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Bitcoin’s apparent demand has clearly improved but remains negative at -32,000 BTC, according to CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost. Darkfost said BTC entered its current new consolidation phase in early June, when demand was estimated at -272,000 BTC. Darkfost described the shift as positive but not yet sufficient, adding that similar patterns emerged in February and May before demand weakened again. Darkfost also said the trend may be linked to lower average issuance, given reduced production tied to a drop in hash rate. For now, Darkfost said, the reading is difficult to view as a strong bullish signal, though the trend warrants close monitoring. Apparent demand is calculated as the gap between newly issued BTC and supply that has not moved for more than one year. The metric helps gauge whether structural accumulation is strong enough to absorb new supply generated by the network.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said on X that Bitcoin’s cumulative mined supply had surpassed 20.07 million as of August 2026, reaching 95.6% of its maximum supply. Zhao added that only 4.4% of supply remains and estimated 10% to 20% of existing BTC has been lost or is inaccessible, leaving the tokens permanently unrecoverable. Zhao described BTC as a deflationary asset.

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has identified 65 fake websites impersonating crypto exchange HashKey and urged investors to stay alert, Cointelegraph reported. The regulator warned the sites have no connection to HashKey, which is licensed in Hong Kong, and could mislead users into thinking they are the exchange’s official platform.

XRP whale deposits to Binance fall to lowest level since 2021, easing sell pressure XRP whale inflows to Binance have fallen to their lowest level since 2021 on a three-month average basis, a CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost analysis showed. Darkfost said current whale deposits stand at about $61 million, six to eight times lower than $456 million in January last year and $355 million in October. The drop in whale activity is a positive signal in terms of easing sell pressure, but net inflows remain positive at $18.8 million. With no clear signs of new demand yet, Darkfost said it is still too early to conclude XRP has entered a bullish trend reversal.

Injective has built a live testnet integration with Cardano, enabling ADA transfers to Injective and INJ transfers to Cardano on the testnet, Cointelegraph reported.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 51.23% long, 48.77% short - Binance: 48.36% long, 51.64% short - OKX: 48.87% long, 51.13% short - Bybit: 47.75% long, 52.25% short

Edelman Financial Engines, a U.S. investment advisory firm, holds about $34 million worth of spot Bitcoin ETFs, including BlackRock’s IBIT and Grayscale products, Bitcoin Magazine reported. Tudor Investment, led by Paul Tudor Jones, also held 688,529 shares of IBIT worth $22.9 million as of the end of June, up about 19% from 579,083 shares in the previous quarter.

DeFiLlama founder 0xngmi said on X it took Apple several months to remove an App Store app impersonating DeFiLlama. 0xngmi said repeated reports to Apple over trademark infringement and impersonation drew no action, but after downloading the app with a wallet holding a small amount of funds, confirming actual theft, and filing another report, the app was removed within days.

Galaxy Research said the chances of the U.S. CLARITY Act passing this year are fading as growing uncertainty around the bill pushes the U.S. SEC and CFTC to accelerate work on standards for crypto issuance, trading and market oversight through rulemaking, interpretive guidance and regulatory exemptions. Galaxy Research emphasized those administrative steps may help fill the immediate regulatory gap, but they can be changed by a future administration and cannot replace a long-term regulatory framework established by Congress.

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner Bitdeer sold all 253.4 BTC it mined this week, according to an official X post. The company has maintained a zero-BTC treasury strategy since February, under which it sells all mined Bitcoin. As of Feb. 20, Bitdeer had reduced its BTC holdings to zero and has since continued to immediately convert mined output into cash.

U.S. spot ETH ETFs saw no net flows on Aug. 14, after recording $5.9 million in net inflows the previous trading day, according to Farside Investors. No ETF posted net inflows or net outflows.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of about $56.2 million on Aug. 14, marking a third straight trading day of net outflows, according to Farside Investors. - BlackRock IBIT: -$55.5 million - Fidelity FBTC: -$6.8 million - Bitwise BITB: +$6.1 million

Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl said Ethereum’s ETH issuance model resembles that of a small country. Pandl explained that if Ethereum were a country, the only public service it would provide would be protecting property rights and the system for exchanging value. Instead of collecting taxes, Ethereum funds spending by issuing new currency and covering costs through "seigniorage revenue." He added that stakers provide the property-rights protection service and receive newly issued ETH in return. In that sense, Pandl said, ETH’s staking model and issuance mechanism can be seen as a combination of fiscal and monetary policy.

