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$ZEC On the technical side, ZEC's proud zero-knowledge proof privacy architecture has exposed serious flaws. In May 2026, security researcher Taylor Hornby discovered a critical vulnerability in the Orchard privacy pool—attackers could forge unlimited amounts of ZEC without being traceable on-chain. This vulnerability had been dormant for four years since its activation in 2022. A more fundamental question arises: privacy design itself is a double-edged sword. Because transactions are fully encrypted, the team has so far been unable to prove that the vulnerability has not been exploited. The so-called "no evidence of exploitation" is essentially an unfalsifiable proposition. Although the Ironwood upgrade introduced a turnstile mechanism to block the old pool, the historical innocence of approximately 3.66 million ZEC can never be self-proven.
Regarding team developments, at the beginning of 2026, the core ECC development team collectively left due to serious disagreements with the nonprofit governance organization Bootstrap and founded a new company, CashZ. On the same day, ZEC plummeted about 20%. Founder Zooko Wilcox publicly sided with the governance faction rather than the development team, exposing deep internal governance fractures within the project. After the loss of core developers, the continuity of protocol maintenance and security audits is in doubt. While Grayscale is pushing forward with the ZEC ETF, whether institutional confidence can hedge against the dual risks of technical and governance issues remains unknown.The era of everything ICO has begun
Airdrop tracks continue to decline
ETHOS has already set a precedent
Public token sale + 0% community airdrop
If that's the case
It is strongly recommended that project teams declare at the start
That they will never distribute airdrops to the community
This maintains openness and transparency and doesn't waste everyone's time
Otherwise, it's hypocritical—profiting while pretending to be virtuous
Brothers still clinging to free gains
It's time to find a way out for yourselves Today, Socket disclosed a batch of malicious Firefox extensions: 40 have been confirmed to steal wallets or credentials, and another 37 are linked to the same publishing network.
More noteworthy than "fake wallets being listed" is that some extensions initially were just sports scores or ordinary tools, then reused the same Firefox ID and transformed into wallet-stealing programs through version updates. What users saw when they first installed them might indeed have been normal functionality.
This is the supply chain risk of browser wallets: you trust not only the installation package but also the publisher account, subsequent automatic updates, and remotely loaded extension content. Checking the name and rating once only proves it looked normal at installation time; it does not guarantee the version six months later is still safe.
Among them, 13 modified Rabby extensions exfiltrate the keyring before it is locally encrypted. This detail defies common sense: even if the wallet claims "data is encrypted locally," malicious code inserted before encryption can still obtain plaintext.
My approach is to separate assets from the browser: keep only small amounts in high-frequency interaction wallets; do not store long-term assets in daily browser extensions; regularly check the extension list, publishers, and recent version changes. If you notice sudden changes in icons, permissions, or interface, disable the extension first and do not rush to enter recovery phrases for verification.
Official stores can reduce filtering costs but cannot continuously verify the update chain for you.
How often do you check wallet extensions in your browser? BTC climbed back above $70,000, peaking near $75,000; strong coins like ETH and HYPE also surged, with over $3 billion in short liquidations occurring in the market. But I actually think: the most dangerous time may just be beginning. Because this rise is not simply a "sudden frenzy of funds." The U.S. Treasury is expanding long-term U.S. debt repurchases, Trump continues to push for a regulatory framework for the crypto market, and the CFTC has signaled a greater openness to the crypto industry—all of which have collectively improved market risk appetite. On top of that, a large number of short positions were forced to liquidate. Thus, a very typical trend emerged: the news spurred → BTC up→ short liquidations→ forced to buy, → price continued to rise→ more short stop-losses → pushed the rally again. This is a short squeeze. So now, what I'm most concerned about isn't whether BTC can still rise. Rather: After the short squeeze ends, is there still real new buying relay? These two things are completely different concepts. If BTC can hold above $70,000, trading volume continues to expand, ETF funds keep flowing in, and mainstream strong coins like ETH, SOL, and HYPE continue to rotate, then this wave could gradually shift from a "short squeeze" to a true trend reversal. But if BTC surges to around 73,000 and then starts to stagnate on high volume, with altcoins crazily catching up, and social media starts shouting "The bull market is back," I would actually be more cautious. Because the real big top has never beenThe U.S. Treasury is expanding its Treasury buyback program, pushing the 30-year yield down from around 5.3%.
On the surface, this is positive: U.S. Treasuries stop falling, the dollar weakens, gold rises, and U.S. stocks get a short-term breather.
But the real point is — lowering interest rates ≠ risk disappearing.
The surge in long-term yields is because the market is repricing the U.S. fiscal deficit, debt supply, and inflation stickiness. The Treasury’s current buying is just inserting official bids at the most vulnerable long end to cut off negative feedback.
Short-term beneficiaries:
Gold benefits most directly
Utilities, REITs, and financials feel more comfortable
U.S. stock indices are likely to rebound
Tech stocks remain under pressure because there are doubts whether AI capital expenditures can translate into real profits, and high interest rates increase valuation pressure.
So this is not an all-around positive but a deepening divergence: gold and defensive assets benefit, while tech growth stocks continue to be tested.
The key now is not chasing gains but watching whether the Treasury buyback can truly stabilize long-term yields.
Short term is about support; medium term is the test. If the 30-year yield only temporarily falls then surges again, risk assets will continue to be repriced.Last night, both the US stock market and gold surged simultaneously, a rare occurrence.
The trigger was the US Treasury's increase in the long-term bond repurchase scale, set to take effect in September. This is not QE money printing, but merely an improvement in long-term bond market liquidity. After the news, long-term bond yields fell, and the US dollar weakened.
The rise in US stocks was because the decline in yields eased valuation pressure on growth stocks; the market believes bond market risks have been alleviated, boosting risk appetite.
Gold surged because, on one hand, the real yield on US bonds declined, lowering the opportunity cost of holding gold, and on the other hand, the weakening dollar created a double benefit. The market is also hedging against credit risk brought by US debt.
In my personal view, this market movement is mainly driven by falling interest rates, which caused stocks and gold to rise together. However, the repurchase scale is limited relative to the total US debt size and is more of an emotional driver. If US economic data improves and rate cut expectations weaken, both assets face correction risks. Do not blindly chase the highs. After BTC consolidated around 63,000 and then broke out with volume through the descending trendline from 69K to 70K, it reached a high above 75,700. This level is not only a technical breakout but also a short squeeze zone, a resonance point of the previous platform and trendline. Therefore, the rally speed was very fast. The core driver of the rise is not a single positive factor but a combination of macro, policy, capital, and liquidation forces pushing together. The decline in US Treasury yields and weakening of the dollar alleviated pressure on risk assets. Expectations of increased crypto regulation improved market pricing. After spot funds re-entered, shorts concentrated on covering, pushing the market into a large daily bullish candle. However, from the trading structure perspective, this wave is not a pure spot slow bull. BTC funding rates have clearly turned positive, and contract positions have rebounded, indicating leveraged funds are also chasing. The advantage is stronger trend elasticity; the downside is a high probability of a pullback and shakeout later. It is unlikely to rally straight to new highs. Historically, strong rebounds in bear markets often first break the descending line, then push to the Fibonacci 38.2% or previous dense chip zones and get resisted. Calculating from the 126,000 high to the 58,000 low, around 74,000 is the 23.6% retracement, around 84,000 is 38.2%, and around 92,000 is 50%. The 73,500 to 74,000 range is a short-term strength/weakness line; 70,000 to 72,000 is the breakout retest zone; 78,000 to 80,000 is the first resistance; 82,000 to 84,000 is the most critical top zone of this rebound; 88,000 to 92,000 requires sustained ETF inflows and continued cooperation from US stocks. My judgment is that this rally has already shaken off weakness and will most likely consolidate upward first.I originally thought that the recent $BTC movement was just a little warm-up, but when I opened my eyes, it started sprinting directly. A few days ago, it was still grinding around over sixty thousand dollars, and now market sentiment has suddenly been reignited.
What’s most noteworthy about this rally is not just the sudden price surge, but that capital has finally started to return. On August 19, the US spot BTC ETF saw a single-day net inflow of about $517 million, hitting a new high since early May. The ETH ETF also recorded a net inflow of about $189 million that day, with BTC and ETH together attracting roughly $700 million in capital.
