Thirty-three years, and every day has been like this. What has kept him standing? A sentence once spoken by a Kyoto gardener.
I noticed a gardener crouching there alone, using a pair of bamboo tweezers to pick out the moss bit by bit. I walked over and asked him, “What are you doing?” In his English, he said, “I’m picking out the dead moss. I’m taking care of my garden.”
I said, “But your garden is so big.” He replied, “I’ve been taking care of this garden for twenty-five years. I have all the time in the world.”
This is one of the deepest realizations of my life. It truly taught me something.

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🐋 WHALE WATCH : U.S. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DROPS TO 40 YEAR LOW
The SPR has crashed to -293.4M barrels just 41M barrels above its absolute legal minimum.
With Washington projecting drawdowns down to 243M barrels to suppress Middle East supply shocks the U.S. is essentially running its emergency national security buffer on pure fumes.
No insurance policy left for the next real shock.

#GateEventPointsSystemLaunched
Gate continues to expand the way its community can participate in events with the launch of the Event Points System. This new points-based approach adds an interesting layer to event participation by giving users a clearer way to track their activity, follow their progress, and stay engaged throughout eligible campaigns.
In the fast-moving world of Web3, community participation has become an increasingly important part of any ecosystem. Users are no longer just watching from the sidelines. They want to participate, explore new features, join campaigns, complete

Precise spot-gold entry this morning $XAU : 4436 to 4398, securing 38 points. Make sure to eat a good breakfast!
Tell yourself once every day: I’m really great, and I’m better today than I was yesterday.

Exchanges are opening “mega-supermarkets”: Buy BTC today, look at Moutai tomorrow, and investors will finally have to learn to keep their hands off
If past crypto trading platforms were more like boutiques specializing in digital assets, Gate’s continued expansion into innovative A-share listings is clearly moving toward becoming a “global asset supermarket.”
According to the latest public information, Gate’s innovative listings section has launched 40 popular stocks, including ChangXin Memory Technologies, Unitree Robotics, and CATL, while its stock business covers multiple major markets. Thi

Recently, I’ve seen many people shorting Sandisk and taking heavy losses. Today, U.S. stocks finally plunged—and they really didn’t look back...
Sandisk has 90 billion in long-term orders on hand, plus other orders, giving it at least 100 billion in orders, while its market cap is only a little over 200 billion. How can you short it? In terms of profitability, even if you add up the annual revenue of all the profitable projects in the entire crypto space—DeFi, launchpads, and so on—it still wouldn’t equal Sandisk’s earnings. A company like this is only worth buying when it drops. Never think y

8.18 Market Analysis
ETH Silk Road reference setup
Entry range: around 1910–1920; Kong
Zhisun: above 1940
First target: 1880; second target: 1850
The one-hour chart is very clear. After previously surging to 1937 and being pushed back down, the price fell to 1852 before rebounding again and has now touched 1908. The short-term moving averages are trending upward, making it look as though the price may continue higher, but selling pressure is very heavy around 1920–1925. Every upward push has produced a long upper wick, clearly showing that the bulls lack follow-through. Most likely, the

JUST IN: Riot Platforms sold 9,665 BTC in H1 2026, totaling about $732.46M at an average $75,785. If sustained, ongoing pre-plant liquidation pressure could weigh on near-term BTC price action. $BTC

Gold at noon on 8/18:
The 4-hour Bollinger Band upper band at 4434 is forming short-term resistance, while gold is currently fluctuating above the middle band. The KDJ indicator is turning downward, and the J value has already pulled back, showing signs of a short-term pullback to build momentum.
Resistance above: 4449; support below: 4310. The overall trend remains bullish. In the short term, prioritize opportunities after a pullback to support and wait for the retracement before going long again.
Trading recommendation:
Go long at 4350–4370, target 4500–4550, stop-loss protection at 4340
(Fo

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it's in an uptrend since ever.
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$BTC BTC's 64.5k–65k range overhead remains a hard resistance level. Until it breaks through and holds with increased volume, I will continue to view it as range-bound. The 63.8k–64k range below is the short-term dividing line; after losing it, I will look successively at 63.2k and 62.5k. Ethereum is currently in the 1,900–1,920 range, with true resistance around 1,920; 1,880–1,890 is support, and a break below 1,880 would essentially invalidate this rebound. My plan remains unchanged: do not chase highs. Only after a pullback to 63.8k–64k stabilizes will I lightly test a long position, with a

Day 215 of 20,000U (2026.8.18)
Today's funds: 20,811U
Start date: January 16, 2026
This crypto bear market will end in less than 80 days
Over the past few days, I looked at Bitcoin's historical price trends
The historical cycle's peak in December 2017 led to the bottom of that cycle in December 2018
It took a total of 13 months
The peak in November 2021 to the bottom in November 2022 likewise took 13 months
This cycle began at the peak in October 2025, and August is already its 11th month
Some people will definitely say this is mechanically applying the past to the present
History moves forwar

The US Dollar Index plunged straight through 99.5 over the past two days, touching around 99.19 and hitting a new low in nearly 10 weeks
These three factors are mainly draining the dollar’s confidence
▶️Employment data blows up
Nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly declined, and the labor market is cooling much faster than expected
▶️Rate-cut expectations fully priced in
With inflation steadily falling and the economy cooling, the market has fully priced in a rate cut in September
▶️US Treasury yields slide
The 10-year US Treasury yield fell to around 4.68%, weakening the yield advantage of US Treasur

#AnthropicAnnualRevenueSurpasses65B Anthropic’s reported annual revenue surpassing $6.5 billion marks another major milestone in the rapid growth of the artificial intelligence industry. The figure highlights how quickly demand for advanced AI models, enterprise solutions, developer tools, and AI-powered services is expanding across global markets.
Anthropic has built strong momentum by focusing heavily on reliable and capable AI systems, particularly through its Claude model family. As businesses increasingly integrate AI into software development, research, customer support, productivity, da

On August 18, 2026, ETH futures fluctuated around $1,900. Although bulls attempted to push higher, they failed to effectively break through key resistance, and the overall market remained in a consolidating buildup pattern of “support below and strong resistance above.”
📊 Key Levels in the Long-Short Battle
· Current price: Approximately $1,898-$1,905, with intraday volatility narrowing.
· Strong resistance above: $1,910-$1,915 is the first short-term resistance zone (the confluence of the 1-hour Bollinger upper band and MA120); the core “ceiling” is at $1,930-$1,950 (the 100-day moving avera

this my boys is about to go down as my project of the year at this rate. 1 month old and real circ mcap only 1.4m btw
also found out more interesting things detailed to $Net which is quite bullish 👀
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Tong Ge’s 8.18 ETH strategy
$ETH Enter a short around 1905–1920, stop loss at 1930, first target 1870, second target 1850.
Yesterday, ETH only climbed as high as 1918, just one final push short of 1920, but still failed to break above it before sheepishly retreating to around 1900. BTC surged to 646, looking ready to make a big move, while ETH was clearly unable to keep pace. This contrast in strength says a lot: it’s not that ETH doesn’t want to rise; there simply isn’t enough capital willing to take over overhead.
The 1920 level has been tested repeatedly several times recently, and each tim