JUST IN: The dollar may weaken due to expected Fed rate cuts.
• ING's Chris Turner predicts that rate cuts could lower funding costs and lead to more hedging against depreciation.
• Markets are projecting a 93% probability of a 25 basis points cut on September 17.
• 71 basis points are expected by the end of 2025 and 142 basis points by the end of 2026.
• ING's Chris Turner predicts that rate cuts could lower funding costs and lead to more hedging against depreciation.
• Markets are projecting a 93% probability of a 25 basis points cut on September 17.
• 71 basis points are expected by the end of 2025 and 142 basis points by the end of 2026.
The anticipated rate cuts are generally bearish for the US dollar and could be bullish for risk assets.
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🤑 TON Strategy Stock Falls Despite $250M Buyback — A Red Flag for Toncoin?
● TON Strategy (formerly Verb Technology) announced the repurchase of 250,000 shares at $8.32 each. This move is part of its massive $250M buyback program, following the disclosure of $713M worth of Toncoin reserves in August.
⤵️ Despite the announcement, the company’s stock has dropped over 21.6% since it became TON’s treasury and even fell another 7.5% after the buyback news.
● This company is also exploring staking as a way to secure sustainable income, but retail investors still seem skeptical about Toncoin’s long-term value.
● TON Strategy (formerly Verb Technology) announced the repurchase of 250,000 shares at $8.32 each. This move is part of its massive $250M buyback program, following the disclosure of $713M worth of Toncoin reserves in August.
⤵️ Despite the announcement, the company’s stock has dropped over 21.6% since it became TON’s treasury and even fell another 7.5% after the buyback news.
💵 Toncoin, the native token of The Open Network tied to Telegram, has plunged about 40.7% since the beginning of the year.
● This company is also exploring staking as a way to secure sustainable income, but retail investors still seem skeptical about Toncoin’s long-term value.
🚀 Altcoin index faces weekly breakout
TOTAL3, the index tracking all altcoins excluding BTC and ETH, is pressing against a major weekly resistance.
A breakout here would mark the first real cycle-level move for alts since 2021.
➡️ Structure has been building for nearly 3 years
➡️ Breakout zone sits around $1.1T market cap
➡️ Sustained move above would signal risk appetite returning beyond majors
TOTAL3, the index tracking all altcoins excluding BTC and ETH, is pressing against a major weekly resistance.
A breakout here would mark the first real cycle-level move for alts since 2021.
➡️ Structure has been building for nearly 3 years
➡️ Breakout zone sits around $1.1T market cap
➡️ Sustained move above would signal risk appetite returning beyond majors
If BTC and ETH stay steady, alts could be next in line for fireworks.
🟦 BASE hints at its own token
Jesse Pollak just confirmed that Base is “exploring a network token.” That means $BASE could be on the way with a possible shift from L2 to full standalone chain.
➡️ Tokenomics discussion now on the table
➡️ Airdrop potential back in play
➡️ Coinbase-backed infra with nearly 1M followers
If $BASE launches, it won’t just be another token. It could reshape the narrative around L2s vs sovereign chains.
Jesse Pollak just confirmed that Base is “exploring a network token.” That means $BASE could be on the way with a possible shift from L2 to full standalone chain.
➡️ Tokenomics discussion now on the table
➡️ Airdrop potential back in play
➡️ Coinbase-backed infra with nearly 1M followers
If $BASE launches, it won’t just be another token. It could reshape the narrative around L2s vs sovereign chains.
JUST IN: The Polkadot DAO has approved Referendum 1710 with 81% support to limit the $DOT supply to 2.1 billion tokens.
⚡️ Altcoins vs Bitcoin: cycle setup repeats
The alt/BTC chart is showing the same structure we saw in 2017 and 2021. Both times disbelief marked the bottom before alts ripped higher.
➡️ 2017 disbelief → liftoff
➡️ 2021 same pattern → same outcome
➡️ 2025 lining up for the third strike
The alt/BTC chart is showing the same structure we saw in 2017 and 2021. Both times disbelief marked the bottom before alts ripped higher.
➡️ 2017 disbelief → liftoff
➡️ 2021 same pattern → same outcome
➡️ 2025 lining up for the third strike
Cycles don’t repeat perfectly, but they rhyme. Wealth is built when most don’t believe - not after the parabolic move has started.
📈 Doge and XRP ETFs set for launch
Eric Balchunas confirmed that both the Dogecoin ETF ($DOJE) and a spot XRP ETF ($XRPR) are scheduled to launch this Thursday.
➡️ Both products were included in the same approved prospectus
➡️ $TRUMP and $BONK ETFs also mentioned, but no dates yet
➡️ Expands the wave of crypto ETFs beyond BTC and ETH
Eric Balchunas confirmed that both the Dogecoin ETF ($DOJE) and a spot XRP ETF ($XRPR) are scheduled to launch this Thursday.
➡️ Both products were included in the same approved prospectus
➡️ $TRUMP and $BONK ETFs also mentioned, but no dates yet
➡️ Expands the wave of crypto ETFs beyond BTC and ETH
The ETF race is moving fast and meme coins are now on Wall Street’s menu.