At the same time, shorts have become fuel for this rally. During BTC’s rapid rise, a large number of short positions were liquidated en masse, and forced covering further amplified the gains. The market shifted from previously low-volatility sideways movement to a high-volatility state all at once.
But I think we shouldn’t just look at how much it has risen now; we need to see who is actually buying this wave of gains.
If it’s just short covering, the rally may be fast but could also retreat quickly. However, the renewed inflow of ETF funds indicates that at least the spot side has started to take over, which is healthier than purely relying on leverage to push prices up.
Combined with the recent decline in US Treasury yields and improved liquidity expectations, BTC has indeed entered a relatively comfortable external environment. But rising too fast also means the market is prone to short-term overheating.
So what’s really worth watching next is not "can it rise another $1,000?"
But whether ETF funds can continue to flow in, whether spot buying can hold, and whether there will be buyers after price pullbacks.
If all these conditions are met, then this rally might not just be a short squeeze but a trend correction.
But if capital can’t keep up and leverage piles up again, the faster it rises, the more expensive the market’s next lesson might be.
If capital can continue to flow in, then there’s still more to watch in this wave.
If it turns into leverage running wild again, the harder it surges, the faster it might fall.
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#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ The Short Squeeze Nobody Wants to Chase
BTC just ripped from $64K to $73K, while ETH pushed above $2,340. And the liquidation numbers are insane: around $3.3B wiped out, with shorts making up roughly 92% of the damage. 🔥
But don’t get trapped by the “$160B entered the market” narrative.
This looks much more like a massive short squeeze than a wave of fresh spot capital. Forced short covering can make the chart look unstoppable—until the forced buying runs out.
#DailyOrbit Market Performance: From the $64,000–$66,000 range, the 24-hour high surged to $73,000, with a single-day maximum increase close to 12%, making it one of the strongest single-day rebounds this year.
The rise is driven by macro liquidity + favorable US policies + historic short squeeze + ETF capital inflow, with multiple factors coinciding and resonating, not caused by a single factor.
1. Trigger: US Treasury expands bond repurchase (macro liquidity ignition)
The 30-year US Treasury yield hit a multi-year high, raising market concerns about tightening liquidity.
The Treasury announced a doubling of long-term bond repurchase scale, effective from September, to suppress long-term bond yields.
- US Treasury yields declined, lowering the opportunity cost of holding non-yield assets like Bitcoin, driving funds toward high-risk assets;
- Gold and US tech stocks rose sharply in tandem, with Bitcoin taking the lead riding the macro tailwind.
2. Booster: White House crypto summit, regulatory expectations significantly improve
On August 19, the White House held a high-level crypto industry summit:
1. Trump stated: ending the US war on cryptocurrencies, urging Congress to pass the CLARITY Act (to provide clear legal classification for crypto), even discussing government reserves of Bitcoin;
2. The SEC simultaneously proposed a crypto asset registration exemption to reduce industry compliance pressure.
Market interpretation: US regulation shifted from suppression to support, significantly reducing institutional risk concerns about crypto, with sentiment quickly reversing.
3. Strongest amplifier: massive short squeeze (short liquidations stampede, accelerating the surge)
Bitcoin had been consolidating between $64,000–$67,000 for weeks, with the market accumulating many bearish short positions, many betting on further decline.
Once the price breaks key resistance upward, shorts trigger forced liquidations; liquidation requires buying Bitcoin, creating a buy-more-as-it-rises cycle.
- $3.3 billion liquidated across the network in 24 hours, with nearly $3.1 billion from shorts, marking a historic level of short liquidation, pushing the market higher.
Often, short-term surges are not due to massive new buyers but forced short covering.
4. Real buy confirmation: spot ETF capital inflow
As the market exploded, the US spot Bitcoin ETF recorded its largest single-day net inflow in three and a half months, about $517 million.
This represents real institutional capital entering, not just contract leverage speculation, providing spot support for the rebound.
$OKB It seems that Crypto's largest open-source data website, Dune, is also struggling to hold on...
From a single refresh costing 10c to pay-per-credit, from partial suspension of data table maintenance to starting to charge fees, and then free users becoming read-only
The operational data costs are increasing, profitability depends on unstable C-end paid memberships, while B-end client expansion seems to lag behind competitor Allium
Another issue is that reliable analysts seem to be decreasing; on one hand, there aren't many themes on-chain to analyze, on the other hand, team-based operations like Blockworks and Artemis have higher average quality
Introducing AI analysis is a highlight, Dune CLI and MCP have minimized on-chain analysis capabilities. However, verifying data authenticity still has certain barriers, and the paid prices are not cheap, so there may not be enough Native users willing to pay long-term
Dune is still around, but the halo of the largest open-source data community is gradually being worn down by costs and commercial realitiesBitcoin surges to $75,000, but the real test is just beginning
The gains have significantly expanded over the past 24 hours. Market sentiment quickly shifted from cautious observation to chasing the rally, with short covering, trend trading, and improved regulatory expectations all pushing prices higher.
The CFTC chairman has sent a clear signal: even if the Clarity Act does not pass smoothly, regulators will not wait indefinitely. In other words, the U.S. crypto market is moving from the question of "whether there will be regulation" to "who will regulate and how the boundaries will be defined."
This is critical for trading platforms, derivatives markets, and token issuers. The clearer the rules, the easier it is for institutions to enter; but the more specific the rules, the more likely businesses that rely on regulatory gray areas will be repriced.
Large volatility bets on XRP and bullish option trades on Hyperliquid following statements related to Trump indicate that the market remains highly sensitive to political information.
Whether BTC can hold above $75,000 depends on whether spot capital follows through, whether ETF flows improve, and whether leverage accumulates too quickly. If the acceleration is just due to short covering, prices are likely to oscillate repeatedly at this key level. If spot demand strengthens simultaneously, the market has reason to view this breakout as a trend change rather than a mere emotional spike.
The next phase of the crypto market is no longer just about whether Bitcoin rises.
More importantly, it is about whether regulatory clarity can translate into real capital, real products, and real use cases. BTC has already moved from the short squeeze phase into the trend confirmation phase, while the Anthropic IPO indicates that global venture capital is still willing to pay a very high premium for high growth. BTC's movement over the past two days has clearly shifted to a higher level. It accelerated from 64,000, reaching a high of 75,770, and is currently still around 74,400. More importantly, the 1-hour EMA7 at about 73,880, EMA25 at about 72,100, and EMA99 at about 67,940 have formed a bullish structure. So my current judgment is not "whether it can still rise," but rather: on the first decent pullback, will there be buyers? Previously, BTC breaking through 70,000 was driven not only by short squeeze but also by the US Treasury's expanded debt repurchase, the decline of the dollar and long-term yields, and improved expectations for US crypto regulation. Reuters reported that after the US Treasury expanded long-term debt repurchases, risk assets clearly benefited, while Trump continued to push the CLARITY Act. Therefore, in trading, I am now clearly more inclined to wait for a pullback to go long, rather than shorting just because the price has risen a lot. My first observation zone for BTC is 73,800–74,200; the truly important level is around 72,000. As long as the 1-hour structure does not effectively break below 72K, this trend remains intact. The area above 75,700–76,000 has already entered a short-term resistance zone, and the odds of chasing longs have clearly decreased. If I really want to short, I would rather wait for two scenarios: a failure to break 76K followed by a quick drop back below 74K, or a break below 72K followed by a rebound that fails to recover above it. Brothers, remember, there is actually another very important signal to judge whether a bull market has arrived: whether $DOGE Dogecoin and other established altcoins are rising along. Currently, they are not.
Do you still remember the bull market after Trump took office in October 2024? Dogecoin led the rally, completely without any logic, soaring all the way. If established altcoins like Dogecoin do not form a strong upward trend afterward, I judge that this might just be a relatively large rebound within a bear market, as similar patterns can be found in past bear markets.#海力士回购落地，三星股东回报待确认
The leader has something to say
The two Korean memory giants dropped two bombs on the same timeline.
SK Hynix officially announced on August 19 a buyback and cancellation of 40 trillion KRW, about 28.6 billion USD, the largest in the history of Korean listed companies. They will repurchase 24.07 million shares, accounting for 3.3% of total shares, starting August 20 for three months.
Why act at this point?
