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📝 Today's share $BTC #BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入
Title: "77000 hovered all day, I'm waiting for PCE and Jackson Hole"
Last night, BTC surged to around 79000 before pulling back, currently hovering around 77200. It rose 23% in a week, marking the largest weekly gain in two years. But after the rally, the market is waiting for two events — this week's PCE inflation data and the Jackson Hole symposium, which are the key to determining whether this rebound is a real reversal.
Review of the logic behind the rise:
The U.S. Treasury doubled the size of long-term bond buybacks to $4 billion, causing yields to drop, and risk assets to take off. The SEC is advancing regulatory frameworks, the White House held a crypto summit, and Trump pushed the CLARITY Act. These three factors combined led to short sellers being squeezed out of $2.7 billion, creating a classic short squeeze.
But one detail is worth noting — Bitfinex's report says that during BTC's 10-11% rise, open interest only increased by about 4%. This means the rally was mainly driven by spot buying and short covering, not new leveraged money entering the market. This is important as it suggests the move may not be purely speculative.
Key levels:
· Resistance: 79000-80000, with the 50-day moving average pressing here
· Strong resistance: 81148, breaking above this will accelerate short liquidations
· Support: 76500-77000, intraday defense line
· Strong support: 68000-69000, buyers' cost line over the past 5 months Don’t call this "bottom fishing". *Current Refs:* BTC ≈ $77,000 | ETH ≈ $2,420 This is a high-level pullback after failing to break $80K, not a bottom. *Why:* - Daily RSI: 82-93 = severely overbought - +23% in 5 days = mostly a short squeeze - Short-term holders are now profitable. Selling pressure is rising - ETF inflows hit $600M in a day, led by IBIT - Price is above the 200-day MA. Fees are neutral Mid-term structure is fine. But thin weekend liquidity + everyone bullish easy stop huntsDon’t call this "bottom fishing".
*Current Refs:* BTC ≈ $77,000 | ETH ≈ $2,420
This is a high-level pullback after failing to break $80K, not a bottom.
*Why:*
- Daily RSI: 82-93 = severely overbought
- +23% in 5 days = mostly a short squeeze
- Short-term holders are now profitable. Selling pressure is rising
- ETF inflows hit $600M in a day, led by IBIT
- Price is above the 200-day MA. Fees are neutral
Mid-term structure is fine. But thin weekend liquidity + everyone bullish easy stop hunts1. Top 7 Price Increasing Coins List (OKX Futures) $CHIP/USDT: $0.0323 (+6.95%) – Volume: 15.11 Tr $ $ARX/USDT: $0.1303 (+5.00%) – Volume: 3.56 Tr $ $RE/USDT: $0.521 (+3.96%) – Volume: 31.07 Tr $ $BSB/USDT: $0.1063 (+3.40%) – Volume: 10.05 Tr $ $ROBO/USDT: $0.01405 (+3.08%) – Volume: 11.77 Tr $ $ON/USDT: $74.3 (+2.70%) – Volume: 83.47 N $ SKUU/USDT: $23.73 (+2.06%) – Volume: 537.85 N $ 2. General market context from the Bitcoin Dominance rate image (BTC DominancThe valuation logic that previously drove $SNDK to an extreme vertical surge has been completely dissolved through multiple rounds of chip turnover and the ebbing of market sentiment. Its unilateral upward cycle has long been thoroughly disproven and officially declared ended by actual market performance. Since the point it reached its all-time highest valuation, the token price has cumulatively retraced well beyond the extreme critical threshold of 99%. Throughout this prolonged downtrend, it has been firmly locked down by continuous primary distribution selling pressure and the ongoing clearing of early profit-taking positions, completely detaching from the strong operational structure that once supported its trend-driven rally. The former explosive momentum and capital consensus have long since vanished.
Looking at the current ecosystem within the same sector, $BICO, $BEAT, $ALLO, $KAITO, and $APR—tokens that previously had strong capital linkage with it—have all, under the sustained influx of new incremental funds, successively completed effective breakouts from long-term bottom consolidation zones, achieving logically clear structural rebounds. Many of these assets have even posted independent recovery rallies that run completely counter to the overall market volatility. Only $SNDK shows no signs of any marginal slowdown in its downtrend rhythm. There has never been sufficient spot buying volume in the secondary market to absorb the overwhelming selling pressure. Every attempt by short-term funds to lift the price and test a reversal is instantly pushed back by large sell orders that have been lying in wait. Even brief stabilization signals lasting several hours barely leave any effective trace on the candlestick charts. $SNDK #ETH触及2500美元后震荡 $ZEC yesterday afternoon triggered a massive short squeeze
From $480 to $860.
Nearly an 80% increase.
If you didn’t get in on Tuesday, now it’s probably—breaking your leg.
Zcash, the once-forgotten "veteran privacy coin," completed a comeback from "ignored" to "the hottest asset on the floor" within three days.
24-hour futures trading volume neared $10 billion. Open interest contracts at $1.76 billion, equivalent to 13% of ZEC’s market cap.
This is not an ordinary rebound.
Three catalysts ignited simultaneously in the same week.
This is a systemic signal of Zcash’s ecosystem transforming from a "privacy toy" to an "institutional-grade asset."
First: ETF expectations—the gates of Wall Street are opening
On August 21, Grayscale submitted its fifth amendment to the SEC, proposing to convert the Zcash Trust into a spot ETF.
The trust will be renamed "The Zcash ETF," ticker ZCSH, listed on NYSE Arca. Annual sponsor fee 2.5%.
Grayscale’s parent company DCG’s subsidiary is also considering injecting about 200,000 ZEC into the trust.
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said: "Getting closer and closer."
This is a substantial step toward the first U.S. spot Zcash ETF.
The stories of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have already shown us—once the compliance channel opens, institutional funds will flood in like a torrent.
Zcash’s market cap is only $13.8 billion—just a fraction of Bitcoin’s. Even if only 1% of institutional funds divert here, it’s enough for ZEC to multiply several times over.
Second: Technical fix—the fatal flaw of "unverifiable supply" has been sealed
A long-standing fatal criticism of privacy coins: how do you prove no one is secretly minting more?
On July 28, Zcash activated the Ironwood (NU6.3) network upgrade. A new privacy pool launched, achieving independently verifiable ZEC circulating supply through the turnstile mechanism.
In other words: privacy remains, but the ledger is transparent.
This does not weaken privacy—it makes privacy compliant.
It solves the regulators’ biggest concern of "un-auditable supply." The Ironwood upgrade sealed off the old Orchard privacy pool, finding a new balance between privacy protection and regulatory compliance.
Third: Hashrate endorsement—the world’s largest miner votes with real money
On August 18, Cypherpunk Technologies announced launching 4.2 GSol/s Equihash hashrate, about 18% of Zcash’s total network hashrate.
The world’s largest Zcash miner.
This is not some anonymous miner; it’s a Nasdaq-listed company (CYPH). It acquired the mining machines from Winklevoss Capital through a $33.33 million equity deal.
Cypherpunk currently holds 323,394 ZEC, about 1.92% of circulating supply. Its goal is to hold 5% of total ZEC supply.
A publicly listed company is telling the market with real money: Zcash is worth heavy investment.
ETF expectations open the compliance channel. Technical upgrades solve regulatory pain points. Hashrate expansion provides fundamental endorsement.
Three catalysts from three dimensions released simultaneously in the same week.
This is the watershed moment for Zcash moving from a "geek toy" to an "institutional-grade asset."
But ZEC is still about 75% below its 2018 all-time high of $3,190. From $480 to $860, it rose 80%, but the ceiling is still far away.
Of course, risks are also on the table: ETF approval uncertainty, profit-taking pressure after short-term surge, controversy over hashrate concentration.
But the big picture is clear—
The privacy track is moving from the "gray area" toward "compliance."
Zcash is transforming from a "privacy coin no one dares to touch" into a "compliant asset with institutions lining up to enter."
This narrative shift has only just begun. #ZEC创站内历史新高，隐私资产重估 This time, don't just focus on which breaks through first between BTC and ETH; the real interesting thing is that funds have already started to stratify.
$BTC surged to 78800 then retreated to 77000, $ETH touched 2500 then fell back to 2400.
Both are oscillating, but last week ETFs saw a combined inflow of about $2.6 billion, with BTC accounting for $1.9 billion and ETH $697 million, indicating this round is not just a short squeeze, spot is also catching up.
BTC stabilizes the market, ETH amplifies elasticity, neither is just running along.
Looking at heat and trading volume crosswise, the third I pick is $PUMP.
When the market broadly falls, it still rose about 11% in 24 hours, with contract trading close to $480 million, open interest increased about 25% in one day, funding rate only 0.005%, heat is real, but leverage is also entering.
