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[Chain News] On August 17, according to data disclosed by the data platform, Arbitrum DAO is one of the earliest organizations to join the Ethereum strategic reserve, with a monthly rise of approximately 36% in its Ethereum treasury, reaching 22,500 ETH at the time of writing, valued at nearly 100 million USD, accounting for 0.02% of the current Ethereum supply.

[Block Rhythm] On August 17, according to on-chain data, Ethereum reserves on CEX continue to decrease, currently only remaining at 18.39 million ETH, which is the lowest level since October 2022.
The same trend is also reflected in Bitcoin, with the current Bitcoin reserves in CEX being approximately 2.52 million, which is also the lowest level since October 2022.

On August 17, according to monitoring by 【区块律动】, a newly created Wallet withdrew 450 BTC from a certain platform, worth 53.22 million dollars.

[Bitu] The CEO of a certain company, Simon Gerovich, stated on social media, "I have heard the disappointment of people regarding the recent market pullback. This feeling is normal. But what truly gives us confidence is the foundation being built. Let’s look back at the milestones we have achieved together, because over time, the fundamentals will take precedence."

On August 17, according to monitoring, a certain Whale Address withdrew 7866 ETH from a certain platform 2 hours ago, worth approximately 34.99 million dollars.
Currently, the whale address holds a total of 16,872 ETH, valued at 75.35 million USD.

[Golden Finance] According to data from the data platform, a certain venture capital institution achieved a profit of 12.06 million USD through 9 Wallet Addresses in the past week, making it the most outstanding among investment institutions. During the same period, Master Ventures and Defiance Capital also performed well, achieving profits of 2.59 million USD and 942.8 thousand USD, respectively.

Charles Allen, CEO of the Ethereum Strategic Reserve Company in the U.S. stock market, pointed out that although the cryptocurrency sector emphasizes transparency, U.S. companies follow quarterly disclosure regulations, and major events must be disclosed within 4 days. Frequent disclosures do not always align with shareholder interests, and the board needs to protect shareholder interests.

[Coin World] Cryptocurrency payment service provider MoonPay stated, "There are rumors that the Meme token launch platform BAGS on Solana and its CEO FINN may launch new features through MoonPay." Additionally, according to on-chain data, the current CEO FINN's top three holdings on the BAGS platform are BTH (approximately $62,000), BAGGED (approximately $18,000) and

[Chain News] PANews reported on August 17 that regarding the news of "a certain WLFI associated address spending $18.6 million to buy 1,911 ETH and 84.5 WBTC", Trump’s son Eric Trump responded on social media saying: "Buy the dips".

In the wave of overseas RWA issuance, the quality of underlying assets and pricing are in doubt, and the flow of funds across borders is ambiguous. The RWA cases in Hong Kong are mainly targeted at institutional investors and do not support real estate projects. Although the fundraising is limited, RWA has attracted many enterprises due to its quick process and low buy low threshold, but its equity sharing mechanism may violate economic logic.

[Chain News] On August 17, news was reported that a certain Whale has deposited 19.38 million USD in USDC to a certain platform to purchase HYPE. Currently, the Whale holds 555,608 HYPE (worth 25.62 million USD) and 2.16 million FARTCOIN (worth 2.026 million USD), and has outstanding buy orders for HYPE between 45 and 46.05 USD.

The current total Lock-up Position of Ethereum Layer 2 is $43.76 billion, with a 7-day rise of 0.8%. The top five projects by Lock-up Position are Arbitrum One, Base, OP Mainnet, ZKsync Era, and Unichain.

[Coin World] According to reports, a global financial consulting giant predicts that Bitcoin is still expected to reach $150,000 before 2026, as institutional purchases, corporate bond adoption, U.S. policy support, and momentum at the sovereign level continue to strengthen. The company's CEO and founder stated that multiple forces are converging, such as institutional capital pouring into Spot ETFs at record levels, publicly traded companies viewing Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, and the White House actively supporting the Bitcoin asset class, all of which are driving the latest round of pump and are currently the reasons for maintaining the target of Bitcoin reaching $150,000 by the end of the year.

In recent months, Crypto Assets companies have gradually dominated the IPO market, especially stablecoin issuer Circle and exchange Bullish. Gemini plans to go public on Nasdaq, despite facing losses and declining revenues. The company will use the proceeds from the IPO for operations and debt repayment, while launching new products to expand its market influence.

The Fed announced the cessation of the "New Activity Supervision Program" established in 2023, easing regulations on banks' crypto assets operations, continuing the recent trend of regulatory relaxation.

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

[Chain News] PANews August 16 news, according to monitoring, a large investor holding ETH for over 6 months decided to take profit, a certain address sold 5299.5 ETH (approximately 23.6 million USD) on-chain at an average price of 4453 USD in the past 20 minutes, with funds sourced from three addresses, which built a position of 9154 ETH in batches at 2218.6 USD during the period of February-March 2025.

On August 16, according to monitoring, a newly created Address today withdrew 9006 ETH from a certain platform, worth approximately 40.16 million USD.

On August 16, according to data from the data platform, the amount of coins held by the Ethereum Treasury Company is currently reported at 3.7 million coins, with related entities reaching 70. The amount of coins held by these entities accounts for 3.06% of the total circulating supply of Ethereum.
This morning's news, Bitmine (BMNR) has increased its holdings by 135,000 ETH, bringing its total holdings to 1,297,000 ETH.