Hynix's Q2 revenue was 79.32 trillion KRW, up 257% year-on-year, operating profit 60.54 trillion KRW, up 557%, and cumulative revenue for the first half of the year exceeded 100 trillion KRW for the first time. The performance is at a money-printing machine level, but the stock price fell from the June 25 high of 2.987 million KRW to 1.5 million, nearly halving. The management's original words were "the current stock price does not fully reflect the company's intrinsic value." Using 28.6 billion in real cash to make a statement is more effective than any research report.
The shareholder return policy is upgraded simultaneously. From 2025 to 2027, more than 50% of cumulative free cash flow will be used for shareholder returns, raised from "not exceeding 50%" to "not less than 50%." The annual fixed dividend is increased from 1,200 KRW per share to 1,500 KRW. Additional return plans will be disclosed when Q3 results are announced at the end of October.
Samsung is on another track. Korean media reported Samsung is preparing a shareholder return plan exceeding 100 trillion KRW, mainly cash dividends. The board meeting is planned before the end of August. Samsung chooses cash dividends instead of large-scale buybacks due to regulatory reasons—large buybacks would cause affiliated parties like Samsung Life Insurance to passively exceed shareholding limits, triggering mandatory sales under the Insurance Business Act. Direct special dividend distribution is the best way to avoid regulatory risks. Analysts estimate the final scale could reach 120 trillion KRW.
SK Hynix ADR rose over 7% pre-market. On August 20, KOSPI rose over 6%, triggering the Sidecar mechanism and suspending program trading for 5 minutes. Hynix rose over 13% intraday, Samsung over 9%.
Wall Street collectively raised target prices: Nomura maintains buy with a target of 4.7 million KRW; Goldman Sachs maintains buy with a target of 3.5 million KRW; JPMorgan target price 2.75 million KRW, about 84% upside from current price.
Goldman Sachs estimates Hynix can return at least 130 billion USD more to shareholders by 2027. Nomura forecasts free cash flow of 156 trillion and 318 trillion KRW for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 respectively, with a 50% return ratio, shareholder return rates about 7% and 15%.
There are two levels worth pondering.
First, the money earned from AI storage is starting to be distributed to shareholders on a large scale. Semiconductor companies used to keep earnings for expansion. But now Hynix is expanding production while still able to repurchase 28.6 billion, indicating HBM's cash flow quality is on a completely different level from traditional storage cycles. The valuation logic shifts from cyclical stocks to high growth plus high cash flow plus shareholder returns.
Second, Samsung and Hynix combined shareholder returns near 140 trillion KRW, sending a signal to the global capital market: Korean conglomerates are really starting to be responsible to shareholders with real cash. For Korea domestically, the long-criticized "Korea discount" may face revaluation.
The valuation anchor for the storage sector has changed. Previously it was about how much HBM could sell; now it's about how the earned money is distributed. The Hynix Q3 earnings call at the end of October is the next key catalyst.
Bitcoin fell back from 75,000 and is oscillating near 72,000, waiting for a pullback with no position. SPCX base position continues the pattern, profits are sufficient. Wait for storage and others to pull back before acting.
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The above analysis is timely; orders must have stop losses set. Good luck.Truly explosive. #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？
$BTC continued its rally during the Asian session today (August 21) after breaking through $72,000 yesterday, surging past the $75,000 mark and reaching a high of $75,740. At the time of writing, BTC is fluctuating between $74,000 and $75,000. The increase over the past two days has approached 20%.
📈 Three forces pushed BTC to $75,000
First, the Treasury's "balance sheet expansion" is the biggest catalyst. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the cap on long-term Treasury buybacks will be at least doubled (from $2 billion to $4 billion), lowering long-term Treasury yields and weakening the dollar, which the market views as a "liquidity improvement signal." VanEck's head of research bluntly stated: "This concerns the U.S. Treasury's performance and has reignited worries about fiscal dominance."
Second, continued positive policy signals. Trump met with crypto industry executives from Coinbase, Kraken, and others at the White House, urging Congress to quickly pass the Clarity Act. The SEC also proposed new measures to relax registration requirements for certain digital asset issuances.
Third, the short squeeze is not over yet. Over the past 24 hours, more than 136,000 traders were liquidated, totaling $1.23 billion. The passive buying generated by short covering continues to push prices upward.
🐂 Is this really "the bull is here"?
Optimists believe BTC breaking $75,000 is technically significant — $70,000 is an important psychological barrier, and holding above it continuously shows buyers are willing to chase prices. The Fear & Greed Index has risen to 62, entering the "greed" zone, the highest since October 2025. Bernstein previously maintained a $150,000 target price by the end of 2026.
But there are many sober voices:
Technically, BTC is severely overbought. The RSI(14) reading is as high as 92.5, in the extremely overbought range. The 50-day EMA support is at $66,316, far below the current price, so the risk of a pullback objectively exists.
A short squeeze does not equal a bull market. Several industry insiders pointed out that this surge is "triggered by a combination of multiple policy benefits and short squeezes, but a single short squeeze rally does not mean the start of a bull market; the sustainability of the trend remains questionable." MEXC Research's chief analyst bluntly called it an "overreaction," saying the Treasury merely opened a "pressure relief valve" and did not truly improve Bitcoin's macro fundamentals.
The real test lies in "turnover." Zeus Research analysts warned: "Once crowded short positions are cleared, this rally must rely on its own strength, driven by genuine spot demand, liquidity, and macro fundamentals." Short-term holders have transferred 44,300 BTC to exchanges in profit-taking mode, marking the largest profit-taking event since 2026. Whether spot buying can absorb this selling pressure is key to the next move.
💎 Summary
$75,000 is a three-month high. But this rally still heavily depends on the short squeeze as a "one-time fuel" — the cleaner the shorts are cleared, the more the subsequent upward momentum will need to be supported by real spot demand.
Chasing highs may not be cost-effective. What deserves more attention is whether, after a pullback, $75,000 can turn from a "resistance" into a "support" — that is the key signal to judge whether "the bull is really here." Why is a large bullish candlestick the most likely to mislead people into thinking the trend has reversed?
After going through several bull and bear cycles, I am increasingly reluctant to call a “bull return” based on just one explosive K-line surge.
After the market consolidates for a long time and suddenly breaks out, short sellers’ stop losses and liquidations create forced buying; outside funds see the rise and chase in, pushing the price up faster and faster.
It looks like massive capital is scrambling to accumulate, but in reality, the initial surge may mainly be shorts being forced to cover.
I used to be most prone to chasing highs at such times: seeing BTC break out, ETH and altcoins collectively catching up, I thought a new cycle was confirmed.
But after the short liquidation ends, if subsequent spot funds don’t follow through, the market quickly falls back to the original range.
A true reversal can’t be judged just by how strong the rise is.
You also need to look at three details: whether the price can hold after the breakout, whether volume shrinks on the pullback, and whether real funds like ETFs or on-chain stablecoins continue to flow in. If the price is mainly driven up by contract positions and funding rates, the sharper the rise, the greater the subsequent volatility.
A large bullish candlestick only proves that buyers dominated at one moment, but it can’t prove that people will still be willing to buy in the coming weeks.
Remember: short liquidation can create a breakout, but only sustained spot buying can turn a breakout into a trend.What is Community-Supported Issuance (FWAir Launch)?
FWA has innovated again, launching a brand new NFT issuance method.
Simply put — creators no longer sell NFTs directly; instead, the community first "backs" the entire set of works, and upon success, it enters FWA's random lottery pool.
There are three core roles involved:
Creator
Prepares the entire NFT set and sets the price for each. Initially, the supporters' minting funds do not go directly to the creator; the creator earns gradually from the pool's transaction fees later.
Backer
Uses ETH equal to the set price to "back" this NFT. Then it is placed into FWA's lottery pool, which runs according to the lottery logic (either eventually obtaining the NFT or getting back 99% of the ETH plus FWA rewards).
Purchaser
People who usually spend money in the FWA pool to randomly draw NFTs. Upon winning, they have priority to choose: keep the NFT themselves or take the backer's ETH.
So, this gameplay essentially leverages the platform's own mechanism to embed the NFT issuance landscape within it.
There are quite a few details here:
1. This issuance is Launch 0, with the official team personally demonstrating how to play. The income mainly comes from the transaction fees generated by NFTs running within the FWA mechanism, but according to simulations and the official Creator Guide: the final amount the creator receives, large $SPCX's biggest competitor is coming
Claude's company is preparing to publicly file IPO documents by the end of August
And this fundraising may match SPCX's IPO. What does this mean?