It’s not just an ordinary altcoin narrative: Pump.fun uses about 50% of its revenue for buyback and burn, with the official cumulative burn reaching about 160.5 billion PUMP.
The more active the platform, the stronger the continuous buy pressure on the token.
However, it fell back from around 0.00515, also indicating that profit-taking above is not light, chasing highs is not free.
What we are seeing now is a three-level relay: ETFs support BTC, incremental funds push ETH, and risk appetite spills over to PUMP.
Once BTC breaks down, high Beta like PUMP will be hit first; but if BTC and ETH hold steady, it could also become the one with the greatest elasticity.
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 $ETH The driving force behind this round of the market rally is not limited to the macro bond market. The U.S. SEC is advancing a brand-new regulatory framework for crypto assets. What the market truly fears is never the strict regulatory provisions themselves, but the ambiguity of the rules—uncertainty about what actions are legal and what cross the red line.
Once the regulatory framework gradually becomes clear, institutional funds will be able to enter and position themselves more confidently. This is not a large-scale quantitative easing, but the market will interpret it as the authorities not wanting to see financial conditions tighten rapidly. For Bitcoin, a high-beta liquidity asset, this is a genuine positive.
Moreover, more and more institutional funds are beginning to classify Bitcoin as a digital version of a scarce asset. Gold’s recent 5% rise is already considered a significant move.
Bitcoin, however, can rally nearly 20% in a week. This also means that once the trend reverses, it can just as easily drop 15% or even 20% in a short time.
Everyone should definitely not put gold and Bitcoin in the same risk category. Gold is a defensive scarce asset, while Bitcoin is an outright high-beta scarce asset. Their underlying narratives may partially overlap, but their volatility levels are completely different.
So how far can this rally go?
The energy behind the short squeeze depends on the liquidation and exhaustion of existing short positions. Once the short positions in the market are fully cleared, the momentum from forced buying will directly dry up. Whether the rally can continue then depends on whether real new funds are willing to step in.
The macro environment remains full of uncertainties. U.S. Treasury yields can rebound at any time, inflation data could rise again, instantly rewriting market expectations for interest rates, and the implementation of the regulatory framework involves many strategic battles.
The correlation between Bitcoin and U.S. stocks has not disappeared. Once U.S. stocks enter a deep correction, it will be difficult for high-beta Bitcoin to remain unaffected.
Bitcoin can still ride the momentum of the short squeeze to push higher for a while, but this does not mean a grand, long-term bull market has firmly begun. Explosive rallies can be driven by leverage and news, but a sustained major rally always requires solid funding and fundamentals to support it.
The more euphoric the market is, the more you must remember how fast it can fall. The crazier it goes up, the harsher the fall will be. When will ZEC quickly spike downwards?
Key points first: No one can precisely predict the exact "hour and minute" of a downward spike, but you can identify a 【high-probability time window】 + 【mandatory triggering conditions】; This ZEC wave is driven by the Grayscale ETF theme with a very high contract ratio. Its downward spikes fall into two categories: liquidity-driven stop-loss sweeps causing short spikes (pulled back within seconds), and deep sharp drops disproving positive expectations (not necessarily recovering).
✅ 1. ZEC downward spike 【high-frequency Beijing time windows】 (prioritize monitoring these periods)
02:00–05:00 AM (highest risk)
During the late US session and Asian funds' rest, order book depth thins and buy/sell orders are sparse; a small number of sell orders can continuously sweep stop-losses below, making rapid downward spikes very easy. This is the most common "stop-loss sweep spike" period for small-cap privacy coins like ZEC.
Post-US market news window (after 04:00)
Fed officials' speeches, US Treasury yield fluctuations, SEC/Grayscale related responses, COIN/MSTR movements—once negative news appears, BTC moves first, ZEC with high beta follows down quickly.
Weekends/holidays (liquidity is worse, spike probability significantly increases)
Market makers withdraw orders, order book thins, large orders easily trigger long lower shadows (spikes).
15–30 minutes before and at the moment of important data/regulatory announcements
Grayscale ETF responses, SEC comments, privacy regulation rumors; realization of positive news or cooling expectations are the core triggers for ZEC's deep corrections.
Additional: Daytime domestic liquidity is relatively better, so malicious long spikes without news are less likely than at night; but if BTC suddenly plunges, ZEC can amplify the drop anytime.
✅ 2. The 4 most critical 【trigger conditions】 for ZEC rapid downward spikes (more important than timing)
The current main theme is Grayscale ZEC ETF expectations + crowded long leverage, so its spikes primarily involve long deleveraging.
Prerequisites: crowded longs, perpetual funding rates persistently positive, high open interest accumulation (this is the current state).
Longs cluster and many long stop-loss orders are placed below, giving the market motivation to sweep spikes; persistent positive funding rates = overheated longs, a natural deleveraging risk.
Trigger A (most likely short spike, pulled back after): BTC sudden plunge / US Treasury yields rise rapidly, USD strengthens
BTC drops first → risk appetite declines → ZEC liquidity thin, price elasticity larger, instant downward spike, driven by beta.
Trigger B (most damaging, spike may not recover): Grayscale ETF expectation disproval
SEC issues negative opinions, Grayscale announces DCG failed to negotiate 200,000 ZEC, delays, or imposes strict privacy restrictions; this is the foundation of this round's market. Once negative news lands, deep drops occur, not just simple stop-loss sweeps.
Trigger C: sudden negative privacy regulation (AMLR, exchange restrictions on privacy coins, regulatory announcements)
Privacy coin-specific negative news, ZEC and XMR pressured simultaneously, causing sector-wide sell-off.
✅ 3. Technical observation signals (predict spike risk)
Your previous short-term strength/weakness dividing line: 720–730
Holding above 720 with oscillation: most likely just occasional small stop-loss sweeps at night, easy to recover.
Volume breakout below 720, 4-hour close below: no longer ordinary spikes, this round's theme long structure weakens, evolving into sustained decline.
ZEC liquidity is far weaker than BTC/ETH; when support breaks, slippage will exceed your expectations.
✅ 4. Two types of downward spikes, distinguish clearly (huge difference)
【Liquidity-driven stop-loss short spikes】 (high frequency at night)
Rapid drop within seconds, triggering a batch of long liquidations, then quickly recovering to the original range; candlestick leaves a long lower shadow, no substantial negative news, just thin order book.
【Narrative-breaking sharp drop】 (ETF/regulatory negative news landing)
Not a "spike and recover," but sustained volume-driven decline, representing expectation repricing, with much weaker rebound strength.
✅ 5. Summary in one sentence
Prioritize monitoring the liquidity vacuum period from 02:00–05:00 AM and the post-US market regulatory/macro news window; but the core drivers for large downward spikes are BTC weakness, rising US Treasury yields, or cooling/disproval of Grayscale ETF positive expectations.
Time alone is useless; funding rates, BTC market, and Grayscale news must be tracked together.
$ZEC The more important signal is not that BTC briefly cleared $78,800, but that the rebound coincided with about $1.9B flowing into US spot BTC ETFs last week. With ETH ETFs adding roughly $697M, combined inflows reached their strongest weekly level since last October.
My read: this gives the move a firmer spot-demand base than a rally driven mainly by short covering. Still, BTC easing toward $77,000 shows the next test is durability. Sustained ETF demand could absorb profit-taking; a slowdown would leave leveraged volatility with more influence. Not advice, just analysis.
#BTCETFInflowsSurgeDespite BTC recovering to $77,000, the market still maintains a 'cautious greed.' What has already been priced in is the improvement in ETF supply and demand, while what has yet to be reflected is the sustainability of altcoin rotation. Which side will the market reassess first? As of the 23rd, BTC was at $77,058, up 1.55% from 24 hours earlier, with a market cap dominance of 59.33%. During the same period, ETH dominance was recorded at 11.18%. The altcoin season index remains neutral at 40, while the fear and greed index stays in the greed zone at 76. In terms of fund flows, BTC ETFs recorded a net inflow of $299.8 million, and ETH ETFs saw a net inflow of $174.1 million. The structure these indicators collectively reveal is clear. ETF demand is flowing into both BTC and ETH, but dominance and season indices still indicate a BTC-centered market. In other words, the recent rise is less of an altcoin rally driven by risk appetite expansion and more a selective choice of the two major assets by institutional funds This wave on August 23 is not a "bottom," but a high-level shakeout after a 20% weekly rise: BTC faced heavy whale selling pressure at 77,000 and pulled back, ETH held at 2400, XRP dropped 11% in a single day, and the fear and greed index has surged to 76 (greed zone).
