Market Analysis

Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded about $389.7 million in net outflows last week, while Ethereum spot ETFs saw $6.7 million in net inflows. The flow split suggests short-term demand tilted toward Ethereum over Bitcoin. Prediction-market data put the probability of Ethereum rising to $2,250 before year-end at 56%.

Securitize said average tokenized assets under management reached $4.3 billion in the second quarter, up 16% from a year earlier, while aggregate transaction volume surged 147% to $5.3 billion. Revenue fell 5% to $14.4 million and the company posted a $21.7 million net loss, according to its second-quarter results. The increase in activity was driven mainly by subscriptions and redemptions in BlackRock’s BUIDL and BUIDL-I funds, plus a $250 million subscription to the Securitize Tokenized AAA CLO Fund. BUIDL holders can also swap into USDC through UniswapX RFQs, but only via whitelisted market makers and gated participation.

Hyperliquid’s open interest rose above $11 billion in July, the highest level this year, while 30-day perpetual futures volume neared $178 billion. The platform accounts for roughly 9% of global perpetual futures open interest, according to a report. Even so, protocol revenue has declined for four consecutive quarters, sliding from a $357 million peak in Q3 2025 to about $202 million in Q2 2026. The drop has reduced funds available for HYPE token buybacks.

Metaplanet reported interim results for the fiscal year ending December 2026, with revenue of ¥4.94 billion, up 134% from a year earlier. Operating profit rose 136% to ¥3.33 billion, and the operating margin was 67.4%. Net assets totaled ¥340.9 billion, down 25.7% from the prior period end. The company said its BTC yield was +9.6% year-to-date and its bitcoin holdings stood at 43,000 BTC.

Kaito (KAITO) is set to unlock about 58.11 million tokens at 12:00 PM on August 20, according to Web3 asset data platform RootData. The tokens to be unlocked are valued at about $25.87 million. The figures reflect the latest update in the project’s token release schedule.

Chainlink (LINK) logged 246 whale transactions above $100,000 in the past 24 hours, the highest daily count in five months. Addresses holding between 100,000 and 10,000,000 LINK control 46.57% of total supply, as accumulation accelerates, according to Santiment. LINK has also broken a multi-month downtrend, with traders watching resistance at $10.87 and then the prior yearly high around $12.20.

Hyperion posted a second consecutive record quarter, with second-quarter net income of $31 million, sharply higher than the prior quarter. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $53.7 million from $19.5 million. The company’s HYPE token holdings increased in value from $71 million to $132.6 million as the token price climbed from $36.60 to $65, ending the quarter with 2.04 million HYPE. Treasury gains totaled $54.8 million and operating expenses fell 21% to $2.3 million, while the stock is trading at $2.69.

The CLARITY Act did not pass before the Senate’s deadline, but bitcoin still rose 3.7% for the week ended Aug. 7. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of $853.54 million that week, though year-to-date net outflows remain around $4.5 billion. Bitcoin steadied around $65,200 even as the market absorbed a crypto hack and rising yields. During the earlier run from $75,000 to the October 2025 record high of $126,000, ETF weekly inflows topped $1 billion for multiple consecutive weeks.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded net outflows of $144.67 million in the latest trading session, according to DiarioBitcoin. The move ended a run of net inflows that had lasted for several sessions. The size of the outflow has drawn market attention, reflecting a shift toward more cautious investor sentiment.

Strive has maintained the variable dividend rate on its SATA perpetual preferred shares at 13%, implying about $101.8 million in annualized dividends based on the June 30 share count. The company reported $154.9 million of cash and cash equivalents as of Aug. 7, leaving limited cash-only coverage at that dividend run rate. If cash needs persist, Strive could be pressured to sell Bitcoin to close a funding gap. Any dividend-rate change or Bitcoin sale remains conditional and has not been finalized.