Chainlink (LINK) surged 3% to trade around $24 on Monday, marking a beginning of a strong performance in September despite a broadly cautious crypto market.

Related Reading

The rally was fueled by two significant announcements: a landmark U.S. government partnership to publish macroeconomic data on-chain and Bitwise’s filing for a spot Chainlink ETF with the SEC.

The U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed that the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will now release critical indicators such as GDP growth and the PCE Price Index directly across blockchain ecosystems like Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Optimism.

Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), which already handled $130 million in transfers this week, will play a vital role in ensuring data reliability across networks.

Government Data Goes On-Chain

The ETF move positions Chainlink at the forefront of blockchain adoption by governments. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick believes that the decision indicates America’s growing commitment to digital innovation, noting that the first on-chain data point published was a 3.3% GDP growth figure.

Analysts believe the integration of government data could revolutionize sectors ranging from automated trading strategies to decentralized finance (DeFi) risk management.

Mike Cahill, founder of Douro Labs and a core contributor to Pyth Network, called the initiative “a new wave of transparency and innovation.

By bringing trusted government data on-chain, Chainlink strengthens its role as a backbone for blockchain-based financial products, real-time prediction markets, and tokenized asset platforms.

LINK's price trends to the upside on the daily chart. Source: LINKUSD on Tradingview

Chainlink (LINK) Price Forecast

From a technical perspective, Chainlink’s price action shows bullish momentum building near resistance levels. The token rebounded from $23 support last weekend and is now testing the $23.50–$24 resistance zone. A successful breakout above $25.50 could open the door for targets at $27.20 and $29.50, aligning with February’s highs.

However, analysts caution that a failure to hold above $24.20 may weaken the short-term outlook, potentially pushing LINK back toward the $23.00 support area. Still, with institutional interest rising after Bitwise’s ETF filing and government adoption underway, sentiment around Chainlink remains notably bullish.

Related Reading

As one of the few altcoins outperforming in a market weighed down by Bitcoin’s pullback, Chainlink’s latest surge may be a sign of growing resilience, and possibly the start of a larger breakout.

Cover image from ChatGPT, LINKUSD on Tradingview

A publicly listed real estate firm has become the first corporate treasury vehicle to hold Chainlink (LINK) as a reserve asset, signaling the growing push by companies to adopt alternative digital assets beyond Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

CaliberCos, a Phoenix-based asset manager whose stock has fallen more than 98% since its 2023 Nasdaq debut, announced that its board approved a strategy to allocate part of its treasury to Chainlink’s native token.

The company also plans to stake the tokens to generate yield for investors and integrate Chainlink’s blockchain technology into core operations such as asset valuation and automation.

Treasury shift amid struggles

The pivot comes as Caliber grapples with severe financial pressure. Just a day before the announcement, Nasdaq issued the company a delisting notice for failing to meet the $160 million minimum stockholder equity requirement.

At the end of June, Caliber’s equity stood at just $17.6 million.

Despite its challenges, the move drew strong investor reaction. Shares surged 60% after the announcement, highlighting how digital asset exposure can provide momentum to struggling firms.

The announcement also comes amid several high-profile developments and partnerships for Chainlink, including with Japan’s SBI and potentially spot exchanged traded funds tied to LINK.

Chainlink adoption expands

With the decision, Chainlink joins Bitcoin and Ethereum as tokens adopted by corporate treasuries, expanding the universe of digital assets held on balance sheets. Caliber’s board described LINK as a liquid asset with long-term growth potential.

The firm’s CEO, Chris Loeffler, said the strategy reflects Caliber’s goal of being a diversified alternative asset manager that bridges physical and digital infrastructure.

Alongside the treasury allocation, Caliber has also formed a crypto advisory board made up of several experts to oversee its digital asset policy.

The development marks a milestone for Chainlink, whose token has risen sharply this year amid record wallet growth and growing adoption of its blockchain services.