The real bottom was already completed in mid-August during the 63,000–65,000 sideways consolidation. Now, talking about "bottom fishing" has low cost-effectiveness.
If you want to get in, don't chase; wait for two types of pullbacks: BTC pulling back to 68K (breakout level) with low volume stabilization, or an extreme pullback to 58–60K;
At the same time, watch for the September FOMC rate cut implementation + continuous net inflows into ETFs (already absorbed over 900 million on the 20th/21st) to confirm the trend.
In terms of operations: hold your base positions in BTC/ETH without moving, buy high positions in batches on pullbacks, keep only strong altcoins, and control total positions within 50%.BTC is consolidating at a high level, will it continue to break through📈?
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(Day 25)
Yesterday, $ETH quickly broke through the previous high of 2440 in the early session📈, then pushed up another 100+ points. BTC hit a second high, then quickly pulled back📉.
This round of sharp 📈 surge is essentially a short squeeze driven by short covering,
not a trend reversal👊.
Looking back historically, sustainable 🐮 bull markets usually complete turnover with small, steady increments like a bulldozer, rarely showing consecutive large daily green candles without any pullback. After all, if the main players keep buying aggressively at market price, their capital cost and chip consumption are hard to sustain🤔.
From the data, $BTC has risen more than 25%, funding rates have soared to an annualized 60%+, the long-short position ratio is 2.8, indicating extreme greed, and nearly 80% of shorts have been liquidated.
Everyone is shouting bull return, and FOMO sentiment has peaked, which often means short-term long energy is about to exhaust. After the short squeeze climax, leveraged longs themselves become new fuel⛽️.
If new capital inflow cannot continue to take over, the liquidation balance will likely shift to the longs, triggering a long-on-long liquidation stampede😱. Simply put, another wave of shakeout is coming!
If BTC can’t continue to 📈 hit new highs next week, the 79500 level is very likely the stage top for this wave. The lower levels at 59000 and 57700 have been established by the market, so don’t be careless later!
This is just my personal view! What do you all think?
Current capital: 80u
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 #OKX星球话题来啦 #星球日报 HYPE/USDT Perpetual $HYPE
The market is oscillating at a high level and is actually starting to calm down gradually.
I still stick to my view: a fluctuating upward trend, but I firmly believe the real bull market has not yet arrived.
Let's talk about the news from the meeting on 8/19.
At that time, Trump directly named Hyperliquid at the meeting, saying that the CFTC is studying how to make Hyperliquid operate legally in the United States.
This indicates that HYPE might transform from an "offshore DeFi contract exchange" to a "U.S. compliant derivatives platform."
This directly triggered a price surge for hype, pulling out two big bullish candles, with an increase of over 20% in one day.
If Hyperliquid can enter the U.S. market, its potential TAM (Total Addressable Market) will expand directly, and then, combined with hype's unbeatable token economic model.
The upside potential for $HYPE will be very, very large, and the bullish structure will be extremely strong.
On 8/21, hype officially broke a new high and continued to rise. Perhaps it will be hard for us to see hype starting with 50 again.
Of course, the current cost-effectiveness of going long is very low, so we need to continue waiting for $BTC's cooperation.
Around 76 is the support level. If 76 holds, I think it’s possible to open a long position here, looking upward. After a new high, resistance is just a matter of price level, and support is at 76. We set stop loss near 75, which I think is a position worth playing.$ETH 🔥 $1.17 billion wildly bought in 48 hours! BlackRock ETF large-scale accumulation of BTC+ETH
According to Lookonchain on-chain monitoring data, BlackRock ETF-related wallets have a cumulative net inflow of 11,098 BTC and 132,769 ETH within 48 hours, totaling approximately $1.17 billion in value.
- BTC part: 11,098 coins, about $852 million, corresponding to the IBIT Bitcoin spot ETF
- ETH part: 132,769 coins, about $316 million, corresponding to the ETHA Ethereum spot ETF
Essence of the event
This purchase is not BlackRock institution's subjective bullish active bottom-fishing, but passive position building brought by the ETF subscription and redemption mechanism.
External institutions and wealth management funds massively subscribe to ETF shares, so the fund must buy the corresponding BTC and ETH on-chain as underlying asset backing. This represents a warming demand for allocation from traditional external funds.
Market signal interpretation
1. Capital structure reconfirmed: The core driving force of this round of market is the institutional increment from compliant ETF channels, not retail speculative funds. Trillions in traditional assets are continuously flowing into the crypto market through ETF channels.
2. Large simultaneous inflows of BTC and ETH indicate institutional allocation is no longer limited to Bitcoin; Ethereum also receives bulk capital layout.
3. ⚠️ Important reminder: Large inflows ≠ direct one-way surge in the market. Funds are a mid-to-long-term foundation, but short-term sharp corrections will still occur; ETF funds may also flow out, so daily data should be tracked dynamically.
Points to watch in the future
① Whether ETFs can maintain high-level net inflows;
② Whether US Treasury yields and US policies will disturb institutional risk appetite;
③ Whether the spillover effect of funds will gradually transmit to mainstream second-tier coins.
#BTC #ETH #BlackRock #ETFIf it doesn't even count as a single wick, then calling it a "wick" seems too gentle, right? That afternoon's sharp drop directly cut a chunk off my account, it hurt so much I closed the interface and went to drink some milk tea to calm down. Have you ever wondered if the market is really falling, or is it just "shaking out"? Let me first share what I saw. That afternoon, ETH had a lower wick touching around 2380, then quickly recovered, with 24-hour liquidation volume hitting $280 million. My long position got liquidated, losing 60U, which was fair because I didn't set my stop loss far enough for that level of momentum. BTC also dropped to a low of 76300, clearing out a batch of high-leverage positions. DOGE was even more extreme, touching above 0.1 during the day, then plunging to 0.0815 in the afternoon, instantly liquidating a batch of chasing high positions. But the key isn't these numbers; the key is what the market is trading. On the surface, it looks like a "pullback," but in reality, it's a "re-pricing." This drop isn't due to a fundamental collapse, but because the previous rise was too fast and leverage piled up too thickly, the market needs a forced deleveraging to adjust expectations. Gold breaking through $4600 and bonds' safe-haven status being questioned show that traditional funds are also re-pricing risk, with crypto just being a microcosm. My understanding is this: the bulls weren't killed, just "disciplined." BTC is consolidating at a high level, indicating selling pressure isn't fatal, but short-term chasing funds were indeed cleaned out. ETH is relatively weaker because it rose sharply before and now needs time to regroup. For highly volatile coins like DOGE, wicks are normal, and grid orders are actually more comfortable in this kind of market. Slightly bullishHaha, Trump’s son personally stepped in to debunk the rumors.
These past couple of days, the crypto community has been buzzing with "Trump Jr. is launching a coin again," making it sound like it’s for real.
But then he came out directly to slap that down: no such thing, don’t spread nonsense. 🤣
Also, cutting the chives just as they sprout is a bit unethical — you’d think they’d wait for them to grow a bit.
But you say this has nothing to do with $TRUMP? I don’t buy it.
What’s really interesting is that right when the debunking news came out, 3,837,000 $TRUMP tokens (worth $9.33 million) were transferred out from the team’s address an hour ago, routed through BitGo, and then directly into OKX.
The timing is more precise than an American TV drama. You say it’s a coincidence?
That’s just insulting people’s intelligence.
If you ask me, this script is very familiar: first leak "launching a coin again" to stir attention, once the market heats up, the team quietly sells off from their address, and finally debunks the rumor to close the loop perfectly.
While the retail investors are still debating "will it launch or not," the team’s money is already safely in their pockets. #英伟达AI服务器或涨价超15%
Reports indicate that flagship AI servers shipping early next year may see price increases exceeding 15%, driven by a surge in HBM memory chip costs, which NVIDIA cannot absorb on its own. This benefits memory manufacturers like SK Hynix and Micron; increased procurement costs for major cloud providers may force up prices for computing power services and accelerate leading companies' development of in-house chips as substitutes.
Market snapshot:
$BTC｜$77120, resistance at 79200, support at 74000. AI hardware price hikes indirectly raise inflation expectations in the tech sector, indirectly affecting risk asset sentiment at the macro level.
$ETH｜$2348, resistance at 2420, support at 2260. Altcoins related to AI narratives follow the overall market fluctuations.
Highlights: The price increase will take effect in the long term, with short-term sentiment playing a bigger role. If computing power costs continue to rise, it will suppress AI companies' capital expenditures. Watch for feedback from US tech stocks going forward.
This is a personal market record and does not constitute any investment advice. A critical warning signal has appeared in the US stock market: institutional cash depletion and extreme sector divergence
The latest Bank of America August fund manager survey data reveals a very delicate risk structure in the current US stock market.
