Odaily News The Czech police arrested Tomas Jirikovsky, the founder of the dark web market Sheep Marketplace, who is suspected of bribing former Justice Minister Pavel Blazek with 468 BTC (worth 45 million USD at the time) to evade a prison sentence. The case directly led to Blazek's resignation in May this year. According to local media Deník

On August 15, Jin10 reported that the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) stated that enhanced Russian ballistic missiles with maneuverable trajectories and decoys are reducing the effectiveness of Ukraine's Patriot air defense system. Russian missiles can now change their trajectory and make maneuvering adjustments instead of following standard ballistic paths. Furthermore, some missiles are equipped with electronic countermeasures, making it more difficult for the Patriot system to track and intercept them, including the Iskander-M and KN-23 missiles, which are the most commonly used missiles by Russia in its strikes against Ukraine. On June 28, of the seven missiles launched by Russia, the Ukrainian Armed Forces only shot down one. The largest attack on July 9 involved 13 missiles, of which the Ukrainian military only shot down or suppressed seven.

Zhixing Technology expects a pre-tax loss of approximately 177.86 million yuan in the first half of the year, a rise of 80.39% compared to the same period last year. Uneven business demand and increased R&D investment have led to a decline in revenue.

ChainCatcher news, TRON announced the latest progress of Mainnet version v4.8.1 at the 44th developer conference and focused on discussing the upgrade plan for the SELFDESTRUCT instruction. The meeting is confirmed, v4.8.1 has now entered the full verification phase to ensure functional stability and security in the Mainnet environment. This version is expected to be officially released in the fourth quarter of 2025. Additionally, continuing the discussion from the 43rd Developer Conference, this meeting also focused on the adjustment plan for the SELFDESTRUCT instruction and conducted an in-depth analysis based on the usage data across the entire network to assess its potential impact. This topic is expected to provide important references for the subsequent optimization of contract mechanisms.

A Reuters poll showed that 61% of economists expect the Fed to lower the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points in September, marking the first rate cut of the year. Concerns about the health of the U.S. economy have intensified, with another cut anticipated before the end of the year. Most respondents believe that the independence of the Fed will not be seriously compromised.

According to ChainCatcher news and reports from Jin10, a Reuters survey shows that out of 110 economists, 67 believe the Fed will lower the interest rate to 4%-4.25% in September. In comparison, during the July survey, out of 105 economists, 56 held the same view.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, according to RockFlow market data, the pre-market rise of the US-listed company KULR Technology (KULR) has expanded to 24.29%. The US-listed company KULR Technology today released its Q2 2025 financial report, with quarterly revenue of $397 million, a year-on-year increase of 63%. The company's net profit is $814 million, with earnings per share of $0.22, primarily benefiting from the rise in the market capitalization of its Bitcoin holdings. As of now, KULR Technology's total Bitcoin holdings have reached 1,021 coins, and BlackRock holds 5.6% of KULR's shares.

PANews August 15 news, Nasdaq-listed company Top Win International announced that it has completed a $10 million financing, led by Taiwanese listed company WISELINK CO., LTD. (TW: 8932), becoming the first Taiwanese listed company to invest in Bitcoin treasury. WiseLink completes its investment through a three-year convertible bond and establishes a strategic partnership with Top Win to promote the "Bitcoin + Cross-Border Finance" framework. Top Win plans to primarily use the funds to purchase Bitcoin and may invest in publicly listed companies adopting a Bitcoin treasury strategy, while also using it for working capital. This financing has also attracted other private investors, including Chad, founder of United Capital Management.

PANews, August 15, according to BlockSec Phalcon alerts, its system detected a suspicious transaction targeting an unknown contract on BSC (Binance Smart Chain), resulting in a loss of approximately $19,000.

Recent hacker incidents show that hackers have gained additional profits due to the rise in ETH prices. The Radiant Capital hacker and the Infini hacker have both realized significant appreciation by stealing assets in exchange for ETH, while another unknown hacker has also made profits by buying low and selling high.

According to Jinse Finance, TheDataNerd monitored that Galaxy Digital withdrew 37,808 ETH (approximately 172 million USD) from the exchange in the past 24 hours.