Mentioned in this article

Ethereum has once again taken center stage in the crypto market after surging to a new all-time high above the $4,900 level on Sunday. The rally, which pushed ETH into uncharted territory, highlighted the strength of bulls after weeks of steady institutional accumulation and market momentum. However, the price did not hold these highs for long. Ethereum has since retraced, dropping back to the $4,600 region, where bulls are now attempting to establish support before the next move higher.

Related Reading

This pullback has sparked debate among analysts. Some view the retracement as a sign of a potential local top, cautioning that ETH may require a period of consolidation before another breakout attempt. Others, however, remain firmly bullish, pointing to strong fundamentals and growing institutional interest as signals that Ethereum’s rally is far from over.

Adding weight to the bullish case, key on-chain data reveals that Binance whales continue to position themselves heavily in Ethereum. Large spot and futures orders attributed to these players have been flowing consistently, particularly after ETH confirmed its positive trend. This steady accumulation suggests confidence in Ethereum’s long-term trajectory, even as short-term volatility continues to shape the market’s direction.

Binance Whales Accumulate Ethereum

According to top analyst Darkfost, Ethereum’s Average Order Size on Binance chart provides clear insight into the behavior of different cohorts, distinguishing between retail investors and whales. Since July, a significant shift has taken place: whale activity on Binance has surged. This reflects a growing trend of large-scale accumulation, with whale-sized spot and futures orders continuing to flow into the market as ETH edges closer to the $5,000 mark.

What makes this trend particularly noteworthy is the timing of whale participation. Unlike retail investors, who often try to buy early and ride potential upside, whales tend to prefer entering once a bullish trend has been confirmed.

Darkfost highlights that this pattern is evident now, as whale orders began accelerating only after Ethereum reversed its earlier downtrend and regained strong bullish momentum. This validates the idea that large players seek reduced risk and clearer confirmation before allocating capital at scale.

With both retail and institutional participants aligning, the coming weeks could be decisive in determining whether ETH firmly breaks into new price discovery. If whales continue to buy at this pace, Ethereum’s rally could extend far beyond its 2021 highs.

Related Reading

Testing Critical Support Level

Ethereum (ETH) is currently trading around $4,598 after a sharp retracement from its new all-time high near $4,900. On the 4-hour chart, the structure shows that ETH is still maintaining a bullish trend, although momentum has cooled after last week’s explosive rally.

The 50 SMA ($4,455) and 100 SMA ($4,435) are now converging just below current price levels, acting as immediate dynamic support. This cluster strengthens the bullish outlook as long as ETH can remain above it. A deeper drop toward the 200 SMA ($4,068) would signal a broader correction phase and potentially extend the consolidation before another push higher.

Related Reading

The recent pullback shows that sellers are active near the $4,900–$5,000 region, which now forms a critical resistance. A breakout above this level would open the path to uncharted territory and likely accelerate momentum, with targets potentially stretching toward $5,200 and beyond.

On the downside, failure to hold the $4,450–$4,400 support area could shift sentiment bearish in the short term, with traders eyeing $4,200 as the next key demand zone.

Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView

Dogecoin rallied on Tuesday after a string of regulatory and corporate catalysts shifted sentiment across the crypto sector. A $50 million Trump-linked acquisition of a DOGE mining firm, Wyoming’s launch of a state-backed stablecoin, and comments from Federal Reserve officials signaling a softer stance on digital assets all converged to trigger fresh institutional flows.

News Background

• Thumzup, a Trump-affiliated entity, acquired Dogehash for $50 million, creating what executives described as the largest DOGE mining operation. The deal signals deep-pocketed confidence in Dogecoin infrastructure.
• Wyoming unveiled the Frontier Stable Token, the first government-backed state stablecoin, reinforcing the U.S. regulatory pivot toward digital assets.
• Fed Vice Chair Michelle Bowman warned banks about competitive risks from delaying digital asset adoption, signaling a more crypto-accommodative posture.
• SoFi Technologies integrated Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, targeting the $740 billion remittance market — another signal of traditional finance edging deeper into crypto rails.

