Lightning Network data reveals a clear pullback in both capacity and channel count over the past year. As activity thins out, the network is showing stronger pockets of centralization—clustered around a handful of node operators, specific server hosts, and dominant geographic hubs.
Lightning Network Contracts: Data Reveals 30%+ Drop in BTC Capacity
The most visible decline is in total capacity.
As August winds down, readings on Ethereum’s supply, fees, throughput, holders and overall price point to a week with positive net issuance, steady onchain use, and relatively low transaction costs.
Ethereum Under the Hood
Blockchair’s supply trajectory data indicates…
Bitcoin’s daily transaction pace has cooled in 2025 after a blistering run last year. Data covering Jan. 1, 2017, through Aug. 23, 2025, shows that 2025’s year-to-date throughput trails 2024’s full-year average by roughly one-quarter, and miners’ fee share of rewards…
Bitcoin is trading at $114,627 on Sunday morning within a narrow intraday range of $114,575 to $115,549, reflecting a period of low volatility and market indecision. With a market capitalization of $2.28 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $25.22 billion, the digital asset shows signs of consolidation following a broader corrective phase.
Bitcoin
On Aug. 24, leveraging the daily chart…
Ether’s 14-Week Inflow Streak Ends With $238 Million Exit as Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $1.17 Billion
August 26, 2025
Bitcoin ETFs logged their second-largest weekly outflow at $1.17 billion, while ether ETFs ended a 14-week inflow streak with a $238 million exit. Despite midweek rallies, heavy early outflows defined the trend.
ETF Shake-up: Bitcoin Funds Post Second-Highest Weekly Loss…
Arkham Intelligence says it has pinpointed bitcoin ( BTC) wallets tied to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and according to the blockchain analytics firm, the UAE now ranks as the fourth-largest government holder of bitcoin flagged on Arkham’s platform.
Citadel Mining’s…
On Aug. 25, ethereum plunged to $4,352 just hours after it breached the $4,900 mark for the first time. Market cap dipped from nearly $600 billion to $529 billion.
Market Pullback and Major Liquidations
Hours after breaking past $4,900, Ethereum ( ETH) tumbled by nearly 7% to $4,415, causing its market capitalization, which had edged closer to $600 billion when ETH surged to a new all-time high…
Bitcoin may have set multiple records this year, but ethereum ( ETH) just staged its first breakout since November 2021 this week, pushing YTD gains to 43% against bitcoin’s 23%. The real question now is whether ethereum’s rally has only just begun.
Could Ethereum Be…
In 2025, digital currency treasury reserves took center stage as some corporations filled their war chests with alternative crypto assets beyond bitcoin. The following highlights the top ten publicly traded bitcoin treasury companies and the top ten ethereum treasury…
At 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, XRP traded at $3.03 on Aug. 24, 2025, with a market capitalization of $180 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $3.36 billion. The intraday price range fluctuated between $3 and $3.08, reflecting tight consolidation amid moderate volatility.
XRP
In the 1-hour chart, XRP attempted a micro breakout to $3.089 but faced immediate rejection, followed by a dip to $2.997…