Jin10 Data, August 15 - Central Bank: In the next stage, the financial system will continue to adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the real economy, focusing on major national economic strategies, key areas, and weak links, supporting the main lines around technological innovation and expanding consumption, continuously optimizing the credit structure, promoting the adaptation of credit supply to economic structural adjustments and dynamic balance, further meeting the effective financing needs of the real economy, and providing stronger and more efficient support for high-quality economic development.

ChainCatcher message, Ourbit has confirmed to be the title sponsor of Taiwan Blockchain Week 2025 (TBW2025). It is reported that the event will be held from September 4 to 6, 2025, at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. As one of the influential blockchain industry events in the Asia-Pacific region, Taipei Blockchain Week 2025 will have the theme "Onboard AI", focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence and decentralized technology. Ourbit stated that as the largest single sponsor of this conference, they will set up a booth on-site to showcase their product and technological advantages in trading speed, memecoin liquidity, and trend capture, as well as introduce the platform's investments in security and organize interesting and interactive activities on-site.

Odaily News Trader 0 xSun reviewed the "long ETH, short altcoins" hedging strategy he shared a month and a half ago, with an overall profit of about 3 million USD. He stated that during execution, he closed some long orders due to subjective judgment and then re-entered at a higher level, resulting in some profit loss; the allocation ratio of long and short targets is the core of the strategy. The closing position approach includes synchronously closing positions when ETH peaks and pulls back, or gradually taking profit as ETH rises and leaning towards shorting. He observed that the strategy's most profitable phases often occur during ETH's volatile declines and widespread altcoin falls, while profit retracement is more pronounced during the slight rebound phase after ETH's decline.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai9684xtpa), monitoring data from the Binance platform shows that the crypto venture capital firm Big Candle Capital experienced a daily asset drawdown of approximately 24.495 million USD yesterday. Previously, Big Candle Capital had a profit of 114 million USD on the Binance platform over 30 days. According to their analysis, this may be due to holding a losing position or partially reducing position during yesterday's big dump. The profit and loss curve over the past 7 days shows that profit peaked at 20.675 million USD on August 13, and yesterday the profit and loss suddenly turned negative (-3.82 million USD).

Jin10 data reported on August 15, at 9:17 AM, the upgraded Zhuque-2 rocket, a private commercial launch vehicle, was ignited and launched in the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Area. The rocket experienced flight anomalies, and the flight test mission was unsuccessful. The specific reasons are currently under further analysis and investigation.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, the U.S. listed company ALT5 Sigma (ALTS) announced the appointment of Jonathan Hugh as Chief Financial Officer for the launch of its $1.5 billion WLFI treasury. Jonathan has over 25 years of senior financial and business leadership experience in the fields of digital asset, technology, energy, and commodity trading, having previously served at global market maker GSR International and institutional custody company Zodia.

Gate News bot message, the cryptocurrency market experienced a 2.5% decline following Bitcoin's all-time high rally, resulting in approximately $1 billion in liquidations, with $813 million specifically in long positions. The market correction saw major cryptocurrencies decline, with Bitcoin tradin

On August 15th, affected by the widespread fall in the cryptocurrency market, popular Meme coins generally declined. The market capitalization of TROLL dropped to $165 million, SPARK experienced a 50% Slump to $30 million, and CLIPPY shrank by 43%. BlockBeats reminds investors to be cautious with Meme coins.

Jin10 reported on August 15 that Kehua Holdings announced that its controlling shareholder and actual controller Chen Hongmin and his concert parties are planning to transfer company shares, which may lead to changes in the company's controlling shareholder and actual controller. To ensure fair information disclosure and protect the interests of investors, the company's stock will be suspended from trading starting from the morning of August 18, 2025, with the suspension expected to last no more than 2 trading days. During the suspension period, the company will fulfill its information disclosure obligations based on the progress of the matter.

StriveFunds announced that its Strategy achieved profitability in the second quarter, meeting the criteria for inclusion in the S&P 500, and is expected to be included in September. Its market capitalization exceeds $100 billion, with a net profit of $10 billion, providing indirect Bitcoin exposure for tens of millions of investors and promoting the integration of digital assets into the U.S. economy.

