrails from last month’s GENIUS Act continued to underpin ETH strength and activity across Circle, PayPal and other payments players, as the SEC’s Project Crypto aimed to modernize oversight.

💬 Comment:

Policy signals and real-world adoption stayed constructive, but macro nerves and ETF outflows tempered the move. With BTC consolidating near highs and ETH leadership building, flows into spot funds and stablecoins remain the key near-term catalysts.

4. Current market situation.

📊 Market Heatmap Weekly Summary:

Large caps: ETH +5.6 %, SOL +6.1 %, BNB +6.5 % led the move while BTC ≈ -0.03 % stayed flat. XRP −4.3 % lagged.
Layer-1 rotation: NEAR, SEI, AVAX, APT mostly green mid to high single digits.
DeFi bid: AAVE, UNI, LDO, RUNE up roughly 5–12 %, signalling risk back into protocols, not only L1s.
Memecoins mixed: DOGE +~2–3 %, SHIB +~1–2 %, PEPE printed a double-digit pop, smaller names showed two-way chop.
Notable underperformers: XMR and a pocket of gaming tokens in red low single digits.
💬 Comment:
With BTC ranging, flows rotated into ETH and selective L1s/DeFi, improving market breadth and trimming BTC dominance. Follow-through depends on ETF flows and macro headlines.

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6. Weekly Insider Token Unlocks.

🔓 Weekly Insider Unlock | Aug 18 to 24. Total: $57.9M

🎯 HIGHLIGHT:

ZRO | Aug 20 | $51.69M | 21.63% of circ | Founder + Private

Rest of the week:

PIXEL | Aug 19 | $1.26M | 4.77% of circ | Founder + Private
DMC | Aug 21 | $0.84M | 6.92% of circ | Founder + Private
HOOK | Aug 22 | $0.45M | 1.50% of circ | Founder + Private
KARRAT | Aug 23 | $0.75M | 1.89% of circ | Founder + Private
XMW | Aug 23 | $0.66M | 1.58% of circ | Founder + Private
MMX | Aug 21 | $0.38M | 1.01% of circ | Private investors
AVAIL | Aug 23 | $1.87M | 2.94% of circ | Founder + Private

💬 Comment:

ZRO accounts for about 89 percent of the week’s value. Main event on Aug 20.
Smaller unlocks can still move price when order books are thin.

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