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According to the official announcement, Binance has decided to stop trading and delist all spot trading pairs for ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ) on September 3, 2026, at 03:00 (UTC). Relevant trading bot services will be terminated simultaneously, and contracts will be automatically settled on August 26 at 09:00 (UTC). For deposits and withdrawals, deposits will stop after September 4 at 03:00 (UTC), and withdrawals will end on November 3 at 03:00 (UTC).
Odaily News, According to the official announcement, Binance has decided to cease trading and delist all spot trading pairs for ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ) at 03:00 (UTC) on September 3, 2026. The associated trading bot services will also be terminated simultaneously. Futures contracts will be automatically settled at 09:00 (UTC) on August 26. Regarding deposits and withdrawals, deposits will be suspended after 03:00 (UTC) on September 4, while withdrawals will remain open until 03:00 (UTC) on November 3.
According to monitoring by on-chain analysis platform Hupzy (Spot On Chain) (@hupzy_agent), Multicoin Capital deposited HYPE tokens to Coinbase Prime twice in succession within 24 hours, totaling approximately $20 million. The first deposit of 172,710 HYPE (approximately $10.15 million) was made on August 19, followed by a second deposit of approximately $9.85 million.
Bitget will list Aligned (ALIGN) for spot trading. Deposits are now open, and the trading channel will open on August 21 at 3:00 AM (UTC+8).
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, five addresses withdrew $51.4 million worth of BTW from Bitget over the past 9 hours, with the related withdrawals occurring between 1:36 AM and 3:07 AM today. During this period, the price of BTW fell from $0.6727 to $0.3130 starting at 11:40 PM, a drop of 53.4%. Currently, the 150 million BTW withdrawn have not yet been transferred or sold; the price of BTW rose as much as 770% in August.
According to ARK Invest's official trading notification, multiple ETFs under ARK completed a new round of rebalancing on August 19, showing an overall trend of increasing positions in AI computing power and cloud computing while reducing positions in the genomics and gaming sectors. The specific operations are as follows: On the buying side, ARKK, ARKW, and ARKQ synchronously increased holdings in Broadcom (AVGO) across funds. ARKK and ARKW synchronously bought Cerebras Systems (CBRS) and Cloudflare (NET). ARKF also added positions in Cloudflare and tokenized securities platform Securitize (SECZ), while ARKG bought Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) and Perceptive Capital Solutions (FRNM). On the selling side, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) was synchronously sold by the three funds ARKW, ARKF, and ARKQ. Roblox (RBLX) was significantly reduced by ARKK by 501,466 shares (accounting for 0.32% of the total ETF holdings). 10X Genomics (TXG) was also jointly reduced by ARKK and ARKG by over 200,000 shares. Palantir (PLTR), Illumina (ILMN), Twist Bioscience (T
Odaily News: Data from on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant shows that large Bitcoin holders have accumulated approximately 43,000 BTC over the past 60 days, valued at around $2.75 billion. This group excludes exchange and mining pool wallets, and this accumulation marks the end of a net selling phase that had lasted for several months. After Bitcoin fell to around $60,000, large holders resumed buying; since then, Bitcoin has rebounded to approximately $65,000, with trading mostly ranging between $62,000 and $65,000 in recent weeks. During the same period, the balances of "dolphin" holders as defined by CryptoQuant also increased, indicating that accumulation is not limited to the largest wallets. Spot trading volume in August fell to its lowest monthly level since August 2021. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Edward Zimbardi, a 59-year-old Georgia resident, appeared in U.S. federal court facing 12 counts of wire fraud, 12 counts of money laundering, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Fiji authorities handed him over to U.S. custody on August 14, in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. State Department.Prosecutors allege that Zimbardi operated a project called "The Crypto Program" from June 2022 to August 2023, luring participants with promises of a fixed 25% monthly return on advertising packages, requiring them to transfer cryptocurrency into wallets he secretly controlled. The government claims that thousands of individuals collectively transferred over $165 million into these wallets. Prosecutors stated that Zimbardi did not purchase advertising but instead funneled more than $34 million into high-risk forex trading, using funds from new investors to pay earlier ones. His personal spending totaled at least $10 million, including purchasing property for his son, buying luxury cars, and making alimony payments.The U.S. Department of Justice stated that after the project collapsed in August 2023, Zimbardi left the country and settled in Fiji in July 2025 upon learning of the FBI investigation. The FBI is urging affected investors to come forward with information. (Decrypt)
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), Unitree Robotics (Unitree) officially listed for trading on August 19. Currently, the Hyperliquid pre-market contract price is quoted at $90 (approximately 603 Chinese yuan), corresponding to a market cap of approximately 276.4 billion Chinese yuan. Compared to the issue price of 150.8 Chinese yuan, it has increased by approximately 6.7 times. If sold at this price, the expected profit from one IPO subscription lot is approximately 266,000 Chinese yuan.
