PANews, August 18 news, Bitinning founder Kashif Raza posted on the X platform stating that the Indian CBDT (Income Tax Department) has communicated with local crypto asset exchanges, requesting them to provide feedback on issues such as VDA (Virtual Digital Asset) regulation, volume outflow, tax framework, loss deductions, the impact of a 30% tax rate, challenges in TDS enforcement, and tax fairness between domestic and foreign exchanges. This is the first formal dialogue regarding crypto tax policy in India.

NBA retired star Pippen predicts that Bitcoin may rise to $133,000 on the X platform, sharing his wonderful conversation with Satoshi Nakamoto in a dream. He won six championships alongside Jordan and claims to have seen Satoshi Nakamoto in 1993.

Odaily News According to L2 Beat data, after a large-scale burn of OKB, the on-chain assets of the X Layer network built by OKX have risen 103% in the past 7 days, reaching a historical high of 84.89 million USD; meanwhile, on August 16, the number of transactions for X Layer reached 2.05 million, surpassing Ethereum for the first time in history; in addition, in the past day, the user operations per second (UOPS) reached 19.23, an increase of over 1.

On August 17, news emerged that Michael Saylor released information about the Bitcoin Tracker again on the X platform, and Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) may disclose its increased holdings data. He wrote: "The orange quantity is insufficient," and each time Strategy has increased its Bitcoin holdings, it marks an orange dot on the Tracker information.

PANews August 17 news, Fractal Bitcoin posted on the X platform stating that the Single-Step transfer function is currently being deployed to the Fractal Mainnet and has been first integrated into the Unisat extension Wallet. This function will further support Bitcoin's native expansion plan while ensuring network integrity.

According to a report by Golden Finance, the cross-chain DeFi protocol MaiaDAO, which supports automated liquidity management and intent/OFT full-chain swapping, announced the launch of an Ethereum reserve in a post on the X platform by Strategicethreserve. Currently, the ETH open interest has reached 169, placing it 64th in the ranking of Ethereum reserve institutions.

Golden Finance reports that The Ether Machine stated on the X platform that JPMorgan believes stablecoins will experience exponential rise, and Ethereum adapts to this trend, being the most direct way to access stablecoins, as the Ethereum network, either as L1 or through certain L2, hosts most stablecoin assets.

According to BlockBeats news on August 16, based on GMGN market data, the X Layer on-chain Meme coin XDOG briefly exceeded a market capitalization of 13 million USD, with a 24-hour rise of 540%. BlockBeats reminds users that the price fluctuations of Meme coins are quite significant, so please pay attention to asset protection and avoid FOMO.

Odaily News Story co-founder Jason Zhao announced on his personal X that he will resign from his full-time position in the project and transition to participate as a strategic advisor.

According to Jinse Finance, Monochrome stated in a post on X that its Ethereum ETF (IETH) has managed assets exceeding 1,000 ETH.

Odaily News Jupiter officially announced on X that it will soon stake up to $580 million of SOL from the native stake mechanism in the JLP fund pool. This move will enhance the overall yield of JLP and significantly increase the staking weight of Jupiter's verification nodes.

Odaily News Somnia announced on the X platform that the airdrop eligibility check is now online, and users need to connect the Somnia Quests wallet to check.

Jin10 data reported on August 15, ahead of the meeting between US President Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that Ukraine is "counting on the United States." He posted on social platform X, saying: "This meeting should pave the way for a genuine path to a just peace and facilitate substantive discussions among the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia." "Now is the time to end the war, and Russia must take the necessary steps. We are counting on the United States."

Odaily News X platform founder Musk stated that Grok will soon be able to speak, which means it will have voice output capabilities.

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."

Odaily News According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Hacker Address 0 x 17 E 0 dumped 4958 ETH (worth 22.13 million USD) at an average price of 4463 USD during the market fall, achieving a profit of 9.75 million USD. This address had previously repurchased the Token at a higher price after the ETH price rose.

Odaily News Andre Cronje (AC) posted on the X platform that Flying Tulip is raising funds and welcomes interested American funds to get in touch. It is reported that Flying Tulip is a new high-leverage Futures Trading exchange disclosed by AC in March this year. The exchange's Token will be

BlockBeats news, on August 15, the stablecoin protocol Level's official X account was suspected to be hacked, posting a false Airdrop link. The comments section of the tweet has now been closed, and users are advised to protect their assets.

Odaily News Network status monitoring website DownDetector: As of 10:59 AM Eastern Time, user reports indicate that 16,497 users in the United States are experiencing issues accessing the X platform. (Jin10)

Odaily News LD Capital founder Yi Lihua stated on the X platform that every pullback in a bull run trend is an opportunity to increase the position, and there is no need to worry about being trapped. However, one must not use high leverage, as the rise cannot be a straight line. If BTC rises to $150,000, pulls back to $110,000, and then rises above $180,000, it is also a very normal upward trend route. Players using high leverage in between will become fuel, and it is better to focus on planning for off-market income.

