According to BlockBeats news on August 18, Binance will support the Fusionist (ACE) network upgrade and Hard Fork, as per the official announcement.

Last week (from August 11 to August 17), the crypto market continued its high volatility trend, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) both reaching new phase highs, and the scale of ETF capital inflow was astonishing. However, the weekend market weakened, and major assets fell back for consolidation. The Gate research team has compiled the core market data from last week and significant events worth following this week.

On August 18, the Crypto Assets market continued its oscillating pattern, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) both experiencing downward pressure. Although long-term funds continue to flow in, macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties have made the short-term trend full of variables. The research team at Gate exchange conducted an in-depth analysis of the support and resistance levels, technical trends, and investment strategies for the two core assets.

According to analysis by the app intelligence provider Appfigures, since its launch in May 2023, ChatGPT has generated $2 billion in global mobile app revenue, far surpassing its competitors. In 2023, ChatGPT's mobile app revenue reached $1.35 billion, a year-on-year increase of 673%, with average monthly revenue approaching $193 million.

On August 18, Jin10 reported that Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono held the first strategic dialogue in Tokyo with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. The two confirmed that they would advance cooperation in the field of security, including the early convening of a foreign and defense ministers' meeting (2+2).

Matrixport's research report points out that Bitcoin has failed to hold the downward trend line and may test $112,000 again. The market remains cautious about the Fed's interest rate decision in September, and traders should follow price breakthroughs or pullbacks to formulate strategies. Currently, the market is in a wait-and-see phase, anticipating clearer directional signals.

According to Jin10 data on August 18, the Russian stock market opened lower on Monday at the Moscow exchange, with the Russian MOEX index and the Russian Trading System Index (RTS) falling about 2.2%, as investors chose to take profits following the meeting between the Russian and US presidents in Alaska last Friday. This meeting did not yield any breakthrough decisions but facilitated further dialogue between the two sides on resolving the Ukraine conflict. A supporting factor is the improvement in global stock market sentiment and the stabilization of oil prices (Brent crude futures hovering around $66 per barrel).

Star River Power Aerospace announced on August 18 that the Zhishen-1 medium-sized liquid launch vehicle is about to make its maiden flight, while accelerating the development of the Zhishen-2 reusable launch vehicle. Its main power system, the CQ-90 engine, has successfully passed testing, with a combustion efficiency of 93%.

Trader Cheds warns that Bitcoin may repeat the pattern seen at the end of the 2021 bull run, with recent rises followed by selling indicating a "failed breakout" pattern. Investors should be cautious, as this may signal market weakness and a trend reversal.

HashKey MENA announced the launch of order book trading services, allowing trading from 1 USDT with no volume limit, providing flexible trading options and 24/7 deposit and withdrawal services. At the same time, the platform has launched OTC Trading services, supporting large-scale OTC Trading for mainstream assets.

Jin10 data reported on August 18th, on August 18th, the China Convertible Bond Index closed up 0.92%, at 479.62 points. JinTong Convertible Bond rose 17.14%, Dongjie Convertible Bond rose 15.26%, Xinzhi Convertible Bond rose 13.96%; Weixin Convertible Bond fell 5.91%, Rongtai Convertible Bond fell 2.95%, Linuo Convertible Bond fell 2.71%.

Gate News Bot news, on August 18, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of writing, ORDER (Orderly) is currently priced at 0.14 USD, having risen by 10.26% in the last 24 hours, with a high of 0.16 USD and a low of 0.12 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 35.9 million USD, an increase of 3.34 million USD compared to yesterday. Orderly is a permissionless liquidity layer for Web3 trading, providing builders with powerful SDKs and seamless integration, and offering traders unified liquidity and exceptional performance. ORDER aims to support various use cases for DEX builders, aggregators, wallets and custodians, high-frequency trading, trading bots, hedging, and gaming/DApps. ORDER recent important news: 1️⃣ **The new policy from the White House may affect cryptocurrency

ChainCatcher message, Binance will stop supporting the deposit business for the Neo Legacy network on August 25, 2025, at 16:00, and will stop all token withdrawal services on October 15, 2025, at 16:00. Users can still deposit or withdraw NEO (NEO) and NeoGas (GAS) through other networks supported by Binance. Please handle the relevant assets in a timely manner.

Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed traveled to Egypt to participate in negotiations with Hamas, aiming to promote discussions on the hostage situation in Gaza and a ceasefire agreement. No progress was made during the talks in Cairo between Qatar and Egypt, and plans are in place for direct dialogue with Hamas and other Palestinian factions.

