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According to Crypto Briefing, the U.S. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has added 21Shares' Polkadot Staking ETF to its listing, with the code TDOT, marking the official entry of this product into the U.S. ETF ecosystem. Meanwhile, 21Shares has renamed the fund from its original name "21Shares Polkadot ETF" to "21Shares Polkadot Staking ETF," with this change taking effect on August 27, 2026.This name change is not just a superficial adjustment; the term "Staking" clearly communicates the product mechanism to institutional investors: the fund holds DOT tokens, stakes 40% to 95% of its holdings through network validators, and distributes earnings to shareholders on a quarterly basis. The current staking yield is 2.04%, with a management fee of 0.3%, and custody is jointly handled by Anchorage Digital, BitGo, and Coinbase. The ETF was listed on Nasdaq on March 6, 2026, with initial seed funding of approximately $11 million, and as of the end of August, the assets under management are approximately $7.5 to $7.9 million.

The 21Shares report shows that Solana is advancing two governance proposals, SIMD-550 and SIMD-553, which may significantly change the SOL holding economic model in the next two years.SIMD-550 proposes to increase Solana's annual inflation reduction rate from 15% to 30%, allowing it to reach a terminal inflation rate of 1.5% more quickly, with nominal staking yields expected to drop to about 2.25% within three years.SIMD-553 was approved and merged on July 20, and will introduce a destruction fee for compute unit requests, increasing the daily SOL burn amount from about 600-800 to about 7500-9000.The report believes that although the decline in staking income will directly affect the earnings of validators and stakers, a lower issuance combined with a higher burn rate may improve the long-term supply and demand structure of SOL, and could drive some capital towards the decentralized finance ecosystem on the Solana chain.

According to CoinDesk, Ethereum researchers have proposed rebuilding the validator deposit contract to support a new cryptographic system and ultimately stop accepting deposits protected by the existing BLS signatures. This proposal targets the deposit contract, aiming to add a switch that prevents the network from accepting the currently relied-upon signature format.Currently, the contract only accepts BLS keys because their exact size is hardcoded, while the new draft allows for different key sizes, with each deposit tagged by the cryptographic system used, where BLS receives a tag of zero, reserving space for future schemes.If the proposal is approved, it will initially operate with BLS deposits, while other schemes can be registered simultaneously. Future decisions may permanently disable new BLS deposits, at which point validators who have staked using BLS keys will not disappear, but new validators will not be able to join using this method. Ethereum will ultimately need to change separately to inform validators how to check new signatures. This is part of the migration for validators, while another part is already in progress—EIP-8141 framework transaction proposals will allow regular Ethereum accounts to change the cryptographic method for approving transactions without changing their address.The urgency stems from research released in March by Google's Quantum AI research department, which outlined five quantum attack paths against Ethereum, putting over $100 billion in assets at potential risk. The Ethereum Foundation is advancing core protocol changes with a target around 2029. Currently, the amount of ETH staked in Ethereum is approximately 42.4 million, valued at about $10.4 billion.

Bitwise CEO posted on the X platform that approximately $45 million flowed into the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF BSOL in the first two days of this week, with its assets under management approaching $1 billion, and stated that Solana should not be underestimated.

According to The Block, Bitwise President Teddy Fusaro stated that the Solana staking ETF (BSOL) reached a trading volume of $108 million on Monday, setting a new single-day historical high for Solana ETFs.On the same day, Bitwise's XRP ETF trading volume exceeded $80 million, far surpassing its usual level of below $12 million.

On August 24, according to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr., Bitcoin rose 22% from $63,000 to $77,000 within 8 days, with the profit supply ratio of short-term holders (STH) increasing from 26.1% to 74.9%. Meanwhile, the net inflow of STH to exchanges shifted from negative to +28,600 BTC, breaking through the +25,000 threshold, indicating that profit-taking pressure is building.If this indicator remains above the threshold and price momentum slows down, the risk of selling will significantly increase; if the flow converges to zero and the profit ratio maintains above 50%, the market is expected to continue its upward trend.

The signals sent by the bond market to Treasury Secretary Basant in recent days indicate that one cannot simply sweep the $40 trillion U.S. national debt under the rug and pretend nothing is wrong. Basant announced plans to increase the scale of long-term Treasury buybacks this fall, promising to utilize the Treasury's vast "toolbox" to support the market, and mentioned upcoming measures to curb the ever-expanding U.S. debt burden.John Arnold, former Enron energy trader, billionaire, and founder of the Arnold Ventures charity, stated that the turmoil in the bond market this summer may ultimately just be "another quickly settled episode," but the greater concern is that the lack of change in the U.S. fiscal situation will persist until it ultimately triggers a crisis.Tracy Chen, global portfolio manager at Brandywine Global, expressed that she feels very anxious because Basant has failed to rein in long-term Treasury yields. The performance of the bond market indicates that bond vigilantes still do not trust him. Basant needs to do more to convince investors that the Trump administration is taking U.S. fiscal issues seriously, but discussing tax increases or austerity measures to boost revenue before the midterm elections in November will be unpopular.