Odaily News DeFi Technologies, a Nasdaq-listed company, disclosed in its Q2 earnings report that as of June 30, 2025, the company holds various digital assets totaling approximately $26 million. The company regularly consolidates and monitors its cash and digital asset reserves, using some of those assets to hedge the market risks of its exchange-traded products (ETPs). (prnewswire)

Jin10 data reported on August 15, recently the A-shares have been strong, with the Shanghai Composite Index reaching a week-high of 3704.77 points, approaching the high of 3731.69 points on February 18, 2021. This high point is also the highest since August 21, 2015, and can be considered an important peak in nearly a decade. According to research, the Shanghai Composite Index has only broken through the ten-year high twice in history, occurring in 2000 and 2006. Before these two breakthroughs, the trading volume had reached a historical high in advance, and after the breakthroughs, it maintained a medium to long-term rise. (Everyday)

Greeks.Live analyst Adam released the Options Delivery data, with the expiration quantity of BTC and ETH Options being 39,000 and 280,000 respectively. The market sentiment is optimistic, with both BTC and ETH reaching all-time highs. There is divergence in the Options market, with significant differences in implied Volatility.

Jin10 data reported on August 15: As of August 15, 2025, the total market capitalization of stocks on the Shanghai Stock Exchange is 593110.7 billion yuan, and the total market capitalization of stocks on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange reaches 389155.61 billion yuan, with the total market capitalization of stocks in both markets amounting to 982266.31 billion yuan.

Golden Finance reports that Nasdaq-listed company Hyperion DeFi has released its Q2 financial performance report for the period ending June 30, which discloses that the company has completed $50 million in fundraising to support its crypto assets treasury reserves focused on the HYPE Token, with a total of over 1.5 million HYPE Tokens purchased to date, and as of June 30, holds cash and cash equivalents valued at approximately $7.5 million.

According to the announcement from San Ke Shu, the operating revenue for the first half of 2025 was 581,602.82 thousand yuan, of which the sales revenue from waterproof coatings was 58,601.68 thousand yuan. The sales revenue from home decoration wall paint decreased by 55.20% compared to the same period last year, but after excluding the impact, the overall sales volume rose by 13.45%.

Odaily News According to TradingView data, US stock crypto assets are generally slightly rising before the market, among which: ETH treasury BMNR rises 2.23% Bullish rises 2.51% WLFI treasury ALTS rises 2.64% SOL treasury HODL falls 4.83%

BlockBeats news, on August 15, according to RockFlow market data, S&P 500 index futures rose by 0.2%, Nasdaq 100 index futures rose by 0.04%, and Dow Jones index futures rose by 0.7%. Intel continued its upward trend in pre-market trading, rising over 4%, with a closing increase of 7.38% yesterday, and a market capitalization of $104.4 billion. Previously, according to informed sources, the Trump administration is in negotiations with Intel (INTC.O) to seek government investment in the company.

Jin10 Data reported on August 15 that the Israeli military released the latest situation report on the 15th, stating that the Israel Defense Forces launched an attack in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, killing Nasser Moussa, the head of Hamas's military control forces and a member of the Hamas Rafah Brigade. The military indicated that the attack occurred on August 9 and was carried out by aircraft targeting the objective. Moussa served as the head of Hamas's "control department," responsible for the readiness and drills of armed personnel, and also held positions in intelligence and surveillance within the Rafah Brigade.

On August 15, the crypto market faced pressure at high levels, with both Bitcoin and Ethereum experiencing a pullback; however, the overall trend remains strong. This article will combine price movement, technical signals, and capital flows to provide an in-depth interpretation of the short- to medium-term investment strategies and risk warnings for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), helping investors seize key opportunities amidst fluctuations.

