Gate Research: U.S. Stocks Mixed, Bitcoin Nears $80,000

• Equity Markets: U.S. stocks closed mixed, with weakness in chip stocks dragging the Nasdaq down 0.76%. Hong Kong tech stocks saw a sharp pullback, with the Hang Seng Tech Index falling 3.61%. South Korean equities were mixed, as the KOSPI dropped 3.12% while the KOSDAQ bucked the trend and gained.
• Market Commentary: The crypto market extended its rebound, with BTC and ETH rising 2.97% and 1.68%, respectively, over the past 24 hours. The Fear & Greed Index climbed to 81 (Extreme Greed), signaling notably overheated near-term sentiment.
• Trending Tokens: DGAI (+1,336.6%), WENSOL (+53.06%), and PROM (+36.06%) led the gains, with capital rotating primarily into decentralized AI, Solana meme assets, and ZK scaling themes.
• Alpha Insights: Coinbase launched tokenized U.S. equities on Base; Standard Chartered became the first bank distributor of Hong Kong’s HKD stablecoin HKDAP; and Solana initiated governance votes on inflation, fee burning, and governance reforms.

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Gate Team
August 25, 2026

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