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On August 18, WEEX announced that it will implement 0 fee trading for all spot pairs in the bStocks area, with all participants receiving 100% rewards and a chance to share a $100,000 prize pool. Activity period: 8/17 20:00 - 8/24 19:59:59 (UTC+8).During the event, all users who complete any spot transaction in the bStocks area will receive a 10 USDT bonus. If the cumulative spot trading volume is ≥ 2,000 USDT, they can share a bonus of 25,000 USDT based on their trading volume proportion.

According to the Daily Economic News, following the requirement to confirm that the source of funds for new account openings comes from legal overseas channels, some banks in Hong Kong have begun to initiate a source of funds declaration process for certain existing mainland investment clients. HSBC Hong Kong has recently started notifying some existing mainland investment clients, requiring them to submit the "Declaration for Opening/Maintaining Accounts" through the HSBC Hong Kong App by September 12 and to update their contact information.The declaration includes confirming that the funds for investment activities come from legal sources outside mainland China, and that the bank may disclose personal information at the request of law enforcement or regulatory agencies. The notice also mentioned that if the declaration is not submitted by August 20, investment-related services may be suspended; if it is still not submitted by September 12, investment-related services may be terminated.An HSBC spokesperson responded that they will follow relevant regulatory requirements when managing investment client relationships, thus inviting relevant mainland Chinese investors to provide self-declarations and confirm that the information provided in their "Know Your Customer" and "Customer Due Diligence" processes is current and valid, which helps to continuously provide uninterrupted services to clients. HSBC emphasized that this latest declaration requirement applies only to investment service clients.

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) warns that changes to the Gas model in the Glamsterdam upgrade may cause some wallets, indexers, and Gas estimation tools to become ineffective. The EF Protocol DevOps team stated that tools relying on hard-coded maximum Gas limits will fail, and developers need to update relevant systems and test on the Plataberget public testnet.Plataberget went live on August 13 and is planned to run for several months. The Glamsterdam fork is scheduled to activate on the Ethereum network on Thursday, followed by deployment to the Sepolia and Hoodi testnets. EIP-8037 will introduce an independent state Gas dimension for operations that create new states. Transferring ETH to existing accounts will still require 21,000 Gas, while transferring to new accounts will incur additional state Gas; developers should also re-evaluate software that considers 21,000 Gas as the total cost for all ETH transfers or only uses a single Gas dimension to estimate transaction fees.

Cross-border payment company Airwallex co-founder and CEO Jack Zhang stated that stablecoins are becoming an important channel for global capital flow, but sovereign financial systems still determine how to incorporate them, rather than the other way around. As the adoption of stablecoins grows, this trend will intensify. The Central Bank of Brazil has included virtual asset services in its foreign exchange and international capital regulatory framework, Vietnam is working on building a regulated crypto market while banning crypto assets as a means of payment, and the Philippines has indefinitely extended the suspension of virtual asset service provider licenses, all indicating that the adoption of stablecoins will occur within the regulatory frameworks of various countries.He noted that technology is making business more globalized, while financial sovereignty is becoming more localized, and governments will continue to set their own rules for currency, data, identity, and payments. The most enduring stablecoin infrastructure needs to connect sovereign financial systems, provide deep liquidity, and offer reliable conversion between stablecoins and fiat currencies for businesses. Airwallex, with a focus on corporate accounts, has obtained a central bank payment institution license in Brazil and acquired MexPago, the holder of the IFPE license in Mexico, to access the local financial systems of major economies in Latin America. It bets that AI and stablecoins will drive more global business, making regulated local connections more valuable.

According to BeInCrypto, Sean Farrell, the head of digital asset strategy at Fundstrat Global Advisors, released a research report indicating that Bitcoin's current 30-day price volatility has dropped to historically low levels. Reviewing the past eight similar low-volatility periods, the median absolute price change of Bitcoin over the subsequent 60 days has reached about 30.2%, with four instances of increases and four instances of decreases.Based on the current price of approximately $64,000, a 30% upward volatility would target a price of about $83,200; if it goes downward, it would be around $44,800. Farrell also pointed out that Bitcoin's approximately 2% rebound this Monday was mainly driven by short covering, and the future direction remains unclear, while the continuous rise in real bond yields poses the greatest downside risk at present.

On July 23, the European Union passed the 21st round of sanctions against Russia, expanding the trading ban to 14 cryptocurrency service platforms located in Georgia, Panama, the UAE, the Marshall Islands, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus, and adding 4 new sanctions measures targeting the A7 Russian ruble network. The new regulations will take effect on August 25, prohibiting Russian and Belarusian citizens from holding, controlling, or serving in positions within MiCA cryptocurrency asset service providers in the EU, with the scope extending to services such as consulting, portfolio management, and transferring cryptocurrency assets on behalf of clients.The new regulations also allow the EU to impose a comprehensive ban on cryptocurrency transactions against third countries that have not prevented relevant sanction evasion activities. The list of relevant countries is currently empty and only includes third countries identified by the EU Council as having continuously and systematically failed to prevent the provision of cryptocurrency asset services or the operation of related platforms.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 40, up 10 points from yesterday. The average over the past 7 days is 32, and the average over the past 30 days is 29.

