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PANews, August 22 — OKX market data shows that ETH has just broken above $2,500, currently priced at $2,505.56 per coin, up 4.69% on the day.

PANews, August 22: OKX market data shows that BTC has just broken above $78,000, currently trading at $78,055.50 per coin, up 1.07% on the day.

PANews reported on August 22 that, according to Bybit market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes all closed higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.90%, the Nasdaq up 0.23%, and the S&P 500 up 0.31%. Crypto-related stocks broadly rose, with COIN (Coinbase) up 7.95% intraday and HOOD (Robinhood) up 13.74% intraday.

PANews reported on August 22 that, according to Arkham monitoring, Morgan Stanley increased its Bitcoin holdings for two consecutive days recently, spending $21.91 million through its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund MSBT to purchase a total of approximately 320.951 BTC. Its total Bitcoin holdings have now reached 6,995 BTC, worth approximately $515 million.

Geoff Kendrick, head of digital asset research at Standard Chartered, said Bitcoin could challenge a new high of $126k by year-end, potentially surpassing the previous $100k target. The target was previously lowered from $150k to $100k, but the outlook has now turned optimistic. Bitcoin is currently priced at around $76.8k, up approximately 24% over the past week. Short liquidations, renewed inflows into spot ETFs, and low open interest are believed to drive the rise, which, if sustained, could attract more investors.

JPMorgan said U.S. stocks remain in an uptrend, but the risk of a pullback from late summer to early fall is rising. Internal indicators are weakening, funds are shifting toward defensive assets, sentiment toward AI-related stocks is cooling, and the trading frenzy is considered to be approaching the 1999–2000 tech bubble phase. Rising U.S. Treasury yields, geopolitical tensions, and weak consumer spending will also add pressure. In the short term, high valuations and crowded trades could trigger a sell-off in the fall, while AI still has growth potential over the long term.

PANews reported on August 22 that Goldman Sachs analysts said in a report that surging demand for gold call options has increased the risk of sharp fluctuations in gold prices. Analysts including Lina Thomas wrote in the report that the increase in gold call option trading volume has created “a price amplification mechanism for two-way fluctuations in gold prices.” Therefore, we still believe that the forecast for gold prices to reach $4,900 per ounce by the end of 2026 faces significant upside risks, but gold’s rally also carries greater two-way volatility.

According to Cointelegraph, as the crypto market rebounded, shares of Bitcoin miners Canaan Technology and MARA, as well as digital asset treasury company Strive, rose, while Metaplanet also gained after expanding its holdings through acquisitions. Coinbase and Robinhood shares also climbed, showing that Bitcoin’s recovery is benefiting related publicly traded companies. The market was driven by the U.S. expanding long-term Treasury buybacks, improved liquidity, and better regulatory expectations, with Trump’s push for the CLARITY Act viewed as a signal of greater regulatory clarity.

According to the Financial Times, Citadel Securities founder Ken Griffin wrote to clients in response to the acquisition of the situational-awareness AI fund under Leopold: Through more than 100 block trades worth over $4 billion in market value, more than 80% of the risk in the original portfolio was removed. Griffin said this would not have been possible without the collaboration of the trading and prime brokerage teams at two banks, and thanked them. The letter also said the Wellington fund returned 5.94% in July, which CNBC called its best monthly performance since 2022.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said on social media that the US policy of sanctions and pressure against Iran has always ended in failure: the “harshest sanctions in history” announced 14 years ago, “maximum pressure” 8 years ago, and the call for “unconditional surrender” 5 months ago all failed. Regarding Trump’s announced “most destructive economic action against a country in history,” he said it too was doomed to fail, criticizing the US policy for having undergone no substantive change and remaining the same lies and bullies.

It is reported that Kraken may be testing new Hyperliquid HIP-3 functionality for compliance scenarios. The testnet has added permission controls such as wallet whitelisting, order cancellation, and reduce-only trading, and launched a deployment named Kraken HIP-3 test DEX, registering Kraken Exchange Validator, but it remains in the testing phase, making its ownership difficult to confirm. Considering HyperCore’s expansion into xStocks and the strategy of its parent company Payward, Shaunda tends to believe that Kraken is testing HyperCore’s permissioned trading infrastructure. HIP-3 allows independent perpetual markets to be created on HyperCore’s order books, and its adoption would facilitate institution-grade trading infrastructure for on-chain derivatives.

The SEC’s proposed Reg Crypto is not a simple copy of stock-market regulation, but a set of rules specifically designed for the issuance and sale of crypto assets. It could allow qualifying tokens to be offered to the public and establish a mechanism under which investment contracts terminate once certain conditions are met. The framework consists of four phases—fundraising, disclosure, development, and exit—establishing lifecycle regulation for tokens for the first time, easing short-term uncertainty surrounding existing assets. An estimated 475 issuers could use the safe harbor each year, while about 130 could use the new fundraising exemption. Final implementation will still be influenced by regulators, state laws, and Congress; if passed, it could pave the way for the legalization of ICO 2.0.

PANews, August 21 — Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor announced that it has integrated support for the HyperEVM network into its devices. Users can manage HYPE and other HyperEVM assets through Trezor while keeping their private keys offline, and verify each transaction on the device.

PANews, August 21 — According to Whale Alert monitoring, Tether Treasury just burned 2 billion USDT on Ethereum, worth approximately $2.00 billion.

According to CoinGlass, 177,435 people were liquidated in the crypto market over the past 24 hours, with total futures liquidations reaching $1.49B, including $1.2B in short positions and $290 million in long positions. BTC liquidations amounted to $871 million, while ETH liquidations totaled $299 million. The largest single liquidation was a Hyperliquid BTC-USD position worth approximately $23.5968 million. During the surge on August 19, total liquidations reached $2.99B, against the backdrop of U.S. Treasury buybacks and favorable SEC regulation.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT app for Mac has launched an Apple Messages plugin, allowing users to search messages, view history, and draft and send replies in the ChatGPT Work and Codex desktop versions. The plugin is available under Plugins > Public and can check schedules and automatically reply on command, organize messages requiring follow-up from the previous day, extract from @消息提取生日写入日历, and identify potential spam messages, helping manage iMessage, SMS, and RCS messages.

PANews, August 21 — According to CoinDesk, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that the CLARITY Act is expected to secure around 60 votes in the U.S. Senate on September 15, passing the first procedural voting threshold after the Senate reconvenes. Armstrong said he remains “confident” in the bill’s bipartisan support and believes it is likely to take the first step in the legislative process, laying the groundwork for subsequent final passage.

PANews, August 21: Aave V4 deposits surpassed $600 million, reaching a new all-time high (ATH). Aave founder Stani Kulechov reposted, saying “Aave V4 crossed another ATH” and that he would “keep putting in the work.”

The FASB’s proposed update would clarify the applicability of cash equivalents under GAAP to certain digital assets, such as stablecoins, and strengthen disclosure requirements. Examples would guide entities to maintain consistency and comparability when presenting qualifying digital assets as cash equivalents, without changing the existing definition. The new rules would also require disclosure of the significant components and amounts of all assets presented as cash equivalents, regardless of whether they include digital assets. The comment period ends on November 19, 2026.