Golden Finance reports that Amdax, a cryptocurrency service provider based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, announced plans to launch a Bitcoin treasury company named AMBTS, aiming to list on the pan-European exchange in Amsterdam in phases. Amdax and AMBTS will raise funds from some private investors to increase their Bitcoin holdings.

Jin10 data on August 18 reported that as of the midday close on the 18th, the Shanghai Composite Index rose over 1% in half a day, reaching a new high in nearly 10 years, while the ChiNext Index rose over 3%. Experts state that today, the A-share market experienced higher trade volumes with a broad rise, and the market is still expected to maintain a strong pattern. However, attention must be paid to the pullback pressure from high-level profitable positions. Yang Delong, chief economist of Qianhai Open Source Fund, stated that with the implementation of a series of counter-cyclical adjustment policies, the A-share market has gradually found its bottom and is showing medium to long-term investment opportunities. Although the overall market sentiment is optimistic, investors should avoid momentum investing in individual stocks and are advised to focus more on industries and companies with good fundamentals.

Gate News bot message, trader 0x8062 executed a significant sell-off of 2,277 ETH, valued at $9.57M, at a price point of $4,203 per ETH during recent market movements. The transaction included notable on-chain slippage, with the trader securing a profit of $4.04M from the sale.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows that BTC has fallen below 115000 USDT, current price 114985.9 USDT.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows ETH falls below 4250 USDT, current price 4249.94 USDT.

PANews August 18 news, according to Abnormal reports, hackers have recently been selling active email accounts of government and law enforcement agencies (.gov and .police) from multiple countries including the United States, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, and Germany on underground forums, with prices as low as $40 each. The relevant accounts have been compromised and can be used to impersonate official identities to send false legal requests and steal sensitive data, posing serious security risks.

According to a report by Jinse Finance, the official announcement stated that the Monochrome Spot Bitcoin ETF (IBTC) in Australia disclosed that as of August 15, the open interest has reached 990 Bitcoins, with a market capitalization of approximately 180 million Australian dollars.

BlockBeats news, on August 18, according to on-chain data, the crypto market continues its downward trend, and "Brother Magi" Huang Licheng keeps increasing the position against the market, with unrealized losses on long positions expanding to 8.8 million USD. Currently held long positions include: 23,400 ETH long order, 180 BTC long order, 115,000 HYPE long order, and 250 million PUMP long order, among which the unrealized losses on Ethereum long order alone are nearly 8.2 million USD.

BlockBeats news, on August 18, according to EmberCN monitoring, a certain Whale reduced position by 5000 ETH long order to avoid liquidation. Currently, it holds 20,000 ETH long orders, with a leverage of 25 times, an entry price of 4148 USD, a liquidation price of 4220 USD, and overall unrealized gains narrowed to 2.95 million USD.

On-chain analyst BorisVest pointed out that Bitcoin is facing selling pressure, as Binance's net flow of Bitcoin has turned positive and outflows have decreased, indicating a distribution phase. Binance's trading reserves are increasing, and investors may sell to take profits, while new buyers entering the market will intensify the impact of whale dumping on prices.

AERGO announced the official launch of its House Party Protocol public Mainnet, integrating enterprise-level Blockchain with AI technology, supporting real-time autonomous agents and off-chain reasoning. Users can proportionally exchange AERGO and AQT Tokens for HPP, which will be listed on trading platforms supporting AERGO.

On August 18, according to an official announcement, European publicly traded company Capital B announced the completion of a capital increase of approximately 2.2 million euros, with the subscriber being Adam Back, at a price of about 2.24 euros per share. This financing will be used to expand the company's Bitcoin open interest, with an expected increase of about 17 Bitcoins, bringing the company's potential total holdings to 2,218 Bitcoins.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung plans to send a delegation to China around August 25, which may include former National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok and Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Tae-nyeon, to commemorate the anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and China. This move reflects Lee Jae-myung's emphasis on South Korea-China relations.

PANews, August 18 news, Bitinning founder Kashif Raza posted on the X platform stating that the Indian CBDT (Income Tax Department) has communicated with local crypto asset exchanges, requesting them to provide feedback on issues such as VDA (Virtual Digital Asset) regulation, volume outflow, tax framework, loss deductions, the impact of a 30% tax rate, challenges in TDS enforcement, and tax fairness between domestic and foreign exchanges. This is the first formal dialogue regarding crypto tax policy in India.