There is a crucial market rule:
When institutional cash falls below 4%, it is a classic contrarian risk signal.
Main funds are basically fully invested, and the market no longer has sufficient idle funds to continue pushing the index higher, so subsequent buying power will be significantly insufficient.
This also explains recent market phenomena:
$SNDK fundamentals have not deteriorated, and the industry logic still holds, but the stock price clearly shows "positive news is muted, negative news is sensitive."
The essence is not deterioration, but that the funds available to buy have basically all entered the market, greatly shrinking incremental space.
This should be viewed rationally:
Crowding does not mean an immediate top, but the market logic has completely changed.
Previously, valuations were driven by capital inflows; going forward, only solid earnings support can sustain it, and the margin for error has become extremely low.
The current overall pattern of the US stock market:
The index may not crash immediately, but the market no longer has room for error.
High-level crowded stocks should no longer be chased higher; institutions underweighting and stocks with stable earnings are more likely to see catch-up rallies.
#英伟达AI服务器或涨价超15%
#ZEC创站内历史新高，隐私资产重估
#三星股东回报落地，最高约800亿美元 Let me start with the conclusion: this is not a case of "once the bill passes, $BTC will immediately skyrocket." The real impact is that the U.S. is finally ready to formally bring the cryptocurrency "wild child" into the financial market. Previously, the biggest problem with U.S. regulation of the crypto space was one word: chaos. The SEC says this is a security. The CFTC says that is a commodity. Project teams constantly guess who exactly governs them. Exchanges also don't know when they might suddenly receive regulatory notices. What CLARITY aims to do, frankly, is: assign accounts to coins and allocate territories to regulatory bodies. The first impact on the crypto space is: 1. The biggest benefit: regulation is finally less ambiguous. Previously, project teams feared not strict regulation, but not knowing the rules. If you tell me I can't do something, I accept it. If you tell me how to do it, I also accept it. The most frustrating thing is: I do it, and then you tell me that ten years ago this behavior might have been considered a securities offering. Who can tolerate that? If CLARITY is ultimately implemented, at least the market will know: what counts as a security, what counts as a digital commodity, who is responsible for regulation, and what rules trading platforms should follow. For institutions, this change is actually much more important than "a certain coin halving." Because what Wall Street fears most is not risk, but unquantifiable legal risk. — 2. Exchanges will increasingly resemble "official forces." I think ordinary retail investors should pay special attention to this. In the future, exchanges won't just be casually set up websites: "Register and get 100U, deposit and get trial funds." Then users in the tens of billions of dollars... $CORE CORE dropped to 0.0245, the roadmap is still on paper, and the market votes with its feet.
The 2026 roadmap painted a big picture—SatPay public beta, buyback flywheel, RWA implementation, but in reality, most of it hasn't been fulfilled yet.
· SatPay public beta in July, debit card queue over 20,000, but actual coverage and revenue haven't supported the narrative
· Economic model shifted from inflation to real revenue buybacks, the logic is sound, but the buyback fund size is still insufficient to support the price
· Roadmap plans include mainnet fee optimization in August, stablecoin promotion in September, and RWA by year-end, but there is a trust gap between "planning" and "implementation"
TVL and on-chain data are indeed recovering, but what the market wants now is real buyback data in cold hard cash, not a timetable.
Key price levels:
Upside target 0.0265-0.027, downside support at 0.023; if 0.023 breaks, look to 0.021.
The roadmap is a story; implementation is the hard truth—before the data comes out, selling pressure rules.The recent surge in Bitcoin, I reviewed it myself and feel it was a typical "short squeeze fireworks"—looks lively but disappears after burning out.
First, let's talk about how it rose. On the surface, it was because on August 19, the U.S. Treasury suddenly doubled the scale of long-term bond repurchases, plus Trump pushing crypto legislation and the SEC easing regulation. Once the news came out, the market exploded. But I think the key is that Bitcoin had been half-dead before, with short positions piled up like a mountain. Once the price broke through, these people panicked and were forced to cover their shorts by buying back, effectively crushing themselves into a meat grinder. In three days, the total market liquidation was about $4.5 billion, and Bitcoin was pushed up to $79,455 — honestly, this increase can no longer be explained by fundamentals.
But why did it cool off in three days? I thought about it, and the reasons are quite solid. First, the core driver of this rise was short covering; once most shorts were dead, the buying momentum faded; second, the rise was too sharp, technical indicators exploded, RSI hit 85.99, the most extreme overbought since November 2024, so a pullback was inevitable; third, the $79,000 resistance level is indeed strong, the price bounced back immediately upon touching it, clearly many are waiting to exit above; finally, on the macro side, whether the Fed cuts rates or how inflation moves, everyone is still uncertain. The Treasury's repurchase is at most a statement and doesn't solve the fundamental problems.
$BTC #BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 $ZEC maintains high-level oscillation after surging above $850, with spot buying and a surge in derivatives leverage forming a tense standoff at the long-short junction.
The single-day price breakthrough hit a multi-year high, accompanied by a sharp rise in futures single-day trading volume to $9.5 billion, with trading activity significantly skewed towards derivatives.
Grayscale's push for a spot ETF filing quickly ignited market risk appetite, but a large amount of new exposure is rapidly accumulating on the contract side in the form of high leverage.
The sentiment premium driven by the event directly pushed up the position size, making the price highly sensitive to the flow direction of derivatives funds.
If the ETF filing progress continues to attract incremental spot inflows and absorbs high-level selling pressure, holding above $850 will open space to extend towards the $1,000 mark; if spot buying momentum fades, this momentum will weaken.
Once derivatives bulls begin to concentrate on taking profits, passive liquidations of high-leverage positions may trigger a rapid pullback, and breaking below the $775 support will confirm the failure of the short-term strong structure.
If high derivatives turnover cannot be converted into sustained net buying in the spot market, the current premium will prove to be merely a leverage pulse caused by overheated sentiment.
The most important variable to track in the coming days is whether the position structure can achieve a smooth deleveraging during the decline in futures trading volume.
#财报观察员：泡泡玛特增长换挡，多IP能否接力？ #英伟达AI服务器或涨价超15%$TRUMP TRUMP dropped to 2.27, and the team is selling again.
On-chain data shows that the Trump team transferred out 2.62 million TRUMP (about $6.21 million) to OKX an hour ago. This has become a routine cash-out — since the unlocking period started in February, the team has continuously transferred large batches to exchanges via BitGo as an intermediary, with records in February, March, April, and July.
On the news front, Eric Trump just denied rumors of launching a new Trump meme coin, clearly stating "Absolutely not true, no one is launching any type of coin."
The team keeps selling, the expectation of issuing coins falls through, and under double pressure, the price is under pressure. Support levels to watch are 2.2 and 2.0. $AAVE V4 deposits surpass $400 million alongside the synchronized phase-out of V3 on 6 chains, with the core conflict centered on the business improvements brought by capital concentration on the mainnet V4 versus the short-term frictions caused by the $9.81 million asset migration.
V4 reached the $400 million deposit milestone on August 15, with actual locked value ranging between $217 million and $225 million, indicating that institutional and real-world asset funds are rapidly converging on the mainnet. Governance decisions to shut down 6 chains involve $9.81 million in supply and $1.56 million in debt, coupled with the termination of the Aptos bug bounty, directly tightening compliance and security risk exposure for tail-end assets.
The driving factors affecting the market are ranked as follows: first, the efficiency of institutional capital sedimentation on mainnet V4; second, the pressure from closing out existing debt due to the shutdown of 6 chains; third, the speed of reducing operational expenses such as bug bounties.
If the DAO vote passes smoothly and the $1.56 million outstanding debt is closed out without loss within 7 days, capital will accelerate sedimentation on mainnet V4, establishing an upward channel driven by business quality improvement. This scenario requires monitoring whether the mainnet V4 locked value steadily surpasses $225 million; if V4 inflows slow, the bullish scenario fails.
If the $9.81 million supply assets trigger liquidity withdrawal during cross-chain migration, or if the $1.56 million debt closeout causes a liquidation chain reaction of tail tokens, market risk appetite will be suppressed. This scenario requires observing lending spreads on the 6 chains including Sonic and Scroll; if debt migration does not cause liquidation selling pressure, the bearish logic ends.
The asset slimming plan reduces redundant deployment risks, improving medium- to long-term capital risk appetite for protocol security. During the delivery period before phase-out completion, position adjustments and tightening tail liquidity will still cause short-term volatility.
The most critical variables to watch over the next 7 days are the final community approval rate of the LlamaRisk governance proposal and the actual closeout progress of the $1.56 million outstanding debt on the 6 chains including Sonic and Scroll.
