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Odaily Planet Daily: Bitwise CEO posted on X that in the first half of this year, amid a bear market environment, investors net invested more than $1.8 billion into Bitwise’s products. Among them, for four types of products—ETFs/ETPs, private active and Alpha strategies, staking, and vaults—capital inflows each exceeded $100 million.
Bitwise is made up of more than 150 people from the financial and technology sectors. He said these people could have pursued other careers, but instead want to work alongside the crypto industry to advance this turnaround story. The Bitwise team hopes the crypto industry can change the world and ensure that the efforts of many participants are recognized.

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Bitwise CEO posted on the X platform, saying that in the first half of this year, in a bear-market environment, investors net invested more than $1.8 billion into Bitwise products. Among them, fund inflows into four categories of products—ETF/ETP, private active and Alpha strategies, staking, and treasury vaults—each exceeded $100 million.
Bitwise is made up of more than 150 people from the financial and technology sectors. He said that these individuals could have pursued other careers, but instead hope to work alongside the crypto industry to help drive this comeback story. The Bitwise team wants the crypto industry to change the world and to recognize the efforts of so many participants.

Odaily Planet Daily News: On August 23, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said that Congress should prohibit the president, their spouse, and senior officials from issuing, initiating, or profiting from cryptocurrencies during their terms, and should require that enforceable ethical bans be incorporated into the Digital Assets Market Structure Act.
A survey conducted from August 14 to 17 covering 1,166 U.S. adults shows that 63% of respondents believe that Trump and his family’s crypto profit-making behavior is inappropriate, while 32% think it is appropriate. In his annual filing, Trump disclosed that his 2025 cryptocurrency-related income exceeded $1.4 billion.

Odaily Planet Daily reported: On August 23, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said that Congress should prohibit the president, their spouse, and senior officials from issuing, initiating, or profiting from cryptocurrencies during their terms, and require that enforceable ethics bans be incorporated into the Digital Assets Market Structure bill.
A survey conducted from August 14 to 17, covering 1,166 U.S. adults, shows that 63% of respondents believe Trump and his family’s cryptocurrency profit-making activities are inappropriate, while 32% believe they are appropriate. Trump disclosed in his annual filing that in 2025 his cryptocurrency-related income exceeded $1.4 billion.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the latest research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland shows that crypto investors differ markedly from traditional asset investors. There are large disagreements over how they view the future returns and risks of digital assets. Moreover, information about Bitcoin’s historical price performance may further encourage investors to increase their allocation and actually buy crypto assets.
The research paper (Do You Even Crypto, Bro? Cryptocurrencies in Household Finance), based on multiple rounds of U.S. household survey data, covers up to about 25,000 households per round. The researchers found that, compared with demographic characteristics such as age, income, and gender, investors’ expectations of future returns from cryptocurrency better explain who chooses to hold crypto assets.

Odaily Star Daily News: A recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland shows that cryptocurrency investors differ markedly from traditional-asset investors. There is a huge divergence in their views on the future returns and risks of digital assets. Moreover, information about Bitcoin’s historical price gains may further encourage investors to increase their allocation and actually buy cryptocurrencies.
The study paper (Do You Even Crypto, Bro? Cryptocurrencies in Household Finance) is based on multiple rounds of U.S. household survey data, with each round covering up to about 25,000 households. The researchers found that, compared with demographic characteristics such as age, income, and gender, investors’ expectations of future cryptocurrency returns explain more strongly who chooses to hold crypto assets.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that stablecoins are accelerating their shift from “digital dollar reserve tools” to everyday payment methods. Data shows that over the past year, spending via crypto cards (Crypto Card) has grown by more than 3 times. This year, in July, tracked transaction volumes reached $1.04 billion. Daily spending such as groceries, rides, dining, and subscription services have become the primary use cases.
According to Paymentscan data (cited by the venture capital firm a16z), in July, among more than 10 million crypto card transactions, approximately 70% of payments were supported by USD stablecoins. Of these, USDC accounted for 50.8% of transaction volume and USDT accounted for 20.3%. Compared with a year ago, USDC’s share was about 48% and USDT’s share was about 7%, further strengthening the dominant position of USD stablecoins in crypto payments.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that stablecoins are accelerating their shift from “digital dollar reserve instruments” to everyday payment rails. Data shows that over the past year, spending on crypto cards (Crypto Card) has grown by more than 3x. In July this year, tracked transaction value reached $1.04 billion. Daily spending such as groceries, rides, dining, and subscription services have become the primary use cases.
Based on Paymentscan data (cited by venture capital firm a16z), among more than 10 million crypto card transactions in July, about 70% of payments were supported by USD stablecoins. Of these, USDC accounted for 50.8% of transaction volume and USDT for 20.3%. Compared with a year ago, USDC’s share was about 48% and USDT’s about 7%, indicating that the dominance of USD stablecoins in crypto payments has further strengthened.

Odaily Planet Daily reported that in response to discussions about the “Memestock” model on the X platform, CZ said that combining Memecoin with tokenized stocks is a “novel and interesting” innovation, but the key lies in whether the issuer has the ability to fulfill its promises.
It is reported that some community users have shared their views on the “Memestock” trend. They believe that by combining Memecoin with tokenized stocks, users holding Memecoin can receive tokenized stock收益 without any additional actions. This model gives new practical value to Memecoins that previously lacked real use cases. Currently, most related innovations are mainly concentrated in the BNB Chain ecosystem.