Today’s wipeout was brutal.
Crypto just saw the 2nd largest short liquidation event in its history, only behind the Oct 10 crash.
Oct 10, 2025: $2.46B
Aug 19, 2026: $1.74B
That’s a massive amount of short positions getting flushed in a single day.
Just another reminder of how quickly this market can turn when everyone gets crowded on the same side of the trade.
#BTCBreaches69000Up6.43%

#SKHynix
SK Hynix shares climbed after the company announced a roughly $29 billion stock buyback plan.
The company said its board also approved a plan to consider adding special dividends.

ETH rises; bearish on U.S.-listed SK hynix, SanDisk, and Micron! Key points—this will be on the test!

#CRUDE
Anadarko Peru, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is moving ahead with plans to drill its first exploration well offshore northern Peru in 2027, advancing a project that could help unlock a major new source of domestic oil and gas

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#BTC升破69000美元日内涨幅6.43%

TOKENIZED STOCKS ARE ENTERING A NEW ERA
Tokenized public equities are showing explosive growth across the board.
▶️ Distributed Value: $2.40B (+3.90%)
▶️ Represented Value: $21.90B (+8.17%)
▶️ Monthly Transfer Volume: $24.31B (+203.93%)
▶️ Monthly Active Addresses: 666K (+56.93%)
▶️ Holders: 1.43M (+98.41%)
The biggest signal? Transfer volume has MORE THAN TRIPLED in just 30 days.
Tokenized stocks are moving from a niche experiment toward a serious on-chain financial market.
The RWA narrative may be only getting started. 🚀

$BTC Bitcoin has now tested the biggest resistance it can at the moment.
Expect a massive rejection off this zone. WHY?
Because its the third tap and we are yet to grab liquidity off the lows and hence according to me the low is not made yet.
A close above 70k however changes everything.
It puts bulls in charge with targets towards 100k and then later 200k.
Which side are you leaning?
I think we take out liquidity below 50k before an eventual breakout and hence a rejection now is inevitable. #BTC

JUST IN: ETH reclaiming the weekly EMA50 through the bear-market resistance zone signals a potential shift in momentum, per a well-known trader. Could attract early buyers and add pressure on shorts. $ETH

$BTC
Back inside the monthly gap.
Main structural change for confirmation of a bull run would be reclaiming this gap.
Until that happens this is a good place to try some shorts

JUST IN: CFTC seeks public comments on launching computing power derivative contracts to oversee the growing “intelligent economy.” If rules take shape, this could normalize institutional participation in AI-related power markets. $BTC ? (ticker: not clearly relevant)

$BTC SEND IT NOW.

JUST IN: A 40x short whale on Hyperliquid added 800 BTC to its position during tonight’s rally, now at 1,200 BTC short and the largest BTC short on the platform. $BTC

$BTC Surges 6% Past $68,500 After Treasury Announces Major Bond Buybacks**
Bitcoin jumped 6% to breach $68,500 after the U.S. Treasury announced it would double its long-term bond buyback operations from a maximum of $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation, effective September 9, 2026 . Ethereum surged 8%, Solana spiked 7%, and XRP gained 4% on the session . The announcement knocked 30-year Treasury yields sharply lower from near 19-year highs while the dollar index fell 0.8%, creating the most favorable macro backdrop for crypto in months . Peter Schiff warned the move will send "infl

The Unyielding Generals of the Bears

#LTC continuing to follow the roadmap laid out yesterday.
Price is now pushing higher from the proposed b-wave low, with momentum beginning to strengthen.
My preferred scenario remains a continuation higher towards the B-wave termination zone around $52–58.
Importantly, I still view this as a corrective rally, not necessarily the beginning of a new bullish trend.
Structure first. Targets second. Confirmation always. #Crypto

This isn’t a rebound—it’s just giving an account on the verge of liquidation one last breath. While others get excited seeing the red candles surge above 0.02130, I’m watching the volume: insufficient support, all foam on the way up.

I opened a short during the repeated intraday swings without expecting immediate profits. In the end, it couldn’t hold itself up and slid all the way to 0.02105. +31.08% secured—those of you on board should be laughing yourselves awake, right? Closed part at +31.8%; the remaining 92% is protected at breakeven. Don’t give the profits back.

The market is won by

BREAKING: The Federal Reserve has released minutes from its July FOMC meeting.
Several officials favored a rate hike.

📰 TODAY IN HISTORY
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🏛️ 14 — After 44 years of rule, Augustus, the first Roman emperor, dies. His stepson Tiberius assumes power.
🇩🇪 1934 — A referendum in Germany approves the concentration of the offices of head of state and head of government in Adolf Hitler, who begins using the title of Führer.
⚔️ 1936 — The first of the Moscow Trials begins, marking the start of the Great Purge in the Soviet Union.
🌊 1942 — World War II: the Battle of Dieppe takes place, a major Allied amphibious operation that ends in failure, lea