So, Ripple carefully tucked away 55 billion of its shiny tokens out of a total of 80 billion, in a move that was supposed to calm the market’s nerves, not cause a global eye-roll. The plan? Release no more than one billion XRP a month. Because who doesn’t love a predictable, slow-release cryptocurrency? It’s like giving your dog a tiny treat every month-satisfying, but sometimes makes you question your life choices. 🐶💰
Ah, Bitcoin, the mischievous sprite of the financial world. On the daily chart, it struts about like a peacock, showing off its “bullish macro structure” from June’s rally and July’s peak. But now? Oh, now it’s stuck in a sideways shuffle, trapped between support at $112,000 and resistance just shy of $122,000. It’s as if the poor thing is pacing back and forth, muttering to itself, “Should I stay or should I go?” Volume has dwindled since July’s failed breakout attempt, leaving traders twiddling their thumbs like bored children at a grown-up party. 🎭
Balaji’s parents refuse to accept the official ruling of suicide, convinced instead that his apartment had been turned into an elaborate stage set for something far darker. Their skepticism has led them down a rabbit hole of legal battles, investigative fees, and-because why not?-meme coins. That’s correct: meme coins, those ephemeral jesters of the crypto world, have become their unlikely lifeline. Through the Bags.FM platform, they launched the Justice for Suchir (SUCHIR) token, hoping its rise would mirror their quest for truth. Alas, much like hope itself, the coin soared briefly before crashing harder than your New Year’s resolutions, plummeting over 99% from its peak value.
MNT is strutting around at $1.02 (look at her go!), with a market cap of $3.42 billion. Intraday gain is 5%. Someone hold me back, I’m about to call my bank and ask what happens if I mortgage my emotional stability. Ethereum keeps marching to a new ATH, like the overachiever in your high school class, and yes, the experts are still bullish-because that’s their job. Forecast: more gains. Umbrellas out, folks, it’s raining MNT.
Meanwhile, our dear President Trump’s tariffs continue to pinch like a pair of ill-fitting shoes, leaving the Federal Reserve (Fed) in quite the pickle. 🍔
Ethereum has been the belle of the ball lately, with a flurry of large-scale buying activity. One unidentified institution, which we can only assume is either a tech giant or a very rich octopus, purchased a jaw-dropping 221,166 ETH worth nearly $1 billion. Talk about a shopping cart full of digital coins! 🛒
Now, I’d like to introduce you to International Business Machines-or IBM, as it’s affectionately known by those who have stopped squinting at their 401(k) statements. You’d think that, given its long history of industry influence, IBM would be the toast of Wall Street. But no, it’s been left to quietly profit while everyone is busy chasing the flashy newcomers. And why? Well, IBM’s strategy in the AI realm is simple: solve real problems for real businesses. No need for flashy headlines or piles of venture capital. No sir. IBM has decided to make itself indispensable to those enterprises that need a reliable, cost-effective, and safe way to harness the power of artificial intelligence.
I’ll admit it-I didn’t handle things well at first. My instinct was to buy Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), because isn’t that what everyone does when the world seems to be falling apart? It’s the financial equivalent of hiding under the bed with a flashlight. But here’s the thing about hiding under beds: eventually, you realize there’s a whole other room out there, full of possibilities you hadn’t considered. In this case, that room turned out to be Ethereum (ETH).
Federico Carrone, a man who apparently believes that research papers are best kept for posterity rather than impromptu imprisonment, spent an entire rotation of the Earth’s axis in Turkish custody because someone somewhere convinced themselves that academic curiosity equals International Monetary Crime. The entire affair resembles a cosmic joke, only nobody is quite sure who the straight man is. 🤷♂️
But as any contrarian worth their salt will tell you, there’s often more value in looking at who *isn’t* wearing the crown-yet. Today, we’re going to take a jaunt through three contenders for this dubious honor: ExxonMobil, NNN REIT, and Medtronic. They may not have reached the magical 50-year mark, but they’re close enough to make you wonder if the market has underestimated them-or overestimated them, depending on your point of view.