🚀 Market Sentiment: Strongly Bullish 🟢 $3B+ ETF Inflows, BTC Near $80K, Stablecoin Adoption & ETH Quantum Upgrade, but Volatility Rising

🚀 Market Sentiment: Strongly Bullish 🟢 $3B+ ETF Inflows, BTC Near $80K, Stablecoin Adoption & ETH Quantum Upgrade, but Volatility Rising


SEC Crypto Custody:

The SEC has sent a proposal to the White House (OIRA/OMB) to overhaul custody rules for investment advisers and funds holding digital assets.

The rule aims to clarify how firms can custody crypto for clients and modernize outdated provisions.

Text is not public yet, OMB review comes before a SEC vote and a 60‑day comment period. #Crypto #Regulation

https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-crypto-custody-rules-investment-firms-white-house

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Crypto Pullback:

$BTC slipped ~1% to ~$79K as traders took profits after a 23% weekly rally.

Most majors fell: $ETH −1% (~$2,465), $SOL −3% (~$97), $XRP −4% (~$1.44) but still up ~45% on the week. $HYPE was the outlier, +3% (~$81) and ~40% weekly.

Bull Score jumped to 80, signaling broad momentum.

#Bitcoin #Crypto

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/26/bitcoin-holds-usd79-000-ether-solana-slip-4-as-traders-bank-a-week-of-gains

Bitcoin price in Asian morning hours Aug.26. (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

 

Sentiment Shift:

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index jumped from 27 (Aug 12) to 74 on Tuesday, its highest since Oct 5, 2025, just days before the record $19B liquidation before easing to ~65.

The surge reflects a rapid move from fear to greed as $BTC rallied from $68K to ~$80K and risk assets extended gains.

#Crypto #Markets

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/26/crypto-greed-gauge-hits-highest-since-just-before-october-s-usd19-billion-wipeout

CoinDesk

 

Bitcoin Options Expiry:

About 81,700 BTC options (~$6.44B notional) expire Friday 08:00 UTC on Deribit.

Calls outnumber puts (put/call 0.83), with the largest call OI at $75K ($236M) and $80K ($157M).

Max pain sits near $68K. With >$500M within 5% of spot, gamma hedging could pin price around key strikes or amplify a breakout.

#Bitcoin #Crypto

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/25/a-massive-usd6-4-billion-bitcoin-options-expiry-on-friday-could-amplify-volatility

CoinDesk

 

EURR Stablecoin:

Revolut began rolling out its euro‑pegged stablecoin EURR to eligible users in Denmark, Poland and Portugal, with broader EEA availability expected later in 2026.

EURR is issued by Bridge Building (Stripe‑owned), MiCA‑compliant, 1:1 redeemable for euros, and will integrate into Revolut’s retail app and support external wallets/multiple chains.

#Stablecoins #MiCA #Crypto

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/26/euro-stablecoins-get-a-mainstream-push-as-revolut-begins-rolling-out-eurr-in-europe

Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky (Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile/Flickr)

 

Digital Euro Privacy:

ECB board member Piero Cipollone says the Eurosystem cannot link individuals to digital euro transactions online or offline and that offline payments will be visible only to payer and payee.

Banks would handle user identification for AML, not the ECB. Civil society groups remain skeptical, urging stronger technical safeguards. Rollout is targeted for 2029.

#CBDC #Privacy #DigitalEuro

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/26/the-digital-euro-will-offer-more-privacy-than-regular-bank-transfers-ecb-says

ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone. (ECB/Press)

 

Bitcoin Watch: $BTC’s next move hinges on three catalysts

July PCE inflation (8:30 a.m. ET), Nvidia Q2 earnings (after market close), and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole keynote on Friday.

A hotter PCE could revive rate hike fears; a strong Nvidia print may support risk assets; Warsh’s tone will set the policy backdrop into the $6.4B BTC options expiry.

#Bitcoin #Crypto #Macro

https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/08/26/the-3-catalysts-that-could-define-bitcoin-s-next-move

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (Nvidia)

 

Ethereum Quantum Upgrade:

Researchers proposed EIP‑8394 to rebuild the validator deposit contract so it can accept variable length keys and multiple signature schemes (BLS = tag 0, future post‑quantum = other tags).

The draft would allow a later, irreversible switch to stop new BLS deposits, protecting ~42.4M staked ETH (~$104B) from quantum attacks.

No specific post‑quantum algorithm is chosen yet, the proposal is still under review.

#Ethereum #Crypto #Quantum

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/26/ethereum-developers-propose-first-step-to-protect-eth-staking-from-quantum-attacks

Graphic showing ethereum symbol on a grid with screens. (Ethereum)

 

Bitcoin ETFs:

U.S. spot $BTC ETFs logged a 7th straight day of inflows, adding ~$314M on Tuesday (BlackRock’s IBIT led with ~$284M).

August inflows now total ~$3.03B, cutting 2026 net outflows by more than half to ~$2.26B.

Total AUM reached ~$99.05B, cumulative inflows ~$54.36B.

Ether ETFs also extended to 7 days, ~$180M inflow.

#Bitcoin #ETF #Crypto

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etf-august-inflows-surge-past-3-billion

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⚡ Market Sentiment: Bitcoin Leads as Crypto Risk Appetite Surges, Strong Rally — Bulls vs. $82K Resistance

https://www.publish0x.com/the-king-of-crypto/market-sentiment-bitcoin-leads-as-crypto-risk-appetite-surge-xeomxnx 

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