There is another trillion-level investor estimated at 1.5-2 trillion
Imagine where so much money comes from? Besides large capital buying in
Many might sell some stocks to participate in new investments
When SPCX IPO'd, it rose from 135 to 160, new shares made a killing
If it were you, would you still hold SPCX at 135? Or sell?
Sell and then buy new ones, the return on investment is extremely cost-effective
Capital is not stupid; it flows where the money is made
#Anthropic拟8月底公开IPO文件，募资或追平SpaceX #ETH strong rally, short liquidations exceed $1.1 billion $BTC #BTC breaks through $72,000, can this rally continue? Prediction
$BTC surged to 72,000, up 11.8% in 24 hours. It had been consolidating between 64,000-65,000 for the past two months, and a big bullish candle pierced through directly.
Shorts were crushed. Touching 72,000 triggered $3.49 billion in liquidations, with shorts accounting for $2.92 billion; over $3.1 billion in short liquidations occurred within two days. During the two-month consolidation, short positions accumulated heavily, and the breakout triggered a chain of liquidations, with buying further pushing the price up.
Three catalysts ignited simultaneously:
The scale of US Treasury repo doubled, long-term bond yields declined, reducing the opportunity cost of holding BTC. The White House held an emergency meeting, with Trump and CEOs from Coinbase, Kraken, Robinhood, etc., urging the passage of crypto legislation by year-end; the market interpreted this as increased regulatory certainty. ETFs saw net inflows exceeding $1 billion for three consecutive days, with $517 million inflow on August 19 alone, the highest since May 4; these are real cash buy orders.
The key to holding above 72,000 lies in whether spot trading can keep up. Leverage-driven rallies require buy-side support; if spot buying is insufficient, profit-taking at high levels and re-accumulation of leverage will amplify the correction. On Polymarket, the probability of reaching 75,000 by the end of this month is only 6%. #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ Some people always think "no fear if fundamentals haven't changed" — but Binance shutting down liquidity access is the real critical point.
Binance officially announced that at 11:00 on September 3, 2026 (UTC+8), it will stop trading and delist ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ). The liquidity gateway of the world's largest exchange will be directly closed, causing these three tokens to face a sharp drop in liquidity and passive selling pressure. Past experience shows that tokens delisted by Binance usually drop 30%–50% or more in the short term, and the exit window for holders will rapidly narrow.
The three tokens belong to different sectors — ICX in cross-chain ecosystems, SCRT in privacy computing, and STORJ in decentralized storage — indicating that Binance's delisting criteria focus more on trading volume, liquidity, and compliance risk, not targeting any single sector. The news is bearish, with the impact concentrated at the token level.
Holders should quickly assess whether to reduce positions or exit before September 3, and not wait until after delisting to move to smaller exchanges and suffer deeper discounts. If the projects announce listings on other major exchanges or buybacks around the delisting time, it may alleviate some selling pressure, but this cannot be relied upon currently. The fundamentals of the three tokens have not changed due to delisting, but the loss of liquidity will significantly amplify price volatility, making short-term risk extremely high. Bottom-fishing against the trend is not recommended.
Source: PANews
#ICX #SCRT #STORJ #Crypto100W Ethereum's Comeback Journey: 4 Insights for Ordinary People
⚠️ Content is only a historical review of the sector and does not constitute any investment advice
Many only know ETH as the second largest by market cap, but few realize it has faced multiple near-collapse moments. From a whitepaper written by a teenager, it has stumbled and grown into the foundational base of the entire Web3. Understanding its ups and downs is more important than simply betting on price movements.
1. Germination: An Undervalued Experimental Project
In 2013, 19-year-old Vitalik wrote the Ethereum whitepaper, proposing the concept of a world computer: Bitcoin could only transfer value, while Ethereum could run smart contracts, enabling blockchain to support various applications.
In 2014, a crowdfunding campaign exchanged Bitcoin for ETH. Most of the Bitcoin community was skeptical, thinking the new project was too abstract and overly ambitious.
In July 2015, the mainnet launched with very few early developers. It was just a niche technical experiment without large-scale applications, prices were low, and few recognized its future potential.
2. Life-or-Death Crisis: Hacker Theft in the First Year Nearly Ended It
In 2016, the major security incident with The DAO occurred, where hackers exploited contract vulnerabilities to steal 3.6 million ETH, worth tens of millions of dollars at the time.
The market panicked, and the coin price was halved. The community erupted in debate: since blockchain pursues immutability, should there be a hard fork to roll back transactions and recover losses?
After the debate, the vast majority chose a hard fork to retrieve the stolen assets, which also led to the split creating Ethereum Classic (ETC).
This was Ethereum's darkest hour, with widespread pessimism and many declaring the project dead, but the community survived the governance crisis and lived on.
3. First Boom: ICO Bubble, Instant Fame (2017)
The ERC-20 token standard was born, and countless new projects issued tokens on Ethereum. The ICO wave swept the entire crypto market.
ETH surged from single digits, firmly establishing itself as the second largest cryptocurrency.
But the bubble burst quickly. The 2018 bear market arrived, many ICO projects went to zero, ETH plummeted 90% from its peak, network congestion and high gas fees were magnified, and criticism flooded in again.
4. Bear Market Consolidation: Bubble Fades, Real Ecosystem Growth (2018-2020)
The bull market bubble faded, speculative funds left, and developers stayed to build.
DeFi began to sprout, with lending and decentralized exchanges launching; NFT standards took shape.
Outsiders still complained about Ethereum's slowness and high fees, but the underlying infrastructure quietly iterated, preparing for the next big market cycle.
5. Two Major Narratives Ignite, Leading to Historic Highlights (2020-2021)
1. DeFi Summer: lending, swaps, and liquidity mining exploded, with massive capital flowing on-chain;
2. NFT wave: CryptoKitties and profile picture NFTs went viral, bringing Ethereum into the public eye.
EIP-1559 launched, implementing a fee-burning mechanism, giving ETH deflationary properties, and the price hit a historic high of $4,878.
6. Epic Upgrade: The Merge, Completing the Shift from Mining to Staking (2022)
After years of work, The Merge was completed, fully ending GPU mining and switching to PoS staking consensus, reducing energy consumption by 99%, sharply cutting ETH issuance, and solidifying the deflation narrative.
The upgrade process was not smooth, with multiple delays and strong opposition from miners, but it was implemented under great pressure. Subsequent Cancun upgrades pushed Layer 2 scaling solutions, addressing the long-standing high fee issue.
7. Review: Ethereum's Comeback and Lessons for Ordinary People
1. No one is invincible; even great projects have faced death multiple times. ETH endured hacker attacks, bear market crashes, and upgrade delays, not rising steadily but surviving crisis after crisis.
2. True value comes from the ecosystem, not mere hype. Its strength lies in DeFi, NFT, stablecoins, Layer 2, and thousands of developers continuously building together, not a single concept.
3. Bull markets are results, not starting points. The surges in 2017 and 2021 came from years of technical consolidation during bear markets. Many only see the later glory and overlook the long, unnoticed early struggles.
4. Technical roadmaps are never smooth; upgrades will be delayed and controversial. Focus on long-term implementation results, don’t be scared off by short-term negatives or blindly swayed by hype.
ETH’s current status did not come out of nowhere. It shows us: sector narratives matter, but the underlying logic of long-term comebacks is surviving crises, continuous iteration, and ecosystem growth.
