📊 WHERE THE MARKET STANDS TODAY
Crypto's current split mostly Fear/Neutral, with only 30 coins in Greed, mirrors the same risk-off hesitation playing out in Nasdaq futures (NQ), where two major liquidity levels (29,928/30,073 above, 29,740 below) remain untouched.
As a risk asset increasingly correlated with tech equities, crypto tends to follow the same institutional caution: no size committed until a clear catalyst appears. That catalyst was Thursday's PPI, printing at 4.7% YoY, cooler than the 4.9% forecast and well below July's 5.5%.
Softer inflation typically favors risk assets, but neither market rushed to react, suggesting traders are waiting to see which liquidity level breaks first rather than trading the print alone.
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Crypto's current split mostly Fear/Neutral, with only 30 coins in Greed, mirrors the same risk-off hesitation playing out in Nasdaq futures (NQ), where two major liquidity levels (29,928/30,073 above, 29,740 below) remain untouched.
As a risk asset increasingly correlated with tech equities, crypto tends to follow the same institutional caution: no size committed until a clear catalyst appears. That catalyst was Thursday's PPI, printing at 4.7% YoY, cooler than the 4.9% forecast and well below July's 5.5%.
Softer inflation typically favors risk assets, but neither market rushed to react, suggesting traders are waiting to see which liquidity level breaks first rather than trading the print alone.
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💰 Databricks closes $5B in a Strategic funding round at a $190B valuation, led by Coatue, along with Blackstone, MGX, T. Rowe Price, and new investor Sixth Street Growth.
Other new investors include BOND, Clearlake Capital, Point72, Premji Invest, and TPG, alongside existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Dragoneer, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, GIC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Insight Partners, J.P. Morgan Private Capital, Kinetic, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, NEA, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Temasek, Thrive Capital, and WCM Investment Management.
Databricks is the Data and AI company, its platform (Lakebase, Genie, Unity AI Gateway) powers data, analytics, and AI agents for 20,000+ organizations worldwide. The company just crossed a $7B revenue run-rate, growing 80%+ YoY, with Lakebase alone surpassing $100M revenue run-rate.
👉 databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-grows-80-yoy-surpasses-7b-revenue-run-rate-scales
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Other new investors include BOND, Clearlake Capital, Point72, Premji Invest, and TPG, alongside existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Dragoneer, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, GIC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Insight Partners, J.P. Morgan Private Capital, Kinetic, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, NEA, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Temasek, Thrive Capital, and WCM Investment Management.
Databricks is the Data and AI company, its platform (Lakebase, Genie, Unity AI Gateway) powers data, analytics, and AI agents for 20,000+ organizations worldwide. The company just crossed a $7B revenue run-rate, growing 80%+ YoY, with Lakebase alone surpassing $100M revenue run-rate.
👉 databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-grows-80-yoy-surpasses-7b-revenue-run-rate-scales
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TOP UPCOMING TOKEN UNLOCKS
#PudgyPenguins $PENGU, #zkSync $ZK, #LayerZero $ZRO, #Kaito $KAITO, #Plume $PLUME, #AkedoGames $AKE, #River $RIVER, #Meteora $MET, #Avantis $AVNT
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#PudgyPenguins $PENGU, #zkSync $ZK, #LayerZero $ZRO, #Kaito $KAITO, #Plume $PLUME, #AkedoGames $AKE, #River $RIVER, #Meteora $MET, #Avantis $AVNT
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BITCOIN & ETHEREUM: CRYPTO ETF LANDSCAPE
Crypto ETFs recorded $392.6 million in combined net outflows over the past week (Aug 10–14), the largest weekly withdrawal in six weeks and a sharp reversal from the prior week's $1.1 billion inflow. Bitcoin ETFs led the retreat, shedding $389.7 million and pulling total AUM down to $76.6 billion. Ethereum ETFs also finished in the red, losing $2.9 million, ending a five-week streak of net inflows.
Fidelity posted the weakest week among major issuers, with $158.7 million in combined outflows ($153.1M Bitcoin + $5.6M Ethereum), while Grayscale was the lone bright spot, gaining $2.8 million overall as strength in its Ethereum products ($15.1M inflow) offset Bitcoin outflows.
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Crypto ETFs recorded $392.6 million in combined net outflows over the past week (Aug 10–14), the largest weekly withdrawal in six weeks and a sharp reversal from the prior week's $1.1 billion inflow. Bitcoin ETFs led the retreat, shedding $389.7 million and pulling total AUM down to $76.6 billion. Ethereum ETFs also finished in the red, losing $2.9 million, ending a five-week streak of net inflows.
