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Rate cut? No one is buying
What the market is talking about now: whether to raise by 25 basis points on September 16
Current rate 3.50%–3.75%
Latest CME FedWatch data, probability of rate hike about 67%
No change about 33%
Rate cut close to zero
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Kalshi and Polymarket slightly lower, rate hike just over 50%, no change 40%
Let me make one thing clear
67% is not the Fed's decision
It's the market betting
A week ago this number was only 35%
After Jackson Hole speech, it surged to 57% in one day
Then oil prices rose, short-term bond yields also went up, pushing it above 60%
A 20 percentage point swing in a month
The market itself hasn't made up its mind
——
I personally think there will be a hike
The reason is simple
This round of oil price increase is not driven by demand, but by geopolitical risk
What does the Fed fear most? Inflation expectations running away
As long as oil prices don't come down, Powell will find it hard not to act in September
Because doing nothing means telling the market: we can accept energy inflation
He can't say that
But if August nonfarm payrolls suddenly collapse, that's another story
A rate hike hitting a recession would make the market look much worse than now
Next, watch three things: nonfarm payrolls, inflation data, oil prices
If employment cools down, the probability of a rate hike will drop
If oil prices continue to rise, this number will be even higher
Don't take sides prematurely
Follow the data. $NVDA On August 28, the total holdings of the $ETH spot ETF continued to rise to 6,203,944.47 ETH, with a net increase of 32,563.57 ETH on the day, marking the 11th consecutive trading day of net inflows. Compared to the previous day's increase of 89,588.13 ETH, the inflow scale dropped by about 64%, and it was only about half of the average daily net inflow for this week, indicating that the speed of capital inflow has clearly slowed down, but the direction of the flow has not changed.
ETH's capital structure on the day was also much stronger than BTC's, which shows that ETH currently maintains a relatively broad accumulation structure, but it has entered a phase of slowing inflow speed after the large-scale inflows of the past few days.
From the cycle data perspective, ETH's advantage is even more obvious. BTC still shows negative growth year-to-date. Over the past month, the strength gap between BTC and ETH has widened, with BTC mostly replenishing previously lost holdings, while ETH has pushed total holdings to a new stage high.Recently, Bitcoin has been fluctuating between $77,000 and $80,000, neither rising nor falling, which is honestly quite exhausting. But if you only focus on this boring sideways line, you might miss a structural change happening—Bitcoin's identity is quietly shifting gears. For years, everyone has been used to treating Bitcoin as "high-beta leverage for US tech stocks": when the Nasdaq rises, it goes wild; when it falls, it crashes harder. But the latest data tells a different story: this correlation is breaking down, replaced by an increasingly tight linkage between Bitcoin and gold. Grayscale's research shows that the 90-day correlation between Bitcoin and gold has climbed to over 50% this year; Its correlation with the Nasdaq 100 index dropped from over 60% to about 33%. Some analyses even mentioned that this 90-day correlation even rebounded from nearly 0 (or even close to -0.9) at the beginning of the year to about +0.7. In other words, Bitcoin is moving away from the "tech stock" track and moving toward "hard assets/safe havens." Behind this is a massive capital migration called "currency depreciation trading." To understand it, we first need to see how this "linkage line" is actually woven. Gold and Bitcoin suddenly start "rising and falling together" (Note: The price and correlation data in this article are based on public reports and analyst statistics from late August to early September, with actual data fluctuating in real time with market trends.) ) Let's first lay out the most intuitive concept of "synchronization." In August,ETH & SOL are undergoing a major supply transformation! Will inflation contraction trigger a new round of revaluation? 🔥
$ETH $SOL
The two leading public chains supporting stablecoins and tokenized assets are simultaneously refining their tokenomics upgrade plans.
Ethereum and Solana are both discussing code upgrades aimed at lowering annual inflation and reducing future token supply increases. ETH and SOL are digital commodities whose prices are fundamentally determined by supply and demand. With demand unchanged, a slowdown in supply growth theoretically provides underlying support for the coin price.
✅ On Solana's side, community proposals are advancing faster, accelerating the pace of inflation decline while reforming the fee mechanism to amplify token burn scale, tightening supply on two fronts; however, implementation still requires community voting and carries uncertainty.
✅ Ethereum-related improvements are still in the discussion phase, with a longer implementation timeline, so these are not short-term immediate benefits.
⚠️ Key reminders:
1. These are only proposals, not yet implemented. Governance votes and community negotiations may modify or even kill the plans, so do not treat them as established facts to speculate on.
2. Supply contraction is a necessary but not sufficient condition for price increases. Whether the coin price strengthens ultimately depends on real on-chain demand, capital inflows, and multiple macroeconomic factors.
3. On the flip side of inflation decline, staking rewards will be compressed, bringing new ecological competition risks.
Don't blindly rush in just because of "deflation expectations." The logic is sound, but timing and uncertainties abound. View the narrative rationally and manage your positions well. $ETH $ZEC $UNI
#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验
#财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验
#OKX预言家：CS2波尔图激战，F1与英超接力 The core logic is as follows: 1. ETH leads its smaller group to surge, with funds rotating within the sector. ETH performed strongly today, breaking through $2,100, up about 1.59%. When ETH rises, funds naturally flow into second-layer projects within the ecosystem—ARB, OP, STRK, and other tokens. Moreover, the entire crypto market is rebounding today, with the DeFi sector rising more than 8% and market sentiment generally warm. 2. Bitmine buys ETH aggressively, institutions vote with real money Today's core catalyst: Bitmine significantly increased its ETH holdings to 5.9 million last week, approaching the 5% circulating supply target. Analyst Tom Lee pointed out that Bitmine is only 100,000 ETH short of the 5% target. An institution nearly buying 5% of the total circulating supply is essentially using real money to vote for the ETH ecosystem, with L2 tokens being revalued as ecosystem assets. 3. Expectations of a technical upgrade are fermenting Although it may not directly push today's price, market expectations for Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade are heating up—a public testnet is planned for September. The core goal of this upgrade is to reduce L2 transaction fees by 20-30%, directly benefiting the entire Layer 2 ecosystem. ⚠️ But note: this rally has not yet seen any exclusive benefits for individual ARB/OP/STRK projects. It feels more like a sector rotation driven by a combination of broad market rally + ETH strength + institutional increased holdings. ARB rose 26% but no clear news or event triggered the marketOver the past 24 hours, the crypto market continued to recover from the macro shocks of the previous days, but today a combination worth watching emerged: price increases, ETFs turning positive again, institutions continuing to buy coins, but the main liquidations in the past 24 hours were mostly bulls. This indicates that funds have not continued to retreat, but internal market leverage and sentiment remain unstable. Compared to directly defining it as a new round of gains, this now feels more like risk-on recovery amid volatility rather than a full-scale risk-on. 📈 BTC and ETH rebounded moderately, but sentiment recovered faster As of 08:56 on September 1: BTC:$78,626 | 24h +0.88%
ETH：$2,470.31｜+1.67%
SOL: $103.13 | +0.90% BTC market share about 59.19%. The Fear & Greed Index rose again from yesterday's 62: 69 | Greed. All three major coins rose today, with ETH performing relatively stronger, though the overall gains remained moderate. More noteworthy is sentiment. In recent days, the Fear and Greed Index has: 73→ 68→ 62→ 69. Market sentiment cooled rapidly after the macro shock, and now prices have just begun to recover, returning to near 70. This means risk appetite has indeed recovered, but the market has not experienced a thorough pessimistic clearing. Therefore, the current rebound still requires further confirmation from the capital side. 💰 ETFs have finally turned positive again, but it feels more like a "stopped retreat" in August$BTC and $ETH have both been moving sideways at high levels recently. $BTC is oscillating narrowly between $77,000 and $80,000, while $ETH is also stuck, neither rising nor falling, just dragging along.
