🔐 END-OF-DAY MARKET REPORT — August 13, 2026
🌐 TODAY’S TOP HEADLINES
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said the transfer of 5,014 BTC ($322 million) was a routine treasury operation, with no sale taking place and the company’s 43,000 BTC holdings remaining unchanged; the transfer cost only ~$8 in network fees.
Fidelity filed with the SEC to add staking to its spot Ethereum ETF.
In Hong Kong, HashKey began offering its regulated HKDAP stablecoin to eligible investors.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said valuations of crypto assets outside Bitcoin could at least double if protocols direct their revenues toward token buybacks and burns.
In South Korea, the head of CeFi lender Delio was sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling $50 million from more than 1,100 customers.
U.S. July PPI data and jobless claims for the week of August 8 will be released today; Cisco and Coherent will report quarterly results, while Google will announce a new product launch.
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₿ BITCOIN
BTC opened this morning in the $63,400-$63,600 range, slightly negative from yesterday; every daily opening this week has been lower than the previous day, and daily/weekly/monthly/yearly trends have turned negative. After briefly recovering to $64,400-$64,500 following yesterday’s CPI, the price failed to hold its gains and pulled back to the $63,200-$63,300 range. The $62,000-$66,000 range remains the main trading range since CPI; as long as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and no lasting solution is reached with Iran, it is becoming harder for BTC to hold above $65,000.
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🔷 ETHEREUM & ALTCOINS
ETH opened in the $1,870-$1,880 range and is slightly negative from yesterday. Monero and Hyperliquid started the day outperforming to the upside in a broader market moving within a narrow, low-volatility range. Fidelity’s application to add staking to its ETH ETF is notable for the expansion of institutional Ethereum products.
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📋 TOP CRYPTO NEWS
KuCoin Research reported that the moderate CPI reading eased rate-hike pressure, but geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are limiting the upside potential in risk appetite.
Bullish reported a $280 million loss in the second quarter due to a $244.6 million decline in the value of its Bitcoin holdings; subscription revenue partially offset the slowdown in digital assets.
Figure’s tokenization-focused blockchain lending marketplace volume surged to $4.3 billion, while quarterly revenue reached $226 million.
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🔓 TOKEN UNLOCKS
UP
August 13, 2026
Amount: ~$3.06 million (7.44% of circulating supply)
Selling pressure: 🔴
Note: One of the highest-ratio unlocks of August; high relative to the circulating float.
August 15, 2026
Amount: ~$3.7 million (1.42% of circulating supply)
Selling pressure: 🟡
August 15, 2026
Amount: ~$3.2 million (3.61% of circulating supply)
Selling pressure: 🟡
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🔭 OUTLOOK & UPCOMING EVENTS
Today’s PPI data and jobless claims will be watched to see whether they confirm the moderate inflation picture created by yesterday’s CPI. BTC’s declining opening trend every day this week and its inability to hold above $65,000 show that the unresolved situation in the Strait of Hormuz continues to limit risk appetite. UP’s high-ratio unlock today, followed by SEI and STRK unlocks on August 15, could create volatility among mid-cap altcoins. Progress in the SEC process for Fidelity’s ETH staking ETF application will continue to be monitored as a potential medium-term catalyst for institutional Ethereum demand.