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Key Takeaways Solana rallied nearly 20% over the past week, reaching $91 before consolidating The US Treasury’s decision to double buyback operations injected liquidity into markets, supporting crypto risk appetite Spot SOL ETFs attracted $14.58M in net inflows on Thursday, marking the strongest single-day performance since late July Derivatives markets saw explosive activity: futures volume soared 177% to $13.7B and open interest rose to $5.66B Technical focus is on the 200-day EMA near $89; a clean breakout could target the $96–$100 zone Solana has delivered an impressive weekly performance. The SOL token rallied over 19%, touching $91 at its peak before settling near $89. This rally coincides with renewed optimism across cryptocurrency markets following a market-friendly policy shift from the US Treasury.

Solana (SOL) Price The catalyst came when the US Treasury Department announced it would expand buyback operations for longer-maturity Treasury bonds, increasing the size from $2 billion to a minimum of $4 billion per operation. This move addressed liquidity concerns and encouraged greater risk-taking across global markets, including digital assets. Solana responded with a 10%+ surge on Wednesday alone.

Institutional interest has accelerated alongside the price action. According to SoSoValue tracking data, SOL spot exchange-traded funds pulled in $14.58 million in net inflows on Thursday. This represents the largest single-day accumulation since late July and extends a three-day streak of positive flows.

Derivatives Markets Signal Strong Conviction This rally isn’t just retail-driven hype. Solana futures trading volume exploded to approximately $13.7 billion, representing a 177% increase. Open interest expanded by roughly 7.9% to reach $5.66 billion. Options volume skyrocketed by over 400%. These metrics indicate sophisticated traders are making substantial position adjustments rather than simply riding market momentum.

Market analyst Ash Crypto pointed out on X that Solana just recorded its strongest daily close in three months, emphasizing that this weekly performance is notable even within the context of the broader crypto market rebound.

For weeks, SOL remained trapped in a tight range between $70 and $80, with consistent selling pressure preventing upward progress. The decisive move through the $78–$80 resistance zone, followed by the extension to $91, marks a significant structural change in market dynamics.

Critical Price Levels Ahead Technically, Solana is currently testing its 200-day EMA, positioned around $89. The Relative Strength Index sits near 79, indicating overbought conditions, though the MACD continues to flash bullish signals. Immediate support has formed at the 50-day and 100-day EMAs, located at $76.91 and $78.63 respectively.

Source: TradingView Looking ahead, bulls need to clear resistance at $96.19 to unlock the $98–$100 target zone. Should bears regain control, $80 represents the critical support level. A breakdown below that threshold would likely retest the $70–$72 range.

After peaking at $91 during this week’s session, SOL is currently changing hands around $89, maintaining its position above the 200-day EMA.

Solana’s tokenized equity market just crossed $465 million in total supply, a new all-time high, as healthcare giants Moderna and Eli Lilly became the latest traditional stocks to trade onchain. The listings arrived through Backpack Securities via the Sunrise liquidity gateway, extending a market that has grown from a curiosity into one of the more consequential experiments in decentralized finance this year.

Solana now commands roughly 95% of all decentralized tokenized-equity spot volume, and cumulative transaction values across the ecosystem crossed multi-billion-dollar levels earlier in 2026.

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How Backpack became the unlikely volume king Backpack Securities launched in June 2026, entering the market with a genuinely memorable first move: tokenized SpaceX shares, listed on the same day SpaceX debuted on Nasdaq. Since then, Backpack has added names like Micron, and now Moderna and Eli Lilly, with the healthcare additions timed alongside rising investor interest in mRNA therapy developments.

Backpack-issued equities represent approximately 5% of total tokenized equity supply on Solana, yet they account for more than 50% of weekly trading volume.

What makes onchain equities different from just owning the stock Tokenized equities on Solana trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on decentralized venues including Jupiter and Raydium. The other structural advantage is composability: tokenized equities sitting in a Solana wallet can interact with the broader DeFi ecosystem—they can be used as collateral, swapped, or routed through liquidity protocols in ways that a position at a traditional broker cannot.

Backpack’s model also supports redemption back to traditional brokerage accounts, meaning users aren’t permanently locked into the onchain world. Moderna’s token, trading as $MRNA, and Eli Lilly’s $LLY give investors exposure to two of the highest-profile names in pharmaceutical markets through an interface that lets them trade alongside Treasury tokens and other real-world assets in a single onchain portfolio.

Solana’s broader RWA momentum Tokenized equities are one component of a larger real-world asset wave building on Solana. The $465 million supply figure for equities specifically reflects how quickly credibility transferred once the infrastructure was in place. Solana’s high throughput, low transaction costs, and fast finality make it a natural fit for markets where price sensitivity and speed matter, which partly explains why Solana absorbed 95% of decentralized tokenized-equity volume.

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The demand for tokenized assets is soaring, and the proof is in Solana’s [SOL] numbers. With that, native token SOL could be entering an important phase for price action.

Here’s why.

Solana daily transactions hit a new all-time high The network recorded 112 million successful non-vote transactions in a single day; that’s a new all-time high! Activity was building steadily through August, with successful transactions making up the larger share of network usage.

Source: X Non-vote transactions show actual activity across applications, transfers and other on-chain interactions, rather than validator voting.

That’s why this is important.

Tokenized equities on Solana cross $465 million The total circulating supply of tokenized equities on Solana has now crossed $465 million. That’s also a weekly all time high!

There’s been a long-term rise; supply moved from near zero in mid-2025 to well above $400 million this year.

There have been some pullbacks along the way, but we’re looking upwards.

Source: Solana For Solana, this means the network is being used as a base for bringing real-world financial assets on-chain. If this expands, they could become an important source of activity for the network. Subsequently, they could support demand for SOL over time.

SOL jumps to $88 SOL was up at nearly $88 at the time of writing, with much of the move powered by the  August 19 surge. The crypto industry received a lift from Washington; this includes developments in the long end of the U.S. Treasury market and encouragement from U.S. President Donald Trump to move crypto market structure legislation forward.

The optimism has clearly helped Solana.

Source: TradingView MACD was positive, so there’s bullish pace; but all’s not rosy, though. The RSI was at 77, so SOL was firmly overbought. That could leave the token vulnerable to a short-term pullback.

That being said, the current state of things certainly give the network and its traders a reason to rejoice.

Final Summary Solana hit a record 112 million daily non-vote transactions; tokenized equities on the network crossed $465 million. SOL rallied toward $88, but the pace is expected to slow.

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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has announced it will add trading support for four assets: Biconomy (BICO), BubbleMaps (BMT), Nillion (NIL), and Ether.fi Gas (GWEI). All four assets will be listed with BTC and USDT trading pairs. Specifically, BICO, NIL, and GWEI will be deposited via the Ethereum network, while BMT will use the Solana network. Trading is scheduled to open at 13:00 Korea Standard Time on August 21, with deposit services set to activate within two hours of the announcement’s release. Upbit stated that following the new assets’ listing, buy orders will be restricted for roughly five minutes, and only limit orders will be supported for approximately two hours—other order types are temporarily unavailable. If liquidity is insufficient before or after the listing, the trading opening time may be delayed.

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Morgan Stanley: Expects gold prices to break above $5,000 by 2027

Morgan Stanley believes that after gold prices break above $4,450/oz, they could surpass $5,000 in 2027 or earlier. The bank said an improving macroeconomic environment is boosting demand for gold ETFs, as market expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes gradually fade and the U.S. dollar weakens. Strong central bank buying and stronger physical demand are also providing further support for gold prices. Although long-term yields remain elevated, gold prices remain firm, which also indicates growing investor concern about fiscal risks, including high government debt and potential currency devaluation. Morgan Stanley expects the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged until 2026, but also warns that upcoming U.S. inflation data and remarks from Fed officials could fuel market volatility.

USDC Treasury newly mints 250 million USDC on Solana

USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network.

Solana treasury company Solmate discloses purchase of another 1,000 SOL, pushing total holdings value past $100 million

Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company Solmate Infrastructure announced that it bought another 1,000 SOL today. To date, its total SOL holdings have reached about 1.25 million SOL, with an estimated market value of around $102.2 million. In addition, Solmate clarified that although it has begun expanding into AI infrastructure, this strategic shift will not change its long-term commitment to the Solana ecosystem.

U.S. initial jobless claims last week came in at 206,000, below market expectations

U.S. initial jobless claims last week totaled 206,000, compared with an estimate of 210,000 and a previous reading of 209,000.

CryptoQuant founder: Bear market has ended, a new bull market cycle has begun

CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju posted: "Since Bitcoin hit an all-time high in October 2025, demand in spot and perpetual futures has turned positive for the first time. Although the scale is still small, if this persists for one month, it is reasonable to conclude that the bear market is over and a new bull market cycle has begun."

Pump.Fun cashes out another $6.3 million, deposits 72,000 SOL to Kraken

Pump.Fun cashed out another $6.3 million. Its fee address deposited 72,252.69 SOL, worth $6.303 million, to Kraken over the past 15 minutes. This is another large deposit after a one-week gap, possibly part of periodic selling.

All three major U.S. stock indexes open lower, crypto-related stocks rise

According to Bybit market data, U.S. stocks opened lower, with the Dow down 0.72%, the Nasdaq down 0.67%, and the S&P 500 down 0.38%. Crypto-related stocks broadly rose, with Strategy up more than 8%, Coinbase up more than 7%, and Circle up more than 5%. SK Hynix rose more than 3%, while JPMorgan expects SK Hynix may return at least $130 billion more to shareholders by 2027.

