Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

Japan is accelerating development of deep-sea rare earth deposits near Minamitorishima Island, collaborating with the United States to reduce dependency on China. In February 2026, Japan successfully recovered rare earth-bearing sediment from approximately 6000 meters depth, with the seabed

Bitcoin posted its biggest weekly rally in two years, briefly topping $79,000 on Friday and fueling a broad surge across crypto markets. XRP jumped nearly 40% and crossed $1.40, while altcoins including Hyperliquid, Zcash, and Chainlink each gained more than 30% for

Walmart Inc. (WMT) shares extended declines by 0.7% on Friday after the company's latest quarterly earnings triggered its worst one-day drop since May 2022, with shares plunging over 9%. The sell-off followed the retailer's report of 2.6% U.S. same-store sales growth for the quarter ending in

The US military supported the transit of over 660 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz since early May, according to a statement from US Central Command spokesman Tim Hawkins on the 21st local time. Hawkins said the military assisted more than 1,300 commercial vessels navigating throu

BounceBit, the YZi Labs-backed crypto project, is shutting down its standalone blockchain after a security breach exposed a protocol-level flaw. The attack allowed an intruder to move approximately 286.5 million BB tokens, valued at roughly $3.3 million at the time. The project chose to abandon its

Nvidia announced strategic partnerships on Friday to expand beyond its core GPU business into AI infrastructure development. The company formed a partnership with Cloverleaf Infrastructure and backed a $250 million funding round for AI data center startup Starcloud. Bloomberg reported Friday that Nv

S&P Global released preliminary August Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data showing US services sector activity expanded to a 20-month high of 56.8, while manufacturing sector activity slowed to a 5-month low of 53.2. The services PMI rose 2.2 points from July's 54.6, driven by improved demand, whi

Digital Asset and former US House Speaker Paul Ryan's American Idea Foundation plan to pilot a blockchain-based system for distributing state-administered benefits across three US states using the Canton Network, with the RISE program expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027. The pilot is

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $606.29 million in net inflows on August 20, marking their largest single-day intake since May 1 and extending an inflow streak to four consecutive sessions, according to SoSoValue data. BlackRock's IBIT accounted for $502.99 million of that total—approximately 83% of a

US spot Solana Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) recorded a $14.59 million net inflow, marking the largest single-day inflow in three weeks. Previous inflows included $8.8 million on August 10th and $2.1 million on August 19th. This renewed interest among institutional investors reflects growing

Two Binance employees detained in the United Arab Emirates have been released after providing statements to authorities about third-party fund flows through a company client money account, according to the cryptocurrency exchange. The employees were stopped in the Emirates in recent weeks as

The US Treasury doubled certain long-dated bond buybacks this week, and Bitcoin rose more than 23% toward $79,000 while Ether crossed $2,400. The Treasury's move to at least double buyback operations for 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year coupons added liquidity to markets without technically

Broadcom is in talks to raise upwards of $70 billion to $80 billion in debt for a chip financing deal aimed at supporting artificial intelligence companies including Anthropic, CNBC's David Faber confirmed Thursday morning. The senior tranche of financing is expected to be around $45 billion, with t

US Treasury bond prices traded in a narrow range near parity on August 21, with the 10-year Treasury yield standing at 4.705% as of 8:59 AM Eastern Time, according to Yonhap Infomax foreign interest rate intraday data. The consolidation follows two days of sharp volatility triggered by the US Treasu

XRP jumped 14.21% in 24 hours to $1.40, making it the best-performing asset among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap today. The daily candle closed above both the 50-day and 200-day exponential moving averages for the first time since XRP's death cross locked in earlier this month. The move r

Hyperliquid's native token HYPE climbed to a fresh all-time high of $77.55 on Aug. 21, extending a rally that accelerated after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly discussed bringing the decentralized derivatives crypto exchange into the United States. The price surge followed Trump's Aug. 19

Hyperliquid's HYPE token continues outperforming during the bear market as the platform prepares to activate AQAv2 on August 26, according to onchain analyst Pentosh1. The upgrade will route roughly 90% of reserve yield from over $5 billion in USDC into HYPE token burns, adding an estimated $135

Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, is exploring conventional banking licenses outside the United States. Co-CEO Dave Ripley announced the plan at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026, stating the company is considering becoming a full bank in international markets. The m

Sui, a Layer-1 blockchain focused on high transaction throughput, has introduced programmable transaction block technology designed to make blockchain operations more efficient for artificial intelligence agents. The technology allows multiple blockchain operations to be grouped into a single transa

Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, completed registration as a crypto asset exchange service provider in Japan on Friday under the Payment Services Act. The registration makes Laser Digital the first new entrant on Japan's register of licensed crypto exchanges in about f