Jin10 data reported on August 15, when Trump and Putin met in Helsinki in 2018, their close interaction shocked allies. Today, the two will meet again, and the world is closely following whether Trump will show a tough stance or once again appease Putin. Dan Fried, a diplomat who has served multiple U.S. administrations, stated that there is every reason to be concerned that Trump could be deceived by Putin into reaching a bad deal at the expense of Ukraine. Another possibility is that the White House will eventually realize that Putin is still toying with them. The Trump administration is trying to lower external expectations; White House Press Secretary stated on Tuesday that this meeting is merely for "listening to opinions." Russia has shown no signs of concessions, and Ukraine is worried that Trump will bypass them in negotiations. Nicholas from the Center for Strategic and International Studies pointed out that last week Trump imposed a 25% tariff on Indian purchases of Russian oil, indirectly putting pressure on Moscow, but has yet to fulfill threats of harsher sanctions. Currently, the deadline for sanctions promised by Trump has been repeatedly postponed.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, the Ethereum blockchain explorer Etherscan announced the launch of the Etherscan Points rewards program, allowing users to earn and redeem rewards on Etherscan. Users can participate in daily check-ins, quizzes, sharing Etherscan moments, and other activities to earn OG points, which can be redeemed for a limited edition 10th anniversary badge. To participate in the event, users must hold an active Etherscan account created before August 12, 2025. The official statement clarifies that this is not a Token Airdrop, but rather a commemorative rewards event.

Jin10 data, August 15 - Barclays analysts said in a report that if the Russia-U.S. summit makes substantial progress in resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the euro and Central and Eastern European currencies could strengthen. They stated that the euro, Hungarian forint, Polish zloty, and Czech koruna would benefit the most from any Favourable Information, as these currencies are very sensitive to oil supply shocks and the Central and Eastern European region is close to the conflict area. In contrast, due to the safe-haven status of the Swiss franc, if progress is made towards a ceasefire, the Swiss franc may fall. The Norwegian krone and Brazilian real may also come under pressure due to their identification as oil-producing countries.

Gate News bot news, according to the official announcement from Gate on August 15, 2025. Gate Yubi Bao has launched a new 7-day fixed-term financial product for IKA tokens, offering an annualized yield of 150%. The total quota is 69 million IKA, and it adopts a first-come, first-served limited release mechanism. IKA is a parallel MPC network project coordinated with Sui, characterized by its fast network processing capabilities. The returns from this financial product will be distributed to participating users in the form of IKA tokens.

Jin10 data August 15 news, On Friday, U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly, and the bond market showed initial signs of recovery. Data released on Thursday showed that U.S. producer prices in July rose far more than expected, leading to a sharp increase in yields, which reignited inflation concerns and weakened the likelihood of a Fed rate cut in September. However, market sentiment may change again. The U.S. economic data released on Friday - including retail sales data and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey - may highlight the fragility of the U.S. economy, thereby reshaping rate cut expectations.

PANews, August 15 - According to Decrypt, the Czech police have detained convicted drug dealer Tomas Jirikovsky and seized assets related to the donation of 45 million USD in Bitcoin to the Czech Ministry of Justice. The case currently focuses on suspected Money Laundering and drug trafficking and has been separated from a broader investigation disclosed in May. This scandal has led to political ramifications, including the resignation of a minister, with the opposition calling for more ministers to step down.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, Yi Lihua, founder of Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital), posted on the X platform stating: "The past decade has been the greatest opportunity for ordinary people in the encryption industry, and the next decade will still be the same. Do not mislead long-term trends with short-term thinking. I come from a rural background, and both my parents are illiterate. After making my first pot of gold in entrepreneurship, I invested in tech companies while going all in on the encryption industry. Looking back in 2015, those were not reliable decisions, but now they have proven to be correct (along the way, I also paid huge tuition fees for investments/trading/management). Only by being bullish in the long term can one achieve exponential growth and reap rewards."

Jin10 reports that SoftBank's PayPay has announced the submission of a draft secret registration statement on Form F-1 for its proposed public offering in the United States. The exact timeline, scale, and price for the public offering have not yet been determined.

