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📊 Wall Street’s Bitcoin Guess for 2025 Major firms have rolled out their Bitcoin targets for end of 2025, with an average call of $156K. ➡️ Barclays sits low at $116K ➡️ Maxim shoots high with $210K ➡️ Most cluster between $144K–$164K The spread shows one thing: nobody really knows, but $156K as the “consensus” 🫡Powered by Venture Capital

⚙️ The Hidden Engine of Prediction Markets Prediction markets aren’t just about placing bets. The real power sits in the settlement layer - the mechanism that locks outcomes on-chain and distributes payouts. Without it, there’s no trust, just speculation. Settlement in action is simple: you bet $100 on Team A. If they win, the system marks you correct and pays stake plus winnings. If they lose, your money goes into the winners’ pool. Settlement ensures results are final, automatic, and fair. ➡️ How it works: once an event ends, an oracle or reporter submits the result. A short dispute window lets the community challenge it. Then the outcome is finalized and smart contracts send payouts. ➡️ Different models: 🔸 Optimistic oracles assume results are correct unless challenged (fast, cheap). 🔸 Voting-based oracles rely on community votes (decentralized, but slower). 🔸 Stake-weighted voting gives more influence to larger holders (simple, but favors whales). 🔸 Market-force dynamics let prices converge naturally (no explicit oracle, but slow). 🔸 Decentralized data oracles like Chainlink aggregate data across nodes (reliable, but costly). ➡️ Challenges: oracle manipulation, insider advantages, thin liquidity, and lengthy dispute processes. Each approach trades off speed, cost, and decentralization. Prediction markets can be judged by liquidity or odds, but only settlement decides whether outcomes are trustworthy. That’s the difference between noise and truth. 🫡Powered by Venture Capital

JUST IN: Demand for Bitcoin from accumulator addresses has hit a record high, with over 266,000 BTC amassed, indicating robust long-term holding trends and increasing corporate treasury adoption, according to CryptoQuant.

📊 SharpLink Gaming starts $1.5B buyback SharpLink Gaming has begun its $1.5B share repurchase program, buying back about 1M $SBET shares. ➡️ Supported by $3.6B in staked ETH ➡️ Zero debt on the balance sheet ➡️ Company has never issued shares below 1x NAV ➡️ No use of the At-the-Market facility while trading under NAV A strong ETH treasury and disciplined capital policy make this buyback a clear bet on long-term shareholder value. 🫡Powered by Venture Capital

Winning feels so good because of the journey you went through to get there. Look at the spoiled kids with very rich parents. How many of them genuinely appreciate the things they have? The happiest millionaire will always be a self-made millionaire. 🫡Powered by Venture Capital

Apple $AAPL unveils iPhone 17 Pro. 💰Powered by Startups

JUST IN: Apple has introduced the iPhone Air, which is the slimmest iPhone ever released.

⚔️ Battle for $USDH The race to launch Hyperliquid’s native stablecoin is heating up. Three proposals are already on the table: ➡️Paxos – A regulated solution positioned for institutional adoption ➡️FraxFinance ($FXS) – Fully regulated, 100% backed, supported by partners like BlackRock and Superstate ➡️Agora – Collaborative and scalable infrastructure Circle is also preparing to roll out native $USDC on Hyperliquid. Proposals close September 10 at 10:00 UTC, with validators voting on September 14 between 10:00–11:00 UTC to decide who gets the $USDH ticker. 🫡Powered by Venture Capital

JUST IN: Ledger CTO advises that using a hardware wallet safely involves carefully reviewing each transaction before signing. If not using a hardware wallet, it's recommended to avoid any on-chain transactions for now.

JUST IN: The US payroll figures have been reduced by 911,000 jobs, marking the largest revision in history.

JUST IN: Caliber is the first company listed on Nasdaq to adopt a treasury strategy centered around $LINK, following their initial purchase of the token.

JUST IN: Binance is collaborating with Singapore Gulf Bank to introduce a direct USD transfer service for retail customers. Users can connect their SGB accounts to Binance Bahrain for instant USD transactions and convert fiat to crypto using a regulated procedure.