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Gate Research Daily Report: Amid rising oil prices, higher bond yields, and mounting pressure on risk assets, BTC retreated toward the lower end of its recent trading range. As macro risk aversion intensified and major crypto assets underwent broad-based deleveraging, ETH posted a steeper decline than BTC. UAI, MARSCOIN, and ACE rose 51.05%, 40.45%, and 26.95%, respectively, mainly driven by short-term trading activity and sector rotation across AI, meme, and blockchain gaming narratives. Twenty-one financial institutions are preparing to establish a stablecoin company, with plans to initially launch a U.S. dollar-denominated product. The U.S. is considering updates to transfer agent rules to address risks associated with on-chain securities and smart contracts. Ontology suspended its mainnet following a security incident and is proceeding with a network upgrade and asset verification.

Last week, markets entered a high-level structural rotation amid increasingly hawkish rate-hike expectations. BTC briefly broke above 81,000 USDT, while BTC and ETH gained 2.10% and 0.59%, respectively. Institutional allocation diverged, with net inflows into BTC ETFs declining to $925 million, while ETH ETF inflows increased to $816 million. Gate TradFi trading volume rose approximately 17% to $123 billion, with capital rotating back toward U.S. equities and ETFs. On-chain activity shifted toward Meme and retail trading, while stablecoin supply increased by approximately $1.7 billion and SOL staking assets significantly outperformed ETH. BTC OI fell to approximately $12.4 billion, while demand for short-dated Puts increased. However, 25D Skew recovered to -3% and DVOL declined to around 37, indicating that leveraged momentum buying was cooling.

Gate Research VIP Weekly Report: Last week, sticky inflation and Warsh's hawkish remarks pushed up expectations for a rate hike, while U.S. equities still posted modest gains with support from the AI theme. BTC and ETH rose 2.10% and 0.59%, respectively, as the market shifted from a broad-based rally toward more selective, structural rotation. VET, XMR, and SPX ranked among the top performers, with 7-day gains of +21.03%, +19.17%, and +16.10%, respectively. On-chain capital flows shifted from the previous week's heavy two-way turnover to lower-volume net outflows, with major chains recording combined net outflows of approximately $426 million. Capital became increasingly concentrated in ecosystems with clear user access points and trading use cases. Tectonic, the largest lending protocol on Cronos, was attacked following price manipulation of the low-liquidity TONIC token, affecting approximately $75 million in assets.

Gate Research Daily Report: On September 1, global equity markets were mixed. U.S. stocks came under pressure from rising oil prices and higher Treasury yields, while Hong Kong tech shares edged higher and South Korean stocks reversed gains, supported by corporate share buybacks. The crypto market broadly rebounded, with BTC and ETH rising 1.30% and 2.25%, respectively, while ARB, CRV, and DOGS led the gains. On the industry front, ICE partnered with tZERO to build tokenized securities infrastructure, Hyperliquid explored a potential entry into the U.S. market, and Russia’s new crypto regulations officially took effect.

Gate Research VIP Daily Report: On August 31, crypto stayed in a high-level chop, with BTC slipping back toward $78,000 and ETH posting a steeper decline. Options flow remained focused on rolling positions and risk management. Capital rotated into UAI, ZORA, and AUCTION. On the industry side, Cronos was briefly halted after an attack on Tectonic, Chainalysis sued ICE over a nearly $95 million government contract, and 19 browser extensions were found suspected of stealing data from crypto wallets and trading platforms.

Gate Research Daily Report: On August 31, global equities diverged: U.S. tech stocks and South Korean semiconductor names came under pressure, while Hong Kong shares traded in a tight range. Crypto eased slightly, with BTC and ETH down 0.32% and 1.24% respectively; UAI, ZORA, and AUCTION led gainers. On the industry front, an attack on Tectonic briefly halted the Cronos network, Chainalysis filed suit over a nearly $95 million government contract, and security risks from malicious browser extensions drew attention.

