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Bitcoin Returns to $59K as Bulls Fail to Flip Key Resistance; AI Cryptos Lead Losses

AI-focused tokens such as FET, Render's RNDR and Bittensor's TAO slipped 7%-10% following Nvidia's post-earnings slump.

Updated Aug 29, 2024, 11:43 p.m. Published Aug 29, 2024, 7:17 p.m.
Bitcoin price on Aug. 29 (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin price on Aug. 29 (CoinDesk)

Bitcoin's attempt for a bounce faded yet again during Thursday's U.S. trading session, the price breaking back below $59,000 after climbing above $61,000 earlier.

BTC was still holding on some of its gains over the past 24 hours, up 0.6%, in line with the broad-market CoinDesk 20 Index. Ether was down 0.5%, barely holding above the $2,500 price level.

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Artificial intelligence focused cryptocurrencies led losses, dragged lower by chip making giant Nvidia's (NVDA) 6.4% slide after reporting quarterly results Wednesday evening. Native tokens of Render , Artificial Superintelligence Alliance and were lower by 7%-10% for the day.

U.S. stocks also gave up early-day gains, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq, lower by 0.3% 40 minutes before the closing bell after being higher by more than 1.5% earlier.

Bulls would have needed to push prices past $61,000, above key short-term moving averages on the 4-hour timeframe, to have a meaningful odds to rally to the upper side of the range, pseudonymous crypto analyst Skew pointed out.

The price action suggests that crypto markets are in for more consolidation as the quick recovery from the early August plunge to below $50,000 continues to fizzle. The largest crypto has stuck in a downtrend since its all-time record of $73,000 in March, making lower highs and lower lows ever since.

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Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

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  • As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
  • GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
  • Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.

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XRP Faces Downside Risk as Social Sentiment Turns Wildly Negative

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The turn in crowd mood comes after a two-month slide of roughly 31%, leaving the token vulnerable to further downside if risk appetite weakens across majors.

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  • XRP's price approached the $2 mark as social sentiment around the token turned sharply negative, according to Santiment data.
  • The token has experienced a 31% decline over two months, making it vulnerable to further losses if market risk appetite weakens.
  • Santiment's sentiment model indicates XRP is in a 'fear zone,' where negative commentary significantly outweighs positive talk, potentially influencing market positioning.