According to Coinglass data, the total amount of liquidations on the entire network in the past 24 hours reached 162 million US dollars, of which the long position liquidation amount was about 146 million US dollars, and the short position liquidation amount was about 16.3177 million US dollars.

CME Group and cryptocurrency benchmark index provider CF Benchmarks announced plans to launch two Bitcoin and Ethereum reference rates for the Asia-Pacific region on September 11th - CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate APAC (BRRAP) and CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate APAC (ETHUSD_AP). These rates will provide a daily reference rate for the US dollar price of these two digital assets, and will be released at 4pm Hong Kong/Singapore time.

Blockchain analysis company Kaiko has disclosed data showing that the 90-day volatility of Bitcoin and Ethereum has dropped to 35% and 37%, respectively, while the 90-day volatility of crude oil has reached 41%. Volatility refers to the rate at which the price of a given asset rises or falls over a given period of time.

According to data from The Block, the 7-day moving average of spot trading volume on cryptocurrency exchanges has dropped to $11.2 billion, less than 30% of the $46 billion in March. Bitcoin's volatility is at a historical low, and trading volume is also at its lowest level since 2020.

August 16th, according to market data, most of the altcoins experienced a certain degree of decline early this morning, with limited declines in Bitcoin and Ethereum. As of press time: · Bitcoin is now priced at $29,219, with a 24-hour decline of 0.8% · Ethereum is now priced at $1829, with a 24-hour decline of 0.88%.

London-based Jacobi Asset Management has launched Europe's first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Euronext Amsterdam, after receiving approval from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. The Jacobi FT Wilshire Bitcoin ETF charges investors a 1.5% annual management fee and is handled by Fidelity Digital Assets for custodial services and Flow Traders as market maker.

Bitcoin social networking platform Orange Pill has completed a $250,000 pre-seed financing round, led by Lightning Ventures, with participation from NBA star Matthew Dellavedova and Barefoot Bitcoin Fund. The Orange Pill App was launched in November 2022 and is available for use on iOS and Android platforms.

According to the analysis of online analyst Yu Jin, a dormant Bitcoin address for more than 12 years transferred 1005 BTC to an address starting with bc1q last night. These 1005 BTC were worth about $1316 (at a unit price of $1.31) at the time, and are currently worth $29.68 million, an increase of 22,560 times.

Bitcoin Frontier Fund, formerly known as Stacks Ventures, has launched the first Bitcoin Ordinals accelerator program. The program is a four-month opportunity for builders to raise funding, connect with mentors, and receive guidance from industry experts. Startups innovating in the Ordinals space can receive $100k in investment and access to funding pipelines and mentorship in exchange for 2-3% equity in common shares. <br>

On August 15th, according to Yu Jin monitoring, a certain dormant Bitcoin address for over 12 years transferred 1,005 BTC to the "bc1q" address tonight. At the time, these 1,005 BTC were worth about $1,316 (unit price of $1.31), and currently worth $29.68 million, an increase of 22,560 times.