Gate Research VIP Daily Report: BTC gained 2.69% and approached $81,000, while ETH and GT consolidated near recent highs and the Fear and Greed Index rose to 82. SKR, PIPEDOG, and BTR surged 43.33%, 37.66%, and 29.20%. Traditional financial institutions expanded access to major crypto assets, a leading Asian financial group advanced its digital asset and tokenization strategy, and financial infrastructure for autonomous AI agents continued to develop.

Gate Research Daily Report: Over the past 24 hours, U.S. tech stocks rallied on the back of Nvidia’s earnings, with the Nasdaq rising 1.57%. BTC reclaimed 80,000 USDT, while ETH extended its recovery. SKR, PIPEDOG, and BTR led the gains. Charles Schwab expanded its crypto trading offerings, Mirae Asset stepped up its push into the digital asset business, and Coinbase advanced financial infrastructure for AI agents.

Gate Research VIP Daily Report: Major cryptocurrencies showed mixed performance amid the competing effects of hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation and stronger AI-related earnings. BTC traded sideways above 78,000 USDT, while ETH and GT extended their rebounds. BTR, NCT, and ONG surged 297.69%, 247.93%, and 60.83%, respectively, primarily driven by rotation into Bitcoin Layer 2 and cybersecurity narratives, the high price elasticity of low-float tokens, and concentrated trading activity. Virtuals Protocol advanced the tokenization of AI agents, seeking to decentralize the ownership and governance of digital agents. Proposed revisions to U.S. crypto asset custody rules entered White House review, potentially providing greater clarity for institutional compliance. Meanwhile, Japan is preparing a blockchain-based stock settlement system, with further details expected to be disclosed in early 2027.

Gate Research VIP Daily Report: Over the past 24 hours, amid improving expectations for crypto policy and a rebound in risk-asset sentiment, BTC rallied on strong trading volume to its highest level since early June. BTC rose 6.97%, while ETH surged 17.42%. MAGMA, RE, and TRUMP gained 36.23%, 35.10%, and 28.32%, respectively, driven by rotation into DeFi and real-world assets (RWA), as well as catalysts from a White House meeting. Mina deployed its Mesa protocol upgrade to the devnet. A White House crypto meeting urged Congress to advance market structure legislation. Meanwhile, the U.S. more than doubled the size of its Treasury buybacks to ease pressure and liquidity concerns in the long-term Treasury market, helping equities stabilize.

Gate Research Daily Report: Over the past 24 hours, major crypto assets entered a corrective phase following the previous rapid rally. BTC fell back below 80,000 USDT, with near-term price momentum under pressure and the rebound yet to see sustained volume expansion. ETH and GT also weakened, while the strength of any recovery in buying demand remains to be seen. MDT, AGI, and LOBSTER surged 199.44%, 63.16%, and 63.12%, respectively, potentially driven by capital rotation across data, AI, and meme narratives. Grayscale is moving to convert its Zcash fund into a listed product, broadening access to privacy-focused asset exposure. The Graph launched a trial of GRT liquid staking to test yield accounting and redemption processes. Meanwhile, ahead of NVIDIA’s earnings report, the options market is pricing in significant two-way volatility.

BTC and ETH broke through key technical levels, triggering a short squeeze and diverging sharply from U.S. equities. Institutional capital flowed strongly back into crypto ETFs, while TradFi trading activity continued to shift toward equities. Trading activity across ecosystems such as Base and Solana rebounded, with volumes on Aerodrome, Meteora, and Raydium rising sharply. LSTs, Aave borrowing, and stablecoin supply also expanded, indicating renewed on-chain capital deployment into trading, staking, and leveraged strategies. USDC and RLUSD were the primary contributors to stablecoin supply growth. BTC open interest rose to $12.6 billion, while 25D Skew fell to around -5.2% and DVOL climbed to 42–44, indicating that the market maintained medium-term upside exposure while pricing in significantly greater near-term downside risk.