Insider Newsletter - Harvard Bets Big on Bitcoin and SUI Confirms a Breakout | 08-15-2025

Welcome to this week’s edition of our Insights Newsletter! 

A summary of this week's highlights: Harvard made headlines with a $116.6M Bitcoin bet via BlackRock’s $IBIT ETF, elevating crypto to its top holdings. SUI eyed a breakout toward $4.78 on surging volume, while U.S. inflation held at 2.7% and the core rate hit a 5-month high. On chain, August flows stayed quiet, but ETH outperformed BTC as institutional inflows lifted crypto markets. Globally, mixed economic signals emerged as growth persisted amid trade tensions, tariffs, and uneven investment trends.

In this week’s webinar, Raffa did another scalping session using Altrady’s Quick Scanner and shared some macro events that impact crypto.

Get all details below.

WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK

• Weekly Webinars: Raffa led a fast-paced scalping session using Altrady’s Quick Scan
• Breaking News of the Week: Harvard Makes $116.6M Bitcoin Bet via BlackRock ETF, Elevating Crypto to Top Holdings
• Technical Analysis Highlight: SUI Poised for Breakout as Price Targets $4.78 Pivot Resistance on Surging Volume
• Crypto Trading Strategies: How to Combine Technical Indicators for Your Trades
• Tutorial: Trendline Alerts from Altrady – Spot Breaks Instantly
• Macro-Economic Update: U.S. Inflation Steady at 2.7%, Core Rate Hits 5-Month High
• Wallet Inflows & Outflows Report: Quiet August, but ETH Soars as BTC Struggles
• Economic Trends Affecting Crypto Markets: Crypto Climbs as Institutional Flows Surge and U.S. Policy Opens New Doors
• Key Macroeconomic Insights: Mixed Economic Signals Amid Growth as Trade Tensions, Tariffs, and AI Investment Shape Market Outlook

Weekly Live Educational Webinar—Scalping Strategies

Yesterday, Raffa ran a live scalping session with Altrady's Quick Scan on Binance Futures, this time analyzing new coins like CHESS or TAC.

You can watch the recording here 👇

Breaking News

Harvard Makes $116.6M Bitcoin Bet via BlackRock ETF, Elevating Crypto to Top Holdings

Harvard just went ALL IN on Bitcoin!

SEC filings reveal the university grabbed $116.6M worth of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF ($IBIT) in Q2 2025 — making it their 5th largest holding, even bigger than Google’s parent company.

The Ivy League just got a taste of Web3.

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Technical Analysis Highlight

SUI Poised for Breakout as Price Targets $4.78 Pivot Resistance on Surging Volume

SUI is about to break free!

Price is primed to explode out of the order block and target the pivot resistance at $4.78.
Volumes have been stacking up like a coiled spring, ready to launch toward the next volume magnet.

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Double-Check Your Moves: Why You Should Combine Technical Indicators

Guesswork won’t usually cut it in crypto. Learn how combining indicators like MACD, RSI, and Bollinger Bands can sharpen your strategy in terms of confirming real trends, filtering false signals, and more.

Plus, discover how Altrady’s free paper trading and pro-level charts help you practice without the pressure.

👉 Tap into the full blog on how to combine multiple indicators and how this leads to better timing, fewer fakeouts, and more confident trades

Tutorial: Stop Watching Charts—Start Catching Breakouts Automatically

Manually tracking price movements can be exhausting and inefficient.

That’s where Altrady’s trendline alerts come in. In this video tutorial, you’ll learn how to set up smart alerts that notify you the moment a price breaks through a key trendline – whether it’s a breakout or a reversal.

Why trendline alerts matter:

• React faster to market shifts without constantly monitoring charts
• Spot breakout opportunities with precision
• Avoid emotional trades by relying on technical triggers
• Stay ahead of volatility with real-time notifications

A swing trader, scalper, or long-term investor, trendline alerts help you automate your strategy and make more informed decisions without missing critical moves.

🎥 Watch the tutorial and upgrade your trading game.

Macro-Economic Update

U.S. Inflation Steady at 2.7%, Core Rate Hits 5-Month High

July’s annual inflation held at 2.7%, just below forecasts, as falling energy costs offset higher prices for used cars, transportation, and new vehicles. Core inflation rose to 3.1%, its fastest pace since February, signaling persistent underlying price pressures despite easing headline figures.

Event: USD CPI y/y
Date: 12/08/2025

Wallet Inflows & Outflows Weekly Report

Top 2 Cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH)

Quiet August, but ETH Soars as BTC Struggles

This week saw a sharper divergence between the two cryptos: steady outflows from BTC with only one day of inflows, versus ETH’s surge, fueled by a single green spike on August 9th. 

Trading volumes remain subdued in mid-August, yet Ethereum continues its unstoppable rally with outsized gains, while Bitcoin faces profit-taking after a failed push to new all-time highs.

Economic Trends Affecting Crypto Markets

Crypto Climbs as Institutional Flows Surge and U.S. Policy Opens New Doors

This week’s crypto rally was buoyed by a U.S. executive move opening retirement funds to digital assets, underpinning investor optimism and propelling Bitcoin above $124K.

Ethereum also benefited from surging institutional demand and ETF flows, even as volatility ticked up amid speculation of a double-top for BTC and manipulation-linked liquidations in XRP (≈$59M in longs) rattled sentiment. 

Concurrently, BlackRock’s crypto holdings surpassed $100B, signaling growing institutional adoption, and fresh calls from the President’s Working Group, along with the enactment of the GENIUS Act, advanced regulatory clarity, particularly around stablecoins, which together reinforced longer-term market confidence even amid short-term speculative swings

Key Macroeconomic Insights

Mixed Economic Signals Amid Growth as Trade Tensions, Tariffs, and AI Investment Shape Market Outlook

Markets weighed mixed signals as U.S. factory orders fell, the trade deficit narrowed, and the Leading Economic Index slipped, pointing to softer momentum despite 3% Q2 GDP growth driven by consumer spending. 

Generative AI investment boosted tech activity, but weak structural investment tempered the outlook. 

Geopolitically, escalating U.S.–India trade tensions and new global tariffs disrupted supply chains, while safe-haven demand rose amid uncertainty.

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