Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

Standard Chartered analyst Geoffrey Kendrick stated on Aug. 21 that his $100,000 year-end bitcoin forecast may prove too conservative following record short liquidations. Bitcoin climbed to $79,500 on Aug. 21, its highest level since May, as short liquidations approached $1.44 billion during the Aug

According to Onchain Lens, Wintermute holds $146.19M in short positions on Hyperliquid as of August 23, with only $13.85M in long positions. The combined position totals $160.03M in open interest and is currently showing unrealized losses of $3.66M, though the trader has earned $2.14M in funding

According to CoinDesk, BitMart is considering a restructuring combining creditor distributions with a phased restart of operations, less than four weeks after announcing its closure. The exchange has appointed White & Case as restructuring counsel and expects to share a roadmap by September 9.

According to Alternative data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to 66 on August 23 (down from 71 the previous day), with market sentiment remaining in the "greedy" zone on the 0-100 scale.

Gate News message, seven wallets experienced large-scale FARTCOIN liquidations within a five-minute window. A total of 65.05 million FARTCOIN tokens valued at $12.93 million were liquidated. The affected wallets include addresses 0xc4dc85e76f2b12e106315d18300e0c98b43bdd55,

According to Coinglass data cited by BlockBeats, the crypto market recorded liquidations of approximately $995 million over the past 24 hours on August 23, with over 214,000 traders affected. Long positions accounted for $721 million of the liquidations, while short positions totaled $274 million.

According to HTX, Solana broke through $95 on August 23, currently trading at $95.00 with a 24-hour gain of 1.52%.

According to ChainCatcher, US Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs combined saw net inflows of $2.6 billion last week, marking the highest single-week inflow since October 2025. This contrasts with the previous week, which saw combined net outflows of $392

Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, announced on August 22 that total deposits on the Aave protocol have crossed $30 billion. The figure represents a 30% increase in deposits for the third quarter of the year. Aave is a decentralized finance lending protocol where users supply assets to

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov announced on August 22 that total deposits on the Aave protocol have crossed $30 billion, marking a 30% increase in deposits for the third quarter. Kulechov accompanied the announcement with the statement "liquidity is back," signaling the protocol's recovery of c

According to CryptoSlam data, NFT trading volume this week surged 155.23% week-over-week to $97.86 million, up from $35.29 million the prior week. The number of NFT buyers increased 50.56% to 174,203, while seller count rose 51.33% to 160,382. Ethereum dominated the market with trading volume

According to Geoffrey Kendrick, global head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, Bitcoin may climb to $126,000 from the $79,500 level it reached on Aug 21, representing a 58% gain. He cautioned that the year-end $100,000 target may be too conservative. During the Aug 19-21 rally, Bitco

According to Bitcoin Magazine, real estate investment company Cardone Capital purchased 350 bitcoins valued at $26.9 million on August 23.

According to ChainCatcher, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal announced the team is advancing a staking and tokenomics reform proposal in response to community demand. Key changes include launching native staking on Polygon PoS comparable to L1 chains, directing transaction priority fees to POL stak

According to Galaxy Research, Bitcoin's 50-week moving average stands at approximately $82,470, a key level to determine if the current bear market has ended. As of August 22, Bitcoin was trading around $77,190, about 6% below the 50-week average and up roughly 30% from the June 30