PANews August 17 news, Fractal Bitcoin posted on the X platform stating that the Single-Step transfer function is currently being deployed to the Fractal Mainnet and has been first integrated into the Unisat extension Wallet. This function will further support Bitcoin's native expansion plan while ensuring network integrity.

On August 17, Jin10 reported that multiple relevant sources revealed that the governments of Japan and Turkey are coordinating to initiate inter-departmental dialogue concerning exchanges in the defense industry. It is expected that Japan's Minister of Defense, Yasukazu Hamada, will meet with Turkey's Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, on the 19th and reach an agreement. Turkey has provided attack drones and other support to Ukraine, which has been attacked by Russia, drawing attention to the development of the defense industry. The Japan Self-Defense Forces are interested in equipping a large number of drones, and procurement from Turkey is also under consideration.

Sky's co-founder RuneKek repurchased 16.38 million SKY with 1.77 million ENA in just 40 minutes, worth approximately $1.29 million. Since June, he has repurchased 122 million SKY using staking rewards, with an average price of $0.0836.

According to Jin10 data on August 17, the Japanese Financial Services Agency will approve the country's first issuance of a stablecoin denominated in yen, JPYC, this month. The Japanese Financial Services Agency will register the fintech company JPYC Inc. as a remittance business, and sales are expected to begin within a few weeks after registration. This digital money will be backed by liquidity assets such as government bonds to maintain its value stable at 1 JPYC = 1 yen.

PANews August 17 news, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the "Ma Ji Da Ge" has a 25x leveraged ETH long order with unrealized losses of 2.08 million USD, while the 40x leveraged BTC long order has unrealized gains of 78,000 USD. The overall position value is 11 million USD, but a considerable amount has also been paid out as funding fees, totaling 133,000 USD.

Jin10 data reported on August 17, Honghui New Material announced that the company plans to use its own funds to repurchase shares through centralized Bidding, with a repurchase amount not less than RMB 10 million and not exceeding RMB 20 million, and the repurchase price not exceeding RMB 15.90 per share. The repurchased shares are intended to be fully canceled and reduce the company's registered capital. This proposal needs to be submitted for the shareholders' meeting for review.

Odaily News According to encryption analyst Ai姨@ai9684xtpa's monitoring, an Address withdrew 89,903 LINK from Binance again 5 minutes ago, worth about 2.17 million dollars. In the past three days, the Address has withdrawn a total of 721,293.9 LINK, with a total value of about 16.43 million dollars, an average cost of 22.78 dollars, and currently unrealized gains of about 1.11 million dollars.

In July, the profitability of Bitcoin mining increased by 2% month-on-month, thanks to a 7% rise in Bitcoin prices and only a 5% increase in computing power. American mining companies produced 3,622 BTC that month, accounting for 26% of the entire network. IREN and MARA were the highest and second highest producing mining companies, respectively. The daily revenue per EH/s of computing power was approximately $57,000, a year-on-year increase of 14%.

Jin10 data reported on August 17, researchers at the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy’s International Best Practices Analysis Laboratory, led by Yermoshin, stated that in the context of the ongoing development of US-Russia dialogue following the Alaska summit, certain sanctions related to payment settlement and project implementation may soon be lifted in a targeted manner. "If progress is made in dialogue in the short term, it can be expected that sanctions in the areas of payment settlement and project implementation will be precisely lifted. In the long term, the issue of disposing of Russia's frozen assets will need to be resolved." He pointed out that the successful meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States provides an optimistic outlook for the development of commercial cooperation.

Foresight News reported that the cryptocurrency payment service provider MoonPay tweeted, "There are rumors that the Meme token launch platform BAGS on Solana and its CEO FINN may launch new features through MoonPay." Additionally, according to on-chain data, the current CEO FINN's top three Holdings on the BAGS platform are BTH (approximately $62,000), BAGGED (approximately $18,000), and

Odaily News According to encryption analyst Ai Yi @ai9684 xtpa's monitoring, two addresses exchanged 1791.5 ETH for 351,834.6 LINK in the past 7 hours, with a total value of approximately 7.84 million USD. Among them, Address 1 bought 276,000 LINK at an average price of 22.12 USD, and Address 2 bought 75,000 LINK at an average price of 22.71 USD.

