🚀 Crypto Market Today ‖ August 19
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💰 Funds are back, and institutions are also accelerating their entry
📰 Today’s Key Headlines
🔥 Spot Bitcoin ETF records inflows for the second consecutive day
On August 17, US spot BTC ETFs saw net inflows of approximately $298 million, with BlackRock’s IBIT accounting for about $160 million. Meanwhile, large BTC holders collectively increased their holdings by about $2.9 billion over the past 60 days.
As capital flows back into BTC, market sentiment is shifting from defense to observation.
🏛️ White House Crypto Meeting + CLARITY Act
Today, the US White House will discuss crypto regulation with representatives from multiple major crypto industry and financial institutions, and the CLARITY Act remains one of the core topics.
At the same time, the SEC has released a roughly 400-page Regulation Crypto proposal. It includes exemption mechanisms for certain Token issuances, along with related thresholds of up to $5 million per single transaction / $75 million annually, and opens a 60-day public comment period.
📊 FOMC Meeting Minutes Released Today
The market is waiting for the Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes, focusing on the interest-rate path, inflation, and signals for future rate cuts.
🏦 Citi Makes a Move Toward Bitcoin Custody
Citi confirmed that Bitcoin will become the first supported asset on its new digital asset custody platform, Custody+, expected to launch later in 2026.
Traditional financial institutions are shifting from “researching Crypto” to actually building Crypto infrastructure.
🔐 Binance Releases 45th Proof of Reserves
As of August 1, Binance users’ BTC balance increased by approximately 16,349 BTC to about 657,000 BTC.
ETH and USDT users’ balances declined by about 2.6% compared to earlier, but major asset reserves still maintain a liabilities coverage ratio above 100%.
🛡️ Binance Helps Thwart an Approx. $1.2M DAO Attack
Binance’s security team stated it helped stop a malicious governance proposal that could have enabled attackers to obtain about $1.2 million in funds from a certain DAO.
⚠️ Maya Protocol Suffers an Approx. $11M Attack
Security incidents continue to remind the market: while funds are returning, DeFi security risks remain.
💼 Metaplanet Plans to Acquire Super League
Metaplanet plans to invest 2,100 BTC + $2.5 million in cash to acquire about 95.7% of Super League shares, valuing the deal at approximately $134.6 million.
🚀 Top Gainers
ACE +29.6%
ALPINE +28.3%
🔓 Token Unlock
Tokens such as ZRO and APT will be unlocked today.
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