Price Action Summary

• DOGE traded in a $0.01 band from $0.21 to $0.22 between Aug. 20 15:00 and Aug. 21 14:00, marking ~4–5% intraday volatility.
• The token rallied 5% from $0.21 to $0.22 during the Aug. 20 evening session, establishing $0.22 as near-term resistance.
• A late-session 60-minute window (Aug. 21 13:22–14:21) saw DOGE surge 1% from $0.22 to $0.22 with volume spikes above 61.8 million, confirming institutional activity.
• Support consistently held in the $0.21–$0.22 zone with bounces on 320–380 million volume across key testing points.

Technical Analysis

• Support: $0.21–$0.22 established as reliable floor with repeated high-volume retests.
• Resistance: $0.22 key pivot cleared, but bulls need follow-through toward $0.225 to confirm breakout.
• Volume: Peak surges of 61.8 million and 378.6 million confirm institutional buying interest.
• Pattern: Classic consolidation followed by impulsive breakout; upward trajectory if support base holds.
• Futures OI: Stable around $3 billion, reflecting sustained leveraged interest despite macro volatility.

What Traders Are Watching

• Whether DOGE can sustain above the $0.22 pivot and push toward $0.225–$0.23 resistance.
• The market’s reaction to Fed policy shifts and Wyoming’s stablecoin launch — potential sector-wide tailwind.
• Whale accumulation patterns, already totaling 2 billion DOGE ($500M) this week.
• Mining sector expansion via Thumzup’s acquisition and its impact on DOGE’s hashpower distribution.

Dogecoin, despite being held up around the $0.21 to $0.23 price zone, has seen its user base grow with adoption among crypto investors of all types. Notably, on-chain data shows that Dogecoin has now surpassed 8 million in terms of addresses holding a non-zero balance.

On‑chain analytics from Santiment reveal that Dogecoin has risen from approximately 6.9 million holders earlier in 2025 to the latest 8 million milestone. Only Ethereum and Bitcoin exceed Dogecoin when it comes to user base size.

Dogecoin Holder Count Keeps Surging

The momentum behind Dogecoin’s adoption shows no sign of slowing down, and the number of addresses holding the meme cryptocurrency is now above 8 million. This trend in Dogecoin holders stems from the cryptocurrency increasingly becoming the go-to asset for many retail traders. This, in turn, has seen the number of Dogecoin holders continue to surge this year, especially as retail investors start to transition from other large market-cap cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which many now argue is the crypto for institutions. 

Related Reading

Although Dogecoin also saw a huge growth in the number of holders in 2024, the growth in 2025 is outpacing the trend seen in 2024,  To put this into perspective, it took the whole year to add 1 million new DOGE holders in 2024, whereas in 2025, the same milestone has taken less than eight months. This is a substantial increase from about 6.9 million holders in the beginning of 2025.

The latest figures place Dogecoin well ahead of other large market cap cryptocurrencies such as Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and XRP, as well as major stablecoins including USDT and USDC, in terms of total holder count. Only Ethereum, with about 148 million addresses, and Bitcoin, with around 55 million, surpass Dogecoin’s adoption levels.

DOGE Whales Continue Accumulating

The steady increase in new Dogecoin addresses has been supported by a corresponding increase in whale accumulation. Trading data shows that large wallets have added more billions of Dogecoins in recent weeks. For instance, recent on-chain data shows that wallet addresses holding between 100 million and 1 billion Dogecoin recently added about 2 billion Dogecoin worth $448 million to their holdings within a week. At the institutional level, Bit Origin made headlines after committing $500 million to a Dogecoin treasury last month when the price was hovering around $0.24.

Related Reading

Technical traders are also paying close attention. One analyst known as Trader Tardigrade pointed out that DOGE’s current chart setup is nearing the final stages of consolidation before a pump on the daily candlestick timeframe chart. If this pump were to manifest, the analyst projects a pump to $0.41 after breaking out of a triangular consolidation pattern. 