Bitcoin recently rose to a monthly high, with Bitfinex analysts stating that this round of market activity is primarily driven by spot buying and short covering, rather than new leveraged funds, thus providing a longer duration compared to typical short squeeze scenarios. As investors who bought Bitcoin in the past five months are currently in a profit state, the main risk of the current upward trend comes from profit-taking chips flowing into trading platforms.Bitfinex believes that the U.S. Treasury's announcement on August 19 to expand the scale of long-term bond repurchases is an important factor driving the recent market activity. The initial phase of this rise was indeed driven by short liquidations. On the same day, the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF recorded an inflow of $297.6 million. However, the subsequent price increase mainly came from spot buying. From the position structure, while Bitcoin prices rose by 10% to 11%, open interest (OI) only increased by about 4%, indicating that spot demand and short covering played a major role, while the impact of leveraged funds was limited.Bitfinex pointed out that the $68,000 to $69,000 range is currently an important support level, close to the average cost of buyers over the past five months. If Bitcoin maintains above this level, it will keep these investors in a profitable state, reducing the pressure of previously trapped chips selling during rebounds. In terms of funds, the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF saw an inflow of $606.29 million on August 20, the largest single-day inflow since May 1, with BlackRock's IBIT contributing about 82%. Bitfinex stated that if fund inflows continue for a week, it will further strengthen the market demand structure.However, Bitfinex warns that the current biggest risk is a large amount of profitable Bitcoin flowing into trading platforms, which could trigger the largest profit-taking market since 2026. Analysts indicate that if real yields rise again to levels that previously suppressed Bitcoin from falling below $65,000, macro factors could still quickly impact the market.

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal stated that in response to community calls, the team is advancing a proposal for staking and tokenomics reform. He revealed that Polygon's revenue has achieved a tenfold increase this year, delivering 5k TPS and a 25% reduction in block time, and is now moving towards a block time of less than 1 second, making it the right time for stakers to receive their rightful share.Key points of the proposal include: launching native staking similar to L1 on Polygon PoS, which can run in parallel with Ethereum staking; the priority fee for each transaction will flow to POL stakers (PIP-85 has been approved, and native staking will simplify implementation); staking rewards are expected to nearly double, supported by real network fees rather than inflation; staking POL may earn additional incentives such as discounted Gas fees; sPOL will maintain liquidity and can be used in DeFi. Polygon Labs will write the code and submit the proposal for community forum review.

Cryptocurrency analyst Darkfost stated that Bitcoin has risen over 23% in the past three days. As the price rapidly increases, signs of profit-taking in the market have begun to emerge, with approximately 53,000 BTC flowing into major exchanges, of which about 17,800 BTC has transferred to Binance.It is noteworthy that all of the 17,800 BTC flowing into Binance comes from short-term holders, particularly investors who have held their positions for less than a day. In contrast, long-term holders who have held BTC for more than six months have not transferred any BTC to Binance. This indicates that the current influx of funds is primarily driven by short-term speculative capital, rather than structural selling by long-term holders.Data shows that this is the largest inflow of BTC to Binance since February 2026. In February of this year, short-term holders experienced a significant market capitulation. Currently, short-term funds are once again flowing in and out of exchanges on a large scale, reflecting a noticeable increase in speculative trading activity, and these brief and sudden capital movements are driving the volatility of the cryptocurrency market higher.

According to Cointelegraph, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated that the Solana staking ETF (BSOL) under its management saw inflows exceeding $20 million this week.

On-chain analysis platform Santiment data shows that the largest wallets holding over 1000 ETH collectively reduced their holdings by approximately 1.7 million ETH from May 20 to August 20, accounting for about 2.9% of the holdings at that level. During the same period, the proportion of small wallets holding 1 to 10 ETH increased from 4.38% to 4.52%, with 65 trading days of increase and 27 trading days of decrease.Santiment pointed out that only about 300,000 ETH of the outflow can be traced back to smaller tier wallets, while the majority has likely entered staking or contract addresses. The top wallets include exchanges, cross-chain bridges, and staking contracts, during which the ETH balance of exchanges decreased from approximately 7.07 million to 6.54 million. The giant whale wallets continue to shrink, and the specific direction of the funds remains to be further observed.