$ETH #Ethereum #Web3The recent changes in the crypto market are not just a simple technical rebound. The real drivers behind the market heating up are two core factors: policy expectations and liquidity changes.👀 Currently, BTC is holding steady around $71,400, and the market is starting to refocus on signals released by U.S. policies. One important catalyst is Trump's public call for Congress to advance the CLARITY Act, which has reignited market hopes for a clearer crypto regulatory framework. Simply put: Previously, the market was like driving in fog, uncertain about the regulatory path ahead. Now, if the rules gradually become clearer, institutional funds will be more confident to accelerate their entry. Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury is expanding long-term bond repurchase operations, causing market yields to decline and liquidity expectations to improve. In plain terms: funding pressure has eased, and risk capital in the market is becoming active again.💰 This round of changes is also directly reflected in market performance: 📈 Within 24 hours, the total crypto market capitalization increased by about $190 billion, with an overall rise close to 10%. 📈 BTC spot ETFs have recently seen continuous inflows, totaling over $650 million, indicating real buying demand is returning. 📈 Most major altcoins have also strengthened alongside BTC. However, the market rally does not mean we have fully entered a one-sided bull market yet. Going forward, the market will watch two key points: First, whether regulatory progress like the CLARITY Act continues to send positive signals; Second, whether ETF inflows can be sustained.Conclusion first: I am currently not bearish on the market outlook, but I also don't think this is the right time to chase the rally. My baseline judgment is that BTC has shifted from a "long-term weak consolidation" to a "mid-term reversal attempt," but the area around 75,000 is entering a real resistance zone. In the next 1–2 weeks, it is more likely to "first surge/high or consolidate and shake out, then decide whether a second leg up can start," rather than continuous daily sharp rallies. Binance real-time data now shows BTC around $74,965, up 7.86% in 24 hours; ETH around $2,360, up 4.47%; SOL around $89.4, up 5.15%. This means the current market is still clearly BTC-dominated, not a full altcoin season. More importantly, the underlying capital structure: In the past approximately 24 hours, BTC perpetual contract open interest (OI) dropped from about 109,290 BTC to about 107,903 BTC, a decrease of about 1.3%, but BTC price rose nearly 8%. The funding rate is currently about 0.0094% per 8 hours, which is not extremely crazy. This combination is very important: Price surges + OI does not surge simultaneously = this rally is not mainly driven by leveraged longs forcing the price up. There is obvious short covering inside, along with spot capital inflows. The US spot BTC ETF saw a net inflow of about $517 million in the last day, the largest single-day inflow since early May. (The Block) So the quality of this rally,Can Yushu return to 1100? I am pessimistic about this!
Yushu Technology has dropped from ¥1100 to ¥687, a 40% decline in two days.
On the first day of listing, the circulating shares were only 30.0877 million, a very small float. When sentiment rises, the price is pushed to extremes. The first-day turnover rate of 85.28% also indicates that a large amount of chips have already changed hands at a high level.
So those who bought at 1100 essentially bought into the expectation of future robots.
Looking at the valuation, CCB International's reasonable valuation is ¥269, Nomura Securities' target price is ¥370. Taking ¥370 as the benchmark, compared to the current ¥687, there is nearly 46% of space to be digested. And those who bought at ¥1100 need about a 60% increase to break even.
Next, Jiaqi looks at three things:
Look at performance: if revenue growth slows and profits don't keep up, why would the market continue to give such a high valuation?
Look at unlocks: low-cost chips will be released later, and those trapped at high levels may still face pressure.
Look at industry implementation: when robots can achieve large-scale commercialization is the core factor determining Yushu's long-term value.
Many people ask if it can rise back after losing money?
But what you should actually consider is, at this price, is there still logic to continue holding?
#Anthropic拟8月底公开IPO文件，募资或追平SpaceX Very positive. I think the recent sluggish performance in the optical communications industry from $AAOI to $SIVE is simply absurd.
Demand visibility... is really very high.
AOI: "Even combining AOI and Coherent plans, it will still be difficult to meet customer demand over the next 3 years (until 2029)."
Elazr's general manager stated: "The entire optical supply chain is facing severe shortages." "This shortage situation will last for years."
The CEO of Sivers also expressed the same view regarding the expected imbalance in InP laser demand over the next 3-5 years.
We can continue discussing $LITE, $MTSI, and other comments.
We haven't even reached the inflection point for 1.6T, NPO, CPO lateral/vertical scaling, and in-memory optical devices (as seen with SK Hynix).
However, EML/CW and all other upstream components (including PD/TIA/DSP, transceivers, and FAU and other components soon to be added after CPO expansion) have already hindered the development of the entire industry...
Personally, I am very eager to see how all this unfolds, but I'm just a bit confused that the market seems unable to predict the situation one or two years ahead. #BTCRallyOrSqueeze Bitcoin’s long stretch of low volatility ended abruptly as BTC/USDT climbed above $75,000, accompanied by one of the largest short-liquidation events of the year. Estimates suggest that almost $3 billion in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated within 24 hours. Meanwhile, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $517 million in net inflows on August 19, while Ethereum ETFs attracted another $189 million. This combination of forced short covering and renewed institutional demand helped accelerate the breakout.
The key question is whether this is merely a short squeeze or the beginning of a more durable recovery. Liquidations can push prices upward rapidly, but they do not guarantee lasting demand. For the bullish case to strengthen, spot trading volume, ETF inflows and stablecoin liquidity should remain healthy after the initial excitement fades. If traders immediately rebuild leveraged long positions, the market may become vulnerable to another sharp reversal. For now, the breakout is constructive, but confirmation must come from sustained spot buying rather than liquidation-driven momentum alone.👀 Bitcoin violently surged past 70,000, a textbook short squeeze rally unfolding.
This wave of gains was ignited by improved expectations for US regulation, clearer market trading legislation, and simultaneous ETF capital inflows; US Treasury yields fell, and macro liquidity expectations also provided support.
However, such a fierce short-term rise largely came from a cascade of short liquidations, with massive short positions passively closed forming buying pressure to boost the market, not entirely new incremental funds entering.
It’s important to distinguish: news is the matchstick, but the piled-up leveraged positions are the fuel.
The positive factors currently remain at the expectation stage and have not fully materialized. A short squeeze rebound does not equal the immediate start of a new bull market.
Going forward, focus on two points: whether ETF inflows can continue and whether key support levels hold on pullbacks.
Big rallies easily breed FOMO emotions; don’t get carried away by big bullish candles, and avoid chasing highs with leverage. The real test comes with the pullback after the frenzy.
This is only a market review and does not constitute investment advice. Crypto assets carry extremely high volatility risk ⚠️
$BTC $ETH
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？
#美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在
#美财政部扩大长债回购，30年美债高位回落 Hong Kong stock spot surged with large volume to HKD 27.52, while the derivative side $XIAOMIUSDT perpetual contract counter-trended down to USD 3.291 and continued to trade at a discount. The divergence between spot and futures pricing highlights the intense battle of differentiation among US tech stocks and cross-market capital risk aversion sentiment.
The spot price converts to RMB 25.3, whereas the $XIAOMIUSDT perpetual contract price at USD 3.291 (approximately RMB 23.6) declined 1.02% intraday, forming a basis spread of nearly RMB 1.7. Against the backdrop of global interest rate expectation volatility and a shift in momentum of US tech stocks, the near-zero funding rate reflects derivative traders’ high caution toward cross-market transmission risks.
The core factors driving the current spread are, in order: offshore crypto capital’s deleveraging demand amid high and volatile US Treasury yields, phased release of buying power in the Hong Kong stock spot market, and transmission delays in cross-market arbitrage mechanisms due to liquidity segmentation.
The bullish scenario for basis spread recovery is triggered by the spot market firmly holding gains and driving derivative shorts to cover. If US tech stocks stop falling and rebound, suppressing the US dollar index, short covering in the derivatives market will narrow the discount and push $XIAOMIUSDT upward toward the spot-converted price. The invalidation signal for this scenario is a negative funding rate and the perpetual contract falling below USD 3.20.
The bearish scenario for spot price correction is triggered by a decline in global macro risk appetite dragging down equity assets. If the Federal Reserve’s rate path expectations tighten again, suppressing US and Chinese concept stocks, momentum will fade after the spot surge, and the spot price will converge toward the derivative-converted price of RMB 23.6. The invalidation signal for this scenario is the Hong Kong stock spot breaking previous highs and a surge in perpetual contract volume breaking above USD 3.40.
Key observations for the next 7 days include the US dollar index trend and whether the $XIAOMIUSDT funding rate deviates from the zero line.
#迈威尔获Google芯片协议，财报前AI订单受关注 #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ #财报观察员：泡泡玛特增长换挡，多IP能否接力？[Trader Pharaoh]
Everyone is asking if Bitcoin surging to 75,000 is a bull market rebound or the last supper?
Pharaoh says straight up, this wave relies entirely on "three forces" twisting into one rope: short squeeze + policy support + faucet loosening. The craziest part is shorts getting liquidated so badly even their own moms wouldn’t recognize them; over 3 billion in leveraged positions vanished in an instant. Short covering equals market buy orders, directly creating a vicious cycle of "price rise → liquidation → buying → further rise."
But don’t get carried away, the short squeeze momentum is fading fast. Futures open interest hasn’t really increased, indicating no new retail traders rushing in yet. Right now, it’s purely old shorts forced to cut losses, not a frenzy of new longs opening.