Interestingly, a longer-term analysis from the same analyst on the monthly candlestick timeframe chart shows that Dogecoin has built a support base and is ready for the next leg up that would take it to as high as $4.

At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at $0.222, up by 4.3% in the past 24 hours.

Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure

Ethereum ($ETH) is nearly back at its all-time high (ATH) of $4,868.80, recorded in November 2021. With its price now hovering between $4.7K and $4.8K, investor excitement is building.

Altcoin season appears to finally be around the corner. And that makes now the best time to buy the top altcoins, including newcomers like Snorter Token ($SNORT) and Best Token ($BEST).

Ethereum’s ETF-Driven Rally & Treasury Demand

Over the past three days, spot Ethereum ETFs attracted a staggering $2.3B in US inflows, equating to roughly 500K $ETH. That’s more than the 450K $ETH issued by the network since the Merge in September 2022.

An incredible $1.03B of that inflow came on Monday, August 11, as traders roared back after the weekend. Even apart from red-letter days like that one, $ETH ETF inflows have been on a nearly-uninterrupted hot streak recently.

BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust snagged $500M+ of that $1.03B inflow by itself.

Standard Chartered highlights that ETFs now account for about 3.8% of ETH’s circulating supply, while treasury firms have accumulated 2.3M $ETH (1.9% of total supply) since June, and may eventually hold up to 10%.

That’s roughly on-par with the amount of $ETH held in treasury companies, per Standard Chartered.

Unsurprisingly, given the above stats, Standard Chartered upped its year-end price prediction for Ethereum. The company now expects $ETH to hit $7.5K, up from its original prediction of $4K.

The ETF surge and accompanying price prediction increase reinforces bullish investor sentiment. It also highlights an ongoing supply-demand crunch.

There’s far more $ETH flowing out of exchanges than there is coming in, creating a compelling supply-demand dynamic.

On-Chain Supply Pressure & Price Momentum

It’s not so much limited supply but booming demand that’s creating prime conditions for $ETH to make big moves.

Ethereum is facing shrinking sell-side pressure: over the past month, exchanges have seen average withdrawals of 40K ETH per day – a negative netflow.

On the institutional level, that’s Ethereum heading into crypto treasuries or ETFs; on the retail end, it points to investors likely HODLing, staking, or sinking $ETH into DeFi activity.

On that side, Ethereum’s total volume locked (TVL) in DeFi just passed $96.9B – within range of the peaks of 2021, when TVL sat north of $100B.

Key Price Points & Future Predictions

$ETH decisively reclaimed key resistances at $4K and $4.5K, and is now challenging the $4.8K ATH.

A breakout beyond this level could trigger a move toward $5K, while a short pullback may consolidate at the $4K support zone.

The economic laws of supply and demand are hard to beat, leaving Ethereum in a prime position to continue its strong performance. Analysts are taking note:

• VanEck acknowledges the connection between Ethereum and growing crypto sectors, like tokenization and stablecoins (accounting for 62% of all stablecoin value transfer in 2025). It adds that Ethereum could ‘still emerge as a better store of value than Bitcoin.’
• Tom Lee of Fundstrat highlights the immense growth potential still available with Ethereum, noting that it is still ‘undersold’ from an institutional point of view. Some 48% of investor portfolios contain exposure to gold – only 9% to crypto.

It’s no surprise that while Standard Chartered thinks Ethereum will hit $7K, Fundstrat forecasts $10K to $15K in a far more ambitious prediction. And Standard Chartered shares the same long-term bullishness. It estimates that Ethereum could reach $25K by 2028.

A bullish Ethereum is a bullish altcoin market all round. If you’re thinking of investing in potentially explosive altcoins, Snorter Token ($SNORT), Best Token ($BEST), and Tron ($TRX) stand out as cryptos ready to make big moves.

