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Gate Research VIP Daily Report: Over the past 24 hours, BTC rose 0.36% and ETH gained 0.29%. Despite persistent pressure from oil prices and interest rates, spot buying supported a modest recovery in major cryptocurrencies. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index climbed to 41 from 31 the previous day, indicating a notable improvement in market sentiment. ACE, WKC, and VELVET surged 46.80%, 20.24%, and 15.31%, respectively, driven by sector rotation across blockchain gaming, meme tokens, and DeFAI, alongside rising trading volumes. U.S. regulators proposed crypto asset offering exemptions and an investment contract safe harbor, potentially opening new pathways for project financing. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary approval to national trust bank charter applications from stablecoin issuers. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s EIP-8363 proposal for a gradual issuance-burn mechanism sparked debate over its potential impact on validator yields.

Gate Research Daily Report: Over the past 24 hours, BTC rose 0.36% and ETH gained 0.29%. Despite persistent pressure from oil prices and interest rates, spot buying supported a modest recovery in major cryptocurrencies. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index climbed to 41 from 31 the previous day, indicating a notable improvement in market sentiment. ACE, WKC, and VELVET surged 46.80%, 20.24%, and 15.31%, respectively, driven by sector rotation across blockchain gaming, meme tokens, and DeFAI, alongside rising trading volumes. U.S. regulators proposed crypto asset offering exemptions and an investment contract safe harbor, potentially opening new pathways for project financing. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary approval to national trust bank charter applications from stablecoin issuers. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s EIP-8363 proposal for a gradual issuance-burn mechanism sparked debate over its potential impact on validator yields.

Gate Research VIP Weekly Report: The crypto market failed to benefit from easing inflation. BTC declined initially before stabilizing and staging a modest rebound, ending the week down 3.08%. ETH followed a similar pattern but posted a smaller weekly decline of 1.81%. VELVET, ETHFI, and LINK ranked among the top performers, with 7-day returns of +123.25%, +29.40%, and +15.42%, respectively. On-chain capital recorded net outflows of approximately $289 million over the past week, while Ethereum’s net outflows narrowed significantly from around $1.069 billion the previous week to $453 million. Capital increasingly flowed into high-efficiency and high-yield opportunities. Spark Liquidity Layer TVL rose 12.8% week over week to $1.765 billion, indicating that stablecoin liquidity is shifting from passive deposits toward active asset allocation.

Gate Research Daily Report: On August 18, U.S. stocks closed lower, weighed down by rising oil prices and higher U.S. Treasury yields. Hong Kong stocks rebounded, led by the semiconductor and optical communication sectors, while the Korean market was closed. The crypto market recovered, with BTC rising 2.04% and GPS, TUT, and FLIP leading the gains. U.S. stablecoin regulation continued to advance, and Harmony announced a large-scale on-chain rollback plan.

Gate Research VIP Daily Report: On August 17, the crypto market continued its weak consolidation. BTC fell below $63,000, ETH leveraged longs kept reducing positions, and GT maintained low-volatility trading. Capital rotated into Web3 gaming and AI trading themes, with PORTAL, AIO, and VELVET leading the gains. On the industry front, the SafePal data breach affected nearly 40k customers, Ethereum’s Hegotá upgrade entered the proposal screening stage, and the jurisdictional dispute between Novig and U.S. state regulators over prediction markets further escalated.

Gate Research Daily Report: On August 17, global stock markets showed mixed performance. The three major U.S. indices edged lower, Hong Kong’s tech sector came under pressure, while South Korean stocks rose, driven by concentrated foreign buying in semiconductor and auto heavyweights. The crypto market remained in a weak range-bound session, with BTC and ETH down 0.42% and 0.41% respectively over the past 24 hours, while PORTAL, AIO, and VELVET led the gains. On the industry front, the SafePal data breach affected nearly 40,000 customers, Ethereum began screening proposals for the Hegotá upgrade, and the regulatory conflict between Novig and U.S. states over prediction markets further escalated.

