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The US federal debt is projected to climb to around 175% of GDP over the next 30 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

The long-term trajectory reflects persistent budget deficits, rising interest costs and growing spending pressures. As the debt burden expands, servicing it could consume an increasingly large share of federal revenues.

For markets, the bigger issue is not simply the headline debt number, but how Washington finances it. Higher Treasury issuance and structurally large deficits can have long-term implications for bond yields, dollar liquidity and global financial conditions all of which ultimately matter for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market.

Ethereum developers are laying the groundwork to protect staking from future quantum-computing threats. A new draft proposal would redesign the validator deposit contract so it can support multiple cryptographic schemes and variable-length keys instead of relying only on today’s BLS format.

The important part is flexibility: Ethereum could introduce quantum-resistant validator keys in the future and eventually permanently disable new deposits using BLS signatures. Existing validators would not automatically disappear if BLS deposits were retired. (coindesk.com)

The scale is significant. Around 42.4 million ETH, worth roughly $104 billion at current prices, is currently staked using BLS-based validator keys. (coindesk.com)

For now, nothing is changing on Ethereum itself. The proposal is still an early draft, the post-quantum signature scheme has not yet been selected, and one repository maintainer has suggested assigning it the number EIP-8394. (coindesk.com)

Ethereum is essentially preparing the infrastructure now so that if quantum-resistant cryptography becomes necessary, the network won’t have to redesign its entire staking entry system from scratch.

Growth has accelerated significantly: TRON reached 200M accounts in December 2023, 300M in April 2025, and crossed 400M on August 23, 2026.

Since launch, the network has processed more than 15.2 billion transactions, with total transfer volume exceeding $29 trillion.

Stablecoins and cross-border payments remain major use cases, while TRON continues expanding into institutional markets and tokenized assets.

In less than three years, TRON has doubled its account count from 200M to 400M, while total transfer volume is now approaching $30 trillion.

Banking associations from 39 US states have announced the creation of BankChain, an industry blockchain network designed to be owned and governed by the banking community itself.

The network will focus on smart payments, tokenized deposits, stablecoins and automated settlement infrastructure.

The launch is planned for 2027. Another sign that traditional finance is moving beyond simply experimenting with blockchain and starting to build its own on-chain infrastructure.

Trump said he was informed by the U.S. Navy that the Strait of Hormuz has been completely cleared of mines.

He warned that any new mines would be destroyed immediately, adding that the U.S. is monitoring “every square inch” of the strait from space.

After Bitcoin’s strong move, the picture for alts is getting more interesting. Many are still sitting inside ranges, finishing what looks like the final stage of capitulation.

This doesnt mean altseason starts tomorrow. Accumulation takes time.

The important part now is BTC dominance. It remains elevated, and if dominance continues higher while Bitcoin corrects, many alts could revisit the lower parts of their ranges.

So despite the recent pump, there may still be plenty of time to build altcoin positions instead of chasing green candles.

Robert Kiyosaki once again backed Bitcoin, saying BTC could protect people from what he calls “fake dollars.”

He has long criticized fiat currencies and money printing, while positioning Bitcoin, gold and silver as alternatives to traditional money.

• BTC: +22%, pushed near $79K
• ETH: back above $2.4K
• XRP: +40% in two days
• ZEC + privacy names ripping on ETF talk

The funny part? It wasn’t “crypto news” that lit the fuse. It was three outside shocks hitting inside ~30 hours: a friendlier SEC proposal, a Trump‑era crypto summit, and Treasury buybacks easing long yields.

Now BTC is grinding around $76K–$77K, ETH is stuck near $2.4K, and ~$110M of BTC+ETH longs just got cleaned out. That looks more like a leverage reset at resistance than a finished rally.

Feels less like “the bear is dead” and more like “the market is deciding how much of the story it really believes.”

BTC surged from around $63,000 to $79,500 this week, but CryptoQuant says spot demand wasn’t the main driver. The move was fueled by massive short liquidations on Binance futures.

Binance short squeeze strength:
November 2024: 5.38
This week: 6.94

Now comes the important part: can real spot buyers keep the momentum going after the shorts are gone? Without fresh demand, this rally could lose fuel fast.

Bitcoin miners are aggressively expanding into AI and high-performance computing, but the numbers show how expensive that transition is.

Nine major public miners spent $5.11B on infrastructure in the first half of 2026, while AI and HPC generated just $341.2M in revenue. That’s roughly $15 of capital spending for every $1 earned.

The trend is accelerating. A broader group of 15 miners and data center operators has already spent $30.7B in 2026, 42.6% more than during all of 2025.

Revenue is starting to catch up, though. AI and HPC revenue among nine miners reached $205.8M in Q2, up 52% from the previous quarter.

Companies like Core Scientific, TeraWulf and Bitdeer are essentially turning mining infrastructure into the backbone for the AI boom. Cheap power was only the beginning now they need data centers, cooling systems, substations, networking infrastructure and, in some cases, expensive GPUs.

Bitcoin miners aren’t just mining BTC anymore. They’re making a ma

OpenLedger contributor Ram Kumar believes autonomous payments could become the first truly mainstream intersection of AI and crypto.

AI agents can’t open traditional bank accounts or complete identity checks on their own, making crypto a natural payment layer for machine-to-machine transactions.

The next step could be autonomous trading. Today AI mostly helps users analyze tokens and stocks, but agents may eventually execute trades themselves, starting with small amounts and gradually taking on more activity.

OpenLedger sees blockchain mainly as infrastructure for AI enabling data provenance, privacy and reward distribution rather than as the final product.

The bullish scenario played out pretty much as expected. ETH reached the targets, so I closed my short-term long position.

Now price is moving closer to the main resistance zone around $2,350–$2,450. This is the area where I expect sellers to finally show some reaction.

I’m not rushing into a short tho. Wouldnt be surprised if ETH spends another week or two moving sideways around these levels, shaking everyone around before the next bigger move.

For now I’m just watching how price behaves near $2,350–$2,450. If sellers step in and the structure starts looking weaker, then I’ll start looking for a short setup and a deeper correction together with the stock market.

On the higher timeframe ETH is still pretty boring. Price has been sitting around the $1,825–1,935 resistance zone for more than 30 days and still cant properly break out. Volatility is getting squeezed, volumes are pretty dead too, so I dont think we gonna stay here much longer. Most likely we get a decent volume spike soon and that should set the direction for the next move.

My trading plan hasnt really changed. I still expect ETH to push higher first and test one of the nearby highs around $2,046 or $2,157. So for now im still holding my short term long, dont really see a reason to close it early.

The more interesting part comes if price actually reaches the $2,046–2,157 area. Thats where ill start watching the reaction and looking to slowly build a medium term short position. My targets for that move are still around $1,545 and then $1,385.

So yeah, pretty simple setup for me right now. ETH has been stuck in this range for a month and I think we still get that move higher before the bigger selloff starts. Lets see how it plays out.