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Circle officially announced that its euro stablecoin EURC has surpassed a circulation of 400 million euros, becoming an important growth node in the on-chain financial ecosystem of the Eurozone. Circle stated that the supply of EURC has increased by over 100% in the past year, as the demand for compliant stablecoins has risen from trading platforms, payment networks, and institutional businesses, moving EURC from the experimental phase to practical application. EURC was first launched on Ethereum in June 2022 and has since expanded to multiple blockchains including Avalanche, Stellar, Solana, and Base.As of the end of 2024, EURC has covered five chains, with a circulation scale of approximately 80 million euros, and continues to grow. Currently, EURC has been launched on several mainstream trading platforms such as Bitpanda, Bitstamp, Bybit, Coinbase, and Kraken, supporting EURC/EUR and EURC/USD trading pairs, further enhancing on-chain liquidity for euros. Circle stated that the application scenarios for EURC are expanding from trading to payments, settlements, and institutional fund management. Currently, fiat withdrawal and recharge service providers such as Mercuryo, MoonPay, Ramp, and Transak have supported users to directly access digital assets using euros, and institutional custody and settlement platforms such as Cobo, Copper, and Fireblocks have also integrated EURC.In addition, both Visa and Mastercard have previously expanded their support for EURC's settlement capabilities, making it available for cross-border payments, card payment settlements, and enterprise-level fund circulation scenarios. With the full implementation of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), EURC operates under the electronic money token (EMT) standard, issued by Circle's French electronic money institution and regulated by the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR). The reserve assets of EURC are completely isolated from Circle's corporate funds and are regularly audited and confirmed by independent third parties.As of January 2026, the total supply of global stablecoins is approximately 300 billion dollars. Although dollar stablecoins still dominate, euro stablecoins have become the second largest category. The market size of euro stablecoins has grown from about 400 million euros in June 2025 to about 650 million euros in June 2026, with EURC maintaining a leading position. Circle stated that despite the growth of EURC, euro stablecoins are still in the early stages compared to the M2 money supply of over 16 trillion euros in the Eurozone, and there is still significant room for growth in real-time settlements, cross-border payments, and enterprise financial infrastructure in the future.

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.

The $57,000 price level for Bitcoin is a key liquidation point for leveraged long positions. If liquidation is triggered, the weak liquidity situation may amplify the sell-off driven by liquidation.Despite the downside risks, Bitcoin's price shows resilience, and the potential head and shoulders bottom pattern keeps the bullish logic intact.

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.

The PPP prediction market tool monitoring shows that in the Polymarket "OpenAI Astra Release Date" prediction market, the probability of OpenAI releasing Astra before August 31 has risen to 24%, an increase of 8% in 24 hours; the probability of it being released before September 15 is currently reported at 61%, an increase of 6% in 24 hours. According to the settlement rules, if OpenAI releases Astra before the corresponding deadline, or releases a product confirmed to be the same model as Astra and makes it publicly available, the market will settle as "Yes."Public testing or open waitlists qualify, but closed testing and private access do not count; the main settlement basis is OpenAI's official information. Previously, OpenAI disclosed that it would slow down the development process of Astra until appropriate safety measures are established. However, OpenAI founder Sam Altman also stated that Astra is a powerful model, and the company is working hard to make it available to a broader range of users.

Bank of America Q2 13F filing shows that as of June 30, its position in Strategy (MSTR) decreased from approximately 3.97 million shares at the end of the first quarter to about 1.18 million shares, representing a reduction of about 70% in terms of share count.At the same time, its BlackRock spot Ethereum ETF (ETHA) position increased from approximately 67,500 shares to about 1.98 million shares, with the number of shares increasing to nearly 29 times prior, with a reported value of approximately $23.6 million at the end of Q2.

Coinbase Markets announced on its official X account that it has added Cluster Protocol (token code CP) to the Coinbase asset listing roadmap today.Inclusion in the roadmap means that the asset has entered Coinbase's internal evaluation and compliance review process, but it does not equate to confirmation of listing. The specific listing time and trading pair arrangements still depend on the progress of subsequent reviews.

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.

Ondo posted on platform X that tokenized stocks are making history. A buy transaction worth $2,328,595.73 for QQQon has been completed on Ethereum in a single transaction.Ondo stated that this seven-figure execution was achieved exclusively on Ondo Stocks. Ondo is a platform focused on the tokenization of real-world assets, and its Ondo Stocks product supports the trading of traditional financial assets like U.S. stocks in tokenized form on-chain.

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.

According to Cointelegraph, Edward Zimbardi, the mastermind suspected of orchestrating a $165 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, was recently deported back to the United States by Fijian authorities after hiding in Fiji for over a year, coordinated by the FBI and the U.S. State Department. He will appear in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia.Prosecutors allege that from June 2022 to August 2023, he promised investors a fixed return of 25% per month under the name "The Crypto Program," illegally raising over $165 million in cryptocurrency assets. The funds raised were not used for the promised advertising package business but were instead diverted to over $34 million in high-risk foreign exchange trading, repaying early investors with new funds, and at least $10 million in personal expenses, including the purchase of real estate, luxury vehicles, and alimony payments. Zimbardi currently faces 12 counts of wire fraud, 12 counts of money laundering, and 1 count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, totaling 25 federal charges.

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.

The blockchain protocol Harmony Protocol announced a complete network rollback due to a security vulnerability incident. Shard 0 and Shard 1 will roll back to block heights 92,730,034 and 94,978,278, corresponding to the state on August 11 at 23:25:37 UTC. The attacker exploited vulnerabilities in cross-shard receipt validation and quorum validation to mint ONE. A single wallet initiated 534 fraudulent transfers of 5 billion ONE each within 106 seconds, of which 477 were successful, illegally minting and transferring 2.385 trillion ONE, causing the price of ONE to drop by over 30%.Harmony has deployed emergency patch Mainnet v2026.1.1, suspended cross-chain bridge services, and requested exchanges to freeze related addresses. Over 99.9% of the counterfeit token flow has been tracked, and validators will regenerate blocks from the target block, permanently discarding 141,628 blocks during the rollback period, including 109,126 ordinary transactions and 315 staking transactions.

The Blockchain Association submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urging it to abolish outdated rules 611 and 610(e) to promote market structure adaptation to tokenization development.The association pointed out that the current rules can no longer match the technological realities of blockchain and tokenized securities, calling for timely updates to the regulatory framework to facilitate compliant innovation and enhance market efficiency.