According to Golden Finance reports and data from HODL15Capital, BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) purchased 7,493 Bitcoins this week, accumulating over 160,000 Bitcoins in the past 15 weeks.

Jin10 data reported on August 17 that regarding the possible resumption of ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office stated that Israel's condition for agreeing to a protocol is the unconditional release of all Israeli hostages, and the protocol must meet Israel's conditions for ending the war, which include disarming Hamas, achieving the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip, ensuring security in the areas along the Gaza border controlled by Israel, and establishing a civil governance system that is neither under Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority, and this system must be capable of coexisting peacefully with Israel.

According to Golden Finance, the funds of Arbitrum DAO have risen by 36% month-on-month, with a large portion coming from its ETH reserves. Arbitrum is one of the first members to join the Strategic ETH Reserve.

Golden Finance reports that mempool data shows El Salvador currently holds 6,270.18 BTC, equivalent to approximately 738 million USD.

Golden Finance reports that Fundstrat states ETH is the top macro trade for the next decade, with a year-end target of 12,000 to 15,000 dollars.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is in talks with trading platforms and DeFi protocols to launch a tokenized version of the benchmark index. The company emphasizes that it will ensure the tokenized products have transparency, security, and compliance to enhance the investor experience.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is collaborating with exchanges and DeFi protocols to launch tokenized index products, which may include tokenized versions of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices. The company has launched an on-chain index fund based on the S&P 500, with a total market capitalization of $370 million.

On August 16, Jin10 reported that on August 16 local time, European Parliament President Metsola posted on social media that Ukraine's future path must be a sustainable peace. Metsola stated that U.S. President Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky at the White House on the 18th, and the European Parliament welcomes Trump's efforts in this regard, as well as his communication with European leaders. Metsola emphasized that the goal is clear for both Ukraine and Europe: to establish a lasting peace based on strong and reliable security guarantees.

Jin10 data reported on August 16 that Sergey Leshchenko, advisor to the head of the Ukrainian President's Office, issued a statement on social media regarding the ways and means to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict on August 16. Sergey Leshchenko stated that Ukraine firmly believes that a ceasefire must be achieved first, and then the subsequent negotiation process can be advanced. Leshchenko clearly pointed out that Ukraine's position is very clear: ceasefire first, then discuss other matters. The reason for this is that if negotiations begin before a ceasefire, Ukraine will face a huge risk of extortion. Only by truly achieving a ceasefire can the necessary space for diplomatic activities be opened up.

Jin10 reported on August 16, European leaders issued a joint statement: Russia should not limit the Ukrainian armed forces or their cooperation with third countries, and Russia cannot exercise a veto over Ukraine's path to joining the EU and NATO. International borders should not be changed by force, and we will continue to support Ukraine. We will continue to strengthen sanctions and broader economic measures to exert pressure on the Russian economy until a just and lasting peace is achieved.

According to BlockBeats news on August 16, Alternative data shows that today's crypto Fear and Greed Index has dropped to 56 (yesterday it was 60), with a weekly average of 67, indicating that the market is still in a state of "Greed". Note: The Fear Index threshold ranges from 0 to 100 and includes indicators: Volatility (25%) + Market Volume (25%) + Social Media Heat (15%) + Market Surveys (15%) + Bitcoin's Proportion in the Whole Market (10%) + Google Trends Analysis (10%).

Jin10 reported on August 16 that the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced that an explosion at a munitions workshop in a factory in Ryazan region has resulted in 11 deaths and an additional 130 injuries. Among the deceased, two bodies were found during the debris clearance process. Psychological experts from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations are working at the scene. Multiple experts and various equipment are being deployed for the aftermath response.

BlockBeats news, on August 16, according to HyperInsight monitoring, in the past 30 minutes, "Brother Ma Ji" Huang Li Cheng's ETH long order holdings decreased by 944,600 USD, with current unrealized losses of about 4,992,900 USD, and a liquidation price of 2,938.097 USD; in addition, the Whale ETH short order holdings at the address starting with 0x20c2d9 decreased by 801,100 USD, with current unrealized losses of about 22,256,000 USD, and a liquidation price of 6,072.198 USD.