Odaily News: A bitcoin wallet created in 2012 has moved 212 BTC after remaining dormant for 14 years, valued at $13.72 million based on the price at the time of transfer. The wallet address was created on August 10, 2012. These bitcoins were originally worth $2,346, with a per-coin price of $11.07; at the article's quoted price of $64,761, if sold in full, the holder would realize a gain of 584,725%. The wallet owner's identity remains unknown. The 212 BTC has been transferred from a legacy P2PKH wallet to an unlabeled Bech32 wallet, arriving in multiple batches before being consolidated. A Coldcard vulnerability led to the theft of nearly 2,000 BTC, which may have prompted some long-term holders to move their assets, but this address has not been linked to any known entity. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform NoOnes announced that it will begin gradually winding down operations after running for over three years. The company stated that it had been continuously seeking to resolve and lift the sanctions imposed on NoOnes, but ultimately failed. The sanctions caused the platform to lose key partners, and blockchain monitoring firms also flagged transactions associated with NoOnes as high-risk, making it increasingly difficult for the platform to continue normal operations. According to the plan, the business contraction began on August 17, and the P2P marketplace will close at 23:59 UTC on August 21. Services such as Swap, NoOnes Visa, fiat withdrawals, the gift card store, and the Bitcoin Lightning Network will also be discontinued progressively. After that, the platform will only support withdrawals, and users will still be able to log in, view balances, and withdraw remaining assets. The company advises users to complete asset withdrawals as soon as possible, no later than August 23. Previously, on January 26, 2025, NoOnes revealed that the platform had suffered a major security breach earlier that month, resulting in losses of approximately $8 million in crypto assets. CEO Ray Youssef confirmed the news after on-chain detective ZachXBT disclosed the hacking incident on his Telegram channel.
Bitget launches a VIP Simple Earn bonus interest event. The first phase runs from August 19 to August 26. VIP users who meet the net deposit threshold and subscribe to the corresponding ETH Simple Earn products can receive annualized bonus interest rewards distributed in the form of DOS, with a combined APR of up to 8% after stacking.
Odaily News According to Lookonchain monitoring, Solana whale GvHYQQ (GvHY...1idXgUce) has resumed activity after more than 2 years of silence, purchasing 47,535 SOL worth $3.6 million. The whale previously bought 291,800 SOL during the SOL price pullbacks in August and October 2023, spending a total of $6.82 million at an average price of $23.37. Following SOL's rally, the whale sold 191,800 SOL, accumulating $24.62 million at an average selling price of $128.36, realizing profits exceeding $20 million.
Odaily News – Crypto market analysis firm Santiment Intelligence disclosed on August 17 that Bitcoin balances on exchanges have risen to their highest level since June 15. Balances recovered from approximately 1.304 million BTC on July 28 to about 1.332 million BTC on August 16, an increase of roughly 28,000 BTC, erasing approximately 84% of the previous six weeks' outflows.The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allows in-kind creation for spot Bitcoin ETFs, permitting authorized participants to deliver Bitcoin directly to eligible funds in exchange for shares. ETF capital can source Bitcoin from over-the-counter trading desks, existing holders, and other off-exchange channels, without necessarily corresponding to a decline in exchange wallet balances.In the first full week of August, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $853.54 million, with net inflows for five consecutive trading days, while BlackRock's IBIT attracted $693.5 million. On August 12, these ETFs recorded net outflows of $61.16 million, primarily from Fidelity and BlackRock; exchange balances have since stabilized at around 1.332 million BTC. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Sheldon Lee, founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMart, stated that a post on X claiming users were unable to withdraw funds and that some employees had not received their July salaries is a "fabricated rumor," adding that the exchange's Chinese-language account had been hacked. Critics, including users and on-chain investigator ZachXBT, have demanded that BitMart resume withdrawals or undergo an independent third-party audit. BitMart is gradually winding down operations, with the final trading day set for August 26. Troubled investment firm Echo Base said it had proposed a funded restructuring plan to BitMart but received no response. The firm warned that resolving a large volume of customer claims may require proceedings through the courts. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News: Despite the S&P 500's strong gains this year and continued capital inflows, historic seasonal selling periods, escalating geopolitical conflicts, and emerging consumer weakness are prompting Wall Street strategists to issue密集 risk warnings.The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) fell sharply to 14.2 last Friday, marking its lowest level since 2026. The index, which measures expected market volatility over the next 30 days by tracking S&P 500 option prices, typically signals that market sentiment has settled into absolute calm when it declines. Jonathan Krinsky, Managing Director and Chief Market Technical Analyst at BTIG, noted that the performance of U.S. stocks in 2026 could be described as "unusual." Since last October, the market has not experienced an extreme single-day selloff where declining stocks accounted for as much as 80% of total volume.Quantitative trading giant Susquehanna described the current volatility reset as a "substantial" decline. The firm pointed out that cross-asset and geopolitical risks remain active, with two-month implied volatility slightly rebounding to 13.5%, approaching levels seen before the outbreak of the Iran conflict.Wall Street institutions generally view mid-August to mid-October as a historically turbulent period for the market. According to BTIG's statistical model, in every midterm election year since 1990, the equal-weighted S&P 500 has experienced at least a 7% drawdown from its average high on August 18 through mid-October.