Jin10 data reported on August 15th, according to two traders familiar with the trading situation, as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's intervention tightened market liquidity, some investors have closed their shorting carry trades on the Hong Kong dollar since Thursday. They stated that the Close Position of long positions in USD/HKD led to a fall in the spot price of USD/HKD.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, the SIMD 326 - Alpenglow proposal of Solana has initiated its community governance process. This proposal introduces a significant consensus upgrade aimed at achieving 150ms block finality. The proposal voting is expected to take place in about 16 days. (Cointelegraph)

BlockBeats news, on August 15, the US July PPI increased by +0.9% month-on-month and +3.3% year-on-year, driven by service and trade profits pushing prices, with varying interpretations of the significant rate cut probability in September; Treasury Secretary Becerra's comments on "neutral interest rates" intensify policy uncertainty. Encryption risk appetite remains suppressed, and the trend shifts to a range-bound pattern. Bitunix analysts suggest: BTC daily chart previously broke through the descending trend line, surged to 124.5k and then retreated, currently priced above 119k, with 116,300 being a pivotal point for bullish and bearish sentiment on the daily chart; the heatmap shows 119,625, having a "magnetic" effect, with supply concentrated at 124,600–126,800. Range trading amid policy noise. In the short term, pay attention to whether the market accepts 119,625, which may test the liquidation zones of 120,800 and 124,600; if it reverses.

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Jin10, A-share Digital Money concept stocks rose in the afternoon, with Hengbao Co., Ltd. reaching the daily limit, and stocks such as Jingbeifang, Zhongke Jincai, Airong Software, and Sifang Jingchuang rising more than 5%.

This week, crypto assets users lost over $1.6 million due to address poisoning attacks, surpassing the total for March. One user lost 140 Ether due to a copying error, while another user lost $880,000. Alerts indicate that the ongoing poisoning attacks put more users at risk.

Arthur Hayes has accumulated the purchase of 1,750 ETH, 58,631 HYPE, 3.1 million ENA, 1.29 million LDO, 184,610 PENDLE, and 420,000 ETHFI over the past five days, with a total investment of approximately 18.5 million USD.

According to the Gate News bot, on August 14, 2025, Gate will launch the 297th Launchpool project PublicAI (PUBLIC) Token Airdrop event. The airdrop event will take place from August 15, 2025, 16:00 to August 22, 16:00 ( UTC+8 ), with a total airdrop amount of 1,750,000 PUBLIC Tokens. Users can participate by staking ETH or PUBLIC, and the system will distribute rewards hourly based on the proportion of the user's staked assets. PublicAI is a project dedicated to building a human-level artificial intelligence layer, allowing users to train AI with real data to earn rewards. This project has received investment support from institutions such as the NEAR Foundation, Blockchain Builders Fund, and Solana Foundation.

PANews August 15 news, according to Decrypt reports, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a latest warning stating that some fake law firms are targeting Crypto Assets scam victims for further fraud. The agency pointed out that scammers impersonate lawyers and government employees, claiming they will return the victims' funds. Cyber criminals may request payment in the form of Crypto Assets or gift cards for so-called "service fees," which legitimate organizations would never do.

Jin10 Data reported on August 15 that Laopu Gold has announced a price adjustment notice, which will take effect on August 25, 2025. The details of the product price adjustment are subject to the actual marked prices of products in online and offline stores.

Odaily News Bit Digital, a Nasdaq-listed company, announced its Q2 2024 financial report showing total revenue of $25.7 million, a year-on-year decrease of 11.7%, primarily due to a reduction in Bitcoin mining revenue (down 58.8% year-on-year to $6.6 million), reasons include rising network difficulty, the Halving in April 2024, and a decline in active Computing Power. The company is shifting its focus to Ethereum treasury and staking strategies, earning approximately 166.8 ETH in staking rewards in Q2, with a staking scale of 21,568 ETH as of June 30, yielding an annualized effective return of 3.1%; as of August 11, the staking scale increased to 105,015 ETH. CEO Sam Tabar stated that the company's goal is to establish the largest on-chain E in the public market.

Gate News Bot news, on August 15, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, JUV (Juventus Fan Token) is currently priced at $1.52, up 11.28% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $1.75 and a low of $1.09. The current market capitalization is approximately $16.2271 million, an increase of $1.64 million compared to yesterday. Juventus Fan Token is the fan token issued by Juventus Football Club. Juventus was founded in 1897 and has developed into a strong team in Serie A and international competitions. The club has 50 domestic championships and 11 international championship titles, including 2 UEFA Champions League titles. JUV token holders can participate in some decisions of the club, such as choosing the jerseys for matches, pre-match warm-up music, and more. Important news about JUV recently: