Seizure leaders: Most funds were withdrawn from funds totaling $114.9M and Bitwise (
#bitb ) — $49.7M. Even the giant iShares
#bitcoin Trust from BlackRock (IBIT) lost $33.4M. Against the overall trend, a fund from Morgan Stanley (MSBT) grew, recording inflows of $9.3M. At the same time, last August remained a strong month for ETFs overall—collectively, funds attracted around $3.3B during the month. Major purchases and transfers: Large funds continue to build balances on dips. For example, Strive topped up its reserves by 1,800 BTC. At the same time, on Coinbase, Japan bought 4800
#BTC worth about $377M, which may indicate preparation for further maneuvers or profit-taking. Other institutional players (such as MicroStrategy or specialized funds) are also selectively accumulating coins (deals were recorded for 4603
$BTC )
Industry incidents: While BTC is consolidating, the altcoin market is uneasy. The Cronos blockchain from Crypto.com temporarily stopped operations due to a vulnerability in the Tectonic landing protocol, where the hacker inflated the TONIC token price and borrowed other people’s assets against it worth $75M. The exchange itself, Crypto.com, was not affected
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