NYSE parent ICE plans to keep investing in Polymarket, having already committed more than $1.6 billion

Intercontinental Exchange, or ICE, said it will consider participating in a new financing round for prediction market platform Polymarket. ICE is the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange and has previously invested more than $1.6 billion in Polymarket. ICE CEO Jeff Sprecher said in a Bloomberg Television interview that if the company's participation could help complete Polymarket's current financing round, it would remain open to doing so, adding that its endorsement as an investor could provide support for the financing. Analysts believe ICE's previous large-scale investment in Polymarket is seen as an important attempt by a traditional exchange to position itself in new market infrastructure. If it continues to participate in this financing, it could further strengthen the connection between prediction markets and the mainstream financial system.

Trader holding HYPE for nearly a year is up $46.3 million, has cashed out $10 million

Trader "watershedpath" has held a long position in HYPE for nearly a year since October 2025. As the price of HYPE rebounded, the position's value increased from $55 million to $99.7 million. The trader has now gained $46.3 million on the position, and withdrew $10 million from the position to Coinbase last night.

"牛来" launch address has now issued 10 tokens, with fee income exceeding $130,000

According to GMGN data, the "牛来" launch address issued a new token called "金牛". The address has now issued a total of 10 tokens, with total fee income of 204.13 BNB, or about $131,000.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: Single Treasury buyback size cap could exceed the $4 billion already announced

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the per-operation cap on Treasury buybacks could exceed the $4 billion the Treasury has already announced, adding that the Treasury market has a powerful toolbox and that the United States can "grow its way out" of the debt burden. Note: The U.S. Treasury announced on the 19th that it will at least double the size of liquidity support buyback operations for long-term nominal coupon Treasuries in the 10-20 year and 20-30 year sectors. The per-operation cap will increase from the previous $2 billion to at least $4 billion. The adjustment takes effect on September 9, 2026, and applies to the remainder of the current quarterly refunding period through November 4, 2026.

U.S. CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee to meet today, focusing on crypto, AI and prediction markets

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett disclosed that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Innovation Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting today at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, focusing on cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, prediction markets and other topics. Several industry executives who attended White House-related events yesterday will also attend the meeting, including representatives from the crypto industry, traditional finance, academia and the prediction market sector. The establishment of the Innovation Advisory Committee is seen as an important move by the CFTC to strengthen communication with emerging technology industries. The market expects the meeting to discuss frontier areas such as digital asset regulation, AI technology applications and prediction market development. As U.S. regulators continue advancing the digital asset policy framework, this meeting could provide new signals for the future direction of crypto market regulation.

Coinbase calls on X to restore Bitcoin emoji

Crypto exchange Coinbase posted on X: "Now seems like a good time to ask X again to bring the Bitcoin emoji back to the platform."

Analysis: Bitcoin’s recent rebound may be driven by easing U.S. Treasury pressure, with Fed liquidity expectations becoming key for the market outlook

Bitcoin’s sharp rally this week may have been driven mainly by easing pressure in the U.S. Treasury market. Earlier, the White House sent signals supporting stability in the U.S. Treasury market, easing investor concerns about bond market volatility. However, the longer-term trend still depends on changes in Federal Reserve liquidity policy. Analyst Pedro Fontes said that if the world’s largest debt market needs policy support to maintain stable functioning, it will further strengthen market demand for assets that are scarce, predictable, and not dependent on the logic of government debt expansion—characteristics that Bitcoin fits. Meanwhile, the dollar index fell 0.88% to 98.77 yesterday, its lowest level since May. Strive founder and CEO Matt Cole said the dollar index is in a long-term “structural downtrend,” and a weaker dollar could create a more favorable investment environment for assets such as Bitcoin. Today, the market will continue to watch for further White House statements on the bond market, changes in the geopolitical situation, and U.S. initial jobless claims data. These factors could affect U.S. Treasury yields and market liquidity expectations.

U.S. Treasury Bans ESG Funds From “Trump Accounts”

The U.S. Treasury Department said it has proposed common-sense, low-cost investment rules for “Trump accounts” and would prohibit ESG funds from appearing in them. The rules restricting ESG funds from Trump accounts run parallel to other rules that ensure low fees for account investment options, so that investors retain more funds. Note: ESG funds are funds that consider not only a company’s financial performance in investment decisions, but also incorporate environmental, social, and corporate governance factors into their screening criteria.

New Wave of Chip Price Hikes Hits; Semiconductor Companies Announce Price Increases in Quick Succession

AI’s “siphoning effect” on the semiconductor supply chain continues to intensify. Entering the second half of 2026, a new wave of chip price hikes is sweeping in with broader coverage and greater intensity. RF chip leader Maxscend has issued a price adjustment letter, announcing that it will implement new prices for its full range of RF products starting September 1. The next day, Nations Technologies followed suit, raising prices of some MCU products by 10% to 20%. Among major international manufacturers, STMicroelectronics (ST) will complete its third price adjustment of the year on August 23, while Analog Devices (ADI) will implement its second round of new prices starting September 13. From memory chips to MCUs, from RF front-end components to power semiconductors, and from analog chips to passive components, price increase letters are being issued rapidly. Compared with the wave of price increases in the first half of the year, this round’s most prominent feature is that the surge in AI computing demand has created a “siphoning effect” on mature-process capacity. Combined with rising supply chain costs, continued tightening of supply and demand, and expanding domestic substitution demand, these factors are pushing the semiconductor industry into an upward cycle of rising volumes and prices.

Analysis: Treasury Buyback Program May Improve Liquidity, Bitcoin Could Move Toward $180,000

Long-term bond market investor and macro strategist Mark Connors said the U.S. Treasury Department’s plan to regularly repurchase long-term Treasury bonds could become an important catalyst for Bitcoin’s next rally and create conditions for BTC to move toward the $180,000 target. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the government expects to carry out regular long-term Treasury buyback operations and may expand their size above the previously announced $4 billion program. Bessent said the government hopes to use these tools to stabilize the bond market and ensure that yield levels reflect economic fundamentals. After the news, Bitcoin prices climbed further, briefly approaching $73,000. Connors believes the Treasury’s intervention in the bond market is an important signal that the government is responding to pressure from rising long-term borrowing costs. He said higher U.S. Treasury yields attract capital to the Treasury market, thereby weakening inflows into risk assets, including cryptocurrencies. If buyback operations support bond prices and push down yields, they could ease the macro pressure on Bitcoin.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung Meets SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, May Discuss “Three Super Projects” Related to Semiconductors and AI

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung met with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Thursday. The two are reportedly likely to discuss South Korea’s “three super projects,” with a focus on the development of the semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) industries. Sources said Lee Jae-myung and Chey Tae-won exchanged views during dinner, and the discussion may have covered issues related to the “three projects,” including SK Hynix’s investment plans in southwestern South Korea. The meeting came as the market is paying close attention to investment trends in South Korea’s semiconductor industry. Some believe the United States may ask South Korea to increase investment in the U.S. semiconductor industry as part of Seoul’s investment commitments to the United States. However, South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jeong-kwan said that day that South Korea and the United States have not yet discussed related matters. Lee Jae-myung and Chey Tae-won previously met last month at an AI summit held in San Francisco. South Korea’s presidential office said it could not confirm the undisclosed schedule and therefore could not disclose details of the meeting.

Franklin Templeton Completes First Collateralized Fund Obligation Financing, Raises $1.5 Billion to Expand in Private Markets

Asset management giant Franklin Templeton announced that its first collateralized fund obligation (CFO), Franklin Templeton Structured Solutions 2026, L.P., has successfully completed fundraising, attracting a total of $1.5 billion from global investors. Evercore served as structuring advisor and placement agent for the transaction, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal counsel to the issuer. Franklin Templeton said the successful CFO issuance has established a new capital-raising channel for its private markets platform, helping it seize growth opportunities in demand for structured private investments and further expand to investor groups including registered investment advisers (RIAs), family offices, insurance companies, and wealth management institutions. Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions (FTIS) will serve as collateral manager for the transaction, responsible for portfolio construction, liquidity management, and risk control. As of July 31, 2026, Franklin Templeton’s alternative assets under management reached $295 billion. Its alternative investment platform spans private equity secondaries under Lexington Partners, private real estate under Clarion Partners, private credit under Benefit Street Partners, Franklin Ventures, and digital asset-related businesses, among other areas.

Bitcoin Technicals Strengthen: If Golden Cross Is Confirmed, a New Rally Cycle May Begin

Bitcoin’s upward momentum has strengthened recently and is approaching a technical formation widely viewed by the market as a long-term bullish signal. Currently, Bitcoin’s 50-day moving average is around $63,976, and its 200-day moving average is around $69,005. If the 50-day moving average continues to rise and breaks above the 200-day moving average, the market may see a golden cross signal. The 200-day moving average is usually used to gauge an asset’s long-term trend. Sustained trading above this indicator is often seen as a signal that the market is shifting from a bear market to a bull market. Conversely, falling below the 200-day moving average may indicate that the long-term trend is weakening. Previously, Bitcoin had been below its 200-day moving average since October 2025, when BTC was priced at around $110,000, keeping the long-term trend under pressure. Historical data shows Bitcoin formed golden crosses in February 2023, October 2023, October 2024, and April 2025, and each was followed by further gains. However, a golden cross is usually confirmed only after prices have already risen, so some investors may have missed the early gains. Analysts caution that the current rise may still be only a technical rebound, rather than the start of a new long-term bull market. If Bitcoin later falls sharply below the 200-day moving average, the bullish logic from the golden cross may be invalidated.

