Macro Pulse: What Moved the Markets
📰 Last Week Recap
Markets waited for Jackson Hole 🚀 then rocketed higher
BTC, ETH, and SOL held steady early in the week before Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday which sparked a sharp rally, igniting bullish momentum across crypto and equities.
📅 This Week to Watch
Fed Focused Friday
Core PCE + income & spending data releasing at 8:30am EDT on Friday, August 29th
Earnings to Watch
NVIDIA ($NVIDIA) is on deck for earnings on Wednesday, August 27th. Other key earnings to watch includes Best Buy ($BBY), Bath & Body Works ($BBWI), & Urban Outfitters ($URBN) which can lead to consumer trends that shape the market.
Ethereum Protocol Day
Hosted in Shenzhen; viewable remotely taking place Wednesday, August 27th discussions include the Pectra Upgrade (EIP-7702) involving staking, reviewing future upgrades with PeerDAS for rollup scalability, and diving into ZK & Cryptography advances on the Ethereum network. Bullish on ETH yet?
SuperTokyo 2025 - Solana’s Flagship Conference in Japan
This is held during Japan Blockchain Week on Sunday, August 24th to spotlight the network’s role in building the next generation of “Internet Capital Markets” with a focus on stablecoins, wallets, and token infrastructure. Featuring speaking from the Solana Foundation, Circle, and Jupiter this event signals strong developer activity and expanding adoption in Asia sending a bullish message to investors watching Solana’s global momentum.
Weekly Market Signal: 🟢 Bullish Bias
🐂 Bias: Cautiously Bullish (expecting breakout attempts early in the week)
Fear & Greed Index: 🟡 Neutral
BTC | ETH | SOL
Weekly Price Action
Will ETH defeat the $5k Final Boss? Tune in this week…
Altcoin Spotlight 🔦 - $SERV (OpenServ)
OpenServ ($SERV) is building the App Store for AI agents, turning digital workers into income-generating tools. It lets anyone create and monetize intelligent agents with no coding required, while the $SERV token powers the ecosystem through usage-based rewards and buybacks. With Telegram integration, agent marketplaces, and a roadmap full of tools like dashfun and aApp Factories, OpenServ aims to rival platforms like Fiverr and Upwork by automating digital labor at scale.
Joey Kheireddine, Head of Blockchain joined the team from Eliza Labs (ai16z) this week. Anyone who has a milady PFP is serious business. Read about the addition of the team for further details.
Lastly, shout out to my Quant (we will name him R) for calling out the potential this token will have especially with an ALT season approaching fast. Currently, it is undervalued as you can read here.
Will this be an ALT winner this cycle? Will you be adding it to your bag?
🗺️ OpenServ Roadmap
Tokens and NFTs
Rekt ($REKT) drinks sold out their collab with Base in 1 minute without offering rewards. Keep an eye on this token, and as OSF said today here is a reminder to read the brand coin thesis.
Birbish for Moonbirds they are staging a massive comeback, with trading volume up 369% and the floor price rising to over 3.4 ETH following a partnership with Kaito AI and new leadership under Spencer. The recent acquisition by Orange Cap Games has sparked renewed investor confidence, drawing comparisons to the Pudgy Penguins turnaround. Analysts like Bobby Ong are now setting bullish targets as high as 10 ETH, and rumors of a future Moonbirds token are fueling further hype. From a collapse below 0.5 ETH to a sharp recovery, Moonbirds is rapidly regaining blue-chip NFT status.