On August 19, the Alpha Arena Bali VIP/KOL Voyage launched in Bali. Contestants, KOLs, guests, and partners participated in a temple culture experience and a welcome reception at Mulia Skybar. This was the first time that relevant personnel gathered to participate in offline activities after arriving in Bali.According to the event organizers, the activities on August 19 focused on local cultural experiences and pre-competition exchanges, serving as the opening for the Alpha Arena Bali offline itinerary, providing contestants, KOLs, and partners with opportunities for pre-competition communication. The Alpha Arena Grand Final will be held on August 20 in Bali.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the U.S. has sent a letter to the signatories of the "Joint Statement on the Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence Partnership," requesting that all parties refrain from simultaneously joining U.S.-related initiatives and other mechanisms that conflict with U.S. initiatives. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated at a regular press conference on the 19th that countries have the right to choose their partners based on their own national conditions and development needs. China firmly opposes taking sides and creating confrontations on artificial intelligence issues, and hopes that all parties will abandon zero-sum thinking, adhere to mutual cooperation, respect the digital sovereignty of all countries, and work together to build a fair and reasonable global governance system for artificial intelligence, making artificial intelligence an important driving force for promoting common prosperity and maintaining common security.

Ant Group's three independent sectors, Ant International, OceanBase, and Ant Technology, have recently launched intensive external financing. Among them, Ant International completed approximately $1.2 billion in Series A financing in July, OceanBase is seeking about 2 to 3 billion yuan in Series A financing, and Ant Technology is preparing for Pre-IPO financing. All three companies will operate independently starting in March 2024. Sources close to Ant indicate that this round of financing is more of a phased test of the effectiveness of the three companies' independent operations, and they have not yet entered the preparation stage for an IPO.OceanBase's annual revenue has exceeded 1.4 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of about 70%; Ant Technology's revenue is expected to be around 5 billion yuan in 2025, with a target of about 8 billion yuan in 2026. Ant International's revenue is projected to be around $3.75 billion in 2025. Since 2023, Ant Group has invested nearly 80 billion yuan in technology, shifting its strategic focus from fintech to AI and data elements, with its financial business humorously referred to internally as the department that "earns living expenses" for the AI business.Currently, Ant's overall valuation is approximately 592 billion yuan, a reduction of more than 70% from 2.1 trillion yuan on the eve of its IPO in 2020. The market believes that a spin-off listing is a more realistic path than an overall listing for the group, but each sector still needs to prove its independent customer acquisition capabilities to open the doors to the capital market.

According to Bloomberg, Standard Bank is negotiating to acquire a stake in Nigerian fintech company OPay, with plans to complete the transaction before its IPO in the U.S. OPay, supported by SoftBank Group, Sequoia Capital, and others, is working with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan to advance its listing in New York. Reports indicate that the two parties have not yet reached a final agreement, and the transaction carries uncertainties.Founded in 2018, OPay has approximately 50 million users in markets such as Nigeria, with plans to double its transaction volume to $35.8 billion and achieve profitability by 2025. It is also operating in countries like Egypt and Pakistan.McKinsey estimates that Africa's fintech revenue could reach $47 billion by 2028, with mobile payments in sub-Saharan Africa reaching $1.4 trillion, accounting for about 66% of the global total.

According to Protos, the latest disclosure from 21Shares' Polkadot ETF (TDOT) shows that in the second quarter of 2026, for every $1 in distribution income generated through the sale of DOT tokens to pay staking rewards, there was an accompanying realized loss of approximately $4.52.According to regulatory documents, TDOT sold 98,505 DOT in the second quarter, generating about $107,500 in cash to pay staking rewards to shareholders. However, due to a significant drop in DOT prices, these sales confirmed a loss of approximately $485,600.Data shows that DOT fell by about 34% in the second quarter of 2026, with a cumulative decline of 76% over the past 12 months as of June 30. Since TDOT shareholders receive distributions in USD rather than directly receiving DOT staking rewards, the fund needs to sell DOT to convert to cash payments, thereby locking in losses in a low-price environment. In the second quarter, TDOT paid shareholders a cumulative distribution of approximately $0.14698 per share, but during the same period, the fund's share price dropped from $14.95 to $9.86, a decline of about 34%, and the staking rewards did not offset the losses caused by the decline in asset prices.

Synthetix tweeted that the previously passed SIP-423 proposal has achieved its main goals, including the deprecation of the native stablecoin sUSD, the restructuring of the Debt Jubilee, and the reform of the SNX staking mechanism. The new SNX will be minted at a 4:1 ratio with sUSD, with the conversion including a 1-year lock-up period and a 1-year unlocking period. The original supply was 344,939,867.56 SNX, with an additional minting of 236,464,356 SNX, bringing the new total supply to 581,404,223.56 SNX.Synthetix stated that SIP-423 is a "hard reset" that allows the protocol to break free from internal dependencies and focus on making Synthetix a perpetual contract trading venue on the Ethereum mainnet.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, a certain whale transferred 32,400 ETH to the Ethereum staking deposit contract (Beacon Depositor), worth approximately 61.46 million USD, for staking.