Anthropic Reportedly to File IPO Application as Early as August; IPO Size Expected to Match or Exceed SpaceX Record

People familiar with the matter said artificial intelligence company Anthropic expects its IPO size to match or exceed the record set by SpaceX. As the AI company accelerates its listing preparations, a mega IPO is taking shape. The people said Anthropic is working on relevant calculations and preparing to publicly file for a potentially large-scale IPO as early as the end of this month. They added that recent investor communication meetings hosted by Chief Financial Officer Krishna Rao avoided the question of valuation. Data shows that rocket and satellite company SpaceX raised $75 billion in its IPO, making it the largest initial share sale in history. Because the so-called overallotment option was exercised, the figure ultimately rose to $86.2 billion. That mechanism is typically activated when the stock rises shortly after its market debut. Anthropic’s target reflects how leading AI companies are reshaping the technology investment landscape in an extremely short period. Earlier reports said Anthropic’s preliminary second-quarter revenue exceeded $11.5 billion, compared with only $787 million in the same period in 2025. As of the end of July, the company’s annualized revenue run rate had reached $65 billion. Separately, sources said Anthropic is planning to bring in Citigroup to join the main underwriting group for its initial public offering. If that happens, Citi would serve as a core underwriter alongside Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.

Nearly 2,000 WordPress Sites Hacked, Used to Steal Crypto Wallets and Deploy Ransomware

Cybersecurity firm Check Point Research found that hackers breached nearly 2,000 WordPress-built websites and used them to distribute malware, steal crypto wallet files, and deploy ransomware. The malicious operation, named StopAndProtect, was first discovered in mid-May. Hackers used fake CAPTCHA prompts on compromised sites to trick Windows users into running PowerShell commands, installing malware that can steal credentials and crypto wallet seed phrases, spread over networks and USB, lock screens, and deploy ransomware. Researchers said the hackers made a basic operational mistake—exposing internal files, including infection logs, screenshots of victims’ computers, and source code for managing hacked websites, allowing security teams to gain deep insight into how the operation worked. As of July 24, more than 6,000 unique IP addresses had been compromised, including 1,852 in the United States and 630 each in Russia and India. Researchers collected more than 31,000 screenshots and over 700 data archives containing passwords and crypto wallet files between mid-May and the end of July.

US Charges Iranian Hackers with Hacking HBO Website, Stealing Academic Data and Attempting $6 Million Bitcoin Extortion

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 17 hackers allegedly affiliated with Iran’s Mabna Institute, accusing them of participating in years-long cyberattack campaigns, including hacking the U.S. cable network HBO in 2017, stealing data, and then demanding about $6 million in bitcoin as ransom. Prosecutors said the group carried out hacking operations for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian government clients, targeting hundreds of universities, companies, and government agencies worldwide and stealing at least 31.5 TB of academic data and intellectual property. The group also targeted more than 100,000 professor accounts globally, compromising about 8,000 accounts at 144 U.S. universities and 178 foreign universities. The U.S. State Department offered a reward of up to $10 million for information on the whereabouts of five of the defendants. In recent months, the U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned multiple Iranian crypto exchanges and frozen more than $131 million in crypto assets linked to Iran’s central bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

US CFTC Chair: Even If CLARITY Act Fails, Crypto Industry Will Still Get Market Structure Rules

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig said that even if Congress fails to pass the CLARITY Act, the crypto industry will still get market structure rules. Selig said the CFTC is evaluating multiple crypto rules and has significant authority to act under existing regulations, and is exploring a new CFTC-regulated platform called a “crypto asset market.” Selig said legislation is “the most reliable way to lock in crypto market structure,” but “if we have to use existing authority to write rules without legislative support, we will do so.” In addition, the CFTC is studying rules for prediction market event contracts and has opened a public comment period for AI compute futures. Selig called compute “the most important commodity of our time” and said updates are expected in the coming months.

CME CEO, US CFTC Chair and Kalshi Executive Clash Over Prediction Market Regulation

At a meeting of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Innovation Advisory Committee, Chicago Mercantile Exchange CEO Terrence Duffy clashed with CFTC Chairman Michael Selig and Kalshi Chief Operating Officer Luana Lopes Lara over prediction market regulation. Duffy said some prediction market contracts are vulnerable to manipulation, specifically mentioning possible manipulation in contracts tied to Trump’s State of the Union address and Venezuelan President Maduro’s removal. Selig immediately interrupted, saying those products are not listed in the United States and calling the claim “false information.” Duffy shot back, “We can debate it, I’m happy to.” The two also sparred after the Kalshi COO asked whether CME faces market manipulation. Duffy said, “I have more people in my regulatory department than you and your entire company,” Lopes Lara responded, “Maybe you should learn about efficiency,” and Duffy countered, “Maybe you should learn what a credible market is.” The clash comes as federal and state regulators battle over authority to regulate prediction markets; the CFTC has sued multiple states and proposed a draft regulatory framework.

Broadcom Reportedly Seeking Over $60 Billion in Debt Financing to Help Anthropic and Others Access AI Compute

According to Global Market Report, people familiar with the matter said Broadcom is in talks with a group of lenders to raise more than $60 billion in debt financing for an AI chip financing deal that would benefit companies including Anthropic PBC. Some of the people said the financing package is still being finalized and may include about $30 billion in subordinated debt. The people asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Some of the people said that under the proposed plan, Broadcom would provide partial guarantees for about $60 billion to $70 billion in senior secured debt. Under the terms currently being discussed, total financing could reach up to $100 billion. The deal would further fuel the AI infrastructure financing boom, as AI companies such as Anthropic are increasingly involved in building infrastructure to ensure sufficient computing resources. Meanwhile, Broadcom hopes to sell more AI chips and other data center equipment, competing with Nvidia in this lucrative market.

Two Binance Employees Recently Detained by UAE Police, Both Now Released

Two Binance employees were recently detained in the UAE in connection with a police investigation into potential financial crimes on the platform. One mid-level employee was stopped at Sharjah airport this month, taken to a police station, and detained overnight; another executive at the Dubai subsidiary was questioned by police in July. A Binance spokesperson said in a statement: “Recently, a small number of employees were asked to provide standard statements to local authorities as part of routine investigations involving third-party fund flows. Our employees were never the targets or subjects of these investigations, and all employees who provided statements were quickly cleared and released.”

Changpeng Zhao: Tokenization Is One of the Best Ways to Attract Foreign Direct Investment, Calls for ‘Tokenizing Everything’

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao posted a call to “tokenize everything,” saying tokenization is one of the best ways for countries to “raise funds” or attract foreign direct investment. “Which country or company wouldn’t want to sell its tokenized shares to the world?” He supports tokenization on all blockchains. Although this creates “liquidity fragmentation” problems, it is the fastest way for the industry to grow; if different issuers achieve a high degree of interchangeability, the fragmentation problem can be partially resolved. Zhao also reposted BNB Chain data showing that RWA holders on BNB Chain reached 776,000, up about 370% in 30 days.

Grayscale: Zcash Privacy Features May Become Essential in the AI Era; if Market Share Rises to 5%, Value Could Increase 9x

Grayscale released a research report on Zcash, noting that as AI development brings new financial surveillance tools, Zcash’s privacy features may become a necessary function in the AI era. Zcash uses zero-knowledge proofs to enable shielded transactions, hiding the sender, recipient, and amount, with cash-like privacy properties. Currently, shielded transactions account for about 90% of Zcash transaction volume, and shielded supply is about 4.2 million ZEC, or 25% of circulating supply. Grayscale noted that Zcash’s market cap is about $8 billion, just 0.6% of its “currency crypto assets” category, which has a total market cap of $1.4 trillion. If its share of that category reached 5%, ZEC’s value would be nine times its current level. The report argues that the market’s current valuation of Zcash reflects the assumption that “privacy will remain marginalized”; if investors ultimately conclude that privacy should command a moderate premium, the current valuation may be underestimated. On risks, the report mentions long-term risks such as regulation and quantum computing, but believes Zcash’s shielded technology and selective disclosure tools offer a path to compliance.

A Whale That Bought 10,500 ETH Has Fully Exited, Making $3.7 Million in a Month

A whale that bought 10,501 ETH at $1,904 one month ago has now fully exited, selling 5,250 yesterday and 5,250 early this morning at an average price of $2,257, converting back to 23.7 million USDC, for a one-month profit of $3.7 million.

Trader fails all 8 BTC and ETH shorts, losing $3.28 million

Trader 0x004E’s BTC short position was fully liquidated. Over the past two days, all eight of his short trades on BTC and ETH failed, with cumulative losses of $3.28 million.

Upbit will list BICO, BMT, NIL, and GWEI tokens on BTC and USDT markets

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit will list BICO, BMT, NIL, and GWEI tokens on its BTC and USDT markets. Trading will begin at 13:00 local time on August 21.

Hacker buys another 3,386 ETH, spending $46.49 million on ETH over the past two days

A hacker spent another 7.954 million USDC to buy 3,386 ETH six hours ago. Over roughly the past day or so, the hacker has spent a total of 46.49 million USDC to buy 21,659 ETH at an average price of $2,146, with an unrealized profit of $4.14 million.

GalaChain pauses bridges over $2.9 million security incident; 82% of affected funds came from CEO-linked wallet

On Tuesday, GalaChain experienced an abnormal asset outflow incident in which 1.99 billion GALA (about $2.9 million) and other tokens were transferred from five main addresses to a new wallet, and GALA was bridged and swapped for ETH within about an hour. About 82% of that total, or 1.639 billion GALA, came from a wallet linked to Gala CEO and co-founder Eric Schiermeyer. That wallet also saw about $500,000 in other tokens flow out. Hours after the incident, Gala developers submitted a fix on GitHub, characterizing it as a GalaChain EIP-712 unsigned field injection vulnerability. Gala has currently paused the Ethereum and Solana bridges, officially saying it is conducting "maintenance"; GalaChain and its CEO have not yet responded to requests for comment. Earlier on August 19, news that a new wallet had received about 2 billion GALA caused the token price to fall sharply.

