[Chain News] PANews, August 20 - The Hong Kong new stock market will continue to see strong growth in 2025, with fundraising in the first half of the year ranking first globally. During this period, a total of 44 companies were listed, and the total amount raised from new stocks reached HKD 109.4 billion, a year-on-year rise of 716%. Companies preparing to list in Hong Kong are continuously emerging, and as of June 30, 2025, there are a total of 207 listing applications being processed. Hong Kong remains the preferred international financing market for enterprises from mainland China, and international issuers' interest in raising funds through listing in the Hong Kong market has also increased.

The stablecoin payment infrastructure Blindpay has launched a named virtual account feature, allowing businesses and individuals to more efficiently receive US dollars and convert them into stablecoins, supporting multiple payment methods and automatic currency conversion. The company completed a seed round financing of $3.3 million this August.

YOMIRGO announced the completion of a $5 million Pre-A round of financing, which will support technological innovation and ecological collaboration. In the future, it will accelerate product development, promote the deep integration of AI Agent and Web3 technology, and build a new generation of intelligent application ecology.

On August 20, according to data from the data platform, the number of weekly transactions on the Monad Testnet plummeted to 66.16 million, a decrease of 44.4%; while the number of weekly active Addresses surged by 47.16% to 3.28 million.
The total number of addresses on the Testnet has reached 309 million, with 97,063 new ones added in the past 24 hours.

[Coin World] According to data tracking from the platform, in the past 7 days, the liquidity yield protocol Hyperbeat based on Hyperliquid has been the project with the most new followers among X Top figures. New followers of this project include well-known crypto assets traders, DeFi analysts, and more.
In addition, the project with the most followers from X Top personalities also includes heaven.

【比推】According to monitoring, the official website and social media channels of the re-staking protocol Puffer Finance have been compromised. Please do not interact with any Puffer applications and avoid visiting the official social media channels.

[Coin World] According to reports, three insiders revealed that CFTC chairman nominee Brian Quintenz has been continuously meeting with members of the encryption industry while his nomination remains pending. Since the Senate Judiciary Committee suspended his confirmation hearing three weeks ago, the White House has not made any comments. Meanwhile, several industry organizations are preparing to submit a joint letter to President Trump as early as tomorrow, expressing support for Brian Quintenz and emphasizing his expertise, judgment, leadership abilities, and integrity.

[Chain News] On August 20, the Stellar Development Foundation announced an investment in the UK digital asset platform Archax, aimed at promoting the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) based on the Stellar Blockchain. Archax has integrated Stellar into its own tokenization tools and has launched the Aberdeen money market fund token on the network. The parties did not disclose the specific investment amount. The current RWA market size has reached $26 billion, and it is expected to rise to the trillion-dollar level by 2030.

Bitcoin 30-day Options Delta skew skyrocketed to 12%, a four-month high, indicating market panic, but historical data shows that the potential bull run is not over yet, and traders' fear may exceed rational expectations.

[Coin World] According to monitoring, on August 20, as the market fell, the unrealized losses of "Brother Maji" Huang Licheng's long positions have expanded to 13.68 million USD. Among them, his largest position is a 25x ETH long order, with a position value of 98.98 million USD, unrealized losses of 11.85 million USD, and a liquidation price at 3,115 USD.

The Bitcoin DeFi protocol Lombard will conduct a community round token (BARD) public sale from August 26 to September 4, 2025, with a valuation of $450 million and a total sale amount of $6.75 million, with BARD accounting for 1.5% of the total supply. This public sale accepts multiple payment tokens, with an investment range of $50 to $5,000. Lombard has raised a total of $17 million.

Fed Vice Chair for Financial Supervision Bowman suggested allowing Fed employees to hold a small amount of crypto assets to enhance regulatory capabilities and attract professional reviewers. She emphasized that practical experience is crucial for understanding crypto assets, indicating that regulatory agencies are becoming increasingly friendly towards crypto.

[Golden Finance] According to "Fed Watch": The probability of the Fed keeping the interest rate unchanged in September is 13.9%, while the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 86.1%. The probability of the Fed keeping the interest rate unchanged in October is 6.5%, with a cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut at 47.5% and a cumulative probability of a 50 basis point rate cut at 46%.

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Bowman emphasized that banks and regulators should embrace the benefits of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and crypto assets to prevent their role in the economy from being undermined. She called for the industry to assist regulators in understanding blockchain and digital assets, and indicated that she would seek to reduce regulatory scrutiny related to reputational risk.

Meta is restructuring its artificial intelligence business, dividing the Meta Super Intelligence Lab into four teams aimed at improving research and development efficiency. At the same time, there may be layoffs or employee transfers, with some executives expected to leave.

[Chain News] On August 19, news from data platform monitoring revealed that three newly created Wallets have just received 52,475 ETH from a certain platform, worth approximately $220.44 million. Analysis suggests that these Wallets may be associated with a certain platform.

【Coin World】According to data platform sources, the price of Bitcoin today is $113979.57, with a 24-hour fall of -1.43%, and a volume of $65.15 billion.

[Block Rhythm] On August 19, according to data from the data platform, if Bitcoin falls below 113,000 USD, the cumulative long order liquidation intensity on mainstream trading platforms will reach 1.292 billion.
Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks through 117,000 USD, the cumulative short order liquidation intensity on mainstream trading platforms will reach 868 million.
Note: The liquidation chart does not display the exact number of contracts to be liquidated or the precise value of the contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart actually show the importance, or intensity, of each liquidation cluster relative to nearby liquidation clusters.
Therefore, the liquidation chart shows to what extent the underlying price will be affected when it reaches a certain position. A higher "liquidation pillar" indicates that once the price reaches it, there will be a stronger reaction due to the wave of liquidity.

According to official news from Bitpush, a certain DEX aggregator has announced the launch of its native cross-chain exchange feature, supporting asset exchanges between Solana and more than a dozen Ethereum EVM networks. This new feature does not rely on cross-chain bridges and can be used in the platform's dApp, Wallet, and API.

Recently, BTC price fluctuations have been significant, with the 4-hour Candlestick showing a pump trend, but the volume has decreased, indicating a quiet market. The technical indicators show no obvious trend, suggesting buy and sell points, as well as support and resistance levels, with an overall neutral analysis.