According to @JasonSoraVC, Wiselink (8932.TWO) added $68.74M in market capitalization on roughly $60M in trading volume after announcing a $2M investment into NASDAQ:SORA (Source: @JasonSoraVC on X, Aug 18, 2025). According to @JasonSoraVC, this move makes Wiselink the first public company in Taiwan to place a strategic bet on the future of Bitcoin treasury companies, linking local equity flows to the BTC-treasury narrative (Source: @JasonSoraVC on X, Aug 18, 2025). According to @JasonSoraVC, the immediate liquidity and cap expansion highlight heightened short-term tradability for 8932.TWO and potential read-through to BTC-exposed equities (Source: @JasonSoraVC on X, Aug 18, 2025).

According to @QCPgroup, Tokyo-listed Metaplanet added 775 BTC over the weekend, indicating that spot demand for Bitcoin persists despite recent conditions (source: @QCPgroup). According to @QCPgroup, crypto volatility remains subdued and BTC is expected to trade sideways in a $112k-$120k range until Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks on Friday, making the speech a key near-term catalyst for price action (source: @QCPgroup).

According to @QCPgroup, over $400 million in long positions were liquidated overnight as BTC fell from $118,000 to $115,000 and ETH dropped from $4,500 to $4,300. According to @QCPgroup, the rout extends last week’s 5% BTC drawdown amid more than $1 billion in DeFi liquidations.

According to @cas_abbe, CMB International Securities, a subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, has announced support for 24/7 trading of BTC, ETH, and USDT, indicating round-the-clock execution availability for these assets (source: @cas_abbe on X). CMB International Securities is identified as part of China Merchants Bank, contextualizing the announcement within a major Chinese banking group (source: China Merchants Bank corporate profile). The post does not provide a launch date, venue details, or licensing information, which are material for assessing execution venues, fees, and client eligibility (source: @cas_abbe on X).

According to @cas_abbe, traders should treat 5%-10% price dips and war headlines as noise and instead focus on structural signals like a potential reversal in Bitcoin dominance and anticipated rate cuts (source: @cas_abbe on X, Aug 18, 2025). According to @cas_abbe, last month ETH fell from $3.9K to $3.3K, triggering panic that appears to be repeating now, reinforcing the need to prioritize dominance trends and macro policy signals over reactive selling during shallow drawdowns (source: @cas_abbe on X, Aug 18, 2025).

According to Coins.ph, Top Traders Cup Round 3 ends tomorrow, giving traders a final window to climb the leaderboard and secure rewards. source: Coins.ph Twitter post dated Aug 18, 2025 Eligible trading during the promo period includes BTC, ETH, PEPE, BONK, DOGE, XRP, SOL, SUI, WIF, and XLM for ranking and rewards. source: Coins.ph Twitter post dated Aug 18, 2025 Full competition mechanics are available via the official announcement link provided by Coins.ph. source: Coins.ph Twitter post dated Aug 18, 2025

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a trader referred to as Machi holds a 25x leveraged long on 23,596 ETH with an unrealized loss of $8.62 million (source: @ai_9684xtpa; source: hyperbot.network/trader/0x020ca). The same account’s BTC, HYPE, and PUMP long positions are also in drawdown with a combined unrealized loss of $624,000 (source: @ai_9684xtpa; source: hyperbot.network/trader/0x020ca). The author adds the account is well capitalized and the positions remain far from their liquidation prices, indicating no immediate forced-selling risk per the tracker view (source: @ai_9684xtpa; source: hyperbot.network/trader/0x020ca).

According to @AltcoinGordon, SPX is approaching a key technical level, with the zone between two marked areas on the shared chart identified as prime dollar-cost-averaging territory for staged entries, emphasizing an opportunity-focused approach (source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Aug 18, 2025). For crypto traders, equity inflection points like this in SPX have been associated with stronger beta in BTC and ETH due to elevated equity-crypto correlations since 2020, as documented by the IMF in 2022 and the BIS in 2022 (source: IMF, 2022; BIS Bulletin, 2022).

According to Cas Abbé, the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium is at its highest level in a month while BTC is moving lower, indicating a notable divergence between Coinbase spot pricing and the broader market direction; source: Cas Abbé on X, Aug 18, 2025. The Coinbase Premium Gap measures the price difference between BTC/USD on Coinbase and BTC/USDT on Binance, and a positive reading is generally interpreted as stronger US spot demand relative to offshore venues; source: CryptoQuant Glossary (Coinbase Premium Gap). A sustained positive Coinbase Premium during price weakness is a venue-specific divergence traders monitor for potential short-term spread mean reversion and relative strength in US-based flows; source: Kaiko research on exchange price dislocations and CryptoQuant metric guidance.

