Inner Chain: Issue 17

Bullish September, Chainlink and Pyth tapped by U.S. Dept. of Commerce. HODL

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Inner Chain
August 29, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

🚀 Editor's Note

Welcome to the 17th edition of Inner Chain Crypto your weekly no-hype, straight-talking guide to what’s really happening in Crypto and Web 3, from a passionate squad of crypto enthusiasts from Brooklyn to Accra.

September is around the corner, and with fresh regulatory moves shaking up the space, all signs point to an explosive Q4 following a volatile “crypto summer.” Bitcoin briefly dipped below $110,000, while Ethereum climbed to new all-time highs, and yet only 20% of U.S. adults currently own crypto, showing just how much room there is for growth.

Meanwhile, Chainlink and Pyth have been tapped by the U.S. Department of Commerce to bring official macroeconomic data on-chain. Chainlink is positioning itself as a foundational layer in both DeFi and traditional finance alike. Big news the anticipated Trump Family venture - World Liberty Finance $WLFI set to launch on September 1st, making it one of the most anticipated debuts of the year. Remember we cited $BLOCK & $DOLO as coins to watch.

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🔍️ MARKET WATCH

Chainlink continues to cement itself as a backbone of crypto’s real-world asset (RWA) narrative. Known as the leading decentralized oracle network, Chainlink connects blockchains to off-chain data—powering everything from DeFi protocols to institutional finance pilots. This past week, major financial players including JPMorgan, UBS, Swift, and Ondo Finance expanded their RWA tokenization initiatives using Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. With Chainlink being tapped by the U.S. Department of Commerce to bring official economic data on-chain, it opens up a new era of government-verified feeds for DeFi and prediction markets. With institutional adoption ramping and Bitwise filing for a spot Chainlink ETF, $LINK is positioning itself as a core infrastructure layer at the intersection of traditional finance and Web3.

🔴 Stop Losing Crypto Because of Your Emotions

Crypto trading psychology is about making rules for yourself and sticking to them, even when emotions run high. Log every trade and your feelings about it, just like a dieter tracks meals to spot unhealthy habits. Know what triggers rash decisions, use strict limits to manage risk, and take breaks so you don’t burn out. If a loss happens, treat it like a bad day at the gym: learn from it, adjust, and keep going with discipline. These habits keep trading steady and protect against costly, emotion-driven mistakes.

Look at this example. Here is the chart showing $LINK (Chainlink) price changes with actual prices and arrows marking large percentage moves. It highlights the surge to $1.35, the peak near $53, the steep 85% drop, and subsequent partial recoveries and dips. Currently trading at $23.

Crypto sure is a rollercoaster

What or Who is $AIXBT?

AIXBT is an AI agent that offers token holders a strategic edge through automated market trend tracking, narrative detection, and alpha analysis. It lives on x.com and https://aixbt.tech/. The monthly Pro plan starts at $200. A quick hack you can use is to search on the aixbt x account for whatever token you are interested in, for example ‘aixbt hype’. Part of the Virtuals family and currently valued at $101m.

💹 Institutions are choosing $ETH ( ▲ 5.45% )  

🔥 Inner Watchlist

  • $HYPE

  • $GOAT

  • $LINK

  • $AVAX

  • $JUP

  • $WLFI

  • $CRO

  • $PTYH

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