Odaily News According to a report by Cointelegraph, the Assets Under Management of tokenized assets has reached a historic high of approximately 270 billion dollars, covering asset classes such as Digital Money, commodities, government bonds, private credit, equity, and venture capital.

Golden Finance reports that the National Pension Service of South Korea has significantly increased its investments in crypto asset-related stocks, raising its open interest by 182% in the first half of this year to approximately $556.7 million. The report emphasizes that the fund's open interest in "Strategy" rose by 226%, while also holding substantial investments in companies like Coinbase, Block, and Robinhood.

Gate News bot message, Trader identified as Whale 0x89Da has closed a substantial long position of 21,683 ETH (valued at $93.5M) on the trading platform, resulting in a $6.6M loss. Following this transaction, the trader proceeded to withdraw their entire USDC balance of 9.6 million from Hyperliquid

The director of the Center for European Studies at the University of Southern California, English, stated that the meeting between Zelensky and Trump will be difficult, as the peace protocol is unfavorable to Ukraine. Trump emphasized that Ukraine must accept the reality of losing some territory and clarified that the hopes of reclaiming Crimea and Donbas have been shattered, calling for follow-up on Ukraine's future security guarantees.

NBA retired star Pippen predicts that Bitcoin may rise to $133,000 on the X platform, sharing his wonderful conversation with Satoshi Nakamoto in a dream. He won six championships alongside Jordan and claims to have seen Satoshi Nakamoto in 1993.

PANews August 18 news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted that the Coinbase team focused on advancing the "Everything Exchange" project last week in New York from 9 AM to 9 PM (and later). CEO Brian Armstrong announced that all key project teams in the third quarter will be arranged for similar high-intensity work to accelerate progress.

Golden Finance reports that Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs organized over $1 billion in Block Trading for CoreWeave, after insiders of the AI data center group sold their shares for the first time since the company's IPO. According to company documents, as the lock-up period expires on Thursday evening, the sellers include CoreWeave director Jack Cogen, whose sold shares have a total market value of nearly $300 million. The stock price stabilized at around $100 on Friday afternoon, having dropped about 35% in the previous two days.

An early Ethereum investor has transferred 334.7 ETH for the first time in over a decade, worth nearly 1.5 million dollars. The funds were purchased at $104 during the 2014 ICO, yielding a return of 14,000 times. The investor first conducted a small test transfer, and the original wallet had been inactive since the ICO.

Gate News Bot news, on August 18, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, STRK (Starknet) is currently priced at 0.14 USD, with a 24-hour fall of 1.90%, a highest of 0.15 USD, and a lowest of 0.13 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 526 million USD. Starknet is a Layer 2 blockchain network that utilizes STARK technology to ensure computational integrity. Through off-chain transaction validation, Starknet overcomes the scalability limitations of Ethereum. As a Validity Rollup, Starknet provides unlimited scalability while maintaining Ethereum's security and decentralization. Starknet adopts native account abstraction (Native Account Abstrac

Upbit operator Dunamu has been assessed a tax surcharge of 22.635 billion won due to a tax investigation, which is equivalent to 23% of its net profit for the second quarter. In addition, Dunamu is currently in litigation with financial regulators and faces a penalty of a three-month suspension of some of its business.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows that since the launch of Alpha, PURL has risen by 1219.62%, current price is 0.000965 USDT.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 asset data platform RootData calendar feature is now officially launched. Users can track major upcoming events in the crypto assets field on the RootData platform—from product launches and testnet launches to large conferences and token unlocks—all information will assist you in making better research and investment decisions. At the end of this month, we will also integrate the major global macroeconomic and political calendars to further enrich your insights.

A senior official of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that a conflict with Israel or the United States could occur at any time, emphasizing that the current situation is in a state of war with no ceasefire protocol. He called for the enhancement of Iran's comprehensive strength and the formulation of strategies to deal with the worst-case scenarios.

Despite Ethereum's approximately 9% pullback on August 18, two leading reserve companies, BMNR and SBET, still have unrealized gains of $679 million and $571 million, respectively, and are expected to disclose their increased holdings data this week.

Jin10 data reported on August 18, the Straits Holdings responded on the interactive platform that, as of now, the company has not issued any announcement regarding the "300 billion acquisition of Xuwen Port". All major information of the company should be based on the announcements disclosed in designated media. The company is currently still conducting due diligence and negotiation communications with counterparties regarding the investment in Xuwen Port. As of now, the parties involved in some important matters have not yet reached a consensus, and the company will continue to promote the investment in Xuwen Port.