Has real money entered? Yes, but not as aggressively as imagined.
Whales have bought over 40,000 BTC in the last 60 days, OTC volume surged 257%, institutions are indeed quietly accumulating. But ETF holders’ average cost is still $82,465, and the current price is still some way from breakeven; retail hasn’t hit FOMO mode yet. Even more painful, Strategy has shifted from the "biggest buyer" to a "consistent seller," meaning this once most reliable engine has stalled.
Pharaoh’s famous saying: Good trades are waited for, not chased.
At 74,000, the short squeeze power is ebbing. Whether the market can sustain depends entirely on if "real money" can take over. Waiting for a pullback to stabilize before acting is a hundred times safer than chasing highs. What’s the rush? Let the bullets fly a bit!
Follow Pharaoh, and your wealth won’t lose its way! $BTC $ETH $SOL #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？
BTC broke through $75,000, with nearly $3 billion liquidated in 24 hours and ETF net inflows exceeding $700 million in a single day — is this a short squeeze frenzy or a signal of a bull return?
The rapid surge triggered concentrated short covering. Multiple data sources show that the crypto market liquidation scale approached $3 billion within 24 hours, shorts were heavily squeezed, forming the core driving force of a "short squeeze rally," resonating with the divergent signals from the White House summit, Trump's speech, and the Fed minutes.
Behind BTC breaking through $75,000 is the dual push of short squeeze pressure and ETF inflows. The difference is: the short squeeze is a short-term pulse, while ETF inflows represent a mid-term trend. Whether the $73,000-$74,000 range can hold in the next few days will determine the nature of this breakout.
$BTC $ETH Trump publicly stated that the CFTC chairman is pushing for Hyperliquid to enter the U.S. market in a compliant manner. After the news broke, $HYPE surged rapidly, with a 24-hour increase exceeding 20% at one point. Many people's first reaction was: "Is HYPE about to take off?" Some have even started shouting: The next 100x coin is HYPE. But I want to pour cold water on that. 1. How significant would it be if Hyperliquid really enters the U.S.? I believe this is not an ordinary positive development. Hyperliquid is essentially competing for a very large market: global perpetual contracts and on-chain trading. And the U.S. is one of the most important financial markets in the world. If Hyperliquid can enter the U.S. market through regulatory channels in the future, it means it could evolve from a crypto-native trading platform to a compliant, institutional financial infrastructure. That is what truly excites the market. Moreover, Hyperliquid is no longer a small project. CoinGecko's Q2 2026 report shows that HYPE has entered the top ten global cryptocurrency market caps. So this is no longer a story of "a small coin suddenly discovering a new narrative." Instead, it is: a platform that already has products, users, and trading volume is trying to open up the U.S. market. 2. Can HYPE still achieve 100x? Here I will directly share my view: theoretically yes, but the practical difficulty is extremely high. Why$HYPE This wave was ignited by a single sentence from Trump, a 27% increase, but my thinking is: the positive news is "expectation," not "realization," don't chase between 73–76.
At the White House meeting on 8/19, Trump specifically named CFTC Chairman Selig pushing Hyperliquid's "full compliance" entry into the US. HYPE jumped directly from 58 to 72–74, rising 23–27% in 24 hours, market cap surged to 16–18 billion, volume broke 1.3 billion dollars, just a few dollars short of the new high of 76.5 on 6/16. This is pure news-driven short squeeze.
But brothers, look clearly: Trump said "working very hard," no approval, no timetable, no registration. CFTC entry into the US still requires at least 3–12 months of preparation, custody/leverage/market monitoring are all unresolved. Previously on 8/17 at SanDisk investor day, I called for taking profits because of this—expectations were overdrawn, and the price fell when the news landed. Hyperliquid is following the same script now: someone bought 719 CALLs 4 hours in advance (65,000 dollars), clearly suspicious of insider information, this kind of pump is the most dangerous.
Also, it is just 3 dollars away from the new high, with 76.5 above being a solid historical resistance level. Once compliance progress stalls, sentiment will retreat starting at 20%.
HYPE is the brightest among the 6 coins this wave, but also the most fragile This wave has clearly exceeded previous expectations. $BTC is currently around $74,386. Starting from about $64,000 a few days ago, the short-term increase has already exceeded 15%, and it has broken through two key levels at $70,000 and $72,000.
The logic behind this rally is forming a positive feedback loop: the U.S. Treasury is increasing long-term bond repurchases, improving market liquidity expectations; Trump is pushing the CLARITY Act, warming regulatory expectations; meanwhile, U.S. stock ETF funds are flowing back, with a net inflow of about $517 million into the U.S. spot BTC ETF on August 19.
Key levels to watch next:
* 72,000–73,000: has now shifted from resistance to the first support
* 74,500–75,000: current short-term resistance zone
* 78,000–80,000: next target area if $75,000 is broken with volume
* If it quickly falls below $72,000, be cautious of a retest near $70,000
Technically, the biggest feature now is accelerated rise after the breakout, but the short term is clearly overheated. A pullback of about 5% to even 10% after continuous gains would not be surprising.
My judgment: the trend has turned stronger, so avoid shorting lightly for now, but also do not FOMO chase the rally. If $75,000 can hold with volume, the next phase will likely target $78,000–$80,000; if the rally fails, a retest near $72,000 would actually be a healthier move.
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ To judge whether this BTC rally can continue, I pay more attention to whether ETFs can have continuous inflows rather than a large amount on a single day.
Single-day inflows can create sentiment, but continuous inflows for two weeks can indicate that institutional demand has returned. Before confirming sustained capital, it is better to build positions slowly rather than hastily. $SOL 🔥 SOL Surged to $89 — $90 is Next!
Up 6% in 24h and 15% in 7 days. Reason: $14.58M net inflow into Solana ETF yesterday ($7.14M GSOL, $6.57M BSOL). Also supported by US Treasury buyback program and Clarity Act momentum.
$90.21 resistance is key — crossing this means more upside. A PoH vulnerability was found, but it will be fixed by the Alpenglow upgrade.
Breakout or reject at $89? Watch $90!
#SOL #Solana #CryptoMarket$BTC pulled from 68000 to 75000, reminding me of a similar market move last time.
Last time was the same: a continuous rally, shorts getting liquidated all the way, price accelerating faster and faster.
What was the result?
- After reaching the peak, it started to consolidate sideways
- After a few days of sideways movement, a sudden crash buried the bulls
- Then it kept dropping, retail investors chasing highs and selling lows
Will it be different this time?
- Macro environment is different: US Treasury increased long-term bond repurchases, liquidity is loose
- Regulatory environment is different: Trump White House summit, regulations are becoming clearer
- Capital flow is different: institutional funds are entering, not retail pushing the price
But one thing is the same: after a big rise, there will be a fall; there is no market that only goes up without falling.
I opened a short at 72500, stop loss at 75000, currently at a floating loss.
Losing 200,000 USDT trying to recover, history doesn’t simply repeat but rhymes.
Don’t hold losing positions without stop loss; admit mistakes when wrong, hold when right.
If 75000 can’t be broken, hold the short; if 75000 is broken, stop loss and accept the loss.
Resistance above at 75000/76500, support below at 74000/72000.
#BTC accelerating rally, can the funds continue to take over? What indicators do you want? The market manipulators can draw any for you.
If you want the indicator for breaking through ma120, here it is.
If you want the indicator for breaking through ma250, here it is too.
According to previous bull market characteristics, it really has bounced back.
But is it really that simple? Are the market manipulators playing tricks?
There are a few points I am suspicious about:
First, at the beginning of a bull market, there must be deep deleveraging, which is not happening now.
(Not deleveraging is like carrying a motorcycle uphill)
At the start of a bull market, there must be massive accumulation in spot, which I haven't seen.
At the start of a bull market, BTC usually rises alone, but now ETH looks more like BTC.
Currently, every rebound starts with ETH rebounding and rising first.
(This indicates market funds are hungry, and retail investors are eager for a surge)
Secondly, the adjustment period hasn't arrived yet, this measure is very important.
$BTC $SKHYNIX
#海力士回购落地，三星股东回报待确认
Supportive Bottom Line (Core Reason for Limited Drop)
1. The largest buyback in history is the strongest floor: 40 trillion KRW buyback and cancellation, executed within 3 months, directly stabilizing market panic after the plunge, foreign capital begins to flow back to take over, firmly establishing a short-term bottom near 1100.
