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According to Ai Yi's monitoring, a whale that leveraged to go long on ETH and BTC has once again realized profits worth 7.24 million USD in ETH.This whale deposited 3,000 ETH to Binance 4 hours ago, with an average selling price of 1,776.83 USD and an average deposit price of 2,413.4 USD. If sold, it would profit 1.91 million USD; since August 19, this whale has cumulatively deposited 13,887.15 ETH to exchanges, realizing a total profit of 6.727 million USD.

According to CertiK monitoring, Term Labs suffered a governance attack, resulting in a loss of approximately 8.5 million dollars in assets. Currently, the attacker's address holds 2,843 ETH (approximately 7.1 million dollars) and about 1.6 million DAI.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), BTC has fallen below $76,000, and the whale "set 10 big targets" for short positions has returned to profitability. Their holdings include:BTC short position: 1,830.724 coins, valued at approximately $139 million, with an opening average price of $76,397.56, currently with an unrealized profit of about $800,000;ETH short position: 12,756.739 coins, valued at approximately $30.25 million, with an opening average price of $2,371.57, currently with an unrealized loss of about $30,000.It is currently unclear whether this address has closed its positions or has reopened short positions after previously reducing its holdings.

Bitcoin recently rose to a monthly high, with Bitfinex analysts stating that this round of market activity is primarily driven by spot buying and short covering, rather than new leveraged funds, thus providing a longer duration compared to typical short squeeze scenarios. As investors who bought Bitcoin in the past five months are currently in a profit state, the main risk of the current upward trend comes from profit-taking chips flowing into trading platforms.Bitfinex believes that the U.S. Treasury's announcement on August 19 to expand the scale of long-term bond repurchases is an important factor driving the recent market activity. The initial phase of this rise was indeed driven by short liquidations. On the same day, the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF recorded an inflow of $297.6 million. However, the subsequent price increase mainly came from spot buying. From the position structure, while Bitcoin prices rose by 10% to 11%, open interest (OI) only increased by about 4%, indicating that spot demand and short covering played a major role, while the impact of leveraged funds was limited.Bitfinex pointed out that the $68,000 to $69,000 range is currently an important support level, close to the average cost of buyers over the past five months. If Bitcoin maintains above this level, it will keep these investors in a profitable state, reducing the pressure of previously trapped chips selling during rebounds. In terms of funds, the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF saw an inflow of $606.29 million on August 20, the largest single-day inflow since May 1, with BlackRock's IBIT contributing about 82%. Bitfinex stated that if fund inflows continue for a week, it will further strengthen the market demand structure.However, Bitfinex warns that the current biggest risk is a large amount of profitable Bitcoin flowing into trading platforms, which could trigger the largest profit-taking market since 2026. Analysts indicate that if real yields rise again to levels that previously suppressed Bitcoin from falling below $65,000, macro factors could still quickly impact the market.

PPP prediction market tool monitoring shows that the probability of "BTC reaching $80,000 during the remaining period of August" on Polymarket has dropped to 43%, a 19% decrease in 24 hours. Additionally, the probability of rising to $85,000 has decreased to 12%, a 7% drop in 24 hours.According to the settlement rules, this market is based on the Binance BTC/USDT trading pair. Within the specified month in the title (from 00:00 on the 1st of the month to 23:59 on the last day, Eastern Time), if the highest price of any 1-minute candlestick equals or exceeds the specified price in the title, it will be settled as Yes immediately; otherwise, it will be No. This market only uses the 1-minute candlestick High price of Binance BTC/USDT, and prices from other exchanges, trading pairs, or spot markets are not counted.In terms of market conditions, Bitcoin approached $80,000 on Friday, reaching a high of about $79,500, and then fell back over the weekend, briefly dropping below $76,000, but has now rebounded to around $76,000.

The Bank Policy Institute (BPI) is an organization representing large banks such as JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citi. BPI proposed that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury should expand customer identification program requirements to the secondary market for stablecoins, covering exchanges and other platforms that establish direct account relationships with retail investors.BPI stated that the relevant exchanges and platforms engage in a significant amount of buying and selling activities within the payment stablecoin ecosystem, where most illegal activities related to stablecoins occur. If the proposal is incorporated into the rules, the relevant platforms will be required to collect customer information in accordance with the Bank Secrecy Act, and decentralized exchanges may also fall under regulatory oversight. The proposed rules by FinCEN indicate that transactions in the secondary market for stablecoins on the blockchain typically use anonymous or pseudonymous identities, and there are no centralized nodes for collecting identity information, limiting the ability of issuers to gather customer data from the secondary market. BPI has also opposed the current version of the Digital Asset Market Structure Bill along with other banking organizations.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney announced that due to the United States imposing a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, Canada's equivalent retaliatory tariff plan will take effect on September 8.The premiers of Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec have expressed their support, calling for unity in responding to the United States.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the "Democratic Party 2028 Presidential Candidate" event is currently the most actively traded on the prediction market Polymarket, with a cumulative pool size reaching $12.654 billion. The option with the highest market consensus is "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez," corresponding to a winning probability of approximately 22.9%.