BlockBeats news, on August 14, according to the official announcement, UnicornX will hold a UniCall themed AMA on August 14 at 21:00 (UTC+8), with guests including @aunicornverse, @Trevorether, @JerNFTWorld, and @BroLeonAus. During the event, the official will release the latest UniCall signals, allowing the community to see the projects that have recently joined UniCall for the first time. Historical data shows that the average rise of UniCall signal projects after listing is +507.3%. Download the UnicornX APP to participate. In addition, to celebrate the AMA, follow the tweet to engage, and the official will give away 500 X.

Golden Finance reports that Berko, the community leader of the blue-chip NFT project "Pengu" Pudgy Penguins, stated on the X platform that Bitwise Invest's blue-chip NFT index fund has risen 92% in the past month.

Odaily News Vitalik Buterin posted on X platform stating: What disappoints me is that so far, no encryption (or artificial intelligence, network status, etc.) critic has used the slogan "Beware of Geeks with Scams"; now I propose it, waiting for the community to use it.

Odaily News CZ reposted WLFI co-founder Zach's comments on the X platform regarding the interview "Should CZ be granted clemency?" Zach stated: "We don't do clemency things. You know, we've said this several times. We're not a political organization. We're a business. You know, CZ is clearly an incredible entrepreneur. You know, I want to add that he is very charitable. He is now dedicated to education, working to repair the broken education system, and we have a lot of respect for him."

Golden Finance reports that Ethereum core developer Zak Cole stated in a post on the X platform on Tuesday that he became a victim of a malicious AI extension from Cursor AI, which allowed attackers to gain access to his Hot Wallet in three days and ultimately transfer funds. The developer installed a plugin called "contractshark.solidity-lang", which appeared to be legitimate - complete with a professional icon and descriptive text, and over 54,000 downloads - but secretly stole his private key. Cole stated that this plugin "read my .env file" and sent the private key to the attacker's server, allowing the attacker to access his Hot Wallet for three days before transferring funds on August 10.

Odaily News CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr posted on the X platform, indicating that the estimated leverage ratio (ELR) for Bitcoin futures 30-day change in August 2025 has risen to its highest in five years, breaking the +0.4 threshold, a level that historically often coincides with high leverage and periods of market fragility. This means that as prices approach historical highs, there could be a large influx of leveraged positions in the futures market, potentially leading to increased fluctuations and a heightened risk of getting liquidated.

Odaily News LD Capital founder Yi Lihua stated in a post on the X platform: "The trade war has landed, interest rate cuts are expected to begin, a super bull run is coming. According to the rise rotation law, after BTC rises, ETH will rise. ETH has reached a new high around 4800, and next, mainstream tokens will rise in rotation, similar to LTC, ENA, UNI, etc. Make sure to hold all these mainstream tokens. Finally, the alt season will begin, especially for altcoins with fundamentals. Be sure to hold Spot and do not engage in shorting. For those outside the circle who ask daily if they can buy, I have a unified suggestion: allocate 10% of your assets to buy."

Odaily News odin.fun co-founder Bob Bodily stated in a post on the X platform that they are currently conducting a depth investigation into the platform's withdrawal situation, and therefore have temporarily halted trading to ensure the protection of user funds. They will update the community on the progress of the investigation.

Odaily News Morpho lending protocol announced that it has officially launched on the Arbitrum network via the X platform.

PANews August 12 news, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly asked Elon Musk to sign an affidavit proving that he has never instructed changes to the X platform Algorithm to target competitors or benefit his own business. Altman stated that if Musk signs the relevant documents, he will publicly apologize. Previously, Altman had questioned Musk's use of platform advantages to harm competitors' interests.

Golden Finance reports that Base founder @jessepollak posted on the X platform, stating that the volume on the Base chain exceeded 2 billion dollars yesterday.

Odaily News In response to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's comments about quoting old texts and implying that he is manipulating the X platform for profit, Elon Musk fired back, calling him a "fraud" and stating that the relevant post received 3 million views, far exceeding the performance of many of his own posts, even though his follower count is 50 times that of Altman. Previously, Altman had retweeted a 2023 media report claiming that Musk had pressured the Twitter team to increase the weight of his tweets and called for a counter-investigation.

Jin10 Data, August 12 – Ukrainian President Zelensky said on Tuesday that just days before the meeting between U.S. President Trump and Russian President Putin, Russia was preparing for new offensive actions. He wrote on the X platform: "We see that the Russian army is not prepared to end the war. On the contrary, their actions indicate that they are preparing for new offensive actions. In this situation, it is important that the unity of the world is not threatened."

