Bitcoin’s sharp rally triggered $1B+ in short liquidations within 60 minutes. $BTC touched $69.7K, while falling bond yields and ETF inflows also helped $ETH $XRP and $SOL rally strongly. 🚀📈 ‌ ‌ ‌

ETF FLOWS: US SPOT CRYPTO ETFs FLOWS DATA UPDATE (18-08-2026) YESTERDAY 🟩 Bitcoin ETFs: +2,927 $BTC (+$189.30M) 🟩 Ethereum ETFs: +37,346 $ETH (+$71.47M) 🟩 XRP ETFs: +5.8M $XRP (+$5.81M) 🟩 SOLANA ETFs: +20.53K $SOL (+$1.58M) 🟩 CHAINLINK ETFs: +88.63K $LINK (+$841.65K) 🟩 $AVAX, $DOGE, $BNB, $DOT, $LTC, $HYPE, $HBAR Flows Was Zero. TOTAL US SPOT CRYPTO ETFs INFLOW: ≈ +$269M U.S. BITCOIN ETFs BOUGHT ~2,927 BTC Worth $189.30M 🇺🇸 BlackRock ETF Has BOUGHT 2,220 BTC for $143.57M And 33,800 ETH for $64.68M 🇺🇸 Fidelity ETF Has BOUGHT ~370 BTC for $23.92M 🇺🇸 Grayscale ETF Has BOUGHT ~44 BTC for $2.86M And 2,235 ETH for $4.28M 🇺🇸 ARK 21Shares ETF Has BOUGHT ~305 BTC for $19.73M 🇺🇸 Morgan Stanley ETF Has BOUGHT ~175 BTC for $11.24M 🇺🇸 Bitwise ETF Has BOUGHT ~250 BTC for $16.15M And 715 ETH for $1.37M 🇺🇸 VanEck ETF Has SOLD ~262 BTC for $16.92M 🇺🇸 Invesco ETF Has BOUGHT ~596 ETH for $1.14M Fact: U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs BOUGHT Nearly 6+ Days Mined BITCOIN Supply Yesterday. #BTCBreaches69000Up6.43% #UnitreeTechSoars629%OnDebuts

$XRP: A Critical Moment for the Market ⚡ $XRP is entering another important phase as price weakness meets growing institutional and regulatory attention. XRP is currently hovering around the $1 psychological level, with buyers repeatedly defending this area after the token slipped below it earlier in August. The $1 zone has therefore become one of the most closely watched levels for the next major move. One of the biggest stories surrounding XRP is the changing institutional picture. Recent filings indicate that Morgan Stanley disclosed exposure to multiple XRP ETFs, adding another major financial institution to the growing list of firms gaining access to XRP through regulated investment products. This is an important development because institutional participation can gradually strengthen liquidity and broaden the investor base. However, ETF demand has recently cooled considerably. Reports indicate that weekly U.S. spot XRP ETF inflows fell sharply to around $1 million, compared with much stronger flows in previous periods. That decline helps explain why XRP has struggled to generate sustained upside momentum despite continued institutional interest. Regulation is another major catalyst. The CLARITY Act remains an important market focus, with a U.S. Senate vote currently scheduled for September 15. Clearer rules for digital assets could potentially improve the environment for institutional participation, while further delays could keep uncertainty elevated. Meanwhile, activity across the XRP Ledger continues to provide a more constructive fundamental backdrop. Ripple has reported that XRPL daily transactions reached 3 million on March 15, 2026, while real-world-asset tokenization on the network surpassed $474 million. These figures suggest that the ecosystem is expanding beyond simple speculation and into payments, tokenization and settlement use cases. 🔥 The key battle now is simple: can XRP turn the $1 area into a strong base and attract renewed buying pressure? A sustained recovery would likely require stronger ETF inflows, improving crypto-market sentiment and continued growth in the XRP Ledger ecosystem. On the other hand, losing the $1 psychological level could increase selling pressure and make the short-term outlook considerably more fragile. $XRP remains at a crossroads — weak price action, but a growing institutional and utility narrative. The next few weeks could be crucial. $XRP