BlockBeats news, on August 16, according to Artemis data, the supply of stablecoins on Ethereum increased by 16.4 billion dollars over the past month.

PANews reported on August 16 that Santiment tweeted that the greed peak of BTC perfectly coincides with its historical highest price and local high points. Meanwhile, although ETH has significantly outperformed Bitcoin in the past three months, its bullish sentiment is far less than that of Bitcoin. Given that price movements often go against retail investors' expectations, the current outlook shows that the bullish trend of Ethereum is slightly higher than that of Bitcoin due to insufficient interest in buying the dips of Ethereum compared to Bitcoin.

BlockBeats news, on August 16, according to HyperInsight monitoring, in the past 30 minutes, "Brother Ma Ji" Huang Li Cheng's ETH long order holdings decreased by 944,600 USD, with current unrealized losses of about 4,992,900 USD, and a liquidation price of 2,938.097 USD; in addition, the Whale ETH short order holdings at the address starting with 0x20c2d9 decreased by 801,100 USD, with current unrealized losses of about 22,256,000 USD, and a liquidation price of 6,072.198 USD.

According to Jinse Finance, Monochrome stated in a post on X that its Ethereum ETF (IETH) has managed assets exceeding 1,000 ETH.

BlockBeats news, on August 16, CNBC stated while analyzing the current pump of Ethereum that the main driving force behind the rise comes from institutional purchases, mainly from the United States. It is also important to note that Asia is embracing Ethereum, with Japan and South Korea being significant crypto markets in Asia, which may unleash a "huge" wave of institutional capital following the potential new regulations.

Odaily News Jupiter officially announced on X that it will soon stake up to $580 million of SOL from the native stake mechanism in the JLP fund pool. This move will enhance the overall yield of JLP and significantly increase the staking weight of Jupiter's verification nodes.

Bit Digital CEO Sam Tabar stated that with the completion of the WYFI IPO, the company will focus on becoming the largest Ethereum treasury platform. Bit Digital has held 121,076 ETH, actively staking 105,015 ETH, and is preparing to scale up.

Yesterday, both Ethereum and Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced net outflows, with only BlackRock's product achieving net inflows; in addition, several large SOL treasury companies are about to raise funds, and a Bitcoin treasury is planned to be established in Asia by a mining company supported by the Trump family.

PANews August 16 news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, in addition to Bitmine, there is another mysterious institution that has been purchasing ETH. In the past 4 days, this mysterious institution created 3 new wallets and withdrew 92,899 ETH (worth 412 million USD) from Kraken.

On August 16, the Crypto Assets market performed weakly, with Bitcoin and Ethereum prices falling, leading to a general decline in alts. Multiple Tokens such as ETH and ARB saw declines of 4.27% and 8.15% respectively. At the same time, the Spot ETF recorded significant net outflows, indicating a lack of market confidence.

Jin10 reported on August 16 that despite being postponed for a day, the new round of global plastic pollution governance negotiations failed to reach a Consensus on the 15th local time. This round of UN negotiations was supposed to be the final round of discussions aimed at establishing the first legally binding international protocol for plastic pollution (including marine plastic pollution). However, like last year's meeting in South Korea, the negotiations once again did not yield results. It is reported that the talks have stalled on key issues such as whether to limit the exponential rise in plastic production and whether to implement global legal constraints on toxic chemicals used in plastic manufacturing.

Jin10 data reported on August 16, Trump stated that he has basically reached a Consensus with Putin, believing that the Russia-Ukraine conflict will end through territorial exchanges and some form of U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine. "Well, I think these are all the key points of our negotiations, and we have largely come to an agreement," Trump said. "In fact, I feel that we have a Consensus in many respects." "I think we are very close to ending the conflict. However, Ukraine must agree to this plan," he added.

Jin10 data reported on August 16th that after meeting with Putin, Trump stated that due to the "very smooth" talks between the two sides, he would temporarily set aside plans for further sanctions against Russia or causing other "serious consequences." Trump said: "Because of what happened today, I don't think we need to consider this issue right now." He added: "Maybe in two or three weeks I will need to consider it, but not at the moment."

Jin10 data, August 16 - U.S. President Trump revealed in an exclusive interview with Fox News that arrangements are being made for a meeting between Ukrainian President Zelensky and Russian President Putin. Trump said he believes he will also attend. In addition, Trump disclosed during the interview that he had a "very candid" conversation with Putin. Trump acknowledged that he had private time with Russian President Putin during this meeting. Trump stated that he believes Putin wants to see the Russia-Ukraine conflict "resolved."

PANews August 16 news, according to monitoring by @ai9684xtpa, Address 0x4B5...90AFA had exchanged 1090 ETH for 415,005 UNI during the ETH rise trend on August 13, and then encountered a big dump. 10 hours ago, it bought back 115,005 UNI to lower the average price, accumulating a Build a Position of 6.26 million USD in UNI; currently, the average cost is 11.82 USD, with unrealized losses of 535,000 USD.

