On August 11, a trader posted on social media stating that a well-known investor always sells at the bottom and buys at the top. Every investor must learn to think independently. No one can predict the market. But the secret to making big money is: always operate in Reverse to the crowd. When that investor follows the crowd to chase the price, it is the best shorting signal. No offense intended, but this is clearly the influence of fear of missing out (FOMO) psychology.

[Block Rhythm] On August 11, someone posted on social media stating that a certain well-known person always sells at the bottom and buys at the top. Every investor must learn to think independently. No one can predict the market. But the secret to making big money is this: always operate in the opposite direction of the crowd. When that well-known person follows the trend and chases the price, it is the best shorting signal. No offense intended, but this is clearly a case of fear of missing out (FOMO) psychology.

Heritage Distilling Company (CASK) stock price falls 15%, currently at $0.59. The company has just completed a $220 million private sale, including cash and IP tokens, aimed at launching the world's first IP token digital asset financial strategy.

Chainlink has partnered with ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, to integrate global forex and precious metals pricing data into Chainlink Data Streams, serving over 2000 on-chain applications and Financial Institutions, promoting the development of asset tokenization and automated Settlement applications, and facilitating the integration of on-chain finance with traditional markets.

[Coin World] The listed company Matador Technologies announced that it has increased its holdings by 5 BTC at a price of 802,020 CAD (approximately 583,093 USD) through a certain platform, with an average purchase price of 116,619 USD. As of now, the company's Bitcoin holdings have reached approximately 77.4 coins.

[Coin World] On August 11, according to data from the data platform, Strategy currently has over $30 billion in unrealized profits in its BTC portfolio.

On August 11, the Ethereum staking protocol Lido announced that the Ethereum economic security metric has reached a historic high of 153.8 billion dollars.
The Ethereum economic security indicators are a set of key metrics and parameters used to measure the overall economic security of the Ethereum network. They primarily reflect the network's ability to resist attacks (such as 51% attacks, double spending attacks, etc.), ensuring the robustness and trustworthiness of the blockchain network. These indicators combine various factors, including the value locked in the network, economic incentives for validators, and rewards and costs for miners (or validators).

[Coin World] The dYdX Foundation announced that it has raised $8 million in DYDX to launch a new dYdX grant program. This program will accelerate the development of the ecosystem through strategic funding in infrastructure, growth, and research, with a funding cycle of 12 to 18 months, focusing on transparency, efficiency, and long-term alignment with protocol goals.

According to reports, the Central National Debt Registration and Settlement Co., Ltd. announced that in order to implement the relevant requirements of the People's Bank of China and further simplify the investment process for foreign central bank-like institutions, the Central National Debt Registration and Settlement Co., Ltd. has decided that from now on, it will no longer require foreign central bank-like institutions to provide a commitment letter for signing the protocol.

According to data from the platform, the top three smart money traders on the Hyperliquid platform in the past 24 hours are: Manifold Trading with a profit of $1.46 million, Arca with a profit of $1.33 million, and Borderless Capital with a profit of $460,700. The total profit and loss for these three traders reached $3.25 million.

On August 11, the Solana ecosystem's established AI coins experienced a general rise, including:
· AVA rose over 35% in 24 hours, with a market cap reaching 43.6 million USD;
· ARC rose over 33% in 24 hours, with a market cap rising to 28.08 million USD;
· SWARMS rose over 25% in 24 hours, with a market capitalization of 25.8 million USD;
· GRIFFAIN rises over 23% in 24 hours, market cap increases to 49.72 million USD;
· TAI rises over 16% in 24 hours, market value increases to 45.76 million USD.

The current TVL of DEX is close to 60% of its peak. Although the price of ETH has returned to the levels of 2021, the market is not driven by on-chain adoption and is mainly influenced by external factors. If funds flow back on-chain and drive application innovation, the market will have greater momentum and may reach new highs.

The Infini team stated that they have requested the attackers to return approximately 49.5 million dollars in stolen funds by August 13, 2025, 20:00 (GMT+8). If returned on time, the attackers may keep all profits as a white hat bounty, and the team will take no further legal action and will issue a written statement of leniency.

On August 11, an on-chain analyst monitored that FTX/Alameda redeemed 190,832.4 SOL from the stake account one hour ago, worth 35.52 million dollars.
Based on previous on-chain transactions, these funds are expected to be transferred to Bitgo soon or used to compensate creditors of the bankrupt FTX.

[Chain News] On August 11, it was reported that Ant Group noticed claims online stating that "Ant Group is jointly building the world's first rare earth RMB stablecoin with the People's Bank of China and China Rare Earth Group," which lures investors to pay attention to related zones. Ant Group stated that it has never had such plans with related institutions and urges the public to be cautious and prevent being deceived.

According to data from the platform, the highest concentration strike price for the Ethereum call options expiring on December 26 is $6000. Additionally, the Ethereum options market also reflects optimistic sentiment, with an overall put to call options ratio of 0.39. Sean McNulty, the head of derivatives trading for the Asia-Pacific region at a certain company's digital asset prime brokerage department, stated that the inflow of funds into Ethereum shows a strong shift towards positive sentiment compared to Bitcoin. This shift is attributed to the massive influx of funds into spot trading-based funds, the increasing adoption of corporate digital asset financial repositories, and the broader support from the stablecoin market.

[Coin World] On August 11, analysis indicated that the Bitcoin purchase volume of small and medium Wallet holders has surpassed the current output level of Miners. Meanwhile, the cumulative Bitcoin amount held by large Wallet holders, such as institutions and enterprises, has significantly exceeded the mining output over the past two years. This data shows that the demand for Bitcoin from retail and institutional investors is continuously rising, further intensifying the on-chain scarcity of Bitcoin.

On August 11, the well-known NFT project Pudgy Penguins announced a strategic partnership with Suplay, a leading Chinese toy and lifestyle company, marking another milestone in the integration of digital and physical collectibles markets. This collaboration will leverage Suplay's advantages in manufacturing and issuance to further expand the beloved characters of Pudgy Penguins from the existing vast retail network into new physical categories, including trading cards, mystery boxes, and licensed merchandise.
Pudgy Penguins has established a strong retail distribution system globally: covering over 10,000 stores and forming deep collaborations with retail giants such as Walmart, Target, and Amazon, accumulating over 50 billion GIPHY views and 500 million+

On August 11, according to monitoring, a certain group has cumulatively withdrawn 358,000 UNI (approximately 3.81 million USD) from a certain platform in the past three days, with an average withdrawal price of 10.64 USD. This is the first large-scale withdrawal of UNI by this group in over a year.