Odaily News Jupiter officially announced on X that it will soon stake up to $580 million of SOL from the native stake mechanism in the JLP fund pool. This move will enhance the overall yield of JLP and significantly increase the staking weight of Jupiter's verification nodes.

Yesterday, both Ethereum and Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced net outflows, with only BlackRock's product achieving net inflows; in addition, several large SOL treasury companies are about to raise funds, and a Bitcoin treasury is planned to be established in Asia by a mining company supported by the Trump family.

Jin10 reported on August 16 that despite being postponed for a day, the new round of global plastic pollution governance negotiations failed to reach a Consensus on the 15th local time. This round of UN negotiations was supposed to be the final round of discussions aimed at establishing the first legally binding international protocol for plastic pollution (including marine plastic pollution). However, like last year's meeting in South Korea, the negotiations once again did not yield results. It is reported that the talks have stalled on key issues such as whether to limit the exponential rise in plastic production and whether to implement global legal constraints on toxic chemicals used in plastic manufacturing.

Golden Finance reported that according to Farside Investors' monitoring, yesterday Fidelity's Ethereum Spot ETF experienced a net outflow of 272.2 million USD, marking the first net outflow since August 5.

Golden Finance reported that, according to Bloomberg, Strategy's Executive Chairman Michael Saylor is advancing a new financing experiment, planning to establish a Bitcoin credit business with a scale of up to $100 billion. As the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin in the world, Saylor has previously transformed a traditional software company into a major Bitcoin holding institution.

Golden Finance reports that Grayscale has submitted the S-1 filing for the DOGE ETF.

Jin10 Data reported on August 16 that on August 15 local time, Russian President Putin's special aircraft arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, to attend the US-Russia summit scheduled for that day. Earlier, there were reports from Russian media stating that "Putin's special aircraft has arrived," but later Putin's accompanying journalist Zarubin stated through his personal social media account that the aircraft that arrived was only that of the advance team.

The core of the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia lies in obtaining security guarantees from the United States and major global powers. Zelensky has always hoped that Trump could make a commitment to curb Russia's advances. Trump expressed his willingness to provide this commitment under conditions before the talks, which would relieve Ukraine and European allies if the matter could be discussed.

Odaily News TradingView data shows that ALT5 Sigma's intraday fall has expanded to 11.23%, reaching 6.4 dollars. Previously, ALT5 Sigma announced a 1.5 billion dollar financing to start the World Liberty Financial treasury strategy.

According to a report by Jinse Finance, on-chain analyst @ai9684xtpa monitored that Huang Licheng's long order of 22,298.53 ETH with 25x leverage encountered a fall tonight, currently experiencing unrealized losses of about 4.02 million USD, with an entry price of 4655.3 USD.

Jin10 data reported on August 15th, according to Russian media, that President Putin's private jet has taken off from Magadan in the Russian Far East, heading to Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, USA.

Golden Finance reported that META rose nearly 2% during the trading session, setting a new historical high. Its market capitalization has surpassed $2 trillion for the first time, making it the 6th publicly traded company in the U.S. to reach a market capitalization of $2 trillion.

Jin10 data reported on August 15, the company announced that it has received the Shanghai Stock Exchange's review opinions, confirming that the company’s application for the issuance of A-shares to specific targets complies with the requirements for issuance, listing, and information disclosure; however, the final decision on whether it can obtain the CSRC's approval for registration and the timing of that decision remains uncertain.

Odaily News Ukrainian President Zelensky: It's time to end the war. (Jin10)

According to ChainCatcher news, Jin10 reported that Fed official Goolsbee stated that the inflation situation in the United States presents a mixed picture, reflecting the complexities in the economic recovery process.

According to ChainCatcher news and Jin10 reports, Fed's Goolsbee stated not to overreact to a month's PPI, CPI, and import prices, but these data are worth following.

According to a report by Golden Finance, Nasdaq-listed Web3 infrastructure and product solutions provider Nano Labs Ltd has released its unaudited financial performance report for the first half of 2025, disclosing that it has included BNB in the company's main reserve assets to promote its overall encryption asset strategic reserves, having accumulated over 128,000 BNB to date. Additionally, the company achieved a net income of 8.3 million RMB (approximately 1.2 million USD) in the first half of the year, with net losses narrowing to 11.8 million RMB (approximately 1.6 million USD).

