Bitcoin set a historical high of $123,640 last week, but has retreated due to U.S. inflation data suppressing risk appetite, currently consolidating between highs and lows. Ethereum also saw a significant rise, with institutional funds continuously flowing into BTC and ETH, placing the market at a critical turning point.

Gate News bot message, the latest ETF data shows significant inflows for both Bitcoin and Ethereum funds on August 18. Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of 722 BTC ($83.48M), with BlackRock's iShares leading the growth by adding 976 BTC ($112.86M) to its holdings. The iShares Bitcoin ETF now manage

Odaily News According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, the government of the Kingdom of Bhutan has transferred 799.69 BTC to 2 newly created Wallets, with the current value of this batch of Bitcoin being approximately 92.06 million USD. On-chain data indicates that these funds may be deposited into the Binance exchange.

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain Address withdrew 79.34 WBTC and 1860 ETH from the exchange in the past 2 hours, with a total value of 17.08 million USD. The withdrawal price for WBTC was 115,410 USD, and for ETH, it was 4,262 USD. Currently, the Address holds BTC and ETH worth 153 million USD, all withdrawn from the exchange within the past week.

According to a report by Golden Finance, monitoring by Lookonchain found that during the market fall, a certain swing trading Whale spent 83.96 million USDC to buy 10,000 ETH (approximately 43.43 million USD) and 350 BTC (approximately 40.53 million USD).

Gate News bot message, A significant trading activity was recorded as OTC whale address 0xd8d0 purchased 10,000 ETH (valued at $43.43M) and 350 BTC (valued at $40.53M) using 83.96M USDC during the market decline. The transaction follows the whale's earlier move reported by Lookonchain, where 0xd8d0

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.

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

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.

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.

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 BTC falls below 116000 USDT, current price 115989.8 USDT.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows that BTC falls below 117000 USDT, current price 116950 USDT.

Institutional investors have long been accustomed to chasing liquidity premiums, believing that locking up capital in private equity, credit, or venture capital will yield higher returns. However, Jeff Park, the active portfolio manager at Bitwise Asset Management and Chief Information Officer of ProCap BTC, stated that this framework does not translate well to Crypto Assets.

Bitcoin (BTC) showed low trading volume over the weekend, reporting around $117,230 during the Asian session on August 18. U.S. President Trump stated that he would delay increasing tariffs on Chinese goods due to China's purchase of Russian oil. After launching an attack on Monero (XMR), Qubic is now targeting DOGE. Japan announced that it will approve the first batch of yen-backed stablecoins this fall.

According to a report by Jinsuo Finance and data from CoinGecko, the total market capitalization of crypto assets is currently reported at $4.092 trillion, with a 24-hour rise of 1.1%. Among them, the market share of BTC is 57.3%, and the market share of ETH is 13.3%.

Golden Finance reports that, according to Whale Alert monitoring, 1999 BTC (worth $236,390,689) was transferred from an unknown Wallet to another unknown Wallet.

Gate News bot message, A newly activated wallet with the address bc1qvl has executed a significant cryptocurrency movement, withdrawing 450 Bitcoin (BTC), equivalent to $53.11 million, from a centralized exchange. The transaction occurred approximately 50 minutes prior to the initial report.

PANews August 17 news, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the "Ma Ji Da Ge" has a 25x leveraged ETH long order with unrealized losses of 2.08 million USD, while the 40x leveraged BTC long order has unrealized gains of 78,000 USD. The overall position value is 11 million USD, but a considerable amount has also been paid out as funding fees, totaling 133,000 USD.

Odaily News Metaplanet holds BTC assets, of which 90% were purchased in the past 6 months.

In July, the profitability of Bitcoin mining increased by 2% month-on-month, thanks to a 7% rise in Bitcoin prices and only a 5% increase in computing power. American mining companies produced 3,622 BTC that month, accounting for 26% of the entire network. IREN and MARA were the highest and second highest producing mining companies, respectively. The daily revenue per EH/s of computing power was approximately $57,000, a year-on-year increase of 14%.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows that BTC has broken through 118000 USDT, current price 118002.3 USDT.

According to Golden Finance reports and data from HODL15Capital, BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) purchased 7,493 Bitcoins this week, accumulating over 160,000 Bitcoins in the past 15 weeks.

Golden Finance reports that mempool data shows El Salvador currently holds 6,270.18 BTC, equivalent to approximately 738 million USD.

According to a report by Golden Finance, official data from BlackRock shows that as of August 17, the market capitalization of IBIT holdings reached $88,600,422,619.50, and the open interest hit 748,968.14 BTC.

PANews reported on August 16 that Santiment tweeted that the greed peak of BTC perfectly coincides with its historical highest price and local high points. Meanwhile, although ETH has significantly outperformed Bitcoin in the past three months, its bullish sentiment is far less than that of Bitcoin. Given that price movements often go against retail investors' expectations, the current outlook shows that the bullish trend of Ethereum is slightly higher than that of Bitcoin due to insufficient interest in buying the dips of Ethereum compared to Bitcoin.

Gate News bot message, A crypto whale has deposited 1.59 million USDC into HyperLiquid and initiated significant leveraged short positions. The trader established short positions with different leverage ratios: 25x leverage on ETH, 40x leverage on BTC, and 20x leverage on SOL.

Gate消息机器人消息，加密交易员Machi Big Brother (@machibigbrother)在最近的市场下跌中经历了540万美元的损失，损失来源于他在姨太和BTC的杠杆多头头寸。在下跌之前，这位交易员已经建立了大量头寸，包括21,900姨太，杠杆为25倍。

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows, BTC falls below 117000 USDT, current price 116997.5 USDT.

Gate新闻机器人消息，8月15日，比特币和以太坊ETF展示了显著的正净流入。比特币ETF记录了1,738 BTC的净流入($205.17M)，其中iShares(BlackRock)贡献了最大部分，达到4,428 BTC($522.68M)。iShares的比特币总持有量目前为748，

BlockBeats news, on August 15, according to Yu Jin monitoring, "Brother Ma Ji" Huang Li Cheng is increasing the position of 25x leveraged ETH long order and 40x leveraged BTC long order, with current holdings of 21,900 ETH (notional value 100 million USD) and 50 BTC (notional value 5.9 million USD).

Odaily News According to Lookonchain monitoring, "Brother Magi" is increasing his long positions on ETH (25x leverage) and BTC (40x leverage). He currently holds 21,900 ETH (approximately 100 million USD) and 50 BTC (approximately 5.9 million USD), with a cumulative profit exceeding 32 million USD.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows, BTC falls below 118000 USDT, current price 117992.2 USDT.

Odaily News The Czech police arrested Tomas Jirikovsky, the founder of the dark web market Sheep Marketplace, who is suspected of bribing former Justice Minister Pavel Blazek with 468 BTC (worth 45 million USD at the time) to evade a prison sentence. The case directly led to Blazek's resignation in May this year. According to local media Deník

Bitcoin mining company BitFuFu announced its financial performance for the period ending June 30, 2025: Q2 revenue of $115.4 million, adjusted EBITDA of $60.69 million, and net profit of $47.14 million. Cloud Mining business revenue and user numbers both saw significant rise. Quarterly output was 1,060 BTC.

Greeks.Live analyst Adam released the Options Delivery data, with the expiration quantity of BTC and ETH Options being 39,000 and 280,000 respectively. The market sentiment is optimistic, with both BTC and ETH reaching all-time highs. There is divergence in the Options market, with significant differences in implied Volatility.