The so-called "inevitable drop" logic is roughly like this:
The macro environment is tightening liquidity.
Wash's speech at Jackson Hole was hawkish, with the probability of a rate hike in September surging to 57%. U.S. Treasury yields soared to 4.76%, directly pressuring risk asset valuations. #从降息到加息，联储分歧全公开
The market is indeed weakening.
$BTC has retreated steadily from above 81,500, currently hovering around 78,000. $ETH is weaker; after a false breakout at 2,550 a few days ago, it fell back directly to the 2,450 range, dropping nearly 1% in 24 hours. Nearly $300 million in liquidations occurred across the network in the past 24 hours, 70% of which were long positions, with bulls being liquidated.
But a big drop is still difficult.
Last week, the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF saw net inflows close to $1 billion, and Ethereum investment products had net inflows exceeding $800 million for 10 consecutive days. Spot buying has been supporting the market. #黄金ETF大额吸金，避险资金如何重配
So the current situation is: rate hike expectations are weighing from above, ETF funds are supporting from below, and everyone is waiting for this Friday's nonfarm payroll data to set the direction. #就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验
The market is very frustrating; don't make rash moves before a breakout either way.
Will it first sweep out long leverage downward, or break upward directly?$ETH today staged an oversold rebound, overall underperforming Bitcoin.
In terms of price, ETH dipped to a new phase low of $2394 in the early morning before rebounding, successively reclaiming the $2420 and $2450 levels, reaching a high of $2512 before retreating. It is currently trading around $2470. Bitcoin rose slightly by 0.07% to $78,929, while ETH fell 0.98% to $2,480, with market dominance dropping to 11.28%, reflecting a preference for defensive large-cap assets.
The rebound's driving force is weak. The mainnet Gas average price is only 0.1-0.2 Gwei, and on-chain activity is sluggish. The rebound is more driven by short covering rather than new capital inflows—over the past 24 hours, ETH short liquidations significantly exceeded longs, but open interest continues to decline. The ETH spot ETF has seen net inflows for 13 consecutive trading days, with about $824 million net inflow last week, providing some support. BitMine recently increased its holdings by 53,501 ETH, with total holdings now exceeding 5.9 million ETH.
Technically, the $2490-$2510 range is a dense resistance zone, and $2570 is a key watershed to determine if the trend can continue; on the downside, a break below $2353 would trigger cumulative long liquidations on major CEXs totaling $1.077 billion. Historically, September is the weakest month for ETH performance, so caution is advised. 表面上市场依旧震荡，但资金流向正在出现一个值得关注的变化。 最新数据显示，8月底的一轮ETF资金流出现明显分化：BTC现货ETF单日净流入约 $18.6M，而ETH现货ETF净流入达到约 $34.2M。 与此同时： 🟠 $BTC 目前在 $78,200附近 🔵 $ETH 交投于 $2,470附近 两大资产都还在获得资金支持，但资金配置速度已经开始出现差异。 更值得注意的是，BTC此前连续多日吸引资金后出现阶段性流出，而ETH ETF的资金表现相对更加稳定。这或许意味着部分机构资金正在从单纯配置BTC，转向寻找ETH以及其他大型资产的增长机会。 当然，现在就下结论说“资金已经全面从BTC转向ETH”还太早。 真正值得观察的是接下来几天： 如果ETH持续获得更强ETF资金流入，而BTC资金增长放缓，市场可能正在重新评估ETH在下一阶段行情中的位置。 再叠加美国就业数据、利率预期以及AI科技股业绩带来的风险偏好变化，9月可能成为资金重新定价的重要窗口。 资金不会消失。 它只是在寻找下一个更值得下注的方向。 👀 $BTC $ETHBTC is withdrawing, but the money isn't leaving—this may be the most easily misinterpreted signal this week. Have you noticed that the quietest places in the market often hide the biggest movements? Last week, over $2 billion flowed into spot ETFs, which at first glance looked like a collective celebration. BTC took $924 million, ETH closed at $824 million, and SOL and XRP added $150 million and $110 million respectively. The numbers are beautiful, but what really stopped me was the needle on August 28—BTC ETFs ended nine consecutive trading days of inflows, with $201.9 million outflowing in a single day. At the same time, ETH, SOL, and XRP were still quietly accumulating shares. I stared at this misalignment for a long time. This isn't just a simple capital move; it's more like sitting at the same table—some put down their chopsticks, some take the last piece of meat. Let's talk about the logic of the bulls first. BTC outflows aren't a full retreat, but natural turnover of profit-taking above 60,000. Since the ETF channel opened, institutional holding cycles have clearly lengthened, and single-day outflows are more like a stress response to macro noise than a trend turning point. The continued inflow of ETH shows that funds are seeking a second narrative beyond BTC. The expectations for spot ETFs are already priced in part, but on-chain activity and staking yields still provide support. Now let's look at the shadow of the bears. The breakdown of BTC's continuous inflows at least indicates that marginal buying is slowing down. If the flow continues in the coming days,ETF funds show structural divergence, with institutional buying logic for BTC and ETH changing
It's a mess
Recently, US spot crypto ETFs have seen a round of capital inflow, with the combined net inflow of the two major coins hitting a nearly 10-month high in a single week, but fund preferences have clearly diverged
ETH-ETF has maintained net inflows for several consecutive days, with BlackRock's ETHA as the main driving force. In contrast, BTC-ETF shows a "big rise inflow, outflow on pullback" wave pattern, with net outflows on some trading days
The deeper reason lies in the different attributes of the two types of institutional funds:
$BTC-ETF contains a large number of trading institutions; once the market fluctuates, they quickly take profits and exit, with funds closely following price movements
$ETH-ETF's new funds are more for medium- to long-term allocation, betting on the allocation benefits brought by the launch of staking ETFs, and tend to accumulate in batches on pullbacks. However, this group of funds also has weaknesses, being risk appetite funds; if macro tightening continues, concentrated redemptions may also occur
On-chain data confirms this divergence: ETH continues to be withdrawn from exchanges to self-custody wallets, with exchange inventories hitting new lows; BTC exchange inventories have slightly increased, with some long-term holders returning coins to exchanges during the rise, preparing for wave trading Today, the digital ruble has officially entered the fast lane. Twelve systemically important banks must join, large retailers must accept it, and the three-phase mandatory roadmap is counting down. Global media are writing the same sentence: this is the most radical central bank digital currency. But what really makes me feel uneasy is the timing gap that almost everyone treats as background mere background. On August 19, the Russian central bank only "emphasized" the monthly deposit cap of 300,000 rubles to the public. Only 13 days until full rollout on September 1. Why was a protection mechanism described as "established during the pilot phase" brought to the forefront less than two weeks before full mandatory enforcement? If it really is just an existing technical parameter, why is it specifically "emphasized" at this point in time? The answer lies in the real protection of this cap. The real function of the limit is not to restrict "usage," but to "exit." Let's first translate this number into tangible feeling. 300,000 rubles, at the current exchange rate, is about 3,700 USD, equivalent to 4 to 5 times the average monthly salary in Russia. In other words, if an ordinary salaried worker wants to move all their bank deposits into digital rubles, they can only move less than half a year's salary in a month. This sounds like putting on the brakes on the digital ruble. But the official explanation from the Russian central bank is: this is to manage the "risk of liquidity transfer between traditional accounts and digital wallets," a "protection mechanism of the banking system." This statement is worth breaking down and examining. What is the essence of the digital ruble? It is residents converting the deposits and liabilities of commercial banks into direct liabilities of the central bank. For every ruble is...I have a wallet that I haven't opened for three years, and I'm almost forgetting the password.
