#BIP110SoftForkFails
Bitcoin development is once again showing why consensus changes are never simple.
The reported failure of BIP110 to gain sufficient support is more than just the outcome of one proposal. It highlights one of Bitcoin’s defining characteristics: changing the rules of a decentralized network requires broad agreement across developers, miners, node operators, businesses, and the wider community.
A soft fork may sound straightforward, but activating a consensus change can have consequences for the entire Bitcoin ecosystem. Participants need to understand what is changing, why

Today is another day of making money.
ETH/BTC normally uses 5x leverage.
Altcoins: 0.5–1x
Individual U.S. stocks: 1–3x
Staking deflation and continued institutional ETF positioning are gradually raising the bottom range, and the bear-market structure has ended; however, BTC currently dominates the market, making it difficult for ETH to stage an independent major rally. Only a full-scale risk-on bull market can outperform BTC.

BREAKING: Arbitrum’s first mentorship cohort raised over $1M across 10 teams in just eight weeks.
Five teams launched on Arbitrum testnet or mainnet, while four shipped on Robinhood Chain.

It’s been a pretty interesting season for Bitcoin recently
Here’s what’s been happening over the last weeks
➠ Strategy sold another 1690 BTC for around $108.6M just a week after selling 1638 BTC
That’s two consecutive weeks of selling from a company that has built its entire reputation around accumulating Bitcoin
➠ Around the same time, BTC lost the $65K level and started looking increasingly weak
$62K is the next area I’d be watching, with $60K becoming the bigger level if the selling continues
➠ The move also liquidated over $100M in leveraged long positions, showing just how quickly levera

Turns out I was withdrawing liquidity
It was actually me
I still think CZ will buy $marscoin

Something interesting happened with $BCH
📈 Trading volume +30%
📉 Price -1.2%
📉 Open Interest -2.26%
So while spot activity increased, leveraged exposure actually decreased.
That tells me traders are becoming more active, but they’re not aggressively adding leverage yet.
BCH is still stuck around the $206–$221 range.
For me, $221 is the level that changes the short-term picture.
A clean breakout could put $232 back in focus.

Inflation data in focus: pre-market futures edge higher as traders await CPI; a cooler print could keep the Fed patient and support a rally, while hotter numbers may lift Treasuries and cloud policy clarity. $BTC? (No direct crypto tie; include only if relevant)

$NIL /USDT Perp – "Failed Rally Retracement – Short"**
**Trading Plan Short $NIL
Entry: 0.0375 – 0.0378
SL: 0.0385
TP1: 0.0365
TP2: 0.0360
NIL is down -19.03% at 0.03673. The pump to 0.04972 has fully reversed. Price is trading below the EMA10 (0.03785). MACD is bearish (-0.00018). The 0.04018 yellow line is the upper bound. Target the 0.03654 low

🚀 Did you know TRON moved a staggering $2.1 trillion in Tether last quarter? That's mind-blowing! Yet, its DeFi sector continues to shrink. What's driving this paradox? 🤔 $TRX #DeFi

Meme portfolio on RH:
➜ $CASHCAT: Flagship meme on RH chain. On the road to $500M.
➜ $INTERN: Intern who broke the GME buy button in 2021 fixes it forever onchain. Nice content and strong community. Could run hard imo.
➜ $LINK: First meme off the $PONS launchpad. The legendary hero of Hyrule has arrived on-chain. All gamers can relate and chads in.
Betting on these three for a few X's.
$CASHCAT: 0x020bfC650A365f8BB26819deAAbF3E21291018b4
$INTERN: 0x3aE3faCC99F43D5A39254A0b9f5cc0291ECd39cc
$LINK: 0xe6864e4630D4d7A0cAd2E61f6BC2C0dcAD777712

#BIP110SoftForkFails
The failure of the BIP110 soft fork proposal stands as one of the most significant, yet frequently misunderstood, events in Bitcoin’s developmental history. While often overshadowed by the more contentious block size wars that followed, the rejection of BIP110 was not merely a technical setback; it was a definitive stress test of decentralized consensus mechanisms and market-driven governance. For investors, developers, and institutional stakeholders, understanding why this specific upgrade failed provides critical insight into how Bitcoin actually evolves, distinguishing

#GateCompensatesLiquidationUsers
Gate’s TUT, Lobster and BICO incident highlights why risk control matters in perpetual markets
The crypto derivatives market received an important reminder on August 9 after TUT, Lobster and BICO perpetual contracts experienced abnormal price movements that triggered an immediate risk-control review on Gate.
The most significant part of the story is not simply that three contracts became unusually volatile. It is how the exchange responded after users were affected by forced liquidations.
Gate announced that eligible users who were liquidated during the affect

Oil prices “flash-crashed,” and global stock markets “went wild”! Do you understand this geopolitical bonus? 🎁
Everyone, the night of August 11 was practically a “plot twist”! Pakistan announced that the US and Iran were close to reaching an arrangement and that the situation was moving toward peace. Qatar also expressed support for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
In other words: the geopolitical risk premium vanished instantly, while Brent crude and WTI plunged and global stock markets rallied across the board!
While others chase rises and falls based on headlines, we had already figured it

The only thing remaining in my account now is my name but I'm not bothered cos Good Name is better sliver & Gold.
😢

JUST IN: Anthropic targets IPO in September/October, alongside a $20B stock offering from Intel priced at $95 with 210,526,315 shares. If confirmed, this hints at fresh capital markets activity around tech/IPOs and equity raises. $ANTH $INTC

$ESP /USDT Perp – "Full Correction – Short"**
**Trading Plan Short $ESP
Entry: 0.0705 – 0.0710
SL: 0.0718
TP1: 0.0693
TP2: 0.0685
ESP is down -4.49% at 0.06994. The rally to 0.08443 has completely faded. Price is trading below the EMA30 (0.07167). MACD is bearish. The 0.07348 yellow line is the key resistance. TP at the 0.06935 low.
#GateDOSLaunchpoolLive

#GateDOSLaunchpoolLive
DAPPOS (DOS) Launchpool Is LIVE! 🔥
The next exciting opportunity is here for crypto users watching the fast-growing AI, Web3 and decentralized application infrastructure sector. DAPPOS (DOS) is now attracting market attention, and the launch of the Gate DOS Launchpool gives the community another opportunity to participate in a new-token distribution event through Gate.
For traders, investors and airdrop hunters, Launchpool events are always worth watching because they can provide an alternative way to get exposure to an emerging project without simply buying the token

The votes are in and it’s official!!!
I’m taking the stage as a Speaker at 2026! 🚀
Huge thank you to everyone in the community who stepped up and supported the Round 1 vote. From the pitch to the practice crease, we keep building.
See you in Times Square September 1–3! 🗽🏏