#ETH触及2500美元后震荡 #黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战 The global asset market has just experienced a very remarkable week: gold and Bitcoin - $BTC both surged strongly after a period of weakness, while US bond yields and the USD became the focus of capital flows. Bitcoin reclaimed the 77,000 USD level, rising more than 20% during the week; gold also surged to around 4,661 USD. Behind this movement is not simply a story of market sentiment. It involves US bonds, liquidity, inflation expectations, the strength of the USD, and how investors are seeking k$BTC Review from Yesterday
Looking back at the market over the past week, driven by the decline in U.S. Treasury yields and improved industry regulatory expectations, BTC rapidly surged from 64,000 to a high of 79,600, approaching the 80,000 mark. The short-term gains were huge, and the market's contract long positions became extremely crowded, entering an overbought zone.
On August 22 at 13:00, the market suddenly flash-crashed, with BTC quickly dropping from 78,455 to a low of 76,438, a nearly 2,000-point pullback in a short time.
This drop was not caused by any sudden negative news; it was a typical leveraged chain deleveraging:
1. In the late stage of the rise, many users chased longs at high prices, accumulating a large number of leveraged long positions with dense long stop losses below.
2. Initially, only some spot profit-taking occurred, causing a slight price pullback that triggered the first layer of long stop losses. Contract liquidations were market sell orders, disregarding cost, further pushing the price down.
3. The price continued to fall, triggering a chain reaction of long liquidations, creating a negative feedback cascade.
Today's strategy: It is recommended to hold positions and observe or trade short-term waves.
1. Rapid rallies driven by news cause moving average indicators to lag severely; by the time moving averages signal a decline, the correction is already over.
2. After a sharp rise, even without negative news, highly crowded leveraged positions inherently carry flash crash risk; high leverage positions are very susceptible to slippage and forced liquidation.
3. A long upper shadow does not directly mean a trend reversal; it only indicates exhausted bullish momentum. The focus should be on whether key support levels hold to determine if it is a correction washout or a stage top. #BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 #ETH触及2500美元后震荡 In just a few trading days, BTC violently surged from around 63,000 to a high of 79,555 USD, after which the market quickly entered intense volatility. There were repeated intraday spikes, with liquidation on both sides occurring in turn, causing huge disagreements across the entire network between bulls and bears. The market is split into two voices: one group loudly proclaims the start of the main bull market wave, viewing the volatility as a consolidation phase during the upward trend; the other warns that after the frenzy, the major top has quietly arrived and a black swan event could strike at any time. Is this a bull market consolidation or a stage top? We cannot rely on subjective feelings to guess. Combining market conditions, on-chain whale behavior, contract data, and the macro environment, we objectively analyze the current market truth. 1. Contradictory signals in the current market This rally is partly driven by short squeeze liquidations, not entirely by new spot capital inflows pushing prices up. The short-term gains have been too rapid, and daily indicators have entered overbought territory, necessitating a correction. Prices have been tugging back and forth between 75,500 and 79,500, with 80,500 as a critical resistance level where many large whale short stop-losses accumulate; 75,500 is the first short-term support, and 72,000–74,000 is the core defensive support zone for this rebound. A very strange split phenomenon has appeared in the market: Spot whales continue to accumulate coins, while super whales in the futures market keep adding short positions at high levels. Long-term real addresses keep withdrawing BTC from exchanges into cold wallets, consolidating their holdings; meanwhile, in the derivatives market, large funds are continuously positioning short for a pullback. On one side, long-term funds are accumulating chips at low levels; on the other, short-term large funds are playing the pullback game. This divergence$BTC BTC put on its usual weekend show again last night:
$XRP XRP flash crashed 37% in minutes, dragging the whole market down. BTC slid from 78,800 all the way down to 76,500, with $1.35 billion liquidated in 24 hours, mainly on Binance.
I looked around—no Fed announcements, no hacker thefts. It was purely high leverage + thin weekend liquidity + bulls overcrowding, tripping over themselves. Analysts said: shorts didn’t add positions; it was all retail leveraged longs getting liquidated.
The good news is it stopped falling at 76,500 and has bounced back above 77,000. Weekly close up +22%, the biggest weekly gain since March 2023, so no losses there.
Up 24% for the week, then a 2.5% pullback—this is nothing, just bull market digestion. Just next time, can it not happen while I’m asleep?Crypto Whale Dynamic Data Analysis August 23
Shows typical high-level distribution characteristics. The most notable signal is that an anonymous whale sold a total of 7,700 BTC from August 19 to 22, worth about $577 million, including a single sale of 2,700 BTC (about $212 million) on August 22, precisely timed just before BTC approached the $80,000 mark. This distribution occurred after a 60-day accumulation period during which large holders increased their holdings by about 43,000 BTC, representing a complete "low-level accumulation—high-level realization" operation.
On the market, BTC has currently fallen back to around $77,000, down about 1.85% in 24 hours; ETH is at $2,417, with a weekly increase still reaching 29.8%, but down 3.84% in 24 hours. Whale selling directly suppressed BTC's momentum to break through $80,000, while ETH showed relatively stronger resilience due to ETF inflows and shrinking tradable supply.
The capital flow shows a divergent pattern: on one side, the US spot BTC ETF has had net inflows of about $1.92 billion over five consecutive trading days; on the other side, whales are cashing out at high levels simultaneously—institutions and smart money are forming opposing positions near the $80,000 mark. Meanwhile, BTC short liquidations from August 19 to 21 reached nearly $1.44 billion, the largest scale since June 2021, with most of the short squeeze momentum already released.
Core judgment: Whale distribution indicates real selling pressure in the $77,000–$79,000 range, making a one-time BTC breakthrough of $80,000 less likely; in the short term, it is more probable to maintain high-level oscillation to digest profit-taking. This week's ETF data: Bitcoin $1.9 billion, a historic level of inflows!
Ethereum net inflow of $697 million in a single week.
This is the largest weekly inflow for ETH since October 2025.
The entire crypto market saw a total net inflow of $2.6 billion this week, hitting a new high since last October. The trading volume of two types of ETFs surged from $6.9 billion to $22.1 billion, more than tripling.
The previous week still had a net outflow of $392 million. In just one week, the direction completely reversed.
But what really excites me is not the total amount — it's the structure.
For the past six months, Ethereum has been living in Bitcoin's shadow.
BTC ETFs have attracted hundreds of billions, while ETH ETFs played a supporting role. The market even seriously started discussing a painful question: "Are institutions no longer interested in ETH?"
After all, in the past six months, the ETH/BTC exchange rate has been declining steadily, making people question everything.
But this week's data slapped that notion in the face.
Bitcoin $1.9 billion VS Ethereum $697 million — the ratio is close to 3:1.
This is not the 2024 script of "BTC eating the meat, ETH drinking the soup." This is ETH attracting capital at its own pace.
There are several signals you must understand:
First, the ETH/BTC exchange rate is building a mid-term bottom.
As of August 21, the ETH/BTC rate has rebounded to around 0.031, returning to the level seen in April this year. ETH price rose about 25% in a week, breaking through $2,300.
This is not a "dead cat bounce." This is a trend recovery supported by institutional funds.
Second, institutions' allocation demand for "smart contract platforms" remains strong.
ETH's compliance ranks just behind BTC. Under the SEC regulatory framework, ETH is the path of least resistance for institutional funds allocating to "non-BTC crypto assets."
BlackRock's ETHA single-day net inflow hit a record $173 million, with a total historical net inflow reaching $12 billion.
BlackRock is telling you with real money: ETH is not a "copycat," it is a "strategic allocation."
Third, and most crucial point —
This $697 million is not a "passive inflow" following BTC.
It emerged independently while BTC is already strong.
What does this mean? It means institutional confidence is "expanding," not "seeking shelter."
Think about the 8-week net outflow from May to July, with a total of $8.26 billion withdrawn from the crypto market.
What were institutions doing then? They were fleeing.
And now? After the "1011 flash crash" in early August, the market underwent intense deleveraging. The previous week still saw net outflows, but this week reversed direction with a $3 billion inflow.
Institutions are rebuilding positions at the low levels after the flash crash.
And this time, ETH was not left behind.
Operationally, I want to say something straightforward —
If you only focus on BTC, you might miss ETH's catch-up opportunity.
Institutional funds never bet on a single asset; they allocate in combinations.
BTC as the base position, ETH for volatility — this is the standard institutional crypto allocation model.
When ETH starts independently attracting capital, it shows institutional confidence is shifting from "risk aversion" to "expansion."
And the first step of expansion is always allocating ETH.
History doesn't simply repeat, but it often rhymes.
In 2020, institutions bought BTC first, then ETH followed, then the altcoin season exploded.
In 2026, the script might be replaying.