Odaily News Binance announced that the BAS Token will be available for circulation on August 19 at 14:00. At that time, users who participated in the BAS Pre-TGE can trade this token on Binance Alpha; winners of the BAS Booster event in Week 1 and Week 2 can claim and trade BAS within 8 hours after the circulation starts.

Odaily News Trader Andrew Kang stated that ETH is expected to face about $5 billion in liquidations, with prices potentially dipping to the range of $3200 to $3600.

Gate News Bot news, on August 18, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, MAT (Matchain) is currently priced at $0.62, having risen by 55.66% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $0.67 and a low of $0.39. The current market capitalization is approximately $4.46 million, which is an increase of $1.59 million compared to yesterday. Matchain is a decentralized AI blockchain focused on data and identity sovereignty, utilizing advanced AI technology for data aggregation, analysis, and user profiling to enhance decentralized identity solutions and data management. Important news about MAT recently: 1️⃣ **MAT Token Officially Issued and Launched** The native token MAT of the Matchain project has been officially issued and is open for trading. As the core token supporting the Matchain ecosystem, MAT's rise

Golden Finance reports that Fed Chairman Powell will speak on the economic outlook and framework review on Friday, August 22, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.

Gate News Bot news, on August 18, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of writing, AIOT (OKZOO) is currently priced at $0.95, having pumped 9.54% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $1.06 and a low of $0.49. The current market capitalization is approximately $78.5 million, an increase of $6.84 million compared to yesterday. OKZOO is an AIoT machine network platform aimed at connecting digital pets to the real world. The project is currently running an AIOT Beta staking program and offers features such as Pet V2 and AIOT. OKZOO's goal is to create an innovative ecosystem that combines artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technology. Recent important news about AIOT (OKZOO): 1️⃣ **KZOO launches AIOT DePIN on the BNB chain** KZOO item

BlockBeats news, on August 18, according to HyperInsight monitoring, during the pullback of ETH this morning, two major shorting whales adjusted their positions simultaneously: the whale starting with address 0x20c2d9 reduced their ETH short order by $802,400, currently with unrealized losses of -$21,035,800, and the liquidation price is $6,074.602; the whale starting with address 0x8e0969 reduced their ETH short order by $802,500, currently with unrealized losses of -$1,702,200, and the liquidation price is $7,269.400.

Jin10 data reported on August 18 that Ganfeng Lithium stated on the interactive platform on August 18 that the future reversal of lithium prices depends on the intensity of supply-side clearing and the pace of demand growth, and the company remains optimistic about lithium demand. Regarding its operational strategy, the company will continue to pay attention to market supply and demand changes, flexibly adjust production capacity, and optimize its hedging strategy. Currently, the number of lithium carbonate futures hedging activities is relatively low. The company maintains an optimistic outlook on the medium and long-term demand for the lithium industry and aims to enhance performance through diversification strategies and refined operations.

BlockBeats news, on August 18, Spot gold surpassed $3350/oz, rising 0.44% during the day. (Jin10)

Odaily News According to encryption analyst Ai Yi @ai9684 xtpa monitoring, a trader who has been rolling over a long order on ETH with a principal of 125,000 USD since April has achieved unrealized gains of up to 43 million USD. With the recent rapid fall of ETH, their long order is only about 50 USD away from the liquidation price.

Gate News Bot news, on August 18th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, MOB (MobileCoin) is currently reported at 0.30 USD, having risen 57.79% in the last 24 hours, with a peak of 0.33 USD and a low of 0.18 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 58.9 million USD, an increase of 2.16 million USD compared to yesterday. MobileCoin is a cryptocurrency designed to simplify crypto payments. Its features include easy wallet recovery, high security, fast transactions, and user-friendly design. The MobileCoin Foundation is committed to building a trusted and innovative financial network that provides secure and affordable financial services for users worldwide. The project emphasizes fast transaction speeds and high security, with most transactions completed in under 10 seconds, while maintaining the opacity of the entire ledger and the encryption of individual transactions.

NexVault has reached a strategic cooperation with Satelyx Ltd. to incorporate satellite communication into the Blockchain security system, exploring solutions for maintaining asset control in different environments, ensuring that users can still operate their assets during disasters or signal loss, and promoting asset security into an all-weather era.