XCAD Network announces it is gradually shutting down; products and services will stop being maintained

XCAD Network announced it is gradually winding down operations, has no remaining funds, and its products and services will stop being maintained; its accounts have remained silent since April. The team is considering making the code public so the community can run it themselves, but stressed that this does not represent a continuation or restart of the company. XCAD Network said: "The company operated for five years and was one of the few projects to last this long without a Tier 1 exchange listing. Fan tokens never really took off after retail left the space, the attempt to pivot to AI influencers also did not succeed, and there was not enough capital to continue." Previously in May 2021, NFT issuance and trading platform XcadNetwork completed a $3.9 million private funding round led by Zilliqa.

Strategist: U.S. Treasury's regular long-term Treasury buyback plan may push Bitcoin toward $180,000

Macro strategist Mark Connors said the U.S. Treasury Department's plan to regularly buy back long-term government bonds could become a key turning point for Bitcoin, easing a major macro pressure that had previously suppressed the crypto market. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the buyback size may exceed the previously announced $4 billion. Connors believes this is an important signal that the U.S. government is responding to pressure from rising long-term borrowing costs, and expects the buyback size may ultimately reach $10 billion to $30 billion per month. As a result, he changed his outlook on Bitcoin, no longer believes it must wait until November for a rally, and raised his target price range to $180,000 to $360,000. The threshold of first touching $180,000 may appear after regulatory policy easing. In addition, Charles Schwab crypto research director Jim Ferraioli pointed out that there is a large concentration of leveraged short positions near the $72,000 level, and if Bitcoin breaks above that level it could trigger a short squeeze. However, Connors warned that if the CLARITY Act fails to make progress around September 15, Bitcoin could pull back from $72,000.

21Shares: Bitcoin seller exhaustion indicator falls to extremely low levels not seen since 2010

21Shares posted on X that Bitcoin's seller exhaustion indicator is currently about 0.007, within the lowest 0.3% of all readings since 2010. Historically, the indicator has only reached such low levels 11 times, and in all previous cases prices rose one year later, with a median gain of 155%. The firm noted that this is not necessarily a bottom call, because past cases did see some short-term downside before ultimately turning around.

SharpLink staked another $91 million in ETH 4 hours ago

SharpLink Gaming staked another 39,319 ETH ($91 million) four hours ago.

Bitcoin miners invested billions in AI in first half, with capital expenditure more than 15 times revenue

BlocksBridge Consulting's latest report shows that in the first half of 2026, nine publicly listed Bitcoin miners spent $5.11 billion in capital expenditure on AI and high-performance computing (HPC) businesses, while related revenue over the same period was only $340 million, an input-output ratio of about 15:1, highlighting the huge upfront investment required for the transition. Across a sample of 15 miners and AI data center companies, total capital expenditure in the 2026 reporting period reached $30.7 billion, up 42.6% from full-year 2025. Although investment far exceeded revenue, AI and HPC revenue is still accelerating, with the nine miners' second-quarter revenue rising 52% quarter-over-quarter to $206 million, led by Core Scientific, TeraWulf, and Bitdeer. BlocksBridge noted that while miners have advantages in electricity and land, converting these into AI-ready capacity still requires substantial investment in substations, cooling systems, network equipment, and GPUs.

"7 Siblings" sold 9,000 ETH for 21.04 million USDC over the past 6 hours

The whale or institution "7 Siblings" has an investment strategy of buying the dip when ETH falls more than 10% in a short period, and selling when it rises more than 10% in a short period. It bought after declines of more than 10% in February and June this year, with a June purchase price of $1,789. After ETH rose more than 20% over the past day and a half, it began selling. In the past six hours it sold 9,000 ETH for 21.04 million USDC at an average price of $2,338.

Matrixport-linked whale's ETH and BTC positions turn profitable after 4 months, with $11.5 million unrealized gain

After holding for four months, the Matrixport-linked whale's long positions of 120,000 ETH ($187 million) and 500 BTC ($29.33 million) swung from an unrealized loss of $92.5 million to an unrealized profit of $11.5 million.

Bithumb will list NEXO token on the KRW market

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb will list the NEXO token on the KRW market, with trading expected to open at 13:00 local time.

If Bitcoin rises about $800 more, Strategy will break even; current unrealized loss narrows to $685 million

If Bitcoin rises by about another $800, Strategy will break even, as its cost basis is approximately $75,385. Its unrealized loss has now narrowed to $685 million from $9.904 billion a few days ago, recovering about $9.219 billion. BitMine’s unrealized loss on its ETH holdings has also narrowed to $5.879 billion from $8.513 billion, recovering about $2.634 billion.

Ethereum ETFs Draw $189 Million in Biggest Single-Day Haul in 10 Months

The altcoin market has landed at a key spot, and Solana is no exception.

Crypto rallied over the past 24 hours, pushing Bitcoin and several altcoins beyond key resistance levels.

Solana cleared the $80 supply zone, reopening a potential path toward $100 by the end of Q3. Its improving fundamentals kept that target within reach.

As the chart below shows, Solana’s tokenization and ETF momentum continues to pick up. Just seven weeks in, Backpack and Sunrise’s tokenized stocks on Solana are already outperforming U.S. exchanges.

During regular hours, Solana trades roughly in line with TradFi. But pre-market, post-market, and overnight, the edge flips, highlighting Solana’s growing potential as an alternative to traditional market infrastructure. 

Source: Blockworks Research Notably, the market is already starting to take notice.

According to SoSoValue, Solana ETFs ended the week with over $10 million in net inflows, marking their strongest weekly inflow since the May cycle.

Combined with strong tokenization activity, this points to growing institutional interest and adds more weight to the $100 SOL target.

Naturally, that brings the focus back to the past 24 hours.

With the broader market turning risk-on and Solana’s [SOL] fundamentals strengthening, the 10%+ move on the 19th of August could just be the start for SOL. However, the market still doesn’t look fully convinced.

Solana targets $100, but the rally needs more strength  The past 24 hours have been a textbook liquidation event.

Solana has been no exception.

According to SolanaFloor, nearly $40 million in SOL shorts were liquidated in the last hour as SOL pushed back above $80. The largest single short liquidation was $1 million around $82. Meanwhile, longs are piling back in, with Arkham spotting a $40 million leveraged long opened by one trader.

With Solana’s fundamentals strengthening, the bet looks strategic, putting the $100 target back in play. That said, some analysts remain cautious, arguing that the 10%+ move is largely driven by short-term capital rotation, with SOL/BTC trending higher, but it’s still well below the 0.0013 resistance from early July.

Source: TradingView (SOL/BTC) In essence, Solana’s fundamentals are getting stronger, but the rally still needs more SOL/BTC strength to show that the move toward $100 can hold.

Otherwise, this could turn into another “Bitcoin-led” cycle, as the wider market expected. In that case, the growing leveraged longs could become a risky trade, with traders potentially getting caught in a bull trap.

Hence, that makes the $100 target look fragile.

Final Summary Solana’s fundamentals are strengthening, with rising ETF inflows and tokenization activity supporting the $100 target. However, SOL needs stronger SOL/BTC momentum to sustain the rally, or rising leveraged longs could turn into a bull trap.

ABD Menkul Kıymetler ve Borsa Komisyonu’nun (SEC) yeni token düzenlemesi, ABD’de kripto projelerinin yeniden token satışıyla sermaye toplamasının önünü açabilir. Grayscale Research, böyle bir ortamda Ethereum, Solana ve BNB Chain‘in öne çıkabileceğini düşünüyor.

SEC, 18 Ağustos’ta Regulation Crypto Assets (Reg Crypto) adı verilen yeni kurallar için teklif sundu. Düzenleme, belirli şartları karşılayan girişimlerin ABD’li yatırımcılara yeni tokenlar satarak sermaye toplamasına izin verebilir.

Buradaki konu hisse senetlerini blockchain’e taşımak değil. Söz konusu teklif, yeni çıkarılan tokenların sermaye toplama aracı olarak kullanılmasını hedefliyor. Grayscale’e göre böyle bir pazar yeniden açılırsa, token satışlarının gerçekleştiği blockchain ağları da bundan pay alabilir.

Grayscale Neden Ethereum, Solana ve BNB Chain’i Öne Çıkarıyor? Grayscale Research, SEC’nin teklifinin ardından yayımladığı değerlendirmede Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) ve BNB Chain’i olası kazananlar arasında gösterdi.

Mantık oldukça basit. ABD’deki projeler yeniden token satarak yatırım toplamaya başlarsa, girişimciler ve yatırımcılar daha fazla zincir üstü faaliyet gerçekleştirecek. Tokenların çıkarıldığı ve işlem gördüğü ağlar da bu hareketlilikten faydalanabilir.

Bunun geçmişte örneği var. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) araştırmasına göre 2017-2018 dönemindeki ICO dalgasında 1.500’den fazla proje toplam 12,9 milyar dolar topladı.

Sonraki yıllarda ABD’deki düzenleyici belirsizlik nedeniyle token satışlarının önemli bir bölümü ülke dışına taşındı. IEO ve IDO gibi yeni modeller ortaya çıksa da ABD’li yatırımcılar bu satışların çoğuna doğrudan erişemedi.