According to BlockBeats news on August 16, on-chain data analyst Yu Jin monitored that the US-listed company Bitmine (BMNR) has continued to increase its holdings of 135,135 ETH, valued at $600 million, through three institutional business platforms: FalconX, Galaxy Digital, and BitGo, in the past 10 hours. Its total ETH reserve has now risen to 1.297 million, valued at $5.77 billion.

Golden Finance reported that, according to Bloomberg, Strategy's Executive Chairman Michael Saylor is advancing a new financing experiment, planning to establish a Bitcoin credit business with a scale of up to $100 billion. As the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin in the world, Saylor has previously transformed a traditional software company into a major Bitcoin holding institution.

Gate News bot message, The Ethereum Foundation has conducted a series of ETH transactions over recent days. The Foundation address sold 1,100 ETH for 4.89 million DAI. The total sales over a 3-day period amounted to 7,294 ETH, converted to 33.25 million DAI at a price point of $4,558. In a separat

According to Golden Finance reports and CCTV News, on August 15 local time, U.S. President Trump and Russian President Putin finished their small-scale talks in Anchorage, Alaska.

Golden Finance reports that on August 15, at the end of trading in New York, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose to 4.3238%, a cumulative rise of 4.08 basis points this week. The yield on the 2-year Treasury rose slightly, showing an overall V-shaped trend, with the yield spread between the 2-year and 10-year U.S. Treasuries increasing to +56.485 basis points.

U.S. President Trump and Russian President Putin began their meeting in Alaska.

Jin10 Data reported on August 16 that on August 15 local time, Russian President Putin's special aircraft arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, to attend the US-Russia summit scheduled for that day. Earlier, there were reports from Russian media stating that "Putin's special aircraft has arrived," but later Putin's accompanying journalist Zarubin stated through his personal social media account that the aircraft that arrived was only that of the advance team.

The core of the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia lies in obtaining security guarantees from the United States and major global powers. Zelensky has always hoped that Trump could make a commitment to curb Russia's advances. Trump expressed his willingness to provide this commitment under conditions before the talks, which would relieve Ukraine and European allies if the matter could be discussed.

Gate News bot message, according to Reuters, the U.S. Federal Reserve has decided to end its specialized program focused on monitoring banks' cryptocurrency and financial technology activities. The central bank's move dissolves a team of about 20 employees established in recent years to examine how

Gate News bot message, crypto trader Machi Big Brother (@machibigbrother) experienced a $5.4 million loss on his leveraged long positions in ETH and BTC following the recent market downturn. Prior to the decline, the trader had established substantial positions, including 21,900 ETH with 25x leverag

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows that GT has pumped 5.05% in the last 24 hours, current price 18.175 USDT.

DeFi Development Corp. announced the purchase of 110,000 SOL, with a total value of approximately 22 million USD, increasing their holdings to about 1,420,173 SOL, with a market capitalization of 273 million USD. The newly acquired SOL will be held long-term and will participate in Staking, operating Solana validation Nodes to generate returns.

According to BlockBeats news on August 15, Brevan Howard hedge fund disclosed that it holds more than $2.32 billion in BlackRock Bitcoin Spot ETF.

Jin10 data reported on August 15th, according to Russian media, that President Putin's private jet has taken off from Magadan in the Russian Far East, heading to Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, USA.

Golden Finance reported that META rose nearly 2% during the trading session, setting a new historical high. Its market capitalization has surpassed $2 trillion for the first time, making it the 6th publicly traded company in the U.S. to reach a market capitalization of $2 trillion.

New York state lawmakers are considering a bill that plans to impose a 0.2% sales tax on digital asset transactions, with the revenue being used to support substance abuse prevention programs in schools. If passed, the bill would make New York one of the regions exploring a special tax on digital assets.

On August 15, Jin10 data reported that Joanne Hsu, director of the University of Michigan Consumer Survey, stated that the U.S. consumer confidence index fell by about 5% in August, marking the first decline in four months. This deterioration is largely due to escalating concerns over inflation. Due to high prices, the purchasing conditions for durable goods have dropped by 14%, reaching the lowest level in a year. Additionally, personal financial situations have slightly declined, reflecting heightened worries about purchasing power. In contrast, personal financial expectations have slightly increased, while income expectations have strengthened slightly, but income expectations remain sluggish. Overall, consumers are no longer preparing for the worst-case scenario after the announcement in April regarding the suspension of reciprocal tariffs. However, consumers still anticipate that inflation and unemployment rates will deteriorate in the future. Meanwhile, the inflation expectation for the coming year has risen from 4.5% last month to 4.9% this month. Long-term inflation expectations have also increased from 3.4% in July to 3.9% in August.

