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According to informed sources, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic plans to bring Citigroup into its main underwriting syndicate for its initial public offering. If it goes ahead, Citigroup will join Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase in a core underwriting role. Anthropic may submit its listing application to regulators as early as the end of this month.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $236,340.34 in the event "Dota 2: Iron Wings vs BoomBoys - International Invitational Playoffs," specifically on the "Match Winner." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this subject is 59%.

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Al Thani stated at a joint press conference with the Egyptian Foreign Minister that Qatar will coordinate and cooperate with Egypt to promote a final agreement on the Iran issue to end the war and military escalation.The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized the need to ensure freedom and safety of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, condemning actions that hinder international shipping.

Citi plans to offer Bitcoin custody services for institutional clients through its Custody+ platform later this year. This service will integrate Bitcoin with traditional assets such as stocks and bonds within the same custody framework, allowing clients to access custody, settlement, foreign exchange, cash, and liquidity services through a single system. Bitcoin will be the first digital asset supported by Citi's new custody service, and Citi has not yet announced a specific launch date or the list of initial clients.Custody+ is launched by Citi Investor Services, and Citi's custody business covers over 100 markets, operating its own custody network in 62 markets. Citi states that its goal is for banks to self-custody native digital assets rather than relying solely on external exchanges or other digital asset companies. The project has been in development for about two to three years, with Citi first disclosing related plans in 2025. Custody+ will provide real-time settlement, foreign exchange services, automated hedging, cash management, and liquidity tools. The Single Event Processing in its custody system currently processes over 80% of event volume in real-time; in the U.S., this system has reduced the processing time for some voluntary corporate actions by up to 92%, with 96% of related events completed within two hours. Chris Cox, head of Citi Investor Services, stated that Citi invests over $2 billion annually in its Services platform.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated in an interview: "I believe that in the coming years, by 2030, we are likely to see Bitcoin reach $300,000 and $400,000."

On-chain analysis platform Santiment data shows that the largest wallets holding over 1000 ETH collectively reduced their holdings by approximately 1.7 million ETH from May 20 to August 20, accounting for about 2.9% of the holdings at that level. During the same period, the proportion of small wallets holding 1 to 10 ETH increased from 4.38% to 4.52%, with 65 trading days of increase and 27 trading days of decrease.Santiment pointed out that only about 300,000 ETH of the outflow can be traced back to smaller tier wallets, while the majority has likely entered staking or contract addresses. The top wallets include exchanges, cross-chain bridges, and staking contracts, during which the ETH balance of exchanges decreased from approximately 7.07 million to 6.54 million. The giant whale wallets continue to shrink, and the specific direction of the funds remains to be further observed.

According to actu, a couple in the Landes department of France was invaded, taken hostage, and kidnapped by assailants in their home. The assailants targeted the Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies they held. Around 4 a.m., several criminals entered the residence, threatening and pressuring the couple to hand over a large amount of crypto assets.The two were subsequently taken away: the man was later found in the town of Solférino, completely naked and with multiple cuts on his body. The woman was found in another vehicle, in a different province at a considerable distance. After the incident, the French gendarmerie quickly blocked the roads and launched an investigation. Two men have already been arrested. The case is being handled by the Bordeaux Interregional Specialized Court (JIRS) and the National Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (PNACO).

According to Arkham monitoring, the trader watershedpath has continuously held a long position in HYPE since October 2025. As the price of HYPE rebounds, the value of their position has increased from $55 million to $99.7 million.Currently, the trader has an unrealized profit of approximately $46.3 million and withdrew $10 million from this position to Coinbase last night.

According to Bitcoin.com, in the past 24 hours, 28 long-dormant Bitcoin wallets transferred a total of 1314.41 Bitcoins, worth approximately 94.03 million USD. Among them, the wallet created in 2014 transferred 1214.42 Bitcoins, accounting for 92.4% of the total, worth about 86 million USD.Among these, 21 transactions were made in the form of 50 Bitcoins each, with funds aggregated from traditional P2PKH wallets to new P2WPKH addresses, and some transactions were completed in the same block. Arkham's entity labels have not yet shown any association between these addresses and exchanges.The Bitcoin purchase price for the 2014 wallet holders was approximately between 310 to 427 USD, with the related holdings appreciating by at least 16645%. In addition, three wallets from 2016 transferred 79.99 Bitcoins, and two addresses from 2017 transferred 20 Bitcoins.

According to Bloomberg, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) stated that it will consider participating in the new round of financing for the prediction market platform Polymarket. ICE is the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and has previously invested over $1.6 billion in Polymarket.ICE CEO Jeff Sprecher, in an interview with Bloomberg Television, stated that if the company’s participation could help complete Polymarket's current round of financing, it would remain open to that possibility, adding that its investment endorsement could provide support for the financing.Analysts believe that ICE's previous large-scale investment in Polymarket is seen as an important attempt by traditional exchanges to lay out new market infrastructure. If it continues to participate in the financing, it may further strengthen the connection between prediction markets and the mainstream financial system.