Grayscale’in beklentisi tam olarak burada devreye giriyor: Token yoluyla sermaye toplamak yeniden ABD’ye dönerse, bu işlemlerin üzerinde gerçekleştiği ağlara da yeni bir kullanım alanı doğabilir.

Reg Crypto Kripto Projeleri İçin Ne Değiştirecek? SEC’nin önerisi, token satışı için iki ayrı yol öngörüyor. İlk seçenekte girişimler dört yıllık dönem içinde toplam 5 milyon dolara kadar sermaye toplayabilecek. İkinci yol ise yılda 75 milyon dolara kadar fon toplamaya izin verecek ancak bunun karşılığında finansal tablolar ve düzenli raporlama gibi ek yükümlülükler getirecek.

Teklifte tokenların menkul kıymet statüsü de ele alınıyor. SEC’ye göre bir tokenın arkasındaki şirket veya ekip, projeyle ilgili temel yönetsel görevlerini tamamladığında token artık yatırım sözleşmesi olarak değerlendirilmeyebilir. SEC bu yaklaşımı “Investment Contract Safe Harbor” olarak adlandırıyor.

Bu konu, SEC’nin Ripple ile yıllardır devam eden XRP davasında da önemli tartışmalardan biriydi. Yeni teklif, en azından düzenleyicinin bu ayrımı nasıl ele alabileceğine dair daha net bir çerçeve ortaya koyuyor.

Ethereum, Solana ve BNB İçin Neden Önemli? Yeni token satışlarının artması halinde ilk etki, bu ağlardaki işlem ve kullanıcı faaliyetinde görülebilir. Yeni projeler tokenlarını piyasaya çıkarırken akıllı sözleşme altyapısına ihtiyaç duyacak. Yatırımcılar da bu tokenlarla işlem yapmak için ilgili ağları kullanacak.

Ethereum bu alanda zaten en büyük geliştirici ve uygulama ekosistemlerinden birine sahip. Solana yüksek işlem kapasitesiyle token lansmanlarında kullanılan başlıca ağlardan biri. BNB Chain ise Binance ekosistemiyle birlikte geniş bir kullanıcı ve uygulama tabanına sahip.

Grayscale’in değerlendirmesi de bu kullanım alanına dayanıyor. Daha fazla token ihracı, yalnızca yeni varlıkların ortaya çıkması anlamına gelmeyebilir; bu varlıkların çalıştığı blockchain ağlarına da yeni ekonomik faaliyet taşıyabilir.

Grayscale’in kendi yatırımları da BNB tarafındaki ilgiyi gösteriyor. Şirket bu ay Smart Contract Fund’ın ağırlıklarını değiştirerek BNB’yi %30,6’lık payla fonun en büyük varlığı haline getirdi.

SEC’nin Yeni Kuralları Ne Zaman Yürürlüğe Girecek? Reg Crypto henüz yürürlüğe girmiş değil. SEC’nin teklifinin Federal Register’da, yani ABD’nin resmi düzenleme bülteninde yayımlanmasının ardından 60 günlük kamuoyu görüşü süreci başlayacak.

SEC ayrıca bu yıl içinde kripto varlıkların alım satımı ve piyasa yapısına yönelik kurallarda yenilikçi projelere yönelik özel bir muafiyet getirmeyi planlıyor.

Teklifin amaçlarından biri de kripto şirketlerinin sermaye toplamak için ABD dışındaki piyasalara yönelmesini azaltmak. SEC Komiseri Mark Uyeda, daha net kuralların şirketleri ülke dışında faaliyet göstermeye iten baskıyı azaltabileceğini söyledi.

Düzenleme, Senato’da ilerlemesi zorlaşan CLARITY Act’in bazı bölümlerinin yerine de geçebilir. Bu yasa, ABD’de kripto varlıkların hangi kurallara tabi olacağını daha net hale getirmeyi amaçlıyor.

Token Satışları Yeniden ABD’ye Dönerse Ne Olur? Grayscale’in tezi henüz gerçekleşmiş bir piyasa hareketine değil, düzenlemenin yaratabileceği yeni kullanım alanına dayanıyor. SEC’nin teklifinin yasalaşması veya kapsamının değişmesi de henüz kesin değil.

Ancak ABD’de token yoluyla sermaye toplamak için net bir yol oluşması, kripto sektörünün önemli kullanım alanlarından birini yeniden canlandırabilir. 2017-2018 dönemindeki ICO dalgası bunun ne kadar büyük bir pazar yaratabileceğini zaten göstermişti.

Bu senaryoda Ethereum, Solana ve BNB Chain, yeni tokenların çıkarılması ve işlem görmesi için kullanılan başlıca ağlar arasında yer alabilir. Dolayısıyla Grayscale’in üç altcoini öne çıkarmasının temelinde fiyat tahmininden çok, düzenleyici değişimin blockchain kullanımını artırabileceği beklentisi var.

Bu içerik genel piyasa verilerine dayanır ve yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. Kendi araştırmanızı yapmanızı öneririz.

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Solana has been consolidating near a major support area as market participants look for evidence that its recent stabilization could develop into a sustained recovery. Technical analysts have identified $81 as the immediate hurdle for SOL, with a potential move toward $104 and higher possible if Bitcoin regains upward momentum.

$81 Emerges as Critical Resistance for SolanaSolana is trading just below a key technical resistance at $81, which analysts argue will be crucial for improving the short-term outlook. According to a weekly chart shared by crypto trader Gum, SOL recently hovered near $78.42, under its 20-week exponential moving average (EMA) set at $81.64.

Gum highlighted that regaining the $81 level could open the way toward $104, which aligns with the 50-week EMA at $104.38 and stands as the next major resistance zone. He observed a gap with limited resistance between these levels, suggesting that a breakout over $81 would be significant for bullish momentum.

The chart outlines further resistance at higher intervals. The 200-week EMA sits near $112.62, while the 100-week EMA is found at $118.92. SOL remains positioned below all four tracked moving averages, indicating that a broad trend reversal is not yet in place.

Momentum indicators are showing modest improvement, though overall strength remains muted. The weekly relative strength index (RSI) is currently at 43.14, still below the neutral 50 level but decidedly higher than the oversold readings posted during the recent decline.

Gum cautioned that Bitcoin faces resistance on its daily chart, which may prompt some traders to short SOL at current prices. As a result, a confirmed weekly close above $81 would likely strengthen Solana’s recovery prospects, while another rejection could keep it locked below trend resistance.

Gum noted that, “A weekly close above the $81 area would strengthen the recovery case, while another rejection would leave SOL trapped below its short-term trend resistance.”

In addition to technicals, Gum cited potential fundamental drivers, including active proposals addressing Solana’s inflation mechanism and token burns, increased on-chain activity, and growth in real-world asset initiatives. These factors could provide additional support if market conditions improve.

Mini dictionary: 20-week/50-week/100-week/200-week EMA — The Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is a technical indicator that places greater weight on recent price data, helping traders identify trend strength and key support or resistance levels over different timeframes. The 20-week, 50-week, 100-week, and 200-week EMAs are commonly used benchmarks for measuring momentum over medium to long timeframes.

LevelEMA ValueStatus20-week EMA$81.64Immediate resistance50-week EMA$104.38Next resistance after breakout100-week EMA$118.92Further resistance200-week EMA$112.62Long-term resistanceBullish Scenario Relies on Bitcoin MomentumA broader recovery scenario for Solana has been outlined by trader KillaXBT, who believes that the token could appreciate by 75% to 100% if Bitcoin resumes a strong upward trend. KillaXBT currently holds a modest spot SOL allocation and tracks multiple bid zones to monitor potential downside risk before a substantial rebound.

The chart provided by KillaXBT places SOL at roughly $77.44 at the upper boundary of an accumulation zone. Key areas of buying interest are identified around $76.69, $67.06, and $53.33. These levels suggest that further declines could precede a durable rally, as the price may revisit lower support before recovering.

KillaXBT projected that, “If BTC starts trending higher again, I expect a 75% to 100% move in SOL. The position is tactical and not a long-term bullish bet.”

Rather than predicting an immediate surge, the setup allows for sideways or even lower movement within the accumulation zone before a bullish breakout. The $125 to $150 area is projected as the scale-out zone for profits if a rally materializes, subject to confirmation from Bitcoin momentum.

The $76–$77 band stands as a critical support. Maintaining this zone would keep SOL at the top edge of the accumulation range, while a breakdown could send the token toward $67 or even $53. Upside confirmation will only materialize if SOL can recover past $81 and subsequently challenge resistance near $104.

Until both Solana surpasses these technical barriers and Bitcoin establishes a definitive uptrend, the larger recovery forecast remains tentative.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.

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Memecoins continue to attract traders on Solana. Profits, much less so. Among the 304,161 active wallets over the past 90 days, only 19,003 show a positive result. That represents 6.25% of the traders followed. The median crypto trader loses 120 dollars. Even among the winners, large profits remain rare.

In brief Only 6.25% of Solana memecoin traders followed have made money over 90 days. The median trader shows a loss of 120 dollars. Among profitable accounts, 88% have earned less than 100 dollars. Memecoin Crypto Has Few Winners The data covers 304,161 active crypto traders on Solana DEXs over the last three months. The network had recently benefited from a boost in activity around memecoins and Pump.fun. The results are less encouraging. Only 19,003 crypto wallets end the period in the green. The other 285,158 do not. Nearly 94% of traders thus lose money. The median loss reaches 120 dollars.