On August 15, the crypto market faced pressure at high levels, with both Bitcoin and Ethereum experiencing a pullback; however, the overall trend remains strong. This article will combine price movement, technical signals, and capital flows to provide an in-depth interpretation of the short- to medium-term investment strategies and risk warnings for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), helping investors seize key opportunities amidst fluctuations.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, the US July PPI increased by +0.9% month-on-month and +3.3% year-on-year, driven by service and trade profits pushing prices, with varying interpretations of the significant rate cut probability in September; Treasury Secretary Becerra's comments on "neutral interest rates" intensify policy uncertainty. Encryption risk appetite remains suppressed, and the trend shifts to a range-bound pattern. Bitunix analysts suggest: BTC daily chart previously broke through the descending trend line, surged to 124.5k and then retreated, currently priced above 119k, with 116,300 being a pivotal point for bullish and bearish sentiment on the daily chart; the heatmap shows 119,625, having a "magnetic" effect, with supply concentrated at 124,600–126,800. Range trading amid policy noise. In the short term, pay attention to whether the market accepts 119,625, which may test the liquidation zones of 120,800 and 124,600; if it reverses.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows BTC breaking 119000 USDT, current price 119006.6 USDT.

Gate News Bot news, on August 15, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, PSTAKE (pSTAKE Finance) is currently priced at 0.04 USD, having risen 12.27% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of 0.04 USD and a low of 0.03 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 15.4 million USD, an increase of 1.69 million USD compared to yesterday. pSTAKE Finance is a platform focused on Bitcoin yield and BTC liquid staking. The project aims to provide solutions for BTC holders to stake their BTC assets in a non-custodial manner, enabling idle BTC holdings to earn higher returns while maintaining asset liquidity. pSTAKE Finance is built on the Babylon infrastructure, allowing users to stake BTC and mint yield-bearing liquid staking derivatives.

According to a report by Jinse Finance, on-chain analyst @ai9684xtpa monitored that the "Set 10 Big Goals" Whale jasonleo has shorted BTC & ETH at the peak. ♦︎ BTC: Short entry at $120,948, holding 1,768 coins, current floating profit of $3.98 million ♦︎ ETH: Short entry point 4712.49 USD, position 7544.79 coins, current floating profit 743,000 USD

BIT Mining Limited announced its half-year financial results for the period ending June 30, 2025, reporting a total mining output value of approximately $4.6 million in the first half of the year, with net held encrypted assets of about $3.6 million, including BTC, ETH, and DOGE.

Bitcoin (BTC) has retraced from its historical peak, reporting around $118,360 on August 15. The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for July exceeded expectations, cooling market optimism for a significant rate cut in September. U.S. Treasury Secretary Basent stated that the Trump administration has no plans to purchase additional Bitcoin for its Bitcoin and digital asset reserves. The Turkish cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk suffered a major cyber attack, resulting in approximately $48 million in digital assets being stolen.

PANews, August 15th news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, after last night's fall, Ma Ji Da Ge Huang Li Cheng opened a Long Position worth 113 million USD: Open a Long Position of 22,000 ETH, worth 100 million USD, with an opening price of 4,662 USD, currently at a floating loss of 2.22 million USD; Open a Long Position of 115 BTC, worth 13.61 million USD, at an opening price of 118,202 USD.

Gate News bot message, the ETH/BTC trading pair has surpassed its 365-day moving average for the first time since the Ethereum Merge event. Technical data shows the pair making an upward movement after bouncing from the 0.02 support level.

Gate News bot消息，ETH/BTC交易对已突破其365日移动平均线，标志着自以太坊合并以来首次出现此技术事件。该交易对在从0.02支撑位反弹后表现出显著的上涨走势。 这一技术突破代表

Golden Finance reports that Bitcoin holding company Nakamoto has officially merged with KindlyMD in Utah and will launch a Bitcoin treasury strategy under the KindlyMD name. BTC Inc. co-founder David Bailey has been appointed as the new company's CEO. The company plans to accumulate Bitcoin through equity, debt, and other financing methods. KindlyMD has raised $540 million through a private sale of stock and is expected to complete a $200 million convertible bond issuance tomorrow.