BounceBit posted on platform X that the team has discovered an issue affecting the BounceBit Chain and has suspended node deployment to fix the problem. BB trading and exchange deposits and withdrawals are temporarily unavailable.The official statement emphasizes that the issue is limited to the chain itself, and CeDeFi applications, smart contracts, and vaults are not affected. There has been no private key leakage or damage to user wallets. The chain upgrade is scheduled for August 23 at 17:00 UTC+8.

The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed to establish sensible and cost-effective investment rules for the "Trump Account."

Federal Reserve's Daly stated that the Federal Reserve's policy is in good shape. There is no evidence of the need to raise interest rates prematurely.

CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju posted on the X platform that the demand for Bitcoin spot and perpetual futures has turned positive for the first time since reaching a historic high in October 2025. The scale of demand is still relatively small, but if this trend continues for a month, it can be reasonably concluded that the bear market has ended and a new bull market cycle has begun.

For the week ending August 15, the number of initial unemployment claims in the United States was 206,000, lower than the expected 210,000, and the previous value was revised from 209,000 to 212,000.

For the week ending August 8, the number of people continuing to claim unemployment benefits in the United States was 1.799 million, higher than the expected 1.79 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.777 million to 1.781 million.

In the past week, inflationary pressures in the United States have eased somewhat, but weakening retail sales have raised concerns in the market about economic growth. Overall, U.S. stocks have maintained resilience, while the cryptocurrency market has been relatively weak. BTC ETF saw a weekly net outflow of approximately $385 million, and institutional allocations have cooled; BTC OI rose to about $12.3 billion, with funding rates remaining positive. Meanwhile, DEX weekly trading volume decreased by 5.2%, and the on-chain and DeFi markets have generally become more cautious.Against the backdrop of differentiated market risk appetite, Gate TradFi trading remains active, with weekly trading volume maintaining a high level of approximately $115 billion. Perp trading continues to grow, and the proportion of Korean stock trading has significantly rebounded. In terms of stocks, the latest exchange rankings from RootData show that Gate's stock spot and futures businesses have both entered the industry's top two, currently covering core markets such as U.S. stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, further connecting traditional finance with digital assets.Based on the needs of professional investors, Gate has comprehensively upgraded its diverse service system covering TradFi, spot, and derivatives, providing a one-stop institutional-level trading infrastructure to assist global institutional investors in efficiently allocating various assets. In the face of market volatility and cross-market allocation needs, Gate continues to promote the construction of multi-market trading infrastructure. Its subsidiary, Gate CrossEx, has supported multiple mainstream venues, providing unified management of accounts, funds, positions, and trading across exchanges, significantly reducing multi-platform operating costs.

On August 19, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange released its mid-year results for 2026. In the first half of 2026, revenue and other income reached HKD 16.702 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19%; profit attributable to shareholders was HKD 10.568 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24%, both figures setting new records. Boosted by the performance, the stock price of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed at HKD 414.6, up 2.37%. The performance was driven by strong corporate financing demand and an increase in trading volumes of spot, derivatives, and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. In the first half of the year, 87 new stocks were listed, raising a total of HKD 212.4 billion, a year-on-year increase of 94%.The average daily trading amount in the spot market increased by 18% year-on-year to HKD 283 billion, setting a new high for the same period; the average daily trading contracts in derivatives increased by 6% to 1.8 million contracts; the average daily trading volume of the Shanghai Stock Connect and Shenzhen Stock Connect reached RMB 345.3 billion, more than double that of the same period last year. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase maintained "Buy" and "Overweight" ratings, respectively. Before the performance announcement, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced the renewal of CEO Charles Li's contract for three years, with the new term starting from March 1, 2027, to February 28, 2030, which has been approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.During the period, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange promoted consultations to shorten the stock settlement cycle, simplify the trading unit for each transaction, and introduced the first ETF tracking the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange Technology 100 Index," announcing the launch of Chinese government bond futures. In response to the extension of trading hours, Charles Li stated that the derivatives market operates until 3 a.m. the next day and will prioritize connecting with the North American market, while the spot market requires more detailed communication.

Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer has signed a five-year underwriting agreement worth approximately $400 million, covering about half of the capacity of its 9.5 MW AI cloud facility located in Malaysia.Bitdeer aims to increase the capacity of its AI cloud data center to a maximum of 350 MW before the first quarter of 2028, with an active project pipeline exceeding $2 billion.

Analyst Alex Thorn from Galaxy Research stated on the X platform that within the price range of $62,000 to $65,000, Bitcoin's trading volume exceeds that of any other price range (excluding $0 to $1,200). As Bitcoin's price rises, this area currently constitutes a solid cost support.