August 18, Tuesday — Key Economic Data and Events at a Glance!

Why do some people become wealthier and more honored as they grow older, while others achieve greatness only later in life?
One type of person is ordinary, or even more hardship-stricken than others, when young, but after middle age suddenly begins to exert their strength, advancing one step each year and becoming wealthier and more honored with age.
Another type shines brilliantly in youth and gets whatever they want, but after middle age begins to decline and ends up in miserable old age.
The former is called late achievement; the latter, early decline.
Why do some people become wealthier an

It’s not often I come across a word I don’t know in a book. This was definitely a new one for me and I haven’t found anyone else who knew it, either!

#pi Some bullish arguments involve node updates. What, exactly, has the official side been busy updating lately? It is establishing an allocation mechanism for node service providers, as well as a fee structure for ecosystem participants. There has been no fundamental breakthrough.

The Pando Rings attacker became active again after two months of inactivity, exchanging 3 million DAI for 1,570 ETH (approximately $3 million) through CoW Protocol, then sending 800 ETH (approximately $1.52 million) to Tornado Cash across 8 transactions. Pando Rings lost approximately $20 million in an oracle manipulation attack in November 2022.

At 11.86, do you think CSOPSAMSUNG2L is a meme coin? Wrong—it’s a leverage signal for BTC bulls. Over the past 24 hours, BTC held above 68k and moved sideways, while this token surged from 10.8 to 12.07, with $2.4 million in volume and an 11.7% range—the capital is borrowing BTC’s “boredom” to speculate on altcoins’ “heartbeat.” Note that it didn’t follow the drop; instead, it accumulated against the trend during BTC’s pullback. That kind of independence shows the market maker’s attitude.
Operationally, don’t chase the top. Try a small long position on a pullback into the 11.2–11.4 range, with

Hello everyone,
Are you already up and working, or are you still sleeping in!
I used to sleep in as much as I could if there was nothing important to do
But since I started grinding on X, I want to wake up early so I can GM everyone

🌍 CRYPTO MARKET TODAY: BUYERS ARE FINALLY PUSHING BACK
The market is showing a stronger recovery today after last week's weakness.
₿ BTC: ~$64.3K | 📈 +2.3%
♦️ ETH: ~$1.91K | 📈 +1.7%
🟡 BNB: ~$604.8 | 📈 +0.6%
🟣 SOL: ~$75.9 | 📈 +1.8%
✕ XRP: ~$1.00 | 📈 +1.0%
Bitcoin has climbed back above $64K, with the broader market following higher. CoinMarketCap's latest data also shows the Altcoin Season Index at 44/100, meaning the market is still leaning toward Bitcoin rather than a broad altcoin-led rally.
📈 WHAT'S CHANGED
BTC's recovery is the main driver today. Market reports say Bitcoin gained

8.18 ETH, lightly short around 1920, with targets at 1900/1880/1850.
On the 1H chart, the previous rebound was rejected at 1937, then price retraced to 1852 and has now pushed back up to 1908.
The short-term moving averages are turning upward, but there is clear selling pressure around 1920-1925 above. The candles are leaving upper wicks, showing that the bulls’ push lacks conviction and that the market needs a pullback to consolidate.
On the macro front, expectations for U.S. rate cuts keep swinging back and forth, while geopolitical issues in the Middle East flare up from time to time.
Capit

It’s way too hot.

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JUST IN: Pando Rings attacker reactivated after two months, moving 800 ETH to Tornado Cash via eight transfers. This follows earlier manipulation loss at ~$20M; onchain data shows ~1.57k ETH moved via CoW Protocol. $ETH $DAI

Discovered Grok's recommendation mechanism: it recommends “good posts” to users.

8.18 ETH Morning Analysis
ETH is trading at $1,911, just below the upper Bollinger Band at $1,916, while the middle band at $1,905 provides short-term support. All three RSI lines are around 59, indicating moderate, non-overheated buying pressure. However, the MACD fast and slow lines are converging near the zero axis, and the histogram has turned negative, signaling weakening short-term momentum and a risk of a confirmed death cross.
Net inflow was only $695.8k, with volume shrinking significantly, indicating limited willingness to chase higher prices. The previous high at $1,918 is clear res

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🔥 SPCX BREAKS HIGHER — CAN $145 BECOME THE NEXT LAUNCHPAD?
SPCX/USDT perpetual has now moved to $145, shifting the entire technical picture higher and putting the bulls directly at a critical decision zone. The broader structure remains constructive, but after this latest move, traders need to watch whether momentum can convert the breakout attempt into a sustained trend.
📈 TREND STRUCTURE: BULLISH
The ADX remains around 26–29, confirming that SPCX is trading within a meaningful directional trend rather than a simple sideways range. The moving-average structure also

SPCX may not offer another chance to re-enter.
I currently only have a position worth tens of thousands of U in the Aster vault. The original plan was for me to provide 100k U in junior capital, while the vault raised 1 million U, with the core strategy being to use futures to replicate Sell Put and gradually accumulate SPCX.
Using futures to replicate Sell Put is actually a strategy I have been using for the past two years. Based on SPCX’s unlock schedule, I originally expected to wait until late November before gradually building the position to full size.
I just didn’t expect it to take off

The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest net outflow last week was BlackRock’s ETF ETHA, with a weekly net outflow of $16.3944 million. ETHA’s cumulative historical net inflow currently stands at $11.63 billion. Next was Fidelity’s ETF FETH, with a weekly net outflow of $5.5982 million. FETH’s cumulative historical net inflow currently stands at $2.12 billion.

Folks, the market didn’t look quite right at 8:30. I posted an update, and by 9:30 it had started pulling back. All it needs to explode is for longs to close their positions.