Once BTC market dominance peaks and ETH/BTC stabilizes — that is the "green light signal" for altcoin season to start.
And this $697 million might be the first light turning on.
$BTC $ETH #BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 BTC bottom confirmation continues to strengthen.
The most important thing today is not that BTC is still at 77K, but that the whale anomaly that made me most cautious yesterday has clearly been fixed:
* 1k–10k BTC saw a single-day drop of -32,706 BTC yesterday
* Today it has recovered to a single-day +6,342 BTC
* 7-day +19,139 BTC
* 30-day +23,056 BTC.
At the same time:
* Latest BTC daily price $77,100.40
* 200WMA $64,204.26
* BTC above 200WMA by +20.09%
* Newhedge MVRV-Z 0.82.
So today I raise the subjective probability that:
"60–64K is already the final bottom area for this cycle" to about 90%.
And:
"52–55K will still see one last capitulation" probability is further compressed to about 2%–4%.
From now on, unless BTC falls back below the entire support chain of 67K→64K→60K, 52–55K should no longer be considered the baseline scenario.
The most reasonable framework for the current market has shifted from:
"Will BTC go to find the bottom again?"
to:
"After the 60–64K bottom has formed, will this recovery first retest around 70K, or directly push towards 80–85K?"As of August 23, 2026, the crypto market's capital landscape shows a triple divergence pattern of "strong institutional ETF replenishment + stablecoin ammunition not significantly expanded + on-chain whales distributing at high levels." Simply put: this rebound has real institutional capital confirmation, but it is not a flood across the entire market; it is more like a "replenishment-style entry" after a short squeeze. 🏦 Institutional side: Spot ETFs net inflow of $2.6 billion in a single week, hitting a 10-month high This is the strongest capital signal this week. - BTC ETF: Net inflow of $1.9 billion from August 17-21 in a single week, the highest since the week of October 10, 2025, with a cumulative net inflow of $53.7 billion; among them, a single-day inflow of $606 million on August 20, with continuous net inflows for all five trading days of the week - ETH ETF: Net inflow of $697.2 million in the same week, the highest since the week of October 3, 2025, with a cumulative net inflow of $12.2 billion; a single-day inflow of $220.8 million on August 20, the largest single-day inflow in 203 trading sessions - BTC+ETH combined: $2.6 billion, the highest single-week net inflow since October 2025, reversing the previous week's combined net outflow of $392 million - Altcoin ETFs follow suit: XRP ETF weekly inflow of $39.78 million (record trading volume), SOL ETF inflow of $28.34 million (8 consecutive weeks of net inflow), Chainlink inflow of $13.35 million, Hyperliquid inflow of $3.89 million pushing upZero-threshold configuration for US stocks? ACO native DEX's journey of RWA real-world asset tokenization 📈
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#RWA #USStockTokens #ACO #DEX #DeFi The driving logic behind this round of Bitcoin's rise:
The U.S. Treasury is conducting large-scale buybacks of U.S. debt, releasing market liquidity, weakening the dollar, which benefits crypto risk assets.
The U.S. has declared an end to the regulatory war on the crypto industry and is promoting crypto legislation; the SEC has introduced new regulations, easing policies for crypto project financing.
The scale of short liquidations has hit a historic record, with extremely high single-day clearing volume; short covering buy orders further push prices up.
Capital inflow: BTC ETFs have had net inflows for 4 consecutive days, with a single-day inflow of $606 million, the highest in three months.
Technical aspects:
Weekly chart shows a volume-increasing bullish candle, breaking through the long-term downtrend line, representing a structural breakout; MACD shows a bullish crossover underwater after a bottom divergence, indicating the start of a bullish trend.
Daily chart shows 5 consecutive bullish candles with increasing volume and large K-lines; key resistance: 82,500, the previous consolidation platform high, likely an important turning point for this rebound; this level requires confirmation from price signals such as long upper shadows or breakdowns, so do not prematurely guess the top to short.
On-chain signals:
Price has stabilized above the short-term holder cost red line, a right-side confirmation signal for bull-bear switching; market explicit demand 30-day data has turned green for the first time since February. The current rise is mainly driven by futures contract funds; retail investors have not yet entered on a large scale and are only in the preparation phase. It can only be said there is a probability of entering the early stage of a bull market, but a major bull market cannot be directly confirmed.
Trading strategy:
It is not recommended to chase longs at high levels; chasing longs in an overbought state is outside the trading framework. Wait for a pullback and gap fill before considering low-entry long positions. Short conditions: when price reaches around 82,500 and reversal signals such as breakdowns or long upper shadows appear, or a 4-hour bearish divergence occurs, then consider shorting. Do not try to catch the top prematurely.
$BTC $ETH On the order book, continuous main buy orders appear below 0.2351. On-chain tracking shows three newly created addresses have withdrawn tokens in batches from 0.226 to 0.234 over the past six hours. Exchange balances have decreased net, perpetual contract positions have simultaneously risen, but the funding rate remains neutral to slightly negative. This is not the rhythm of retail investors rushing to catch a rebound; the bears have set a thick wall between 0.2375 and 0.2390, with sell orders repeatedly being dismantled, indicating that some capital does not want the price to stay low for too long. I just turned my electric bike into the old neighborhood parking shed, squatting by the charging pile to check the flow paths of giant whale addresses. The dog next door barked, making my hand shake, and my phone case hit the bike handle directly. From the structure, 0.2310 is the lower edge of today's intensive accumulation zone; as long as it holds, the higher low is valid.
Live trading plan: At the current price near 0.2351, first establish 20% of the base position, then add 10% on a pullback to 0.2280–0.2310. Set the stop loss below 0.2200; exit immediately if broken without resistance. First take profit at 0.2490 by reducing half the position, and hold the rest targeting around 0.2620.
$MAGMA
#ETH触及2500美元后震荡
@OKX星球 This week's ETF data: Bitcoin $1.9 billion, a historic level of inflows!
Ethereum net inflow of $697 million in a single week.
This is the largest weekly inflow for ETH since October 2025.
The entire crypto market saw a total net inflow of $2.6 billion this week, hitting a new high since last October. The trading volume of two types of ETFs surged from $6.9 billion to $22.1 billion, more than tripling.
The previous week still had a net outflow of $392 million. In just one week, the direction completely reversed.
But what really excites me is not the total amount — it's the structure.
For the past six months, Ethereum has been living in Bitcoin's shadow.
BTC ETFs have attracted hundreds of billions, while ETH ETFs played a supporting role. The market even seriously started discussing a painful question: "Are institutions no longer interested in ETH?"
After all, in the past six months, the ETH/BTC exchange rate has been declining steadily, making people question everything.
But this week's data slapped that notion in the face.
Bitcoin $1.9 billion VS Ethereum $697 million — the ratio is close to 3:1.
This is not the 2024 script of "BTC eating the meat, ETH drinking the soup." This is ETH attracting capital at its own pace.
There are several signals you must understand:
First, the ETH/BTC exchange rate is building a mid-term bottom.
As of August 21, the ETH/BTC rate has rebounded to around 0.031, returning to the level seen in April this year. ETH price rose about 25% in a week, breaking through $2,300.
This is not a "dead cat bounce." This is a trend recovery supported by institutional funds.
Second, institutions' allocation demand for "smart contract platforms" remains strong.
ETH's compliance ranks just behind BTC. Under the SEC regulatory framework, ETH is the path of least resistance for institutional funds allocating to "non-BTC crypto assets."
BlackRock's ETHA single-day net inflow hit a record $173 million, with a total historical net inflow reaching $12 billion.
BlackRock is telling you with real money: ETH is not a "copycat," it is a "strategic allocation."
Third, and most crucial point —
This $697 million is not a "passive inflow" following BTC.
It emerged independently while BTC is already strong.
What does this mean? It means institutional confidence is "expanding," not "seeking shelter."
Think about the 8-week net outflow from May to July, with a total of $8.26 billion withdrawn from the crypto market.
What were institutions doing then? They were fleeing.
And now? After the "1011 flash crash" in early August, the market underwent intense deleveraging. The previous week still saw net outflows, but this week reversed direction with a $3 billion inflow.
Institutions are rebuilding positions at the low levels after the flash crash.
And this time, ETH was not left behind.
Operationally, I want to say something straightforward —
If you only focus on BTC, you might miss ETH's catch-up opportunity.
Institutional funds never bet on a single asset; they allocate in combinations.
BTC as the base position, ETH for volatility — this is the standard institutional crypto allocation model.
When ETH starts independently attracting capital, it shows institutional confidence is shifting from "risk aversion" to "expansion."
And the first step of expansion is always allocating ETH.
History doesn't simply repeat, but it often rhymes.
In 2020, institutions bought BTC first, then ETH followed, then the altcoin season exploded.
In 2026, the script might be replaying.
Once BTC market dominance peaks and ETH/BTC stabilizes — that is the "green light signal" for altcoin season to start.
And this $697 million might be the first light turning on.
$BTC $ETH #BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 BTC is currently priced around $77,000, down about 1.5% in the last 24 hours.
It briefly dropped below $77,000 early this morning, hitting a low of $76,996.
On Thursday, it peaked at $79,455, just shy of $80,000, then started to pull back.
It has risen more than 20% over the week, climbing from $62,000 to $79,000, a $17,000 increase in five days.
After such a rise, a breather is natural.
The most direct trigger for this pullback is a mysterious whale continuously selling off.
Over the past three days, a total of 7,700 BTC have been sold, worth about $576.6 million, with 2,700 BTC sold today alone, approximately $211.8 million.
Someone chose to reduce their position just before the $80,000 mark.
The presence of such a large sell order at this level indicates that some believe the short-term rally has peaked. $BTC $PUMP I'm bullish. The ratio of institutional to retail investors is 1.51x, with the density of long positions among large holders more than half higher than that of retail investors. This isn't retail investors chasing hard; it's the big holders holding the bags — so follow the direction of the big holders. If it maintains a bullish structure over the next 24 hours, 0.004656 will turn into support rather than resistance. If the pullback doesn't break it, the base will keep rising. The big holders have already placed their bets, while retail investors are still hesitating at the door. Whose hand to watch? The data has already been written.In the early morning of August 23, South Korea's Upbit exchange quoted Bitcoin at 105.56 million KRW, the global average price was 106.89 million KRW, with a price difference of -1.33 million KRW, and a reverse kimchi premium of -1.25%.
The reverse kimchi premiums for Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, and Sui also all fell within the range of -0.8% to -1.2%.
Last week, when Bitcoin rose from 62,000 to 79,000, Korean retail investors did not chase but instead sold at a discount.
At 7:55 AM on August 23, Bitcoin was at $77,066, with a 22.17% increase over the past week.
The 82,000 to 83,000 range is the most important recent resistance zone; only a valid breakout can open the upward space toward 90,000.
In the past three days, the crypto market liquidated over $4 billion in leveraged positions: on the 21st, short liquidations were $1.552 billion; on the 22nd, both longs and shorts liquidated $1.675 billion; on the 23rd, long-only liquidations were $721 million.
The three days completed a full cycle of short liquidations, long-short hedging, and long unilateral harvesting.
210,000 people were liquidated.
If BTC breaks above $81,148, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream platforms will reach $1.661 billion; if it falls below $73,534, the long liquidation intensity will reach $1.236 billion. Both sides have their chips on the table; whoever moves first will be the first to be eliminated.
$BTC On the morning of August 23, well-known trader Killa posted a tweet: "The bottom of Bitcoin has formed, and the price has climbed back above the short-term holder cost line."
He previously said at BTC 65,000: "Once it climbs back above 67,400 and trades in the mid-75,000 range while holding the short-term holder cost line, the bottom is formed."
The core catalyst driving this rebound is Scott Baesent's Treasury repo policy.
On the 19th, the U.S. Treasury announced doubling the size of long-term Treasury repos from 2 billion per transaction to at least 4 billion.
The market immediately interpreted this as "the Treasury starting to inject liquidity," although Baesent himself said the market "overreacted a bit," as the repo effect only lasted one day before long-term bond yields rebounded.
But the crypto market focuses on the direction—the Treasury has started injecting liquidity into the market. The U.S. Dollar Index fell to 98.80 on August 21, its lowest in nearly 100 days.
At the same time, the SEC introduced Regulation Crypto Assets, establishing two compliant financing channels for crypto projects. $BTC In the early hours of August 23, the whale address 3NVeXm deposited 2,555 BTC into an exchange, worth approximately $197 million.
Over the past three days, this mysterious whale has sold a total of 7,700 BTC, with a total value of about $576 million.
When BTC surged near 79,000, some took the initiative to reduce their positions before the key level, feeling that this short-term rally had peaked.
Another whale opened a long position of 1,000 BTC and 10,000 ETH on Hyperliquid 47 days ago, currently floating profits of $14.8 million and $6.58 million respectively, with a total position value of about $101.35 million. A 47-day holding period is quite rare in Hyperliquid's high-leverage ecosystem, especially since this address still maintains 40x leverage on BTC and 20x on ETH. Some are selling before 80,000, while others precisely built positions two months ago and have not moved. At the same price, different judgments are made, each voting with their positions. Some exit before the key level, while others hold continuously over a two-month cycle. The direction is unclear, but the ownership of the chips is changing.
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Some have put real money and trust into it. Wang Ning announced a buyback of no less than 2 billion and no more than 5 billion in the next 6 months (China Securities Journal); Duan Yongping has been increasing his holdings in batches since April, now holding 7.65%, making him the second largest shareholder (Sina Finance). Industrial capital is increasing positions as the stock price falls, showing a clear attitude.
Facing the decline, he said, "Why did it fall so much? I don't believe it," and "As a shareholder, I think it's quite good," judging that the business model has been proven, and the average annual profit for the next 10-20 years will not be lower than the current level. Long-term capital expresses its stance through position size, which is more concrete than research reports. If the buyback is executed properly, it can also hedge against stock price fluctuations, improve earnings per share, and send a signal to the market that management believes the stock price is undervalued.
But big money looks at 10-20 years, while retail investors look at the next quarter; you can't simply copy their moves. At 149 HKD and a PE of 13 times, industrial capital doesn't think it's expensive, but short-term it may still be dragged down by sentiment and the broader market. Before copying, confirm your own holding period; don't use short-term funds to replicate long-term positions.
Capital moves provide a reference for "where the bottom is," not a guarantee of "immediate rise." Buybacks plus Duan Yongping's increased holdings form psychological support, but a performance inflection point is the necessary condition for sustained stock price increases. The buying price of industrial capital may not be the lowest price; the bottom range and the lowest point are always two different things (market page $POPMART ).
$POPMART 🔥BTC is not in a "full lock-up," old money has quietly started distributing near the 78K level $BTC
Many are still shouting "long-term holders hold tight, supply is tightening" in this cycle, but when overlaying several on-chain data points from mid-August, chips are quietly changing hands:
Whale continuous selling pressure: From 8/20 to 8/22, a mysterious whale sold about 7,700 BTC (approximately $576 million) over three consecutive days, directly triggering BTC's pullback after hitting 79,500.
Exchange reserves rising: Binance's BTC reserves climbed to about 667,500 in mid-August, a 6-month high, breaking a two-year downtrend; simultaneously, futures open interest plus exchange reserves rose together, which some analysts call a "$48B leverage trap."
LTH (Long-Term Holder) data conflict: VanEck data shows a net decrease of 356,000 long-term holders in the past 30 days, dropping below 60% share; however, CryptoQuant data indicates LTH supply at 16.35M remains close to historical highs, with a cost basis of 49,400 and 78 days in a low-risk zone.
→ A more reliable interpretation is: this is not a full distribution, but "old money with high profits is doing defensive rebalancing," not panic selling, yet it creates real selling pressure around the 78K–80K resistance level. BTC, Has the quality of supply and demand changed since re-entering 77K dollars? Can the US Treasury bond purchase plan boost risk asset positions? BTC has recovered around 77K dollars, and ETH is approaching 2.4K dollars. The background of this rise includes expectations that the US Treasury's bond purchase plan will improve the liquidity environment, dollar weakness, and easing of bond yield burdens. A particularly notable point is that about 1.61 billion dollars have flowed in net into spot BTC ETFs, and the size of short liquidations has exceeded 4.3 billion dollars. This is a signal showing that the quality of supply and demand has changed compared to before when the market decides directionality. This flow is not a simple rebound but a structural change where forced short position liquidations and ETF net inflows occur simultaneously. ETF funds tend to be held long-term, and short liquidations mechanically strengthen upward pressure. When these two factors overlap, additional upward momentum can be created when BTC breaks through short-term highs. Conversely, for this rise to continue, ETF inflows must not stop, and interest rates and dolUniSat has such big ambitions, what supports it? The previous article talked about UniSat's ambitions. Wallet, Mint, trading, data, and then Fractal, this guy is not satisfied with just being a wallet; it basically wants to touch every possible area. The market is indeed huge. But in the crypto world, many projects that try to do everything end up doing nothing well. UniSat dares to spread its business so wide—what cards does it really have in hand? Reviewing its path over the years, I thought of an old saying: "Build high walls, store ample grain, and delay claiming the throne." This phrase is recorded in the "History of Ming," though whether it was Zhu Sheng's exact words is still debated historically. However, Zhu Yuanzhang indeed followed this path at the time. First, secure your position, slowly accumulate strength, and don't rush to seize the top spot before the time is right. Applied to UniSat, it fits quite well. First, let's talk about building high walls. UniSat initially rose through its wallet and inscriptions, then kept adding features. Viewing assets, Minting, trading—various operations that were originally quite troublesome, it tries to make them simpler. Retail investors actually don't want to study so many rules. Whether it can be used, whether it's convenient, whether fees are high, and whether assets are safe inside—these few points matter. UniSat puts all these things into one place; once users get used to it, naturally they are reluctant to switch. This is its wall. It's not some profound technology; simply put, it's easy to use and users get accustomed to it. Of course, having many features also has problems. Each function needs maintenance, requires people and money. A long feature list looks impressive, but that doesn't mean[Cycle Analysis] Is the Bitcoin Bull Market Back? Don't Be Overly Optimistic! The Bottoms in September and December Are Still Ahead!