According to @cas_abbe, traders should watch two near-term catalysts: Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming speech as a macro driver for BTC and AAVE’s expected receipt of 7% of the WLFI token supply, source: https://twitter.com/cas_abbe/status/1957310850534101484. The post frames Powell’s remarks as a potential BTC volatility trigger and flags the WLFI allocation to AAVE as a token flow event to monitor this week, source: https://twitter.com/cas_abbe/status/1957310850534101484.

According to @AltcoinGordon, smart money is accumulating while retail is selling the dip, signaling a buy-the-dip absorption dynamic in crypto order flow. Source: https://twitter.com/AltcoinGordon/status/1957298597986496904 Traders can validate claimed accumulation by checking for negative exchange netflows during pullbacks, which indicate coins moving off exchanges and are commonly interpreted as accumulation. Source: https://academy.glassnode.com/metrics/addresses/exchange-net-position-change Confluence from derivatives strengthens the setup: if funding turns negative while open interest rises into the dip, it reflects short-heavy perp positioning that can unwind if spot demand persists. Sources: https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/funding-rates-explained and https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-open-interest-in-crypto-futures

According to @rovercrc, $6 billion in BTC short positions would be liquidated if Bitcoin reaches $124,000 (source: @rovercrc, X post on Aug 18, 2025). The post highlights $124,000 as a key BTC liquidity level due to clustered short liquidations that traders are monitoring (source: @rovercrc).

According to @lookonchain, Machi Big Brother’s long positions in ETH, BTC, HYPE, and PUMP are now showing an unrealized loss of over 7.6 million dollars following the latest market decline. Source: @lookonchain on X. Traders can verify the positions and PnL via the dashboard link shared in the post. Source: @lookonchain on X.

According to @lookonchain, Machi Big Brother’s long positions across ETH, BTC, HYPE, and PUMP are currently down by more than $7.6 million following the latest market downturn. Source: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1957284545482682854; data reference: hyperdash.info. According to @lookonchain, the loss figure is aggregated from the trader dashboard cited in the post, indicating a multi-asset drawdown across these positions at the time of reporting. Source: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1957284545482682854; data reference: hyperdash.info.

According to @rovercrc, Japan-based Metaplanet reportedly purchased another 775 BTC valued at about $90 million. Source: @rovercrc on X: https://twitter.com/rovercrc/status/1957284108394004538. Using those figures, the implied average works out to roughly $116,000 per BTC, offering clear size context for traders tracking large corporate Bitcoin allocations. Source: @rovercrc on X: https://twitter.com/rovercrc/status/1957284108394004538.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, ETH briefly fell below $4,400, pushing a 25x ETH long held by the trader nicknamed 麻吉老哥 to a $6.036M unrealized loss (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Aug 18, 2025). The same update adds that BTC and HYPE longs show a combined $295K unrealized loss, while a PUMP long remains in profit (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Aug 18, 2025). The post highlights acute intraday volatility in ETH impacting highly leveraged positions across majors and memecoins, a key factor for short-term risk monitoring (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Aug 18, 2025).

According to @caprioleio, Bitcoin treasury companies with lower Days Cover have higher average 90-day returns. Source: @caprioleio on X, Aug 18, 2025. According to @caprioleio, traders can track and filter all companies by the Days Cover metric on Capriole Charts to implement this screen. Source: @caprioleio; Capriole Charts.

According to @MI_Algos, Bitcoin held above the 21-day simple moving average, which may look like strength, but their Weekly Trend Precognition has printed a solid downside signal. According to @MI_Algos, this does not guarantee a sell-off, yet it drastically reduces the probability of a BTC breakout this week. According to @MI_Algos, traders should monitor the nearby support levels highlighted in the attached chart for actionable levels.

According to @StockMKTNewz, citing Bloomberg, Google-owned YouTube has inquired about buying the rights to show the Oscars, creating headline risk around premium live-event distribution that traders may track for Alphabet’s GOOGL [source: Bloomberg via @StockMKTNewz]. Bloomberg has highlighted that media rights developments can move streaming and broadcaster equities, making this inquiry a relevant near-term catalyst screen for GOOGL and peers in connected TV [source: Bloomberg]. Kaiko Research has documented periods of positive correlation between Bitcoin and US tech equities, so shifts in mega-cap tech risk sentiment around such headlines can coincide with BTC and ETH moves without implying causation [source: Kaiko Research].

According to @Excellion, Block's Proto Mining now has the most efficient Bitcoin (BTC) miner, creating a new opportunity for Bitcoin-aligned hardware providers, source: @Excellion on X, Aug 17, 2025. He added that prior mining hardware makers lacked a Bitcoin ethos, a signal that procurement and sentiment could favor vendors aligned with BTC values, which traders can watch across miner capex and purchase decisions, source: @Excellion on X, Aug 17, 2025. Traders should monitor market reaction in BTC mining equities and hashprice to efficiency narratives and any follow-on communication from Block or Proto Mining, source: @Excellion on X, Aug 17, 2025.