📢 Gate Square Exclusive: #PUBLIC Creative Contest# Is Now Live!
Join Gate Launchpool Round 297 — PublicAI (PUBLIC) and share your post on Gate Square for a chance to win from a 4,000 $PUBLIC prize pool
🎨 Event Period
Aug 18, 2025, 10:00 – Aug 22, 2025, 16:00 (UTC)
📌 How to Participate
Post original content on Gate Square related to PublicAI (PUBLIC) or the ongoing Launchpool event
Content must be at least 100 words (analysis, tutorials, creative graphics, reviews, etc.)
Add hashtag: #PUBLIC Creative Contest#
Include screenshots of your Launchpool participation (e.g., staking record, reward
On August 16, the trading day for U.S. stocks ended with the three major indices showing a divergent trend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose slightly by 0.08%, while the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Index fell by 0.29% and 0.4%, respectively.
It is worth noting that cryptocurrency-related stocks generally performed poorly. Coinbase's stock price fell by 2.26%, with a transaction volume of $2.514 billion. MicroStrategy was also not spared, with a decline of 1.78% and a transaction volume of $4.794 billion. Bullish and Bitmine fell by 6.82% and 4.37%, with transaction volumes of $646 million and $3.394 billion, respectively.
In addition, BTCS and Bit Digital also could not escape the fate of falling, down 1.89% and 5.64% respectively. Especially SharpLink Gaming, with a drop of 15.50%, and a trading volume of 1.247 billion dollars.
However, in this red sea, Circle has become the only highlight, rising against the trend by 7.20%, with a transaction volume of 3.379 billion USD. This unusual performance has attracted widespread attention from the market.
Analysts point out that the overall fall in the cryptocurrency sector may be related to recent market concerns about regulatory policies. However, the rise of Circle against the trend may suggest potential opportunities in the stablecoin market. Investors need to closely monitor future market trends and weigh risks against opportunities.