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🌍 Macro
Oil and long-end Treasury yields remain elevated as U.S.-Iran talks stay stalled. Brent crude held around $91, while the 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.337%, keeping pressure on high-valuation risk assets.

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📈 Market Snapshot
• BTC: $64,725.30 (+0.30%)
• ETH: $1,917.80 (+0.22%)
• NASDAQ: 26,289.71 (-1.33%)
• S&P 500: 7,691.76 (-0.69%)
• F&G: 46 (Fear)

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🧠 Market Take
BTC remained relatively resilient despite the sell-off in U.S. tech stocks, holding the $64K–$65K range.

Key levels:

• Resistance: $65K
• Support: $64K
• Trend: Range-bound consolidation

BTC remains sensitive to oil prices and Treasury yields. Holding $64K keeps the current range intact, while a sustained move below it could put further pressure on risk appetite.

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🔥 Hot Tokens

• 牛来: +22%+ amid multiple exchange listings and strong Chinese-community meme momentum
• PUMP: +11% as Pump.fun revenue hit a nearly 7-month high, with ~47% used for buybacks and burns
• ACE: +50%+ following exchange staking and lending incentives
• TRIA: +25% after integrating with Robinhood Chain; volume surged 11x+
• GPS: +11%+ after GoPlus upgraded DeepScan with expanded security tools
• XRP: +0.2% despite Ripple’s $275M financing and new South Korea cross-border payment partnership

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📰 Key Updates

• SEC: Proposed new crypto issuance rules with two registration exemptions and a conditional safe harbor
• FASB: Proposed allowing qualifying stablecoins to be classified as cash equivalents
• South Korea: Moved to block Polymarket over alleged illegal gambling
• EU: Expanded crypto-related sanctions targeting platforms facilitating Russian sanctions evasion
• Citi: Plans to launch institutional Bitcoin custody services by year-end
• Ethereum Foundation: Launched the Platåberget testnet ahead of the Glamsterdam upgrade
• Telegram: Applied for the “.gram” domain for dedicated second-level domains
• Citigroup: Plans institutional BTC custody service by year-end

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👀 This Week to Watch

• Aug 19: 50% U.S. tariff on certain Canadian products takes effect; U.S. weekly ADP employment data
• Aug 20: FOMC minutes; U.S. jobless claims; ZRO unlock ($19.9M); KAITO unlock ($11.5M)
• Aug 21: U.S. August PMI; Japan CPI; AKE unlock ($21.3M); GWEI unlock ($5.2M)
• Aug 22: SENT unlock (~$4.2M)
• Aug 23: SOON unlock (~$3.9M)

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⚡ Quick Take
BTC is holding up surprisingly well while equities weaken, but the macro backdrop remains heavy. $64K is the line to watch on the downside, while $65K remains the key near-term breakout zone.
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🌍 Macro
U.S.-Iran negotiations remain stalled, with restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz pushing Brent crude toward $91/barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. long-end Treasury yields climbed sharply, with the 10-year yield reaching 4.73% and the 30-year yield hitting 5.31%, keeping pressure on risk assets.

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📈 Market Snapshot
• BTC: $64,531.90 (+2.59%)
• ETH: $1,913.54 (+2.00%)
• NASDAQ: 26,644.91 (-0.32%)
• S&P 500: 7,745.06 (-0.52%)
• F&G: 41 (Fear)

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🧠 Market Take
BTC rebounded back above $64K despite weakness in U.S. equities, while ETH also recovered toward $1.9K. BTC is now testing $64K as a key battleground, but the $65K area remains a major resistance zone.

Key levels:

• Resistance: $65K
• Support: $64K
• Trend: Range-bound recovery

The rebound is encouraging, but rising oil prices and long-end yields remain headwinds. Without sustained volume expansion or a meaningful decline in yields, BTC may continue consolidating below $65K.

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🔥 Hot Tokens

• 牛来: Gained attention from the film 牛来 and its “bull market” narrative, boosting short-term trading activity
• COMP: +10% after a leadership reshuffle and launch of a $52M V4 program focused on RWA and institutional credit
• ANSEM: +20%+ after launching a community token issuance platform with the Z500 Index and token-burn mechanism
• VVV: +12% after reporting 4M+ users and $100M+ annualized revenue, alongside continued buybacks and burns

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📰 Key Updates

• Ethereum: Foundation released the early Glamsterdam testnet, targeting stronger L1 execution and block-building efficiency
• ETH ETFs: Recorded a record ~$2.85B in weekly net inflows, significantly above BTC ETFs’ ~$548M
• Strategy: Made no new BTC purchases, maintaining 840,447 BTC while prioritizing USD reserves and preferred-share buybacks
• U.S. Treasury: Opened public consultation on GENIUS Act stablecoin implementation rules
• Hyperliquid: Supported removing the SEC order protection rule and called for tailored best-execution guidance for onchain markets
• Pump.fun: App launched zero-fee trading, with cross-chain fees set at 0.1%
• Tether: July stablecoin market cap fell to ~$308.3B, marking three consecutive months of net outflows
• Bitmine: Purchased another 9,926 ETH worth approximately $19M
• Japan: 5-year government bond yield reached a record 2.18%

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👀 This Week to Watch

• Aug 19: 50% U.S. tariff on certain Canadian products takes effect; U.S. weekly ADP employment data
• Aug 20: Fed July FOMC minutes; U.S. initial jobless claims; ZRO unlock ($19.9M); KAITO unlock ($11.5M)
• Aug 21: U.S. August PMI; Japan CPI; AKE unlock ($21.27M); GWEI unlock ($5.18M)
• Aug 22: SENT unlock (~$4.16M)
• Aug 23: SOON unlock (~$3.93M)

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⚡ Quick Take
BTC has reclaimed $64K despite rising oil prices and long-end Treasury yields, showing relative resilience versus traditional risk assets. $65K remains the key breakout trigger, while $64K is the immediate support. Strong ETH ETF inflows also suggest institutional capital is beginning to rotate toward ETH, making the BTC–ETH relative-strength dynamic worth watching.

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