In July, total crypto market capitalization repeatedly climbed above the $2.3 trillion level in the middle and latter part of the month, indicating a clear recovery in risk appetite compared with June. The eight largest crypto assets by market capitalization broadly rebounded, with ETH and ADA leading the gains, rising 18.48% and 16.59%, respectively. DeFi and DEX activity continued to expand, although market concentration remained pronounced. Ethereum still accounted for 54.9% of total DeFi TVL. Tokenized stock transfer volume reached $9.019 billion in July, with bStocks emerging rapidly. Prediction market taker volume surpassed $18 billion, while Kalshi’s market share rose to 66.2%. RWA perpetual trading volume approached $150 billion and continued to set new highs. Gate bucked the broader trend, with volume rising 4.8% to $5.65 billion, lifting its global ranking to third.

In July, the crypto market continued its cautious recovery, with total market capitalization rebounding to $2.26 trillion, up approximately 7.6% month over month. As some capital shifted back toward stable-yield strategies, total GUSD issuance rose rapidly to approximately 215 million tokens. Gate Dual Investment delivered strong performance, with annualized yields on 0-day BTC Buy Low and Sell High products reaching 95.5% and 113.5%, respectively, outperforming the market averages by 34.4 and 32.6 percentage points. Among quantitative funds, Interstellar Pioneer led with a monthly return of 4.2%, while Interstellar Hedge recorded a cumulative return of 19.1% and maintained a 100% monthly win rate for 25 consecutive months. In terms of stock holdings, SK Hynix and SpaceX ranked as the top two positions, accounting for 59.3% and 15.2%, respectively.

Gate Research VIP Daily Report: On August 14, The crypto market remained range-bound, with BTC down 0.07%, ETH up 0.32%, and GT gaining 0.14%. SCRT, BR, and LUCIC rose 30.00%, 16.19%, and 14.32%, respectively, driven by privacy-computing narratives, BTCFi momentum, and low-cap technical breakouts. Tether’s asset-tokenization platform Hadron launched on Sui, providing institutional infrastructure for issuing tokenized equities, bonds, and commodities. Ethereum plans to move away from Poseidon toward SHA2 or BLAKE2s as part of its post-quantum security roadmap. The SEC has again delayed its innovation exemption for tokenized securities, leaving the US compliance pathway uncertain.

Gate Research Daily Report: On August 14, U.S. equities advanced across the board, with the S&P 500 setting a record close, while South Korean stocks surged on strength in heavyweight semiconductor shares. The crypto market remained range-bound, with BTC down 0.07% and ETH up 0.32%. SCRT, BR, and LUCIC rose 30.00%, 16.19%, and 14.32%, respectively, driven by privacy-computing, BTCFi, and small-cap momentum narratives. Tether’s Hadron asset-tokenization platform went live on Sui. Ethereum shifted its hashing roadmap toward stronger post-quantum security, while the SEC delayed its innovation exemption for tokenized securities.

July’s crypto market saw a tiered recovery. BTC rebounded from its lows but failed to hold its monthly high, while ETH clearly outperformed, supported by sustained spot ETF inflows and a stronger ETH/BTC ratio. SOL lagged, indicating that capital remained concentrated in core assets rather than spreading broadly across altcoins. Derivatives leverage eased and funding rates stayed near neutral, suggesting the recovery was driven more by spot and ETF demand. Although the 20/60-day trend filter remained unprofitable in backtesting, it significantly reduced maximum drawdown, highlighting the continued importance of trend confirmation and risk control.

Gate Research VIP Daily Report: Amid easing inflation but insufficient incremental buying demand in the crypto market, BTC remained range-bound with a bearish bias, while ETH retreated alongside the broader market. BTC fell 0.46% and ETH declined 0.25%. BR, CYS, and AVAAI rose 73.51%, 43.27%, and 32.53%, respectively, driven by surging trading volume, new spot trading support in South Korea, and renewed rotation into the AI narrative. Harmony confirmed an abnormal token minting attack, in which the attacker exploited a system vulnerability to mint approximately 4 billion ONE tokens without authorization. Australian regulators shut down websites linked to suspected unlicensed platforms. Meanwhile, expectations for U.S. crypto regulatory rules are rising, with potential initial measures including token safe harbors, issuance disclosure requirements, and criteria for assessing network maturity.