Odaily News The Czech police arrested Tomas Jirikovsky, the founder of the dark web market Sheep Marketplace, who is suspected of bribing former Justice Minister Pavel Blazek with 468 BTC (worth 45 million USD at the time) to evade a prison sentence. The case directly led to Blazek's resignation in May this year. According to local media Deník

On August 15, Jin10 reported that the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) stated that enhanced Russian ballistic missiles with maneuverable trajectories and decoys are reducing the effectiveness of Ukraine's Patriot air defense system. Russian missiles can now change their trajectory and make maneuvering adjustments instead of following standard ballistic paths. Furthermore, some missiles are equipped with electronic countermeasures, making it more difficult for the Patriot system to track and intercept them, including the Iskander-M and KN-23 missiles, which are the most commonly used missiles by Russia in its strikes against Ukraine. On June 28, of the seven missiles launched by Russia, the Ukrainian Armed Forces only shot down one. The largest attack on July 9 involved 13 missiles, of which the Ukrainian military only shot down or suppressed seven.

According to ChainCatcher news and Jin10 reports, former economic advisor to Bush, Mark Summerlin, stated that the current federal funds interest rate of 4.3% is too high and believes there is room for a 50 basis point rate cut.

The United States is expected to roll out the red carpet for Putin's visit to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, where Trump will greet him. The details of the meeting are still being finalized, and Trump may not contact the Ukrainian president or European leaders before then.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, according to RockFlow market data, the pre-market rise of the US-listed company KULR Technology (KULR) has expanded to 24.29%. The US-listed company KULR Technology today released its Q2 2025 financial report, with quarterly revenue of $397 million, a year-on-year increase of 63%. The company's net profit is $814 million, with earnings per share of $0.22, primarily benefiting from the rise in the market capitalization of its Bitcoin holdings. As of now, KULR Technology's total Bitcoin holdings have reached 1,021 coins, and BlackRock holds 5.6% of KULR's shares.

ChainCatcher message, Ourbit has confirmed to be the title sponsor of Taiwan Blockchain Week 2025 (TBW2025). It is reported that the event will be held from September 4 to 6, 2025, at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. As one of the influential blockchain industry events in the Asia-Pacific region, Taipei Blockchain Week 2025 will have the theme "Onboard AI", focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence and decentralized technology. Ourbit stated that as the largest single sponsor of this conference, they will set up a booth on-site to showcase their product and technological advantages in trading speed, memecoin liquidity, and trend capture, as well as introduce the platform's investments in security and organize interesting and interactive activities on-site.

Odaily News Trader 0 xSun reviewed the "long ETH, short altcoins" hedging strategy he shared a month and a half ago, with an overall profit of about 3 million USD. He stated that during execution, he closed some long orders due to subjective judgment and then re-entered at a higher level, resulting in some profit loss; the allocation ratio of long and short targets is the core of the strategy. The closing position approach includes synchronously closing positions when ETH peaks and pulls back, or gradually taking profit as ETH rises and leaning towards shorting. He observed that the strategy's most profitable phases often occur during ETH's volatile declines and widespread altcoin falls, while profit retracement is more pronounced during the slight rebound phase after ETH's decline.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai9684xtpa), monitoring data from the Binance platform shows that the crypto venture capital firm Big Candle Capital experienced a daily asset drawdown of approximately 24.495 million USD yesterday. Previously, Big Candle Capital had a profit of 114 million USD on the Binance platform over 30 days. According to their analysis, this may be due to holding a losing position or partially reducing position during yesterday's big dump. The profit and loss curve over the past 7 days shows that profit peaked at 20.675 million USD on August 13, and yesterday the profit and loss suddenly turned negative (-3.82 million USD).

Odaily News According to encryption analyst Ai Yi @ai9684 xtpa monitoring, a suspected address of Sun Yuchen withdrew 125 million USDC from Binance half an hour ago, and deposited them into Morpho and Aave for financial management. Currently, the asset scale of this address has reached 2 billion USD, almost all of which are stablecoins, and are mainly used for Decentralized Finance management.