Odaily News Ledger's Chief Technology Officer Charles Guillemet posted on X that Monero seems to be experiencing a successful 51% Attack. This privacy-focused Blockchain was born in 2014 and has long been targeted by governments and law enforcement agencies around the world, and it is now delisted from most mainstream Centralized Exchanges. The Qubic Mining Pool has been continuously accumulating Computing Power for months and now controls the majority of the network's Computing Power. A significant chain reorganization event was detected this morning, and with the current advantage, Qubic can rewrite this Blockchain at will, implement double spending, and review any transaction. Maintaining such an attack costs about $75 million daily. Although the potential profits are considerable, it would almost overnight destroy the entire network's trust foundation, and other Miners would lose the motivation to continue Mining—because Qubic can.

ChainCatcher news, Helius CEO mert stated in a post on X, "Crypto Assets privacy is facing consecutive blows, and this is currently the most important area alongside stablecoin; future development depends on how many smart people prioritize this issue today."

Odaily News CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr stated on the X platform that although the price of Bitcoin has reached a historic high, the actual profit and loss ratio remains at an average level, indicating that the current market is not overheated, and the risk of a sharp trend reversal in the short term is significantly lower than during previous profit and loss peak periods.

Odaily News James Wynn stated on the X platform that the real altcoin market will begin after Bitcoin rises to the range of 140,000 to 150,000 USD. Currently, most alts are in an overbought state, with ETH's short-term target price set at 3,700 to 3,900 USD. The BTC long positions may lag by several days to weeks, but once it breaks through, funds will flow back into Bitcoin and push alts to rise.

Elon Musk's chatbot Grok was temporarily banned on August 12, with the reasons for the ban being confusing, involving antisemitism and comments regarding Israel. Musk joked about the incident, calling it a "stupid mistake."

Odaily News Arkham published on the X platform revealing trading data showing that Whale address 0 x 235 has purchased $123.9 million worth of ETH through Galaxy Digital OTC in the past 24 hours.

Odaily News According to Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, it was reported on the X platform that Roundhill has applied for a meme exchange-traded fund "Roundhill Meme Stock ETF."

Odaily News DefiLlama founder 0 xngmi posted on the X platform stating that there is a website that is clearly impersonating DefiLlama to scam users. They have reported it to Cloudflare multiple times, but they keep responding that they cannot prove someone is impersonating, even though a large amount of evidence has been provided. Therefore, they hope to seek help from the community.

PANews August 11 news, according to BeInCrypto reports, an Ethereum developer known as "Fede's Intern" has been detained in Izmir, Turkey, on suspicion of helping others "abuse" Ethereum. The developer stated in a post on X that authorities accused him of assisting in this activity. "Fede's Intern" denied any wrongdoing and emphasized that he and his team are "just infrastructure builders" and are willing to cooperate with authorities. During his "detention," he intermittently posted updates, stating that he had been moved to a private room and provided with food. He also claimed that arrangements were being made for him to leave Turkey for Europe by private jet within a few hours. Upon arriving in Europe, he will continue to fight the charges with his legal team.

Odaily News The US listed company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) stated on the X platform: Today marks the fifth anniversary of the company's adoption of the Bitcoin strategy.

Odaily News Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted on the X platform that the smart development platform QVAC is launching a health test and is set to be released soon. It is reported that QVAC (QuantumVerse Automatic Computer) is a smart development platform that enables highly scalable

Odaily News Boom Foundation announced on the X platform that the second phase snapshot of the BOOM Airdrop has been completed, and this phase will distribute 60% of the remaining airdrop allocation to eligible users, with airdrop claims starting tomorrow.

Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal criticized OpenAI's OSS model on the X platform, arguing that it fails to provide a true open source experience, similar to the centralization phenomenon in the encryption industry. He expressed hope to Musk that he would open source the top models.

Jupiter co-founder meow stated on the X platform that 99.99% of his assets are in JUP, and the funds are locked until 2030. He admitted that he tried to reassure the community over the past year but did not receive any follow. In the future, he will focus on consolidating the product and discussing subsequent plans with the community.

Gamestop CEO Ryan Cohen has unfollowed all Bitcoin accounts on the X platform, attracting attention. Currently, the company holds 4,710 Bitcoins, which is only one-third of the planned purchase. Despite raising $1.48 billion for Bitcoin investment, Cohen's attitude has faced continuous criticism, being labeled as a "worthless supporter".

According to a report by Jinse Finance, three informed sources revealed that the listing of the Solana treasury company Accelerate (originally planned name) led by Joe McCann through SPAC has been canceled. The specific situation is still unclear, and it is noted that they may try to find different paths forward. The reasons for the failure of this deal have not been immediately disclosed. Previous reports indicated that the company originally planned to go public and raise up to $1.5 billion by forming a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with Gores Holdings X.

BlockBeats news, on August 8, Musk stated on the X platform that the Grok humanoid companions Valentine and Ani have completed a series of upgrades.