According to official data, in the 7 days ending August 20, Circle issued approximately 7.5 billion USDC, redeemed about 6.7 billion USDC, and the circulating supply increased by approximately 800 million.The total circulating supply of USDC is 72.7 billion, with reserves of approximately 72.9 billion USD, including overnight reverse repos of about 48.1 billion USD; Treasury bonds with maturities of less than 3 months of about 12.7 billion USD; deposits from systemically important institutions of about 11.4 billion USD; and other bank deposits of about 700 million USD.

Grayscale's research director Zach Pandl stated that investors are generally advised against trying to time the market, but from the perspectives of structural adoption trends, market cycles, and macro risks, the current Bitcoin price may provide a favorable entry point for long-term investors. Grayscale believes that the continued growth of government debt, the expansion of blockchain technology applications in the financial services sector, and intergenerational changes in portfolio construction indicate that the long-term adoption trend of Bitcoin remains solid.Currently, this round of Bitcoin bear market has lasted about 10 months, while previous bear markets typically lasted 11 to 12 months, suggesting that the market may have entered the later stages of the bear market. The macro environment remains the main source of uncertainty. If the Federal Reserve raises interest rates in the near future, Bitcoin may decline further; if there are no rate hikes, the market may have already reached its bottom. Grayscale stated that structural adoption, cyclical positioning, and the overall macro outlook are currently relatively favorable, but future performance remains uncertain.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Wintermute transferred 129,500 SOL to Binance, worth approximately $12.42 million; at the same time, 169.5 BTC was transferred, worth approximately $13.11 million, suspected to be for sale. Additionally, 407.47 BTC was transferred through an intermediary wallet and then moved to Coinbase, worth approximately $31.36 million.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale opened a long position of 1,000 BTC on Hyperliquid 47 days ago, making a profit of 14.8 million USD; at the same time, they opened a long position of 10,000 ETH, making a profit of 6.58 million USD. The total value of the above positions is currently approximately 101 million USD.

According to Hyperbot data, Brother Ma Ji, Huang Licheng currently holds long positions in BTC, ETH, and HYPE on Hyperliquid, with a total position value of approximately 157.8 million USD. Among them, the 40x leveraged BTC long position holds 1,195 BTC, valued at approximately 92.37 million USD, with an unrealized loss of about 456,000 USD.The 25x leveraged ETH long position holds 19,625 ETH, valued at approximately 47.61 million USD, with an unrealized gain of about 1.747 million USD; the 10x leveraged HYPE long position holds 220,000 HYPE, valued at approximately 17.73 million USD, with an unrealized gain of about 200,000 USD.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the whale address 3NVeXm deposited 2,555 BTC to Binance about 13 hours ago, worth approximately $197 million.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Cincinnati Open: Brandon Nakashima vs. Frances Tiafoe," the sub-market "Cincinnati Open: Brandon Nakashima vs. Frances Tiafoe Second Set Winner" saw the probability of the "Nakashima" option fluctuate dramatically, dropping from 48% an hour ago to the current 33% (a fluctuation of 15%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal stated that in response to community calls, the team is advancing a proposal for staking and tokenomics reform. He revealed that Polygon's revenue has achieved a tenfold increase this year, delivering 5k TPS and a 25% reduction in block time, and is now moving towards a block time of less than 1 second, making it the right time for stakers to receive their rightful share.Key points of the proposal include: launching native staking similar to L1 on Polygon PoS, which can run in parallel with Ethereum staking; the priority fee for each transaction will flow to POL stakers (PIP-85 has been approved, and native staking will simplify implementation); staking rewards are expected to nearly double, supported by real network fees rather than inflation; staking POL may earn additional incentives such as discounted Gas fees; sPOL will maintain liquidity and can be used in DeFi. Polygon Labs will write the code and submit the proposal for community forum review.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Wintermute (0xecb...2b00) currently holds approximately $160 million in open positions on Hyperliquid, with short positions around $146 million, accounting for 91% of its total exposure; long positions are about $13.9 million, with an unrealized loss of $3.66 million.The account has historically accumulated profits of approximately $204 million.

According to informed sources, some major customers of Nvidia have been notified that the prices of servers equipped with its artificial intelligence chips will increase by more than 15% in most cases. This price increase will take effect early next year, affecting systems that include models equipped with the Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell flagship chips.

According to Bitcoin News monitoring, a certain whale transferred 1,727 bitcoins to Binance, worth 133 million dollars.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Bhutanese royal government transferred 10.779 bitcoins, worth approximately $835,000, to two new addresses.