It just holds over two thousand $XRP I bought back then, which seemed to cost just over twenty cents each.
At that time, this coin was sued by the SEC and crashed terribly, so I just treated it like a lost cause and left it there.
Later, the whole network was hyping NFTs, and I was busy chasing monkeys and pixel avatars, completely forgetting about this.
Until last month, when I was cleaning up an old computer and found a txt file containing the mnemonic phrase.
I scratched my head for a long time before remembering this, and restored the wallet with a try-it-out mindset.
When I opened it, $XRP had actually risen to several dollars, and my account had gained several thousand dollars.
At that moment, I was stunned and even a bit disbelieving of my own eyes.
This money came so suddenly, even more than what I earned from watching the market these past two years—it felt like finding money.
I didn't rush to sell; instead, I felt a bit reluctant because it had been with me all these years.
Later, I told a friend about this, and he said it's called "forgotten gains," a reward specially for lazy people.
Thinking about it, if I had been watching it every day, I probably would have sold it during some market fluctuation.
This made me reflect on whether I sold many coins too early.
I bought $ETH at over a hundred, sold at over three hundred, and now I just want to slap myself.
I also held $LTC, bought at over forty, sold at over sixty, thinking I was a genius.
But the ones I held the longest and forgot the most gave me the biggest surprises.
Of course, there are exceptions; I completely forgot a coin from a small exchange, and later the exchange went bankrupt.
That money was truly lost, but luckily I invested little, so it didn't hurt much.
So now I've developed a habit: after buying some promising coins, I throw them into a cold wallet.
Then I deliberately don't record them in my usual ledger, leaving myself a chance for "unexpected wealth."
I check once a year to see which are still alive and which have gone to zero.
The ones alive I treat as treasures, the zeros I pretend I never bought, which keeps my mindset very good.
This approach sounds unprofessional but suits someone like me who can't control their impulses.
Because I found that many coins with big gains have gone through crashes that make you want to cut losses.
If you watch every day, you probably can't endure that kind of torture and would have sold early.
Forgetting about it actually helps you get through the toughest phases.
Of course, this trick only works for small positions; for large ones, you still need to be mindful and can't truly forget.
I'm now keeping this $XRP locked, seeing what surprises it might bring me in the future.
Maybe next time I open it, there will be a whole new world, or maybe it's all gone—who knows.
But this unexpected joy feels more real than any precise operation.
After all, in crypto, sometimes luck and forgetting work better than skill and analysis.
Alright, I'm going to copy that wallet address again and keep it safe, so I don't really lose it.
(The end) $BTC is still just above 78,000 today, still far from last year's high of 126,000. The rebound in August looks more like an oversold bounce rather than confirmation of a new bull market. Historically, September tends to be weak, and with interest rate expectations shifting, don't be overly optimistic in the short term. Support levels to watch are 76,000 and 74,000, resistance levels at 80,000 and 82,000. My baseline scenario for September is a pullback followed by stabilization, closing the month between 76,000 and 80,000. Long-term outlook remains positive; short-term focus is on survival.September 1, 2026. The entire asset market is under multiple pressures from escalating geopolitical conflicts, soaring oil prices, and the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance, resulting in tight market liquidity characterized by typical risk aversion and contraction resonance.
Core macro impacts and liquidity analysis
Geopolitical and energy shocks (secondary inflation risk): The U.S. military's resumption of operations in the Middle East has sharply escalated geopolitical tensions, pushing Brent crude oil prices higher. The market fears supply chain disruptions will reignite commodity inflation, directly undermining previous optimistic expectations for monetary easing.
Federal Reserve policy and liquidity pressure: Fed officials maintain a hawkish stance, emphasizing that if inflation does not substantially fall to 2%, there is still room for rate hikes. U.S. Treasury yields continue to climb, directly raising the risk-free rate across the market and causing overall network liquidity to tighten.
Fiscal and liquidity buffers: Although the U.S. Treasury announced an expansion of long-term Treasury buybacks (liquidity support), it is insufficient to fully offset the risk-averse tightening effects brought by geopolitical games and rising inflation expectations.
Outlook for technology stocks
Short term (1–4 weeks): Valuation contraction and high volatility, with U.S. Treasury yields elevated (>4.75%), directly suppress the discount rate for high-valuation tech stocks. Without strong signals of rate cuts, the tech sector will generally maintain wide fluctuations.
Mid term: Earnings differentiation and AI certainty funds are positively focused on AI computing power and core industry chain giants with solid profitability (such as Nvidia, key semiconductors, and infrastructure). Tech stocks with weak earnings relying purely on concepts face liquidity drain $BTC Smart money is not divine. It can also bet twice on the same judgment and call it a double preparation.
xm39 reversed to go long $5.5 million WTI, then sharply increased the "US invasion of Iran" prediction share. It looks like two legs in the oil market and prediction market, but it's actually the same position: betting on continued conflict in the Middle East. The oil long profits from price, the prediction share profits from event probability. If the invasion really happens, both win; if it stops, both lose. This is called doubling correlated assets, not diversification.
Crypto doesn't play along. Oil price rose 3.2% in one day to 85.45, BTC only rose 0.92% to 78,580, ETH rose 1.40%. The war premium is still in crude oil, not leaked into crypto. Following smart money, first distinguish whether it is giving direction or leveraging faith. Direction can be followed, concentration should not be copied.$CORE has not been burned or reclaimed, yet 300 million CORE have been newly issued. This is glaring in any narrative that claims decentralization and emphasizes scarcity and security. Despite promoting "Bitcoin-level" security and consensus, such operations on the token supply side naturally make the community suspect that holders are being treated like liquidity ATMs.
If the on-chain data is accurate, the project team needs to provide a transparent explanation as soon as possible: the purpose of the issuance, beneficiary addresses, whether it enters ecosystem incentives or reserves, and whether there are lock-up periods and burn offset mechanisms, rather than relying solely on slogans to appease. Trust in public chains depends on verifiable rules, not rhetoric. If it is confirmed that parameters were arbitrarily changed without governance authorization or disclosure, then the so-called "security" and "long-termism" cannot stand.
For ordinary holders, the focus is not on emotional calls but on reviewing on-chain evidence, governance records, and whether the tokenomics have been rewritten. Without burning or reclaiming, but instead expanding circulation, short-term selling pressure and confidence damage will directly reflect on price and depth. Hopefully, this is not short-sightedness from the project team, and early supporters should not bear the uncertainty of the rules.
From an investment perspective, such incidents remind us: don’t just listen to narratives; look at contract permissions, multisig/governance, treasury flows, and token release schedules. When risks are unclear, controlling exposure is more important than taking sides.
#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 The storage trio staged a "pin bar" move late at night, violently rallying at the close to recover all losses
On August 31, the storage chip sector experienced a thrilling rollercoaster ride.
In the morning, influenced by a sharp rise in international oil prices and a drop in U.S. stock futures, storage chip giants faced collective pressure before the market opened. The Japanese and Korean markets reacted first, with SK Hynix $SKHYNIX falling more than 4% in early trading. However, a dramatic scene unfolded in the U.S. stock market's final minutes—SanDisk $SNDK surged straight from $1460 to $1566.70 within the last 45 minutes before the close, turning a daily loss into a 5.50% gain, with a trading volume of 23.38 million shares, more than 2.5 times the average volume of recent days. Micron Technology $MU closed up 2.77%, SK Hynix closed up 2.2%, and the storage chain led the semiconductor sector gains overall.