1. Snorter Token ($SNORT) – Find, Trade, Win Solana-Based Meme Coins on Telegram

Snorter Token ($SNORT) is a utility-oriented meme coin powering Snorter Bot, a Telegram-native crypto trading bot engineered for lightning-fast sniping of meme coin launches on Solana (and eventually EVM-compatible chains).

It features MEV-resistant trade execution, rug-pull detection, copy trading, limit orders, and real-time portfolio tracking, all within Telegram.

What is $SNORT itself? The token, currently in presale, operates on both Solana and Ethereum as a multi-chain token. Early investors can stake tokens to earn an estimated 142% APY during the presale, disbursed over one year post-launch.

Snorter makes finding and sniping meme coins easier than ever, and for $SNORT token holders, the 0.85% fees are some of the lowest around.

Investors have poured over $3M into the presale already. The token price sits at $0.1011 right now, but our $SNORT price prediction shows it could reach $0.94 by the end of 2025, and $1.92 by the end of 2026 as Snorter expands the bot’s integration with Ethereum and EVM chains.

$SNORT blends the viral appeal of a meme coin with actual trading utility through Telegram. Sniff out those hidden meme coin gems, snipe them, and save big. Check out our How to buy $SNORT guide for more information.

Join the Snorter Token ($SNORT) presale today while its price is still low.

2. Best Wallet Token ($BEST) – Powerful Web3 Wallet Unlocks Crypto Presales

Best Wallet Token ($BEST) is the native utility token of Best Wallet, a rapidly growing non‑custodial multi‑chain crypto wallet. Security is top-notch, too, using a combination of advanced biometrics and Fireblocks’ MPC.

The $BEST token is powering Best Wallet’s mission to dominate 40% of the global crypto wallet market by the end of next year. And holding  $BEST means lower trading fees and higher staking rewards.

There’s also the chance for big wins, with access to the best crypto presales in Best Wallet’s upcoming tokens section.

You can also research projects, read whitepapers, and purchase tokens directly within Best Wallet.

Over $14.7M has been raised in the $BEST presale already. Tokens cost $0.025475, and our $BEST price prediction forecasts that could reach $0.072 by year’s end. Discover how to buy $BEST to get in early.

Ready to invest in $BEST? Head to the presale today.

3. TRON ($TRX) – Justin Sun’s Leading Stablecoin-Friendly Blockchain

TRON ($TRX) has been around the block(chain). Established by Justin Sun and launched via ICO in 2017, Tron operates as a decentralized, Proof-of-Stake smart contract blockchain, designed to support scalable, low-cost dApps.

TRON initially aimed to decentralize content sharing by allowing creators to monetize without intermediaries. Its evolution saw it migrate from Ethereum to its own network and grow into a thriving dApp ecosystem, with ongoing focus on speed, scalability, and user experience.

In recent years, however, Tron has also grown in importance as a home for stablecoins – in particular, Tether’s $USDT.

That has provided a degree of stability for Tron, while introducing a number of other use cases related to $USDT – cross-border settlements, payments, and more.

$TRX regularly ranks between the eighth and tenth spot by market cap among cryptos. This makes it a major player, but with plenty of room for growth.

You can find Tron ($TRX) on Binance right now.

Ethereum’s Road Ahead: Will Altcoin Season Follow?

With $ETH on the verge of fresh highs, the broader altcoin market stands poised to rally. As Ethereum retakes dominance and confidence rises, investors hope capital flows into smaller-cap altcoins, igniting altcoin season.

Among the big winners could be the likes of $SNORT and $BEST. As altcoins packed with utility, they have the potential to explode – especially as altcoin season appears imminent.

As always, though, do your own research. This isn’t financial advice.

Editorial Process for bitcoinist is centered on delivering thoroughly researched, accurate, and unbiased content. We uphold strict sourcing standards, and each page undergoes diligent review by our team of top technology experts and seasoned editors. This process ensures the integrity, relevance, and value of our content for our readers.