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Bitcoin's last strong performance on this scale in August was seen in 2017. Bitcoin ending that year with a rise of approximately 1,250% has raised the question of whether the current movement marks the beginning of a new uptrend.

Crypto payments are fast, but what happens when something goes wrong? 👀
Refundable tokens could bring escrow, refund windows, and dispute protection onchain, making stablecoins like $USDC and $USDT more practical for everyday payments.
The bigger question: do refunds make crypto safer, or take away some of its trustless nature?

#GateEventContractTradeSharingChallenge Gate has introduced a streamlined trading product known as Event Contracts, accompanied by an active incentive campaign that rewards both participation and content sharing. Event Contracts center on short-term directional prediction. Participants select an asset such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, HYPE, or BNB, choose a timeframe of five minutes, fifteen minutes, one hour, or four hours, and take a position on whether the price will finish higher or lower than the starting reference. The structure eliminates leverage calculations and margin

Gate Contract Listings | August 24–30, 2026
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🔹 Last week’s highlights: $PONS , $MARSCOIN , $RAM (Roundhill T-REX 2x Long DRAM Daily Target ETF)
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After all that work this month, I still didn’t make much money
Making a profit every month is indeed somewhat difficult
Keep learning and keep growing.

#Gate闲钱宝自动生息享3%年化
Your idle USDT can now do more than simply wait for the next trade.
Gate Idle Money officially launched on August 26, 2026, introducing a simple idea for traders who regularly keep stablecoins in their accounts: eligible idle balances can automatically earn while remaining available for trading.
The headline is up to 3% APR, but the more interesting part is how the product works.
There is no lockup, no recurring subscription and no requirement to move funds into a separate wallet or convert them into another asset. Eligible USDT, USDC and other supported stablecoins held in

Come and learn
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After lunch, I took a short break, then went to the beauty salon in the afternoon for a full-body treatment from head to toe.
I’m adjusting my condition properly to welcome the official start of the online course tomorrow.
This session is another full month of live-trading instruction, which is particularly demanding.
I’m getting myself into the best possible shape and will earnestly guide this group of students.

Sectors/indexes Friday and MTD/YTD

The value of this trade lies not in the result now, but in having determined the direction before the start. After the $ADA trendline broke down and the rebound failed to reclaim it, the plan was to wait for a retest and short; the market validation was fairly complete.

The pullback reached around 0.2159, but the rebound lacked volume. After entering, I only placed a protective stop and did not repeatedly change the logic. Execution was not compromised, and the rhythm of this trade was relatively smooth.

The price moved from 0.2159 all the way to 0.1965, with a paper gain of +640.86%. I to

🚨 #U.S.StrikesIranBTCDips
⚠️ Geopolitical Risk Hits Crypto Markets
📊 Market Snapshot — Aug 31, 2026
• 🇺🇸 U.S. forces carried out strikes on Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz.
• 🇮🇷 Iran responded with attacks on U.S.-linked targets, increasing global risk sentiment.
• 🛢️ Oil prices moved higher as traders assessed potential disruption around the Strait of Hormuz.
• ₿ BTC briefly slipped toward the $77K area before showing signs of stabilization.
• 📉 Leverage amplified the move as short-term traders reacted to the sudden volatility.
🔎 What Crypto Traders Are Watching
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Understand the Dow, and you’ll understand global market trends! A practical guide for beginners with no prior knowledge🔥
Many people trade stocks, crypto, and gold, yet can never accurately identify the major trend. The fundamental reason is just one: they can’t understand the Dow’s real signals.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average isn’t simply data showing whether U.S. stocks are up or down. It is the global capital market’s master switch for sentiment. After a century of market validation, it has proven especially effective at anticipating macroeconomic direction, capital preferences, and risk

8.31 Gold Evening Review: Gold bottomed at 4396 and rebounded nearly 60 points! Oversold recovery underway—is this a reversal or just a flash in the pan?

Intraday, gold fell to 4396, hitting a new period low, after which bearish momentum was released in force. Dip-buying demand gradually absorbed the selling at lower levels, and gold prices began a volatile rebound, recovering multiple levels in succession. They are currently trading around 4455, with the short-term rebound approaching 60 points. Market sentiment is gradually recovering from extreme bearishness, while the battle between bull

“Memory is a bubble.”Explain this then, KOSPI bears:
Samsung has reportedly reserved ~70% of its memory production capacity through 2031 via LTAs with $NVDA, $MSFT, and $GOOGL as main counterparties.
Five years of demand visibility…

#Web3SecurityGuide
WEB3 SECURITY GUIDE: THE KNOWLEDGE EVERY CRYPTO USER SHOULD HAVE
Web3 has given users something the traditional digital world rarely offers at the same level: direct control over digital assets. Your wallet can hold tokens, interact with decentralized applications, participate in DeFi, access NFT ecosystems and connect you to an entire blockchain economy without depending on a traditional financial intermediary for every action. But this freedom comes with a serious responsibility. In my opinion, the biggest lesson every Web3 user needs to understand is simple: if you have

I’m also watching $TAO
That drop from $242.85 was aggressive, and although price bounced from $224.10, the 1H structure still looks heavy. $TAO is now consolidating around $229.6, but buyers haven’t really taken control back yet.
Entry: $229.5–$231.0
Targets:
TP1: $227.8
TP2: $225.5
TP3: $224.1
SL: Above $233.5
For me, $233.5 is the key invalidation. Stay below it and the bounce still looks like a relief move. If sellers step back in around $230–$231, another test of the lows could come quickly.
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Both trades lost money, so I’m reviewing them together (4-hour + 5-minute)
Today I’m sharing two losing trades at once. Both were BTC bullish positions, and both went to zero👇
① 4-hour large trade: lost 50.86 USDT
Period: 08-31 16:00-20:00, 65.01 contracts, cost 50.86, average entry price 0.78.
② 5-minute small trade: lost 2.78 USDT
Period: 07-31 01:45-01:50, 5.60 contracts, cost 2.78, average entry price 0.49.
Combined, the two trades lost 53.64 USDT. It may not be a huge amount, but it was enough to make me reflect seriously.
Common mistakes:
· Both were bullish trades, and I chased both wi