The mortgage interest rate in the United States remains stable at 6.58%, attracting homebuyers, but affordability is still an issue. Despite the rise in existing home sales, home prices have risen more than 50% since 2020, and many buyers need to adjust their expectations or delay their purchases.

[Coin World] Fed official Collins stated that the risks of employment trends being weaker than expected are increasing. In addition, he pointed out that higher tariffs could squeeze consumers' purchasing power, thereby weakening overall spending.

According to data from the data platform 【Block Rhythm】, on August 22, if Ethereum breaks through 4400 USD, the cumulative short order liquidation intensity on mainstream trading platforms will reach 2.072 billion.
On the contrary, if Ethereum falls below 4000 USD, the cumulative long order liquidation intensity on mainstream trading platforms will reach 1.202 billion.
Note: The liquidation chart does not display the exact number of contracts pending liquidation or the exact value of contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart actually represent the importance, or strength, of each liquidation cluster relative to nearby liquidation clusters.
Therefore, the liquidation chart shows the extent to which the underlying price will be affected when it reaches a certain position. A higher "liquidation pillar" indicates that there will be a stronger reaction due to the wave of liquidity once the price reaches that point.

[Coin World] U.S. President Trump: (Regarding the Russia-Ukraine issue) We will know the progress in about two weeks, and two weeks later, we may have to adopt other strategies.

On August 22, Navarro, a trade advisor at the White House, stated that Powell's strong opposition to Trump is concerning.

[Block Rhythm] On August 22, according to the data platform, the probability of the Fed maintaining the interest rate unchanged in September is 28.5%, while the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 71.5%.
Previously reported, the number of new unemployment claims in the United States for the week ending August 16 was 235,000, with an expectation of 225,000 and a previous value of 224,000.

[Block Rhythm] On August 21, a data analyst stated, "Over the past seven days, Bitcoin whale wallets have accumulated more than 16,000 BTC, indicating that whales are buying the dips as Bitcoin prices fall."

[Chain News] On August 21, news was reported that a whale or institution holding 10,606 BTC for 7 years sold 2,070 BTC (approximately $235 million) in the past 24 hours. Part of the funds was used to purchase 30,367 ETH spot (approximately $131 million), while another part opened long positions of 78,000 ETH through contracts (position value approximately $336 million). Currently, the whale still holds 8,437 BTC (approximately $960 million), and its operation of switching positions to ETH may continue.

The DeFi project River has integrated with LayerZero to launch the Omni-CDP module, supporting the cross-chain native minting of the stablecoin satUSD. Users can deposit assets such as BTC, ETH, and BNB to directly mint satUSD on different chains, simplifying operations and reducing risks. satUSD complies with the OFT standards and is suitable for over 30 DeFi protocols.

On August 21, 【区块律动】, a certain platform announced that since the launch of LaunchLab and LetsBonk, it has distributed over $13 million (approximately 4.1 million RAY) in rewards to traders and creators.

[Coin World] The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened down 248.72 points on August 21 (Thursday), a drop of 0.55%, closing at 44,689.59 points; the Nasdaq Composite opened down 85.4 points, a decrease of 0.4%, closing at 21,087.46 points; the S&P 500 opened down 25.91 points, a fall of 0.41%, closing at 6,369.88 points.

On August 21, according to the official page, Delphinus Lab (ZKWASM) has launched the UnicornX Unicall zone.
As of the time of publication, ZKWASM has risen over 67% in the last 24 hours, reporting at 0.091 USD.

[Block Rhythm] On August 21, Optimism announced a partnership with Flashbots to bring fast verifiable transaction ordering to Superchain.

[Coin World] On August 21, DDC Enterprise, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, announced it has increased its holdings by 100 BTC, and the current Bitcoin open interest has reached 688 coins.

Former St. Louis Fed President Bullard called for a 100 basis point rate cut this year and continued cuts in 2026. He stated that interest rates are too high, plans to discuss the candidacy for Fed Chair with the Treasury Secretary, and emphasized the need to maintain the dollar's status as a reserve currency.

Chainlink has announced that it has obtained ISO 27001 certification and SOC 2 Type 1 verification, becoming the first Oracle Machine platform in the Blockchain industry to achieve such security compliance, covering data standards and cross-chain interoperability protocols. Chainlink holds about 68% market share, supporting trillions of dollars in on-chain transactions.

According to monitoring, Lion Group Holding sold 12,000 HYPE three days ago for approximately $500,000. Previously, the company secured $600 million in financing and plans to use HYPE as a primary reserve asset, establishing a new Layer-1 treasury asset portfolio with SOL and SUI.

[Coin World] According to official news, Starknet has announced that the SNIP-31 proposal has been officially passed, and the Bitcoin staking feature will soon be launched. According to the proposal, the BTC staking weight is set at 0.25, allowing BTC to occupy up to 25% of the consensus power, while the remaining weight is allocated to STRK. At the same time, WBTC, LBTC, tBTC, and SolvBTC have been approved for staking on Starknet, and the approval governance rules for the new BTC wrapped tokens have also been officially established. The official plan is to launch this feature in the coming weeks.

Starknet announced that the SNIP-31 proposal has passed, and the Bitcoin staking feature is about to go live, with the BTC staking weight set at 0.25. WBTC, LBTC, tBTC, and SolvBTC have been approved for staking on Starknet, and relevant approval rules have been established, with plans to launch in the coming weeks.