2. The fundamental hard logic remains intact: AI's HBM memory orders are booked through next year, storage prices continue to rise, Q2 profits surged, only slightly below expectations causing the earlier sharp drop; also confirmed building a factory in Japan to expand production, labor and management agreed on salary increases + bonuses paid in stock, strike risk eliminated.
3. Storage sector collectively warming up: SanDisk and Micron strengthening simultaneously, Samsung following with increased dividend plans, sector heat collectively supporting the stock price.
Bearish Factors Limit Large Gains (Difficult to Sustain Sharp Rallies)
1. A large amount of trapped positions from the previous sharp drop, some will take profits and exit on any rally;
2. HBM long-term contract price locks limit profit flexibility compared to Samsung, institutions hesitate to chase high prices; plus ongoing US antitrust lawsuit remains unresolved.#财报观察员：泡泡玛特增长换挡，多IP能否接力？
From the latest financial report, Pop Mart is at a turning point
▶️ Growth is slowing, but it remains a giant
Half-year revenue of ¥17.17 billion and profit of ¥5.04 billion. Although profit growth at 10.1% lags behind revenue growth of 23.8%, with cost and operational pressures emerging, the overall scale is still impressive. It’s not failing, but transitioning from wild rapid growth to a mature phase requiring refined operations
▶️ Overseas decline, globalization harder than expected
Asia-Pacific and Americas revenue dropped 9.7% and 16.5% respectively, indicating overseas consumers’ enthusiasm is cooling after the novelty period. In contrast, domestic growth is 47.3%, showing a very solid base
▶️ Rapid IP rotation, coexistence of cash flow and inventory pressure
LABUBU revenue fell 7.5%, while Star People surged nearly sixfold to second place. This proves it still has star-making ability, but if new IP lifecycles are too short, inventory and turnover pressure will increase
✍️ What’s next
▶️ Focus on experience
Relying solely on blind boxes won’t extend lifecycles; it will accelerate integration with theme parks, large offline experience stores, and high-end derivatives to increase premium
▶️ Deep cultivation
Shrink inefficient online channels overseas, shift to opening flagship stores in core landmarks to build brand presence
▶️ Valuation reset
The capital market will no longer assign it explosive high-tech valuations but will revert to traditional consumer retail enterprise standards
As long as multiple IPs continue to succeed without interruption, it remains the leader, but the past myth of doubling growth at a wild pace is indeed hard to replicate Trump earned over $1.4 billion through crypto business in 2025.
This is his financial disclosure data for his first year back in the White House.
What does $1.4 billion mean? It far exceeds his total corporate revenue of at least $622 million for the entire year of 2024.
Financial interests speak louder than any statement.
A president made $1.4 billion from the crypto industry in one year.
Do you think he would suppress this industry?
Do you think he would let this industry leave the US?
No.
This is not "political support," this is "business interest."
So what was the market reaction?
BTC surged straight from $64,000, reaching a high of $72,000.
A 24-hour increase of over 11%, the largest single-day gain since March.
Ethereum rose 19%, reclaiming $2,200. Solana and XRP rose over 5%. TRUMP coin surged over 26% intraday.
Short sellers were wiped out.
Coinglass data shows nearly 200,000 liquidations globally in 24 hours, totaling $3.343 billion. Short liquidations exceeded $3 billion.
Over $1 billion in short positions were forcibly closed within one hour.
This is the largest short squeeze since 2021.
Meanwhile, US BTC spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $517 million in one day. BlackRock's IBIT alone accounted for $285 million. Total crypto ETF inflows reached $706 million in one day.
This is no coincidence.
This is a perfect resonance between policy expectations and short structures.
So, what does this rally really mean?
Some say it's a short squeeze. Some say it's a technical rebound.
But I think something bigger is happening.
If the US truly starts including BTC as a national reserve asset — the valuation model of this market will be completely rewritten.
What was BTC's narrative before? "Digital gold," "inflation hedge," "safe haven asset."
Now? "National strategic reserve asset."
When a country's executive branch openly discusses "large-scale purchases" of an asset — the pricing logic of that asset is no longer determined by retail and institutions.
Sovereign buying is on another level.
$75,000? It might just be the starting point of a new paradigm.
But note —
Trump said "discussion," not "execution."
No plan, no funding source, no timeline.
Policy expectations can ignite the market, but implementation guarantees the trend.
On September 15, the Senate will vote on the CLARITY Act.
That will be the real test.
If the bill passes, the paradigm shift is confirmed.
If it doesn't, everything goes back to square one.
$BTC $ETH $SOL #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ #美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在
Just finished reading the July FOMC meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve, and my immediate impression is that internal policy disagreements have been laid bare.
The vote was 9 to 3, with most officials agreeing to keep interest rates unchanged, maintaining the 3.5%-3.75% range. However, three officials—Logan, Harker, and Kashkari—voted against, advocating for a 25 basis point rate hike. On one side, the majority chose to hold steady; on the other, some officials still want to continue tightening monetary policy. The internal division is quite clear.
The minutes also clearly state that many members believe if inflation does not fall as expected, policy tightening will need to continue. However, July's CPI cooling off, combined with weaker employment data, has reduced the urgency for an immediate rate hike. According to CME's rate tools, the market currently prices about a 67% chance of no rate hike in September.
Another noteworthy detail is that the minutes specifically mention AI infrastructure financing, AI stock valuations, and financial stability risks brought by U.S. Treasury volatility. This indicates the Fed is already wary of potential risks from an overheated AI market.
In my view, the market is no longer just betting on whether there will be a rate hike in September. The recurring inflation, volatility in long-term U.S. Treasury yields, and AI asset valuation bubble risks are variables that will continue to influence risk asset pricing. For equities and crypto—types of risk assets—this environment of internal disagreement makes the market prone to repeated fluctuations. It’s not simple to make a one-sided bet; upcoming inflation and employment data remain the core indicators to watch. U.S. CLARITY Act, a milestone legislation in the crypto industry
Market rumors suggest the bill is about to be submitted for Trump's signature, but there is still contention in the Senate, so it cannot be considered 100% certain to pass and remains uncertain. If officially enacted, it will reshape the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape:
1. Clarify the regulatory boundaries between the SEC and CFTC; BTC and ETH are expected to be classified as digital commodities under CFTC jurisdiction, removing them from the securities regulatory framework.
2. Open-source DeFi developers will receive safe harbor protections, recognizing user self-custody wallets, and non-custodial DeFi protocols may be exempt from certain intermediary registration obligations.
3. Open pathways for traditional institutions to enter the market; banks and brokerages can apply for relevant licenses, paving the way for large-scale institutional capital inflows.
From a market perspective, the recent BTC rally has largely priced in optimistic expectations for the bill's passage. It is important to note: if the Senate review falls short of expectations, there is a risk of a reversal and pullback in the market.
$BTC#BTC accelerating upward, can the funds continue to follow through? This round of BTC price surge breakthrough
is mainly driven by three core forces simultaneously.
First, the U.S. Treasury plans to expand long-term Treasury repurchases,
which the market interprets as a marginal improvement in liquidity, weakening the dollar index, benefiting risk assets collectively.
Second, on August 19, the U.S. spot ETF net inflow was about $517 million,
with BlackRock's IBIT contributing $285 million in spot funds, clearly indicating a capital inflow.
Third, in the past 24 hours, the entire market liquidations exceeded $3.2 billion,
a large number of short positions were continuously swept out, creating a typical short squeeze scenario. $BTC #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ #闪迪高位波动，存储股估值分歧加剧
After SanDisk released its long-term growth targets at Investor Day, its stock price surged briefly but then retreated from the highs, opening down over 9% on August 18. Although it rebounded alongside SK Hynix, Micron, and others on the 19th, it closed weaker again, with SanDisk down about 3.5%, and Western Digital and Seagate falling even more. Short-term funds are frequently rotating within the sector, reflecting the market's deep tension over the sustainability of AI storage demand, the execution of long-term customer agreements, and current valuation levels.
Bank of America pointed out that SanDisk's long-term growth and margin targets can provide valuation references for peers like Micron, but achieving them heavily depends on NAND price trends, the pace of customer agreement implementation, and whether AI server demand can truly support profit margins. In other words, the story is very attractive, but the financials need to be verified.
What is even more intriguing is the behavior of capital—revenues are still growing, yet capital is retreating first. The surge in long-term interest rates has become an important macro backdrop suppressing AI assets, with high-valuation sectors showing significantly increased sensitivity to interest rates. Storage stocks are currently not a simple fundamental bull-bear battle but a timing mismatch between "long-term vision" and "short-term interest rates/inventory/orders."
Current key points of contention:
· AI storage is a structural growth driver, but can it offset the cyclical downturn in consumer NAND?
· Long-term agreements lock in prices, but will customers renegotiate at the turning point of the cycle?
· The valuation anchor is shifting from DRAM/NAND cycle PE to growth premium, requiring continuous quarterly report validation. Bitcoin is indeed strong; last time I said it would break the 70,000 level, and it happened within minutes. This time I said it would reach the 75,000~78,000 target zone, and it has just about arrived. At this point, guessing the top or looking for reasons behind the rise is pointless. Shorting still requires patience; you can't be reckless. Many people might be afraid of the height and hesitant to get in on the long side, so overcoming the fear of missing out is key. If you didn't participate, then don't; observing and learning isn't a bad thing.
Sometimes simple math is the most straightforward approach. This was proven effective when calculating SpaceX's stock price tops and bottoms before. 6.25×1.2=7.5, meaning even 5x leverage has already been liquidated. If 3x leverage gets liquidated, the target price would be above 83,000, and 83,000 is just slightly above the previous high of 82,800, which confirms the 57,000 bottom.
As I said yesterday, from a chip perspective, there is actually little resistance below 80,000. Whether the final price reaches that, I don't know; we'll see as it goes. After all, once Bitcoin starts moving, the pace will be very fast $BTC #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ #$BTC has rebounded to around $73.1K, and $ETH has also climbed near $2.31K, with market risk appetite clearly warming up. This round of gains is not just a technical rebound: the U.S. Treasury has expanded the scale of long-term Treasury repurchases, fueling market expectations for improved liquidity; meanwhile, the U.S. stock spot BTC ETF saw a single-day net inflow of about $517M, one of the strongest capital inflows in months, further strengthening BTC's upward momentum. However, issues remain—has capital truly started to spread to altcoins? Although volatile tokens like $BEAT, $BICO, $KAITO, $LAB, and $SNDK have rebounded, more significant volume and sustained buying are still needed to confirm a trend reversal. My judgment is simple: 🟠 BTC: leading strongly, watch if $72K–$70K can turn into new support 🔵 ETH: back above $2.3K, continue to observe if it can keep outperforming BTC 🟣 Altcoins: not yet time to define a full Altseason 🟢 Key indicator: whether BTC funds are starting to flow into ETH, SOL, and small-to-mid cap tokens A true altcoin season isn’t just a few coins suddenly surging; it’s characterized by sustained market volume expansion, broad capital rotation, and more altcoins forming higher lows and higher highs. So right now, the priority isn’t chasing gains but waiting for confirmation of capital diffusion. BTC strengthening first ≠ Altseason GalaChain has once again exposed a serious security vulnerability. On-chain monitoring shows that 5 core addresses suddenly transferred about 1.99 billion GALA (equivalent to approximately $2.9 million) and some other tokens to new wallets, and quickly exchanged them for ETH via cross-chain bridges within about an hour. Controversially, nearly 82% of the transferred GALA (about 1.639 billion tokens) came directly from wallets associated with Gala CEO and co-founder Eric Schiermeyer. After the incident, Gala urgently suspended the Ethereum and Solana cross-chain bridges, which remain non-operational. More sensitive to the market than a simple code vulnerability is the identity of the affected addresses. As the project CEO, Eric Schiermeyer's associated wallets hold massive token amounts, symbolizing the core trust of the ecosystem. After the incident, Gala took the most direct defensive measure—cutting off the cross-chain bridges between Ethereum and Solana. Although this "physical disconnection" prevented further asset outflows, it also locked ordinary users' cross-chain assets, casting doubt on the daily operation of the entire ecosystem. Code vulnerabilities can be quickly fixed with technical patches, but failures in mechanism design and executive key security are difficult to resolve with unilateral emergency shutdowns. Currently, the Gala team has not provided a complete response regarding detailed investigation, accountability, or remediation plans for the affected assets. Regarding G If you can't beat them, join them!
How to play this market?
I don't understand it either!
Go long!
Chase the longs!
Chase the dragon!
Foolish play!
Even the whales have been liquidated!
To be more precise,
it's the $222 million worth of BTC and ETH short positions all stopped out.
Lost $6.283 million in one trade.
Yesterday's long positions earned $20 million.
Today's shorts gave back $6.28 million.
Net profit still $13.72 million.
The whales have been forced by the market to admit they were wrong.
What technical analysis can a small retail trader like me study?
I directly chased 78 ETH around 2357.
100x leverage.
Made $69 as soon as I entered.
Don't ask about the logic.
The logic is: if you can't beat the dog whales,
then just ride their train.
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$ETH is still hovering around 2350 to 2370.
Trading volume about $36.8 billion.
There is some news too.
The U.S. is expanding long-term Treasury repurchases.
Yields and the dollar are both falling.
Combined with rising regulatory expectations,
it directly ignited risk assets.
ETH spot ETFs had continuous net inflows from the 17th to the 19th,
totaling about $289 million over three days.
On the 20th, another $10.3 million flowed in so far.
This wave really has real money following.
It's not just dog whales forcibly pumping.
But open interest on contracts has also returned to 13.2 million ETH.
Short-term increase of 270,000 ETH again.
This shows leverage is building up again.
2300 is holding.
Above that, it can continue to test 2400 to 2430.
If 2300 breaks,
chasing the dragon will immediately turn into bag holding.
The most exciting part is,
my liquidation price is at 2279,
only about 3% away from now.
Mouth shouting chase the dragon,
palms are already sweating.
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$BEAT I still say the same thing.
The chart looks like dog whales are continuously unloading.
Now only around 0.11 left.
Down about 24% in 24 hours.
Down over 85% in 7 days.
Market cap only about $38 million.
But daily volume is over $28 million.
Such high turnover.
Price keeps hugging the lows.
This doesn't look like a scramble to accumulate.
More like chips changing hands on one side,
while being dumped downward on the other.
21.25 million tokens unlocked on August 1st.
11.25 million more waiting to unlock on September 1st.
You think this is the bottom?
Dog whales tell you there's a basement below.
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$SNDK on the other hand can be slowly accumulated.
Current price around $1600.
Up about 2% in one day.
Q4 revenue $8.965 billion,
up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
Full-year data center business up 437%.
Company also added $14 billion in buybacks.
This fundamental is real.
Not just pumped by hype.
But this stock's volatility is crazy.
I'm preparing to hold some base position first.
I no longer study dog whales.
If you can't beat them,
just ride their train.
Just afraid that as soon as I get on,
it suddenly reaches the station.
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？
#Anthropic拟8月底公开IPO文件，募资或追平SpaceX Let me put my point here first: The most dangerous place right now is where the price rises too fast and the shorts are squeezed out completely. In the past two days, Bitcoin surged from over 60,000 to break through 72,000 USD, continuously squeezing shorts, forcing a large number of shorts to stop loss and buy back, resulting in an extremely fierce forced buying in the market. Here's the problem: The shorts have been almost completely liquidated, so who will continue to take the chips next? This is what I am truly worried about. The fuel for this round of rally partly comes from: ① Short liquidations ② FOMO funds chasing the rally ③ ETF capital inflows ④ The U.S. Treasury increasing long-term bond repurchases to ease yield pressure ⑤ The Trump administration continuously releasing positive policy signals for the crypto market. These factors combined can indeed push BTC up quickly. But short squeezes are not perpetual motion machines. Once the shorts are cleared, the short squeeze rally will naturally lose its strongest marginal buying power. What really makes me cautious is the next step. If BTC continues to surge, market sentiment will quickly shift from "breaking even" to "crazy chasing the rally." High-volatility assets like ETH, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, and PEPE will also start rotating. Then you will find: Everyone starts to think the bull market is back. At this point, the truly dangerous thing appears — leverage. When prices are rising, no one thinks leverage is dangerous. Because prices rise every day and unrealized profits keep expanding, many people can't help but add positions. But as soon as BTC suddenly pulls back 5%–8% from a high, the first batch of highly leveraged funds will start to stop loss.