Although Bitcoin has recently shown a very strong trend and real money continues to flow in, blindly chasing highs is still unwise. Combining my self-made valuation model with the Hurst cycle theory, the current response strategy and logic are as follows:
1. Long-term Operation Approach: Strictly Follow the Valuation Range
Previously, based on the 200-week moving average self-made valuation range chart, Bitcoin has rebounded from the "very cheap zone" to the "cheap zone." See Figure 1.
Current strategy: The price has entered the cheap zone, so I personally pause buying in batches (previously at 63,000, I clearly advised bottom-fishing Bitcoin and Ethereum in the group).
Future plan: If the market offers a pullback opportunity to return to the very cheap zone, continue bottom-fishing in batches; start taking profits in batches when rebounding to the reasonable zone; clear positions when reaching the expensive and very expensive zones.
Dollar-cost averaging suggestion: Long-term investors can continue dollar-cost averaging as planned, synchronizing operations for Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin.
2. Cycle Model Analysis: Bottoms in September and Year-End Are Still Ahead
The cycle model is not an omniscient view but a scientific trading analysis tool. The Composite Line fitting curve is not the actual price trend but is used to predict the timing of relative highs and lows. The real peaks and bottoms need confirmation when the price crosses above or below the FLD line, so there will be some deviation, but the trend is reference-worthy.
September accumulation window: The fitting curve shows that around September, there will be an overlapping bottom of the 80-day and 40-day cycles. For those who missed the earlier opportunity, September is a key accumulation window (confirmation requires price pullback and standing above the FLD line). See Figure 2.
Is the bear bottom not yet formed?: According to the Hurst cycle, besides the September bottom, there are expected larger cycle bottoms of 20 weeks, 40 weeks, etc., at the end of this year. See Figures 2 and 3. Although it is not yet certain whether the September bottom pullback or the year-end bottom pullback will be deeper, both points are good accumulation nodes for long-term investors. I remain cautious about the claim that the "bear market bottom has already formed." I will open a dedicated post to discuss this when I have time.
3. Short-term Trading Strategy: Avoid Chasing Highs, Short on Rallies
Strong resistance zone: Bitcoin has currently reached the peak position of the 40-day short cycle, combined with the fishfork line resistance, with 78,000–80,000 being a strong resistance band.
Practical operation: Yesterday I posted and announced the strategy in the group—short Bitcoin at 78,200 with a stop loss at 82,500. A pullback is expected, and the price will gradually approach the bottom around late September. Short-term traders must strictly execute take-profit and stop-loss.
For long-term investors, plan bottom-fishing in batches according to the valuation range chart; for swing and short-term traders, follow the trend using technical tools such as large and small cycle peaks and troughs and the fishfork line.
Personal opinion, for reference and discussion only, not constituting trading advice. Complete review of this CORE rebound
This rebound is not a complete reversal; it is a rebound after an oversell: at the end of July, it hit a historical low around 0.0166, then pulled up steadily from the bottom, with a maximum weekly increase close to 35%, which is the continuous large candle you see now.
Why it rose (drivers of the rise)
1. Oversold rebound is the main reason
It had been declining continuously for over half a year, dropping 99% from the high point, with a large amount of trapped positions cutting losses, bottom selling pressure exhausted, so even a slight buying can trigger a big rise.
2. Narrative catalyst: SatPay partnership news
The market is speculating on SatPay's launch and the ecosystem's token buyback expectations. Everyone is betting that the product can bring new demand. This is still sentiment-driven hype from news, without actual revenue realization to support the rally.
3. Short-term bottom-fishing funds entering
Short-term speculative funds are following the trend, pushing the price up.
Biggest risks.
1. The long-term major trend is still a downtrend channel
This is just a rebound within a downtrend, not a trend reversal; the monthly chart is still bearish, and the historical high of 6.47 is extremely far from the current price.
2. Short-term is already near overbought
After continuous rises, RSI is very high, short-term profit-taking pressure is heavy, many who bottom-fished at low levels will sell to take profits once the price reaches a certain point, which could cause a sharp pullback at any time.
3. The positive factors are still just expectations
SatPay and ecosystem buybacks are all future plans. If the implementation progress falls short of expectations, sentiment will quickly retreat, and the market will immediately revert to its original state.
$CORE BofA's Latest Warning: The Real Risk Is Not AI, But Bonds!
In BofA's The Flow Show, the real takeaway isn't "what to go long or short," but a bigger signal:
What the U.S. government fears most right now may not be a stock market crash, but an uncontrollable rise in long-term U.S. Treasury yields.
The core logic of the report is straightforward:
U.S. government debt has surpassed $40 trillion and will continue to issue massive amounts of debt in the coming years.
At the same time, the AI arms race requires massive financing.
The government needs to borrow money, AI giants need to borrow money, resulting in the entire credit market being stuck by long-term interest rates.
That's why BofA calls the 5% yield on 30-year Treasuries the "Maginot Line."
If long-term yields can't be kept down for a long time, the U.S. government's financing costs will rise, and valuations of highly leveraged assets like AI data centers, cloud providers, and private credit will be compressed again.
This is the so-called Bessent vs ABB.
ABB stands for Anything But Bonds, meaning the market is unwilling to buy bonds.
The policy side's job is to prevent capital from completely abandoning bonds by any means.
Dollar swaps, exchange rate interventions, and increased long-term bond repos are essentially all aimed at repairing the fixed income market.
But BofA's judgment is also critical:
These operations may only "cap" yields but may not actually bring yields down.
That's the danger.
If policy can hold the 5% level, risk assets can continue to hold up.
If it can't, market trading logic will shift from "continuing to chase AI" to "deleveraging and avoiding overvalued assets."
U.S. stock investment sites believe the real contradiction now isn't whether AI is in a bubble.
It's whether the U.S. can keep long-term rates down while continuing to issue debt and support the AI arms race.
If the bond market doesn't cooperate, no matter how good the AI stock story is, financing costs will reprice it.
The most important thing going forward isn't whether tech stocks rise, but whether the 30-year Treasury can hold 5%.
This is the real pressure point for global markets.
$META $NVDA $MSFT
#USStocks This is a deeply detailed review that tightly integrates macro liquidity, on-chain chips, and Wyckoff structure. The blogger does not blindly call trades but uses an objective framework to answer the core question: $57,800 has very likely become the true macro bottom of this cycle.
Core logic summary:
• Triple driver resonance: Treasury bond repurchase releases liquidity, SEC regulatory framework shifts from "penalty instead of management" to compliance, and a historic $3.3 billion short squeeze together forged a strong bullish candle breaking through the $73,000 resistance.
• Bottom support established: Over 17.7% of chips have not moved for more than 10 years, long-term holders locked over 16.35 million coins, combined with whales net buying 43,000 BTC in the past 60 days, on-chain supply is extremely tight; the down cycle lasted 317 days, with both time and space adjustments fully completed.
• Wyckoff structure evolution: The market is currently transitioning from phase C to phase D. Due to short-term funding rates being relatively high and a retail long-short ratio of 2.22, there is a need for deleveraging and shakeout.
Subsequent paths and trading strategies:
• Blue path (45%): Shallow pullback to 70,000–70,500 with volume contraction and stabilization, representing the strongest trend and best dip-buying point.
• Yellow path (35%): Pullback to 63,000–63,500 forming a standard W double bottom.
• Red path (20%): Extreme bear trap probing 57,800–58,500, completing a false breakdown followed by a strong rebound.
Key signal:
The watershed for the official start of the bull market is at $83,339 (weekly candle closing firmly confirming the breakout), with subsequent upward targets at $99,787 and $113,000.
Logical, tiered contingency plans, and clear risk control points make this a highly practical trading simulation! 🎯