The numbers become even more telling when looking at the winners. Among profitable crypto wallets, 88% show a profit less than 100 dollars. A few tens or hundreds of dollars for the majority. The spectacular gains circulating on X therefore represent only a small part of the market.

On-chain data also estimates the group’s losses at 1.26 billion dollars based on observed valuations. The calculation of the rate of profitable traders relies on realized profits and losses. The difference is due to tokens whose liquidity sometimes disappears very quickly.

Only 25 Wallets Exceed 10,000 Dollars Data related to the FOMO app gives another idea of the distribution. Only 25 followed wallets would have made more than 10,000 dollars in profits. Not 25%. 25 crypto wallets. FOMO notably allows newcomers to copy transactions of certain influencers. The principle facilitates the arrival of traders who know little about the tokens they buy.

The result obviously guarantees nothing. Memecoins have already gone through several difficult periods this year. In June, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe notably accompanied a sharp correction of the sector.

On Solana, the cycle moves even faster. New tokens continuously appear. Many no longer even try to build a community over several months. They live a few hours or days, attract crypto traders, then disappear from the radar. Platforms also facilitate launches. Sometimes it only takes a few minutes to create a token and start trading it. Finding someone to buy it for more remains another matter.

Pump.fun Still Makes Millions Traders’ losses have not made the activity disappear. Pump.fun remains one of the main beneficiaries of the Solana memecoin market. On August 19, the platform generated about 4.4 million dollars in daily fees, its best level since January. It was then among the top three protocols generating the most fees.

The model thus continues to work for the platform. For crypto traders, the record differs. Pump.fun had already changed its remuneration system several times. In February, the platform had changed its rewards to favor memecoin traders more.

New users continue to arrive nonetheless. Robinhood also benefited from this activity. At times, memecoins represented up to 51% of the activity observed on its new launches. The trend then reversed, with several tokens dropping sharply. The same scenario plays out on new platforms backed by influencers. A token quickly rises. The first wallets profit. The following try to catch up with the movement. Over the last 90 days, only 6.25% succeeded.

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Fascinated by Bitcoin since 2017, Evariste has continuously researched the subject. While his initial interest was in trading, he now actively seeks to understand all advances centered on cryptocurrencies. As an editor, he strives to consistently deliver high-quality work that reflects the state of the sector as a whole.

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Following the significant surge in the cryptocurrency market that began last night, bullish expectations are strengthening, and popular crypto analyst Ansem has made a new prediction that has caught the attention of investors.

Ansem, in a post from his X account, suggested that an equally weighted portfolio consisting of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid (HYPE), and PUMP tokens could yield a 3 to 5x return within the next two years.

A Special Review of Hype and Pump! One of the most striking points in the analyst’s assessment was the emphasis on HYPE and PUMP.

The analyst argued that HYPE and PUMP offered the most attractive potential in terms of risk-return ratio among the five assets he mentioned and could outperform the others.

According to the analyst, these two tokens have the potential to outperform larger cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, and SOL in the coming period.

Holding equal weights across the five assets can amplify the impact of higher-volatility hype and pumps on portfolio performance. While this could increase potential returns, it can also increase the overall risk and volatility of the portfolio.

However, this strategy also carries a significant risk. If assets with higher volatility, such as those fueled by hype and pump, experience sharp declines in value, the overall performance of the portfolio could be negatively impacted.

Finally, it should be noted that the analyst’s assessment reflects personal market expectations and is not a definitive price prediction. The direction the crypto market will take in the coming years depends on many factors, including global liquidity conditions, interest rate policies, regulatory developments, institutional investor interest, and Bitcoin’s overall market trend.

*This is not investment advice.

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Solana’s tokenized fund market cap grew by $12.5 million over just seven days, underscoring the blockchain’s rapidly expanding role as a hub for real-world assets moving on-chain. That weekly figure is a slice of a much larger story: over the past 30 days, Solana led all tracked chains with a $201.2 million increase in tokenized fund market capitalization.

In a total addressable market of roughly $34.7 billion across multiple chains, Solana now holds an estimated $1.9 billion in tokenized fund market cap. That’s still a fraction of Ethereum’s dominance, but the growth rate tells a different story entirely.

From niche to institutional playground Solana’s non-stablecoin real-world asset ecosystem value has surged to historic levels, reaching between $3.4 billion and $3.9 billion during mid-2026 according to Token Terminal data. The drivers behind that number read like a traditional finance product catalog: tokenized credit funds, equities, ETFs, and money market instruments.

BlackRock and Securitize are among the notable names actively launching products on Solana’s network.

The tokenized credit fund sector alone tells a compelling story. Solana achieved the most substantial year-to-date growth among tracked chains in that category, contributing to a cumulative market cap of $664.3 million within tokenized credit funds.

Tokenized equities have become another pillar of Solana’s RWA strategy. Recent data shows that 97% of on-chain tokenized equities spot volume settled on Solana, with daily trading volumes exceeding $680 million.

Why Solana keeps winning institutional mandates The technical case for Solana in the tokenized fund space comes down to speed and cost. Sub-second settlement finality means that when an institution tokenizes a Treasury bill or equity product, the transaction clears faster than it takes to refresh a Bloomberg terminal.

Compare that to traditional settlement cycles. Even after the SEC’s push to T+1 settlement in US equity markets, the process still involves intermediaries, reconciliation, and overnight batch processing. Solana’s architecture collapses that entire pipeline into something approaching real-time.

Low transaction costs matter equally. Tokenizing a money market fund on a chain where gas fees routinely spike into double digits per transaction creates friction that defeats the purpose. Solana’s fee structure, typically measured in fractions of a cent, makes micro-transactions and frequent rebalancing economically viable for fund managers.

The competitive landscape and what to watch Several dynamics are worth monitoring. First, the concentration of tokenized equity volume on Solana at 97% creates both opportunity and risk.

Second, the institutional players entering Solana’s ecosystem bring credibility but also expectations. BlackRock and Securitize don’t build on experimental infrastructure. Their presence signals confidence in Solana’s reliability, but it also raises the stakes for network uptime and security. Solana’s historical struggles with outages remain a concern for institutions accustomed to five-nines availability.

Third, the regulatory environment for tokenized securities remains fluid. How the SEC and global regulators ultimately classify and oversee tokenized funds will shape which blockchains capture the most institutional capital.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.

In collaboration with Kamino, Solana’s biggest lending market, Solana Mobile is launching one of the Seeker’s most-demanded products: a $USDC Earn Vault.

Available directly within the Seed Vault Wallet, Solana Mobile’s $USDC Earn Vault enables users to generate passive yield on their $USDC, with no lockups or withdrawal fees.

The launch caps off another big week for the Solana Mobile ecosystem, which has witnessed surging activity across its app layer during Seeker Summer.

Seeker Opens Kamino-Powered $USDC Earn Vault Joining forces with Kamino, one of Solana’s most-trusted DeFi applications, Solana Mobile has launched its first official yield product. Instead of leaving their stablecoins sitting idle onchain, Seeker users can put their $USDC to work in the Seed Vault Wallet’s $USDC Earn Vault to generate compounding yield at competitive rates.

Building atop Kamino’s battle-tested lending markets and vault infrastructure, Solana Mobile’s $USDC Earn Vault simplifies the yield generation process. Depositing into the vault is as easy as tapping the ‘Deposit’ panel from the Seed Vault Wallet’s homepage.

Unlike some onchain vaults, which may have strict entry and exit requirements, Solana Mobile’s $USDC Earn Vault is accessible and flexible by design:

No minimum deposit or withdrawal limits.

No withdrawal fees, lockup periods, or exit queues.

Immediate, compounding yield earned from the second you deposit.

Underneath the hood, the Seeker $USDC Earn Vault allocates 95% of its AUM to Kamino’s $SOL/$BTC market lending pool, with the remaining 5% stored in reserve for withdrawals. Aside from a 0.25% protocol fee, there are no additional performance fees or charges.

Seeker Summer Heats Up The launch of the Seed Vault Wallet comes following a series of big weeks for the Seeker community, driven largely by Seeker Summer. 

By completing quests and tasks that highlight some of the most creative applications across the Solana dApp Store, Seeker users have made themselves eligible to receive up to 89M $SKR, valued at over $626,000.

In a clear demonstration of users’ long-term alignment with the Seeker ecosystem, over half of all $SKR tokens distributed during Seeker Summer have been staked to the network.

Solana Mobile Unveils Changes to Activity Tracking As part of an ongoing effort to reward organic and authentic usage across the Seeker Ecosystem, Solana Mobile has announced it will be making changes to how it measures activity.

An unfortunate reality of the crypto industry is that where there are rewards, there is also mercenary capital and activity seeking to game the system in order to receive a disproportionate share of the pie.

Moving forward, Solana Mobile is changing the way it scores different activities throughout the Seeker ecosystem. While the rubric remains confidential, the new system discourages against executing simple transactions for the sake of creating artificial activity. The new changes will not be applied retroactively, meaning existing activity is already logged and banked into your score.

For example, staking and unstaking micro-amounts of $SOL across different stake accounts, and transferring tokens between your own wallets could harm your Seeker activity score, and possibly even get you flagged as a farmer and sybil account.

Instead, behaviors that drive value to the device's native functions and services and are aligned with ecosystem's long term vision are likely to rank higher than tranaction spam.

Ultimately, Solana Mobile’s activity tracker is designed to recognize and reward organic and authentic use of the device. As in Season 1, Seeker users who made meaningful engagements and contributions to the ecosystem saw themselves reach higher levels. Updates to the activity tracker have likely only refined this methodology, ensuring that rewards flow to genuine users over farmers.

