BitMart Market Weekly Report 8.18-8.24

This Week's Cryptocurrency Market Dynamics

Last week (8.18-8.24), the net outflow amount for BTC ETFs was $1.178 billion, with BTC remaining in a narrow fluctuation range throughout the week. After Powell's dovish remarks last week, the market briefly surged, but fell back to the starting point over the weekend. Currently, BTC's market share is reported at 57.2%, and this figure continues to decline, indicating that more altcoins are experiencing rapid market cap growth.

Last week, ETH ETFs saw a net outflow of $240 million, breaking a streak of 11 consecutive weeks of net inflows. In the first three working days of last week, ETH ETFs experienced a total outflow of $870 million, but on Thursday and Friday, there was an inflow of $630 million, during which ETH's market performance also outperformed BTC. With strong capital inflows, ETH continued to rise, reaching $4,956 over the weekend, breaking its historical high, before turning down early Monday morning. ETH's market share is currently reported at 14.5%, and the ETH/BTC exchange rate is reported at 0.042, still showing strong performance.

This Week's Popular Coins

In terms of popular coins, SOL, OKB, BIO, MEME, and PROMPT have all performed well. SOL's price increased by 11.63% this week, reaching a high of 213.01 USDT. OKB's price rose by 66.76%, with a 24-hour trading volume of 2.55 million. BIO and PROMPT increased by 87.85% and 173.67% respectively this week. MEME's price surged by 100.93%, with a 24-hour trading volume of 130.45 billion.

U.S. Market Overview and Hot News

Last week, the U.S. stock market showed overall divergence: the Dow Jones rose about 1.5%, reaching a new high for the year; the S&P 500 edged up about 0.3%; while the Nasdaq fell about 0.6%. The positive sentiment came from Federal Reserve Chairman Powell signaling dovishness at the Jackson Hole annual meeting, raising market expectations for a rate cut in September; however, large tech stocks faced profit-taking, putting pressure on the Nasdaq.

On August 28 at 20:30, the U.S. will release the revised annualized quarterly GDP for the second quarter.

The Hong Kong Bitcoin Asia Summit will be held from August 28 to 29, with Eric Trump scheduled to speak.

Popular Sectors and Project Unlocks

DeSci Sector

Last week, the DeSci sector rose about 7.7%, with a market cap reaching approximately $799 million, becoming a hot market track. The positive news mainly came from Bio Protocol (BIO), which led in trading volume and price increase, attracting capital and attention. Additionally, DeSci was rated as "the hottest sector of the week" by several market platforms, drawing investor interest in the potential of combining research and blockchain.

Jupiter (JUP) will unlock approximately 53.47 million tokens on August 28, valued at about $27.1 million;

Kamino (KMNO) will unlock approximately 229 million tokens on August 30, valued at about $13.3 million;

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