According to BeInCrypto, crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen stated that Bitcoin is currently on day 1,363 of this cycle, while the past two cycles bottomed out on day 1,432 and day 1,436 respectively. Based on this, the bottom of this cycle is estimated to appear in October 2026, approximately 69-73 days from now. Cowen also pointed out that August and September have historically been seasonally weak periods for Bitcoin, with an average decline of about 10% in August during midterm election years. However, this prediction faces institutional-level skepticism. Fidelity pointed out that within months after Bitcoin hit an all-time high, one-year volatility touched a new low, a signal that never appeared in previous cycles; Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan believes that continuous inflows into spot ETFs and corporate balance sheet allocation demands have weakened traditional halving cycle patterns; Grayscale's 2026 outlook report also holds a similar view. Cowen, however, insists that although tops are becoming flatter, the bottom ranges of the four cycles have hardly shifted.
Odaily News Employees of the BitMart platform posted on X, publicly addressing BitMart's management and relevant parties in charge, raising five demands concerning platform user assets and employee salaries. These include requiring BitMart to disclose its wallets, assets, liabilities, and available reserves, explain the reasons why users cannot withdraw funds normally, investigate the flow of funds related to user assets, and pay employees' overdue wages and compensation.Additionally, the user demands that BitMart publish an executable user repayment plan before August 19, specifying remaining assets, total liabilities, the user repayment ratio, repayment priority, and timeline, and submit to independent third-party audits.
According to TechFlow Research, a Deutsche Bank research report on August 13 pointed out that gold is currently in its fifth explosive price phase since 1979, which started in August 2024 and has lasted about 24 months so far, with a peak BSADF statistic of 3.29. The superposition of four factors—central bank gold purchases, de-dollarization, geopolitical risks, and interest rate cut expectations—is driving this round of market performance. Deutsche Bank pointed out that the core difference between this round and the four historical explosive phases (the 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, the 2011 European debt crisis, and the 2020 pandemic shock) lies in the fact that the driving force has shifted from inflation or crisis-driven to the structural behavior of central bank gold purchases. The research report predicts that the baseline scenario for gold's fair value points to USD 4,700 to 5,100 per ounce. The basic model shows the current fair price is about USD 4,700, representing about 20% upside potential compared to the current price. Central bank gold purchases since Q3 2022 have grown 6 times compared to the 2016 to 2021 levels; about half of official gold purchases are not reported in IMF data, and this portion of "unreported demand" remains at a high level. Global gold ETF 30-day rolling inflows are about 1.5 million ounces, and Asian buyers continue to increase holdings. The gold-silver ratio is at a high level, but the shortage of physical silver is easing, and correction signals are unclear.
Odaily News: The Kobeissi Letter posted on X platform stating that global equity funds recorded $18.62 billion in inflows for the week ending August 12, marking the 12th consecutive week of inflows. Europe saw $13.52 billion, Asia saw $4.13 billion, and the US saw $2.58 billion. The previous week recorded $21.15 billion, and two weeks prior saw $27.21 billion. During this consecutive inflow period, equity funds accumulated $237.57 billion in inflows.Meanwhile, global tech stock funds recorded $1.7 billion in outflows for the week ending August 12, ending a streak of six consecutive weeks of inflows. Investors are diversifying beyond the tech sector.