To keep track of all Seeker news, and the perks and benefits of Seeker Summer and beyond, head to the SolanaFloor Seeker Hub.

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Solana’s tokenized equity sector has once again hit a new all-time high market size, with over $465M worth of 1:1-backed stocks trading onchain.

While xStocks boasts the bulk of the sector’s liquidity, onchain data suggests that traders prefer Backpack-issued equities, which consistently witness higher trading volumes.

In true Solana fashion, the chain’s degens are mechanically blending stocks and memecoins together into new financial paradigms, which some commentators are calling the next Trojan Horse bringing the masses onchain.

Stocks on Solana Hit Breakout Velocity 2026 has undoubtedly been the year of RWAs, with the accessibility of 24/7 markets forcing incumbents like the NASDAQ to re-evaluate its trading hours to compete with the permissionless economy. 

Amidst this overhaul of the legacy financial system, Solana has emerged as crypto’s primary venue for spot markets, dominating all rivals in terms of trading volume and active wallets. Meanwhile, the total supply of Solana’s tokenized equity market continues to trend up and to the right, consistently breaking new all-time highs and commanding a total market cap of over $465M.

Beyond Solana’s expansive user base and unrivaled spot market execution, the network’s tokenized equity sector is supported by the timely listings of the assets the global economy most desperately wants to trade.

Ecosystem teams like Sunrise DeFi are responding promptly to the demands of onchain market participants. Following the timely listings of memory stocks like $SKHY and $MU, and neocloud firms like $NBIS, Sunrise is branching into other sectors.

With biotech, healthcare, and pharmaceutical companies slated to be some of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom, DeFi traders increasingly want exposure to companies like Moderna. After ripping over 174% overnight following the successful trial of a cancer vaccine, $MRNA was listed across Solana DeFi the very same day.

Today, Sunrise DeFi has continued to expand its tokenized stock offering, listing U.S. pharma giant Eli Lilly after onchain traders complained about the limited liquidity currently available in DeFi.

Backpack, Sunrise Dominate Trading Volume Solana’s flourishing tokenized stock sector owes much of its success to the fierce competition driving each issuer to improve their products and deliver value to users. 

While xStocks may boast the vast majority of supply across all assets, capturing 84% of market size, there’s an argument that Backpack Securities has won the hearts of the network’s traders.

Since the SpaceX IPO, Backpack Securities has dominated trading volume across Solana’s tokenized equity sector. Brought onchain via Sunrise DeFi, Backpack-issued assets consistently capture over 50% of weekly volume share, despite representing only 5% of the total asset supply.

While this could be due to a more concentrated range of assets and liquidity among Backpack Securities, the issuer also benefits from incentivized trading campaigns hosted by Frontier Traders.

Beyond typical trading activity, Solana’s more experimental DeFi community is embracing tokenized equities in a bid to manufacture a new kind of asset class. 

Stock-memecoin pairings have been gaining momentum across Solana DeFi, prompting traders to theorize that these experiments could serve as a potential onboarding funnel for the next generation of the onchain economy.

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The crypto Fear and Greed Index climbed to 62 on Thursday, a Greed reading that wipes out yesterday’s score of 46. The 16-point daily jump ranks among the sharpest sentiment swings of 2026.

Bitcoin (BTC) drove the shift. The largest cryptocurrency gained 8.8% over 24 hours to trade near $69,803, while ether and other majors posted even bigger moves.

What Pushed the Crypto Fear and Greed Index Into GreedThe index blends five inputs, and two of them carry most of the weight. Volatility and market momentum count for 25% each. Both flipped hard once prices moved.

Ether (ETH) led the majors with an 18.5% daily gain to $2,259. Solana (SOL) added 11.9%, and XRP rose 11.2%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s market capitalization recovered to roughly $1.4 trillion.

Crypto Fear and Greed Index. Source: alternative.meThe scale runs from zero to 100. Readings above 50 count as Greed. Scores near 25 signal Extreme Fear. Thursday’s print is the highest level on the index’s 30-day chart. Weekly investor surveys and Bitcoin dominance make up the smaller inputs.

Short sellers accelerated the climb. Roughly $1.23 billion in bearish positions unwound during the surprise crypto market rally, which forced traders to buy back exposure at higher prices.

Social media activity and Google search interest, which together account for a quarter of the score, typically spike after moves like this. Therefore, the reading may keep rising before it cools.

Fear and Greed Index over time chart, Source: alternative.meWhy This Sentiment Flip Still Deserves CautionContext matters here. The index printed 29 last week and 25 a month ago, deep inside Extreme Fear. Traders spent nearly all of July and early August below 35.

However, liquidity has not recovered at the same pace as the mood. Stablecoin balances held on exchanges have dropped about 20%, according to exchange stablecoin reserve data. Less idle cash therefore sits ready to absorb the next round of selling.

Contrarians read extremes in both directions. In late June, Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee argued that crypto sentiment had sunk below post-FTX levels. Coverage of those peak market fear signals looks early rather than wrong today.

Other traders watch market structure instead of mood. Bitcoin dominance has tested support since July, a setup that keeps the altcoin season debate open. In contrast to sentiment gauges, that signal has barely budged.

Leverage cuts both ways. The same short liquidations that lifted prices leave fewer bears to squeeze. A quiet session could drag the volatility and momentum scores straight back down.

One day of Greed confirms nothing on its own. Still, the index rarely travels 16 points without follow-through in one direction or the other. The next few readings will show whether buyers stay committed or whether fear returns just as quickly.

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The holders of JitoSOL have achieved the necessary governance quorum, enabling the Jito Stake Pool to cast a decisive YES vote on three active Solana governance proposals. This development involves approximately 10 million SOL being used to influence protocol governance, marking a significant step for JitoSOL holders in participating in Solana’s decision-making processes. The quorum was reached under the JIP-30 trigger mechanism, which allows the stake pool to reflect the collective vote of JitoSOL holders once the threshold is met, thereby integrating liquid staking token holders into Solana’s governance framework.

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The move appears to reflect a growing trend of liquid staking tokens playing a crucial role in blockchain governance. By involving JitoSOL holders in decision-making, the initiative could enhance engagement and confidence in the Solana ecosystem. The market response to this development suggests a positive outlook, potentially impacting Solana’s market dynamics and price trajectory.

Key Takeaways The move appears to integrate JitoSOL holders into Solana’s governance, suggesting increased community involvement. JitoSOL’s governance mechanism indicates strong support for the current Solana proposals, potentially impacting market sentiment. The development could indicate a shift in the governance role of liquid staking tokens within the Solana ecosystem. What to Watch The effects of this governance decision on Solana’s market dynamics will be crucial in the coming days. Observers should monitor Solana’s price movements and any subsequent governance outcomes. Additionally, further integration of liquid staking tokens into other blockchain governance frameworks could indicate a broader trend, potentially influencing market confidence and participation.

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Solana (SOL) is entering a major infrastructure phase as Agave 4.2 begins activating three upgrades: 90% lower storage costs, 3.3x larger transactions and a staged reduction in slot times from 400ms toward 200ms. The changes could boost Solana’s position against other high-performance blockchains while creating new demand for the SOL ecosystem.

Faster Slots: 400ms to 200msAnza CEO Brennan Watt says Solana is preparing to cut slot times from ~400ms to 350ms, as the first step toward a longer-term goal of 200ms. Faster slots mean lower latency and quicker transaction processing.

LATEST: Solana is preparing to cut mainnet slot times from ~400ms to 350ms. ⚡

Anza CEO Brennan Watt says the change is the first step in a broader roadmap targeting 200ms slots, with later stages planned at 300ms and 250ms.

Faster slots = lower latency and quicker transaction… pic.twitter.com/yjeLuYuRgd

— CryptosRus (@CryptosR_Us) August 19, 2026 If successful, this could boost Solana’s advantage over competing networks such as Ethereum, Avalanche and Sui, particularly for applications where speed is critical. The reductions are staged, however, and further cuts depend on network stability and block-skip rates.

SOL vs Ethereum, Avalanche and Sui: Speed and Cost Become the Main BattleSolana is competing with Ethereum(ETH) by focusing on faster and cheaper transactions directly on its main network, while ETH relies more on Layer-2 networks to handle activity. A new 4,096-byte transaction limit could make complex tasks like ZK proofs and large multisig transactions easier, while the planned move toward 200ms slots could further improve Solana for trading, payments and other apps that need speed. 

Solana does not automatically replace Ethereum, which still has a much larger ecosystem and liquidity, but these upgrades strengthen its position against Ethereum, Avalanche and Sui. 

SIMD-0437 also cuts storage costs by 90%, from about $0.16 to $0.016 for a standard SPL token account, making it cheaper to build large applications such as games, DeFi and tokenization projects. The downside is that cheaper storage could increase the amount of data on the network and put more pressure on validators. 

What Could Happen to SOL?Michaël van de Poppe sees SOL close to a breakout and suggested $81 as a possible next zone, with $88-$89 as a stronger target if the highs break. Altcoin Sherpa also sees a potential reduction in SOL emissions as another catalyst.

The picture on $SOL looks phenomenal.

I honestly expect to see some consolidation on #Bitcoin (and if it goes higher, great, more liquidity ready to flow towards #Altcoins).

Solana is on edge of a breakout here.

If it breaks the highs, the next target zone it could stop is… pic.twitter.com/7bFSojIFY1

— Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) August 18, 2026 Another analyst puts a more aggressive scenario, $60-$40 as an accumulation zone and targets $300, $500 and eventually $1,000, though these are personal projections rather than confirmed forecasts.

