Despite a sharp cryptocurrency price rally that liquidated numerous bearish positions, Abraxas Capital, Fasanara Capital, and Wintermute continue to hold over $600 million in short positions.

Solana validators have begun voting on three governance proposals, including a constitution, a disinflation increase, and transaction fee reforms.

ConConAI has initiated the Phase 1 presale for its native utility token, $CON, featuring a fixed supply, a SolidProof audit, and a targeted DEX listing price of $0.01.

Cardano has opened community review for new proposals, including CIP-0197, aimed at introducing post-quantum wallet protection without requiring address migrations.

Privacy coin Zcash reached a multi-year high, trading above $830, while Bitcoin recovered from a brief dip to trade around $77,500.

CleanCore completed a $100 million stock offering and sold substantially all of its Dogecoin holdings to fund a shift into Minnesota AI infrastructure, resulting in significant share dilution.

Gold surpassed $4,620 an ounce and futures approached $4,650 following the U.S. Treasury's decision to expand its bond buyback program, which drove the dollar index down.

Hyperliquid experienced a 3% intraday pullback after closing the week at a new all-time high, supported by $70 billion in weekly perpetual trading volume and rising open interest.

Gate's latest Proof of Reserves report reveals total reserves exceeding $8.215 billion and an overall reserve ratio of 127% as of August 19, 2026.

Bitcoin is consolidating around $77,000 following a strong weekly gain, as investors realize $1.72 billion in profits and US spot ETFs record significant inflows.