LAB unlocked tokens from its public sale yesterday, according to on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa, as the token faces price-manipulation allegations from the crypto community. The analyst said participants joined the LAB public sale in October last year, and although the token had risen 1,120-fold within nine months, the lock-up was not lifted. A participant who invested $5,000 at the time saw the position’s value climb to $5.6 million, but the project unilaterally delayed the unlock date, ai_9684xtpa said. By the time the participant finally received the LAB tokens, their value had fallen to $3,219, marking a 99.94% drop from the peak. Meanwhile, X user SKYLINE, the investor at the center of the case, said in a post containing the English phrase "560만 달러에서 3,219 달러가 되었다" that a $5,000 LAB investment made during the community sale nine months earlier had finally been delivered as tokens, adding, "Great rug." LAB previously rose to around $24.4 on Binance perpetual futures, which put its fully diluted valuation at as much as $24.4 billion. It is now trading at around $0.08543.

Chainlink bought back 127,740 LINK worth about $1.12 million yesterday and transferred the tokens to a reserve wallet, Onchain Lens reported. The reserve address now holds 5.48 million LINK worth about $48.5 million, with an estimated average acquisition cost of $11.14 per LINK. According to CoinMarketCap, LINK was recently trading at $9.14, up 3.29% from yesterday.

PUMP, the token of Solana-based meme coin issuance platform Pump.fun, began unlocking tokens allocated to the team and investors about five hours ago, on-chain analyst EmberCN said. On-chain data shows about 4.94 billion PUMP, worth roughly $13.6 million, has so far been distributed to 125 wallets. According to CoinMarketCap, PUMP was trading at $0.00278, down 3.64%.

Jump Crypto deposited 286.83 BTC worth about $18.01 million into Binance about two hours ago, according to an Onchain Lens analysis. Exchange deposits are typically interpreted as a sign of intent to sell. The address, which Onchain Lens identified as likely linked to the crypto trading and market-making firm, has sent a total of 1,560 BTC worth about $99.2 million to Binance this week and still holds about 1,410 BTC worth roughly $88.58 million.

Robinhood crypto chief says no token issuance is a strength for Robinhood Chain Johann Kerbrat, head of the crypto business at U.S. stock and cryptocurrency trading app Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), said on a recent podcast that Robinhood Chain’s decision not to issue a coin is one of its strengths. Kerbrat said blockchain is a purely technical component for the company and infrastructure to support businesses it plans to pursue, adding that the company does not need to keep adjusting strategic priorities to push up or stabilize the price of its own token. He said this helps prevent the company’s business strategy from becoming diluted.

ABFinance, U.S. crypto exchange founded by former Bybit co-CEO, halts operations ABFinance, a U.S. regulation-compliant cryptocurrency trading platform founded by Helen Liu, the former co-CEO of crypto exchange Bybit, said on X on Aug. 14 that it has suspended operations. Liu had said on X in March that she established the U.S.-based exchange and had obtained a license aligned with U.S. regulatory requirements.

Spot CVD refers to an order-book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The upper section shows a volume heatmap, while the lower section shows cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap tracks trading volume at each price level. The background color becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or makes a large move. Brighter zones may act as support or resistance. - The cumulative volume delta indicator shows buy and sell orders by order size. As buy orders increase, the line for the corresponding color rises. The yellow line reflects orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line reflects large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

CoinMarketCap’s in-house Crypto Fear and Greed Index came in at 36, down one point from yesterday, indicating slightly weaker market sentiment while remaining in the fear zone. The index suggests extreme fear when it is closer to zero and extreme optimism when it is closer to 100. CoinMarketCap calculates the index based on price moves among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, market volatility, derivatives-market indicators including the put/call ratio, the stablecoin supply ratio (SSR), and CoinMarketCap’s own search data.

Solana Company, a Nasdaq-listed company focused on accumulating SOL under the ticker DAT, said in an earnings report it posted a net loss of about $30.3 million in the second quarter, or $0.38 per share. During the same period, HSDT generated about $2.5 million in revenue from staking its SOL holdings. According to CoinMarketCap, SOL was trading at $75.32, down 1.11%, at the time of writing.

Onchain Lens reported that about 39 million WLFI, worth roughly $2.19 million, was transferred from a World Liberty Financial team address beginning with 0xFef3 to a Bybit-linked deposit address. Exchange deposits are typically interpreted as being intended for selling. According to CoinMarketCap, WLFI was recently trading at $0.05574, up 1.52%.

CBOE seeks approval for first U.S. 3x Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs CBOE BZX, a unit of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, has filed with the U.S. SEC to list leveraged ETFs designed to deliver three times the daily returns of Bitcoin and Ethereum, The Block reported. According to the SEC, CBOE BZX is seeking to list six products in total, including a 3x Bitcoin ETF, a 3x Ethereum ETF, and 3x gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas ETFs. The ETFs are structured to track three times the one-day return of their underlying assets mainly by holding futures contracts on CME or COMEX, while the remaining assets would be held as cash or cash equivalents for collateral.

The White House plans to meet on Aug. 19 with representatives from the cryptocurrency and prediction market industries, and attendees are expected to include Ripple, Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz, Chainlink and Paradigm, according to U.Today. U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig are also expected to attend, U.Today reported. Donald Trump, the U.S. president, is also expected to join the meeting, according to major outlets including CoinDesk.