Do You Think We'll See $SOL Under $60 Again in The Next 4-5 Years? 🤔

My Best Accumulation Zone: $60 – $40
Targets: $300 | $500 | $1000

Patience pays. Accumulate when others panic.
Not Financial Advice. ALWAYS DYOR.@solana #SOLANA pic.twitter.com/46yAWwGXPy

— Crypto Patel (@CryptoPatel) August 18, 2026 These price scenarios come as Solana’s upgrades could make the SOL thesis increasingly dependent on real network activity, not just speculation. Meanwhile, Solana ETFs recorded $10.26M of inflows last week, marking seven straight weeks of net inflows.

The next major catalyst is Alpenglow, whose mainnet activation is planned for Agave 4.3 and targets roughly 150ms finality.

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Solana has published an analysis of the validator and market-structure trade-offs involved in a proposal to reduce target slot time from 400 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds. The Aug. 19 analysis describes the change as a staged, feature-gated path through 350, 300, 250 and 200 milliseconds.

The work discusses SIMD-0525 rather than announcing that 200ms slots are already active on mainnet. That distinction is central: it is an engineering and economic analysis of a proposed change.

Potential latency and execution effects Solana says shorter slots could allow information to reach canonical state more frequently and shorten the time a single leader controls ordering. The analysis also says faster slots may reduce stale-price exposure, while the effect on sandwich activity is not sign-definite and depends on factors including reaction latency, contention and user slippage.

At 200ms, the four-slot leader window would fall from 1.6 seconds to 800ms, according to the article. The piece frames those outcomes as modeled or potential effects, not as realized mainnet results.

Validator economics and operational headroom The analysis says validators would vote roughly twice as often per unit of wall-clock time at 200ms, increasing voting activity while potentially making leader opportunities more frequent. It also flags limited timing margin around vote arrival and leader handoff as an area for staged monitoring.

Solana concludes that some effects require empirical mainnet observation. Operators and delegators should therefore treat the published paper as input to an ongoing proposal discussion, not as a completed network migration.

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Key Takeaways Solana spot ETFs in the United States logged $1.58 million in net inflows on August 18, pushing total cumulative inflows to $1.16 billion. SOL peaked at $86 on Wednesday before retreating marginally to approximately $84.81. Market observers are focusing on $100 as a critical threshold, with a sustained move above it potentially confirming a bottom formation. Crypto analyst Ali Charts has outlined extended price objectives of $295 and $400. Trader Michaël van de Poppe maintains that SOL is positioned for a substantial upward move. Solana reached the $86 mark on Wednesday before experiencing a minor pullback, currently changing hands around $84.81. ETF investment continues to strengthen while market watchers maintain focus on the $100 benchmark.

Solana (SOL) Price Spot Solana exchange-traded funds in the US attracted $1.58 million on August 18, based on figures from SoSoValue. This addition brings the aggregate net inflows since launch to $1.16 billion.

Combined net assets across all Solana ETF offerings reached $923.57 million, while daily trading volume for that session totaled $30.13 million.

Bitwise was responsible for the entire $1.58 million single-day inflow on August 18. The remaining funds on the market did not register any new net contributions during that trading day.

Previous inflow sessions included $8.83 million on August 10 and $1.43 million on August 11. A minor outflow of approximately $859,450 occurred on August 6, demonstrating that capital movement has not been exclusively positive.

$100 Emerges as Critical Resistance Target Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Charts identifies $100 as the primary level to monitor for SOL. A definitive break above this threshold would strengthen his conviction that the market has already established its bottom.

SOLANA READY TO PUMP: WHAT I’M DOING

As I mentioned before, $SOL appears to be setting up for a bullish breakout, with $100 as the next major level I'm watching.

Whether the bottom is already in remains to be seen. Instead of trying to time it perfectly, I've been slowly… https://t.co/I0VsPps88Y pic.twitter.com/7W9Tph26l1

— Ali Charts (@alicharts) August 19, 2026

Instead of attempting to pinpoint an exact bottom, Ali Charts has been steadily building his SOL position through dollar-cost averaging, focusing on a price range from $40 to $70.

Wednesday’s surge to $86 places SOL above his accumulation zone, although the asset remains beneath the $100 mark that Ali Charts views as a significant confirmation signal.

Ali Charts has also identified extended price targets at $295 and $400, representing potential gains of approximately 288% and 430% from his baseline price. He frames these projections as components of a long-horizon approach that incorporates staking rewards.

Regarding staking returns, he referenced an approximate gross yield of 5.7%. For a position of 1,000 SOL, this would generate around 57 SOL annually before accounting for a 7% validator fee, resulting in roughly 53 SOL retained.

Technical Indicators Support Bullish Outlook Trader Michaël van de Poppe shared on X that $SOL continues to be primed for a significant upward breakout, echoing the optimistic sentiment prevalent among several market participants.

SOL is maintaining position above both its 50-day exponential moving average at $76.30 and its 100-day EMA at $78.41. The relative strength index registers near 72, entering overbought conditions, while the MACD displays a bullish signal configuration.

The immediate resistance zone lies at the 200-day EMA of $88.82, positioned near the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement level at $90.21.

Wednesday’s advance to $86 brought Solana within striking distance of this resistance area. A successful break above $88.82 would clear the pathway toward the $98.41 swing high and the psychologically significant $100 level.

For downside protection, support is established at the 50% retracement mark of $79.27 and the 100-day EMA at $78.41.

The $1.16 billion cumulative Solana ETF inflow figure, Wednesday’s $86 peak, and the present trading price of $84.81 represent the critical data points market participants are monitoring closely.

Several altcoins recorded massive gains on the 19th of August, driven by a Bitcoin [BTC]-led rally that lifted the entire crypto market.

In particular, Solana [SOL] and Ripple [XRP] fronted a 10% pump at press time. Surprisingly, these two mega-cap altcoins had different market structures on the price charts, suggesting varied opportunities if the momentum extends. 

Will XRP offer more gains than SOL? On the daily price charts, SOL reclaimed the 200-day Moving Average (MA blue) for the first time since last November. It also surged above the July high of $84, effectively hitting a 3-month high of $87.20. Put differently, SOL flipped bullish. 

However, a true breakout from its 2026 price range of $76-$98 could confirm further sustained upward momentum. 

As such, if SOL flips the mid-range level of $88 into strong support and jumps above $100, much of the 2025 losses could be reversed. An extra 16% could be feasible if SOL bulls hit the range high of $98.  

Source: SOL/USDT, TradingView  But with the RSI flashing an overbought signal, a cool-off below the mid-range of $88 could not be ruled out. 

For XRP, however, the structure was still firmly bearish on the daily charts. Despite surging 10% from $1.00 to $1.10, it was still below its 200-day MA (at $1.27). 

Given that the RSI indicator was yet to flash an overheated market, there was still room to hit the 200-day MA level. If so, an extra 17.5% upside potential for XRP could be on the cards. 

However, the bullish scenario holds only if XRP defends the July support zone of $1.0 (white). A crack below the zone would reinforce sellers’ leverage and invalidate the bullish outlook. 

Source: XRP/USDT, TradingView  Catalysts for SOL and XRP pump First, the mid-week pump was triggered by a Bitcoin short-squeeze following the U.S. Treasury’s planned intervention in the bond market. Similarly, SOL saw nearly $100 million in short liquidations in the past 24 hours. 

For its part, XRP only recorded $16.5 million worth of wrecked leveraged short positions. Collectively, these offered the fuel for Wednesday’s upside move targeting the leveraged bears (bright yellow zones during the rally). 

Source: CoinAnk Spot demand, especially from U.S. SOL and XRP ETFs, also supported the rally. The products saw $2.1 million and $2.35 million in daily net inflows, respectively. 

The next move depends on BTC’s direction, and next week’s PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures) Price Index data could become a crucial catalyst. A hotter-than-expected PCE data could reduce Fed rate cut expectations in September due to stubborn inflation. 

On the contrary, a cooler PCE could boost risk-on sentiment and crypto market momentum. 

Final Summary SOL and XRP exploded 10% due to a short-squeeze and broader market recovery. XRP had more room for an extra 17.5% rally if Fed rate expectations favor bulls.  

ANSEM, an altcoin recently launched on the Solana network and associated with the well-known crypto trader Ansem, continues to attract attention in the market.

At this point, ANSEM has attracted attention with its sharp increase in trading volume in recent days. However, despite the rise in price and volume, the fact that social media interest has not increased to the same extent presents a situation that warrants attention for the token.

Cryptocurrency analysis platform Santiment reported that ANSEM’s daily trading volume increased from approximately $9 million on August 16th to $44 million on August 17th.

According to the data, ANSEM’s trading volume increased by approximately 4.7 times in just one day.

Social Interest Didn’t Increase at the Same Rate as Prices Rising! According to Santiment, the most striking point for ANSEM was the difference between trading volume and social media activity.

The token price increased by approximately 60% between August 9th and August 17th, and daily trading volume increased 4.7 times, but there was little change in social media activity. This indicates that despite the sharp increase in trading activity, social media visibility did not strengthen to the same extent.

In this context, the current situation may indicate that the rise has not yet translated into widespread retail investor enthusiasm on social media.

What Do These Data Mean for ANSEM? While price and trading volume are rapidly increasing on ANSEM, it is noteworthy that social media interest is not increasing at the same rate.

While the current situation suggests the token is back on traders’ radar, it also indicates that the movement hasn’t yet translated into widespread retail investor enthusiasm. Maintaining trading volume and whether social activity accompanies this surge will be critical to the sustainability of the current trend in the coming period. High volume alone doesn’t guarantee a sustainable uptrend.

*This is not investment advice.

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