The research institution 10x Research published that Bitcoin's current price of about $63,000 is a critical level that will determine whether market sentiment trends towards a bottom or a collapse. Bitcoin had been fluctuating narrowly around $60,000 for six months before the 2024 U.S. election, and this level also served as the top construction area of the 2021 cycle. After Trump's victory confirmation, Bitcoin quickly rose from $70,000 to $90,000, briefly falling below $90,000 during the tariff impact in April 2025, but due to most holders still being in profit, the trading during this pullback was light.10x Research stated that due to the very low turnover in the $70,000 to $90,000 range, it warned in November 2025 that if it fell below $93,000, Bitcoin could experience a sharp decline, as there was almost no supply to slow the decline from that range down to around $65,000, and the subsequent downward trend confirmed this judgment. Currently, Bitcoin is once again consolidating in the $60,000 area for about six months, but during this period, the actual distribution of turnover chips has significantly changed, which has a substantial impact on the next movement of this position. The institution will further elaborate on the importance of this level, the role of exchange balances, and the timing of leveraged traders possibly returning to the market.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $1,986, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $809 million. Conversely, if ETH falls below $1,809, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $734 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC falls below $60,941, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.265 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $67,145, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $970 million.

Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) stated on platform X that its $STRC semi-monthly dividend of $0.50 per share has been paid today. The next semi-monthly dividend payment date for $STRC is August 31.Strategy is known for its large-scale holdings of Bitcoin and financing through the issuance of various preferred stocks and convertible securities. $STRC is one of its related preferred stock products, distributing fixed dividends to shareholders on a semi-monthly basis. The company continues to support its Bitcoin reserve strategy through capital market instruments.

According to Bloomberg, Alibaba has reached an agreement to sell its gaming business Lingxi Interactive Entertainment to the Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital, with the deal valued at least $1.5 billion. Lingxi Interactive Entertainment CEO Zhou Bingshu stated in an internal memo that this move aims to allow Alibaba to better focus on strategic priorities.Alibaba is accelerating its strategic transformation in AI and cloud computing, aiming for AI revenue to reach $100 billion within five years. This month, Alibaba released its largest AI model ever, claiming performance comparable to Anthropic. This sale is the latest initiative by Alibaba to divest non-core assets and focus on its AI strategy.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, ChainOpera (COAI) will unlock approximately 8.32 million tokens at 00:00 Beijing time on August 25, worth about 2.53 million USD.

According to the official announcement, to meet the diverse investment needs of users, Bitget has launched perpetual contracts for 3 stocks and ETFs: GDX (Gold Mining ETF), NET (Cloudflare), and LYTE (Photonics and Optical ETF).The above contracts are all settled in USDT, supporting up to 20 times leverage and 24/7 trading. As of now, Bitget supports a total of 276 stock perpetual contract underlying assets.

Consumer-grade blockchain Abstract announces the launch of Builder XP, an extension of its XP system, aimed at rewarding builders who contribute to the Abstract ecosystem. This mechanism allocates Builder XP weekly based on the project's overall impact on the chain.Builder XP will further incentivize developers and project parties to continue building, promoting the development of the Abstract ecosystem. Abstract is created by the Pudgy Penguins team, focusing on consumer-grade crypto applications and on-chain experiences.

According to BBX data, yesterday and in recent days, global publicly listed companies in the U.S. stock market disclosed the latest official real data on increasing cryptocurrency asset reserves, treasury structure, and mining production operations. The core updates are as follows:Strive (NASDAQ: $ASST) increased its holdings by 79 bitcoins, with total holdings exceeding 20,200: According to the 8-K document submitted by Strive to the U.S. SEC, the company purchased 79 bitcoins at an average price of approximately $63,231 between August 10 and 14, 2026. As of August 14, Strive's total bitcoin holdings reached 20,246. Additionally, the company's balance sheet holds 505,000 shares of Strategy STRC preferred stock (fair value approximately $47.86 million) and about $154.8 million in cash, ensuring ample liquidity.BitMine increased its holdings by nearly 10,000 ETH last week, with total holdings reaching 5.815 million: Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: $BMNR) disclosed that it increased its holdings by 9,926 Ethereum last week. As of August 16, 2026, its total Ethereum holdings rose to 5,815,164 ETH, accounting for approximately 4.8% of the total circulating supply of Ethereum across the network.Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: $CAN) released July mining data, with nearly 2,000 BTC in reserves: Mining machine manufacturer and computing power operator Canaan Inc. announced its unaudited operational data for July. In July, the company self-mined 46 BTC; by the end of the month, its balance sheet held a total of 1,917 BTC and 3,952 ETH. In terms of operational metrics, the company's global operating hash rate reached 14.24 EH/s (installed hash rate 14.89 EH/s), with an average energy efficiency of 17.9 J/TH for non-joint venture mines in North America, and the comprehensive electricity cost for the month was approximately $0.043 per kilowatt-hour.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a certain whale spent 2 million dollars last October to buy 518 million PUMP, with a purchase price of 0.00386 dollars per token.1 hour ago, the whale liquidated its PUMP, held for 10 months, at a price of 0.00274 dollars per token, exchanging it for 1.42 million dollars worth of SOL, resulting in a loss of 580,000 dollars, with a loss rate of 29%.

According to bits.media, Maria Patrikeeva, Managing Director of the Derivatives Market at the Moscow Exchange, stated that the exchange plans to launch Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual futures contracts for professional investors and aims to expand the tradable cryptocurrencies to ten.Perpetual futures are daily rollover contracts with no fixed expiration date, providing flexibility in position management. The exchange will launch crypto derivatives in the summer of 2025, and currently, professional investors can trade quarterly and monthly futures for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Ripple, and Tron.