Fidelity posted the weakest week among major issuers, with $158.7 million in combined outflows ($153.1M Bitcoin + $5.6M Ethereum), while Grayscale was the lone bright spot, gaining $2.8 million overall as strength in its Ethereum products ($15.1M inflow) offset Bitcoin outflows.
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DAILY MARKET LIQUIDATIONS
In the past 24 hours, 183,919 traders were liquidated, the total liquidations comes in at $3.26B. The largest single liquidation order happened on Hyperliquid, BTC-USD value $48.80M.
#Bitcoin open interest change +12.48%
#Ethereum open interest change +14.61%
$BTC $ETH $SOL $HYPE $ZEC $XRP $LINK $BNB $DOGE $BTW
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In the past 24 hours, 183,919 traders were liquidated, the total liquidations comes in at $3.26B. The largest single liquidation order happened on Hyperliquid, BTC-USD value $48.80M.
#Bitcoin open interest change +12.48%
#Ethereum open interest change +14.61%
$BTC $ETH $SOL $HYPE $ZEC $XRP $LINK $BNB $DOGE $BTW
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💰 Wispr raises $280M in a Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures, at a $2B valuation (up from $700M just 9 months ago).
Existing investors Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC, and MVP Ventures doubled down, joined by new investors Acrew, Forerunner, Goodwater, Peak XV, Together Fund, and PLUS Capital. The round also drew a wave of athlete investors - Joe Burrow, Shaun White, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Dak Prescott, and others.
Wispr (Wispr Flow) is an AI company building voice as the interface for computing, starting with an AI dictation tool now used by 10,000+ businesses, and expanding into meetings with a new AI note-taker. The round comes alongside the launch of Canto, Wispr's proprietary speech model cutting word error rates from 30% to under 10%.
👉 techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/wispr-raises-280m-at-2b-valuation-as-it-looks-beyond-dictation/
Existing investors Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC, and MVP Ventures doubled down, joined by new investors Acrew, Forerunner, Goodwater, Peak XV, Together Fund, and PLUS Capital. The round also drew a wave of athlete investors - Joe Burrow, Shaun White, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Dak Prescott, and others.
Wispr (Wispr Flow) is an AI company building voice as the interface for computing, starting with an AI dictation tool now used by 10,000+ businesses, and expanding into meetings with a new AI note-taker. The round comes alongside the launch of Canto, Wispr's proprietary speech model cutting word error rates from 30% to under 10%.
👉 techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/wispr-raises-280m-at-2b-valuation-as-it-looks-beyond-dictation/
TOP UPCOMING TOKEN UNLOCKS
#AltLayer $ALT, #HumanityProtocol $H, #Perle $PRL, #Plasma $XPL, #HumaFinance $HUMA, #Zora $ZORA, #EigenCloud $EIGEN, #KiteAI $KITE, #FalconFinance $FF
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#AltLayer $ALT, #HumanityProtocol $H, #Perle $PRL, #Plasma $XPL, #HumaFinance $HUMA, #Zora $ZORA, #EigenCloud $EIGEN, #KiteAI $KITE, #FalconFinance $FF
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BITCOIN & ETHEREUM: CRYPTO ETF LANDSCAPE
Crypto ETFs recorded $2.61 billion in combined net inflows over the past week (Aug 17–21), the strongest weekly performance of 2026 and a sharp reversal from the prior week's outflow. Bitcoin ETFs led the surge, pulling in $1.91 billion and pushing total AUM to $95.2 billion. Ethereum ETFs also posted a standout week, adding $697.2 million, with AUM reaching approximately $14.3 billion.
BlackRock dominated all issuers by a wide margin, with $1.92 billion in combined inflows ($1.33B Bitcoin + $592.4M Ethereum), accounting for roughly 74% of the week's total crypto ETF demand, while Grayscale posted the weakest week among major issuers, with just $87.7 million in combined net inflows.
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Crypto ETFs recorded $2.61 billion in combined net inflows over the past week (Aug 17–21), the strongest weekly performance of 2026 and a sharp reversal from the prior week's outflow. Bitcoin ETFs led the surge, pulling in $1.91 billion and pushing total AUM to $95.2 billion. Ethereum ETFs also posted a standout week, adding $697.2 million, with AUM reaching approximately $14.3 billion.