Gate News Bot news, August 18, according to CoinMarketCap data, ASM (Assemble AI) is currently priced at 0.02144607 USD, with a 10.65% rise in the last 24 hours, peaking at 0.02497836 USD and dropping to a low of 0.01934811 USD. The 24-hour volume reached 5.39 million USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 32.2 million USD, an increase of 3.1 million USD compared to yesterday. Assemble AI's AI agent News3(NS3) aims to revolutionize the Web 3.0 news industry. NS3 quickly and clearly conveys cryptocurrency and global economic trends, utilizing advanced AI reasoning capabilities to analyze these trends, enabling market participants to make data-driven decisions. NS3 specifically leverages

Gate News bot message, prominent crypto trader Machi Big Brother (@machibigbrother) has recorded losses exceeding $7.6 million on long positions. The losses span across multiple cryptocurrencies including ETH, BTC, HYPE, and PUMP tokens amid the recent market decline.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows, ETH falls below 4300 USDT, current price 4298.2 USDT.

Gate News Bot news, on August 18, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, CLANKER (tokenbot) is currently priced at 65.14 USD, with a rise of 32.48% within 24 hours, reaching a high of 65.44 USD and a low of 46.16 USD. The 24-hour volume has reached 17.5 million USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 65.1 million USD, an increase of 1.6 million USD compared to yesterday. Clanker is a platform that allows users to quickly deploy tokens on the Base and Arbitrum networks. No development experience is required; users can instantly create tradable tokens and can choose to airdrop to the community, lock a portion of the tokens, or make an immediate purchase to indicate participation. CLANKER recent important news: 1️⃣ **CLANKER token creation fee is up to 355,000 tokens**

The shared computer network Bless has reserved 10% of BLESS tokens for the Mainnet launch and is actively preventing attacks. The team has announced various redemption options, with different levels of bonuses available for redemptions. BLESS is the Mainnet token, and TIME is the Airdrop token for the Testnet, which can be exchanged for BLESS in the future.

Odaily News According to L2 Beat data, after a large-scale burn of OKB, the on-chain assets of the X Layer network built by OKX have risen 103% in the past 7 days, reaching a historical high of 84.89 million USD; meanwhile, on August 16, the number of transactions for X Layer reached 2.05 million, surpassing Ethereum for the first time in history; in addition, in the past day, the user operations per second (UOPS) reached 19.23, an increase of over 1.

Gate News Bot news, August 18, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of writing, CTSI (Cartesi) is currently priced at $0.10, with a 3.31% fall in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.12 and a low of $0.06. The current market capitalization is approximately $85.1 million. Cartesi is an open-source project aimed at providing scalable computing infrastructure for Ethereum. It supports running the Linux operating system in a VM, enabling developers to leverage a mature software ecosystem. Cartesi's architecture is optimized for application-specific rollups, providing customized scalable and secure chains for each dApp, supported by an advanced fraud proof system. The project also offers a virtual machine that supports the RISC-V architecture, capable of booting Linux or other mature systems.

Crypto Assets experts point out that Ethereum holders are withdrawing their stakes in large quantities, resulting in a record exit of 855,158 ETH from the validators queue, worth approximately 3.7 billion USD. This phenomenon may exert selling pressure on the ETH price and explains the recent pullback of the asset.

PANews, August 18 news, the Shanghai Composite Index reached 3731.69 points, rising nearly 1% during the day, refreshing the highest point since August 21, 2015, and setting a new high in nearly ten years. The Shenzhen Component Index rose nearly 2%, and the ChiNext Index rose over 3%.

Golden Finance reported that Juan Lopez, managing partner of VanEck Ventures, stated that this year, with the rapid development of stablecoins, companies that connect digital assets and traditional payment systems are becoming more attractive. In a recent interview, he stated that as the company continues to explore new application scenarios for tokens pegged to the US dollar, companies that help clients exchange between cash and cryptocurrencies are becoming one of the hottest merger and acquisition targets. Lopez stated that while in the past these "on-and-off ramp" companies were mainly seen as a way for customers to easily purchase cryptocurrency, they are now increasingly viewed as important touchpoints for facilitating everyday transactions using stablecoins. "The capital in and out channel company was initially a company that connects traditional payment systems with exchanges, a system adjacent to blockchain,

Odaily News WhaleWire founder Jacob King stated that the current leverage rate in the crypto market is at a high level, posing an inevitable risk of a crash. He pointed out that although Bitcoin has only fallen by 1%, the liquidation scale in the past 24 hours has still exceeded 360 million USD, with the liquidation amount in the last 60 minutes alone exceeding 100 million USD. This phenomenon highlights the systemic risks that excessive leverage may bring when the market approaches historical highs.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows that ETH has fallen below 4350 USDT, current price is 4345.48 USDT.