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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

According to BlockBeats news, on August 15, WLFI advisor Ogle stated that USD1 has just started minting on Solana, but this does not mean it immediately has liquidity. According to information from the WLFI official website, USD1 is already circulating on the Ethereum Mainnet, BSC, Tron, and Plume networks.

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.

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.

BlockBeats news, on August 15, according to market information, UnicornX's latest UniCall signal project CYC FDV reached a new high of 149 million USD during trading, with a maximum rise of 294.47%. As of the time of writing, the price of CYC coin is currently reported at 0.1067 USD, with a 24-hour rise of 84.57%.

Analyst Ben Lilly pointed out that stETH is being withdrawn from Lido, and the lending protocol Figment may become a staking partner for the ETF. Currently, 32% of wstETH is used for collateral, and 278,000 wstETH are in a high-risk state, indicating a risk of liquidation.

According to BlockBeats news on August 15, as monitored by Yujin, a certain Whale took profit and closed all positions on the 9,109.6 ETH it held after the fall early this morning, making a profit of 19.64 million USD, nearly doubling. He spent a total of 21.52 million USD to purchase these ETH at an average price of 2,363 USD in January and May of this year, and after the fall last night, he sold them back at a price of 4,519 USD this morning for 41.16 million USD.

According to BlockBeats news on August 15, Mysten Labs announced that Mustafa Al Niama, the former head of Goldman Sachs' Americas Digital Assets division, will serve as the Capital Market head, leading Sui to expand its influence in the institutional market and accelerate on-chain financial innovation.