The direct driver of this "pin bar" move was the MSCI global index rebalancing taking effect—SanDisk was officially included in the MSCI World Index, prompting passive index funds to concentrate their buying at the close. On a deeper level, the continuation of the AI storage supercycle, strong expectations for NAND price increases, and fundamental support such as SanDisk and Kioxia's over $31 billion expansion plans collectively form the sector's mid-term positive outlook. By the close, the three major storage giants had fully recovered their intraday losses.
#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验
#财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验
#马斯克回应大摩，3.5万亿美元营收或提前七年 THE MOST VALUABLE THING IN A BULL MARKET IS NOT PROFIT, BUT THE RIGHT TO KEEP PLAYING
After a cycle of volatility, I realized that a strong portfolio is not one that always increases in value, but one that allows me to maintain the right to choose. I prioritize $BTC, $ETH, $OKB, $SOL, and $DOGE, allocating capital in 3 layers: core for holding, trend for acceleration, and hot positions to take profits when FOMO peaks. No need to put all capital in. Making money is important, but preserving capital to continue generating profits is the long-term strategy Will it backfire? July nonfarm payrolls expected +83k, actual -23k, a gap of -106k. After the Fed's tone, the probability of a rate hike rose from 35% to 60%, but employment has already weakened. Tonight at 22:00 JOLTS kicks off, and this week also includes ADP / initial claims / nonfarm payrolls. No directional bets before the data, holding $78.0k / break to watch $75.0k. After Jackson Hole, the Fed changed the market pricing to hawkish. The probability of a September rate hike rose to 60%, with core PCE at 3.3%, still far above the 2% target. But July nonfarm payrolls were already -23k, unemployment rate 4.1%, behind which is a decline in participation rate—employment weakening and hawkish narrative are inherently contradictory. Four data releases this week: 9/1 JOLTS (June vacancies 7.4M) → 9/2 ADP → 9/3 initial claims → 9/4 August nonfarm payrolls (expected about +65k). If employment continues to weaken, can the Fed's "inflation not done" narrative still support the rate hike pricing? If nonfarm rebounds, the hawkish narrative will be validated, and BTC will find it hard to easily return to 80k. The market is also waiting for answers. BTC $78.6k, down 2.1% from before the tone. OI down 7% over 7 days, funding rate +0.002%, spot volume 1.2x—leverage is decreasing, volume shrinking, a typical "waiting for data" stance. SOL up 5% over 7 days still holding, but I won't chase before the market confirms. My framework is simple: strong nonfarm → Fed gets supportA $2 billion inflow into ETFs—does that definitely mean the bull market is starting? Don't rush to pop the champagne yet.
Recently, ETF data has indeed been very active.
BTC and ETH have been attracting funds in turn, and SOL and XRP have also seen significant inflows. Looking at the numbers alone, it paints a clear picture of "institutions aggressively accumulating."
But here’s the question:
Money is flowing in, so why hasn’t the price soared accordingly?
This is the key point worth pondering now.
The inflow of funds is real, but "inflow" does not equal "immediate price surge." Institutional funds can position themselves through subscriptions, portfolio adjustments, arbitrage, and other methods. The ETF net inflow figure itself cannot be directly equated with an equivalent scale of buy orders appearing in the market.
Especially on August 28, the BTC spot ETF suddenly had a net outflow of about $200 million, interrupting the continuous inflow rhythm for several days, and market sentiment instantly became tense again.
So don’t just focus on the "20 billion inflow" and shout that the bull market is back.
What really matters is: after the funds enter, can they push the price up?
Whether BTC can break above around 80,000 again, and whether ETH can firmly hold above 2,500 again, are the keys to whether the funds have formed effective buying pressure.
If funds keep flowing into ETFs but prices remain stagnant for a long time, it means there is still a tough battle between market absorption and selling pressure.
Numbers can look great, but candlesticks don’t lie.
ETF inflows are worth paying attention to, but don’t take them directly as a pass to price increases.
#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 In late August, Strategy presented a shocking description to the market in an SEC filing, stating that the "BTC floor price" for its preferred stock STRC is about $13,400. $BTC Currently, Bitcoin is still hovering around $78,000. At first glance, this sounds like a thick safety cushion, but the definition in the document is much narrower: when BTC falls to that level, STRC's coverage is exactly 1x. The company specifically notes that this figure does not constitute claim to Bitcoin reserves, nor does it represent any commitment to repayment or recovery. In other words, it is more like a mathematical reference coordinate than a substantial risk barrier. More noteworthy are the variables that push up the floor price: if the $1.59 billion cash pool is exhausted, the floor price will rise to about $15,313; if all $6.69 billion in assets is diverted without repaying any liabilities, the floor price could approach $21,381. It is clear that $13,400 is just a snapshot at a specific point in time; what truly determines the margin of safety is how Strategy makes trade-offs between different uses of funds. In the same week this document sparked discussion, Strategy quickly completed another notable move. The latest disclosures show that the company raised a net of about $600 million in one week by selling about 4.53 million shares of MSTR common stock. This money was split into four parts: more than half for Bitcoin purchases, about a quarter for repurchasing STRC shares, another $50 million for paying STRC dividends, and the remaining $30 million remainingTo use a poker table analogy, let's talk about today's most counterintuitive scene: the three major stock indexes all closed in the red, yet Tesla bucked the trend with a 5.5% gain, SanDisk rose 5.5%, and SK Hynix gained 2%.
Newbies tend to interpret this divergence as "capital clustering in strong assets" and impulsively chase in; but veterans first break down the structure: is there an independent catalyst for the stock/sector, or is it short-term risk aversion and a bull trap in a weak market liquidity environment? Just like when others fold at the poker table and you get a flush, you still have to judge whether the pot is worth continuing to bet on, rather than blindly betting because of a "pretty hand."
In the US stock market, sectors like the AI chain, robotics, and storage have their own narratives and earnings expectations, so moving against the broader market is not surprising; but if the broader market continues to be pressured by interest rates, employment data, and earnings guidance, it’s hard for isolated strength to go far alone and it tends to amplify volatility. The same applies to $BTC—don’t assume a trend reversal just because of a single rebound candlestick. It’s more reliable to look at overall risk appetite, dollar interest rate expectations, ETF/stablecoin liquidity, and key supports, confirm the big picture before following, and move less if uncertain. Better to earn less for a while than to catch a flying knife or go all-in on a one-sided bet when the big direction is unclear. #就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 #财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验 Everyone is asking Pharaoh, Bitcoin just touched 81,000, then immediately got hammered back to 77,000, and gold is almost drying up at 4700. When did these two start wearing the same pants? What's going on in the market? Bitcoin touched 81,237 on August 25, hitting a three-month high, then was smashed back to around 77,000 to consolidate. It violently surged from 62,000 to 81,000, gaining 27% in a week, a historic-level increase. But between 80,000 and 82,000, there's a pile of trapped positions waiting to be freed, with bulls and bears tugging at the 80,000 threshold like Pharaoh playing tug-of-war with camels in the desert—neither side letting go. The real explosion isn't the price, but the "character" has changed. Grayscale data shows Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with the Nasdaq dropped from 60% to 33%, while its correlation with gold soared from near zero at the start of the year to over 50%, the second highest in history. The head of Grayscale research said— the market is refocusing on Bitcoin's scarcity, monetary independence, and store of value attributes. Behind this is one thing: the US debt ceiling at 40 trillion. On August 18, US Treasury debt officially surpassed 40 trillion, with interest alone at 1 trillion per year. Basent announced doubling the scale of long-term bond repurchases, which the market directly interpreted as "US dollar credit is about to collapse." With nowhere else to put money, gold and Bitcoin are being frantically bought as "assets the government can't reach." Gold ETFs and Bitcoin ETFs absorbed a combined 7 billion USD in five days, setting a record. Gold rose 15% in August, Bitcoin rose 28%. But on Friday at Jackson Hole, Waller dropped a hawkish tone, directly smashing the market. CME data shows the probability of a rate hike in September surged to 62.6% The Rise of TRON: Carving a New Path and Breaking Through with Stablecoins
In an era of fierce competition among public blockchains, TRON did not directly challenge Ethereum's DeFi developer ecosystem. Instead, it forged a completely differentiated path to become the world's most important high-speed highway for stablecoin settlements.
Founded in 2017, TRON was initially controversial. After its mainnet launch, it did not replicate Ethereum's strategy of heavily supporting DeFi and NFTs. Instead, it capitalized on Ethereum's high fees and transfer congestion by focusing on speed and extremely low fees. With DPoS consensus producing blocks every 3 seconds and negligible transfer costs, it became highly suitable for high-frequency stablecoin circulation.
The real turning point for TRON's takeoff was TRC-20 USDT.
A large number of exchanges and cross-border users required low-cost USDT transfers. Ethereum's on-chain USDT transfer fees were prohibitively high, so TRON naturally absorbed this demand. The circulation scale of TRC-20 USDT expanded rapidly, on-chain account numbers surged, and massive transactions flooded TRON. It did not rely on complex DApps but supported a huge amount of on-chain data through stablecoin circulation.
The acquisition of BitTorrent brought TRON a massive external user base, combined with global marketing expansion, resulting in very high penetration in emerging markets. However, its weaknesses are also quite prominent.
DPoS delegated proof-of-stake has only 27 super representatives producing blocks, resulting in decentralization far below Ethereum's level. The DeFi and innovative application ecosystem is weak, with a large portion of on-chain activity coming from stablecoin transfers. Native blockbuster DApps are scarce, and the narrative heavily depends on stablecoin business.$CORE exchange has closed the deposit channel and will reopen deposits and withdrawals on September 3.
This is an extremely high-risk point. Once a large amount of tokens are unlocked on-chain and batch transferred into the exchange through reopened deposits and withdrawals, selling pressure will be released in concentration, very likely triggering a new round of sharp decline.
Currently, the market itself is already burdened with massive unlocked selling pressure, with heavy trapped positions above.
September 3 is the risk test window; a flood of tokens entering the exchange marks the beginning of the downturn. $BTC consolidates at a high level, with three forces pulling against each other
After a sharp surge, Bitcoin entered a high-level oscillation. The early session retracement did not break below last Friday's low of 76800. I am lightly going long, focusing on whether 79500 can be effectively broken in the short term. Currently, the market is a three-way tug of war, and the trend direction is still undecided.
On the macro side, there is clear suppression. Walsh released a hawkish signal at Jackson Hole, emphasizing the unwavering 2% inflation target. The market's expectation for a rate hike in September has risen, with US Treasury yields and the dollar strengthening simultaneously, continuously suppressing risk asset prices. Institutional funds have started to diverge; spot BTC ETF inflows ended a nine-day streak, with a single-day outflow of $201.9 million. However, the overall net inflow in August still hit a new high for the year. The single outflow is more of a profit-taking move and does not indicate a trend reversal.
On the other hand, geopolitical tensions provide safe-haven support. The US-Iran conflict continues to escalate, with gold rising about 10% in August. Some safe-haven funds have diverted into $BTC, propping up support below.
This kind of oscillating market with bulls and bears battling means technical support can be broken by news at any time, so it is only suitable for light probing positions. Macro headwinds, institutional rotation, and geopolitical safe-haven effects offset each other, likely leading to continued back-and-forth consolidation before a major catalyst emerges. Avoid heavy bets on a one-sided move. Holding support is what gives value to the rebound battle.
#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 Just checked the latest situation of $HYPE, sharing an update with everyone～
This recent surge has been really strong. At the end of August, it directly surged to a historical high around $86.7, with market cap solidly entering the top ten. Although there was a huge token unlock of 14.18M tokens (worth about $1.2 billion) on the 29th, the market surprisingly digested it well, and the price is still stable, fluctuating between $80-$84, showing strong overall resilience.
The big picture is also quite supportive: Trump previously mentioned that the CFTC is pushing for Hyperliquid’s compliance to enter the US market, and recently there are rumors of cooperation talks with Kraken’s parent company. Additionally, after AQAv2 went live, $USDC reserve yields started to be used for targeted buyback and burn of HYPE, and institutions are continuously increasing their positions (for example, Hyperliquid Strategies’ $PURR HYPE treasury has already expanded to over 29 million tokens). The HIP-4 prediction market just launched, making the ecosystem increasingly lively.
There might be some short-term unlocking pressure (the development team’s portion unlocks on September 6), but overall the fundamentals seem to be strengthening, and any pullback feels more like an opportunity. What do you all think about this wave? Continue holding or wait and see first? #就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #交易之声：你的经验值得被听到 #OKX星球话题来啦 OKB showed strength again today, $OKB is trading at 111 dollars, +2%, making it one of the strongest among mainstream coins. The real big move is on August 13th—OKX will burn 65.25 million OKB (worth about 7.3 billion dollars), permanently locking 21 million total supply, making it "absolutely scarce" like Bitcoin; X Layer will upgrade to 5000 TPS, $OKB becomes the only fuel token on the entire network, and OKTChain is effectively sentenced to death. This is no longer just a platform token, it’s an "exchange infrastructure stock." It rose from 47 to 140 then pulled back to 110, now digesting profit-taking. I previously thought breaking 100 would be a big deal, but I got proven wrong—I like this kind of slap in the face, OKX, don’t stop with your ecosystem benefits.
Hotspot Analysis (Rewrite the System)
OKEx’s recent marketing is also intense: "Rewrite the System" calls for rewriting the rules across the network, Dev Day 2026 hackathon online in September, finals in Singapore in October, plus 15 X-Perps contracts and trading bots launched. Looking calmly, this wave for OKB is a "deflation + narrative" double hit; after on-chain whales transferred tokens to the burn address, no sell-off was seen, which is the real support. Risk point: on 8/18, the contract’s minting rights were removed, so after the positive news is realized, without new catalysts in the short term, it’s prone to sideways movement. My position logic: 100 is the psychological line, 90 is the strong bottom, sell if it breaks below. Brothers, is this time for real or just another pump and dump? I bet on the former.$xSNDK has risen for five consecutive days, with a premium already at 4.2%. Brothers who want to buy, be aware of the risk of premium decline.
1. The story behind $SNDK's rise is that Goldman Sachs set its target price at 2200, so it has climbed from 1420 to the current level.
2. The price structure is very healthy; with the rise so far, the RSI is only 59.3. It is not overbought, which means there is still significant room for growth when sentiment improves.
3. In this cycle, NAND storage has been overshadowed by HBM as the main theme, so SanDisk's real growth depends on the Q3 earnings report (early November).
My thinking: Before the US stock market opens on the 2nd, the premium may rise again, but it will most likely fall back to the 1% range within 7 days. It is not recommended to chase if you have no position; if you have a position, you can wait for the premium to converge before selling. #财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验 There are really very few people now who can stockpile a whole $BTC.
It's not that awareness suddenly improved, but the price threshold has shifted to a higher level. Two years ago, at over twenty thousand dollars, you could grit your teeth and still hope to accumulate through dollar-cost averaging; now, near seventy-eight thousand dollars, which converts to nearly five to six hundred thousand RMB, for ordinary salaried workers, after deducting rent, mortgage, and living expenses, the remaining cash flow is very limited. If you really try to save a few thousand each month to accumulate, the cycle is too long, and in the meantime, you have to endure volatility, unexpected expenses, and the psychological torment of "please don't rise anymore."
Even if you happen to have cash equivalent to a down payment, whether you dare to convert it all into BTC is another matter. If you really convert it, most people can't sleep well; a deep correction easily shakes them out emotionally. Ordinary people who can hold onto a full coin basically fall into two categories: those who entered early at low cost and survived the cycles, or those with strong cash flow who treat BTC as a long-term reserve. Others mostly wait for a pullback, buy in small amounts, or turn to other arenas.
Not being able to stockpile a whole coin doesn't mean there's no way to participate. Small positions in highly elastic assets, spreading out over time, is more realistic than betting on saving up a whole coin from salary. But the focus this round is not a get-rich narrative; it's about surviving, preserving chips, and not getting wiped out by contracts and leverage. Having a position and patience already beats many people. $BTC #就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 #财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验 Currently, $ETH is consolidating around $2450, with clear divergence in capital flows.
On one side, leveraged longs are under pressure. A well-known address holds nearly $100 million nominal value in 25x ETH long positions. Although it has returned to floating profits, the profit buffer is thin, and a slight price pullback will cause discomfort again, indicating that high-leverage longs are not stable. On the other side, on-chain and exchange flow data show that seller supply is not light: suspected old coins/institutional addresses are preparing to dispose of about 154,300 ETH, some of which have already been transferred to multiple exchanges. Their cost basis is around $1700, leaving significant floating profit space and objective motivation to realize gains; additionally, after whale consolidation, small batches are being tested on exchanges, which will influence short-term sentiment.
But buyers are not absent either. Treasury/strategic holdings continue to increase against the trend. One of the largest public long holders keeps buying and has accumulated close to 5.9 million ETH, just about 100,000 ETH short of the rumored "5% ETH" target; however, its average cost is around $3350, bearing considerable unrealized losses, more consistent with a long-term position logic rather than short-term price support.
Therefore, the $2450 level looks more like a chip exchange zone: above, it depends on whether selling pressure can be continuously absorbed; below, watch for support between $2350–$2400 and BTC rhythm. Only a volume-backed break above $2500 will signal strength, while a drop below $2400 will continue to test long leverage and floating chips. Avoid heavy contract positions; phased spot buying is safer. $ETH #就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 [Morning Brief] Overnight was neither an offensive market nor a classic safe-haven market: the US-Iran clash pushed oil prices higher, rate hikes outweighed geopolitical buying, and gold and US stocks both declined. BTC did not collapse, and all three shifted from bullish in August to "resonant gold stock pullback, BTC mild divergence." [What Happened Overnight] (1) Over the weekend, US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers near Hormuz, while Iran retaliated against US military bases in Jordan, marking the first direct clash in nearly a month. (2) Sharp oil price surges heightened inflation concerns, coupled with the aftermath of hawkish Walsh remarks, significantly revised up expectations for September rate hikes; US Treasury yields remain strong, and the dollar remains strong. (3) BTC: Bearish news (pullback from highs, but did not crash due to risk aversion); Gold: Bearish (interest rates beating safe-haven buying); US stocks: negative (oil prices + valuations hitting both sides). [Watch closely today] Watch Fed Governor Barr's speech (East 9:05, Beijing time 21:05, before US US open): If it's as hawkish as Walsh, BTC, gold, and US stocks are all bearish; If emphasis is placed on data and downplaying the September rate hike, all three are bullish and recovering. [Overview of the Three Asset Bulls and Bears] BTC: Neutral — The de-dollarization narrative is interrupted by rate hike pricing, but in geopolitical shocks, it is relatively resilient and lacks new catalysts both sides. Gold: Bearish — Rate hikes and real interest rates dominate, Middle East fire failed to ignite safe-haven buying. US stocks: Bearish — Oil prices rising and warming points in rate hike pricing make high valuations more sensitive to interest rates. [Will there be any linkage? What if it falls?] Right now, the overall direction is under pressure in the same direction, with partial divergence: yellowDehydrated overnight market, strip away the noise, focus only on the core information that truly affects capital flows. 👇 ☀️ One-sentence core summary: The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged for two consecutive days (-3.47%/-2.92%), Nvidia fell over 7% in two days, with AI hardware at the center of this correction. BTC, however, held at 78K amid the sharp drop in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, and for the first time, crypto did not follow the semiconductor sell-off—whether this is a "decoupling" signal or the eve of a storm, the outcome will be revealed tonight in U.S. stocks. The A-share market broke out of its own rally yesterday (Shanghai Composite +0.86%), and today faces the real test of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index's two-day losing streak. Crude oil surged 3.86%, with the style leaning toward defensive/inflation trading. Global assets are going their separate ways. 🇺🇸 US stock market review (Monday close, verified): Dow -0.70% to 53,185.90, Nasdaq -0.12% to 26,370.89, Philadelphia Semiconductor Index -2.92% to 11,535, Nvidia -3.16% to 220.78, VIX 15.08 (+3.86%). The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged for two consecutive days (last Friday -3.47%, Monday -2.92%), and Nvidia also fell for two days, with AI hardware at the center of this correction. VIX rebounded slightly but did not lose control; below VIX 15 remains "caution rather than panic." 💡 Uncle's Watch: US stocks weakened after the Fed's hawkish stance, but the decline was manageable (Dow less than 1%, Nasdaq just 0.12%). The real sell-off was concentrated in semiconductors—the one highly linked to crypto and A-share semiconductors. 🪙 Crypto | Fei Semiconductor Index plunged It raises existential questions about whether its next stop is the peak at $98,500 or a rebound toward the bottom at $68,500 💥. Current market conditions data indicate a tilt in favor of the first upward target over the chances of a decline, although the most likely scenario involves a deep consolidation phase between the two levels before the final decision ✈️. The rapid jump of the currency from the $58,500 range to around $78,500 is due to key catalysts including massive liquidity injection through exchange-traded funds, weakness in the dollar index, improved U.S. regulatory environment, as well as operations o#美伊军事对抗升级，原油供应风险升温
Over the weekend, the US and Iran exchanged missile fire in the Strait of Hormuz, causing Brent crude oil to rally 2.7% to close at $90.49, reaching a nearly two-week high. The rapid surge in oil prices has quickly ignited inflation expectations, with the probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike in September jumping from 48% last week to 58.7%. Under this dual pressure, BTC fell below $78,000, hitting a low of 77,396, down 0.3% in 24 hours; ETH was at 2444, down 0.7%.
Notably, this round saw BTC decouple unusually from gold and oil prices, with funds not flowing into safe havens but instead following interest rate expectations — reflecting that the market still prices in "tightening" rather than "geopolitics" as the main theme. How long can this "war premium" last? Currently, tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has sharply dropped to only 5 vessels per day. If there is no substantial supply disruption afterward, historical experience shows that pulse-like price spikes usually retrace more than half within 2-4 weeks after the event subsides. In the short term, keep a close eye on Friday's nonfarm payroll data, which is the real litmus test. $ETH ETH 2474: ETF frenzy buying, price lying flat
Last week spot ETF net inflow was 697 million, a record for the year, with 10 consecutive days of net buying. Institutions are going crazy.
But the price is stuck at 2470, pushed up to 2512 then smashed down, dipped to 2394 then pulled back. On-chain Gas is only 0.1-0.2, as quiet as a bear market.
Watch the 2490-2510 resistance zone closely; only holding above 2500 gives hope, if it can't hold 2440 it will retest 2400. ETF buying vs on-chain quietness, conflicting signals with moderate direction.$BTC is repeatedly tugging near $78,000, with both bulls and bears waiting for the next move
After Bitcoin fell back from above $81,000, it once dropped to around $76,800, and now it has returned to the $78,000 range.
Short-term resistance remains significant.
After a hawkish speech by Powell, the market quickly priced in a September rate hike, at one point approaching 60%, with the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields strengthening, putting clear pressure on risk assets.
But interestingly, BTC has not experienced a sustained crash.
From August 24 to 28, the U.S. spot BTC ETF still recorded a net inflow of about $924 million, indicating that spot funds have not fully withdrawn, which is an important reason why support repeatedly appears near $77,000.
So the current market situation is actually simple:
On the upside, watch if $80,000–$81,000 can be retaken;
On the downside, watch if the $77,000 area can continue to hold.
In the short term, focus on ETFs and capital flows; in the medium term, watch inflation data and the Federal Reserve's September 16 decision.
Now is not the time to guess the direction; wait for the market to choose its own path. Hot Topic Narrative Thermometer: Layer 2 Rises to Boiling Point, Meme Warms Up, Old Volatility Begins to Cool On the morning of September 1 Beijing time, $BTC rose 0.97% in 24 hours, $ETH rose 1.63%, respectively, with the two showing 0.61% and 0.69% from their intraday highs. The price environment in mainstream markets is recovering, and ETH has started to outperform BTC, but their 24-hour trading volumes are only 0.83 times and 0.92 times their 7-day averages, respectively. This indicates that market sentiment has somewhat warmed up, but there has yet to be a full-scale volume increase. Against this backdrop, the hotspot has not spread evenly, but has formed several areas with significant temperature differences: Layer 2 has become the strongest sector, with some highly volatile coins continuing to heat up; DeFi and Meme have seen partial recovery, with mainstream public blockchains generally turning positive but lacking volume; Some previously active coins have started to cool down rapidly. 🔥 Boiling Point Area: Layer 2 Suddenly Becomes the Market Focus $ARB is the clearest hotspot core of this round. It rose 35.67% in 24 hours, 15.53% in the past 4 hours, and still up 5.89% in the past 1 hour; Trading volume reached 8.36 times the 7-day average, and the price was only 0.42% below the intraday high of 0.11618. This set of data meets several conditions: positive trend across multiple cycles, significantly increased trading volume, price close to intraday high, over 34 percentage points ahead of both BTC and ETH, ARB does not rely solely on 24-hour gains to stay at the top, but also has short-term momentum and trading activityIn August, Bitcoin $BTC surged from over 60,000 to 81,000 in one go, then fell back to around 78,000 by month-end. Many people ask: Is this a real reversal, or just another fake breakout? To start with the conclusion: it's not fake, but not that impressive either. The driving force behind this wave isn't some mysterious major player, but three factors stacked together: First, the US Treasury suddenly ramped up long-term bond buybacks, which the market interpreted as "suppressing yields and increasing liquidity," causing gold and Bitcoin to rise together. Second, spot ETFs were buying real money, with a net inflow of over $3 billion in August and nine consecutive days of gains in between. Although 200 million was outflowed on the 28th, overall gains were still high. Third, regulatory expectations eased a bit, and the CLARITY Act was put on the agenda, so institutions felt a bit more relieved. Plus, after Strategy was dormant for two months, it started buying again, acquiring over 4,600 coins in a week. Saylor immediately said, "We're back." Whales are accumulating, while retail investors are exiting. The structure is very similar to several previous bottoms. But don't get too excited too soon. The real competitor isn't on the market—it's the Federal Reserve. New Chairman Kevin Warsh recently spoke tough at Jackson Hole: inflation hasn't come down yet, 2% is a hard target, and rate hikes may be possible if necessary. The market immediately raised the probability of a rate hike in September, and Bitcoin pulled back from 81,000 to around 76,000. So the current situation is very tangled: on one side, institutions are buying, major on-chain players are hoarding, regulatory expectations are improving; on the other side, the interest rate environment is unfavorable, 9Trump threatens a "severe strike"—just hot air to support the market again?
Trump just announced there will "definitely be a response" to Iran's missile attack, vowing to "strike them hard." As soon as the news broke, the market immediately tensed—oil prices jumped, and BTC fluctuated around $77,000.
But looking back at this round of US-Iran tensions, Trump's "harsh words" often turn out to be all talk and no action: loudly threatening on one hand, while emphasizing "no large-scale military action" on the other. It feels more like "bluffing pressure" rather than full-scale war.
Impact on crypto:
In the short term, the bluster triggers risk-off sentiment, putting pressure on BTC; if it’s just verbal responses without real action, sentiment will recover and BTC will rebound. If it really escalates, oil prices will soar → inflation expectations rise → rate hike concerns intensify → BTC will continue to decline.
Currently, the market leans toward the former—bad news is dense but prices haven’t collapsed, and after continuous ETF outflows, BTC still hovers near $77,000.
In a nutshell: Trump’s bluster makes BTC jittery. Once the shoe drops, the direction will be clear. No guessing or gambling, wait for support confirmation.
$BTC $ETH $META reached a lawsuit settlement of up to $18 billion, following which the extreme compensation risk was resolved. The removal of tail-end uncertainties directly restored risk appetite in the tech sector, prompting some cautious funds to return to growth positions. If the macro liquidity environment remains stable, the sentiment recovery is expected to continue transmitting to related tech assets. However, if subsequent compliance policies tighten and suppress long-term profit expectations, the rebound pace may be hindered. Future focus will be on monitoring updates to industry regulatory rules.
#Stripe财团据报退出，PayPal收跌近13% #Solana通胀缩减提案获投票通过 #Tectonic遭操纵，Cronos暂停出块The main theme of the market these past two days is interesting: macro pressure remains, but the performance of different assets is starting to diverge significantly. $XAU Gold: Double pressure from interest rates and the dollar Recently, gold has continued to be affected by the strengthening dollar and U.S. Treasury yields, temporarily falling back to recent lows. However, looking at overall performance in August, gold still recorded a monthly gain close to 9%, so it now feels more like a high-level digestion rather than a complete trend reversal. After entering September, U.S. employment and manufacturing data will be released intensively, prompting the market to reassess the Fed's policy path. Today's focus is on the ISM manufacturing PMI and JOLTS job openings data, and Friday's nonfarm payroll report — these data points could amplify volatility in the dollar, gold, and risk assets. $BICO: Events Trigger Retreat, True Test of Sustaining Progress BICO previously gained attention due to trading pair incidents, but as the heat fades, short-term funds naturally start to cool down. Now, more important than "can it suddenly pull another bar?" is: after the price pulls back, is there genuine buying support? If there is only news stimulus without sustained trading volume to support it, then after the hype fades, prices often find new support. $OKB: After a sharp rise, the chip digestion phase begins. After a rapid rise in the early stage, OKB is currently more like a sideways consolidation. The long-term narratives of fixed supply, X Layer ecosystem, and gas attributes have not fundamentally changed, but the short-term lack of new strong catalysts means the cost-effectiveness of continuing to chase the rally is not high. If$BTC holds at 78,000, but $ETH breaks below 2,450 — this round of the market is starting to diverge
BTC briefly dropped to around 77,000 yesterday, then climbed back above 78,000 today. ETH wasn’t so lucky, hitting a low of 2,394 this morning and currently at 2,471. BTC can recover after a drop, but ETH can’t — capital is flowing from altcoins to the big coin, with BTC’s market dominance rising to 59.75%.
In the past 24 hours, the entire network liquidated $437 million, with $298 million from long positions, and 108,000 people liquidated. ETH is the hardest hit, with single-coin liquidations exceeding $100 million, and longs accounting for $71.73 million. Those long on ETH have been washed out the hardest this round.
Regarding ETFs, last week Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of $924.5 million, and Ethereum ETFs net inflows of $815.7 million. Institutions are still buying, but on August 28 there was a single-day outflow of $200 million. Capital is flowing in, but confidence is wavering.
Macro pressure hasn’t eased. The US 10-year Treasury yield surged to 4.76%, and the probability of a September rate hike jumped from 35% to 60%. BTC was hammered down from 81,000 to 77,000 just on one comment from Powell.
At the 78,000 level, bulls and bears are both probing. ETH’s rebound is more driven by short covering than new capital entering. Don’t rush to bottom-fish; wait for the direction.At 22:00 last night, the U.S. will release the July JOLTS. BTC was around $78,800 this morning, up only about 0.2% in 24 hours. This calmness easily makes people focus only on the "number of job openings."
I look at two more lines: hires and quits rate. In June, job openings were about 7.4 million, hires about 5.3 million, quits about 3.2 million, with a quit rate of 2.0%. Job openings are only recorded on the last day of the month; hires and quits cover the entire month. If openings fall but hires and quits remain steady, the labor market looks more like it's cooling down slowly. If all three weaken together and layoffs rise again, market concerns about the economy will deepen.
After the data is released, I first look at the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields, then at BTC spot trading. The first candlestick within minutes can easily mix expectation gaps and leverage liquidations, and drawing conclusions chasing it usually comes at a high cost.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OKX. Personal record, not investment advice.
$BTC #macrodataWoke up early this morning, and last night US storage stocks surged against the trend. SanDisk closed up 5.5%, topping the trading volume chart; Micron rose nearly 3%, SK Hynix, Qualcomm, and Nvidia all rose across the board.
I've always been bullish on storage and have consistently bought a little when prices drop. At least in the current AI environment, this strategy is sound.
Why is storage so resilient?
First, the earnings reports: SanDisk's Q4 revenue surged 51% quarter-over-quarter, with price increases as the core driver. Goldman Sachs even set a target price of $1875, forecasting EPS to quintuple over the next three years.
Second, the price hike wave is spreading. China Jushi Electronics raised prices by 15% to 20% in September. Samsung is cooperating with Nvidia to develop HBM4E. The narrative of high-end storage shortages ranges from SK Hynix CEO's "2030" timeline to storage module manufacturers' "at least 2028"—the whole industry shares this tone.
Third, capital is rotating within the chip sector. Stocks like optical communications and Marvell, which had large gains earlier, were hit, while money is moving into storage, which has the strongest price hike logic and recently validated performance.
To be clearer, interest rates hang like a knife over valuations, but storage is supported by real price increases and shortages, making it the most resilient and counter-trend rising sector in chips.
Broadcom's earnings report is coming up next. Whether this chip rally will differentiate or continue to spread, let's first see its performance.
Personally, I still stick to buying some when prices drop.
#财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验
#闪迪铠侠拟投310亿美元，NAND供需重估 There's nothing much to worry about this week; everyone's eyes are fixed on the same thing—the nonfarm payroll data on Friday.
This is the last employment report before the September interest rate decision, and the market is waiting for it to provide direction. Simply put, the data's quality directly determines how rate cut expectations will move, and the current price of the big coin is entirely hanging on this expectation.
There are roughly three scenarios:
If the data exceeds expectations and is good, then the urgency for rate cuts diminishes, and it might even be interpreted as the rate hike cycle not being over yet. The big coin will likely dip to 75,000 or even 72,000; if the data is mediocre and meets expectations, it will continue to hover around 78,000, with neither bulls nor bears able to take control; conversely, if the data is very poor, rate cut expectations will surge, and the big coin could rally to 82,000.
Right now, the market is oscillating around 78,000, neither advancing nor retreating—in short, just waiting for Friday's data to be released.
Ethereum remains consistently volatile; it bounces higher than anyone when good news comes and falls harder than anyone when bad news hits. Just wait around 2,480 and don't rush to act.
As for stocks like SKHYNIX, don't try to apply the big coin logic rigidly. It not only depends on macro interest rates but also on how funds rotate within the AI sector—sometimes poor nonfarm data won't make it rise, and good data won't necessarily make it fall; it all depends on how the market prices the sentiment at that moment.
Before the data comes out, don't guess the direction blindly; wait patiently and follow the signals once the cards are revealed. Guessing right is luck; guessing wrong costs real money and isn't worth it.
$BTC $ETH $SOL
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#BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强
#财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验 I believe the probability of a Fed rate hike in September is below 15%, currently priced at 50%. This probability will change after the non-farm payroll data is released; if the data is not overheated, then I think the chance of a rate hike this month is below 10%. Against this backdrop, taking SanDisk as an example, I think it is in a "hesitant rise" phase during this period. Walsh's style is to let the market self-adjust and digest, letting the market work; when intervention is needed, they will act decisively. They are more focused on judging whether the market can self-correct and at what point intervention is necessary. $BTC $SNDK Bitcoin is around 78,520; the 80,000 level is now an unattainable luxury. Short-term resistance is expected between 80,000 and 80,500, which was the position where last week's long positions got trapped. The first support below is at 78,000, then 77,000; the real watershed is near 75,500. Yi Lihua says a Bitcoin pullback to 75,500 is an opportunity. Jiang Zhuoer says BTC is facing its first test since the rise and has already reduced his ETH position by 50%. These two veterans, one bullish and one bearish, indicate that this level is a place both sides must take seriously. In the short term, Bitcoin has failed twice to test the 50-week moving average, with bears holding the initiative, but the ETF's net inflow base from last week remains intact. It is highly likely that before next week's nonfarm payrolls, the price will consolidate between 77,000 and 80,000.
ETH has lost both the 2,500 and 2,450 thresholds. The staking side is still bottlenecked; Ethereum's staking waiting period exceeds 36 days, losing over $350,000 in rewards daily, resulting in low capital entry efficiency, which is an invisible bearish factor sentiment-wise. Jiang Zhuoer's 50% ETH position reduction also added fuel to the market. On the flip side, Tom Lee just said ETH has four major catalysts this year. Last week, ETH's ETF net inflow was 824 million, even stronger than BTC, with BlackRock's ETH A leading at 567 million. This capital foundation is genuine. If 2,450 breaks, look to 2,380; if 2,380 breaks, look to 2,300. Only reclaiming 2,500 above will mark a stop to the decline. ETH is now watching Bitcoin's mood; only if Bitcoin stabilizes will ETH dare to rebound. Currently, ETH prices fluctuate between $2,450 and $2,480, rebounding about 30% from the low in August, reaching the highest level since January this year, but still down over 45% from the August 2025 ATH (about $4,950), with a weak year-to-date performance. The market is shifting from "weak prices" to "structural supply-demand rebalancing." Here is the core analysis. 1. Institutional Funds: ETFs Become the Strongest Buyer US spot Ethereum ETFs saw the strongest inflows of the year in late August: 9–10 consecutive trading days with net inflows, totaling about $142 million to $166 million, with a single-day peak exceeding $225 million. BlackRock ETHA contributed over 70% (about $1 billion+), almost "buying the entire streak." Cumulative net inflows have exceeded $1.2 billion, with AUM about $1.55 billion. This stands in stark contrast to Bitcoin ETFs—BTC funds saw net outflows during the same period. Institutions are repricing ETH as an "interest-bearing infrastructure asset" rather than a purely risk asset. 2. Tightening Supply: Corporate Coin Hoarding + Staking Wave Tom Lee's BitMine continues to accumulate funds aggressively, purchasing 53,501 ETH in the latest week, bringing total holdings to about 5.9 million (about 4.9% of total supply), of which over 85% have been staked, with estimated annualized staking yields exceeding $330 million. Meanwhile, staking across the network remains high, but there is a clear "activation bottleneck"—over 2 million ETH queued to enter, with an average delay of about 36 days