BlackRock dominated all issuers by a wide margin, with $1.92 billion in combined inflows ($1.33B Bitcoin + $592.4M Ethereum), accounting for roughly 74% of the week's total crypto ETF demand, while Grayscale posted the weakest week among major issuers, with just $87.7 million in combined net inflows.
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ROBINHOOD ECOSYSTEM TVL REVIEW
Here's an overview of the Robinhood ecosystem with its leading projects by TVL. Morpho continues to lead with $812.9M in total value locked, followed by Steakhouse with $433.3M and Uniswap with $93.83M.
Total ecosystem TVL: $1.48B across 201 protocols, 9.6M active addresses (1m), $2.6M revenue (1m).
#Morpho #Steakhouse #Uniswap #Lighter #Spark #StonkBrokers #Arcus #UNCX #Noxa
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Here's an overview of the Robinhood ecosystem with its leading projects by TVL. Morpho continues to lead with $812.9M in total value locked, followed by Steakhouse with $433.3M and Uniswap with $93.83M.
Total ecosystem TVL: $1.48B across 201 protocols, 9.6M active addresses (1m), $2.6M revenue (1m).
#Morpho #Steakhouse #Uniswap #Lighter #Spark #StonkBrokers #Arcus #UNCX #Noxa
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TOP 10 PROTOCOLS BY MONTHLY REVENUE VOLUME
According to DeFiLlama, Tether remains the top protocol by monthly revenue at $478.6M, followed by Circle at $190.6M. New names have broken into the top 10: launchpad Pump jumped to third place with $53.15M, while chain Canton took fourth with $49.05M. Hyperliquid sits in fifth at $48.8M. Rounding out the list are Tron ($26.5M), Telegram bot - GMGN ($23.7M), trading app - Axiom Pro ($22.4M), Polymarket ($15.9M), and Grayscale ($15.1M) - the ranking highlights the growing diversification of revenue sources across stablecoins, derivatives, launchpads, bots, and RWAs.
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According to DeFiLlama, Tether remains the top protocol by monthly revenue at $478.6M, followed by Circle at $190.6M. New names have broken into the top 10: launchpad Pump jumped to third place with $53.15M, while chain Canton took fourth with $49.05M. Hyperliquid sits in fifth at $48.8M. Rounding out the list are Tron ($26.5M), Telegram bot - GMGN ($23.7M), trading app - Axiom Pro ($22.4M), Polymarket ($15.9M), and Grayscale ($15.1M) - the ranking highlights the growing diversification of revenue sources across stablecoins, derivatives, launchpads, bots, and RWAs.
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CORPORATE CRYPTO TREASURIES LEADERBOARD
Corporate crypto treasuries are mostly still underwater, but Strategy is a clear exception - its 840,447 BTC position is worth $66.90B against a $63.61B cost basis, putting it back in the green at +$3.28B (+5.16%) as Bitcoin's rebound above $77K restored the position's profitability. The rest of the field looks weaker: Bitmine ETH carries the largest dollar loss at -$4.95B (-25.28%), with Metaplanet, SharpLink ETH, and Forward Industries all down $850M+ on their respective ETH and SOL treasuries.
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Corporate crypto treasuries are mostly still underwater, but Strategy is a clear exception - its 840,447 BTC position is worth $66.90B against a $63.61B cost basis, putting it back in the green at +$3.28B (+5.16%) as Bitcoin's rebound above $77K restored the position's profitability. The rest of the field looks weaker: Bitmine ETH carries the largest dollar loss at -$4.95B (-25.28%), with Metaplanet, SharpLink ETH, and Forward Industries all down $850M+ on their respective ETH and SOL treasuries.
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TOP PROJECTS LAUNCHED IN AUGUST BY FDV
A breakdown of the top projects launched in August, ranked by Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV) against current Market Cap, covering circulating supply %, total capital raised, and the investors backing each deal.
#DGrid $DGAI #DappOS $DOS #Teller $DEBIT #TermMax $TMX #KiiChain $KII #Aligned $ALIGN #TheInterfold $FOLD #SwarmBase $SWARM #Squid $QUID
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A breakdown of the top projects launched in August, ranked by Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV) against current Market Cap, covering circulating supply %, total capital raised, and the investors backing each deal.
#DGrid $DGAI #DappOS $DOS #Teller $DEBIT #TermMax $TMX #KiiChain $KII #Aligned $ALIGN #TheInterfold $FOLD #SwarmBase $SWARM #Squid $QUID
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