Gate News bot message, A significant cryptocurrency holder has executed a withdrawal of 25,600 SOL tokens, valued at $4.94 million, from centralized exchanges. This transaction follows the whale's earlier withdrawal of $3 million in USDC from centralized exchanges one month ago.

According to ChainCatcher news and Jin10 reports, the expected initial value of the one-year inflation rate in the United States for August is 4.9%, higher than the market expectation of 4.4%, and the previous value was 4.5%.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, according to Yu Jin monitoring, "Brother Ma Ji" Huang Li Cheng is increasing the position of 25x leveraged ETH long order and 40x leveraged BTC long order, with current holdings of 21,900 ETH (notional value 100 million USD) and 50 BTC (notional value 5.9 million USD).

Odaily News Market news: The Trump administration is considering using funds from the chip bill to invest in Intel. (Jin10)

Jin10 data reported on August 15, ahead of the meeting between US President Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that Ukraine is "counting on the United States." He posted on social platform X, saying: "This meeting should pave the way for a genuine path to a just peace and facilitate substantive discussions among the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia." "Now is the time to end the war, and Russia must take the necessary steps. We are counting on the United States."

The QCP report indicates that the latest PPI data has reduced the likelihood of a 50 basis point rate cut. The US Treasury Secretary stated that they will not sell confiscated Bitcoin and will explore new ways to increase Bitcoin reserves. Despite the fluctuation in Bitcoin prices, the upward trend since April continues, benefiting from payment integration and enterprise adoption.

OpenAI founder Sam Altman stated in an interview that ChatGPT has become one of the most influential products globally and plans to venture into consumer hardware, brain-machine interfaces, and social media. He also hopes for the acquisition of Google Chrome and is raising funds to build data centers to meet the demand for GPUs, while planning to invest in brain-machine interface startups.

Jin10 data, August 15 report: When asked whether the Alaska meeting involved territorial issues, Trump stated, "They will have discussions, but I must let Ukraine make the decision. I believe they will make the right decision. I'm not here to negotiate for Ukraine." "I'm here to get them to the negotiating table." "In my view, there are two outcomes. Listen, Vladimir Putin once wanted to occupy all of Ukraine. If I were not president, he would have already taken all of Ukraine, but he won't do that now."

According to a report by Golden Finance, NASDAQ-listed company Top Win International announced the completion of a $10 million financing round, led by WISELINK CO., LTD. The founder of United Capital Management, Chad Koehn, along with four other unnamed private investors, participated in the investment. It is reported that this financing transaction will be conducted in the form of a three-year Convertible Bond, and the funds raised will be used to implement Bitcoin funding strategies and purchase Bitcoin.

Golden Finance reports that the New York Stock Exchange-listed company Know Labs, Inc. has announced its name change to "USBC, Inc." The new stock code will be updated to "USBC" and will take effect from the market opening on August 15, 2025. It is reported that the company has also announced the implementation of a Bitcoin funding strategy and will launch a USBC deposit token, which operates based on blockchain technology, incorporates digital identity, and is priced in US dollars.

According to ChainCatcher news, Jin10 reported that Fed official Goolsbee stated that if signs emerge in September or later in the fall indicating that the economy has not fallen into an inflation spiral, the Federal Reserve could consider cutting interest rates.

Jin10 data reported on August 15, local time on August 15, a U.S. official stated that regarding the upcoming summit between U.S. President Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska, "all options are still on the table," including the possibility that if Trump believes Putin is not taking the prospect of reaching an agreement seriously, he may leave the venue early.

Jin10 reported on August 15 that on August 15 local time, it was confirmed that all personnel on board the helicopter that crashed earlier that day in Pakistan were killed, raising the death toll to 5.

PANews, August 15 news, according to THE VERGE: If the U.S. government forces Google to sell Chrome, OpenAI founder Sam Altman is interested in the acquisition.

According to ChainCatcher news, Jin10 reported that Fed official Goolsbee stated that the inflation situation in the United States presents a mixed picture, reflecting the complexities in the economic recovery process.

According to a report by Golden Finance, Nasdaq-listed Web3 infrastructure and product solutions provider Nano Labs Ltd has released its unaudited financial performance report for the first half of 2025, disclosing that it has included BNB in the company's main reserve assets to promote its overall encryption asset strategic reserves, having accumulated over 128,000 BNB to date. Additionally, the company achieved a net income of 8.3 million RMB (approximately 1.2 million USD) in the first half of the year, with net losses narrowing to 11.8 million RMB (approximately 1.6 million USD).

Odaily News The Czech police arrested Tomas Jirikovsky, the founder of the dark web market Sheep Marketplace, who is suspected of bribing former Justice Minister Pavel Blazek with 468 BTC (worth 45 million USD at the time) to evade a prison sentence. The case directly led to Blazek's resignation in May this year. According to local media Deník