BTC traded at $85,748, up 5.37% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,751.07, up 2.92%. Gold was at $4,389.40 and silver at $66.800; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose 1.49% and 2.83%, respectively, while WTI and Brent rose 0.43% and 0.50%.
1. Garrett Jin whale shorts 500 BTC
On-chain monitoring shows the 'Garrett Jin whale' closed a $112 million BTC long at $84,455 yesterday, booking an $8.38 million profit, then flipped to short 500 BTC at $85,994 in the early hours, worth about $43.31 million.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. AMD market cap tops one trillion dollars
Driven by AI demand, AMD shares rose more than 9% intraday on Monday, touching a record high of $613.92 and pushing its market capitalization above one trillion dollars, making it the fourth US chipmaker to reach that size. Nvidia, Broadcom and other chip stocks advanced alongside, with Nvidia's market capitalization now above five trillion dollars.
Assets to watch: AMD, AVGO, NVDA
3. Anthropic eyes US IPO as retail piles in
Per Bloomberg, US retail investors are positioning ahead of the IPOs of AI unicorns such as Anthropic and OpenAI through multiple brokerages and pre-IPO funds, with one California retiree opening accounts at eight brokers and planning to subscribe to Anthropic shares worth about 30% of their net worth. Some hold stakes indirectly via over-the-counter funds and structured products, facing lock-up, opaque valuation and liquidity risks.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC, OPENAI, SPCX
4. Agora approved for national trust bank
Stablecoin infrastructure firm Agora said it has received preliminary conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a federally chartered and supervised national trust bank. The charter would place Agora's stablecoin, custody and trading infrastructure under direct federal oversight.
5. Listed companies turn net bitcoin buyers
Per SoSoValue data, global listed companies excluding miners flipped to net bitcoin buying last week, with net purchases of $183 million. Strategy bought 950 bitcoin at an average price of $79,670, lifting its holdings to 846,000 coins in its first purchase in two weeks.
Assets to watch: BTC
6. BitMine ETH holdings reach 4.9% of supply
Per a BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) announcement, the company's ETH holdings reached 5,983,940 coins, about 4.9% of Ethereum's total supply, after buying 27,562 more over the past week; its total crypto and cash holdings now stand at $17.1 billion. Chairman Tom Lee said the company has completed 98% of its goal of holding 5% of Ethereum's supply.
Assets to watch: BMNR, ETH
7. Ondo, Alpaca launch stock tokenization
Per an Ondo Finance announcement, approved institutions can now mint Ondo Stocks using stock they already hold via Alpaca's Instant Tokenization Network, and redeem the tokens back for the underlying shares. The mechanism has gone live on Ethereum and BNB Chain, aiming to boost capital efficiency and improve secondary-market liquidity and market depth.
Assets to watch: ONDO, ETH, BNB
8. WLFI opens governance incentive vote
World Liberty Financial has opened voting on a proposal to launch a WLFI governance participation incentive program, targeting rollout before October 1, 2026. Under the proposal, all WLFI holders retain voting rights; holders may lock tokens for at least 180 days and directly participate in at least one governance vote every 90 days to earn dynamically calculated rewards, with delegated voting not counting toward participation.
Assets to watch: WLFI
9. Robinhood event-contract revenue up 10x
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said crypto-related event contracts already account for a sizable share of the company's prediction-market business, and he expects sports contracts to become a minority category within a few years. The company's Q2 2026 event-contract revenue rose more than 10x year over year to $156 million, and August contract volume reached 4.7 billion, about 15x the prior-year level.
Market snapshot
BTC: $85,748 (24h +5.37%) | ETH: $2,751.07 (24h +2.92%)
Gold: $4,389.40 (+0.13%) | Silver: $66.800 (+0.58%)
WTI: $96.19 (+0.43%) | Brent: $100.84 (+0.50%)
S&P 500: 7,764.70 (+1.49%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,482.35 (+2.83%)
1. Garrett Jin whale shorts 500 BTC
On-chain monitoring shows the 'Garrett Jin whale' closed a $112 million BTC long at $84,455 yesterday, booking an $8.38 million profit, then flipped to short 500 BTC at $85,994 in the early hours, worth about $43.31 million.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. AMD market cap tops one trillion dollars
Driven by AI demand, AMD shares rose more than 9% intraday on Monday, touching a record high of $613.92 and pushing its market capitalization above one trillion dollars, making it the fourth US chipmaker to reach that size. Nvidia, Broadcom and other chip stocks advanced alongside, with Nvidia's market capitalization now above five trillion dollars.
Assets to watch: AMD, AVGO, NVDA
3. Anthropic eyes US IPO as retail piles in
Per Bloomberg, US retail investors are positioning ahead of the IPOs of AI unicorns such as Anthropic and OpenAI through multiple brokerages and pre-IPO funds, with one California retiree opening accounts at eight brokers and planning to subscribe to Anthropic shares worth about 30% of their net worth. Some hold stakes indirectly via over-the-counter funds and structured products, facing lock-up, opaque valuation and liquidity risks.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC, OPENAI, SPCX
4. Agora approved for national trust bank
Stablecoin infrastructure firm Agora said it has received preliminary conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a federally chartered and supervised national trust bank. The charter would place Agora's stablecoin, custody and trading infrastructure under direct federal oversight.
5. Listed companies turn net bitcoin buyers
Per SoSoValue data, global listed companies excluding miners flipped to net bitcoin buying last week, with net purchases of $183 million. Strategy bought 950 bitcoin at an average price of $79,670, lifting its holdings to 846,000 coins in its first purchase in two weeks.
Assets to watch: BTC
6. BitMine ETH holdings reach 4.9% of supply
Per a BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) announcement, the company's ETH holdings reached 5,983,940 coins, about 4.9% of Ethereum's total supply, after buying 27,562 more over the past week; its total crypto and cash holdings now stand at $17.1 billion. Chairman Tom Lee said the company has completed 98% of its goal of holding 5% of Ethereum's supply.
Assets to watch: BMNR, ETH
7. Ondo, Alpaca launch stock tokenization
Per an Ondo Finance announcement, approved institutions can now mint Ondo Stocks using stock they already hold via Alpaca's Instant Tokenization Network, and redeem the tokens back for the underlying shares. The mechanism has gone live on Ethereum and BNB Chain, aiming to boost capital efficiency and improve secondary-market liquidity and market depth.
Assets to watch: ONDO, ETH, BNB
8. WLFI opens governance incentive vote
World Liberty Financial has opened voting on a proposal to launch a WLFI governance participation incentive program, targeting rollout before October 1, 2026. Under the proposal, all WLFI holders retain voting rights; holders may lock tokens for at least 180 days and directly participate in at least one governance vote every 90 days to earn dynamically calculated rewards, with delegated voting not counting toward participation.
Assets to watch: WLFI
9. Robinhood event-contract revenue up 10x
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said crypto-related event contracts already account for a sizable share of the company's prediction-market business, and he expects sports contracts to become a minority category within a few years. The company's Q2 2026 event-contract revenue rose more than 10x year over year to $156 million, and August contract volume reached 4.7 billion, about 15x the prior-year level.
Market snapshot
BTC: $85,748 (24h +5.37%) | ETH: $2,751.07 (24h +2.92%)
Gold: $4,389.40 (+0.13%) | Silver: $66.800 (+0.58%)
WTI: $96.19 (+0.43%) | Brent: $100.84 (+0.50%)
S&P 500: 7,764.70 (+1.49%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,482.35 (+2.83%)