According to Miles Deutscher, the S&P 500 is setting new highs while BTC retraces, a divergence he says is not unusual after BTC front-ran and became relatively overextended (source: Miles Deutscher on X, Aug 29, 2025). He notes that a move back toward parity makes sense, framing BTC’s decline as mean reversion rather than a structural breakdown (source: Miles Deutscher on X, Aug 29, 2025). He further states that stocks making fresh highs are bullish for the overall business cycle, underscoring a constructive macro backdrop even amid BTC’s pullback (source: Miles Deutscher on X, Aug 29, 2025).

According to @alice_und_bob, Gavin Wood has returned as CEO of Parity, highlighting a near-term catalyst for the Polkadot ecosystem and DOT exposure (source: @alice_und_bob on X, Aug 14, 2025). According to @alice_und_bob, the roadmap callouts include Polkadot 2.0 and Polkadot Pay in the pipeline, Polkadot Hub and a Citizenship App slated for Q4, the JAM specification entering final stages, and parachains gaining momentum, outlining dated and product-specific catalysts relevant to DOT traders (source: @alice_und_bob on X, Aug 14, 2025).

According to @alice_und_bob, Gavin is taking charge at Parity while multiple ecosystem initiatives converge (source: @alice_und_bob on X, Aug 13, 2025). According to @alice_und_bob, Bill Laboon is stepping up as VP of Ecosystem at the Web3 Foundation, with W3F taking the lead on the business development funnel (source: @alice_und_bob on X, Aug 13, 2025). According to @alice_und_bob, major tokenomics improvements are coming, specifically a capped supply and lower inflation (source: @alice_und_bob on X, Aug 13, 2025).